Military Order of Merit (Persia)
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The Military Order of Merit was one of the numerous orders of merit of the Persian Empire. The order was abolished after the Islamic revolution[1]. The jewel of the order was a lightblue enemalled cross with three arms. In the purple central medaillon the imperial crown of the Pahlevi dynasty was depicted [2] .
The cross was laid on a wreath of palmleaves and two crossed scabbards, all in silver.
The ribbon was light blue with red borders.
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