United Kingdom. A Victoria Cross, Official Hancocks & Co, London Copy Buy Now was formerly engraved on the

was formerly engraved on the obverse with raised initials “NDH” for “NEZAVISNA DRŽAVA HRVATSKA” (“INDEPENDENT STATE OF CROATIA”)

with some loss of finish visible to the back

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the Order of the Lion of Zahringen

measuring 112 mm in diameter

United Kingdom. A Victoria Cross, Official Hancocks & Co, London Copy Buy Now was formerly engraved on theThe reverse engraved Hancocks 269, in fitted leather case of issue, extremely fine. Footnote: To mark the 150th Anniversary, the London jewellers Hancocks, who have manufactured every Victoria Cross ever awarded, issued a limited edition replica, the replicas all individually numbered on the reverse, with the edition limited to 1,352 replica crosses.