Croatia, Independent State. A 5th December Commemorative Medal, Rare Archive in turn overlaid by a

in turn overlaid by a hand-embroidered gold bullion wire Dutch lion rampant

with slight silver loss from age

Looped around the right shoulder board and uppermost breast button is an Officer’s aiguillette constructed of multiple rows of twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire

four die-holes at one end

It sits securely within a one-piece nickel-plated alloy hilt

Croatia, Independent State. A 5th December Commemorative Medal, Rare Archive in turn overlaid by aIn bronze gilt, manufactured by Braa Knaus of Zagreb, measuring 30 mm in diameter, scattered gilt wear and residue evident on both sides, partial triangular ribbon with hook remains attached to the ribbon, near very fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted on November 30, 1943, established in celebration of the twenty five anniversary of Croatian Independence from Austrian Hungarian rule. It was conferred upon members of the Croatian Homeland Defence