Ethiopian Knighthood (Order of the Trinity), received by Willem Drees, Arthus Bertrand, in or after c. 1885 Canvas Print
Red paper-lined box with the ornaments of the Order of the Trinity (1st class), Empire Ethiopia, established in 1930 by Emperor Haile Selassie, granted to Prime Minister W. Drees. The decorations consist of a carrying sign, a shoulder strap and an order star. The round, gold (gilded?) sign is decorated with four protruding floral motifs on the upper, lower and two sides, the upper of which is crowned with a crown, and has a inscription in Ethiopian script, which (freely translated) reads: 'Blessed are you who see the depths, seated on the Cheribon'. In the middle, separated by raised gold star, white on blue enamelled images of God, Son and Holy Spirit. The support sign is attached with a safety pin to a short white silk cord, which is attached to a yellow velvet surface. The order star is the same as the supporting sign, but without a crown and with fire tongues at the edges as an addition between the floral motifs; a sturdy (golden) pin is attached to the underside. The loose ribbon is red with yellow side edges and at the attachment for the bearing sign as a bow. Loose in the box is a bilingual brochure of 34 pages with cover, which has the English title 'Imperial Ethiopian Government / Insignia Regulations' and which bears the date 1954. The Ethiopian text is in Ethiopian script. The inside of the lid of the box in lined with white silk; the sign and star are on a yellow velvet-lined elevation, under which the ribbon and the brochure lie. The Grand Cross of the Order of the Trinity was awarded to Prime Minister W. Drees in 1958 on the occasion of the state visit of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia to the Netherlands from 3 to 6 November 1954.
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