The Daria-i-Noor, also spelled Darya-ye Noor, is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing an estimated 182 carats. Its colour, pale pink, is one of the rarest to be found in diamonds. The diamond is currently in the Iranian National Jewels collection of the Central Bank of Iran in Tehran. However, another theory posits that it is currently in a private collection within Bangladesh.
The Daria-i-Noor (Sea of Light) diamond from the collection of the national jewels of Iran at Central Bank of Islamic Republic of Iran (Tehran).
Detail of the Daria-i-Noor (right, within an armlet) as it appeared in the possession of the Sikhs, from a painting of Maharaja Sher Singh by August Schoefft, ca.1841–42
Sketch of the Daria-i-Noor
Drawing of the Great Table diamond, by Tavernier in 1676
The Iranian National Jewels, originally the Iranian Crown Jewels, include elaborate crowns, thirty tiaras, and numerous aigrettes, a dozen bejeweled swords and shields, a number of unset precious gems, numerous plates and other dining services cast in precious metals and encrusted with gems, and several other more unusual items collected or worn by the Persian monarchs from the 16th century and on. The collection is housed at the Treasury of National Jewels, situated inside the Central Bank of Iran on Tehran's Ferdowsi Street.
The Pahlavi Crown
Daria-i-Noor diamond
The Naderi Throne
Coronation Cape