Cross pattée (crown)
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A cross pattée containing a red diamond is visible in the front.
Many crowns worn by monarchs have jewelled cross pattée (or pattée) symbols located on the band. Most crowns possess at least four crosses pattée, with the crown's half arches connected to the band of the crown at the crosses pattée. Some crowns are designed so that the half-arches can be detached from the crosses pattée, allowing it to be worn on occasion as a circlet.
A Cross pattée is particularly associated with crowns in Christian countries. It is often heavily jewelled, with diamonds and precious stones. The Koh-i-Noor a diamond is located in a cross pattée on the crown the Crown of Queen Elizabeth (Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. Located in a cross pattée on the Imperial State Crown is the Black Prince's Ruby.
The two images to the right, of the 1661 St. Edward's Crown and the 1937 Imperial State Crown, both part of the British Crown Jewels, show the continuing use of crosses pattée in crowns both old and new.
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half-arch | band | monde | cap | cross | cross pattee | Lappet |
