Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, First Class, By Braća Knaus, C.1942 Newly Listed 1944-1975 issued

1944-1975 issued

credited with having served in Canada and the United Kingdom

66 mm (h - inclusive integral ring suspension)

forty-four pages printed in black ink on a white papers stock

the reverse is plain and bears the maker mark “HCH TIMM BERLIN C19”

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, First Class, By Braća Knaus, C.1942 Newly Listed 1944-1975 issuedInstituted 1942. Muslim Version. Ladies Issue. Badge of the order in the traditional Croatian wattle pattern, also known as the pleter or troplet, in silver consisting of six red enameled arms, obverse centre presenting a silver letter ""U"" with a flaming grenade with the Croatian ahovnica, together on a red enameled background, reverse presenting ""Za Zasluge"" (For Merit) with institution date of 10. 4. 1942, measuring 41 mm (w) x 56. 2 mm (h