Italy, Kingdom. A Royal Ministry of Economy & Finance Special Battalion "E" Ethiopia Campaign Medal 1935-1936

In 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 FINANZA", measuring 35.2 mm (w) x 41 mm (h), very light contact, replacement ribbon, near extremely fine.

Footnote: The Second Italo-Ethiopian War, also referred to as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, was a war of aggression which was fought between Italy and Ethiopia from October 1935 to February 1937. In Ethiopia, it is often referred to simply as the Italian Invasion and in Italy, as the Ethiopian War. It is seen as an example of the expansionist policy that characterized the Axis powers and the ineffectiveness of the League of Nations before the outbreak of the Second World War.