Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of Emperor Menelik Ii, Member Hold War Cross for Civil Merit

War Cross for Civil Merit - Third Class Cross

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gilt Venezuelan coat-of-arms and marked "ORDEN MILITAR AL MERITO" on the lid

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naming his next-of-kin as Rosa Whitmore

Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of Emperor Menelik Ii, Member Hold War Cross for Civil MeritInstituted in 1924. In bronze gilt with red and green enamels, measuring 41. 2 mm (w) x 63 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, intact enamels, original 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 the lion depicted in the