This top ten of the
Worlds Famous Diamonds
have achieved their fame
due to publicity,
history, myths, legends
and curses that have
been associated with
them:
Worlds Famous
Diamonds
1. The Hope Diamond
2. The Uncle Sam
3. The Koh-I-Noor
4. The Cullinan / Star of
Africa
5. The Kahn Canary
6. The Regent
7. The Allnatt Diamond
8. The Tiffany Diamond
9. The
Florentine
10. The Sancy Diamond
Names of Worlds Famous Yellow Diamonds:
Allnatt, Kimberley Octahedron , Oppenheimer, Light Yellow De
Beers , Red Cross , Brownish Yellow Star of Peace , Fancy Yellow
Hope of Africa , Light Yellow Florentine, Algeiba Star, Golden
Hue, Tiffany, Stewart, Meister, Vainer Briolette, African
Yellow, Rojtman, Soleil D'or, Golden Door, Deepdene, Sunrise,
Shah of Persia, Stern's Star
Names of Worlds Famous Brown Diamonds:
Golden Jubilee (previously Large Brown), Brownish Yellow
Incomparable, Great Chrysanthemum Fancy Brown, Brownish Yellow
Star of Peace, Brownish Pink Star of the South, Earth Star
(Coffee colored), Cross of Asia (Champagne colored),
Victoria-Transvaal (Champagne / Light Brown color)
Names of Worlds Famous White Diamonds:
Cullinan I, Cullinan II, Centenary, Regent, Lesotho Promise,
Jubilee, Millennium Star, Porter Rhodes, La Luna, Orlov (aka
Orloff) aka Orloff
(Near White), Jacob, Moon, Paragon, Premier Rose, Queen of
Holland, Great Brazilian, Niarchos, Krupp, Jonker, Al-Nader, Taj-i-Mah,
Edna Star, Rojtman, Cartier, Koh-i-Noor, Uncle Sam Diamond and
the Taylor-Burton
Names of Worlds Famous Black Diamonds:
Black Star of Africa, Table of Islam, Black Orloff (Orlov (aka
Orloff)) or Eye of Brahma, Amsterdam,
Korloff Noir and the Gruosi
diamond
Names of Worlds Famous Pink Diamonds:
Darya-i-Nur, Star of the South (Brownish Pink), Nepal, Steinmetz
Pink "Jewel in the Crown", Rose of Dubai, Williamson, Hortensia,
Grand Condé
Names of Worlds Famous Blue Diamonds:
Regent (Faint Blue), Hope, Wittelsbach, Sultan of Morocco
(Greyish Blue), Blue Heart, Heart of Eternity, Transvaal Blue
Names of Worlds Famous Red Diamonds:
Moussaieff Red, Halphen Red ( or Hancock Red)
Names of Worlds Famous Green Diamonds:
Dresden Green, Ocean Dream Diamond ( Fancy Deep Blue-Green)
Names of Worlds Famous Orange Diamonds:
The
Pumpkin Diamond is a diamond measuring 5.54 carats (1.108 g)
rated in color as Fancy Vivid Orange
Worlds Most Famous
Diamond
There are many myths and legends surrounding the Worlds Famous diamonds. The
most famous
diamond in the world is arguably the Hope Diamond which appeared in the gem catalogue of
Henry Philip Hope in 1839. The Curse of the famous Hope
Diamond dates back to the blue diamond being stolen from an idol in
India. The sacred stone had a curse attached to it that foretold bad
luck and death not only for the owner of the diamond but also for all of
those who even touched it. For detailed information about this diamond please click the following link:
Hope Diamond
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