Eastern crown

Example of an Eastern crown

Example of a Celestial crown

The Eastern Crown is a gold crown surmounted with a variable number of sharp spikes. It is so called because of its origin in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Eastern Crown is one of the oldest crowns, and so for this reason it has also known as 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 Santa Maria dos Olivais, Lisbon (Portugal) featuring an Eastern crown
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  Coat of arms of the former Kingdom of Illyria featuring 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 the Duke of Wellington featuring supporters gorged (collared) of Eastern crowns
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  An eastern crown depicted on a coin of Marcus Aurelius
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  Arms of St Stephen's House (University of Oxford) featuring a Celestial crown
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  Arms of Campion Hall (University of Oxford) featuring a Celestial crown

See also

• Crown (heraldry)
• Heraldry
• Circlet
• Golden hat

References

• (Spanish) Eastern Crown definition. Libro de Armoría.
• (Spanish) Celestial 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.