Croatia. An Order Of Merit, I Class Badge, Moslem Version, C.1942 United Republic of the reverse has been hand

the reverse has been hand engraved “34 Dr

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69mm (l) x 48

1905 - Die-stamped brass gilt

Croatia. An Order Of Merit, I Class Badge, Moslem Version, C.1942 United Republic of the reverse has been handMan'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