George Iv State Diadem

Part of the British Crown Jewels , the George IV State Diadem or '''Diamond Diadem''' was made in 1820 by the firm Rundell, Bridge and Rundell for the coronation of King George IV . It was designed to encircle the King's velvet Cap of Estate that he wore in the procession to Westminster Abbey . The Diadem includes 1333 Diamonds weighing 325.75 Carats (65.15 g), and 169 pearls along its base. Its design features Roses , Thistles and Shamrocks , the symbols of England , Scotland and Ireland respectively.

The diadem was also worn during the coronation procession of Queen Victoria , and later Queen Elizabeth II . It is also worn by Queen Elizabeth II in the procession to the State Opening Of Parliament . It has featured in many portraits of the Queen, including one by Raphael Maklouf that appears on Commonwealth coinage and on British Stamps . It has also featured on the banknotes of England , Canada , Australia , Bermuda , Hong Kong , British Honduras , the British Caribbean Territories currency board (consisting of Trinidad And Tobago , Barbados , Anguilla , Saba , St Kitts And Nevis , Antigua , St Lucia , Dominica , St Vincent And The Grenadines , British Guyana and the British Virgin Islands ), Mauritius , Southern Rhodesia , Cyprus , Rhodesia And Nyasaland , Fiji , Belize , The Bahamas , Malta , Malaya and North Borneo , and Jamaica .

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