Black Prince's Ruby
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The Black Prince's Ruby is a large, irregular cabochon red spinel weighing 170 carats set in the cross pattée above the Cullinan II diamond at the front of the Imperial State Crown of the United Kingd
Detail of Queen Victoria's Coronation Portrait, showing the Black Prince's Ruby on the crown
Imperial State Crown
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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 Ki
Black Prince's Ruby
…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. The spinel is one of the oldest gems in the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, with a history dating back to the mid-14th…
Hand-coloured lithograph of Queen Victoria's Imperial State Crown
Imperial State Crown, 1904
The emptied frame of Queen Victoria's Imperial State Crown