1920, Algeria (French Occupation). Bronze Shooting Competition Award Medal. AU-

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1920, Algeria (French Occupation). Bronze Shooting Competition Award Medal. AU-
Mint Year: ca. 1920
Medallist: Rivet or Louis Bottée.
Condition:
Minimal edge-bump at 3 o'clock (reverse), otherwise a nice AU with most of the silver plating remained!
Denominations: Shooting Competition Award Medal -
Issued by the Shooting Society of France, Algeria and the French Colonies.
Diameter: 51mm (without the suspension loop)
Material: Bronze (silver-plated)
Weight: 51.4gm
Obverse:
Armored bust allegoric bust, which represents the Republic behind winged nude female angel (Fame), holding palm-spray and trumpet.
Legend: REPVBLIQVE - FRANÇAISE
Reverse:
Turreted crown above coat-of-arms of the shooting society (a target surrounded by motto) flanked by six flags and embedded inside a wreath. Two crossed rifles below. Star above, all withi pelleted border.
Legend (translagted): NATIONAL SOCIETY OF FRENCH COMMUNES, ALGERIA and COLONIES
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French Algeria
(French:
Alger
to 1839, then
Algérie
afterwards; unofficially
Algérie française
, Arabic:
الجزائر المستعمرة
‎, also known as
Colonial Algeria
, began in 1830 with the invasion of Algiers and lasted until 1962, under a variety of governmental systems. From 1848 until independence, the whole Mediterranean region of Algeria was administered as an integral part of France.
One of France's longest-held overseas territories, Algeria became a destination for hundreds of thousands of European immigrants known as
colons
and, later, as
pieds-noirs
. However, the indigenous Muslim population remained a majority of the territory's population throughout its history. Gradually, dissatisfaction among the Muslim population with its lack of political and economic status fueled calls for greater political autonomy, and eventually independence from France. Tensions between the two population groups came to a head in 1954, when the first violent events began of what was later called the Algerian War, characterized by guerrilla warfare and illegal methods used by the French in order to put down the revolt. The war concluded in 1962, when Algeria gained independence following the March 1962 Evian agreements and the July 1962 self-determination referendum.
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