Constructed of beige card card stock with 40 paginated interior pages lightly filled with handwritten entries
An outstanding and exceptional award finely produced in gold
The F-S fighting knife was made famous during WWII when issued to British Commandos
measuring 38 mm x 36 mm
approximately 110mm (or nearly 4 1/2 inches) in total length
Ethiopia, Kingdom. An Order of Emperor Menelik II, Grand Cross Breast Star Newly Listed Constructed of beige card card(yedagimaw ts minliki tiizazi ). Instituted 1924. A breast star, of silver gilt and enamels, presenting alternating clusters of smooth and faceted rays, with a red and green enamelled superimposed cross with a lion in the center and a surmounting Ethiopian crown on the 12 oclock arm, the reverse features a vertical pin with dual stays, measures 78. 6 mm (w) x 82. 7 mm (h), weighs 110. 7 grams, unmarked, enamels intact, remains in very fine condition.