Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of The Star Of Ethiopia, Ii Class, Commander Newly Listed consisting of a War Merit

consisting of a War Merit Cross ribbon with swords

An oval shaped oak wreath in silvered zink

1918 by a piece of shrapnel which is still lodged in the back between the scapula

he had to have served in France and Belgium or on airships over the North Sea

with a period correction to the second "T" in "MARKONETT"

Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of The Star Of Ethiopia, Ii Class, Commander Newly Listed consisting of a War MeritInstituted in 1884. In bronze gilt, maker marked "B. A. SEVADJIAN ADDIS ABABA" on the reverse, measuring 79. 5 mm (w) x 107 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, a few star points slightly bent back, on its original full length neck ribbon, contact marks, scattered gilt wear, 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