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Russia
- The Imperial Crown of Russia was used by the country's monarchs from 1762 until the Russian monarchy's abolition in 1917.
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Hungary
- Also known as the Crown of Saint Stephen, the Holy Crown of Hungary was the coronation crown used by the Kingdom of Hungary for most of its existence; kings have been crowned with it since the 12th century. It's on display at the Domed Hall of the Hungarian Parliament Building.
© Public Domain
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United Kingdom
- One of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, the Imperial State Crown has existed in various forms since the 15th century. The current version (pictured) was made in 1937, and is worn by the monarch after a coronation.
© Public Domain
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France
- Louis XV was King of France from September 1, 1715 until his death in 1774. His crown is on display at the Musée du Louvre in Paris.
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Germany
- The Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire was the coronation crown of the Holy Roman Emperor, probably from the late 10th century until the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806.
© Getty Images
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Czech Republic
- Charles IV, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, had the Crown of Saint Wenceslas made for his coronation. The crown forms part of the Bohemian Crown Jewels, made in 1346.
© Getty Images
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Denmark
- The 16th-century crown of King Christian IV of Denmark is currently on display in Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen.
© Getty Images
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United Kingdom
- St Edward's Crown is the centerpiece of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. It has been traditionally used to crown English and British monarchs at their coronations since the 13th century. When not in use, St Edward's Crown is on public display in the Jewel House at the Tower of London.
© Public Domain
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Italy
- The Iron Crown of Lombardy is a reliquary and might be one of the oldest royal insignia of Christendom. It dates back to the Middle Ages and today is kept in the Cathedral of Monza, near Milan.
© Getty Images
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Sweden
- The Crown of King Eric XIV of Sweden was made in Stockholm in 1561, and is still used by the King of Sweden during official ceremonies.
© Public Domain
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Vatican City
- The papal tiara is a crown that was worn by popes of the Catholic Church from as early as the 8th century to the mid-20th. It was last used by Pope Paul VI in 1963. Pictured is an example made in the 19th century.
© Getty Images
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United Kingdom
- Queen Victoria's small diamond crown, pictured on display in the Jewel House at the Tower Of London. It's a miniature imperial and state crown made at the monarch's request in 1870 to wear over her widow's cap following the death of her husband, Prince Albert.
© Getty Images
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Modern-day Turkey
- These Byzantine enamel plaques are probably parts of a crown representing the Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos (1042–1056), the Empress Zoë Porphyrogenita, and her sister, Theodora.
© Public Domain
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United Kingdom
- Made by London jewelers Garrards in 1893, this silver and diamond tiara was a wedding present for the future Queen Mary from the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland. Queen Elizabeth II then received it as a wedding gift in 1947.
© Getty Images
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Spain
- This is the Spanish Royal Crown (pictured with scepter) used in the proclamation of the Kings of Spain. It dates back to the 18th century.
© Getty Images
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Nepal
- A Vajracharya priest's crown dating back to the 13th century and made from copper, gold, crystal, and turquoise.
© Getty Images
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Afghanistan
- A golden crown unearthed at Tillya Tepe, an archaeological site in the northern Afghanistan province of Jowzjan. Part of a hoard often known as the Bactrian gold, the crown, like the rest of the artifacts, has been dated back to around the 1st century BCE-1st century CE.
© Getty Images
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Indonesia
- The Crown of Banten Sultanate. The Banten Sultanate was an Islamic trading kingdom founded in the 16th century and centered in Banten, a port city on the northwest coast of Java. Successive rulers would have worn the crown, which is crafted from gold.
© Public Domain
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India
- The Imperial Crown of India, worn in 1911 by King George V at his Delhi Durbar, an Indian imperial-style mass assembly organized by the British at Coronation Park in Delhi to mark the succession of an Emperor or Empress of India.
© Getty Images
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Iran
- The Pahlavi Crown was the coronation crown used during the Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979). It is held in the Treasury of National Jewels in Tehran.
© Getty Images
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South Korea
- A gold crown from Chonma-chong ("Heavenly Horse") tomb in Kyongju, South Korea. It dates back to the Silla Kingdom, during the Three Kingdoms period, from around 5th–6th centuries.
© Getty Images
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Russia
- The Monomakh's Cap is an early 14th-century relic of the Russian grand princes and czars. A symbol-crown of the Russian autocracy, it's composed of eight sectors, elaborately ornamented with a scrolled gold overlay and inlaid with rubies, emeralds, and pearls.
© Getty Images
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Greece
- A 4th-century BCE gold crown in the form of oak leaves, from the royal tomb of Philip II (father of Alexander the Great) at Vergina, Greece. Sources: (Historic Royal Palaces) (Smithsonian Magazine) (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
© Getty Images
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© Getty Images
0 / 24 Fotos
Russia
- The Imperial Crown of Russia was used by the country's monarchs from 1762 until the Russian monarchy's abolition in 1917.
© Getty Images
1 / 24 Fotos
Hungary
- Also known as the Crown of Saint Stephen, the Holy Crown of Hungary was the coronation crown used by the Kingdom of Hungary for most of its existence; kings have been crowned with it since the 12th century. It's on display at the Domed Hall of the Hungarian Parliament Building.
