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| Order of the Seal of Solomon | |
|---|---|
 Breast star of the Grand Cordon grade. | |
| Type | House Order |
| Country | Ethiopian Empire |
| Royal house | House of Solomon |
| Religious affiliation | Ethiopian Orthodox |
| Sovereign | Emperor of Ethiopia |
| Grand Master | President of the Crown Council of Ethiopia |
| Grades | Grand Cordon Grand Officer Commander Officer Chevalier (Knight) |
| Former grades | Collar |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Imperial Order of Solomon |
| Next (lower) | Imperial Order of the Queen of Sheba |
 Ribbon of the order | |
The Order of the Seal of Solomon is an order of knighthood of the Ethiopian Empire, founded by Emperor Yohannes IV in 1874 as the highest imperial honour, containing five grades. In 1930, an even higher Order was established, i.e. the Order of Solomon, which was a split off from the Order of the Seal of Solomon. The Order was conferred on members of imperial house and upon persons who had rendered meritorious services.
After the deposition of Haile Selassie and dissolution of the Ethiopian Empire, the order continued as a house order to be awarded by the House of Solomon. Today, its current Grand Master is the President of the Crown Council, Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie, the grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia.
The Solomonic dynasty, the ancient Imperial House of Ethiopia, claims descent from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, said to have given birth to King Menelik I after her visit to Solomon in Jerusalem.[1]