Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of Emperor Menelik Ii, Member's Badge, C.1930 GTRexclude 45mm x 55 mm

45mm x 55 mm

Kust Berlin"

the second “o” in the surname and the “M” in the unit double struck

With original Jakob Bengel packet of issue

Charles Wesley Shilling

Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of Emperor Menelik Ii, Member's Badge, C.1930 GTRexclude 45mm x 55 mmInstituted in 1924. In bronze gilt with red and green enamels, measuring 41 mm (w) x 62. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, chipping evident in the green enamels on the reverse of the arm at 9 o'clock, incorrect ribbon, very fine. Footnote: The Order of Menelik II is an Ethiopian order established in 1924 by then Regent Tafari Makonnen, during the reign of Empress Zewditu I, to honour the memory of Emperor Menelik II. It was often referred to