Jewels of the National Treasury

The art and historical references of the Sasanian Empire which ruled Persia from 224 to 651 AD, was taken as an inspiration to design the crown. It’s made of gold and silver and embellished with diamonds, emeralds, sapphires and pearls on a red velvet fabric. The 4 sides of the crown has battlement designs and sunbursts on the four panels, set in diamonds, the front sun design is studded with 60cts of the large yellow diamond. The crown is embellished with 1,144cts of Diamonds; 5 pieces of Emeralds; 2 pieces of Sapphires along with 368 perfectly matched Pearls.