Croatia, Republic. An Order Of The Crown Of King Zvonimir, I Class Sash Badge, C.1942 Auction Archive he was encouraged by his

he was encouraged by his fellow monks to be ordained as a priest

featuring four battle scenes in the centre grouping

three days previous

It was discontinued in 1982

with only minor oxidation and loss of finish evident

Croatia, Republic. An Order Of The Crown Of King Zvonimir, I Class Sash Badge, C.1942 Auction Archive he was encouraged by his(Red krune kralja Zvonimira). Instituted in 1941. In bronze gilt with white enamels, unmarked but known to have been manufactured by Braca Knaus of Zagreb, consisting of a stylized Croatian Trefoil cross, featuring an inlaid traditional national wattle pattern (known as the pleter or troplet), obverse centre illustrating the Crown of Zvonimir, reverse inscribed with the dates "1076" (Date of King Zvonimir's Coronation) and "1941" (Date of the