Croatia, Independent State. An Italian-Croatian Legion Badge C.1940 GTRexclude white and green conjoined rayon

white and green conjoined rayon field

screw back version (retaining plate marked “800”)

situated on the western outskirts of Suez

ball hinge and vertical pinback

the obverse depicting the bust of a rightward facing Kaiser Joseph II

Croatia, Independent State. An Italian-Croatian Legion Badge C.1940 GTRexclude white and green conjoined rayonIn die stamped aluminum with twelve red lacquered fields, shield shaped, obverse bearing the inscription HRVATSKA (Croatia) above the Croatian coat of arms, plain reverse, unmarked, die holes in all four corners for uniform attachment, measuring 43 mm (w) x 56. 8 mm (h), scattered fine chipping in the red lacquered fields, near extremely fine. Footnote: This type of badge was worn from 1941 to 1943 by the Croat volunteers in the Italian sponsored