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The gemstone at the front of the Imperial State Crown. The Black Prince's Ruby is a large, irregular cabochon red spinel weighing 170 carats (34 g) set in the cross pattée above the Cullinan II diamond at the front of the Imperial State Crown of the United Kingdom.
Crowns are the main symbols of royal authority. [90] All crowns in the Tower are decorated with alternating crosses pattée and fleurs-de-lis, a pattern which first appears on the great seal of Richard III, [47] and their arches are surmounted with a monde and cross pattée. Most of the crowns also have a red or purple velvet cap and an ermine ...
Replica of original medieval crown kept in Bulgaria's National Historical Museum: Cambodia Royal Crown of Cambodia: Lost in 1970 Canada Canadian Royal Crown: Heraldic crown inspired on the Tudor crown but with maple leaves replacing the crosses and the fleurs-de-lys. The insignia of the order of Canada sits on its top. Croatia Crown of Zvonimir ...
The Kingdom of England also minted gold Crowns until early in the reign of Charles II. [2] The dies for all gold and silver coins of Queen Anne and King George I were engraved by John Croker, a migrant originally from Dresden in the Duchy of Saxony. [3] The British silver crown was always a large coin, and from the 19th century it did not ...
The Crown Jewels are worn only at coronations (St Edward's Crown being used to crown the monarch) ... in 1921 for a price of £28,000. [18] ...
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The crown is also decorated with one of the seven historic stones of the Russian Diamond Collection: a large precious red spinel weighing 398.72 carats (79.744 g), known as the Menshikov Ruby, which was bought in China in 1702 by the Nerchinsk merchant Yan Istopnikov. It is believed to be the second largest spinel in the world.
The surviving French Crown Jewels, principally a set of historic crowns, diadems and parures, are mainly on display in the Galerie d'Apollon of the Louvre, France's premier museum and former royal palace, together with the Regent Diamond, the Sancy Diamond and the 105-carat (21.0 g) Côte-de-Bretagne red spinel, carved into the form of a dragon.