An Ethiopian Eritrean Medal Of Haile Selassie I, Bronze Grade Auction Soldier's Day Commemorative Medal 1915

Soldier's Day Commemorative Medal 1915

maker marked on reverse plate "I

Ontario on March 23

Reinforced frame with a brushed black beaver felt exterior

An Ethiopian Eritrean Medal Of Haile Selassie I, Bronze Grade Auction Soldier's Day Commemorative Medal 1915Bronze, 40. 7 mm x 58 mm, five bronze torches indicating later engagements affixed to its original ribbon, indentation on the reverse, contact marks, very fine. Footnote: Eritrea was joined in federation with Ethiopia after the Second World War but in 1960, the Eritrean parliament voted unanimously for independence. There followed a long and bitter war for independence that ended only in 1991. Eritrea became independent on May 24, 1993 but war broke