Iranian Order of August (Nishan-i- Homāyūn)

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Another nice example

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This thread will be continued in a couple of days.

Next stop - photo gallery of cavaliers

[Mitya Ivanov]

These versions with "rays 360-degrees" are the earliest versions of the order's badges: the sun has face there (he lost it officially before 1939. None of "5-rays" versions has face). One more proof: these 360-versions were put in OLD boxes: with Qajarian - and NOT PAHLAVI! - Imperial crowns (Arthus Berthrand utilised these old boxes in such a curious way). In fact the emblem in the 360-versions' medallions follows the sun on the Qajarian box (the design of this emblem - with face and full shining - belongs to Hugo Gerhard Stroehl, end of 19th century).

Edited June 26, 2013 by Mitya Ivanov

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These versions with "rays 360-degrees" are the earliest versions of the order's badges: the sun has face there (he lost it officially before 1939. None of "5-rays" versions has face). One more proof: these 360-versions were put in OLD boxes: with Qajarian - and NOT PAHLAVI! - Imperial crowns (Arthus Berthrand utilised these old boxes in such a curious way). In fact the emblem in the 360-versions' medallions follows the sun on the Qajarian box (the design of this emblem - with face and full shining - belongs to Hugo Gerhard Stroehl, end of 19th century).

We have a winner!

[Markus]

Thanks Nick for such a thorough article on this order medal. Mitya, thanks for the dating information as well!

Great thread !

Markus

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Time to see the faces (and chests) of cavaliers

Many of these photos were found for us by fearless heraldic scout Mitya Ivanov

First - military guys

Navy

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General Rassai in the center

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Airforce

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Lieutenant-general Ahmad Amirahmadi

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General Mohammad Nakhchavaan

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General Nematollah Nassiri (director of SAVAK (iranian secret police) in 1965-1979)

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General Gholam Reza Azhari

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Corps general Morteza Yazataepanach

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Now humble (and not very humble) civilian servants

Jamshid Amouzegar (in 1971 Iran’s Minister of Finance)

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Hadi Hedayati

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1959 group photo

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A line of Homāyūn`s!

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Farrochru Parsa (Minister of Education in 70s, was executed (by shooting) in May 1980)

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Pretty radiated prime minister

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Now foreign cavaliers

Famous dancer Robert de Warren

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Sir Francis Shepherd

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During offical visit to Thailand in 1968

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Teheran, 1963

Queen of the Netherlands Juliana with her court ladies