As we all know the tiara was a gift from Greenland for HM Queen Margrethe to mark her 40th jubilee in 2012.
The tiara of gold, diamonds and rubies, originating in Greenland, incorporates Greenlandic flower and plant motifs.
Origin of the gold.
Some coins, which had been made from gold from the Kirkespirdalen mine in southern Greenland for the International Polar Year in 2007-2009, had been stored in the National Bank and, with the agreement of the bank, some were melted to provide the gold for the tiara, according to the goldsmith and jeweller, Nicolai Appel.
The tiara was presented in a box designed by Ina Rosing and made by cabinet maker, Rasmus Fenhann.
Queen Margrethe was obviously delighted with the tiara
which came with matching earrings
The tiara is versatile: it can be divided into 5 brooches. (And judging by the photos these can be mounted as hair combs)
Below are some of the individual flowers of the tiara.
Some close up images showing the detail of the motifs.
View showing the back of the tiara.
The Queen wearing it for the first time.
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