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The Pahlavi Crown is the crown that was used to crown both the Pahlavi Shahs of Iran (Persia). It was first used by Reza Shah at his coronation on 25 April 1926; it was also used at the coronation, on 26 October 1967 of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, the second and last Shah of Iran. The crown is currently on display at the Tehran Royal Treasury Museum. The Coronation of Empress Diba Farah, the last of the Pahlavi dynasty, Iran. ... The Coronation of Empress Diba Farah, the last of the Pahlavi dynasty, Iran. ... His Majesty Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (اعلیحضرت محمدرضا شاه پهلوی; October 26, 1919 – July 27, 1980) also knows as Aryamehr, was the last Shah of Iran, ruling from 1941 until 1979. ... Farah Diba Farah Diba (born October 14, 1938 in Tehran, Iran) (also known as Farah Pahlavi) was the third wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran and the Shahbanu (Empress) of Iran. ... Crown (headgear) - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Pahlavi dynasty began with the crowning of Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1925 and ended with the Iranian Revolution of 1979, and the subsequent collapse of the ancient tradition of Iranian monarchy. ... Shah is an Iranian term (Persian and Kurdish) for king, and has also been adopted in many other languages. ... Reza Shah Pahlavi Reza Shah Pahlavi (Persian: Ø±Ø¶Ø§ Ù¾Ù‡Ù„ÙˆÛŒ) (b. ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... His Majesty Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (اعلیحضرت محمدرضا شاه پهلوی; October 26, 1919 – July 27, 1980) also knows as Aryamehr, was the last Shah of Iran, ruling from 1941 until 1979. ... Map of Iran and surrounding lands, showing location of Tehran The towering Alborz mountains rising above modern Elahiyeh district and its green neighborhoods. ...

Background

Following the abolishion of the Qajar dynasty, Reza Shah ordered a group of Iranian jewellers, under the supervision of Haj Serajeddin, the famous jeweller who emigrated from Russia to Iran, to design and make a crown. Crowns used in the Sassanid empire, which had ruled over the Persian Empire from 226 to 651 AD, were the inspiration of this crown's design. Head of Shapur II, King of Persia, Sasanian dynasty, A.D. 4th century. ... Head of Shapur II, King of Persia, Sasanian dynasty, A.D. 4th century. ... Shapur II was king of Persia (310 - 379). ... Mullahs in the royal presence. ... Reza Shah Pahlavi Reza Shah Pahlavi (Persian: Ø±Ø¶Ø§ Ù¾Ù‡Ù„ÙˆÛŒ) (b. ... The Sassanid Empire or Sassanian Empire (Persian: Sassanian) was the name given to the kings of Persia (Iran) during the era of the third Persian Empire from 224 until 651. ... The term Persian Empire refers to a series of historical empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau. ... Events: Accession of Wei Mingdi as emperor of the Kingdom of Wei of China. ... Events End of Yazdegard IIIs attempts to drive out the Saracens. ...

Manufacture

The crown is made of gold, silver and red velvet by the famed French jewellers Boucheron. It has a maximum height of 29.8 cm and a width of 19.8 cm. It weighs 2,080 grams. As many as 3,380 diamonds, totalling 1,144 carats, are set into the crown. The largest of these is a brilliant-cut yellow diamond weighing 60 cts, placed in the center of the front.

There are also 369 perfectly-matching natural pearls in three rows on the crown. Of the 5 emeralds set into the crown, totalling 200 cts., the largest is approximately 100 cts. The largest sapphire is 20 cts. All of the stones were selected from loose stones in the Iranian Royal Treasury, as per tradition.

Categories: Crowns | History of Iran The coronation of Empress Farah, of Iran in 1967. ... Crown jewels are those that belong to the sovereign and pass to the next sovereign to symbolize the right to rule. ... Contrasting with heir presumptive, an heir apparent is one who cannot be prevented from inheriting by the birth of any other person. ... An Heir Presumptive (capitalised) is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an Heir Apparent or of a new Heir Presumptive with a better claim to the throne. ... Look up monarch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A monarch (see sovereign) is a type of ruler or head of state. ... A monarchy, (from the Greek monos, one, and archein, to rule) is a form of government that has a monarch as Head of State. ... A queen regnant is a female monarch who possesses all the monarchal powers that a king would have without regard to gender. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A royal family is the extended family of a monarch. ...

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