Yugoslavia, Republic. A Rare Corpus Of National Defence Buckle, Badge & Photograph, C.1944 Auction Archive It is stamped and signed

It is stamped and signed by two unidentified officials

This detailed reference work lists the names of those honoured in 'The Contemptible Little Army' which fought at Mons

measuring 37 mm (w) x 38

The pommel features an insertion slot with its original red wool insert

Footnote: The Order of Military Merit First Class was constructed of 18kt (750) gold until 1916

Yugoslavia, Republic. A Rare Corpus Of National Defence Buckle, Badge & Photograph, C.1944 Auction Archive It is stamped and signedA Rare Corpus of Yugoslav National Defence Buckle, Badge & Photograph Belt buckle in nickel, center in tombac, 8x5. 5cm; KNOJ badge, 47x57mm, in silvered tombac; and a period photo dated 1944 of a KNOJ Officer. Footnote: KNOJ formations (Corpus of Yugoslav National Defence), were formed at the end of the 1943 and the beginning of the 1944, officially with purpose of combating the fifth column (Nazi collaborators and sympathizers), as well as Ustasha,