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A bronze Medallion commemorating the visit of Nasr al-Din Shah Qajar of Persia to the City of London on the 20th June 1873
made by A. B. Wyon of Regent Street, 1873the circular medal decorated in relief, depicting the Shah to one side, the other side with a female figure personifying the City of London flanked by St Paul's Cathedral and the Tower of London and two shields emblazoned with the Qajar Lion and Sun and the arms of the City of London, and holding a scroll bearing the date
7.7 cm. diam.FootnotesNasr al-Din Shah Qajar was the first Persian monarch to visit the West. During his visit to the United Kingdom in 1873, Queen Victoria appointed him a Knight of the Order of the Garter, the highest European award for chivalry.
This bronze medallion to commemorate the Shah's visit was published in a limited edition of 400 and would have been presented to those who attended the reception held by the Corporation of the City of London at the Guildhall on Friday 20th June 1873.