Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, First Class, By Braća Knaus, C.1942 Newly Listed the reverse is plain and

the reverse is plain and bears the maker mark “HCH TIMM BERLIN C19”

forty-four pages printed in black ink on a white papers stock

and later adult life

The collar tabs are representative of the German Rural Police and are also silver bullion wire with orange wool bases

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, First Class, By Braća Knaus, C.1942 Newly Listed the reverse is plain andInstituted 1942. Muslim Version. Ladies Issue. Badge of the order in the traditional Croatian wattle pattern, also known as the pleter or troplet, in silver consisting of six red enameled arms, obverse centre presenting a silver letter ""U"" with a flaming grenade with the Croatian ahovnica, together on a red enameled background, reverse presenting ""Za Zasluge"" (For Merit) with institution date of 10. 4. 1942, measuring 41 mm (w) x 56. 2 mm (h