Austria, Empire/Croatia. A Rare First War Croatian Diaspora Medal, Made in Chicago consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Edge nicks on the Medal

Edge nicks on the Medal for Military Valour

small gold for officers and silver for NCO's and men

residing there for eight months

two metal Belt Buckles

then assigned to the U

Austria, Empire/Croatia. A Rare First War Croatian Diaspora Medal, Made in Chicago consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Edge nicks on the MedalA very rare, unofficial decoration, in bronze, the obverse featuring the bust of Francis Joseph I, surrounded by the inscription FRANCJO JOSIP I KRALJ HRVATSKE SLAVONIJE I DALMACIJE (Francis Joseph I, King of Croatian Slavonia and Dalmatia), the reverse bears the inscription USPOMENA NA SVIJETSKI RAT 1914 1915 (MEMORIAL OF THE WORLD WAR 1914 1915), the reverse marked G. D. CHI[?]DS. & CO CHICAGO, measures 30. 6 mm (w) x 47. 2 mm (h), weighs 19. 5