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The Koh-i-Noor (Persian for 'Mountain of Light'; / ˌ k oʊ ɪ ˈ n ʊər / KOH-in-OOR), [b] [4] [5] also spelt Koh-e-Noor, Kohinoor and Koh-i-Nur, is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing 105.6 carats (21.12 g). [a] It is part of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. The diamond is currently set in the Crown of Queen ...
Duleep Singh's mother was exiled to Nepal. Dalhousie organized the shipping of the Koh-i-Noor by boat to England. The Great Exhibition. On arrival in England the Koh-i-Noor was displayed to huge crowds at the Great Exhibition. The First Cut. The chapter describes scientific and professional examination of the Koh-i-Noor and how it was cut.
The general appearance is an imperfect oval, with only one projection which will require the saw: it will easily cut into a splendid brilliant, larger and more valuable than the present Koh-i-núr. [2] [The Koh-i-noor diamond was cut down from 191 modern carats (38.2 g) to 105.6 carats (21.1 g) in 1852.]
The total weight was 10.8 tolas in the local weight measurement system. [2] The Daria-i-Noor would make its way to London but fail to garner the attraction of the British nobility. [2] Thus, two years later it was shipped back to India to be auctioned off, with the Nawab of Dhaka being the winning bidder. [2]
Queen Mary wearing Cullinans I and II as a brooch, III as a pendant on the Coronation Necklace, and IV in the base of her crown, below the Koh-i-Noor. Cullinan IV, also referred to as a Lesser Star of Africa, is square-cut and weighs 63.6 carats (12.72 g). [34] In 1911 it was first set in the base of Queen Mary's Crown.
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At the 1889 World Fair in Paris, the Hardtmuths displayed their pencils rebranded as "Koh-I-Noor Hardtmuth". Each pencil was encased in a yellow cedar-wood barrel. The inspiration for the name was the Koh-i-Noor diamond (Persian for "Mountain of Light"), part of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, and the largest diamond in the world at the ...