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  2. Diamonds as an investment - Wikipedia

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    Mughal style jewellery has become popular in India recently [when?] featuring uncut diamonds termed "Polki" (which originally referred to a style of cleaving diamonds). [15] [16] The diamonds used in modern polki jewellery are low grade [17] and do not have much investment value, even though polki jewellery can be expensive. The diamonds are ...

  3. Crown jewels - Wikipedia

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    Later research indicated that the gem had actually been sold in Belgium in 1951 and that it had changed hands again in 1955. In 1958 millions of visitors came to Brussels for the World Exhibition, which included the jewellery display which included a large blue diamond. But no one was aware it was the missing Wittelsbach Diamond.

  4. List of largest rough diamonds - Wikipedia

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    This is a partial list of the largest non-synthetic diamonds with a rough stone (uncut) weight of over 200 carats (40 grams). [1] The list is not intended to be complete—e.g., the Cullinan (formerly Premier) mine alone has produced 135 diamonds larger than 200 carats since mining commenced.

  5. Jacob Diamond - Wikipedia

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    The Jacob Diamond, also known as the Imperial or Victoria Diamond, is a colourless diamond from India (or from the Golconda mines) [1] ranked as the fifth-biggest polished diamond in the world. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The last nizam of the Hyderabad State , Mir Osman Ali Khan , found the diamond in the toe of the shoe of his father ( Mahboob Ali Khan ) at ...

  6. Next (Nigeria) - Wikipedia

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    Next is a newspaper in Nigeria that was founded by Pulitzer Prize–winning writer Dele Olojede in 2004, covering news, opinion, arts & culture, business and entertainment. [ 1 ] Next is published by Timbuktu Media group, which is based in Lagos , Nigeria, and South Africa and is involved in publishing, printing and broadcasting.

  7. Jewels of the Nizams of Hyderabad - Wikipedia

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    A decorative crown with studded Emeralds A decorative crown for the Nizam's of Hyderabad. In 1995, the Indian government bought the jewels for ₹218 crore (about US$70 million) many years after the death of the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, in 1967.

  8. Daria-i-Noor - Wikipedia

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    Login valued the diamond at 63,000 rupees, the equivalent of £6,000 in 1840 which would convert to more than £100 million in 2012. [2] Jewelry associated with the diamond were eleven pearls, eleven additional diamonds, and eleven garnets (known locally as choonee). [2] The total weight was 10.8 tolas in the local weight measurement system. [2]

  9. Marange diamond fields - Wikipedia

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    The Marange diamond fields are an area of widespread small-scale diamond production in Chiadzwa, Mutare District, Zimbabwe. 'Although estimates of the reserves contained in this area vary wildly, some have suggested that it could be home to one of the world's richest diamond deposits'. [ 1 ]