Eastern crown
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The Eastern Crown is a gold heraldic
crown
surmounted with a variable number of sharp spikes. The Eastern Crown is one of the oldest crowns, and so for this reason it has also been known as the Antique Crown.
The celestial crown is a modified Eastern Crown with longer spikes and topped by stars with no specific fixed number of points.
Gallery
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Example of an Eastern crown (Hugo Gerard Ströhl)
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Coat of arms of the formerKingdom of Illyriafeaturing an Eastern crown
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Old coat of arms of Dalmatia (Habsburg Monarchy) featuring Eastern crowns
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Coat of arms of the Order of Saint Lazarus featuring an Eastern crown
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Coat of arms of thesupportersgorged (collared) of Eastern crowns
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An eastern crown depicted on a coin of Marcus Aurelius
See also
- Radiant crown
- Crown (heraldry)
- Celestial crown
- Heraldry
- Circlet
- Golden hat
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eastern crowns.
- (in Spanish) Eastern Crown definition. Libro de Armoría.
- Heraldic crowns, www.scottish-wedding-dreams.com
- Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1909) A Complete Guide to Heraldry, Chapter XXIII: Crest, Coronets and Chapeaux.