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List of royal crowns

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The following is a list of royal crowns:

Country Name of crown Notes Image
Albania Helmet of Skanderbeg Kept in the Kunsthistorisches Museum
Belgium Heraldic Crown of Belgium Heraldic royal crown with eight half-arches. Five half-arches its two-dimensional representation
Bhutan Raven Crown
Bohemia (Czech Republic) Crown of Saint Wenceslas Kept in Prague Castle
Bulgaria Heraldic Crown of Bulgaria Heraldic 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
Cambodia Royal Crown of Cambodia Lost in 1970
Canada Canadian Royal Crown Heraldic 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.
Croatia Crown of Zvonimir
Denmark Crown of Christian V Kept in Rosenborg Castle
Denmark Crown of Christian IV Kept in Rosenborg Castle
Egypt Heraldic Crown of Egypt
Finland Crown of Finland
France Crown of Charlemagne From 1271, used as a French coronation crown, destroyed in 1793
France Crown of tradition of the Queens Destroyed in 1590
France Crown of Saint Louis Destroyed in 1793
France Crown of the Queens of Jeanne d'Évreux Destroyed in 1793
France Funeral crown of Queen Anne of Austria Destroyed in 1793
France Gold crown of Louis XIV Destroyed in 1793
France Vermeil crown of Louis XIV Destroyed in 1793
France Funeral crown of Queen Marie Therese of Austria Destroyed in 1793
France Funeral crown of Henriette of France, Queen of England Destroyed in 1793
France Funeral crown of Philippe Duke of Orleans Destroyed in 1793
France Crown of the Dauphine Destroyed in 1793
France Gold crown of Louis XV Destroyed in 1793
France Crown of Louis XV Kept in the Louvre
France Gold crown of Louis XVI Destroyed in 1793
France Vermeil crown of Louis XVI Destroyed in 1793
France Crown of Louis XII Destroyed
France Gold crown of Henry IV Destroyed in 1793
France Vermeil crown of Henry IV Destroyed in 1793
France Gold crown of Louis XIII Destroyed in 1793
France Vermeil crown of Louis XIII Destroyed in 1793
France Crown of Charles X Kept in the Basilica of St Denis
France Crown of Queen Marie Thérèse of Savoy Kept in the Basilica of St Denis
France Crown of the Dauphin Louis Antoine Duke of Angoulême
Georgia Crown of Imereti
Georgia Crown of Heraclius II Lost in late 18th century.
Georgia Crown of George XII Missing in late 1930s. Painting kept in the Kremlin Museum
Germany Crown of Baden
Germany Crown of Hanover
Germany Royal Crown of Bavaria Kept in the Munich Residenz
Germany Crown of Saxony
Germany Crown of Württemberg Kept in the Landesmuseum Württemberg
Germany (Prussia) Crown of Frederick I Kept in Charlottenburg Palace
Germany (Prussia) Hohenzollern Crown Kept in Hohenzollern Castle
Greece Crown of Greece
Hungary Holy Crown of Hungary Kept in the Hungarian Parliament Building
Iran Pahlavi Crown Used between 1925-1979 during the Pahlavi dynasty. Kept in the Treasury of National Jewels.
Iraq Heraldic crown of Iraq
Italy Iron Crown of Lombardy Kept in the Cathedral of Monza
Italy Crown of the Kingdom of Italy 1870–1946, also known as the Savoy Crown.
India Crown of Bahadur Shah II The crown of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the 20th emperor of the Mughal Empire. Part of the Royal Collection.
India Imperial Crown of India Created for George V's 1911 Delhi Durbar. Kept in the Tower of London.
Japan Crown of Ryukyu Lost in 1945. Replica kept in the Naha City Museum of History.
Jordan Heraldic Crown of Jordan
South Korea Crowns of Silla Kept in the Gyeongju National Museum
South Korea Crowns of Baekje Kept in the Gongju National Museum
South Korea Crowns of Gaya Kept in the Ho-am Art Museum and the National Museum of Korea
Sri Lanka Crown of Rajasinghe II Kept in the National Museum of Kandy, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Crown of Sri Vikrama Rajasinha Kept in the Colombo National Museum, Sri Lanka
Laos Crown of Laos Kept in the Royal Palace, Luang Prabang
Libya Heraldic crown of Libya
Luxembourg Heraldic Crown of Luxembourg Heraldic royal crown with eight half-arches. Five half-arches its two-dimensional representation
Madagascar Crown of Ranavalona I
Madagascar Crown of Ranavalona III
Monaco Heraldic Crown of Monaco Heraldic royal crown with eight half-arches. Five half-arches its two-dimensional representation
Montenegro Crown of Montenegro
Morocco Heraldic Crown of Morocco
Nepal Shripech
Netherlands Crown of the Netherlands Kept privately and only displayed at inaugurations in Amsterdam's Nieuwe Kerk
Norway Crown of Norway Kept in Nidaros Cathedral
Poland Crown of Bolesław I the Brave Replica made in 2001-2003 after original was stolen in 1794 by Prussian soldiers, used to crown Polish Kings. Kept in the Wawel Castle
Poland Homagial Crown
Poland Hungarian Crown
Poland Swedish Crown
Poland Muscovy Crown
Poland Funeral Crown
Poland Queens Crown
Poland Helmet crown of Casimir III the Great
Poland Crown of Augustus II the Strong Kept in the Dresden Armoury
Poland Crown of Augustus III of Poland Kept in the National Museum in Warsaw
Poland Crown of Queen Maria Josepha Kept in the National Museum in Warsaw
Portugal Crown of João VI Kept in the Ajuda National Palace
Portugal Diadem of the Stars Kept in the Ajuda National Palace
Romania Steel Crown of Romania Kept in the National Museum of Romanian History
Romania Crown of Queen Elizabeth Kept in the National Museum of Romanian History
Romania Crown of Queen Maria Kept in the National Museum of Romanian History
Russia (Moscovy) Monomakh's Cap Kept in the Kremlin Armoury, as part of the Diamond Fund
Serbia / Yugoslavia Karađorđević Crown Kept in Serbia
Serbia / Yugoslavia Nemanjić Crown Kept in the Imperial Treasury, Vienna
Spain Spanish Royal Crown Kept in the Royal Palace of Madrid
Sweden Crown of Eric XIV Kept in Stockholm Palace
Syria Heraldic crown of Syria
Thailand/Siam Great Crown of Victory Kept privately at the Grand Palace (Shown here is a replica at the Naval Museum in Samut Prakan Province)
Tonga Crown of Tonga
Ukraine Ruthenian Crown
Ukraine Crown of Rus Original believed lost. Replica kept at Zolochiv Castle
Ukraine Crown of Saint Vladimir
United Kingdom St Edward's Crown Kept in the Tower of London
United Kingdom Imperial State Crown Kept in the Tower of London
United Kingdom Queen Victoria's Diamond Crown Kept in the Tower of London
United Kingdom State Crown of George I Kept in the Tower of London
United Kingdom Coronation Crown of George IV Kept in the Tower of London
United Kingdom Tudor Crown Dismantled in 1649. Replica of original crown kept at Hampton Court Palace
United Kingdom (Scotland) Crown of Scotland Seen 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 Hawaii Kept in the Iolani Palace
Vietnam Crown of Po Klong M'hnai Kept in the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History

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