Norwegian Crown Prince's Coronet

Painting of the coronet by Johannes Flintoe

The Crown Prince's Coronet is one of the Norwegian royal regalia.

The coronet was made in 1846 to a design by Johannes Flintoe, based on a crown dating from the Middle Ages. It was commissioned from the goldsmith Herman Colbjørnsen Øyset.[1]

It was originally made for Crown Prince Carl, the future King Charles XV of Sweden. It was intended to be worn by Carl at the coronation of his parents, Oscar I and Josephine, but the ceremony never took place. It is the only piece of Norway's coronation regalia to have been made entirely in Norway, and it has never been worn.[1]

The coronet is of the open type and is decorated with spikes. It weighs slightly more than 1 kg (2.2 lb) and is set with a green peridot, freshwater pearls, and an amethyst.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Crown Prince's Coronet". The Royal House of Norway. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

Further reading

  • Nordenvall, Per (1998). Kungliga Serafimerorden 1748–1998. Borås. pp. 550–551.
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