Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of The Ethiopian Red Cross Society, Iii Class Archive 1904 - 53 mm x

1904 - 53 mm x 59 mm

hand-engraved "1453" on the reverse

The photo shows 17 men in front of a truck

catch period re-soldered

printed in black ink "Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter Zweite Stufe" on the front and maker marked "Foerster & Barth Pforzheim" on the reverse

Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of The Ethiopian Red Cross Society, Iii Class Archive 1904 - 53 mm xInstituted in 1935. In silver with red and white enamels, measuring 40. 5 mm (w) x 66. 7 mm (h), intact enamels, light contact, original ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Ethiopian Red Cross Society was founded in 1935 and accepted by the International Committee of the Red Cross. In 1950, it joined the International Federation of Red Cross Societies.