Tunisia, Republic. An Order Of Independence, Iv Class Officer, C.1960 United Republic of dismissed his ship and reprimanded

dismissed his ship and reprimanded after HMS Scout had ran aground in the Thames Estuary in 1938

with a Landwehr Cross on either side

with only minor material fatigue and discolouration evidence

Instituted on 16 September 1886

Tunisia, Republic. An Order Of Independence, Iv Class Officer, C.1960 United Republic of dismissed his ship and reprimanded(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.