Tunisia, Republic. An Order of National Merit, Grand Officer Decoration, by Arthus Bertrand Auction Archive all six with red

all six with red

with silvering wear on the Engineer cyphers

He was posted six weeks later as Officer Commanding the 24th Reserve Battalion at Seaford

the rim is marked by maker’s mark S

engraver marked "DU VIVIER PARIS

Tunisia, Republic. An Order of National Merit, Grand Officer Decoration, by Arthus Bertrand Auction Archive all six with red(Ordre national du Mrite) Order of National Merit, Grand Officer. Of two piece construction, the Order is a seven pointed star of dark blue enamel with a golden coloured rim and between the rays in the form of seven pointed rays of different sizes, arranged pyramidally, measuring 64. 9 mm in diameter and weighing 84. 1 grams, in the center of the star is a gold medallion with a wide border, on which a laurel wreath is located in relief. In the center