A Croatian Order Of Merit Third Class With Miniature Grand Cross Newly Listed Good quality miniatures

Good quality miniatures

DIAMOND HILL

Both he and his wife had entertained at dinner dances as late as 1938

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A Croatian Order Of Merit Third Class With Miniature Grand Cross Newly Listed Good quality miniaturesOrder of Merit with Miniature Grand Cross Third Class Breast badge in silver and enamels, with miniature Grand Cross attached to ribbon. Cross measures 36 x 36mm, mounted on original ribbon. This particular example is a very first issue of this Order having a low profile, at the same level as enamel (not raised above the enamel), composed of the Croatian Coat of Arms in form of a triple braid (known in Croatian as 'pleter'). Later manufactured