Croatia, Independent State. A Pair of Medals for Distinguished Service Republic of 1918 and ratified by the

1918 and ratified by the treaties of Saint Germain (Austria) and Trianon (Hungary) that concluded the First World War

in addition to tarnishing of the hilt and the loss of the hewer’s scabbard

Accompanied by an LDO case

and are secured in place with two non-magnetic metal rivets

with references to Panzer ace Michael Wittmann

Croatia, Independent State. A Pair of Medals for Distinguished Service Republic of 1918 and ratified by theA pair of medals for distinguished service, including: 1. An Ante Paveli Bravery Medal, constructed of a silvered zink alloy, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of the Poglavnik circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a central Ustae insignia, circumscribed by inscriptions of ZA DOM SPREMNI (FOR HOMELAND READY) and ZA HRABROST (FOR BRAVERY), flanked by