PERSIA. Order of the Taj (Crown), Instituted in 1941
Werlich 707. 45mm., 25gm
Neck badge in gilt silver and enamels, wreath suspension.
Ten point green bordered white enameled ball-tipped star.
Blue central medallion with crown of Iran in natural colors.
Blue reverse medallion with applied gilt radiant sun face.
AB&Co/800 hallmark on ring.
HISTORY: Before the coronation of Shah Ahmad Shah Qajar in 1913, he founded The Order of the Crown, making it the highest dynastical and state order. Traditionally accompanied with a sash, composed mostly of green, blue, and gold.