Coronation Ring
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The Coronation Ring is a ceremonial piece of royal regalia symbolizing the monarch’s commitment to the Church and the people, traditionally placed on the sovereign’s hand during the coronation service.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Queen’s Ring | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British crown jewel
ⓘ
ceremonial ring ⓘ royal regalia ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
King’s Ring
ⓘ
Coronation Ring ⓘ
surface form:
Queen’s Ring
|
| associatedWith | Church of England ⓘ |
| category |
British monarchy regalia
ⓘ
rings in religion ⓘ rings of royalty ⓘ |
| collection |
Jewel House
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewel House, Tower of London
|
| commissionedBy | William IV ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdFor | coronation of William IV ⓘ |
| creator | Rundell, Bridge & Rundell ⓘ |
| designFeature |
border of cushion-shaped diamonds
ⓘ
four rectangular rubies set in gold on the sapphire ⓘ rubies arranged in the form of a cross of St George ⓘ sapphire background representing the flag of Scotland ⓘ sapphire set in gold ⓘ |
| exhibitedTo | public at the Tower of London ⓘ |
| handledBy | Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
diamonds
ⓘ
rubies ⓘ sapphire ⓘ |
| inception | 1831 ⓘ |
| legalStatus | inalienable property of the Crown ⓘ |
| location | Tower of London ⓘ |
| material | gold ⓘ |
| ownedBy | the Crown ⓘ |
| partOf | Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier coronation rings now lost or altered ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
symbol of the monarch’s mystical marriage to the nation
ⓘ
symbol of the monarch’s role as Defender of the Faith ⓘ |
| shape | sapphire cut as a rectangular table ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
kingly virtue
ⓘ
monarch’s commitment to the Church ⓘ monarch’s commitment to the people ⓘ royal dignity ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Charles Philip Arthur George
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles III
Edward VII ⓘ Elizabeth II ⓘ George V ⓘ George VI ⓘ Queen Victoria ⓘ William IV ⓘ sovereign of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| usedDuring | anointing and investiture part of the coronation ceremony ⓘ |
| usedFor | coronation of the British monarch ⓘ |
| usedIn | coronation service in Westminster Abbey ⓘ |
| wornOn | fourth finger of the sovereign’s right hand ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Queen’s Ring