IRAN, Qajars. Nasir al-Din Shah, AH 1264-1313 / AD 1848-1896. Order of the Lion and the Sun (Nishân-e-Schir-o-Khorschid) (Silver and Enamel, 72 mm, 37.81 g), Neck Badge, 3rd Class, Civil Division. By Boullanger, Paris, after 1872. Six-pointed star with silver brillanté, repercé and six green enameled rays; central enameled medaillon with resting lion in front of rising sun (emblems of Imperial Iran). Rev. •BOULANGER• / 24 R. DE LA PAIX PARIS // FE•SPECIALE D'ORDRES FRANCAIS & ÉTRANGERS. Missing suspension loop, minor enamel chip on the upper right ray and some residues on the reverse, otherwise, good extremely fine.