Order of the Star of Ethiopia
Badge of the order
Type	Order
Country	Ethiopian Empire
Religious affiliation	Ethiopian Orthodox
Emperor of Ethiopia
Ribbon of the order

TheOrder of the Star of Ethiopia was established as anorder of knighthood of theEthiopian Empire, founded by theNegus ofShewa and laterEmperor of EthiopiaMenelik II in 1884–1885. It is currently awarded as ahouse order by theCrown Council of Ethiopia.^[1]

The Order was established to honour foreign and domestic civilian and military officials and individuals for service to the country, and is considered the fifth ranking order of theEmpire of Ethiopia alongside theOrder of Menelik II.

All grades of the Order are approved for wear as a foreign order (i.e. after all British and other Commonwealth decorations) inCommonwealth realms, as it is on the "Schedule of Approved Countries and Awards".^[2]Elizabeth II herself was awarded the Chain and Collar of theOrder of the Seal of Solomon.^{[3][circular reference]}

First Class

1. Grand Cross (GCSE)

Second Class

1. Grand Officer (GOSE)
2. Commander (CSE)

Third Class

1. Officer (OSE)
2. Member (MSE)

• Honneur & Gloire. Les trésors de la collection Spada, Paris: Musée national de la Légion d’honneur et des ordres de chevalerie, 2008, p. 354–355.
• «Ethiopian Imperial Orders» i Guy Stair Sainty og Rafal Heydel-Mankoo:World Orders of Knighthood and Merit, andre bind, Buckingham: Burke's Peerage, 2006, p. 779–781.
• Gregor Gatscher-Riedl: Die Orden des äthiopischen Kaiserreichs und der salomonidischen Dynastie. In: Zeitschrift der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Ordenskunde, Nr. 91, Wien, August 2013, p. 1-22.

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