Emblem of Ethiopia
Armiger	Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Adopted	1996 (modified 16 May 2009)
Blazon	Azure, a pentagram with five rays of light or.

The national emblem of Ethiopia has been in its current form since 1996. It contains a yellow interlaced pentagram radiating rays of light on a blue shield. Today, the pentagram stands for the unity of the people and nationality of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The Emblem appears in the centre of the flag of Ethiopia.

Prior to 1975, the coat of arms of the Ethiopian Empire was used.

In 1975, an earlier version of the emblem of Ethiopia was adopted, consisting of a plow on a yellow sunburst surrounded by a wreath. It was used until 1987 and eventually became associated with the Dergue regime.

Colours scheme

	Blue	Yellow
RGB	15/71/175	252/221/9
Hexadecimal	#0f47af	#fcdd09
CMYK	91/59/0/31	0/12/96/1

History

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  Medieval European depiction of the symbol of Ethiopia, a lion holding a patriarchal cross
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  The seals of multiple members of the Ethiopian nobility during the 19th and early 20th centuries
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  Conquering Lion of Judah (1897-1974)
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  Conquering Lion of Judah modified after Haile Selassie's overthrow by removing the crown from the lion's head and by changing the cross tip to a spear point (1974-1975)
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  Emblem of the Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia (1975–87)
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  Emblem of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (1987–91)
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  Emblem of the Transitional Government of Ethiopia (1991–95)
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  Emblem of Ethiopia (1996–2009, lighter shade of blue than the current one)

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  Coat of arms of the Ethiopian Empire (Menelik II)
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  Coat of arms of the Ethiopian Empire (Haile Selassie)

See also

• Flag of Ethiopia
• Flags and emblems of the regions of Ethiopia

References