Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, Rare Lady's Moslem Version Archive Captain Martin was severely wounded

Captain Martin was severely wounded in the thorax and the abdomen (just below the right shoulder) when a musket ball entered his back and fractured two transproceps of the dorsal and the mixable dict

Wiesbaden Tinnie

lug holes on the left side where the Beret Badge once resided

hallmarked with a boar's head on the ring

marked "987" (silver) and assay office marked "K" (Kosice) on the pin

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, Rare Lady's Moslem Version Archive Captain Martin was severely woundedLady's Third Class Breast Badge, "Moslem version" in shape of lily, as issued to female Moslem recipient (of Bosnia Herzegovina), 26. 0mm(w) x 35. 0mm(h), suspended from original bow style ribbon, unmarked, but of typical "Braca Knaus, Zagreb" manufacture, in extremely fine condition and extremely rare. Footnote: The Croatian Order of Merit, instituted in 1942, have some unique features amongst WWII period awards, most notably, there are two versions: