Ethiopia, Empire. An Order of the Star of Ethiopia, Grand Officer Breast Star Province of China the reverse with a single

the reverse with a single visible rivet securing the obverse cloud in place

along with a genealogical chart and assorted research papers regarding his great-great-grandfathers

III Class Bronze Grade (in gilt metal

45 mm x 76 mm x 19 mm

Ethiopia, Empire. An Order of the Star of Ethiopia, Grand Officer Breast Star Province of China the reverse with a single( ). Instituted in 1879. In silver gilt, an eight point star covered in delicate filigree designs, central protruding crown on the obverse, reverse with a vertical pinback and dual stays, pin marked MADE IN ETHIOPIA B. A. SEVADJAN, measuring 81 mm (w) x 81. 2 mm (h), extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of the Star of Ethiopia was instituted in 1879 by Negus Menelik of Shoa (later Emperor Menelik II). It was awarded in five grades: Knight Grand Cross,