Imperial State Crown

Japanese: Imperial State Crown(英語表記)ImperialStateCrown
Imperial State Crown

…This cloth band was replaced by an elaborately decorated gold band during the reign of Justinian I (Eastern Roman Emperor, reigned 527-565), which developed into the luxurious crown of today. There are two crowns currently used by the British royal family. The St. Edward's Crown, which has been used since Charles II (coronated in 1661), is made of pure gold and is heavy (about 30 kg), so it is only ceremonially placed on the head of the king during the coronation. The Imperial State Crown, made for Queen Victoria's coronation, is used on the head of the king on the way home from the coronation and afterwards. The latter is set in platinum and decorated with over 2,300 diamonds, about 300 pearls, more than 10 sapphires, emeralds, and several rubies. Among the diamonds is the 309-carat Star of Africa (which is only inserted when the crown is not in use), and among the rubies is the Black Prince, a small hen's egg-sized (over 5 cm) stone. …

*Some of the terminology referenced in "Imperial State Crown" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この布バンドがユスティニアヌス1世(東ローマ皇帝,在位527‐565)のとき,精巧な装飾を施した黄金のバンドにかわり,それがこんにちの豪華な王冠の形に発達した。 現在イギリスの王家で用いられている王冠は2個あり,チャールズ2世(1661年戴冠式)以来の〈聖エドワード王冠〉は純金で目方が重い(約30kg)ので,現在は戴冠式のとき儀式的に国王の頭にのせられるだけで,戴冠式の帰路ならびにその後はビクトリア女王の戴冠式のときにつくられた〈帝国王冠Imperial State Crown〉が用いられている。後者は白金の台に二千数百個のダイヤモンド,約300個の真珠,10個以上のサファイア,エメラルド,数個のルビーが飾られ,ダイヤの中には309カラットの〈アフリカの星〉(これは王冠を使用しないときだけに挿入されている)があり,ルビーの中には〈黒太子〉という小さい鶏卵くらい(5cm以上)のものが飾られている。…

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