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The Eastern Crown is a gold heraldic crown surmounted with a variable number of sharp spikes. The Eastern Crown is one of the oldest crowns, and so for this reason it has also been known as the Antique Crown.
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The celestial crown is a modified Eastern Crown with longer spikes and topped by stars with no specific fixed number of points.
Gallery
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Example of an Eastern crown (Hugo Gerard Ströhl)
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Coat of arms of the former Kingdom of Illyria featuring an Eastern crown
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Old coat of arms of Dalmatia (Habsburg Monarchy) featuring Eastern crowns
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Coat of arms of the Order of Saint Lazarus featuring an Eastern crown
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Coat of arms of the Duke of Wellington featuring supporters gorged (collared) of Eastern crowns
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An eastern crown depicted on a coin of Marcus Aurelius
See also
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- (in Spanish) Eastern Crown definition. Libro de Armoría.
- Heraldic crowns, www.scottish-wedding-dreams.com
- Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1909) A Complete Guide to Heraldry, Chapter XXIII: Crest, Coronets and Chapeaux.