Order of Solomon

Order instituted as the special class of the Order of the Seal of Solomon by Empress Zauditu in 1922. It was split off and created as an the independent Seal of Solomon with the single class of Collar by Emperor Haile Selassie I in 1930.
Order awarded the Emperor and Empress, members of the Imperial Family, Foreign Sovereigns, and a maximum of three ordinary recipients who have rendered exceptionally meritorious services.