Order of Menelik II#Recipients

{{short description|Imperial house order of Ethiopian Empire}}

{{Infobox order

|title= Order of Menelik II

|image=150px

|caption=Badge of the Order of Menelik II

|type= House order

|date= 1921

|country=Ethiopian Empire

|house= House of Solomon

|religion= Ethiopian Orthodox

|ribbon= ETH Order of Menelik II - Member BAR.png

|head_title=Sovereign

|head=Emperor of Ethiopia

|head2_title=

|head2=

|grades= Knight Grand Cross
Knight Commander
Commander
Officer
Member

|notes=

|higher= Order of the Holy Trinity

|lower= Order of the Star of Ethiopia

}}

The Imperial Order of Emperor Menelik II is an Ethiopian order established in 1924 by then-Regent Tafari Makonnen, during the reign of Empress Zewditu I, in order to honor the memory of Emperor Menelik II. The Imperial Order was often referred to as the Order of the Lion, for the lion depicted in the center of the red and green cross.{{cite web |url=http://www.medal-medaille.com/imperial-order-emperor-menelik-commander-p-13200.html |title=Imperial Order of Emperor Menelik II, commander |website=medal-medaille.com |access-date=May 18, 2017}} The honor was designed by the Parisian firm Arthus-Betrand, and is presented in five grades: Knight Grand Cross, Knight Commander, Commander, Officer and Member.{{cite web |url=http://www.ethiopiancrown.org/decorations.htm#TheOrderofEmperorMenelikII |title=The Order of Menelik II |website= ethiopiancrown.org |publisher= Crown Council of Ethiopia |access-date=May 18, 2017}}