1. The Cullinan Diamond
The Cullinan diamond is the biggest ever found diamond. The Cullinan weighed 3,106 carats and was found in South Africa. There are rumors that the original diamond was even bigger!
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2. The Hope Diamond
The Hope diamond, or Blue Hope, is a beautiful blue diamond which was in possession of many people. But the Hope diamond is said to bring misfortune!
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3. The Taylor-Burton Diamond
The Taylor-Burton diamond is a truly Hollywood diamond. Only Elizabeth Taylor can wear such a large diamond without looking vulgar!
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4. Koh-I-Noor
The Koh-I-Noor Diamond is one of the most famous diamonds in the world. The legend says that whoever owns the Koh-I-Noor rules the world!
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5. The Golden Jubilee
The Golden Jubilee is the largest faceted diamond in the world. Once the diamond was considered as a rather ugly stone, but new cutting techniques made this stone to a beauty!
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6. The Dresden Green
The Dresden Green diamond is the largest natural green diamond of the world. This extraordinary diamond is on display in the Green Vault in the Dresden Castle in Germany.
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7. The Excelsior Diamond
The Excelsior diamond could have been the largest diamond of the world, but was cleaved in several pieces. What a pity!
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8. The Orlov Diamond
The blue-green Orlov diamond was once given to Catherine the Great by her ex-lover Count Orlov. She took the diamond, but refused the Count. Some people think that the Orlov is the long lost Great Mogul diamond.
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9. The Sancy Diamond
The Sancy diamond is slightly yellow and quite unusual, because the diamond has no pavilion, but a pair of crowns. The Sancy diamond is also a very “loyal” stone!
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10. The Millennium Star
The Millennium Star is a beautiful blue diamond and we can only guess how much this diamond is worth! It’s a relatively new diamond, the Millennium Star was on display for the first time in 1999.
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