with its original gilded oak leaf clasp
the doctor noted that he had a scar from a wound on his left shoulder
he was awarded two Clasps
measuring 41 mm (w- across eagle) x 90 mm (h - inclusive of swivel crown with horizontally pierced ball suspension with cross)
with original-signature from commander of 257th
Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic. An Order Of Merit To The Nation, Iii Class Archive with its original gilded oak(Orden Zasluge za Narod). Instituted in 1945 (two piece construction, in silver with a gilt star in the centre, number stamped "118668" (the first "6" having possible been altered and surrounded by scratches), maker marked "IKOM", hallmarked with a rooster surrounded by a "B" and "II" (900 silver) within a pentagon border and marked "III" (Third Class), measuring 41 mm in diameter, maker marked "IKOM ZAGREB" on the screwback, contact marks, fine.