Imperial coat of arms of Ethiopia - Menelik II
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Source: Wikimedia
Ian
Campbell discovered that "The emergence of an official imperial Ethiopian
coat of arms occurred during the reign of Emperor Menilek II [1889-1913]. There had been
earlier coats of arms attributed to Ethiopian emperors, but these appeared only
in European publications, and are not known to have been used in Ethiopia or
even authorised by the sovereigns concerned... In 1866, during the reign of
Tewedros [1818 –1868], the six-pointed star of David, which when incorporated with the Greek
Cross is known as the seal of Solomon or the shield of Solomon, came to be
depicted for the first time on a Ethiopian military award"
it
appears on the Coat of Arms of Empress Zauditu [Zewditu I] (1916-1930)... and
on the Coat of Arms of Empreror Haile Selassie I (1930-1973).
Source: Orient meets occident at the imperial
throne: the origins, evolution and symbolism of the Royal Ethiopian Coat Of
Arms by Ian Campbell, published in
Äthiopien
zwischen Orient und Okzident : wissenschaftliche Tagung der Gesellschaft Orbis
Aethiopicus - Köln, 9.-11.10.1998 / Walter Raunig, Asfa-Wossen Asserate/
