A toroidal deflection yoke for a color cathode ray tube comprises a hollow substantially frusto-conical core having a plurality of turns of wire toroidally wound thereabout to form a pair of horizontal deflection coils and a pair of vertical deflection coils. A front winding crown having a radial circumferential plurality of grooves for engaging the coil wires is also provided. The front crown has a plurality of voids within the coils. These predetermined voids are provided with projecting ears or tabs useful as engaging points while the coil is being wound. A similar but smaller rear winding crown is also provided at the opposite end of the core and it is also provided with a similar number of ears which are substantially coincident with the ears on the front crown.