at the coronation of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran in 1967, his wife, Farah Diba, wore a crown made by Van Cleef and Arpels of Paris. It is a lovely fantasy in red, white, and green – Iran’s colors. The crown had 36 emeralds, 36 red spinels and rubies, 105 large, natural, high quality pearls, and 1,469 small diamonds for trim. The principal stones were two carved emeralds. It is now on display at the National Jewel Treasury of Iran, Tehran. Open to the public. Also called crown of the Empress Farah.
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(2009). Farah Diba’s Crown. In: Manutchehr-Danai, M. (eds) Dictionary of Gems and Gemology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72816-0_8095
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