BAL54537 The Holy Crown of Hungary, 11th-12th century (gold with enamel, pearls & semi-precious stones) by Byzantine; diam: 20.5 cm; Hungarian National Museum, Budapest, Hungary; (add.info.: also know as the Crown of St. Stephen; consists of 2 pieces, the lower part (corona Graeca) from the 1070s and the upper (corona latina) which was added in c.1200; original crown sent to the king by Pope Sylvester II in 1000 for his coronation; removed for safe keeping by Americans in 1945 to Fort Knox; returned to Hungarian people by President Carter in 1978; currently on display in the Hungarian Parliament Building;); out of copyright.