Iran, Kingdom. An Order of the Lion and Sun, Knight, c. 1920
Likely of private manufacture, a cast silver eight point star with clusters of seven smooth rays, with a large center medallion featuring a handpainted couchant lion on a green foreground, with a light purple and pink sun with a face peering behind the lion, creating a background of a red, yellow and green gradient, the medallion is surrounded by a silver wreath, the reverse is plain, measures 54.36mm (w) x 57.94mm (h – inclusive of integral suspension ball), weighs 24.2 grams, light silver tarnishing on rays, very fine condition.

