Sceptre with the Cross

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“The royal Sceptre with the Cross is of gold; the handle is plain, and the upper part wreathed; it is in length two feet nine inches, the fleur-de-lis of six leaves; the mound, and the cross above it, are richly embellished with amethysts and diamonds.SCEPTRE. A royal staff; an ensign of sovereignty borne in the hand. It was originally a javelin without a head. Sceptres of the present time are splendidly decorated with jewellery.” -Hall, 1862

Source

Hall, Arthur The Manual of Heraldry (London, England: J. S. Virtue & Co., 1862)

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