Croatia, Independent State. An Order of Merit, I Class Badge, Moslem Version Republic of pin on reverse shortened (to

pin on reverse shortened (to fit into marble plaque) otherwise good very fine condition with excellent details and of very fine quality

Footnote: William Thomas Cubitt enlisted with the Royal Fleet Auxillary during the First World War as William Thomas Collins

trimmed by braided red piping indicating Gau level

he had received the Iron Cross 2nd Class on October 1

camels affixed to either side

Croatia, Independent State. An Order of Merit, I Class Badge, Moslem Version Republic of pin on reverse shortened (to(Red za zasluge). Instituted in 1942. Three piece construction, in silver with red enamels, the badge designed with six petals designating it as the Moslem version, smaller in design for a Moslem woman versus the Men's version, obverse bearing the Ustasha insignia, reverse inscribed "ZA ZASLUGE 10. IV. 1942", measuring 40. 8 mm (w) x 56. 4 mm (h inclusive of its integral ring), intact enamels, original ribbon folded in the correct style and fed