Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of Emperor Menelik Ii, Member Hold gilt Venezuelan coat-of-arms and marked

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

naming his next-of-kin as Rosa Whitmore

42 mm x 72 mm

1942 as Oberleutnant and adjutant of the Jagdgeschwader 77)

5 mm bow-tied ribbon on a black metal buttonhole attachment)

Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of Emperor Menelik Ii, Member Hold gilt Venezuelan coat-of-arms and markedInstituted 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