FRANCE Rare medal of the Under-Secretariat of... Lot 47

FRANCE Rare medal of the Under-Secretariat of Colonies for the 1890-1891 Campaign in SUDAN. In silver. To the French Republic by BARRE. Reverse marked "CAMPAIGN 1890-1891 KAARTA NIORO - BANINKO - KANKAN - BISSANDOUGOU". Mint stamp of the Monnaie de Paris on the edge. 43 mm - Gross weight : 42 gT. T.B. (Blows on the edge, deformed ring ). The creation of the Colonial Medal in July 1893 supplanted the project of a specific commemorative medal for the Sudan campaign. However, it was not until 22 February 1896 that a "Senegal-Sudan" clasp was created, to be worn on the ribbon of the Colonial Medal and to reward, with a large retroactive effect, soldiers who had taken part in the operations led by France in this area of West Africa . Our medal, although not nominative, was probably given to a Sudanese auxiliary of the French troops.