themerrycourtier:The Steel Crown of RomaniaThe Crown of King Carol Iwas forged from the steel of a c
themerrycourtier:The Steel Crown of RomaniaThe Crown of King Carol Iwas forged from the steel of a cannon captured by the Romanian Army from the Ottomans during its War of Independence.Carol I chose steel, and not gold, to symbolize the bravery of the Romanian soldiers. He received it during the ceremonies of his coronation and of the proclamation of Romania as a kingdom in 1881. It is the same Crown used in 1922 at the coronation of King Ferdinand I and Queen Maria as sovereigns of Romania.The Crown was used also during the coronation and anointing as King of Michael I by the Orthodox Patriarch of Romania on the day of his second accession, September 6, 1940. -- source link
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