Diadem
Diadem. Ornamental headband or fillet originally worn by royalty but occasionally found in numismatic designs, sometimes lettered. Also a diadem is a small crown, higher
in the front than in the back. Queen Victoria has been described as a diademed head wearing a coronet with a diadem. Otherwise a diadem worn by a female is called a stephane.excerpted with permission from
An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology
For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators
COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON
Roger W. Burdette, Editor