Tunisia, Republic. An Order of National Merit, Grand Officer Decoration, by Arthus Bertrand Archive with a white rayon strap

with a white rayon strap securing in place the cross ribbon

1944 to October 20

46 mm x 46

The obverse shows German mountain troopers at the coast of the Arctic Sea

on Java's south coast

Tunisia, Republic. An Order of National Merit, Grand Officer Decoration, by Arthus Bertrand Archive with a white rayon strap(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