with original-signature from commander of 257th
to commemorate his time of service
the doctor noted that he had a scar from a wound on his left shoulder
with its original gilded oak leaf clasp
topped by a NSDAP-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika
Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic. An Order Of Merit To The Nation, Iii Class Archive with original-signature from commander of(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.