The Imperial State Crown is one of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom and symbolises the sovereignty of the British monarch. It has existed in various forms since the 15th century. The 1937 version is worn by a new monarch for the first time in the royal procession following their coronation and subsequently used at State Openings of Parliament. The crown is adorned with 3,170 precious stones, including the Cullinan II diamond, St Edward's Sapphire, the Stuart Sapphire, and the Black Prince's Ruby.
Edward the Confessor holding a sapphire ring in The Wilton Diptych
Front of George I's State Crown, 1714
Queen Victoria's crown made in 1838
George V wearing the pre-1937 crown in 1911 in his coronation portrait
Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom
The Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, originally the Crown Jewels of England, are a collection of royal ceremonial objects kept in the Jewel House at the Tower of London, which include the coronation regalia and vestments worn by British monarchs.
St Edward's Crown is the centrepiece of the British coronation regalia.
King Æthelstan, wearing a crown, presents an illuminated manuscript to St Cuthbert, c. 930
The first great seal of Edward the Confessor
The Stone of Scone in the Coronation Chair at Westminster Abbey, 1859
