First Official Type Silver Colonial Medal with Third Model Clasp of the Congo-Nile Mission Led by Commandant Jean-Baptiste Marchand

Designer Designed by Georges Lemaire French

Manufacturer Mercier French

1899

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This medal was probably awarded to a non-commissioned officer in recognition of his services in the Congo-Nile Mission, a French expeditionary force in Africa led by Commandant Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863–1924). The inscription “DE L’ATLANTIQUE / A LA MER ROUGE” (from the Atlantic to the Red Sea) on the clasp refers to the 14-month journey during which the mission crossed the African Continent from present-day Gabon to Djibouti.

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Title: First Official Type Silver Colonial Medal with Third Model Clasp of the Congo-Nile Mission Led by Commandant Jean-Baptiste Marchand
Designer: Designed by Georges Lemaire (French, 1853–1914)
Artist: Struck by the Paris Mint (French, 864–present)
Manufacturer: Mercier (French)
Date: 1899
Culture: French
Medium: Silver, gold, textile
Dimensions: L. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Diam. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm); Wt. 0.8 oz. (22 g)
Classification: Medals
Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Arms and Armor Gifts, 2020
Object Number: 2020.91
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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