Croatia, Independent State. An Ante Pavelić Bravery Medal, by T. Krivak, c. 1941 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac each topped by a single

each topped by a single silvered bronze rank pip and number “17”

the cross framed within a wreath composed of two branches of palm leaves

official stamp in black ink

Temporary Lieutenant (A) John Philip Scott

03 mm x 63

Croatia, Independent State. An Ante Pavelić Bravery Medal, by T. Krivak, c. 1941 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac each topped by a single(Srebrna Kolajna Poglavnik Ante Paveli za Hrabrost). Instituted December 27th, 1941. Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse with the leftward facing bust of Ante Paveli, circumscribed by his name in Croatian, the reverse bearing a large superimposed U with a central flaming grenade, dated 1941 and inscribed Ready to Defend the Fatherland and For Bravery in capitalized Croatian, unmarked but traditionally manufactured by T. Krivak, Varazdin,