Ethiopia, Kingdom. A Pair of Orders & Awards Buy Now maker marked Hans Hildenbrand

maker marked Hans Hildenbrand

(1894-1918)

On New Year’s Day 1945 his plane was shot down over the Maastricht (Netherlands) area during Operation Bodenplatte (Baseplate)

Original ribbon near extremely fine

Footnote: Glen Russell Rodman was born on June 17

Ethiopia, Kingdom. A Pair of Orders & Awards Buy Now maker marked Hans HildenbrandThis lot includes: 1)An Order of King Solomon: In gilt bronze, 67. 4 mm (h) x 42. 7 mm (w), on multi striped ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The Imperial Order of Solomon was an order of knighthood of the Ethiopian Empire founded in 1874 2)An Order of the Star of Ethiopia: In gilt bronze, 67. 3 mm (h) x 51. 7 mm (w), on multi striped ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of the Star was established by Emperor Menelik II in 1884, prior to his