Croatia, Independent State. A Rare Italo-Croat Legion Badge, by S.Johnson, Milano, c.1941 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac crown and wings in gold-coloured

crown and wings in gold-coloured bullion wire

situated within a silver ring bearing a hand-embroidered wire inscription of “SINCERE ET CONSTANTER” (“SINCERE AND UNWAVERING”)

He received multiple injuries from enemy fire to his right hand (between the second and third finger) and to his left thigh on June 22

the reverse is engraved “Presented to G

Croatia, Independent State. A Rare Italo-Croat Legion Badge, by S.Johnson, Milano, c.1941 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac crown and wings in gold-colouredIn silver bronze, featuring a blue enamels shield with a bronze gilt Fasces and enameled crests adorned by eagle, reverse with central pin assembly and marker marked S. Johnson, Milano, measuring 42. 6 mm (h) x 37. 3 mm (w), 19. 36 grams, worn but remains near extremely fine. Footnote: The Croatian Legion was a foreign unit of the Italian Royal Army, created in 1941 and placed first in the Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia and then in the 8th