With the vision to grant freedom to the women, decided to hold a ceremony to crown Queen. With this, he marked it as a very symbolic effort ever in the history. Empress wore 15 meters long dark-emerald green velvet coronation cape. The upper part is studded with diamonds, rubies, emeralds and pearls; making up a beautiful pattern of paisley. Van Cleef Arpels made the crown, using precious gems from the Royal Treasury. The crown is crafted with a 92cts emerald in the centre along with 36 Emeralds, 105 Pearls, 34 Rubies, 2 Spinels, and 1,469 diamonds set in a white gold frame over a green velvet cap.
The story goes, out of the fifty proposals for the design of the Imperial crown submitted by the greatest jewellers of the time, the government had chosen the design by Pierre Arpels. According to tradition, the crown had to be crafted with jewels from the National Treasury located in the Central Bank. Unable to bring the priceless jewels back to Paris, Pierre Arpels spent days in the Central Bank’s basement passionately selecting each stone that would adorn the Imperial Crown with the help of his designer. A complete workshop was set in the National Treasury room to achieve this special order!
