Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, I Class Grand Officer, Moslem Version, By Braca Knaus, C.1942 Hold including a 1934 “The Saar

including a 1934 “The Saar is German” badge constructed of silvered bronze

Towards the front is a matching visor with a cardboard core

taken from the mid-chest upward

The watch fob constructed of a black silk ribbon that is attached to the bottom of the badge

with enameled blue border inscribed “Al Mérito en Campaña” (To Merit in Campaign)

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, I Class Grand Officer, Moslem Version, By Braca Knaus, C.1942 Hold including a 1934 “The Saar(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