The largest gem-quality #diamond ever found was unearthed at Premier Mine in #SouthAfrica on #ThisDayInHistory in 1905. The #CullinanDiamond weighed 3106.75 carats, and was cut apart into the largest finished diamonds ever made, many of them now fixed in the British #CrownJewels.

The Koh-i-Noor diamond (also Koh-i-Nur or Kūh-e Nūr) is one of the largest and most famous cut diamonds in the world. https://www.worldhistory.org/Koh-i-Noor/ #History #BritishCrownJewels #CullinanDiamond #Koh-i-Noor

The Crown Jewels of the monarchy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland are today kept in the Tower of London and date mostly to the 17th century CE, with a few later sparkling additions such as the Koh-i-Noor and Cullinan diamonds. The regalia does, though, include several medieval articles and many of the gemstones have a much older (and often darker) history than the cro...https://www.worldhistory.org/British_Crown_Jewels/ #BritishCrownJewels #CullinanDiamond #EdwardIofEngland