Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of The Holy Trinity, Grand Cross Badge, C.1935 Auction Archive The force was named the

The force was named the Kagnew Battalion and fought alongside the United States Seventh Division

Footnote: The Winterhilfswerk (WHW = Winter Help Work) was an annual drive by the Nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt (the National Socialist People’s Welfare Organization) to help finance charitable work

38 mm x 102 mm each

When the regiment fought at the Battle of Prairie Grove

one oxidation mark

Ethiopia, Empire. An Order Of The Holy Trinity, Grand Cross Badge, C.1935 Auction Archive The force was named theInstituted in 1930. Multi piece construction, in bronze gilt with white enamels, with hand painted scenes on each of the three enamelled panels, illustrating Christ at the top, the Virgin Mary at the lower left and the Dove of Peace at the lower right, measuring 82 mm x 112. 5 mm inclusive of its crown suspension, crazing evident in the white enamels on all three panels, the centrepiece slightly loose versus the base, contact marks on the reverse,