Regalia
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Regalia is the set of emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royal status, as well as rights, prerogatives and privileges enjoyed by a sovereign, regardless of title. The word originally ref
Replicas of the Imperial Regalia of the Holy Roman Empire, symbolizing the translatio imperii and the authority of the emperors, displayed in the Aachen Town Hall, Germany
Regalia of the past kings of Bavaria, Residenz Palace treasury, Munich
The Holy Crown of Hungary along with other regalia.
Replicas of the Crown of Bolesław I the Brave and other regalia.
Globus cruciger
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The globus cruciger, also known as "the orb and cross" or stavroforos sphaira, is an orb surmounted by a cross. It has been a Christian symbol of authority since the Middle Ages, used on coins, in ico
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…the case of the Doge of the Republic of Venice, to its lifeblood, the sea); or as a signet-ring, a practical attribute of his power to command legally Orb (globus cruciger) Scepter, including the French Hand of Justice…
Imperial Orb of the Holy Roman Empire, part of the Imperial Regalia
Augustus as Jove, holding scepter and orb, first half of 1st century AD
The globus cruciger was used in the Byzantine Empire, as shown in this coin of Emperor Leontius (died 705)
Christ as Salvator Mundi with globus cruciger by Andrea Previtali