Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, I Class, Christian Version, C.1942 Auction Archive measuring 90 mm (w) x

measuring 90 mm (w) x 80 mm (h)

retains most of the original finish

suspended from an enamelled pinback hanger inscribed "NENE HEROINE")

Dufferin and Halton Regiment) perpetuate the 37th Battalion (Northern Ontario)

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, I Class, Christian Version, C.1942 Auction Archive measuring 90 mm (w) x(Red za zasluge). Instituted in 1942. In silver with red enamels, measuring 44. 3 mm (w) x 47. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, intact enamels, on an original narrow version ribbon, extremely 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.