Iran, Pahlavi Dynasty. Two Table Medals Commemorating the White Revolution/Coronation

(انقلاب سفید Enqelāb-e Sefid). Includes:

1. Large Table Medal Commemorating the White Revolution/Coronation: in bronze gilt, marked on the edge, measuring 59.5 mm in diameter, scattered gilt wear evident on the obverse, in its original beige cardboard box with the Pahlavi University insignia in brown ink on the lid, the base with a raised platform incorporating a recessed area to house the medal with brown ribbon pull tab, measuring 91 mm (w) x 108 mm (h) x 20 mm (d), the lid exhibiting light soiling and tears in all four corners.

2. Small Table Medal Commemorating the White Revolution/Coronation: in 925 silver, marked on the edge, measuring 44.7 mm in diameter, very light contact, in its original beige cardboard box with the Pahlavi University insignia in brown ink on the lid, the base with a raised platform incorporating a recessed area to house the medal with brown ribbon pull tab, measuring 75 mm (w) x 91 mm (h) x 20 mm (d), exhibiting moderate soiling and wear on the lid and base. Together, near extremely fine.

Footnote: The White Revolution (or the Shah and People Revolution) was a far-reaching series of reforms resulting in aggressive modernization in Iran launched on January 26, 1963 by the Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, which lasted until 1979. The reforms resulted in greatly redistributing wealth to Iran's working class, explosive economic growth in subsequent decades, rapid urbanization, and deconstructed Iran's feudalist customs.