Order of the Crown (Iran)

Order of the Crown Nishan-i-Taj-i-Iran
Badge of a commander of the order. Bottom image depicts the reverse of the order's central medaillon.
Awarded by Qajar and Pahlavi dynasty
Eligibility	Military and Civilian Order
Ribbon bar of the order

The Order of the Crown was founded in 1913 (1332 AH)^[1] by Shah Ahmad Shah Qajar before his coronation. Until 1926 it existed in one class as a collar (neck chain with pendant badge), breast star and sash - corn-yellow with sky-blue edges.

The first Shah from the Pahlavi dynasty reformed the order at the end of the 1930s. The order was the senior one after the dynastic Order of Pahlavi. It was abolished in 1979. following the Iranian revolution.^[1]

Class

First Class Order - 10 people (Given by Shah )

Second Class Order - 50 people

Third Class Order - 150 people

See also

• Lion and Sun

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Order of the Crown (Iran).

• The Qajar Dynasty: Orders & Decorations
• Orders & Decorations of Pahlavi dynasty are exhibited in the ORDER section of the website