1893 text
Mond or orb of gold, with a cross set with precious stones.
This text comes from a footnote on a diary entry in the 1893 edition edited by Henry B. Wheatley.
Mond
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1661
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Vicente • Link
Sovereign orb valued at L1,150. at this coronation it weighed 42 ozs and was 6.5 in's diam
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictio…'s%20Orb
Sjoerd Spoelstra • Link
Its in this picture as well
http://www.kipar.org/period-galle…
[Link fixed from original,
http://www.kipar.org/resources/re… , 26 Jan 2014. P.G.]
dirk • Link
"Mond"
Derived from the French word "monde" (world), because of its globe shape.
Second Reading
Bill • Link
Mond or orb of gold, with a cross set with precious stones, carried by the Duke of Buckingham. [at the coronation]
---Wheatley, 1899.
Terry Foreman • Link
The Sovereign's Orb is a piece of coronation regalia. It was created for the coronation of Charles II in 1661 from the royal goldsmith Robert Viner. It is made of gold, sapphires, rubies, emeralds, amethyst, diamonds, pearls, and enamel. It has been used at all coronations after the one of Charles II.
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