Description: 49_Med8Bronze medal from the Paris Mint (cornucopia hallmark from 1880).Medal struck in 1950 for the fiftieth anniversary of the creation of the French colonial troops.Engraver / Artist : Louis Courbier .Dimension : 68 mm .Weight : 149 g.Metal : bronze .Mark on the edge : cornucopia + bronze.Fast and careful shipping.The support is not for sale.The stand is not for sale. __The colonial troops, known as "la Coloniale", were a group of French military units stationed in the colonies and originally set up to ensure the defense of ports and overseas possessions other than North Africa, even though these troops were used massively in metropolitan France and the Maghreb during the 20th century. An exhibition entitled From Navy Troops to Colonial Troops took place from May 12 to June 10, 1951 at the National Maritime Museum in Paris.The term Colonial Troops or Colonial Army or Troops of the French Colonies has several meanings: First of all, there are French troops who are to ensure the defense of the colonies; Then, quite quickly, this term designated the troops recruited in the French colonies, outside French North Africa (these troops specifically constituting the Army of Africa) and part of the British troops during the First World War.The Colonial Troops appeared in 1900, when all the land troops under the Ministry of the Navy, called marine troops, were transferred under the orders of the Ministry of War. They disappeared in 1958 when, the colonies having acquired their independence, the mission of these troops was redefined. They then took back the name of marine troops, while remaining in the army.CompositionThe Colonial Troops "La Coloniale" which depend on a single general staff, bring together two main types of units: the French colonial infantry and colonial artillery between 1900 and 1958 called “White Colonial” and composed mainly of metropolitan recruits; native riflemen, outside North Africa, (Senegalese riflemen, Malagasy riflemen, Indochinese riflemen) formed of French “subjects” from the colonies commanded by French officers. The term "Sniper"The colonial troops, known as "la Coloniale", were a group of French military units stationed in the colonies and originally set up to ensure the defense of ports and overseas possessions other than North Africa, even though these troops were used massively in metropolitan France and the Maghreb during the 20th century. An exhibition entitled From Navy Troops to Colonial Troops took place from May 12 to June 10, 1951 at the National Maritime Museum in Paris. The Colonial Troops appeared in 1900, when all the land troops under the Ministry of the Navy, called marine troops, were transferred under the orders of the Ministry of War. They disappeared in 1958 when, the colonies having acquired their independence, the mission of these troops was redefined. They then took back the name of marine
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