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Coronation crown of the Iranian Pahlavi dynasty
The
Pahlavi Crown
(
Persian
:
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) was the
coronation
crown used during the
Pahlavi dynasty
(1925?1979). It is held amongst the
Iranian National Jewels
by the
government of Iran
.
Background
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Following the ascension of the
Pahlavi dynasty
in 1925,
Reza Shah
ordered a group of Iranian jewelers, under the supervision of Haj Serajeddin Javaheri, to create a new crown to replace the
Kiani Crown
, which had been used by the
Qajar dynasty
. Inspiration for the new design was drawn from paintings and historical references to
crowns
used during the
Sassanid Empire
, which had ruled Persia from 224 to 651 AD.
The Pahlavi Crown was commissioned and first used for the coronation of
Reza Shah
on 25 April 1926.
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It was used for the last time during the coronation of his son and successor
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
on 26 October 1967. The crown is currently on display with the rest of the
Iranian National Jewels
at the
Treasury of National Jewels
in
Tehran
.
Although the Pahlavi Crown was not assembled until the early 20th century, the stones used in its production, as per tradition, were selected from the thousands of loose stones already in the Iranian Imperial Treasury.
Composition
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The frame of the crown is made of gold, silver and red velvet. It has a maximum height of 29.8 cm, a width of 19.8 cm and weighs nearly 2,080 grams. A staggering 3,380 diamonds, totaling 1,144 carats (228.8 g), are set into the object. The largest of these is a 60-carat (12 g) yellow
brilliant
diamond which is centrally placed in a sunburst of white diamonds.
Found in three rows are 369 nearly identical natural white pearls. The crown also contains five sizable
emeralds
(
totaling 200 carats (40 g)
), the largest of which is approximately 100 carats (20 g) and located on the apex of the crown.
In popular culture
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Gallery
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See also
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Media related to
Pahlavi Crown
at Wikimedia Commons
References
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