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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 7137132, member: 2844&quot;]I suddenly remembered, you can tell which sultan it is by the number of end feathers in a single wing. So yours is the crest of Hamengkubuwana VIII, who reigned from 1921-1939.</p><p>I couldn&#039;t say if it is of the period or whether there is a kraton connection. Anyway, this is he:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamengkubuwono_VIII" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamengkubuwono_VIII" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamengkubuwono_VIII</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Richard&#039;s crest is of Hamengkubuwana VII, who reigned from 1877-1921. The crest can&#039;t be right, because as far as I know it was created in the 30s.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a book which has the story of the crest, I&#039;ll see if I can find it. I could be wrong about the period of the introduction of the modern crest.</p><p>Again, I don&#039;t know if it is of the period or if there is a kraton connetion.</p><p>Hamengkubuwana VII:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamengkubuwono_VII" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamengkubuwono_VII" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamengkubuwono_VII</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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