Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, Ii Class, Christain Version, C.1942 Auction Archive Mounted and worn

Mounted and worn

Instituted 17 January 1701

both lugs having been replaced)

Most of the other officers had served as non-commissioned officers in the second Canadian contingent

Hayward (Gazette No

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, Ii Class, Christain Version, C.1942 Auction Archive Mounted and worn(Red za zasluge). Instituted in 1942. In silver with red enamels, measuring 44 mm (w) x 44. 5 mm (h), vertical pinback, small chip evident in the red enamels on the arm at 9 o'clock on the obverse, along with silvering wear on the pin, better than very fine. Footnote: The Order of Merit was instituted on April 10, 1942 and awarded in four grades: Grand Cross, I Class, II Class and III Class, with separate insignia for Christian and Moslem recipients.