Iron Cross Second Class that has been privately altered into First Class of the Award
Kraft durch Freude): Die-stamped gilt tin
WWI British War Medal to Captain Wilkes
with some of the original filling still contained within it
A Maltese cross in heavily silvered tombac
Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of Emperor Menelik Ii, Member's Badge, C.1930 Auction Archive Iron Cross Second Class thatInstituted in 1924. In bronze gilt with red and green enamels, measuring 41 mm (w) x 62. 5 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, chipping evident in the green enamels on the reverse of the arm at 9 o'clock, incorrect ribbon, very fine. Footnote: The Order of Menelik II is an Ethiopian order established in 1924 by then Regent Tafari Makonnen, during the reign of Empress Zewditu I, to honour the memory of Emperor Menelik II. It was often referred to