The mark consists of a flying eagle in dark gold and light gold outlined in black with white eyes and talons, inside of six concentric circles against a black background. The middle-most circle is dark blue at the top and fades to blue at the bottom. It is outlined by a black circle, which is then outlined by a yellow circle with ridges resembling those of a machine shaft facing the viewer. This circle is outlined by a dark beige circle, which is in turn outlined by a light beige circle, and the non-Latin characters in gold span the top of both beige circles, and the wording "BETE AMHARA" in gold, with two black points on either side of "BETE AMHARA", span the bottom of both beige circles. The outermost circle is in dark gold. The black appearing behind the design represents background and is not a feature of the mark.
The non-Latin characters in the mark transliterate to "BETE AMHARA" and this means "HOUSE OF THE AMHARA" in English.
The color(s) black, white, blue, dark gold, light gold, dark blue, yellow, dark beige, and light beige is/are claimed as a feature of the mark.
The English translation of "BETE AMHARA" in the mark is "HOUSE OF THE AMHARA".