Croatia, Independent State. A Rare Army General’s Belt, C.1943 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac suspending by an ornamented period

suspending by an ornamented period loop suspension with original purple neck ribbon

4th Class 1937-1978 (two-piece construction

the opposite side illustrating crossed sword and trumpet over a box and topped by a picklehaube

with two curved hooks hanging by either side of the tail

Croatia, Independent State. A Rare Army General’s Belt, C.1943 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac suspending by an ornamented periodFabricated with a double layer material, with a thick exterior bullion wire in gold with stitching along the centerline mirroring the Croatian Flag colours in a bubbling pattern, and the interior with a synthetic core and an internal leather strap used for tightening with holes down both sides of the leather strap. The belt measures in length at 110 cm and 4. 5cm in width. The interior and exterior of the belt are beginning to separate in some places,