Croatia, Independent State. An Ante Pavelić Bravery Medal, Bronze Grade Medal, C.1941 Archive bronze gilt wing mounted to

bronze gilt wing mounted to a silver wreath base

a gilt snake buckle and gilt oval shields bearing the Royal Crest

slight enamel cracks to enamels

and a close friend to Adolf Hitler before falling out of favour due to a quarrel with Propaganda Minister Dr

Aubyn Lyon on May 1

Croatia, Independent State. An Ante Pavelić Bravery Medal, Bronze Grade Medal, C.1941 Archive bronze gilt wing mounted to(Kolajna Ante Paveli za junatvo). Instituted in 1941. In bronze, measuring 35. 2 mm in diameter, bruised, edge nicks, contact marks, on its original lightly soiled triangular ribbon with hook and eye, fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted on December 29, 1941.