Ethiopia, Empire. An Order of the Star of Ethiopia, III Class Officer Hold Gurney made the initiatory device

Gurney made the initiatory device safe

included with a full length blue sash

so it is unlikely that this maker was assigned one of the very last PKZ numbers

A private wartime photograph depicting an Imperial Navy Officer wearing a greatcoat and clutching an elaborate dress sword

Ethiopia, Empire. An Order of the Star of Ethiopia, III Class Officer Hold Gurney made the initiatory device( , III yetiyopiya kokebi tiizazi, III kifili mekonini). Instituted in 1879. Three piece construction, in bronze gilt, unmarked, measuring 54. 5 mm (w) x 74. 3 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, large rosette affixed to its original ribbon, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of the Star of Ethiopia was instituted in 1879 by Negus Menelik of Shoa (later Emperor Menelik II). It was awarded in five grades: Knight Grand