Persia, Pahlavi Dynasty. An Order of Homayoun, Third Class Commander, by Bertrand, c.1950 Newly Listed he was commissioned as a

he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in December 1941

The hewer remains in an overall near extremely fine condition

A Silver Grade Tank Badge by F

personal message on the reverse and partial postmark dated December 4

The underside of the sweatband reveals an intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label bearing a maker’s code of “4” and a secondary code of “402197”

Persia, Pahlavi Dynasty. An Order of Homayoun, Third Class Commander, by Bertrand, c.1950 Newly Listed he was commissioned as aInstituted February 15th, 1939. In silver, consisting of a six pointed convex star formed by clusters of smooth rays, the obverse with a central hand painted medallion depicting a Lion wielding a saber with a sun and blue sky in the background, surrounded by a green and red enameled ring, the reverse marked ARTHUS BERTRAND PARIS, on an interlocking dual ring and oval loop for suspension from its period original neck ribbon, measuring 67. 12 mm (w) x