Croatia, Independent State. A Pair of Medals for Distinguished Service United Republic of official and most commonly found

official and most commonly found version was by Vernier (Type II)

Instituted on 2 July 1900 and 29 January 1915 with Swords

it has also been awarded to Navy captains and Marine Corps colonels

Affixed to the latter are 147 black-and-white photos documenting the owner’s career

Croatia, Independent State. A Pair of Medals for Distinguished Service United Republic of official and most commonly foundA pair of medals for distinguished service, including: 1. An Ante Paveli Bravery Medal, constructed of a silvered zink alloy, on loop for suspension from its period original tri fold ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of the Poglavnik circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a central Ustae insignia, circumscribed by inscriptions of ZA DOM SPREMNI (FOR HOMELAND READY) and ZA HRABROST (FOR BRAVERY), flanked by