Made of solid gold and silver, the crown weighs 1.6 kilograms (3.5 lb) and is decorated with 69 Scottish freshwater pearls and 43 gemstones.

These pearls and gemstones are set within frames with leaf-shaped sides and silver and enamel upper and lower sections.

James V's royal cypher 'JR5' appears on the lower arm of the cross on top of the crown, enamelled in black.

[4] The crown has a red velvet bonnet, with four enamelled gold ornaments adorned with a pearl attached to it between the four arches.

[7] Following his seizure of the throne in 1306, Robert the Bruce was crowned at Scone Abbey with a newly made circlet of gold.

[18] Mosman created a new circlet and decorated it with the gemstones and pearls from the old crown, added the four arches, the monde and cross.

James V ordered a purple and ermine bonnet from tailor Thomas Arthur of Edinburgh to fit inside the crown.

[20] The crown was first worn in the year of its re-modelling by James V to the coronation at Holyrood Abbey of his second wife, Mary of Guise, as queen consort.

There they remained all but forgotten in a chest until 1818, when a group of people including Sir Walter Scott set out to find them.

The Crown of Scotland was placed upon the coffin of Elizabeth II as she lay-at-rest in St Giles' Cathedral from 12 to 13 September 2022.

[23] In July 2023 the Crown was presented to Charles III at a national service of thanksgiving at St Giles' Cathedral.

Use of the crown for commercial purposes is restricted in the UK (and in countries which are party to the Paris Convention) under the Trade Marks Act 1994, and its use is governed by the Lord Chamberlain's Office.

[29] The coat of arms of Nova Scotia, issued in 1625, includes a unicorn wearing the crown of Scotland as the dexter supporter to symbolise the province's Scottish colonial history.