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World Orders and Decorations (Germany, Europe, Overseas, Lots 4501-4599)

ORDEN, EHRENZEICHEN UND MEDAILLEN AUS ÜBERSEE PERSIEN RESP. (SEIT 1935) IRAN (BIS 1979), KAISERREICH

Lot 4540

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Starting price 12,000 CHF
Result 12,000 CHF

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Description

Order of the Sun and the Lion [Nishan-i-Schir-u-Khorschid] - Order of Moqaddas [Nishan-i-Moqaddas]. 3rd model (1848-1939), Order of Moqaddas (since 1860), probably 2nd edition, grand cordon set (-1925), unidentified French manufacturing, consisting of: order’s badge, diam. 60.1 mm, silver gilt and enamels, enamel repairs on about seven and slight hairline cracks on some further ray tips, with original light blue conditioned full sash ribbon, and breast star, diam. 72.1 mm, silver gilt and enamels, enamel repairs on five ray tips and some hairline cracks, surmounting crown broken away but present, the star rays on the reverse fixed with 12 hollow rivets, with pin, this with unidentificable manufacturing mark, with two lateral fixing hooks. BWK3 78 var.
Äusserst selten / Extremely rare. Sehr schön / Very fine. (2)
(~€ 11’215/USD 13’185)
During the reign of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar in the year AH 1278 [AD 1860] there was issued an amendment to the 1848 statutes of the Order of the Lion and the Sun [Înishan-i-Schir-u-Khorschid], instituting The Most Sacred Ordrer (of Aqdas) [Nishan-i-Aqdas], The Very Sacred Order (of Qods) [Nishan-i-Qods] and The Sacred Order (of Moqaddas) [Nishan-i-Moqaddas], as superior grades of the the Order of the Lion and the Sun. Initially all three consisted of breast stars only, studded with diamonds (1st edition). Later they were issued in silver brillanté (2nd edition). The Order of Sacred Moqaddas again later was issued as an enamelled badge, to be worn on a sash ribbon and together with a similar breast star.