Persian Effigy medals of Qajar period

[Markus]

The painted portrait of Mozaffar-ud-Din - as a Crown-Prince (not the Shah). Shahs never wore these effigy portraits with themselves or their passed fathers:)

One of the rare laws they had against vanity!

[JapanX]

Nothing funny man!

[Mitya Ivanov]

Russian General Vasiliy Bebutov (1791-1858) with Effigy badge from Nasir-ud-Din Shah (received 1851; neck - partly under the huge white cross od St. George). The Lion'n'Sun star is the lowest one (Ist class, 1835).

Edited November 2, 2013 by Mitya Ivanov

[JapanX]

Nice set of awards this guy had!

No wonder that Effigy badge is "under the huge white cross od St. George"!

This is 2nd class!

He got it on December 6, 1853 for "за блистательный подвиг мужества и отличную воинскую распорядительность, оказанные в сражении 19-го Ноября сего 1853 года, на правом берегу Арпачая, где вы, с храбрыми войсками НАШИМИ, находившимися под начальством вашим, разбив втрое сильнейший против них 36-тысячный корпус Турецкой армии, бывший под предводительством Сераскира Абди-Паши, взяли при этом с боя 24 орудия, несколько знамен и весь лагерь"

[JapanX]

Btw, he got his 2nd class Lion in 1817 and his 1st class was "with diamonds"

[JapanX]

At last!

This is how document for these babes (at least for late ones) looks like.

This one was issued to austrian ambassador Arnold von Hammerstein Gesmold.

Dimentions 587 x 409 mm.

[JapanX]

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[Dr Ali Kolahdooz]

On 22/04/2019 at 14:47, nickstrenk said:

Persia or Iran?Please,translate the inscription in this badge.Thank you very much.

 

On 14/12/2012 at 03:36, Markus said:

Here is a collage I put together of the many Lion and Sun medallions by different makers showing the extreme variation and artistic beauty of this order.

 

Amazing job marcus