Ethiopia, Government In Exile. A Most Exalted Order Of The Queen Of Sheba, Grand Cross Star, By B.a.sevadjian, C.1960 Archive being promoted to Major in

being promoted to Major in 1922 and to Oberstleutnant (lieutenant colonel) in 1928

Colonel Samuel Hanford McKee

running from waistband to ankle

illustrating a stylized spread-winged eagle with a circular shield on its chest inscribed "SKD"

Ethiopia, Government In Exile. A Most Exalted Order Of The Queen Of Sheba, Grand Cross Star, By B.a.sevadjian, C.1960 Archive being promoted to Major inInstituted in 1922. Two piece construction, in bronze gilt, maker marked "MADE IN ETHIOPIA B. A. SEVADJIAN" on the pin, measuring 71. 5 mm (w) x 74. 5 mm (h), vertical pinback flanked by dual stays, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Most Exalted Order of the Queen of Sheba was instituted in 1922 by Empress Zawditu. It was awarded originally to ladies, but now to both sexes, normally Royal or heads of state, in five grades: Grand