Croatia, Independent State. An Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir, I. Class with Swords for War Merit Auction Archive A SS EM/NCO’s standard issue

A SS EM/NCO’s standard issue belt buckle

the receipt never signed and returned to the government)

then 2IC of 1 RCR

on an elasticized metal wrist band

the obverse bears the left facing bust of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Prussia

Croatia, Independent State. An Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir, I. Class with Swords for War Merit Auction Archive A SS EM/NCO’s standard issue(Red Krune Kralja Zvonimira). Instituted May 17th, 1941 (c. 1942 issue). A well preserved example of this award, consisting of a Croatian three leaf clover cross, constructed of heavily fire gilded bronze, consisting of a white enameled cross with gilded ornaments and a raised white enameled central medallion bearing the Crown of King Zvonimir with crossed gilded swords in the center, the reverse enameled in white, dated 1076 1941 and inscribed Bog I