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Medal · France
médaille commémorative de l'expédition du Dahomey
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FranceSold median$379
5 sales · typically $235 – $999 · 5 for sale now
All classes, authentic single pieces, US dollars with buyer's premium; recent = dated sales of the last 10 years. Updated 3 Nov 2026.
The Dahomey Expedition commemorative medal (French: Médaille commémorative de l'Expédition du Dahomey) was a French campaign commemorative medal. It was bestowed to the participants of the First Franco-Dahomean War (1890) and of the Second Franco-Dahomean War (1892–1894) in order to commemorate their feats of arms.
In 1892, France decided to send an expeditionary force of 1,801 Europeans and 1,769 natives under the command of Marine Infantry Colonel Alfred Dodds in response to the harassment of the kingdom of Porto-Novo under its protectorate and its trading posts on the coast of Dahomey by the troops of Behanzin, the king of Abomey.
The troops taking part in this expedition, which lasted five months, defeated the 12,000 warrior strong army (including the 2000 women strong Corps of amazons) of Behanzin at Dogba. France thus reconquered the kingdom of Dahomey (now the Republic of Benin) and placed at its head, Toffa as the king of Porto-Novo. King Behanzin was captured in 1893 and deported to Martinique then to Algiers where he died in 1906.
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Class not stated
Silver
| Class | Sold median | Typical range | Sales |
|---|
| Buy now |
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| Class not stated | $999 | $556 – $999 | 3last 23 Sept 2023 | 5 listed · $219 – $391 |
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| Silver | $307 | $271 – $343 | 2last 29 Jun 2011 | None listed |
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LiveAuctioneerssold
€750
approximately ≈ $799
+ est. 25% premium ≈ $999 paid
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€750
approximately ≈ $799
+ est. 25% premium ≈ $999 paid
LiveAuctioneerssold
$90
+ est. 25% premium ≈ $113 paid