Treasury of National Jewels

The Treasury of National Jewels (Persian: موزه جواهرات ملی) is a museum in Iran. It reopened to public in 1992 after years of being removed from view.^[2]

FormernameTreasury of Royal Jewels

Established1955; 71 years ago (1955)

LocationFerdowsi Street, Tehran, Iran

Coordinates35°41′21.34″N 51°25′10.83″E

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Treasury of National Jewels

Treasury of National Jewels in 1962 (white building)
Former name	Treasury of Royal Jewels
Established	1955; 71 years ago (1955)
Location	Ferdowsi Street, Tehran, Iran
Coordinates	35°41′21.34″N 51°25′10.83″E
Type	National history museum
Key holdings	Iranian National Jewels
Collections	Safavid Afsharid Zand Qajar Pahlavi
Owners	Central Bank of Iran Bank Melli Iran (1935–1960)[1]
Public transit access	Saadi Ferdowsi

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Affiliated with the Central Bank of Iran, it stores and exhibits the Iranian National Jewels as their legal custodian.^[3] In the 1930s, the collection grew so valuable that it was used as a reserve for the currency of Iran,^[4] and is today considered one of world's famous collections of diamond and other jewels.^[5] According to Financial Tribune, "putting a price on the collection would not be possible".^[6]