Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, I Class Grand Officer, Christian Version, By Braca Knaus, C.1943 Auction A 4-Year Long Service Medal

A 4-Year Long Service Medal (Dienstauszeichnungen)

being an Iron Cross 1914 ribbon

illustrating three SA officers in a town setting

EUROPA-NORDAMERIKA" with a graphic of a plane flying beside the Hindenburg over the Atlantic Ocean

Cairo (1924

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, I Class Grand Officer, Christian Version, By Braca Knaus, C.1943 Auction A 4-Year Long Service Medal(Red za zasluge). Instituted in 1942. In frosted silver with red enamels, maker marked "BK" (Braa Knaus, Zagreb) and NDH state hallmarked on the pin, measuring 70. 5 mm (w) x 71 mm (h), vertical pinback, remains very fine. Accompanied by the star of the order, in silver with red enamels, measuring 44. 5 mm (w) x 47. 7 mm (h inclusive of its integral suspension), intact enamels, light silvering wear, without ribbon, near extremely fine. This offering