St edward's crown

My St. Edward's Crown (Front)

We finally have a date.

The crown is composed of a solid gold frame, set with tourmalines, white and yellow topazes, rubies, amethysts, sapphires, garnet, peridot, zircons, spinel, and aquamarines, step-cut and rose-cut and mounted in enamelled gold collets, and with a velvet cap with an ermine band.The band of the crown is bordered by rows of gold beads and mounted with sixteen clusters, each set with a rectangular or octagonal step-cut stone in a collet decorated in enamel with modelled acanthus leaves…

The Montana Sapphire is the only American jewel included in England's crown jewels. Now there is a bit of contention and mystery surrounding this fact, but a lot of sources confirm it!

One of the most important symbols of the Crown’s authority and wealth, the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom have a long, interesting, and sometimes - Royal Explainers

Imperial State Crown Crown of Queen Mary of Modena Imperial Crown of India Prince of Wales' Crown St. Edwards Crown These wonderful illustrations are from The Crown Jewels of England by Sir George John Younghusband and Cyril Davenport, which was published in 1919. I love the colours, opulence and masculine softness. They have got me in the mood for some Royal research, so watch this space. All images © PoodlesRock/Corbis

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.

St. Edward's Crown (Back) - Real (left) and the one I made (right)

Scientists may finally have solved the mystery of the Cullinan diamond, the most prized of the Queen’s crown jewels, whose massive size and purity have long seemed to defy the laws of physics.Ever