Silver gilt, enamels, 43.7 mm in height (incl. eyelet), 45.5 mm in width, weighs 25.3 g including suspension wreath with eyelet and link ring. The obverse center medallion features the crown of Iran in its natural colors on blue-enameled background encircled in a green-enameled wreath with a date in Hijri calendar which corresponds to the year 1913, the year of establishment of the order. The reverse center medallion shows a gilt radiant sun face on blue-enameled background. The link ring is hallmarked. The hallmark is not very clear but is most likely Arthus Bertrand

Silver gilt, enamels, 43.7 mm in height (incl. eyelet), 45.5 mm in width, weighs 25.3 g including suspension wreath with eyelet and link ring. The obverse center medallion features the crown of Iran in its natural colors on blue-enameled background encircled in a green-enameled wreath with a date in Hijri calendar which corresponds to the year 1913, the year of establishment of the order. The reverse center medallion shows a gilt radiant sun face on blue-enameled background. The link ring is hallmarked. The hallmark is not very clear but is most likely Arthus Bertrand's "AB&Cie/800."

In very fine condition. The obverse shows minor loss of green enamel to the 5, 7, and 8 o'clock tips of the cross arms. The reverse shows similar minor loss of green enamel to the 3, 4, 7 and 10 o'clock tips.

The Order of the Crown was founded in 1913 by Shah Ahmad Shah Qajar before his coronation, making it the highest dynastical and state order. The order was retained and modified by the Pahlavi dynasty who made it the second highest order after the Order of Pahlavi. The Order of the Crown was awarded to Persian civil servants as well as foreigners for outstanding service provided to the state. The Islamic Revolution of 1979 abolished the order.
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