Ethiopia Military Medal of Merit of the Order of St. George by Mappin & Webb

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Ethiopia Military Medal of Merit of the Order of St. George by Mappin & Webb Ltd of London. Military Medal of Merit of the Order of St. George. Bronze trilobe medal with Trinity star and ribbon ring suspension; the face with an image of St. George slaying the dragon below an Amharic inscription in Ge’ez; the reverse with a Trinity star with three crossed spears imposed above an Amharic inscription in Ge’ez; on original
The medal was the highest military decoration of Imperial Ethiopia and awarded rarely for acts of great bravery and outstanding military leadership in times of conflict.
The ribbon is not original