Ceremonial Sword of the Catholic Monarchs

This sword belonged to the Catholic Monarchs and is one of the most iconic objects from the Royal Armoury.

History:

"A ceremonial sword, it was among the weapons that Charles V inherited from his maternal grandparents. In the inventory of Charles V's property, better known as the Relación de Valladolid (Valladolid List) of 1558, it is described as 'an old, broad, knightly sword with a flat, openwork pommel and golden cross-guard'."

Craftsmen Records:

It is a two-handed sword, with a six-lobed openwork pommel with four circular openings and straight quillons with half-moon finials, fully engraved.

The blade, with an almond-shaped cross-section, is marked with a circle enclosed in a square with elongated sides.

The pommel is decorated with a bundle of arrows engraved on the obverse side and a yoke bound by a Gordian knot and foliage on the reverse, emblems of Isabel I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon respectively. The obverse of the quillons features Ferdinand of Aragon's motto, TANTO MONTA, and on the reverse is the Marian invocation O MATER DEI ME MEMENTO MEI.

Length: 109 cm

Weight: 1.750 gr