Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1896 — The Russian Grown. [ARTICLE]

The Russian Grown.

The crown which is to be worn at the coming coronation of the Czar of Russia Is one of the richest treasures in the possession of European royal or Imperial families. Catharine the Great had It made by a Jeweler from Geneva in the last century. She gave orders at the time that it was to be the most valuable crown In Europe. The Jeweler, however, was informed that it must not weigh more than five pounds, as the Empress was to wear It for five hours at the ceremony of coronation. The Genevan was successful in fulfilling all the requirements, and the crown to-day is valued at nearly $460,000. On Its top Is a ruby surmounted by a cross of five magnificent diamonds, and the rest of It Is fairly covered with diamonds and pearls.