Yugoslavia, Republic. A Rare Corpus Of National Defence Buckle, Badge & Photograph, C.1944 GTRexclude the exterior bearing intricate raised

the exterior bearing intricate raised decorations depicting Schloss Karlsruhe and a bust of Grand Duke Friedrich I with respective inscriptions and coat of arms

with light contact marks but overall extremely fine condition

New York on August 5th

and hallmarked on the obverse of the integral ring

Yugoslavia, Republic. A Rare Corpus Of National Defence Buckle, Badge & Photograph, C.1944 GTRexclude the exterior bearing intricate raisedA Rare Corpus of Yugoslav National Defence Buckle, Badge & Photograph Belt buckle in nickel, center in tombac, 8x5. 5cm; KNOJ badge, 47x57mm, in silvered tombac; and a period photo dated 1944 of a KNOJ Officer. Footnote: KNOJ formations (Corpus of Yugoslav National Defence), were formed at the end of the 1943 and the beginning of the 1944, officially with purpose of combating the fifth column (Nazi collaborators and sympathizers), as well as Ustasha,