Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of Emperor Menelik Ii, Member's Badge, C.1930 Newly Listed A Second War Parachute Regiment

A Second War Parachute Regiment Shoulder Flash - A worn title

gilt loss on the Wilhelm I Centenary Medal 1797-1897

circles flanking the central coat-of-arms

1st Class - Grade I Cross for Twenty-Five Years' Service

in black ink on a thin off-white paper stock

Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of Emperor Menelik Ii, Member's Badge, C.1930 Newly Listed A Second War Parachute RegimentInstituted in 1924. In bronze gilt with red and green enamels, measuring 41 mm (w) x 62. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, chipping evident in the green enamels on the reverse of the arm at 9 o'clock, incorrect ribbon, very 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