Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, I Class Star By Braca Knaus Archive A First Class Reserve Army

A First Class Reserve Army Cross for 20 Years Service - in silvered bronze

with a silver content mark of “900”

11” on both sides of the triple slotted disk

with further (incomplete) stamping on the underside of the rim

590 mm in the arms

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, I Class Star By Braca Knaus Archive A First Class Reserve Army(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