Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of The Crown Of King Zvonimir, I Class With Swords For War Merit consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac maker marked “Scheideanstalt Oberstein” on

maker marked “Scheideanstalt Oberstein” on the reverse

dated November 18

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with a small hairline crack near the lower cross-guard on the obverse

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of The Crown Of King Zvonimir, I Class With Swords For War Merit consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac maker marked “Scheideanstalt Oberstein” on(Red krune kralja Zvonimira). Instituted in 1941. Two piece construction, in bronze gilt with white enamels, measuring 50. 5 mm (w) x 52 mm (h), scuffing evident on the enamels but are intact, scattered gilt loss, on its original full length neck ribbon with buckle closure, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir was an order awarded by the Independent State of Croatia (NDH). It was established as a "visible sign of