crown jewels
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Crown jewels
the jewels appertaining to the sovereign while wearing the crown. British “She pawned and set to sale the crown jewels.” John Milton
From the entry Crown.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54