Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, Third Class Badge, C.1942 Auction Archive Devise and Bequeath unto my

Devise and Bequeath unto my mother

most of the troops of the Nembo stationed on Sardinia decided to side with Italian King Victor Emmanuel III and began to fight the retreating German troops

the reverse with a central raised star and rays emanating through the arms

the reverse with a red enameled center medallion bearing the royal monogram of Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, Third Class Badge, C.1942 Auction Archive Devise and Bequeath unto myInstituted 1942. Muslim Version. Men's Version. An ornately designed badge 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 35 mm (w) x 47. 2 mm (h