Tunisia, Republic. An Order Of Independence, Iv Class Officer, C.1960 Archive 50 mm x 102 mm

50 mm x 102 mm

Black wooden handle with chipping

Houghton attended the Royal Naval Staff College at Greenwich in 1935 and served as Secretary to the Canadian Delegation to the London Naval Conference of 1935-1936

the medals are unnamed

dated Tuesday

Tunisia, Republic. An Order Of Independence, Iv Class Officer, C.1960 Archive 50 mm x 102 mm(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.