Military Order of Merit (Iran)

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 enamelled cross with three arms. The order's centre featured a purple medaillon featuring the imperial crown of the Pahlavi dynasty.^[1]

Order of Military Merit
1st Class of the Order
Type	Order of Merit
Awarded for	Meritorious service or achievement
Presented by	Iran
Status	No longer awarded
Final award	1979
First Class Second Class Third Class Ribbon of the Order

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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