The Imperial Crests ~ Seals and Coat of Arms of Ethiopia
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The Seal of Ras Tafari Mekonnen
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Seal of Ras Tafari Makonnen Regent and Heir to the Throne
The angel is coming to crown the Lion of Judah, terrible ruler
over the pillars of the earth.
A flower and a bee over the flower, like the honey Sanson took
away from the corpse of the lion.
Below "Harar" is written, as His Majesty was the Governor of
that Province.
Source: Tekle Selassie ~ FB post ~ 30 Oct 2019
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The Imperial Crest of the House of Solomon
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The Imperial Crest of the House of Solomon
“The Imperial Crest depicts an empty throne, waiting in expectation for the return of Christ and the rule of right and justice.” – H.I.
H Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie Haile Selassie
The Imperial Crest is the Official Coat of Arms and Seal of the Ethiopian Monarchy. The arms display the Throne of Solomon,
supported by two angels. The angel to the right of the throne bears the Sword of State, and Scales of Justice, symbolizing the role of
the Emperor as Supreme Soldier and Supreme Judge. The Angel to the left of the throne bears the Imperial Scepter, symbolizing
the sovereignty of the monarch. The Lion of Judah stands before the throne, and the arms are draped under an Imperial Red
canopy, surmounted by the Imperial Crown. Below the Lion of Judah appears the words, “Moa Anbessa Ze Imnegede Yehudah”,
translating to “Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah”. At the base of the arms on the Crest would usually be a banner reading,
“Ityopia Tabetseh Edewiha Habe Igziabeher”, which is a quote from the Psalms of David (Amharic; Mezmure Dawit) in the ancient
Ge’ez language of Ethiopia, and translates to “Ethiopia Stretches Her Hands unto God” (Psalms 68:31), which served as the official
Motto in the Imperial Era.
The title “Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah” is often attached to the Emperor’s name, but is not a title of the Emperor himself.
As Prince Asfa-Wossen Asserate noted: “The phrase ‘Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah’ has never been the title of Ethiopian
monarchs. Rather, the words ‘The Lion of the Tribe of Judah hath prevailed’ (see Genesis 49:9) should be seen as the Imperial
motto, in the same way that ‘Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense’ is the motto of the British ruling house. It is only our Lord Jesus Christ who
is accorded this title [‘Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah’], and Ethiopian Monarchs used this motto in order to proclaim that
they were Christians."
In proclaiming the 1955 Constitution, the phrase “Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah” appeared above the name of the
Emperor, indicating the religious authority of the Crown.
Source: Tsega Tekle Haimanot ~ FB post ~ 14 Sep 2019
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Coat of Arms on the Imperial Throne
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Coat of Arms of Menelik II
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The Coat of Arms of Emperor Menelik II
Menelik II’s coat-of-arms which, in the words of Ian Campbell, “reflected the totality of Ethiopia’s Imperial culture and which was
no doubt expected, like the Conquering Lion of Judah itself, to prevail.”
Haile Maryam Serabion, a senior adviser of Emperor Menelik II who took responsibility for the design and production of this fully-
developed Ethiopian royal insignia, provides a poetic interpretation of the pictorial symbols in a “Meweddes-Qene” that I have
translated as follows:
"A shining golden helmet and a crown is made for you, Ethiopia the free
And behold the throne of your majesty is surrounded by the powers, the four carriers of the image [of God]
And the star of your story rises from Jacob the Gift
And the radiance of the star of Menelik’s is sanctioned by the seal of Solomon from the beginning
And as to the celebrated Law of the Tabot in which is covenant
The angels overlay it on all sides with the splendor of gold
And the rainbow of the covenant is set around the cloud of the kingdom
So that the subjects of Menelik, the father of mercy, may not sink into the flood of the lion."
Source: Tsega Tekle Haimanot ~ FB post ~ 15 Sep 2019
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