Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of Emperor Menelik Ii, Iii Class Commander Hold YPRES-LYS (bronze

YPRES-LYS (bronze

plain reverse with two catches for attachment

he was made an Honorary Lieutenant of the Militia of Baden where he lived after the war

A certificate (209x297mm

reaching its base at Wilhelmshaven on May 13th

Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of Emperor Menelik Ii, Iii Class Commander Hold YPRES-LYS (bronzeInstituted in 1924. In bronze gilt with red and green enamels, measuring 48. 5 mm (w) x 72. 8 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, intact enamels, without 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 the lion depicted in