Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, I Class Grand Officer, Moslem Version, By Braća Knaus, C.1942 GTRexclude Birchall was chief executive and

Birchall was chief executive and administrative officer of the Faculty of Administrative Studies at York University in Toronto

blue and black embroidery in its base

Type II (Prague issue by Czech manufacturer Karnet-Kisely)

extremely fine condition with only minor contact marks

to a battalion of three companies in 1887

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, I Class Grand Officer, Moslem Version, By Braća Knaus, C.1942 GTRexclude Birchall was chief executive and(Red za zasluge). Instituted on 10 April 1942. Moslem issue. Ladys issue. 1942 1945. A sash badge in silver consisting of an enameled red six pointed star with Croatian style molines along the cross, suspended by an ornamented loop and arranged ribbon suspension, obverse centre presenting a superposed silver letter "U" with a flaming grenade with the Croatian coat of arms, reverse in red enamels exhibiting the inscription ZA ZASLUGE 10. IV. 1942,