Pakistan Republic Medal 1956

Circular cupro-nickel medal with ornate claw and bar suspension; the face with the Urdu inscription ‘ اسلامی جمہوریۂ پاکستان’ (Islāmī Jumhūrīyah Pākistān = Islamic Republic of Pakistan) within a jasmine wreath; the reverse dated ‘23RD MARCH 1956’ centrally, circumscribed above ‘9 Sha’ban-ul-Muazzam 1375’ in Urdu and ‘Jamhuria Islamia Pakistan’ (Islamic Republic of Pakistan) in Bengali below; on replaced correct ribbon. The medal was instituted on 16 March 1956 by the President of Pakistan to mark the transition of Pakistan to a Republic on 23 March 1956. A good example. Condition II.