with an illustration of the Croatian Order of Merit on the front cover
the cockade with a painted black base incorporating a silvered ring and red felt centre
the construction of which was subsidized by the Brazilian government
(Wilhelmskreuz für Kriegsverdienste
constructed of a weather-hardened cotton duck material
Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of The Iron Trefoil, Iv Class Hold with an illustration of the(Red eljeznog Trolista). Instituted in 1941. Three piece construction, cross in black lacquered non magnetic metal alloy, silvered centrepiece with red and blue enamels, unmarked but of typical B. Knaus of Zagreb manufacture, measuring 40 mm (w) x 41. 3 mm (h), the black lacquer finish exhibiting tiny chips and wear spots on the obverse, with larger pieces missing on the reverse and on the loop, lightly soiled original triangular ribbon with hook and