Ethiopia. An Order Of Emperor Menelik Ii, Officer GTRexclude JOHNSON) Naming is engraved

JOHNSON) Naming is engraved

emboss stamped "24015" on the lid

Leather sweatband slightly soiled but otherwise near very fine condition

missing its ring suspension

Ethiopia. An Order Of Emperor Menelik Ii, Officer GTRexclude JOHNSON) Naming is engravedIn bronze gilt with red and green enamels, unmarked, 48. 7 mm (w) x 74. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, without ribbon, intact enamels, 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 the center of the red