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Emerald Parure Tiara (Greece)
In 1973 the Greek army deposed the nation's King Constantine. When he and Queen Anne-Marie fled, she made sure to grab the family jewels. As with her ruby olive-leaf tiara, this emerald tiara forms a parure with matching pendant earrings, a ring and an emerald necklace that appears to form a crucifix. Surely other European sovereigns are green with envy.

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