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.

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Queen’s Ring 1

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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

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Coronation Ring alsoKnownAs Coronation Ring
this entity surface form: Queen’s Ring