Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of The Star Of Ethiopia, Ii Class Commander Buy Now 1893 in Halifax

1893 in Halifax

A German Fallschirmjäger Miniature Bayonet  - Letter opener measures 230 mm in length with the scabbard on

He was placed on half pay by the reduction of the King’s German Legion on February 24

A Knight of the Order consisting of an enameled red four armed cross with trefoiled ends in silver gilt

missing vertical pin

Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of The Star Of Ethiopia, Ii Class Commander Buy Now 1893 in HalifaxInstituted in 1884. In bronze gilt, measuring 79. 3 mm (w) x 105 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, gilt wear evident around the raised centre point, contact marks and spotting on the reverse, on a shortened incorrect neck ribbon, better than very fine. Footnote: The Order of the Star of Ethiopia was established as an order of knighthood of the Ethiopian Empire, founded by the Negus of Shoa and later emperor of Ethiopia Menelik II in 1884 1885.