10 World's Largest Diamond

1. The Golden Jubilee

Golden Jubilee, weighing 545.67 carats, is the largest diamond in the world. When you first found weighed 755 carats and was found in Premier mine, South Africa in 1985. Golden Jubilee has been offered to the King of Thailand in 1997 for the 50th anniversary of his coronation. Estimated value of the Golden Jubilee is $ 4 - $ 12 million.

2. The Cullinan I – Aka the Star of Africa

The Cullinan I, a pear-shaped diamond weighing 530.20 carats is also known as the Star of Africa. 53mm x 44mm in size x 29mm, and has 76 sides. Somebody said that Cullinan is the largest of the 9 pieces that previously shaped diamond stone slab weighing 3106 carats. Cullinan issued by King Edward in the Royal Sovereign sticks as part of the Crown Jewels, Cullinan I estimate the value of more than $ 400 million!

3. The Incomparable

The Incomparable (Shepherds), in the rough state weighing 890 carats, was found in the town of Mbuji Mayi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) in 1980. Four years spent studying and then cutting the stone, the largest part of the rough eventually produce weighing 407.48 carat diamond, it is the third largest diamond ever cut. This gem has a size of 53.90 × 35.19 × 28.18 mm.

4. The Cullinan II

Cullinan II is a large cushion-shaped diamond weighing 317.40 carats. This diamond was placed on the front-middle of the royal Crown of Great Britain. Cullinan II is cut from the largest gem diamond ever found, weighing 3106 carats, or about 1 1 / 3 pounds. He was named after Sir Thomas Cullinan, who opened the mine for the first time. The nine larger stones of Sir Thomas Cullinan diamond to date remain stored in the British Crown Jewels or in the private ownership of the royal family.  

5. The Spirit of de Grisogono

The Spirit of de Grisogono weighing 312.24 carats, cut from chunks of the world's largest black diamond. Assembled in white gold, white diamonds dibaluri 702 at 36.69 carats. heavy rough diamond was originally 587 carats and mined several decades ago in west Central Africa before imported into Switzerland.  

6. The Centenary

The Centenary was found at the Premier mine in 1986, in the rough that weighs 599 carats. When cutting completed a 273.85-carat Centenary. Size, 39.90 × 50.50 × 24.55 mm, and has the aspect of 247-164 on a stone and 83 on the bodice. Approximate value of the Centenary diamond is unknown, but the diamond was insured for about $ 100 million in 1991.  

7. The Jubilee

Jubilee is a cushion-shaped diamond weighing 245.35 carats. These rocks were first discovered irregular octagonal with initial weight 650.80 carats. Jagersfontein Mine Discovered in late 1895. Diamond initial plan is planned to offer it to Queen Victoria. But in the end this did not happen and the diamond remained with its owner. The following year Diamond Jubilee finally presented to Queen Victoria for the 75th anniversary coronation itself.  

8. The De Beers

The De Beers discovered it in Kimberly mines in 1888, the stone has a weight of 428.50 carats rough with a size 47.6 mm x 38.1 mm. Weighing 234.65 carats, this time the De Beers diamond facet 8 is the largest in the world. After the show in Paris, the Maharaja of Patiala bought the De Beers. In 1928 Cartier diamond stringing Paris became a ceremonial necklace that came to be known as the Patiala Necklace. The necklace originally contained about 2930 diamonds weighing approximately 962.25 carats. But now the existence of The De Beers Patiala is not known.

9. The Red Cross

The Red Cross canary yellow diamond weighing 205.07 carats. Berrat initial rough stone has 375 carats was found in Kimberly mines (South Africa) in 1901. Diamond was presented as a gift for the auction house Christie's in 1918, on behalf of the British Red Cross.  

10. The Millennium Star

The Millennium Star is internally and externally flawless pear-shaped diamond (total 54 pieces). With a weight of 203.04 carats it is the diamond terbear urutab 10th in the world. Initially, stone diamond weighing 777 carats was found in Mbuji-Mayi district of Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo) in 1990. After 5 months of studying and planning of cutting stone, it was decided to cut the rough diamond into three parts. Millennium Star is the result of the bulk. Value of stones have not been revealed but the Millennium Star was insured for 100 million pounds