The crown of Iraky, last king of the Georgians found by peasants in a ditch near the Caucasian village of Choka-Gorlin. Valued at £IO,OOO, the crown disappeared from a museum after the revolution. The crown of the Queen, which has also been missing since 1917, has not been discovered. Georgia was a kingdom until 1801, when it was annexed by Russia. In 1918 it was proclaimed a republic and was overrun by Bolsheviks.
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Waipa Post, Volume 42, Issue 3305, 4 June 1931, Page 7
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