St Edward's Crown is one of the oldest
Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom and the centrepiece of the coronation regalia. Named after
Edward the Confessor, it has traditionally been used to crown English and British monarchs at the
coronation ceremony. The current version, made for the coronation of
Charles II in 1661, is 30 cm (12 in) tall and weighs 2.23 kg (4.9 lb), and has four
fleurs-de-lis and four
crosses pattée, supporting two dipped arches topped by a
monde and cross pattée. Its purple velvet cap is trimmed with
ermine. The frame is made of gold and decorated with 444 semi-precious stones, including amethysts, garnet,
olivine, peridot, rubies, sapphires, topazes,
tourmalines and
zircon. It is part of the
British monarchy's
Royal Collection and, when not in use, is on public display with the rest of the Crown Jewels in the
Jewel House at the
Tower of London.