Crown of Hawaii was a royal crown used by the Hawaiian king
Kalākaua. The idea of a European-styled coronation and thus also a crown came to Kalākaua after
his world tour. Crowns for both the king and queen were ordered from a
London-based
jeweller.
The crown was made out of
gold with nearly an oval profile. It was decorated with golden kalo (''
taro'') leaves as well as
diamonds and other jewels. On the top there was a
Maltese cross
The Maltese cross is a cross symbol, consisting of four " V" or arrowhead shaped concave quadrilaterals converging at a central vertex at right angles, two tips pointing outward symmetrically.
It is a heraldic cross variant which developed f ...
. The price of the crown came into $5000.
See also
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Royal Order of the Crown of Hawaii
Royal Order of the Crown of Hawaii is an order founded in 1882 by king Kalākaua
Kalākaua (David Laʻamea Kamananakapu Mahinulani Naloiaehuokalani Lumialani Kalākaua; November 16, 1836 – January 20, 1891), sometimes called The Mer ...
References
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