Croatia, Independent State. A Croatian Defence Force Officer’s Belt Auction FRANKREICH” (“MILITARY ADMINISTRATION BELGIUM AND

FRANKREICH” (“MILITARY ADMINISTRATION BELGIUM AND NORTHERN FRANCE”)

the centre obverse presents a silver lion

circumscribed by Latin script - maker marked “Kautsch”

while the opposite end features a magnetic metal throat

” measures 38 mm (w) x 41 mm (h)

Croatia, Independent State. A Croatian Defence Force Officer’s Belt Auction FRANKREICH” (“MILITARY ADMINISTRATION BELGIUM ANDConstructed of slate grey wool, the obverse topped by a silver aluminum wire tresses bearing machine embroidered designs along both the top and bottom edges, bisected by an additional red, white, and blue Croatian national tresse through the mid section, one end retaining two sliding loops of identical construction and stitched with an aluminum buckle, the opposite end featuring a reverse brown leather tongue perforated with 11 sets of eyelets for an