Andhra Pradesh Magazine English May 2016 | Page 11

notable diamonds

Some of the most famous diamonds
mined in the Kollur mines are
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The Great Mogul Diamond, 280
carats (56 g) cut, 787 carats
(157.4 g) rough, - Lost after Nādir
Shāh sacked Delhi.
The Pitt or Regent Diamond, 410
carats (82.0 g) - in the Apollo
Gallery, Louvre Museum, Paris
Nizām Diamond, 340 carats (68.0
g) - currently owned by the Government of India.
The Orloff Diamond, 300 carats
(60.0 g) - in the Diamond Treasury, Kremlin, Moscow
Daryā-ye Nūr, 182 carats (36.4 g) in the Iranian Crown Jewels, on
display:Central Bank of Iran,
Tehran
The Golconda, 135 carats (27.0 g)
- belonging to Dunklings Jewellers,
Melbourne, Australia.
Koh-i-Noor, 105.6 carats (21.12 g)
(793 carats (158.6 g) rough, 186
carats (37.2 g) cut, further cut for
Crown Jewels) - in the British
Crown Jewels, London
The Hope Diamond, 67 carats
(13.4 g) - in the American Museum
of Natural History, the Smithsonian Institution, Washington
The Kolluru Diamond, 63 carats
(12.6 g) - Purchased by Tavernier
and present location unknown.
Dresden Green Diamond, 41 carats
(8.2 g) - "The New Green Vault" in
the Staatlic H