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This brooch is part of a Bohemian garnet demi parure (brooch, necklace, bracelet and a pair of earrings), which was a present from the city of Brno—2nd largest city in Czech Republic—to the queen when she visited the city in 1996.joye said:Are any of our Canadian posters able to access archives etc. about the jewellery in a dogwood pattern, presented to QEII by the British Colombia gov. or people.
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And just in case you wanted to know: Brno is located in the southeast part of the country, at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers. The city is a political and a cultural hub of the South Moravian Region (population est. 1,130,000 for the whole region). At the same time, it represents the centre of the province of Moravia, one of the historic lands of the Czech Crown. It is situated at the crossroads of ancient trade routes which have joined Northern and Southern European civilizations for centuries. Thanks to its location between the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands and the Southern Moravian lowlands, Brno enjoys a very pleasant and moderate climate.
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