Croatia, Independent State. A Rare Order Of The Iron Trefoil, Ii Class, C.1941 Newly Listed gears for airplanes

gears for airplanes

silvered brass insignia affixed to a brass base

It includes its period original scabbard

edged by double row of twisted Cellion wire

Croatia, Independent State. A Rare Order Of The Iron Trefoil, Ii Class, C.1941 Newly Listed gears for airplanes(Red eljeznog Trolista). Instituted in 1941. Cross in black lacquered non magnetic metal alloy, silvered centrepiece with red and blue enamels, unmarked but of typical Braca Knaus of Zagreb manufacture, measuring 51 mm (w) x 51. 5 mm (h), dual clips on the reverse, flaking evident in the black lacquer on the clips, however, the cross remains pristine, near mint. Footnote: The Order of the Iron Trefoil, also known as the Croatian Cross, was the highest