10. The Allnatt Diamond : $ 3 Millions
This diamond is named after Major Alfred Ernest
Allnatt. He was one of the holders of the diamond. The Allnatt diamond has size
of 101.29 carat (20.258 g) with a cushion cut. The diamond color is rated as
fancy vivid Yellow by the Gemological Institute of America. No one know
precisely where the diamond was found. But some expert say that the diamond was
found where the De Beers premier diamond mine now located.
7. Wittelsbach Diamond : $ 16.4 Millions
The Wittelsbach diamond (Der Blaue
Wittelsbacher) is a 35.36 carats (7.11 g) blue diamond with size of 40 mm in
diameter with 8.29 mm in depth and VS 2 in clarity. It was become part of both
Austrian and Bavarian crown jewels, with color and clarity has been compared to
the Hope Diamond (you can see below on No. 4).
6. The Steinmetz Pink : $ 25 Millions
The Steinmetz Pink is 59.60 carats
(11.92 grams) of diamond that rated as Vivid Pink by the Gemological Institute
of America. It’s the largest known diamond that given a color as Fancy vivid
pink ever. The Steinmitz Pink was displayed as part of Smithsonian’s “The
Splendor of Diamons” exhibition.
5. De Beers Centenary Diamond: $ 100 Millions
The De Beers Centenary Diamond were
classified as D levels by the Gemological Institute of America. It’s the
highest grade of a diamond that colorless and internally and externally
flawless. The diamond itself is 273.85 carats (54.77 grams) in weight. This
diamond is the 3rd largest diamond has been produced by De Beer’s Premier Mine.
4. The Hope Diamond : $350 Millions
The hope diamond is 45.52 carats (9.10 grams) large
diamond that now located in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in
Washington DC. The diamond looks blue in color to the naked eye because the
number of traces of boron in the crystal structure but It shine a red phosphor
under ultraviolet light.
3. The Cullinan : $ 400 Millions
The Cullinan Diamond is 3,106,75 carats (621.35 grams)
diamond and is the largest rough gem quality diamond ever found in the world.
After polished it become Cullinan I or Star Africa first and at 530.2 carats
(106.0 grams) is the largest diamond in the world until 1985 with the Golden
Jubilee of 545.67 carats (109.13 grams) from the same premier Mine.
2. The Sancy Diamond : (Unestimated, Priceless)
The Sancy diamond is 55.23 carat
(11.05 grams) of pale yellow diamond that once was famous as the belonging of
the Great Moguls. It’s believed that the diamond is Indian origin. This is the
first large diamonds to be cut with symmetrical facets. The stone is also
unusual because it has no pavilion – just a pair of crowns, one on the other.
This historical diamond is now kept in the French Crown Jewel collection housed
at the Louvre.
1. Koh-I-Noor : (Unestimated, Priceless)
Koh-I-Noor means as “Mountain of
Light” from Persian. It’s a 105 carat (21.6 grams) diamond that was once the
largest known diamond in the world. The Koh-I-Noor was originated at Golconda
in the Andhra Pradesh state of India. It was owned by various Sikh, Mughal and
Persian rulers that fought each other from time to time. The stone was found to
measure 36.00 × 31.90 × 13.04 mm. The gem remains the property of the
British crown and is kept in HM Tower of London and it’s a popular tourist
attraction.
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