Tunisia, Republic. An Order of National Merit, Grand Officer Decoration, by Arthus Bertrand Auction u-shaped ribbon supported by a

u-shaped ribbon supported by a brass frame

1915 at Cape Town

in bronze gilt with silver centre

first to Corporal

silver with white and navy blue enamels

Tunisia, Republic. An Order of National Merit, Grand Officer Decoration, by Arthus Bertrand Auction u-shaped ribbon supported by a(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