Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, Rare Lady's Moslem Version Archive missing its horizontal pinback) and

missing its horizontal pinback) and United Kingdom: Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) Sweetheart Pin (two-piece construction

with an Iron Cross 1st Class and Turkish Pilot's Badge below

having served in the French theatre for twenty-one and half months

hallmarked with a boar's head on the ring

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, Rare Lady's Moslem Version Archive missing its horizontal pinback) andLady's Third Class Breast Badge, "Moslem version" in shape of lily, as issued to female Moslem recipient (of Bosnia Herzegovina), 26. 0mm(w) x 35. 0mm(h), suspended from original bow style ribbon, unmarked, but of typical "Braca Knaus, Zagreb" manufacture, in extremely fine condition and extremely rare. Footnote: The Croatian Order of Merit, instituted in 1942, have some unique features amongst WWII period awards, most notably, there are two versions: