Token - French Victory Proclamation 1857 ND (1857) front Token - French Victory Proclamation 1857 ND (1857) back
Token - French Victory Proclamation 1857 ND (1857) photo
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Token - French Victory Proclamation 1857 ND

1857 year
- 0.69 g 18.9 mm
Description
Location
Algeria
Period
French Colony (1830-1962)
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Year
1857
Weight
0.69 g
Diameter
18.9 mm
Thickness
0.4 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#395137
Rarity index
94%

Edge

Plain

Comment

Propaganda token struck to commemorate the French victory of 1857. Then governor of Algeria, General Jacques Louis Randon organized a military expedition in May 1857 in Djurdjura in Kabylia. At the beginning of July, Greater Kabylia was subjugated and Algerian resistance ceased.