Crown is a period-12oscillator that was found by Noam Elkies on November 19, 1994. Alternatively, it may refer just to the 10-cell piece at the top of the oscillator in generation 10 (shown below in green) that is hassled by two caterers and a heavyweight emulator. The original form of this oscillator used T-nosed p4s instead of caterers. The form with caterers was found by Elkies on January 3, 1995.[1]
Generation 10 reveals a piece that by itself is sometimes referred to as the crown
#O Noam Elkies, November 20, 1994
#C One of the first period 24 oscillators to be found.
x = 25, y = 35, rule = B3/S23
4b2o10b2o7b$3bo2bo2b4o2bo2bo6b$3b3o2b6o2b3o6b$6b10o9b$5bo10bo8b$5b2o8b
2o8b2$11bo7bo5b$5bo6bo5b2o5b$5b2o3bo3bo10b$16b3o2bobob$bobo2b3obo3bo3b
ob4ob$b4obo4b3o8b2ob$b2o22b3$11b3o11b5$5bo19b$4o3bo11bo5b$3bo3bo9bo3b
4o$7bo3b3o3bo3bo3b$4bo7bo4bo7b$5b2o13bo4b$18b2o5b2$5b2o8b2o8b$5bo2b6o
2bo8b$6b2o6b2o9b$3b3o10b3o6b$3bo2bobo4bobo2bo6b$4b2o4b2o4b2o!
#C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]]
#C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 ZOOM 8 ]]