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The Cullinan Diamond is the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found, [2] weighing 3,106 carats (621.20 g), discovered at the Premier No.2 mine in Cullinan, South Africa, on 26 January 1905. It was named after Thomas Cullinan, the owner of the mine. In April 1905, it was put on sale in London, but despite considerable interest, it was still ...
Eventually sold to I. K. Gulland of London, where it was broken up into small pieces as industrial diamond drills. [7] 3106.75: Cullinan Diamond South Africa: Premier Mine: 1905: British Crown (I and II) and Charles III (III–IX) The largest gem-quality diamond ever discovered. 2492 [8] Motswedi Botswana: Karowe Mine [9] 2024: Lucara Diamond ...
Finally, in 1909, Edward was presented with the two largest gems, the 530.2-carat pear-shaped Cullinan I and the 317.4-carat cushion-cut Cullinan II, which were later incorporated into the Crown ...
The second largest stone obtained from Cullinan diamond. Cullinan II or Second Star of Africa, with a weight of 317.4 carats, is also one of the largest cut diamonds in the world. As Cullinan I, it is also in the British Crown Jewels located in the Imperial State Crown. —
The biggest of these, gleaming like a headlamp in a miner’s hard hat, is the 317-carat Cullinan II. It’s the second-largest stone cut from a 3,106-carat monster diamond given to King Edward ...
Cullinan III and IV are two of several stones cut from the Cullinan Diamond in 1905. The large diamond, found in South Africa, was presented to Edward VII on his 66th birthday. Two of the stones cut from the diamond were the 94.4-carat (18.88 g) Cullinan III, a clear pear-shaped stone, and a 63.6-carat (12.72 g) cushion-shaped stone.
The largest cut white diamond in the world, it's part of a set of gems fashioned from the original 3,106 carat Cullinan diamond which was unearthed in South Africa in 1905 (the second largest of ...
In 1909, during the reign of Edward VII, it was moved to the back of the crown to make way for the 317-carat (63.4 g) Cullinan II diamond. It still occupies that position in the back of the Imperial State Crown made in 1937 (a copy of Victoria's) and used by Charles III. [4]