Persia, Pahlavi Dynasty. A Token For The Occasion Of The New Year (Nowruz) 1349 (1970) certificate_of_authenticity the text on the cover

the text on the cover and spine printed in brown ink

text in Italian

a rare version of an Austrian-Hungarian commemorative medal for the celebration of the 60 years of Kaiser Franz Joseph's reign (1848-1908)

silvering wear on the raised ridges on the obverse and on the reverse

in stamped tombac

Persia, Pahlavi Dynasty. A Token For The Occasion Of The New Year (Nowruz) 1349 (1970) certificate_of_authenticity the text on the cover( ). In . 900 silver, reeded edge, obverse illustrating the left facing conjoined busts of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (AKA Mohammad Reza Shah) and Queen Farah, dated in Persian "1349" (1970) below, reverse with an inscription in Persian framed within an open ended wreath composed of branches of laurel leaves and oak leaves, surmounted by the Pahlavi crown, measuring 36. 3 mm in diameter, very light contact, in a clear plastic packet, better than very fine.