Cullinan Diamond
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The Cullinan Diamond is the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found, weighing 3,106 carats, discovered at the Premier No.2 mine in Cullinan, South Africa, on 26 January 1905. It was named after T
The rough diamond
Frederick Wells, mine manager, with the diamond
Joseph Asscher making the split
Nine largest stones split from the rough Cullinan diamond
The Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, originally the Crown Jewels of England, are a collection of royal ceremonial objects kept in the Jewel House at the Tower of London, which include the coronatio
Cullinan Diamond
…Star of Africa by Edward VII, and at 530.4 carats (106.08 g) it is the largest cut clear-diamond in the world. The stone is mounted in the head of the Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross. The second largest cut clear-diamond is Cullinan II or the Second Star of Africa, weighing 317.4 carats (63.48 g), mounted in the Imperial State Crown…
The Hockwold crown (upper left) and diadem in the British Museum
King Æthelstan presenting an illuminated manuscript to St Cuthbert, c. 930
The first great seal of Edward the Confessor shows him wearing a crown and holding an orb and sceptre