Order of Military Merit
1st Class of the Order
TypeOrder of Merit
Awarded forMeritorious service or achievement
Presented by Iran
StatusNo longer awarded
Last awarded1979

First Class

Second Class

Third Class
Ribbon of the Order

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]

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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  2. ↑ World Orders of Knighthood and Merit by Burke's Peerage and Gentry (ISBN 0971196672). 2006.


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