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2. St Edward's Crown - Wikipedia

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   During the English Civil War, Parliament melted down the crown, regarded by Oliver Cromwell as symbolic of the "detestable rule of kings". [14] The crown was described in an inventory of Charles I's possessions as "King Alfred's Crown of gold wire-work set with slight stones and two little bells", weighing 79.5 ounces (2.25 kg), valued at £3 ...

3. Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   In 9th-century Europe, gold crowns in the Byzantine tradition were replacing bronze, and gold soon became the standard material for English royal crowns. [15] King Æthelstan (r. 924–939) united the various Anglo-Saxon realms to form the Kingdom of England. In the earliest known depiction of an English king wearing a crown he is shown ...

4. Imperial State Crown - Wikipedia

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   The Imperial State Crown is the state crown of the British monarch. Based on the design of Queen Victoria's Crown of 1838, which had fallen into disrepair, it was made in 1937 for the coronation of King George VI. The crown remains in use today at coronations and State Openings of Parliament.

5. Crown (British coin) - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

6. What to Know About King Charles and Queen Camilla's ... - AOL

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   The crown was made for King George VI's coronation in 1937, but is based on Queen Victoria's 1838 crown. The design includes an openwork gold frame mounted with three large stones and set with ...

7. List of royal crowns - Wikipedia

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   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: Denmark Crown of Christian V: Kept in Rosenborg Castle: Denmark Crown of Christian IV: Kept in Rosenborg Castle: Egypt Heraldic Crown ...

8. King's coronation: 3 crowns, 2 carriages and a shorter route

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   The crown, which is the inspiration for the coronation emoji, features a 4.9-pound (2.2-kilogram) solid gold frame set with rubies, amethysts, sapphires, garnets, topazes and tourmalines and has a ...

9. Coronet - Wikipedia

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   In British heraldry, a coronet is a type of crown that is a mark of rank of non-reigning members of the royal family and peers. In other languages, this distinction is not made, and usually the same word for crown is used irrespective of rank (German: Krone, Dutch: Kroon, Swedish: Krona, French: Couronne, Italian: Corona, etc.)