Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of The Crown Of King Zvonimir, I Class With Swords For War Merit consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with a small hairline crack

with a small hairline crack near the lower cross-guard on the obverse

the interior lining of the cap in red embroidery

85 mm (w) x 14

the truck flanked by the Jerusalem Cross on the left and the Commemorative Cross of Monte Casino on the right

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Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of The Crown Of King Zvonimir, I Class With Swords For War Merit consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with a small hairline crack(Red krune kralja Zvonimira). Instituted in 1941. Two piece construction, in bronze gilt with white enamels, measuring 50. 5 mm (w) x 52 mm (h), scuffing evident on the enamels but are intact, scattered gilt loss, on its original full length neck ribbon with buckle closure, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir was an order awarded by the Independent State of Croatia (NDH). It was established as a "visible sign of