On the way, the man suddenly hit the stone worth $ 2 billion

Accidentally stumbling on a rock the size of a fist, the diamond mine manager did not expect its value to be a legendary treasure.

On a fine day in January 1905, the manager, Frederick Wells, while checking out, accidentally stumbled on a "rock" the size of a fist, he was angry that he thought this was the piece of glass that the team attacked. multiply to tease him.

However, under the sunlight, that "piece of glass" emitted a sparkling light that appealed to his curious eyes. He used a pocket knife to remove it from the surrounding rock, clean it, and then take it home to study.

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Unbelievable! The stone emits enchanting and captivating rainbow light

From that moment on, it became the largest diamond in the world, named after the owner of the mine, Thomas Cullinan. After being published, it was nicknamed "the brightest star in Africa".

Two years later, on the occasion of King Edward VII's 66th birthday, the Transvaal colonial government did not hesitate to spend 1.6 million euros to buy the Culinan diamond as a tribute.

Despite many concerns, King Edward VII still happily accepted this priceless gift and promised to preserve and protect it in the royal museum forever.

The transport of diamonds leaving South Africa to England is also a story full of surprises!

The colonial authorities had to find ways to keep the diamond from the thieves.

They put the rhinestones in a safe and took them aboard, surrounded by guards all day and night. Meanwhile the real diamond was mailed to Buckingham Palace a month later.

Immediately after landing in England, the diamond with the value of the whole city was taken to the diamond processing workshop of the most skillful diamond craftsman at the time - Mr. Joseph Asscher.

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Joseph Asscher holds a legendary treasure worth 2 billion USD

After spending three months researching how to cut this diamond so that it would not be wasted even as a scrap on a table, he gave the first cut. Unfortunately the blade was broken, diamond debris fell out. Joseph Asscher locked himself up for several days as an apology for his mistake.

Successfully cut the diamond, Joseph Asscher was so happy that he fainted for 38 days. After regaining consciousness, the master craftsman successfully separated 9 diamonds of different sizes and 96 small ones from the debris of the giant diamond.

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The largest diamond, called Cullinan I, is made of a pear shaped diamond with 78 faces and weighs 530.2 carats. It is located at the highest place on the Royal staff.

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The second largest diamond, Cullinan II, weighs 317.40 carats and is placed in the center of the Royal crown of the United Kingdom.

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The remaining 7 diamonds are made into brooches, earrings, necklaces, rings and are all owned by the Prince of Great Britain

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96 other small diamonds are also specially created high-end jewelry for the Royal Family or become valuable gifts for the offspring

Experts said the value of the world's largest diamond is priceless because so far no diamond has achieved the size, transparency and beautiful colors like Cullinan.

And since its dedication to date, it has never been priced or auctioned by the Royal Family. However, the estimated value of this huge diamond will not be less than $ 2 billion.