© Public Domain
2 / 24 Fotos
United Kingdom
- One of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, the Imperial State Crown has existed in various forms since the 15th century. The current version (pictured) was made in 1937, and is worn by the monarch after a coronation.
© Public Domain
3 / 24 Fotos
France
- Louis XV was King of France from September 1, 1715 until his death in 1774. His crown is on display at the Musée du Louvre in Paris.
© Getty Images
4 / 24 Fotos
Germany
- The Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire was the coronation crown of the Holy Roman Emperor, probably from the late 10th century until the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806.
© Getty Images
5 / 24 Fotos
Czech Republic
- Charles IV, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, had the Crown of Saint Wenceslas made for his coronation. The crown forms part of the Bohemian Crown Jewels, made in 1346.
© Getty Images
6 / 24 Fotos
Denmark
- The 16th-century crown of King Christian IV of Denmark is currently on display in Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen.
© Getty Images
7 / 24 Fotos
United Kingdom
- St Edward's Crown is the centerpiece of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. It has been traditionally used to crown English and British monarchs at their coronations since the 13th century. When not in use, St Edward's Crown is on public display in the Jewel House at the Tower of London.
© Public Domain
8 / 24 Fotos
Italy
- The Iron Crown of Lombardy is a reliquary and might be one of the oldest royal insignia of Christendom. It dates back to the Middle Ages and today is kept in the Cathedral of Monza, near Milan.
© Getty Images
9 / 24 Fotos
Sweden
- The Crown of King Eric XIV of Sweden was made in Stockholm in 1561, and is still used by the King of Sweden during official ceremonies.
© Public Domain
10 / 24 Fotos
Vatican City
- The papal tiara is a crown that was worn by popes of the Catholic Church from as early as the 8th century to the mid-20th. It was last used by Pope Paul VI in 1963. Pictured is an example made in the 19th century.
© Getty Images
11 / 24 Fotos
United Kingdom
- Queen Victoria's small diamond crown, pictured on display in the Jewel House at the Tower Of London. It's a miniature imperial and state crown made at the monarch's request in 1870 to wear over her widow's cap following the death of her husband, Prince Albert.
© Getty Images
12 / 24 Fotos
Modern-day Turkey
- These Byzantine enamel plaques are probably parts of a crown representing the Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos (1042–1056), the Empress Zoë Porphyrogenita, and her sister, Theodora.
© Public Domain
13 / 24 Fotos
United Kingdom
- Made by London jewelers Garrards in 1893, this silver and diamond tiara was a wedding present for the future Queen Mary from the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland. Queen Elizabeth II then received it as a wedding gift in 1947.
© Getty Images
14 / 24 Fotos
Spain
- This is the Spanish Royal Crown (pictured with scepter) used in the proclamation of the Kings of Spain. It dates back to the 18th century.
© Getty Images
15 / 24 Fotos
Nepal
- A Vajracharya priest's crown dating back to the 13th century and made from copper, gold, crystal, and turquoise.
© Getty Images
16 / 24 Fotos
Afghanistan
- A golden crown unearthed at Tillya Tepe, an archaeological site in the northern Afghanistan province of Jowzjan. Part of a hoard often known as the Bactrian gold, the crown, like the rest of the artifacts, has been dated back to around the 1st century BCE-1st century CE.
© Getty Images
17 / 24 Fotos
Indonesia
- The Crown of Banten Sultanate. The Banten Sultanate was an Islamic trading kingdom founded in the 16th century and centered in Banten, a port city on the northwest coast of Java. Successive rulers would have worn the crown, which is crafted from gold.
© Public Domain
18 / 24 Fotos
India
- The Imperial Crown of India, worn in 1911 by King George V at his Delhi Durbar, an Indian imperial-style mass assembly organized by the British at Coronation Park in Delhi to mark the succession of an Emperor or Empress of India.
© Getty Images
19 / 24 Fotos
Iran
- The Pahlavi Crown was the coronation crown used during the Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979). It is held in the Treasury of National Jewels in Tehran.
© Getty Images
20 / 24 Fotos
South Korea
- A gold crown from Chonma-chong ("Heavenly Horse") tomb in Kyongju, South Korea. It dates back to the Silla Kingdom, during the Three Kingdoms period, from around 5th–6th centuries.
© Getty Images
21 / 24 Fotos
Russia
- The Monomakh's Cap is an early 14th-century relic of the Russian grand princes and czars. A symbol-crown of the Russian autocracy, it's composed of eight sectors, elaborately ornamented with a scrolled gold overlay and inlaid with rubies, emeralds, and pearls.
© Getty Images
22 / 24 Fotos
Greece
- A 4th-century BCE gold crown in the form of oak leaves, from the royal tomb of Philip II (father of Alexander the Great) at Vergina, Greece. Sources: (Historic Royal Palaces) (Smithsonian Magazine) (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
© Getty Images
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Spectacular royal crowns fit for heads of state
The headwear of rulers through the centuries
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A crown is a traditional form of head adornment worn by monarchs as a symbol of their power and wealth. Exquisitely made and often shimmering in gold or silver and decorated in precious gemstones, the crown also signifies the wearer as head of state, and the bigger the headwear the greater their status.
Click through this gallery and admire some of the most remarkable crowns ever created for kings and queens.
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