Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of The Star Of Ethiopia, V Class Medal, By B.a.sevadjian Newly Listed measuring 50 cm in length

measuring 50 cm in length

with its exceptionally well preserved period-original combatant’s ribbon

Green oxidation evident around the centrepoint on both pieces

Sergeant William Joseph Kirkbride was discharged as "having been found Medically Unfit"

Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of The Star Of Ethiopia, V Class Medal, By B.a.sevadjian Newly Listed measuring 50 cm in lengthInstituted in 1884. In bronze gilt, marked "MADE IN ETHIOPIA" and maker marked "B. A. SEVADJIAN" on the reverse, measuring 35. 5 mm in diameter, contact marks and surface wear evident on the reverse, the obverse unaffected, original ribbon, near extremely 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