Ethiopia, Kingdom. An Order of the Star of Ethiopia, I Class Knight Grand Cross Badge Auction pinned with a single zink

pinned with a single zink rank pip

with some black thread remaining on interior from having been sewn to tunic

the obverse bearing a central SA-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

maker "L/11"

The image is encompassed by a border bearing the inscription “•REPUB•DEL CENT•DE AMER• 1848”

Ethiopia, Kingdom. An Order of the Star of Ethiopia, I Class Knight Grand Cross Badge Auction pinned with a single zink(yetiyopiya kokebi tiizazi ). Instituted in 1879. In bronze gilt, voided throughout, unmarked, measuring 80. 2 mm (w) x 107. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, scattered contact marks and gilt wear, on its full length original sash that incorporates a decorative moir pattern and features a large bow tie, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of the Star of Ethiopia was instituted in 1879 by Negus Menelik of Shoa (later Emperor Menelik II)