Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of The Iron Trefoil, Iii Class With Oak Leaves, C.1941 United Republic of A 1941 Westalpen-Italien LeKol

A 1941 Westalpen-Italien LeKol

and “W” three times for an unkown maker

A ribbon for a 1939 Iron Cross is stitched into the tunic and looped through the upper buttonhole

the inner ring containing the large central blue stone

Accompanied by two reproduction newspaper articles and a census report

Croatia, Independent State. An Order Of The Iron Trefoil, Iii Class With Oak Leaves, C.1941 United Republic of A 1941 Westalpen-Italien LeKol(Red eljeznog Trolista). Instituted in 1941. Cross in black lacquered non magnetic metal alloy, silvered centrepiece with red and blue enamels, framed by an open ended wreath of oak leaves in green enamels, unmarked but of typical Braca Knaus of Zagreb manufacture, measuring 40. 3 mm (w) x 41. 8 mm (h), scattered chipping evident in the black lacquer on both sides of the cross and on the loop, along with scattered chipping in the green enamels on the