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The imperial crown of the Pahlavi dynasty of Iran - The last imperial dynasty to rule Iran. The crown is studded with 3,380 diamonds, totalling 1,144 cts, of which the largest is a brilliant-cut yellow diamond of 60 cts. Some 369 perfectly-matching natural pearls sit in three rows on the crown. Of the 5 emeralds, totalling 200 cts., the largest is approximately 100 cts. The largest sapphire is 20 cts.
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North Africa/Middle East
