Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of The Crown Of King Zvonimir, I Class With Swords, C.1941 Hold with a central Panzer IV

with a central Panzer IV with its treads extending beyond the wreath

The interior features a glossed page with a black-and-white photograph of AH

During the Civil War

and signed in blue ink by Knight’s Cross recipient Captain and Squadron Leader Heinz Lange (1917–2006)

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of The Crown Of King Zvonimir, I Class With Swords, C.1941 Hold with a central Panzer IV(Red krune kralja Zvonimira). Instituted in 1941. In bronze gilt with white enamels, measuring 51. 2 mm (w) x 51. 5 mm (h), mild crazing and scratches evident on the reverse, however, the enamels are intact, on an original full length of neck war ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir was an order awarded by the Independent State of Croatia (NDH). It was established as a "visible sign of decoration for merits