Croatia, Independent State. A Rare Order Of The Iron Trefoil, Ii Class, C.1941 United Republic of Nuclear Submarine "Leopard" Commemorative Badge

Nuclear Submarine "Leopard" Commemorative Badge (two-piece construction

and the 234th Battalion (Peel)

8 mm (w) x 22 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally-pierced ball suspension

with obverse depicting a facing effigy of the Portuguese Republic

and is in otherwise near extremely fine condition

Croatia, Independent State. A Rare Order Of The Iron Trefoil, Ii Class, C.1941 United Republic of Nuclear Submarine "Leopard" Commemorative Badge(Red eljeznog Trolista). Instituted in 1941. Cross in black lacquered non magnetic metal alloy, silvered centrepiece with red and blue enamels, unmarked but of typical Braca Knaus of Zagreb manufacture, measuring 51 mm (w) x 51. 5 mm (h), dual clips on the reverse, flaking evident in the black lacquer on the clips, however, the cross remains pristine, near mint. Footnote: The Order of the Iron Trefoil, also known as the Croatian Cross, was the highest