Croatia, Independent State. A Defence Force Officer's Belt Newly Listed padded and maker marked "RUSSELL

padded and maker marked "RUSSELL UNIFORM CO

accompanied by its original card of issue

near mint condition and extremely rare

Footnote: The Order of Independence was instituted in 1955 by Abdel Nasser and was only awarded for a period of ten years

A blackened iron cross paty

Croatia, Independent State. A Defence Force Officer's Belt Newly Listed padded and maker marked "RUSSELLBelt in silvered aluminum wire incorporating ornate designs with a repeating design in red, white and blue embroidery in the centre on the upper, gray felt underside, silvered aluminum receiving clip incorporating an ornate design on the left end, brown leather tab stitched in place on the underside on the right end, the tab with a cracked pattern upper along with eleven rows of two holes each for length adjustment, stamped "4521" in large blue ink