Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of Emperor Menelik Ii, Iii Class Commander, C.1950 Auction Archive Gold Grade - Period Striking:

Gold Grade - Period Striking: Silver gilt

measures 43mm (w) x 54 (h)

1944 from his war service and was awarded the CVSM and WM

The family was "dirt poor" and other than John

Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of Emperor Menelik Ii, Iii Class Commander, C.1950 Auction Archive Gold Grade - Period Striking:Instituted in 1924. In bronze gilt with red and green enamels, measuring 49. 7 mm (w) x 76. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, intact enamels, on its original full length neck ribbon, extremely 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 as the Order of the Lion, for