Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of The Crown Of King Zvonimir, I Class With Swords, C.1941 Auction Archive maker mark “RUD

maker mark “RUD

along with copies of his Index Cards

An MM Group to the New Brunswick Regiment - Military Medal (709025 Sjt J

140 mm x 203 mm)

He was deemed fit for service and placed with first reserves

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of The Crown Of King Zvonimir, I Class With Swords, C.1941 Auction Archive maker mark “RUD(Red krune kralja Zvonimira). Instituted in 1941. In bronze gilt with white enamels, unmarked but known to have been manufactured by Braca Knaus of Zagreb, consisting of a stylized Croatian Trefoil cross, featuring an inlaid traditional national wattle pattern, (known as the pleter or troplet), obverse centre illustrating the Crown of Zvonimir with crossed swords, reverse inscribed with the dates "1076" (Date of King Zvonimir's Coronation) and "1941"