Ethiopian knighthood (Order of the Trinity); received by Willem Drees; Box covered with red paper with the decorations of the Order of the Trinity (1st class); Empire Ethiopia; set in 1930 by Emperor Haile Selassie; granted to Prime Minister W. Drees. The decorations consist of a carrying sign; a shoulder strap and an ordester. The round; golden (gold-plated?) Bear sign is adorned with four protruding floral motifs on the top; bottom and two sides; the top of which is crowned with a crown; and has an inscription written in Ethiopian that reads (freely translated) : 'Blessed are You who see the depths seated on the Cheribon.' In the center; separated by a raised golden star; white enameled images of God; Son and Holy Spirit. The carrier sign is attached to a short white silk cord with a safety pin; which is attached to a yellow velvet base. The ordester is designed in the same way as the bear sign; but without a crown and with flares on the edges as an addition between the flower motifs; a sturdy (gold) pin is attached to the bottom. The loose ribbon is red with yellow side edges and is used as a bow at the attachment for the bear mark. Loosely in the box is a bilingual 34-page brochure with cover; entitled 'Imperial Ethiopian Government / Insignia Regulations' and bearing the date 1954. The Ethiopian text is written in Ethiopian script. The inside of the lid of the box is covered with white silk; bear sign and star lie on a yellow velvet-covered elevation; including the ribbon and brochure; Netherlands; Ethiopia; Willem Drees; Haile Selassi; Arthus Bertrand; Paris; in or after c. 1885; d 7.8 cm w 8.2 cm l 11.4 cm w 7.7 cm l 83 cm x w 20.5 cm l 16.7 cm w 12 cm h 7.2 cm w 16.5 cm x d 32 cm