[1] Following in the footsteps of policies initiated under the White Revolution that directed the further emancipation of Iranian women, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi determined to make a symbolic gesture by crowning his consort, Shahbanu Farah, during his own elaborate coronation ceremony in October 1967.

Since it was against the law for items from the treasury to leave Iran, Van Cleef & Arpels were obliged to send a team of jewelers to Tehran in order to construct the crown,[3] a process which occupied them for six months.

The frame of the crown is made of white gold and is lined with a cap of green velvet.

The largest emerald is located in the center of the sunburst on the front of the crown, and weighs approximately 92 cts.

In her memoir, Shahbanu Farah extolls the beauty of the crown but notes that it was also quite heavy, weighing nearly two kilograms.