Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, I Class Grand Officer, Moslem Version, By Braca Knaus, C.1942 United Republic of ) and numbered "17" on

) and numbered "17" on the reverse)

with a short length of war ribbon

while serving with a variety of ships: H

two intact prongs

1937) medium-green colored wool

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, I Class Grand Officer, Moslem Version, By Braca Knaus, C.1942 United Republic of ) and numbered "17" on(Red za zasluge). Instituted in 1942. I Class Badge for Moslems, in silver with red enamels, unmarked however exhibiting the manufacturing characteristics of Braca Knaus of Zagreb manufacture, measuring 41. 2 mm (w) x 56. 8 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, without ribbon), remains very fine. This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent assemblage of world Orders, Medals, and Decorations composed solely by