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Medal - Nasir al-Din Shah Award for Bravery

Location Iran
Year 1894
Type Award medal
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Obverse description Multi-line Persian legend in nasta'liq script occupying the central field, enclosed within a beaded inner circle with floral and foliate border ornaments. Star-shaped decorative motifs flank the legend, and a date in Arabic numerals appears at the lower center below a horizontal rule.
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Obverse lettering ناصر الدین شاه قاجار السلطان ١٣١١
Reverse description The Imperial Iranian lion passant holding an upraised sword, set against a radiant rising sun, standing on a horizontal platform within a wreath composed of olive branches on the left and oak branches on the right, tied at the base with a ribbon bow. A beaded border runs along the rim.
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