The Crown Jewels is a collection of British crown jewels that has 23,578 precious stones. The most valuable historically and culturally element of the collection are coronation regalia - including crown, scepter and apple used since 1661. The largest known white diamond in the world - 530-carat Cullinan I - is embedded in the scepter.
Until 1649, subsequent rulers were crowned using the Edward the Confessor's crown from the 11th century (currently a saint of the Catholic and Anglican church). In 1649, during the civil war in England, the crown jewels were melted down as a sign of the abolition of the monarchy. After returning to the throne of Charles II, the existing crown was created - a gold, richly decorated with precious stones weighs almost 2.5 kg.
In addition to the crown used during coronation, the monarch also has a state crown, which is decorated with 2868 diamonds, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds, 269 pearls and 4 rubies.
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