The Shah Ismail Order is made of two layers: the bottom silver layer that is in the shape of an eight-pointed star, and the smaller top layer that is an octagon plate bathed in pure gold with a profile of Shah Ismayil Safavi (the founder of the Safavid dynasty).
Shah Ismail Order is made of two layers. The bottom silver layer is in the shape of eight-pointed star. The smaller top layer is an octagon plate bathed in pure gold with a depiction of a side-view image of Shah Ismayil Safavi. Ismail I (Persian: , romanized: Esmail, pronounced [esmil; July 17, 1487  May 23, 1524), also known as Shah Ismail I ( ), was the founder of the Safavid dynasty, ruling from 1501 to 23 May 1524 as Shah of Iran (Persia). 
