Sword of State Totally Explained

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A sword of state is a sword, used as part of the regalia, symbolizing the power of a monarch (or their constitutional government) to use the might of the state against its enemies, and their duty to preserve thus right and peace. It is known to be used in following monarchies (list probably incomplete) :

Reichsschwert of the Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Denmark, see Danish crown regalia
Joyeuse, used for the sacre of the king of France. Reputed to be the sword of Charlemagne.
Kingdom of Hungary
Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of England, later Great Britain
Kingdom of the Netherlands, see Dutch Royal Regalia (made in 1840 for enthronements)
Kingdom of Scotland, see Honours of Scotland
Kingdom of Sweden, where it's the oldest of the Vasa regalia
The former Kingdom of the Isle of Man (now a crown dependency), bearing the triskelion symbol, annually used on Tynwald Day
The Transcaucasian Kingdom of Georgia
The sword of Osman, given to Sultans of the Ottoman Empire;
Kusanagi, kept by the Emperor of Japan;
In the former sultanate of the Maldives, being invested on the Monarch in a traditional gong ceremony
Also in the Malay world, notably in
- the sultanate of Perak, where it gave the name to a 'national' order of knighthood (External Link)
- Sarawak (on Borneo)

By analogy, it can even be used in republics, as in the Senate of the state of South Carolina in the United States of America.

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