Ethiopia, Kingdom. A Distinguished Military Medal of Haile Selassie I. Auction Archive all with pinbacks

all with pinbacks

on a 39 mm pin

It is currently awarded as a house order by the Crown Council of Ethiopia and was established to honour foreign and domestic civilian and military officials and individuals for service to the country

constructed of padded field-grey cotton

on an incorrect replacement ribbon

Ethiopia, Kingdom. A Distinguished Military Medal of Haile Selassie I. Auction Archive all with pinbacksInstituted in 1935. In bronze, a trilobe medal with the obverse showing a portrait of Emperor Haile Selassie wearing the Ethiopian Crown, with the inscription in Geez Haile Selassie the First, the reverse bearing the three pointed Star of the Trinity above a pair of crossed batons, reverse pin, 51. 2 mm (h) x 39. 3 mm (w), on original ribbon with one palm clasp, extremely fine. Footnote: The Distinguished Military Medal of Haile Selasse I was