This was my dads pen. He was an accountant. The pen uses a felt tip that I always destroyed whenever I used the pen. Now I’m older. I’ll try not to press so hard.

Dated EE 1895 (1903). Commemorating the Opening of the Ethio-Djibouti Railway (32mm, 16.32 g, 12h). By J. C. Chaplain and H. Patey in Paris. The railway between Djibouti City (in Djibouti) and Dire Dawa (in Ethiopia) was completed in 1903, allowing for a rapid expanse in the former and a virtual French enclave in the latter. Further expansion to the line included the eventual terminus at the capital of the Ethiopian empire, Addis Ababa, 784 km (487 miles) inland from the Port of Djibouti. https://www.instagram.com/p/B974A61BJFM/?igshid=umpeafvb84b3

Order of Menelik II - officer https://www.instagram.com/p/B973em8B2x3/?igshid=1p4q79j2krdyb

Order of Solomon - knight with miniature https://www.instagram.com/p/B973RozBuxe/?igshid=1g3nksomh1qq

Military medal of Menelik II. Silver https://www.instagram.com/p/B91Y6udBJ0i/?igshid=kh9jf4gajas4

Ethiopian 1960s era grouping https://www.instagram.com/p/B91X9RUBYaB/?igshid=1uw9s4myccqpx

Ethiopian medal in recognition of veterans of the Korean War. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8EMkyQBxvO/?igshid=1p135hop3uk90

Haile Selassie medal for military merit with palm - second award https://www.instagram.com/p/B7vwc89ByLL/?igshid=1xobv42d07oa1

Ethiopia- ST George medal for military merit https://www.instagram.com/p/B7vwKBOB4by/?igshid=1siv8gi3dp8sq

Haile Selassie scholarship medal -gold https://www.instagram.com/p/B7vv6hxhFTN/?igshid=a49t5o5s1px5

Haile Selassie medal for national service -silver. https://www.instagram.com/p/B7ipE-lhNbq/?igshid=ft6v6lzf2hzz

Haile Selassie national service medal -gold. Awarded to civilians and military members for national meritorious service and whose service did not merit an order of chivalry. https://www.instagram.com/p/B7ioJemBwWk/?igshid=1xq6gm3rm5184

Purchased in Addis Ababa in 2010. Recent replacement ribbon.

So, I’m a Militaria collector. I don’t know how to use tumblr so I’m going to experiment a little. Above is my imperial Ethiopian collection. Over the next posts I will explain each and every order and decoration, plus more I have acquired recently. #imperialethiopia, #solomonicdynasty, #haileselassie, #menelikii, #phaleristics, #medalcollecting