Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, I Class, Christian Version, C.1942 Auction Archive suspended from an enamelled pinback

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

In a letter from Lieutenant Colonel W

the obverse depicting a Wehrmacht eagle without a swastika

retains most of the original finish

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

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, I Class, Christian Version, C.1942 Auction Archive suspended from an enamelled pinback(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.