Ethiopia. An Order Of Emperor Menelik Ii, Member Newly Listed Talvisodan muistomitali

Talvisodan muistomitali

again via his hometown

marked “Reichsverband Pforzheim 29” on reverse

when he suffered a gun shot (shrapnel) wound to his right hip and buttock

Ethiopia. An Order Of Emperor Menelik Ii, Member Newly Listed Talvisodan muistomitaliInstituted in 1924. In bronze gilt with red and green enamels, measuring 41. 5 mm (w) x 62. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, very light crazing evident in the red enamels on both centrepieces, original ribbon, near 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