Ethiopia, Empire. A Medal Of The Campaign 1939-1941 certificate_of_authenticity measuring 140 mm x 90

measuring 140 mm x 90 mm

Cairo (1924

inscribed "ICH WILL MEINES STAATES ERSTER DIENER SEIN" above a ribboned branch of oak leaves

Naming is officially engraved in large italic capitals

over "37" (indicating year of production

Ethiopia, Empire. A Medal Of The Campaign 1939-1941 certificate_of_authenticity measuring 140 mm x 90In bronze, measuring 35 mm (w) x 47 mm (h), greening evident on both sides and on the edge, lightly soiled original ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Medal of the Campaign (AKA Patriot Medal) was instituted by Emperor Haile Selassie I on November 30, 1944, as a reward for meritorious patriots who carried on open hostilities against the enemy during the Campaign of 1936 1941. It was awarded in a single class (bronze), with palms (torches)