ETHIOPIA
ORDERS &
DECORATIONS
The Collar of the Order of
Solomon
- The Order of
Solomon: founded as the special class of the Order
of the Seal of Solomon by Empress Zauditu in 1922,
and altered into a separate order by Emperor Haile
Selassie I. Awarded in a single class (Collar - reserved
for the Emperor and Empress, members of the Imperial
Family, Foreign Sovereigns, and a maximum of three
ordinary recipients who have rendered exceptionally
meritorious services).
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The Order of Solomon -
breast star
- The Order of the
Seal of Solomon: founded by Emperor Yohannes IV in 1874
as the Order of Solomon and amended by Emperor Haile
Selassie I in 1930. Awarded in a superior class (Collar -
later separated from this order - see above), and five
ordinary classes (1. Fitagnia Maeregėg or Grand
Cordon - limited to ten ordinary recipients, 2. Hulatagnia
Maeregėg or Grand Officer - limited to twenty, 3. Soatagnia
Maeregėg or Commander - limited to twenty-five, 4.
Officer - limited to thirty-five, and 5. Chevalier -
limited to forty-five).
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The Order of the Seal of
Solomon - Grand Cordon, breast star (L) and sash badge
(R)
- The Most Exalted
Order of the Queen of Sheba: founded by Empress Zauditu
in 1922. Awarded in a superior class (Collar -
reserved for the Emperor and Empress, members of the
Imperial Family, Foreign Heads of State, and a maximum of
five ordinary recipients), and five ordinary classes (1.
Grand Cordon - limited to fifteen, 2. Grand Officer -
limited to twenty-five, 3. Commander - limited to
thirty-five, 4. Officer - limited to forty-five, and 5.
Chevalier - limited to fifty-five). Conferred on members
of Royal houses and upon persons who have rendered
meritorious services.
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The Order of the Queen of
Sheba - Grand Cordon, breast star (L) and sash badge (R)
- The Order of the
Holy Trinity: founded by Emperor Haile Selassie I on 2nd
November 1930 as a military and civil order of merit.
Awarded in five classes (1. Grand Cordon - limited to
twenty-five ordinary recipients, 2. Grand Officer -
limited to forty-five, 3. Commander - limited to
fifty-five, 4. Officer - unlimited in number, and 5.
Chevalier - unlimited).
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The Order of the Holy
Trinity - Grand Cordon, breast star (L) and sash badge
(R)
- The Order of
Emperor Menelik II: founded by Empress Zauditu in 1924 as
a military and civil order of merit. Awarded in five
classes (1. Grand Cordon - limited to thirty-five
ordinary recipients, 2. Grand Officer - limited to
forty-five, 3. Commander - limited to fifty-five, 4.
Officer - unlimited in number, and 5. Chevalier -
unlimited).
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The Order of Menelik II -
Grand Cordon, breast star (L) and sash badge (R)
- The Order of the
Star of of Honour of Ethiopia: founded by Emperor Menelik
II when King of Showa in 1879, and transformed into an
Ethiopian Order in 1889. Intended as an order of merit
for military and civil services, particularly in
literature, the arts, sciences, agriculture, commerce and
industry. Awarded in five classes (1. Grand Cordon -
limited to fifty ordinary recipients, 2. Grand Officer -
limited to one hundred, 3. Commander - limited to one
hundred and fifty, 4. Officer - unlimited in number, and
5. Chevalier - unlimited).
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The Order of the Star of
Ethiopia - Grand Cordon, breast star (L) and sash badge
(R)
- The Order of the
Red Cross: founded by Empress Taitu in 1901. Awarded in a
single class, originally conferred on ladies only but
later extended to gentlemen.
The Order of the Red Cross,
breast badge.
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Christopher Buyers, May 2001 - September 2007