Croatia. An Order Of Merit, I Class Badge, Moslem Version, C.1942 GTRexclude VII: Vimy Ridge

VII: Vimy Ridge

as he was convinced that "Operation Barbarossa" would be a failure

which was followed by his resignation one month later as a Penticton Councillor on June 22nd

1878 in Boston

the reverse with a central threaded lug retaining a period original backplate

Croatia. An Order Of Merit, I Class Badge, Moslem Version, C.1942 GTRexclude VII: Vimy RidgeMan's First Class Neck Badge, "Moslem version" in shape of lily, as issued to Moslem recipient (of Bosnia Herzegovina), 41. 4mm(w) x 56. 50mm(h), with short length of original neck ribbon, unmarked, but typical "Braa Knaus, Zagreb" manufacture, in extremely fine condition and extremely rare. Footnote: The Croatian Order of Merit, instituted in 1942, have some unique features amongst WWII period awards, most notably, there are two versions: for