Royal Crown of Roumania, 1938 (colour litho)

Steel Crown made in 1881 for the coronation of King Carol I of Roumania (1839-1914) out of cannon captured by the Roumanian army from the Ottomans during the War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire (1877-78); steel, not gold, was chosen to symbolize the bravery of the Roumanian soldiers; last used in 1940 for the coronation of King Michael I; from a series of illustrations of famous royal crowns published by the cigarette manufacturer, Godfrey Phillips, to coincide with the public interest in royalty and regalia after the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937;