Cullinan Diamond

Cullinan Diamond
The Cullinan Diamond
It was the late afternoon of January 25, 1905.

Cullinan Diamond
Cullinan Diamond is a pear shaped diamond that is acknowledged to be the largest rough gem-quality diamond ever discovered in the world and has a body mass of 3,106.75 carats (621.35 g).

The Cullinan Diamonds
The nine largest pieces of the Cullinan Diamond. The largest piece was cut into the Cullinan I (530.20 carats) and the the next largest is the Cullinan II (317.40 carats), and so on.

The Cullinan Diamonds - the famous diamond cut into smaller gems and gifted by the South African Government to the British Monarchy. It was cut into: -
Cullinan I which is also the second largest cut diamond in the world.

Cullinan Diamond Mine - Photo: Public Domain
The Portuguese Diamond from the Premier Mine ...

Cullinan diamond
One of the largest ever diamonds (original weight of 3106 carats) to be discovered in the Premier mines of South Africa.
Cushion cut ...

Cullinan Diamond: The largest diamond found so far in its rough form. In 1905 it was mined at the Premier Mine in South Africa. It was cut into many stone by Joseph Asscher of Amsterdam and it is also called the "Star of Africa".

Asscher, JosephJoseph Asscher was an eminent diamond cutter who cut the 3,106 carat Cullinan diamond. Asscher worked in Amsterdam. In 1902, his company, the Asscher Diamond Co.

The Star of Africa (also called the Cullinan diamond) is the largest diamond yet found, weighing 3,106 carats (roughly 1.3 pounds) in its rough form. It was mined at the Premier Mine in South Africa in 1905.

Named The Cullinan Diamond it weighed a whopping 3,106.75 carats. This same mine also produced the Golden Jubilee diamond which weighed in at 545.67 carats. In 2003, this mine, owned by De Beers was renamed The Cullinan Diamond Mine.

The largest known faceted diamond is the Cullinan Diamond (530.20 carats); the smallest weighs 0.0008 carats and has 58 facets. As for large rough diamonds, a list made in 1970 shows 24 of over 500 carats and 24 between 400 and 500 carats.

Asscher, Joseph: An eminent diamond cutter from Amsterdam who cut the 3,106 carat Cullinan diamond. In 1902 the Asscher Diamond Co. developed and patented the Asscher cut.

One day some years ago I received by mail - which reminds me that the Cullinan diamond, which one would naturally expect would journey under armed guard, ...

See also: Diamond, Stone, Jewel, Rough, Carat