Croatia, Independent State. A Wound Medal, Gold Grade Province of China with the pinback retainer plate

with the pinback retainer plate fragile)

the obverse with four bands of interwoven silver aluminum wire piping and pinned with a magnetic metal number “8”

the obverse overlaid by a gilded swastika and bearing a central rosette

Schäfer was supposed to be used as a Berittführer

Croatia, Independent State. A Wound Medal, Gold Grade Province of China with the pinback retainer plateInstituted April 8, 1943. A scarce medal, in bronze gilt, bearing an oak wreath at the bottom of the obverse, on period ribbon with one strip on the ribbon indicating the number of wounds a recipient had, measuring at 32mm in diameter, in very fine condition.