Algeria French Victory Medal 1857

4.27 g., 27.3 mm.; French Victory In Algeria; After Marechal Randon's victory in Kabylia and the capture of Icheriden in 1857 against the rebellious bands which were still fighting in spite of Abd-el-Kader's surrender, the Governor General of Algeria had a series of medals struck in Arabic which were widely distributed to the population. They are, therefore, propaganda medals.; F Unmounted