Holy Crown of Hungary - Specifications of The Crown

Specifications of The Crown

  • The Crown’s shape is elliptic (the width is 203.9 mm, the length is 215.9 mm) and is larger than a (healthy) human’s head. During coronation, the would-be king had to wear a so-called 'kapa' made of leather, which was sewn for the size of the king, to hold the crown.
  • The weight of the Crown is 2056 g.
  • The gold-silver alloys used are different in case of the upper and the lower parts of the Crown.
  • The lower part of the Crown is asymmetric.
  • A reliable consistent measurement system can be found which is true for almost all the parts of the Crown.

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