The Crown of Empress Farah Pahlavi of Iran and her Coronation Emerald Necklace

A new crown had to be made for Empress Farah’s coronation, however, It had been centuries since an Iranian empress had been crowned, and no appropriate crown existed.

e task of making the new crown fell to Van Cleef and Arpels, who constructed the piece out of white gold and green velvet. The crown is studded with diamonds, pearls, emeralds, rubies, and spinels.

Van Cleef and Arpels also made a large gold and platinum necklace for Empress Farah to wear on the coronation day.

It features a large carved emerald as the central pendant, plus additional emeralds, white and yellow diamonds, and pearls. Empress Farah also wore a pair of coordinating earrings by Van Cleef and Arpels.

The collection is housed at the Treasury of National Jewels, situated inside the Central Bank of Iran in Tehran