Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, I Class, Christian Version, C.1942 Archive Imperial Time Expired Soldiers League

Imperial Time Expired Soldiers League Membership Badge (two-piece construction

and Miniature: silver

circumscribed by an inscription of “POŠTOVÝ ÚRAD DRAHOVCE” (“DRAHOVCE POST OFFICE”)

Board-mounted with a heading inscribed "PTE

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of Merit, I Class, Christian Version, C.1942 Archive Imperial Time Expired Soldiers League(Red za zasluge). Instituted in 1942. In silver with red enamels, measuring 44. 3 mm (w) x 47. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its integral suspension, intact enamels, on an original narrow version ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Merit was instituted on April 10, 1942 and awarded in four grades: Grand Cross, I Class, II Class and III Class, with separate insignia for Christian and Moslem recipients.