Treasury of National Jewels
National history museum in Tehran, Iran
- Safavid
- Afsharid
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- Qajar
- Pahlavi
Bank Melli Iran (1935–1960)[1]
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- Ferdowsi
The Treasury of National Jewels (Persian: موزه جواهرات ملی) is a museum in Iran. It reopened to public in 1992 after years of being removed from view.[2]
Affiliated with the Central Bank of Iran, it stores and exhibits the Iranian National Jewels as their legal custodian.[3] In the 1930s, the collection grew so valuable that it was used as a reserve for the currency of Iran,[4] and is today considered one of world's famous collections of diamond and other jewels.[5] According to Financial Tribune, "putting a price on the collection would not be possible".[6]
Collection
Some of the items maintained in the museum include the following:
- Samarian spinel (Spinel)
- Nader Shah's Sword
- Naderi Throne
- Sun Throne
- Noor-ul-Ain (Diamond)
- Daria-i-Noor (Diamond)
- Kiani Crown
- Pahlavi Crown
- Empress's Crown
- Golden Belt (Emerald)
References
- ^ Jellicoe, Patricia (15 December 1993), CROWN JEWELS of Persia, vol. VI, Encyclopædia Iranica, pp. 426–430
- ^ Elaine Sciolino (8 May 1992), "Teheran Journal; With New Pride, Iran Dusts Off the Crown Jewels", The New York Times
- ^ Yeganeh, M. (15 December 1988), BĀNK-E MARKAZĪ-E ĪRĀN, vol. III, Encyclopædia Iranica, pp. 696–698
- ^ Burke, Andrew; Maxwell, Virginia; Shearer, Iain (2017), "The Peacock Throne and other Baubles", Lonely Planet Iran, Lonely Planet, ISBN 978-1786575364
- ^ Mohsen Manutchehr-Danai (2013), "Iran Crown Jewels", Dictionary of Gems and Gemology, Springer Science & Business Media, p. 254, ISBN 978-3662042885
- ^ "Bank-Run Museums to Visit in Tehran", Financial Tribune, 2 June 2018
External links
- Official website
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- Imperial Bank of Persia (1889–1929)
- Bank Melli Iran (1929–1960)
- Asian Clearing Union (1974)
- Bank Markazi v. Peterson (2016)
- Certain Iranian Assets (2016)
- Kashani (1960–61)
- Pourhomayoun (1961–64)
- Samii (1964–69)
- Farmanfarmaian (1969–70)
- Samii (1970–71)
- Jahanshahi (1971–73)
- Yeganeh (1973–75)
- Mehran (1975–78)
- Khoshkish (1978–79)
- Molavi (1979)
- Nobari (1979–81)
- Nourbakhsh (1981–86)
- Ghassemi (1986–89)
- Adeli (1989–94)
- Nourbakhsh (1994–03)
- Sheibani (2003–07)
- Mazaheri (2007–08)
- Bahmani (2008–13)
- Seif (2013–18)
- Hemmati (2018–21)
- Komijani (2021)
- Salehabadi (2021–22)
- Farzin (2022– )
- Iran Banking Institute
- Monetary and Banking Research Institute
- Security Printing and Minting Organization
- Security Paper Mill
- Treasury of National Jewels
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