DID YOU KNOW?

Majority of diamonds 100 carats and over that are found since the beginning of 20th century, come from Southern Africa. 


One of these huge diamonds was the Cullinan diamond, found in South Africa in 1905. The unpolished and rough weight of this diamond was 3106.75 carats. It was over 4 inches long. 

There were 9 diamonds cut from this rough diamond. Here is a photo of the glass replicas of these 9 diamonds. 

The largest diamond that was cut from the Cullinan diamond was 530.2ct pear shape, knowns as the Great Star of Africa. 

Here is a painting of King George VI, wearing the Cullinan Diamond.