Crown of Queen Maria Josepha

In 1925 the Polish Government bought the silver regalia of King Augustus III and Queen Maria Josepha in Vienna for $35,000 (175 000 zł). It consisted of 2 crowns, 2 sceptres and 2 orbs made in about 1733. The original Crown Regalia were hidden - see War of the Polish Succession.{{cite book | author = Jerzy Lileyko | title = Regalia Polskie (Polish Regalia)| year = 1987 | pages =106–107 | isbn = 83-03-02021-8 |language=pl}} The jewels were exhibited in Warsaw till 1939. In 1940 German forces stole them. Later they were found by Soviet troops in Germany and sent to the USSR, where they stayed until 1960, when they were returned to Poland. Today are deposited in the National Museum in Warsaw.{{cite book | author = Karol Estreicher | title = The Mystery of the Polish Crown Jewels | year = 1945 | page = 25| publisher = Alliance Press Limited }}

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• Jerzy Lileyko. Regalia Polskie. Warszawa 1987. {{ISBN|83-03-02021-8}} {{in lang|pl}}
• Janusz Miniewicz. Tajemnica polskich koron. Czy jest szansa ich odnalezienia?. Nowy Sącz 2006. {{ISBN|83-924034-2-8}} {{in lang|pl}}
• Michał Rożek. Polskie koronacje i korony. Kraków 1987. {{ISBN|83-03-01914-7}} {{in lang|pl}}

• {{in lang|pl}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070902042947/http://www.mnw.art.pl/index.php/zbiory/zbiory_studyjne/zbiory_sztuki_zdobniczej/ The National Museum in Warsaw] Silver regalia of King Augustus III and Queen Maria Josepha.

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Maria Josepha

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