The Imperial Crown of Brazil, also known as the Crown of Dom Pedro II or as the Diamantine Crown, is the Crown manufactured for the second Brazilian Emperor, Pedro II.
The Imperial Crown on display at the Imperial Museum of Brazil
Emperor Pedro II, wearing several elements of the regalia, and crowned with the Imperial Crown of Brazil, here portrayed arriving to deliver the Speech from the Throne in the opening of the annual session of the Brazilian Imperial Parliament (General Assembly) in 1872. Painting by Pedro Américo.
President Getúlio Vargas looking at the Imperial Crown during the opening of the Imperial Museum on March 16, 1943
A crown is a traditional form of head adornment, or hat, worn by monarchs as a symbol of their power and dignity. A crown is often, by extension, a symbol of the monarch's government or items endorsed by it. The word itself is used, particularly in Commonwealth countries, as an abstract name for the monarchy itself, as distinct from the individual who inhabits it. A specific type of crown is employed in heraldry under strict rules. Indeed, some monarchies never had a physical crown, just a heraldic representation, as in the constitutional kingdom of Belgium.
Imperial Crown of Kingdom of Sicily (Crown of Constance of Aragon, Cathedral of Palermo).
Imperial Crown (Benkan) of Emperor Kōmei of Japan
Imperial Crown of Austria
Imperial Crown of Russia, 2012 replica