Ethiopia, Empire. A Coronation Medal Of Haile Selassie I, I Class Gold Grade, C.1935 certificate_of_authenticity Perhaps it is not surprising

Perhaps it is not surprising that a medal was proposed and authorized for volunteers in the Selective Service System

within a red-painted ring bearing a raised inscription of “NATIONAL-SOZIALISTISCHE D

Constructed of dried pith

Rare - Early hand-made Legion Condor Wing

Ethiopia, Empire. A Coronation Medal Of Haile Selassie I, I Class Gold Grade, C.1935 certificate_of_authenticity Perhaps it is not surprisingType II with text "Meeyazheya" below the portrait. Instituted in 1930. In bronze gilt, measuring 41. 2 mm in diameter, discolouration evident on the reverse, scattered gilt wear, edge nicks, contact marks, on its original ribbon, fine. Footnote: The Coronation Medal of Haile Selassie I was created for the coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie I in 1930. Haile Selassie (1892 1975) claimed to be a direct descendant of the the Queen of Sheba and King