Iranian Crown Jewels spinels are the six surrounding the top of the mace, each weighing 40 carats (8 g). Malecka, A. "The Mystery of the Nur al-Ayn Diamond", in: Gems & Jewellery: The Gemmological Association of Great Britain vol. 23, no. 6, July 2014, pp. 20–22. https://issuu.com/jeweller/docs/jeweller_g_j__sept_2014_/58 Malecka, A. "Daryā-ye Nur: History and Myth of a Crown Jewel of Iran", Iranian Studies vol. 51 (2018), https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00210862.2017.1362952 Meen, V.B, Tushingham, A.D. Crown jewels of Iran, Toronto 1968. Iranian Crown Jewels The Iranian National Jewels (), originally the Iranian Crown Jewels (), include elaborate crowns, thirty tiaras, and numerous aigrettes, a dozen bejeweled swords and
Portuguese Crown Jewels having been known to show off. In early 1581 King António I fled to France after King Philip I was made the King of Portugal. António I took with him the Portuguese Crown Jewels, including many valuable diamonds. Being well received by the French Queen Consort, Catherine de' Medici, he sold her some of the pieces of the Portuguese Crown Jewels in return for France's support in his plans to reclaim the throne of Portugal and depose Philip I. After several failed attempts to reclaim the Portuguese Crown, António I fell into poverty. His poverty led him to sell many