Tunisia, Republic. An Order Of The Republic, I Class Grand Cordon, C.1965 Hold 25 mm x 37 mm

25 mm x 37 mm

with a barrel hinge and banjo-style vertical pinback meeting a round catch

417 005 Pte

dated 2 March 1945 for wounds suffered on 14 December 1944

Some Notes on the Numbering System

Tunisia, Republic. An Order Of The Republic, I Class Grand Cordon, C.1965 Hold 25 mm x 37 mm(wisam aljumhuria ). Instituted in 1959. Type II (1963 Date). Badge: five piece construction, in frosted silver with red and green enamels, maker marked "AB & Co" (Arthus Bertrand & Compagnie) on the obverse of the ring, measuring 62. 8 mm (w) x 73. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, intact enamels, scattered silver frosting wear evident on both sides, scratches and contact marks on the reverse, on its original full length