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Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1941-1979). Silver New Year's Medal, SH 1354 / 1975 AD, “Farah Nowruz”
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Iran / Persia, Safavid Dynasty. Hosayn I, AH 1105-1135 / 1694-1722 AD. AV Ashrafi, AH 1134 / 1721/1722 AD, Isfahan mint
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Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1941-1979). Silver New Year's Medal SH 1354 / 1975 AD, “Farah Nowruz” (Happy New Year Farah), Silver 36 mm, weight 20,8 g, Condition aUNC, nice slightly toned
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (Persian: محمدرضا پهلوی, born October 26, 1919 in Tehran, died July 27, 1980 in Cairo) – the last Shah of Iran, from the Pahlavi dynasty, pro-Western, initiator of social and economic reforms in Iran. In 1979, he was removed from power as a result of the Iranian Islamic Revolution.
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Farah Pahlavi (Persian: فرح پهلوی, née Farah Diba, Persian: فرح دیبا, born October 14, 1938 in Tehran) – third wife of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. On October 26, 1967, she was crowned ruler (shahbanu) of Iran by the shah, the first and only woman in the two and a half thousand years of Persian monarchy. In this way, the shah emphasized the importance of striving for the emancipation of Iranian women.
During her reign alongside her husband, she was responsible for matters related to the preservation of Iranian culture, the pursuit of women's equality in Iran, environmental protection, healthcare, and the development of small businesses in the country. She traveled extensively throughout the country to get to know her people better. After the Shah was overthrown by Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979, she and her husband left Iran. She is currently involved in work for UNESCO and charitable activities.
In Iran, she is a symbol of women fighting for civil rights. She wrote an autobiography published in Poland in a translation by Marta Eloy Cichocka entitled: Memoirs. For the Love of My King.
On August 25, 1977, the University of Warsaw awarded her an honorary doctorate in art history.
At the request of her children, she was awarded the Order of the Smile in 1978.
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Nowruz (Persian: نوروز, Iranian Persian: [noːˈɾuːz],[w] lit. 'New Day') is the Iranian or Persian New Year's day. Historically, it has been observed by Iranian peoples, but is now celebrated by many ethnicities worldwide. It is a festival based on the Northern Hemisphere spring equinox, which marks the first day of a new year on the Iranian calendars and the currently used Solar Hijri calendar; it usually coincides with a date between 19 March and 22 March on the Gregorian calendar.
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Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1941-1979). Silver New Year's Medal SH 1354 / 1975 AD, “Farah Nowruz” (Happy New Year Farah), Silver 36 mm, weight 20,8 g, Condition aUNC, nice slightly toned