This is a lady's coronet, and so was designed to be more graceful and delicate. As with the previous coronet, the gold color on the surface is gold-filled sheet. It has a layer of 14 K yellow gold bonded to a sheet of base metal. The result is more durable than gold plating, and considerable less costly than solid gold sheet. It can be problematic to solder, however, so I prefer to use rivets to attach it. It is backed with a layer of nickle-silver (which has no actual silver content) for durability and contrast. The top edge flares out 5 degrees from vertical.