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Award
The
Military Order of Merit
was one of the numerous orders of merit of the
Persian Empire
. The jewel of the order was a lightblue enamelled cross with three arms. The order's centre featured a purple medaillon featuring the imperial crown of the
Pahlavi dynasty
.
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The cross was laid on a wreath of palmleaves and two crossed scabbards, all in silver, and the ribbon was light blue with red borders.
The order was abolished due to the 1979
Islamic revolution
.
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