Colonial Medal

Colonial Medal
French Colonial Medal with multiple clasps
Type	Campaign Medal
Awarded for	reward "the military services in the colonies , resulting from participation in military operations, in a colony or protectorate of any country.
Presented by	France
Status	No longer awarded, replaced by Médaille d'Outre-Mer
Established	23 July 1893
Last awarded	6 June 1962
Ribbon of the Colonial Medal
Precedence
Next (higher)	Médaille commémorative de Madagascar (1883–1896)
Next (lower)	Médaille commémorative de l'expédition de Chine (1901)
Related	Médaille d'Outre-Mer

The Colonial Medal (French: "Médaille Coloniale") was a French decoration created by the "loi de finances" of 26 July 1893 (article 75) to reward "military services in the colonies, resulting from participation in military operations, in a colony or a protectorate". A decree of 6 June 1962 changed the term "colonial" to "overseas" (see Overseas Medal).