Ethiopian Knighthood (Order of the Trinity), received by Willem Drees, Arthus Bertrand, in or after c. 1885 Red paper covered box with the decorations of the Order of the Trinity (1st class), Ethiopia, set up in 1930 by Emperor Hailer Selassie, granted to Prime Minister W. Drees. The decorations consist of a carrier, a shoulder strap and an order star. The round, golden (gilded?) Carrier is decorated with four excellent floral motifs on the top, lower and two sides, the upper of which is crowned with a crown, and has a covered in Ethiopian script, which is (freely translated) : "Blessed are y
Ethiopian Knighthood (Order of the Trinity), received by Willem Drees, Arthus Bertrand, in or after c. 1885 Red paper covered box with the decorations of the Order of the Trinity (1st class), Ethiopia, set up in 1930 by Emperor Hailer Selassie, granted to Prime Minister W. Drees. The decorations consist of a carrier, a shoulder strap and an order star. The round, golden (gilded?) Carrier is decorated with four excellent floral motifs on the top, lower and two sides, the upper of which is crowned with a crown, and has a covered in Ethiopian script, which is (freely translated) : "Blessed are you who sees the depths, sitting on the Cheribon." In the middle, separated by elevated gold star, white on blue -arilled images of God, Son and Holy Spirit. The carrying sign is attached to a short white silk cord with a safety pin, which is attached to a yellow velvet surface. The order star is the same as the carrying sign, but without a crown and with fire tongues between the flower motifs on the edges; A sturdy (golden) pin is attached to the bottom. The loose ribbon is red with yellow side edges and with the attachment for the carrying sign executed as a bow. In the box is a bilingual brochure of 34 pages with cover, which has the English title 'Imperial Ethiopian Government / Insignia Regulations' and that bears the date 1954. The Ethiopian text is set in Ethiopian script. The inside of the lid of the box covered with white side; Barrier and star lie on a yellow velvet -covered elevation, including the ribbon and the brochure. The grand cross of the Order of the Trinity was granted Prime Minister W. Drees in 1958 on the occasion of the state visit of Emperor Hailer Selassie of Ethiopie to the Netherlands from 3 to 6 November 1954. Paris Netherlands. Ethiopia
Size: 3924px × 3956px
Photo credit: © piemags/rmn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords:
