Steti Miniature Coronation Crown, The Imperial Crown of India for Delhi Durbar 1911

Made for King George V to wear at the Delhi Durbar of 1911

An Act of Parliament prevents The Crown Jewels from leaving the shores of England.

This was probably intended to deter monarchs from selling or pawning them when in need of money! Charles I, for example, had disposed of a large quantity of jewels at the start of the Civil War go raise funds to pay his troops.

When George V, as Emperor of India, attended the Delhi Durbar in 1911 to receive the present Crown Jewelers, the cost being met by the India office, Set with emeralds, rubies, sapphires and some 6,100 diamonds, it is one of the heaviest crowns in the collection, weighing over 34oz(0.92kg). After wearing it for over 3 hours George V recorded that the weight had caused him great discomfort!