Italy, Kingdom. A Royal Ministry Of Economy & Finance Special Battalion "E" Ethiopia Campaign Medal 1935-1936 Auction and engraver marked "FH" in

and engraver marked "FH" in the centre

with a silvered brass plate soldered to the obverse via two solder points visible on the reverse (solder mostly missing but the plate remains firmly in place)

under the mentorship of Erich Falkenhayn

He was a graduate of the University of Toronto Canadian Officers Training Corps and was named a Lieutenant in 1915

obverse with raised central monogram of Prince Heinrich of Reuss topped by royal crown

Italy, Kingdom. A Royal Ministry Of Economy & Finance Special Battalion "E" Ethiopia Campaign Medal 1935-1936 Auction and engraver marked "FH" inIn bronze, obverse illustrating an Italian soldier holding an upward pointing sword in his right hand, backed by a large fasces, with a stylized eagle at the far right, surrounded by the inscription "DEBRI AMBA ARADAM MONTE ANDINO DEBUK ADDIS ABEBA", reverse inscribed in the centre "NEC RECISA RECEDIT ETIOPIA 3 10 1935 XIII 5 5 1936 XIV" with the Italian army insignia below, surrounded by the inscription "BATTAGLIONE SPECIALE "E" R. GUARDIA DI