Melati bedonbal-e shah-e khod (A Nation Following Its Shah): Pahlavi government poster
Painted poster showing Mohammad Reza Shah in full-dress uniform walking beside a Persepolis relief of Achaemenid dignitaries, with flag-bearing crowds behind him. The relief lends ancient royal prestige to the sitting monarch, and the slogan offers 'greatness' and 'honour' rather than a specific claim.
- Date
- 1965
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- General Directorate of Publications and Propaganda (Edareh-ye Kol-e Entesharat va Tabligat), Imperial Government of Iran; artist signed 'Davallou'
- Region
- Middle East and North Africa
- Country
- Iran
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Pahlavi Iran
- Leader
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Theme
- Elections and party politics
- Techniques
- TransferGlittering generalities
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons (from Drew Eatts auction catalogue), retrieved September 29, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain per Commons (PD-Iran); Iran has no U.S. copyright relations (Circular 38A)
General Directorate of Publications and Propaganda, Iran; artist 'Davallou'. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Text on the object
ملتی بدنبال شاه خود در راه عظمت و سربلندی ایران عزیز نشریهٔ اداره کل انتشارات و تبلیغات [artist's signature, bottom right: دولو]
A nation following its Shah on the path of the greatness and high standing of dear Iran. Publication of the General Directorate of Publications and Propaganda. [artist's signature, bottom right: 'Dolu' / 'Davallou']
The imprint line's Persian word 'تبلیغات' can be rendered 'propaganda' or 'advertising'; both are usual in mid-century official usage. The signature reading is uncertain. Translation is a machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader.
