Croatia, Independent State. An Observer and Navigator Badge, by Braća Knaus Hold stumpy and extremely plain

stumpy and extremely plain

and some material fatigue of the frog

fully lined on the exterior with a dark wool cap band

measuring 85 mm (w) x 134 mm (h))

with the finger eventually amputated at the first phalangeal joint

Croatia, Independent State. An Observer and Navigator Badge, by Braća Knaus Hold stumpy and extremely plainConstructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of knotted trefoil style wreath, joined together at the bottom by a red painted Croatian national emblem, topped by initials NDH (Nezavisna Drava Hrvatska Independent State of Croatia), overlaid by a Croatian national eagle with its wings fully outstretched, clutching three lightning bolts in its talons, the reverse with a barrel hinge and flattened tapering pinback meeting a round wire catch,