Croatia. A Military Order Of The Iron Trefoil, Iv Class With Oak Leaves, C.1941 Auction obverse engraved "R

obverse engraved "R

1930 and was the highest civilian decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union

of interest are two Chetnik badges - a Chetnik cap badge

the accompanying hardware intact

Croatia. A Military Order Of The Iron Trefoil, Iv Class With Oak Leaves, C.1941 Auction obverse engraved "RInstituted December 27, 1941. A Croatian trefoil in black iron with thin silver edges, obverse center presenting the Croatian crest in a checkerboard style of red enamel with silver with a superimposed U in blue enamel, surrounded by a green enamel wreath, reverse embossed with date 10. IV. 1941 on 12 oclock and 6 oclock arms, with ZA DOM SPREMNI (Ready to Defend the Fatherland), although unmarked, exhibiting the manufacturing characteristics of Braca