Sword of justice
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A sword of justice is a ceremonial sword that is used to signify a monarch's supreme judicial power. In some cases, this may have been an executioner's sword that was no longer used for executions, be
A sword-wielding allegory of justice, painted by Lucas Cranach the Elder in 1537
Curtana
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Curtana, also known as the Sword of Mercy, is a ceremonial sword used at the coronation of British kings and queens. One of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, its end is blunt and squared to symb
Sword of justice
…Spiritual Justice, whose characteristics are said to indicate that only temporal courts have power over death. The current two swords, together with Curtana, the Sword of Mercy, were made for coronation of Charles I of England, which took place in 1626. Sword of Justice example at the Higgins Collection…
Procession in the 1685 coronation of James II, including blunt Curtana sword (E) borne by the Earl of Shrewsbury.—Engraving from Sandford (1687), History of the Coronation of James II