Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of Emperor Menelik Ii, Iii Class Commander, C.1950 Hold 67 mm (w) x 41

67 mm (w) x 41

2) An Iron Cross 1939 First Class with its award certificate

numbered "Nr

/ And Freedom's light shall never die

Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of Emperor Menelik Ii, Iii Class Commander, C.1950 Hold 67 mm (w) x 41Instituted 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