2007-03-25 18:22:15 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
It is called a scepter. It signifies authority and is often topped with an orb or round ball which goes to show that he is king of the world.
2007-03-25 18:27:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The collective term Crown Jewels denotes the regalia and vestments worn by the sovereign of the United Kingdom during the coronation ceremony and at various other state functions.
The term refers to the following objects: the crowns, sceptres (with either the cross or the dove), orbs, swords, rings, spurs, colobium sindonis, dalmatic, armill, and the royal robe or pall, as well as several other objects connected with the ceremony itself.
St. Edward's Crown was made in 1661. Made of gold, its design consists of four crosses pattee and four fleurs-de-lis, with two arches on top. Surmounting the arches is a jewelled cross pattee. The Crown includes 444 precious stones. It is used through most of the coronation ceremony. Queen Elizabeth II opted to use a stylised representation of this crown in images of the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom.
The Sceptre with the Cross was made in 1661, and is so called because it is surmounted by a cross. In 1905, it was redesigned to incorporate the Cullinan I, also known as the Great Star of Africa, which at over 530 carats (106 g) is the second largest cut diamond in the world after The Golden Jubilee. During the coronation, the monarch bears the Sceptre with the Cross in the right hand.
The Sceptre with the Dove was also made in 1661, and atop it is a dove symbolising the Holy Ghost. While the Sceptre with the Cross is borne in the right hand, the Sceptre with the Dove is borne in the left. At the same time as the Sovereign holds both Sceptres, he or she is crowned with St. Edward's Crown.
The Sovereign's Orb, a type of globus cruciger, is a hollow golden sphere made in 1661. There is a band of jewels running along the centre, and a half-band on the top hemisphere. Surmounting the orb is a jewelled Cross representing the Sovereign's role as Defender of the Faith. For a part of the coronation, it is borne in the Sovereign's left hand.
2007-03-26 01:30:23 · answer #2 · answered by Hamish 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Royal Scepter
2007-03-26 01:26:12 · answer #3 · answered by vickie p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Scepter, Royal Scepter
2007-03-26 01:32:21 · answer #4 · answered by READER 1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Scepter
2007-03-26 01:25:20 · answer #5 · answered by oracleofohio 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Queen.
2007-03-26 07:44:59 · answer #6 · answered by gone 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sceptre.
2007-03-26 01:29:23 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called a scepter.
2007-03-26 01:28:52 · answer #8 · answered by pradip27 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A sceptre
2007-03-26 01:23:52 · answer #9 · answered by Detective Leane 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
umm... do mean that rod thing. I think It's a scepter. like that hammer judges use, its a symbol of authority.
2007-03-26 11:45:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