Maltese crown

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The Maltese crown is a silver-gilt bow crown of the Russian Tsar Paul (1754–1801).

On the orb in the crown center is a Maltese Cross placed. It was intended for the time from 1799, when Tsar Paul was Grand Master of the Order of Malta . Production can be narrowed down to 1798.

The crown is in since about 1827 Armory of the Kremlin kept.

  • The Maltese crown of Paul I.

  • Paul I with the crown

  • The crown in the tsar's national coat of arms

See also

Portal: Order of Malta  - Overview of Wikipedia content on the Order of Malta

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry. VEB Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1984.