Ethiopia. An Eritrean Medal Of Haile Selassie I, Silver Grade Auction Archive Mounted on single suspension

Mounted on single suspension

Finely produced in silver gilt

near mint condition and extremely rare

and created a gap through which gas could enter

in silvered bronze and blue

Ethiopia. An Eritrean Medal Of Haile Selassie I, Silver Grade Auction Archive Mounted on single suspensionIn silvered bronze, measuring 40. 5 mm (w) x 57. 8 mm (h), light contact and surface wear, original ribbon, near extremely 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 out again from 1998 to 2000 and