Variations. Costume headgear imitating a monarch's crown is also called a crown hat. Such costume crowns may be worn by actors portraying a monarch, people at costume parties, or ritual "monarchs" such as the king of a Carnival krewe, or the person who found the trinket in a king cake.; The nuptial crown, sometimes called a coronal, worn by a bride, and sometimes the …

A crown is often an emblem of a sovereign state, usually a monarchy (see The Crown), but also used by some republics.. A specific type of crown is employed in heraldry under strict rules. Indeed, some monarchies never had a physical crown, just a heraldic representation, as in the constitutional kingdom of Belgium.. Crowns are also often used as symbols of religious status …