英国皇室珠宝圣剑 (Jeweled Sword of Offering)

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珠宝圣剑是为英王喬治四世1821年加冕而制造的。现在珠宝圣剑被保存在伦敦塔内。
The Jeweled Sword of Offering was made for the Coronation of King George IV. It is the only sword actually presented to the Sovereign during the Coronation (by the Archbishop of Canterbury, to signify that the royal power is at the service of the church); the others are merely borne in front of the Sovereign. It was described by Lawrence Tanner as the most beautiful and valuable sword in the world; the hilt and the scabbard are both encrusted with jewels (which include diamonds, rubies and sapphires) and the blade is of the finest Damascus steel. During the procession in the abbey it replaces the Great Sword of State because that is too heavy to be easily carried. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Crown_Jewels)