monarchiesoftheworld:The Imperial Orb was created for Empress Catherine II the Great’s coronat
monarchiesoftheworld:The Imperial Orb was created for Empress Catherine II the Great’s coronation in 1762. It was made of ‘red gold’, has two rows of large diamonds and the sapphire weighs 47 carats. -- source link
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