Imperial crown

The Imperial State Crown, made for the coronation of George VI in 1937, contains 2,868 diamonds, 11 emeralds, 17 sapphires, rubies and 273 pearls, and is nearly identical to Queen Victoria's State Crown of 1838. Royal Collection Trust.

The diamonds, necklaces and Great Imperial Crown that belonged to the longest serving Empress of Russia

A crown frame of a double circlet of gold with silver jewel settings, no longer mounted with stones. The arches in the form of oak leaves, the monde missing, with a red velvet cap and ermine band.

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Once upon a time there was a vast Empire stretching from the beaches of the Crimea to the deep Siberian forests. Its capital never knew the darkness of the night in summer, its countryside flourished with myths and folk legends.... It was a country of great men and of small, a land where beauty and suffering lived side by side. A world swept away, imprisoned forever in books and pictures.

Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross, England (1661; gold, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, sapphires, spinels, amethysts, enamel). Represents the sovereign's temporal power and is associated with good governance. Royal Collection © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Thracian Heraldic Crowns

Kohinoor or the Mountain of Light was the first word that escaped the mouth of Nadir Shah when he saw the diamond. In fact the Kohinoor has a spell binding aura and the Iranian invader could not av…

The Queen has only ever worn St Edward's Crown on her Coronation Day. The crown was used by the Archbishop of Canterbury at the actual moment of coronation at Westminster Abbey.