Ethiopia, Empire. A Patriot Medal, by Mappin & Webb, London Newly Listed and Cairo (with superb privately-captured

and Cairo (with superb privately-captured depictions of the Sphinx and other historical sites)

Sirch was wounded during a battle with a US tank and took several wooden splinters to the head

black cloth backer with horizontal pinback on the larger one

there is considerable material on care

Ethiopia, Empire. A Patriot Medal, by Mappin & Webb, London Newly Listed and Cairo (with superb privately-capturedInstituted in. In bronze, a circular medallion depicting the relief profile of Emperor Haile Selassie I, the upper contour of the medal bearing an inscription, the lower contour laurels and two crossed swords, surmounted by an affixed Imperial Crown, the reverse featuring an inscription, reverse pin, marked MAPPIN & WEBB, London, on the original ribbon with three torch clasps, 34. 8 mm in diameter, extremely fine. Footnote: The Patriot Medal was