Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, I Class Star, By Braća Knaus, C.1942 Newly Listed scattered silvering wear on the

scattered silvering wear on the FSD

The official criterion

Each branch had its own distinctive uniform and working dress

set on a 45 mm-long magnetic metal ribbon with a horizontal pinback

constructed of dark green wool with a buckram core and bearing dual machine-embroidered silver aluminum wire insignia

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, I Class Star, By Braća Knaus, C.1942 Newly Listed scattered silvering wear on the(Red za zasluge). Instituted on 10 April 1942. Christian Version. Ladys Issue. A multiple rayed eight armed star in typical Croatian die stamped frosted silver, the obverse consisting of a Croatian style cross moline with red enamelled arms in silver, superimposed by a silver letter "U" with a flaming grenade within the Croatian ahovnica, surrounded by Croatian wattle pattern through the arms also in silver, the reverse presenting a principal pin