Croatia, Independent State. An Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir, Silver Medal, Military Issue by Braća Knaus

(Kolajna krune kralja Zvonimira). Instituted 27 December 1941. (1941-1945 issue). Constructed of silver, the obverse bearing a raised and detailed bust of Demetrius Zvonimir, circumscribed by name and flanked by a date of “1076”, the reverse bearing a central Croatian national shield, circumscribed by an inscription of “BOG I HRVATI” (“GOD AND CROATIA”), surrounded by a circular laurel wreath joined together at the bottom by a date of “10. IV. 1941” and at the top by an Ustaše insignia, in turn surrounded by an inscription of “Z ZASLUGE” (“TO MERIT”), topped by a stylized Crown of Zvonimir which culminates in an eyelet and suspension ring with a period original tri-fold ribbon, the ring hallmarked for Braća Knaus, Zagreb, measuring 32.45 mm (w) x 47.70 mm (h), weighing 19.9 grams, in extremely fine condition.