List of royal crowns explained

The following is a list of royal crowns:

CountryName of crownNotesImage
AlbaniaHelmet of SkanderbegKept in the Kunsthistorisches Museum
BelgiumHeraldic Crown of BelgiumHeraldic royal crown with eight half-arches. Five half-arches its two-dimensional representation
BhutanRaven Crown
Bohemia (Czech Republic)Crown of Saint WenceslasKept in Prague Castle
BulgariaHeraldic Crown of BulgariaHeraldic royal crown with eight half-arches. Five half-arches its two-dimensional representation. Replica of original medieval crown kept in Bulgaria's National Historical Museum
CambodiaRoyal Crown of CambodiaLost in 1970
CanadaCanadian Royal CrownHeraldic crown inspired on the Tudor crown but with maple leaves replacing the crosses and the fleurs-de-lys. The insignia of the order of Canada sits on its top.
CroatiaCrown of Zvonimir
DenmarkCrown of Christian VKept in Rosenborg Castle
DenmarkCrown of Christian IVKept in Rosenborg Castle
EgyptHeraldic Crown of Egypt
FinlandCrown of Finland
FranceCrown of CharlemagneFrom 1271, used as a French coronation crown, destroyed in 1793
FranceCrown of tradition of the QueensDestroyed in 1590
FranceCrown of Saint LouisDestroyed in 1793
FranceCrown of the Queens of Jeanne d'ÉvreuxDestroyed in 1793
FranceFuneral crown of Queen Anne of AustriaDestroyed in 1793
FranceGold crown of Louis XIVDestroyed in 1793
FranceVermeil crown of Louis XIVDestroyed in 1793
FranceFuneral crown of Queen Marie Therese of AustriaDestroyed in 1793
FranceFuneral crown of Henriette of France, Queen of EnglandDestroyed in 1793
FranceFuneral crown of Philippe Duke of OrleansDestroyed in 1793
FranceCrown of the DauphineDestroyed in 1793
FranceGold crown of Louis XVDestroyed in 1793
FranceCrown of Louis XVKept in the Louvre
FranceGold crown of Louis XVIDestroyed in 1793
FranceVermeil crown of Louis XVIDestroyed in 1793
FranceCrown of Louis XIIDestroyed
FranceGold crown of Henry IVDestroyed in 1793
FranceVermeil crown of Henry IVDestroyed in 1793
FranceGold crown of Louis XIIIDestroyed in 1793
FranceVermeil crown of Louis XIIIDestroyed in 1793
FranceCrown of Charles XKept in the Basilica of St Denis
FranceCrown of Queen Marie Thérèse of SavoyKept in the Basilica of St Denis
FranceCrown of the Dauphin Louis Antoine Duke of Angoulême
GeorgiaCrown of Imereti
GeorgiaCrown of Heraclius IILost in late 18th century.
GeorgiaCrown of George XIIMissing in late 1930s. Painting kept in the Kremlin Museum
GermanyCrown of Baden
GermanyCrown of Hanover
GermanyRoyal Crown of BavariaKept in the Munich Residenz
GermanyCrown of Saxony
GermanyCrown of WürttembergKept in the Landesmuseum Württemberg
Germany (Prussia)Crown of Frederick IKept in Charlottenburg Palace
Germany (Prussia)Hohenzollern CrownKept in Hohenzollern Castle
GreeceCrown of Greece
HungaryHoly Crown of HungaryKept in the Hungarian Parliament Building
IranPahlavi CrownUsed between 1925-1979 during the Pahlavi dynasty. Kept in the Treasury of National Jewels.
IraqHeraldic crown of Iraq
ItalyIron Crown of LombardyKept in the Cathedral of Monza
ItalyCrown of the Kingdom of Italy1870–1946, also known as the Savoy Crown.
IndiaCrown of Bahadur Shah IIThe crown of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the 20th emperor of the Mughal Empire. Part of the Royal Collection.
IndiaImperial Crown of IndiaCreated for George V's 1911 Delhi Durbar. Kept in the Tower of London.
