Kiani Crown

The Kiani Crown was the official coronation crown in Persia at the time of the Qajar dynasty 1796-1925. , The second Shah of the Qajar Fath Ali Shah of the family she left early 19th century make.

The crown consists of a hat made ​​of red velvet, about sitting through openwork gold frame. It is equipped with over 1800 beads, about 1500 rubies, emeralds and 300 diamonds hundreds, the largest of 25 carat, decorated.

The housing of the crown rises a cylindrical top, where it is slightly broadened. The bottom margin carries a number beads. Furthermore, there is a broad hoop of gold filigree, which is occupied with different sizes of diamond rosettes, which carry large rubies on the inside. In addition there are bands of pearls and ruby rosettes. Then there is a very wide field of pearls follows, which is interrupted at the top and bottom of gem formations and in the middle of solitary precious stones and large diamond rosettes. In are again bands of ruby roses and pearls. Above the upper edge of the crown are several wave sweeping prongs that carry a wide variety of gemstones. On the front of the crown is a large fächeratige formation of long narrow leaves with diamonds and emeralds set in gold. At their approach sits a large black gem, surrounded by countless diamonds. In addition there is a large, gemugelter, gold emerald aggregated.

Once Reza Shah Pahlavi had taken over the reign in Iran, was also a new crown, the Pahlavi Crown, created. The Kiani Crown was nevertheless symbolically placed at the coronation of Reza Shah on April 25, 1926. It is now in the State Bank in Tehran.

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