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የቀድሞው ዕትም ካለ ቀን/ሰዓቱን በመጫን መመልከት ይቻላል።

	ቀን /ሰዓት	ናሙና	ክልሉ (በpixel)	አቅራቢው	ማጠቃለያ
ያሁኑኑ	12:26, 26 ጃንዩዌሪ 2012		468 × 468 (1 KB)	AnonMoos	simplify SVG
	15:49, 14 ኦገስት 2010		468 × 468 (3 KB)	Fry1989	fixed
	11:26, 14 ኦገስት 2010		468 × 468 (8 KB)	Kwasura	Correction of colour. Like on official page: http://www.ethioembassy.org.uk/about_us/flag.htm
	22:55, 14 ኦገስት 2009		468 × 468 (2 KB)	AnonMoos	adjusting margins, increasing default display size, simplifying SVG code
	05:40, 4 ፌብሩዌሪ 2008		219 × 188 (3 KB)	BetacommandBot	move approved by: User:ChristianBier This image was moved from Image:Ethiopia COA.svg {{cs\|Znak Etiopie}} {{de\|Staatswappen von Äthiopien}} {{en\|Coat of arms of