Ethiopia, Kingdom. A Distinguished Military Medal of Haile Selassie I. GTRexclude CAPE COLONY

CAPE COLONY

Ciano served in the Italo-Ethiopian War which resulted in his appointment of Foreign Minister

Constructed of dark green (Flaschengrün) wool

measuring 47 mm (w) x 45 mm (h)

again on a small scale

Ethiopia, Kingdom. A Distinguished Military Medal of Haile Selassie I. GTRexclude CAPE COLONYInstituted 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