JapanCrown of RyukyuLost in 1945. Replica kept in the Naha City Museum of History.
JordanHeraldic Crown of Jordan
South KoreaCrowns of SillaKept in the Gyeongju National Museum
South KoreaCrowns of BaekjeKept in the Gongju National Museum
South KoreaCrowns of GayaKept in the Ho-am Art Museum and the National Museum of Korea
Sri LankaCrown of Rajasinghe IIKept in the National Museum of Kandy, Sri Lanka
Sri LankaCrown of Sri Vikrama RajasinhaKept in the Colombo National Museum, Sri Lanka
LaosCrown of LaosKept in the Royal Palace, Luang Prabang
LibyaHeraldic crown of Libya
LuxembourgHeraldic Crown of LuxembourgHeraldic royal crown with eight half-arches. Five half-arches its two-dimensional representation
MadagascarCrown of Ranavalona I
MadagascarCrown of Ranavalona III
MonacoHeraldic Crown of MonacoHeraldic royal crown with eight half-arches. Five half-arches its two-dimensional representation
MontenegroCrown of Montenegro
MoroccoHeraldic Crown of Morocco
NepalShripech
NetherlandsCrown of the NetherlandsKept privately and only displayed at inaugurations in Amsterdam's Nieuwe Kerk
NorwayCrown of NorwayKept in Nidaros Cathedral
PolandCrown of Bolesław I the BraveReplica made in 2001-2003 after original was stolen in 1794 by Prussian soldiers, used to crown Polish Kings. Kept in the Wawel Castle
PolandHomagial Crown
PolandHungarian Crown
PolandSwedish Crown
PolandMuscovy Crown
PolandFuneral Crown
PolandQueens Crown
PolandHelmet crown of Casimir III the Great
PolandCrown of Augustus II the StrongKept in the Dresden Armoury
PolandCrown of Augustus III of PolandKept in the National Museum in Warsaw
PolandCrown of Queen Maria JosephaKept in the National Museum in Warsaw
PortugalCrown of João VIKept in the Ajuda National Palace
PortugalDiadem of the StarsKept in the Ajuda National Palace
RomaniaSteel Crown of RomaniaKept in the National Museum of Romanian History
RomaniaKept in the National Museum of Romanian History
Russia (Moscovy)Monomakh's CapKept in the Kremlin Armoury, as part of the Diamond Fund
Serbia / YugoslaviaKarađorđević CrownKept in Serbia
Serbia / YugoslaviaNemanjić CrownKept in the Imperial Treasury, Vienna
SpainSpanish Royal CrownKept in the Royal Palace of Madrid
SwedenCrown of Eric XIVKept in Stockholm Palace
SyriaHeraldic crown of Syria
Thailand/SiamGreat Crown of VictoryKept privately at the Grand Palace (Shown here is a replica at the Naval Museum in Samut Prakan Province)
TongaCrown of Tonga
UkraineRuthenian Crown
UkraineOriginal believed lost. Replica kept at Zolochiv Castle
UkraineCrown of Saint Vladimir
United KingdomSt Edward's CrownKept in the Tower of London
United KingdomImperial State CrownKept in the Tower of London
United KingdomQueen Victoria's Diamond CrownKept in the Tower of London
United KingdomState Crown of George IKept in the Tower of London
United KingdomCoronation Crown of George IVKept in the Tower of London
United KingdomTudor CrownDestroyed in 1649. Replica of original crown kept at Hampton Court Palace
United Kingdom (Scotland)Crown of ScotlandSeen here in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II at the Scottish Parliament. (Crown kept at Edinburgh Castle as part of the Honours of Scotland).
United States (Hawaii)Crowns of HawaiiKept in the Iolani Palace
VietnamCrown of Po Klong M'hnaiKept in the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History

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