Orb: A part of coronation regalia placed in the left hand of the Sovereign during the coronation as a symbol of Kingly power.
The Imperial Orb was made of the so called "red gold" for the Empress Catherine II the Great's Coronation in 1762.
Prominent among spinels in the Diamond Fund is the massive red orb atop the Imperial Russian Crown. This crimson colossus tips the scales at 414.30 cts (Twining, 1960).
Few precious stones have such a long and storied history as the Black Prince's ruby, a large, semi-polished, crimson orb that today sits on the front of Britain's Imperial State Crown.
The spurs also ancient, perhaps 1661, represent Knighthood, the gold bracelets representing sincerity and wisdom and the Sovereign's Orb, which is set with precious stones and pearls for made for Charles I and cost him 1,150 pounds.
The full array should also include a date letter and an assay office mark and these were struck at the request of the purchaser. The date letter is made non-compulsory as of 1999. In 1974 a pictorial mark in the form of an orb was introduced as a ...
On the basis of Crioceras Roemeri Ammonites compressissimus, D'Orb. (back to text)
On the basis of Hoplites auritus, Sow. H. Deshayesi, Leym. H. tardefurcatust? Leym. Schloembachia cristata, Defr. sp. Inoceramus Cuvieri, Sow. (back to text) ...
 See also: Crown, Precious, Gold, Jewel, Diamond
  
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