Yemen, Colony Of Aden. An Order Of Sultan Hussain Of Kathiri Badge, C. 1965 Auction Legion of Merit Original Ribbon

Legion of Merit Original Ribbon with three Oak Leaf Clusters

and the King’s South Africa Medal with two Clasps: South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902

Seen as largely a rubber stamp entity for the German occupational authorities

The leather band has been covered by a hand sewn cloth band

with new/replacement ribbon

Yemen, Colony Of Aden. An Order Of Sultan Hussain Of Kathiri Badge, C. 1965 Auction Legion of Merit Original RibbonInstituted 1966. In silvered bronze with red and green painted insignia, mounted to a cast bronze with black painted upward facing crescent base, maker marked ""J. RISTERER & SHNE WIEN XV. I."" on the reverse, the crescent with an inner and outer facet upon which is an Arabic inscription in two lines, translating as "This is the medal of our great Imam." the Arabic word for Imam split between the upper and lower lines, the center of the crescent with