Croatia, Independent State. A Rare Breast Badge for Jewish Citizens, by Braća Knaus United Republic of (Heer Gürtelschnalle für Offiziere)

(Heer Gürtelschnalle für Offiziere)

's 5 to 10} in a 110 mm (w) x 73 mm (d) x 57 mm (h) traditional Chinese box

on a bow ribbon featuring a sewn-on horizontal pinback (two of the four stitches severed)

demonstrating some loss of gilt finish

Black Grade (black paint on bronze

Croatia, Independent State. A Rare Breast Badge for Jewish Citizens, by Braća Knaus United Republic of (Heer Gürtelschnalle für Offiziere)Constructed of aluminum, the obverse consisting of a yellow disc bearing a raised and blackened letter (idov), the reverse with a horizontal pinback, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Braa Knaus, Zagreb, measuring 50 mm in diameter, a rare badge introduced on 30 April 1941 to replace a previous cloth version in extremely fine condition.