Empress Crown

The crown of the Empress Farah Pahlavi was made for the coronation of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his wife Farah Pahlavi for the Empress.

As a sign of emancipation in his country Mohammad Reza had decided that he would also crown his third wife, Farah Pahlavi at his coronation, which was a novelty in the history of Persia. The contract for the contract received the Parisian jewelers Van Cleef & Arpels. Because to be used gems for the crown that came from the imperial treasury, on the part of the law were not allowed to be out of the country, traveled the jewelers to Iran to restore the crown there.

The crown is made of white gold, diamonds 1469, 36 emeralds, 36 rubies, two spinels of 83 carats and 105 pearls, the largest of which about 2 cm long. The crown is 16 cm high and has a diameter of 19 cm. It weighs 1600 g

The circlet is composed of two diamond-set bands, between which alternately a cross of diamonds, a ruby ​​and an emerald appears. About the hoop rise six large rosette-like shapes, those on the front slightly higher than the four lateral, which in turn are higher than those on the rear. In the middle they carry large gems that are surrounded by diamonds. The shape at the front has a hexagonal Emerald that should weigh 150 carats. Of the rosettes go radiate seven diamond rosettes with gems in the middle alternating with five large drop-shaped pearls. Between the large rosettes and the hoop are two parallel bands running around waving to the crown. They are covered with diamonds. At various points, they also carry outwardly projecting beads of different sizes. The interior of the crown consists of a hood of dark green velvet.

On his birthday on 26 October 1967, the Shah crowned himself first then he sat solemnly his wife their crown on the head. The crown is now in the Crown Jewels Museum of the National Bank in Tehran.