{"id":16872,"date":"2011-11-22T19:06:43","date_gmt":"2011-11-22T23:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/lion-and-sun\/"},"modified":"2011-11-22T19:06:43","modified_gmt":"2011-11-22T23:06:43","slug":"lion-and-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/lion-and-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Lion and Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<script>fsg_json['fsg_post_16872'] = [\n{id: 17693, image: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lion-sun-greek.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lion-sun-greek-250x250.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/lion-and-sun\/#17693\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Greek Ionia Coin, Circa 525 BC. 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class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 17668, image: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/charm-talismanshiro-khorshidbrass-plate.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/charm-talismanshiro-khorshidbrass-plate-250x250.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/lion-and-sun\/#17668\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Lion and Sun on Talisman<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/lion-and-sun\/#17668\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 17680, image: 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href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/lion-and-sun\/#17692\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>The National Garden\\'s Gate (1922-1925)<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/lion-and-sun\/#17692\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 17691, image: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/order-homayoun-bronze.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/order-homayoun-bronze-250x250.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/lion-and-sun\/#17691\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Order of Homayoun (1925)<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/lion-and-sun\/#17691\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 17684, image: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/10r-rev-1311-reza.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/10r-rev-1311-reza-250x250.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/lion-and-sun\/#17684\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>10 Rials Note from 1932<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/lion-and-sun\/#17684\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 17676, image: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/pahlavi-era-lion-sun-shiro-khorshid-police-law-enforcement-cap-badge.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/pahlavi-era-lion-sun-shiro-khorshid-police-law-enforcement-cap-badge-250x250.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/lion-and-sun\/#17676\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Lion and Sun on Pahlavi Era Police Cap<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/lion-and-sun\/#17676\"><div 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class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 17674, image: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/pahlavi-era-lion-sun-shiro-khorshid-military-embroidered-patch-2.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/pahlavi-era-lion-sun-shiro-khorshid-military-embroidered-patch-2-250x250.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/lion-and-sun\/#17674\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Lion and Sun on Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Era Military Badge<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/lion-and-sun\/#17674\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 17671, image: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lion_sun.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lion_sun-250x250.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/lion-and-sun\/#17671\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>lion_sun<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/lion-and-sun\/#17671\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 17682, image: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/redlionandsun.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/redlionandsun-250x250.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/lion-and-sun\/#17682\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Red Lion and Sun Logo<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/lion-and-sun\/#17682\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 17681, image: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Uzbekistan_banknote.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Uzbekistan_banknote-250x250.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/lion-and-sun\/#17681\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Uzbekistan Banknote<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/lion-and-sun\/#17681\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 17673, image: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lion-sun-shir-o-khorshid-temsal-brass-wall-table-plaque.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lion-sun-shir-o-khorshid-temsal-brass-wall-table-plaque-250x250.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/lion-and-sun\/#17673\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>lion-sun-shir-o-khorshid-temsal-brass-wall-table-plaque<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/en\/lion-and-sun\/#17673\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'}\n];<\/script>\n<p>The Lion and Sun is one of the emblems of Iran and until 1979 was an element in Iran&#8217;s national flag. The motif, which illustrates ancient and modern Iranian traditions, became a popular symbol in Iran in the 12th century.<\/p>\n<p>The lion and sun symbol is based largely on astronomical and astrological configurations: the ancient sign of the sun in the house of Leo, which itself is traced backed to Babylonian astrology and Near Eastern traditions.<\/p>\n<p>The motif has many historical meanings. First, it was only an astrological and zodiacal symbol. Under Safavid and the first Qajar kings, it became more associated with Shia Islam. During the Safavid era, the lion and sun stood for the two pillars of society, the state and the Islamic religion. It became a national emblem during the Qajar era. In the 19th century, European visitors at the Qajar court attributed the lion and sun to remote antiquity; since then, it has acquired a nationalistic interpretation. The meaning of the symbol changed several times between the Qajar era and the 1979 revolution. The lion could be interpreted as a metaphor for Ali, for the heroes of Iran who are ready to protect the country against enemies, or for its ancient meaning as the symbol of kingship. The Sun has alternately been interpreted as symbol of the king, Jamshid, the mythical king of Iran, and the motherland.<\/p>\n<p>The emblem remained the official symbol of Iran until the 1979 revolution, when the &#8220;Lion and Sun&#8221; symbol was removed from public spaces and government organisations, and replaced by the present-day Coat of arms of Iran.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-16872 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_16872\" data-imgid=\"17693\" title=\"Greek Ionia Coin, Circa 525 BC. Miletos.\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lion-sun-greek.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lion-sun-greek-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17693\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17693'>\n\t\t\t\tGreek Ionia Coin, Circa 525 BC. Miletos.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_16872\" data-imgid=\"17667\" title=\"Ibn Balkhi manuscript on astronomy\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Abu_MasharIbn_Balkhi850AD.