The document lists the top 10 most expensive diamonds in the world, providing details on their name, country of origin, year discovered, carat weight, cut and clarity. Some of the most valuable include the Pink Star at $71.2 million, the Centenary Diamond at $100 million, the Hope Diamond at $200-250 million, and the Cullinan at up to $2 billion, which was the largest rough diamond ever found at 3,106.75 carats. The top diamond, the Koh-I-Noor, has an unknown value but was part of Queen Victoria's crown estimated at $10-12 billion.

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Everybody on this planet loves diamonds, don’t we? There would not be a single person
who has not even once fallen for the beauty of a diamond. You may own many diamond
jewellery pieces but can you guess the cost of the rarest diamonds in the world? Here is
the list of few rare and most expensive diamonds from different corners of the world.
10. The Moussaieff Red Diamond – Up to $8 million
(Approx. Rs.51,20,26,400)

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Red diamonds are the rarest diamonds in the world. People, especially scientist are always
in search of red diamonds. ‘The Moussaieff Red’, which is also known as the Red Shield
is currently the largest natural-coloured fancy red diamond. It was graded by
theGemological Institute of America (GIA) and was discovered in Brazil in the 1990’s.
It is a trilliant cut (a triangular brilliant-cut) diamond which weighs 5.11 carats. In 2003
and 2005, it was graded as internally flawless (IF) and was exhibited at the Natural History
Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Being displayed as part of eight most incredible
diamonds in the world magnifies the greatness of ‘The Moussaieff Red Diamond’ in the
diamond industry.
9. The Heart of Eternity – $16 million (Approx.
Rs.1,02,40,52,800)

3. Only 1% of all mined fancy coloured diamonds is represented by Blue diamonds. A fancy
vivid blue diamond, ‘The Heart of Eternity’ was mined in the South African Premier
Diamond Mine. Lack of grey or black undertones makes it an exceptional rare diamond.
This stunning heart shaped stone was originally cut from a 777-carat rough diamond. The
original owner of this beauty was the Steinmetz Group. But, in 2000 De Beers bought ‘The
Heart of Eternity’.
8. The Perfect Pink – $23.2 million (Approx.
Rs.1,48,47,23,440)
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Christie’s (the auction store) sold ‘The Perfect Pink’ to an unknown bidder in 2010. This
Fancy Intense Pink is an emerald cut diamond and weighs 14.23 carat. Both its size and

4. intensity of pink makes this gemstone a rare one. The Perfect Pink has a clarity grade of
Very Very Slightly Included 2 (VVS2) due to slight internal blemishes, which is common
in diamonds.
7. The Wittelsbach Diamond – $23.4 million (Approx.
Rs.1,49,76,77,220)
‘The Wittelsbach Diamond’ originally weighed 35.56 carats. Later, in 2010 it was recut to
31.06 carats when it was passed from one European member of royalty to another. This
fancy deep blue, internally flawless diamond made history with this moment. The
Wittelsbach Diamond has belonged to both Spanish and German royalty since it arrived in
Europe in the 1600s. The highly controversial recut in 2010 triggered backlash among the
gemology community. But, the recutting did improve the colour and the clarity to fancy
deep blue and internally flawless.
6. The Winston Blue – $23.8 million (Approx.
Rs.1,52,32,78,540)

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‘The Winston Blue’ was originally known as the Fancy Vivid Blue Diamond. In 2014, the
diamond was renamed after Harry Winston, who purchased it. It is the largest diamond of
its kind, said to be graded by the GIA and weighs 13.22 carat. This pear-shaped internally
flawless diamond set a new world record for the price of a blue diamond per carat in 2014
with the cost almost $2 million per carat.
5. The Pink Star – $71.2 million (Approx.
Rs.4,55,65,65,040)

6. ‘The Pink Star’ was mined in South Africa in 1999 and was originally known as the
Steinmetz Pink. It is the largest diamond to have been graded a Fancy Vivid Pink. In 2017,
Chow Tai Fook Enterprises from Hong Kong bought the Pink Star from Sotheby’s auction
in a telephone bid. An internally flawless, oval diamond weighs 59.60 carats. It was later
renamed to CTF Pink Star in memory of the current Chow Tai Fook chairman’s late father.
4. The Centenary Diamond – $100 million (Approx.
Rs.6,39,96,70,000)

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The original Centenary Diamond weighed over 500 carats. It was later cut and modified
into a heart-shape, which weighed 273.85 carats. The sacrifice in the carat weight of the
centenary diamond improved the colour and clarity grade of this unique diamond. The
highly-skilled team took a total of 154 days to finish the re-cutting process.
3. The Hope Diamond – $200-$250 million (Approx.
Rs.15,99,62,50,000)

8. It was believed that ‘The Hope Diamond’ was discovered in India in the 1600s and later in
1668 it was bought by King Louis XIV. The Fancy Dark Gray-Blue antique cushion cut
diamond weighed 45.42 carats and was stolen during a crown jewel looting in 1791 but
resurfaced in London in 1839. In 1949, Harry Winston purchased ‘The Hope Diamond’ and
donated it to the Smithsonian Institution. This beauty attracted many tourists but it is a
rumour that the stone is cursed dues to the misfortune and tragedy that many of its previous
owners experienced.
2. The Cullinan – Up to $2 billion (Approx.
Rs.1,27,97,00,00,000)
The largest rough diamond ever found is ‘The Cullinan’. It weighs an incredible 3,106.75
carats. It was discovered in 1905 in Cullinan, South Africa. Later, it was gifted to King
Edward VII. The largest rough diamond was then cut into 9 main stones. And the largest
of which is the 530.2 carats, ‘Cullinan I.’
1. The Koh-I-Noor – Unknown

9. The Koh-I-Noor is an oval-shaped diamond and weighs 105.6 carats. Steeped in mystery
and legend, it is believed that the stone has been mined in India in the 1300s. The
controversy behind this beautiful stone lies in claims that Britain stole the stone from India
but, that it rightfully belongs to India. Rightly or wrongly, Britain acquired the stone in
1850. Later, in 1852, Prince Albert had it cut from 186 carats to 105.6 carats to increase
its brilliance and sparkle. The colorless diamond is also known as the Diamond of Babur
and Mountain of Light. Nobody has come up with the perfect estimate of the Koh-I-Noor
but, the diamond was a part of the Queen Victoria’s crown which roughly cost around $10
to $12 billion (Approx. Rs. 767,220,000,000).
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