Croatia, Independent State. A Rare Gendarmerie Patrol Badge, by Braća Knaus Newly Listed silver frame (marked 800)

silver frame (marked 800)

measuring 106 mm (w) x 55 mm (h)

WWI Patriotic Naval Flag  - in silvered bronze

engraver marked on the obverse

and in the Saar area in late 1939

Croatia, Independent State. A Rare Gendarmerie Patrol Badge, by Braća Knaus Newly Listed silver frame (marked 800)Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of a circular laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a banner overlaid by an inscription of VODJA OPHODJE (PATROL LEADER), surrounding a central Croatian national emblem, the reverse retaining an attachment clip, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Braa Knaus, Zagreb, measuring 50 mm in diameter, demonstrating a consistent patina throughout, in near