1857 French-Algeria Victory Declaration Propaganda Token - Great Condition - Sultan Mahmud Khan - Historical Medal - Choose by Type -

Location Algeria
Period French Colony (1830-1962)
Type Commemorative medals
Year 1857
Composition Brass
Weight 3.3 g
Diameter 23.66 mm
Thickness 1.4 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled

Propaganda token struck to commemorate the French victory of 1857. In May 1857, while governor of Algeria, General Jacques Louis Randon organized a military expedition to the Djurdjura in Kabylia. By early July, Grande Kabylie was subdued and Algerian resistance ceased.