SAEDNEWS: The Crown of Farah Pahlavi is a stunning work of art, with hidden beauty in every detail. Curious where it is now or how it was made? We’ve got the answers.
According to the Saed News Society Service, Iranian kings primarily wore their main crowns during coronation ceremonies. Due to their extreme weight, these crowns were impractical for daily wear and were reserved for special occasions. Among the most notable Iranian crowns are the Pahlavi Crown, the Kiani Crown, and Farah Pahlavi’s crown and half-crown. All of these crowns are adorned with highly valuable gemstones and were only used during significant ceremonies. In the past, the crowns were kept at the Central Bank, and their use required approval from several officials. Once authorized, the crowns were transported under tight security to the intended palace. Today, these crowns and other royal jewels are housed in the National Jewelry Museum of Iran.
As part of a program known as the White Revolution, which advocated for granting freedoms to Iranian women, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi decided on October 26, 1967, to have his wife crowned on his own coronation day—a symbolic gesture marking this reform. Until then, none of the wives of Iranian kings had been crowned. A special crown was therefore needed for the occasion.
The task was entrusted to French jewelers from Van Cleef & Arpels. To create the crown, they had to use the gemstones and jewelry stored in the royal treasury. Since removing royal jewels from Iran was prohibited, the company sent a team of jewelers to Iran to craft the crown, a process that took approximately six months.
Van Cleef & Arpels, a French jewelry and watchmaking company founded in 1896, was responsible for crafting Farah Pahlavi’s crown. This prestigious company had previously designed jewelry for Elizabeth Taylor and consulted extensively before finalizing the crown’s design. The final creation featured white gold, a green velvet cap, and other precious gemstones.
Gemstones Used: 36 emeralds, 36 rubies, 1,469 diamonds, a central 150-carat hexagonal emerald, 2 spinels of approximately 83 carats, and 105 pearls—the largest measuring around 22 mm in length.
Material: White gold base with a green velvet cap.
Historical Era: Pahlavi II
Weight: Approximately 2 kg
Maker: Van Cleef & Arpels, France
Current Location: National Jewelry Museum of Iran
Recently, claims emerged from a government spokesperson suggesting that Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Farah Diba had taken the crowns out of Iran during the early days of the revolution. A week later, the Minister of Cultural Heritage, Ezzatollah Zarghami, released photographs confirming that both crowns remain securely in the National Jewelry Museum.
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