Military Order of Merit (Iran)

Order of Military Merit

2nd Class of the Order
Awarded by  Iran
Type Order of Merit
Awarded for Meritorious service or achievement
Status No longer awarded
Statistics
Last awarded 1979

Ribbon of the Order

The Military Order of Merit was one of the numerous orders of merit of the Persian Empire. The jewel of the order was a lightblue enemalled cross with three arms. The order's centre featured a purple medaillon featuring the imperial crown of the Pahlevi dynasty.[1]

The cross was laid on a wreath of palmleaves and two crossed scabbards, all in silver, and the ribbon was light blue with red borders.

The order was abolished due to the 1979 Islamic revolution.[2]

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  1. As shown on
  2. World Orders of Knighthood and Merit by Burke's Peerage and Gentry (ISBN 0971196672). 2006.


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