Seal of Ethiopia

Seal of Ethiopia
Details
Introduced	1996
Heraldic shield	Pentagram

The Ethiopian seal has been in use in this form since 1996 .

description

The seal represents a golden pentagram with five golden rays on a blue disk. The pentagram represents the unity of the peoples and nationalities of Ethiopia.

history

According to tradition, the pentagram goes back to the seal of King Solomon , who plays a special role for the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church , since they consider the old Ethiopian emperors to be descendants of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba . The last Emperor Haile Selassie described himself as the 225th successor to the son of the Queen of Sheba.

The older coat of arms of Ethiopia showed the lion of Judah , also a reference to Christian traditions. The origin of the lion probably goes back to the legendary priest king Johannes . He appeared in the coat of arms of the empire and in the three seals of the republic.

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  Seal of the Abyssinian Empire until 1974

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  Seal of the Derg regime, 1974 to 1987

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  Seal of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia , 1987-1991

literature

• Karl-Heinz Hesmer: Flags and coats of arms of the world. History and symbolism of the flags and coats of arms of all states. Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag, Gütersloh 1992, ISBN 3-570-01082-1 .

Web links

Commons : Seal of Ethiopia  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Flag encyclopedia (description of flag and seal)