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
Imperial State Crown
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The Imperial State Crown is the state crown of the British monarch. Based on the design of Queen Victoria's Crown of 1838, which had fallen into disrepair, it was made in 1937 for the coronation of Ki
Cullinan Diamond
…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. Both are part of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. Seven other major diamonds, weighing a total of 208.29 carats (41.66 g), were privately owned…
Hand-coloured lithograph of Queen Victoria's Imperial State Crown
Queen Victoria depicted wearing the 1838 Imperial State Crown for her coronation portrait
Imperial State Crown, 1904
The emptied frame of Queen Victoria's Imperial State Crown