Order of the Queen of Sheba#Recipients

{{Short description|Order of Ethiopian Empire}}

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{{Infobox order

|title= Order of the Queen of Sheba

|image=250px

|caption=Grand Cross breast star of the Order of the Queen of Sheba

|image2=100px

|caption2=Ribbon of the order

|type= Order of Merit

|date= 1921

|country=Ethiopian Empire

|house= House of Solomon

|religion= Ethiopian Orthodox

|ribbon=

|head_title=Sovereign

|head=Emperor of Ethiopia

|head2_title=

|head2=

|grades= Collar
Grand Cordon
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Member or Knight

|notes=

|higher= Imperial Order of the Seal of Solomon

|lower= Order of the Holy Trinity

}}

The Order of the Queen of Sheba was originally instituted as a ladies' order in 1922 in the Ethiopian Empire by Empress Zewditu{{cite web|url=http://www.medals.org.uk/ethiopia/ethiopia006.htm |title=ODM of Ethiopia: Order of The Queen of Sheba |publisher=Medals.org.uk |date=2002-01-02 |access-date=2015-03-02}} and would later become the diplomatic symbol of a holy pact.{{clarify|date=March 2022}}

Classes

The Order of the Queen of Sheba is presented in the following classes:

  • Collar (only in favor of members of the royal family)
  • Grand Cordon (limited to 25)
  • Grand Officer (limited to 45)
  • Commander (limited to 55)
  • Officer (unlimited)
  • Member or Chevalier (i.e. "Knight"; also unlimited)

References

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