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symbolically broken sword, the blunt tip is a symbol of the mercy of the sovereign; also known as Edward the Confessor's sword; last used for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953; one of the few items of regalia that escaped destruction in 1650-1 by Oliver Cromwell and believed to have been made for the coronation of King Charles I in 1625; illustration from the series of Godfrey Phillips cigarette cards produced for the Coronation of George VI;
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