Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of The Crown Of King Zvonimir, Bronze Grade Medal, C.1941 Auction Archive one clasp: Balaklava

one clasp: Balaklava

Footnote: After the Franco-Prussian war symbolic jewelry became extremely popular in France as a way to display patriotism for the lost territories of Alsace and Lorraine

with slight scratching evident to the enamel

revealing the brass underneath

He is documented as being Absent Without Leave for a third time

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of The Crown Of King Zvonimir, Bronze Grade Medal, C.1941 Auction Archive one clasp: Balaklava(Red krune kralja Zvonimira). Instituted in 1941. In bronze gilt, measuring 32. 3 mm (w) x 44. 5 mm (h), original triangular war ribbon with hook and eye, mint. Footnote: The Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir was an order awarded by the Independent State of Croatia (NDH). It was established as a "visible sign of decoration for merits done, in peace or in war, for the Croatian people and the Independent State of Croatia" by Croatian leader Ante