Tunisia, Republic. An Order Of Independence, Iv Class Officer, C.1960 Archive and some damage to the

and some damage to the spines

The Order was awarded in recognition of those soldiers who exceeded their military obligations and fought on

Constructed of aluminum the obverse bearing a central raised shovel head overlaid by a mobile swastika

Black wooden handle with chipping

50 mm x 102 mm

Tunisia, Republic. An Order Of Independence, Iv Class Officer, C.1960 Archive and some damage to the(Wisam al Istiqlal). Instituted in 1956, Re organized in 1959. Three piece construction, in bronze gilt with red and white enamels, measuring 56. 5 mm (w) x 62 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, intact enamels, very light contact, large rosette affixed to its original ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Independence was instituted on September 16, 1956 by King Muhammad al Amin and re organized in March 1959 by the Republic.