Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of King Zvonimir's Crown, Bronze Grade Medal, C.1941 certificate_of_authenticity bearing a machine-embroidered silver-grey threaded

bearing a machine-embroidered silver-grey threaded Wehrmacht-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

and a crimped flat wire catch

recipient of the Pour le Mérite and the Knight’s Cross

making this the original medal of isue

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of King Zvonimir's Crown, Bronze Grade Medal, C.1941 certificate_of_authenticity bearing a machine-embroidered silver-grey threaded(Red krune kralja Zvonimira). Instituted in 1941. In bronze, measuring 32. 2 mm (w) x 47. 5 mm (h), original triangular war ribbon with hook and eye, surface wear, contact marks, fine. Footnote: The Order of King Zvonimir's Crown was an order awarded by the Independent State of Croatia (NDH). It was established by Croatian leader Ante Paveli on May 15, 1941, as a "visible sign of decoration for merits done, in peace or in war, for Croatian people and