Some famous Diamonds

1.Allnatt Diamond:The Allnatt Diamond(101.29 carats)a fancy vivid yellow diamond is named after Major Alfred Ernest Allnatt, one of its owners who purchased it in 1950's.The Allnatt was resold at auction in May 1996 by Christie's in Geneva.The origin of Allnatt Diamond is still unknown and currently it is believed to be owned by SIBA corporation.
2.Agra Diamond:Named after the land of Taj mahal,Agra diamond is the most expensive pink diamond in the world. It is believed that this diamond was owned by Rajah of Gwalior.In 1526 the Agra diamond was taken into the possession of Babur, the first Mogul Emperor, after he defeated the Rajah of Gwalior in battle.The diamond was smuggled to Britain by British officers in 1857 and Duke of Brunswick purchased this diamond for a whopping 348,600 francs.After him the persons who possessed this diamond were Bram Hertz followed by Edwin Streeter, and followed by Louis Winans till 1927.It came under the auction by Christi's in 1990.

3.The Amsterdam diamond
4.The Archduke Joseph Diamond
5.The Ashberg Diamond
6.The Briolette of India Diamond.


7.The Centenary Diamond:This diamond of 599 carats was discovered in 1986 in De Beers Premier mine, the mine which holds the credit of famous diamonds such as Cullinan, the Niarchos, the Taylor-Burton, and the Premier Rose. Currently weighing 273.85 carats ,The Centenary is the largest modern-cut diamond in the world.

8.The Cullinan Diamond:The Cullinan Diamond is the largest rough gem-quality diamond
ever found, at 3,106.75 carats (621.35 g or 1.3698 pounds).It discovered found by Frederick Wells, surface manager of the Premier Diamond Mining Company in Cullinan, Gauteng, South Africa, on January 25, 1905. The stone was named after Sir Thomas Cullinan, the owner of the diamond mine.Currently it is a part of the British crown jewels, as it forms a part of the Imperial State Crown.


9.The Darya-ye Noor Diamond:It is one of the largest diamonds in the world, weighing 182 carats (36.4 g). Its colour, pale pink, is one of the rarest to be found in diamonds. The Darya-ye Noor presently forms part of the Iranian crown jewels. It is considered one of the oldest diamonds known to man.
10.The Deepdene.
11.The Dresden Green,yellow and white Diamonds.
12.The Dudley Diamond.
13.De Beers Diamond.
14.The Beau Sancy diamond.
15.The Blue Heart Diamond.


16.The Eureka Diamond:It was the first diamond discovered in South Afica.This diamond has an interesting story about its origin.It was accidentally discovered by the children of a dutch origin farmer ,Daniel Johannes Jacobus Jacobs.It was a mere a play material for children until Schalk van Niekerk, a neighbor noticed the stone whilst visiting the Jacobs' farmhouse.It remained in a private collection until, in 1967, exactly 100 years after its discovery, De Beers purchased the Eureka, gifting it to the people of South Africa.The Eureka was placed on permanent loan by the South African government at the Mine Museum, Kimberley - a fitting venue to display the gemstone that established South Africa as one of the world's richest resources of diamonds.

17.The Earth Star Diamond.
18.The Empress Eugenie Diamond.
19.The Excelsior Diamond.
20.The Florentine Diamond.

21.The Golden Jubilee Diamond:Discovered in the De Beers Premier mine in South Africa in 1986.In 1990, After two years of work, the stone was finished, reduced in total from 755.50 carats, to 545.65 carats.The diamond was gifted to King of Thailand by some Thai businessmen. The diamond was named the Golden Jubilee, and was received by the King’s daughter, Princess Matia Chari Sirindhom, on his behalf in 2000. The diamond is now on display in the Royal Museum at Pimammek Golden Temple Throne Hall in Bangkok.

22.The Graff Blue Diamond.
23.The Great Chrysanthemum Diamond.
24.The Great Mogul Diamond.
25.The Gruosi Diamond.
26.The Heart of Eternity Diamond.
27.The Heart of the Ocean.
28.The Hortensia Diamond
29.The Idol's Eye
30.The Incomparable Diamond.
31.The Jacob Diamond.
32.The Jones Diamond
33.The Jubilee Diamond, originally known as the Reitz Diamond.
34.The Kimberley Diamond
35.The Koh-i-Noor.
36.The Lesotho Promise, is the 15th-largest diamond, the tenth-largest white diamond
37.The Millennium Star(203 carats) is the second-largest colorless flawless diamond.
38.Pumpkin Diamond
39.The Moon of Baroda
40.The Moussaieff Red Diamond, the largest known Fancy Vivid Red


41.The Mouna Diamond
42.The Nassak Diamond.
43.The Nepal Diamond
44.The Nizam Diamond
45.The Nur-Ul-Ain Diamond
46.The Ocean Dream Diamond, the only known natural Fancy Deep Blue-Green
47.The Oppenheimer Diamond, one of the largest uncut diamonds in the world
48.The Orlov, an Indian rose cut rumored to have served as the eye of a Hindu statue
49.The Paragon Diamond
50.The Porter Rhodes Diamond, a colorless 53-carat Asscher cut stone
51.The Portuguese Diamond
52.The Premier Rose Diamond, 137.02-carat (27.4 g)
53.Pure Perfection, 84 carats, pure white.
54.The Red Cross Diamond
55.The Regent Diamond, formerly belonging to Louis XV, Louis XVI, and Napoleon Bonaparte, it now resides in the Louvre
56.The Sancy, a pale yellow diamond currently in the Louvre
57.The Shah Diamond, very old yellow diamond (found approximately in 1450 in India) currently housed in the Diamond Fund in Kremlin
58.The Spirit of de Grisogono Diamond, the world's largest cut black diamond
59.The Spoonmaker's Diamond, circa 86-carat (17 g) diamond housed in Topkapı Palace in Istanbul.
60.The Star of Arkansas
61.The Star of the East, a 95-carat (19 g) stone.
62.The Great Star of Africa or Cullinan Diamond, the largest rough gemstone-quality diamond ever found at 3,106.75 carats.
63.The Star of the South
64.The Steinmetz Pink Diamond, the largest known Fancy Vivid Pink
65.The Taylor-Burton Diamond
66.The Tiffany Yellow Diamond
67.The Uncle Sam Diamond, the largest discovered in the US
68.The Vargas.