France, III Republic. A Tonkin Expedition Commemorative Medal For The Navy 1885 Auction Archive WWI NZ Railway Engineer Battalion

WWI NZ Railway Engineer Battalion Cap Badge - In solid bronze

very light contact on the "255" designation

the head in multiple rows of twisted wire and thread

J & Co” (Sohni Heubach & Co) on reverse

on five-sided ribbon suspension with pinback

France, III Republic. A Tonkin Expedition Commemorative Medal For The Navy 1885 Auction Archive WWI NZ Railway Engineer Battalion(Mdaille commmorative de l'expdition du Tonkin). Instituted in 1885. In silver, engraver marked "DANIEL DUPUIS" on the obverse, cornucopia hallmarked on the reverse, measuring 30 mm in diameter, dark patina, light contact and surface wear, replacement ribbon, very fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted on the September 6, 1885, and awarded to the army and navy who served in the 1884 1885 campaign in north eastern Indochina (North Vietnam), otherwise