Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of Emperor Menelik Ii, Iii Class Commander certificate_of_authenticity 1898 - May 11

1898 - May 11

with minor tarnishing evident in addition to some bending of the pinback and catch

Constructed of off-white paper stock with black and blue ink

maker marked on reverse “Hermann Aurich

1892 - November 20

Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of Emperor Menelik Ii, Iii Class Commander certificate_of_authenticity 1898 - May 11Instituted 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