Persia, Pahlavi Dynasty. A Token For The Occasion Of The New Year (Nowruz) 1347 (1968) consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Both the top and bottom

Both the top and bottom edges of the cap band are trimmed with lengths of narrow white wool piping

stamped on the reverse with an issue number of “7” and a maker’s mark of “GODET

The collar is flanked on each side by tabs constructed of golden-yellow wool with buckram cores

The 16th Battalion served in the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Canadian Division

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Persia, Pahlavi Dynasty. A Token For The Occasion Of The New Year (Nowruz) 1347 (1968) consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Both the top and bottom( ). 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 "1347" (1968) 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, contact marks and surface wear, in a clear plastic packet, near very