Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, Rare Lady's Moslem Version certificate_of_authenticity due to the appearance and

due to the appearance and construction

64) by George Mellinger (with Denchik's story featured on pages 70-71 and his aircraft illustrated on page 43

consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath

German manufacture

the Air Force design of the Medal of Honor is awarded for acts of personal bravery of self-sacrifice during combat that are so conspicuous as to clearly distinguished the individual for gallantry and intrepidity above his comrades

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, Rare Lady's Moslem Version certificate_of_authenticity due to the appearance 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: