Croatia, Independent State. A 5th December Commemorative Medal, Rare Archive 1948 but was released in

1948 but was released in 1953

Looped around the right shoulder board and uppermost breast button is an Officer’s aiguillette constructed of multiple rows of twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire

with slight silver loss from age

the flags pinned in place to a patch in brown cotton with red

four die-holes at one end

Croatia, Independent State. A 5th December Commemorative Medal, Rare Archive 1948 but was released inIn bronze gilt, manufactured by Braa Knaus of Zagreb, measuring 30 mm in diameter, scattered gilt wear and residue evident on both sides, partial triangular ribbon with hook remains attached to the ribbon, near very fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted on November 30, 1943, established in celebration of the twenty five anniversary of Croatian Independence from Austrian Hungarian rule. It was conferred upon members of the Croatian Homeland Defence