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Abu_MasharIbn_Balkhi850AD-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17667\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17667'>\n\t\t\t\tIbn Balkhi manuscript on astronomy\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_16872\" data-imgid=\"17668\" title=\"Lion and Sun on Talisman\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/charm-talismanshiro-khorshidbrass-plate.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/charm-talismanshiro-khorshidbrass-plate-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17668\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17668'>\n\t\t\t\tLion and Sun on Talisman\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_16872\" data-imgid=\"17680\" title=\"Talisman\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/talisman08.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/talisman08-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17680\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17680'>\n\t\t\t\tTalisman\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_16872\" data-imgid=\"17672\" title=\"Lion-and-sun-coin\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Lion-and-sun-coin.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Lion-and-sun-coin-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Lion-and-sun-coin-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Lion-and-sun-coin-350x348.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17672'>\n\t\t\t\tLion-and-sun-coin\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_16872\" data-imgid=\"17683\" title=\"Lion and Sun of Mogul Empire in India\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Lion_and_sun_Mogul_Empire-India.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Lion_and_sun_Mogul_Empire-India-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17683\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17683'>\n\t\t\t\tLion and Sun of Mogul Empire in India\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_16872\" data-imgid=\"17679\" title=\"Vaqaye&#039;e Ettefaqiye (1851)\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/shirokhorshid03.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/shirokhorshid03-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17679\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17679'>\n\t\t\t\tVaqaye&#8217;e Ettefaqiye (1851)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_16872\" data-imgid=\"17678\" title=\"Vaqaye&#039;e Ettefaqiye (1851)\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/shirokhorshid02.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/shirokhorshid02-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17678\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17678'>\n\t\t\t\tVaqaye&#8217;e Ettefaqiye (1851)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_16872\" data-imgid=\"17689\" title=\"Lion and Sun in the Iranian Qajar Passport, 1852\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lion-sun-qajar-passport.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lion-sun-qajar-passport-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17689\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17689'>\n\t\t\t\tLion and Sun in the Iranian Qajar Passport, 1852\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_16872\" data-imgid=\"17677\" title=\"Mo&#039;avenol Molk Building, (1902)\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Shirkhorshid665.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Shirkhorshid665-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17677\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17677'>\n\t\t\t\tMo&#8217;avenol Molk Building, (1902)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_16872\" data-imgid=\"17670\" title=\"Tile from Qajar era\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/iran-persia-hand-painted-pottery-glazed-ceramic-tile-depicting-traditional-lion-sun-shiro-khorshid-.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/iran-persia-hand-painted-pottery-glazed-ceramic-tile-depicting-traditional-lion-sun-shiro-khorshid--250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/iran-persia-hand-painted-pottery-glazed-ceramic-tile-depicting-traditional-lion-sun-shiro-khorshid--250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/iran-persia-hand-painted-pottery-glazed-ceramic-tile-depicting-traditional-lion-sun-shiro-khorshid-.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17670'>\n\t\t\t\tTile from Qajar era\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_16872\" data-imgid=\"17669\" title=\"hand-painted-pottery-glazed-ceramic-tile-depicting-traditional-lion-sun-shirokhorshid\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/hand-painted-pottery-glazed-ceramic-tile-depicting-traditional-lion-sun-shirokhorshid.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/hand-painted-pottery-glazed-ceramic-tile-depicting-traditional-lion-sun-shirokhorshid-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/hand-painted-pottery-glazed-ceramic-tile-depicting-traditional-lion-sun-shirokhorshid-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/hand-painted-pottery-glazed-ceramic-tile-depicting-traditional-lion-sun-shirokhorshid.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17669'>\n\t\t\t\thand-painted-pottery-glazed-ceramic-tile-depicting-traditional-lion-sun-shirokhorshid\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_16872\" data-imgid=\"17690\" title=\"Order of Valor (1896 to 1907)\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lion-sun-Mozaffar.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lion-sun-Mozaffar-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17690\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17690'>\n\t\t\t\tOrder of Valor (1896 to 1907)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_16872\" data-imgid=\"17692\" title=\"The National Garden&#039;s Gate (1922-1925)\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lion-sun-National-Garden.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lion-sun-National-Garden-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17692\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17692'>\n\t\t\t\tThe National Garden&#8217;s Gate (1922-1925)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_16872\" data-imgid=\"17691\" title=\"Order of Homayoun (1925)\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/order-homayoun-bronze.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/order-homayoun-bronze-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17691\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17691'>\n\t\t\t\tOrder of Homayoun (1925)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_16872\" data-imgid=\"17684\" title=\"10 Rials Note from 1932\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/10r-rev-1311-reza.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" 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aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/pahlavi-era-lion-sun-shiro-khorshid-military-embroidered-patch-2-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/pahlavi-era-lion-sun-shiro-khorshid-military-embroidered-patch-2.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17674'>\n\t\t\t\tLion and Sun on Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Era Military Badge\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_16872\" data-imgid=\"17671\" title=\"lion_sun\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lion_sun.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lion_sun-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17671\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17671'>\n\t\t\t\tlion_sun\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_16872\" data-imgid=\"17682\" title=\"Red Lion and Sun Logo\" href='https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/redlionandsun.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/redlionandsun-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17682\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17682'>\n\t\t\t\tRed Lion and Sun Logo\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_16872\" data-imgid=\"17681\" 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