Croatia, Independent State. A Medal for the 25th Anniversary of Croatian Independence 1918-1943 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 00 mm (w) x 31

00 mm (w) x 31

and is commemorated on page 431 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance

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SS-Friewilligen-Panzer-Grenadier-Division "Nordland"

Croatia, Independent State. A Medal for the 25th Anniversary of Croatian Independence 1918-1943 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac 00 mm (w) x 31In bronze gilt, measuring 30 mm in diameter, traces of gilt remains, contact marks, modern triangular ribbon with hook and eye, better than fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted on November 30, 1943, to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Croatian independence from Austrian Hungarian rule.