Croatia, Independent State. A Rare Order Of Merit, Grand Cross, Moslem Version, By Braca Knaus, C.1942 Auction 34th National Assembly of the

34th National Assembly of the National Alpini Association at Torino/Centenary of the Unification of Italy Medal 1961 (in bronze

Two Portraits from 1935 and 1938

eight Small "Naval Crown" Buttons (in bronze gilt

an Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)

Class "E" on March 20

Croatia, Independent State. A Rare Order Of Merit, Grand Cross, Moslem Version, By Braca Knaus, C.1942 Auction 34th National Assembly of the(Red za zasluge). Instituted in 1942. Badge: insignia with a three piece construction, in silver with red enamels, measuring 49 mm (w) x 68 mm (h), affixed to a large bow tie on a full length period sash that incorporates a decorative moir pattern; and Breast Star: insignia with a three piece construction, in silver with red enamels, mounted to a frosted silver star base, maker marked "BK" (Braa Knaus, Zagreb), hallmarked with a lobster flanked by the