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The Golden Jubilee Diamond
The Golden
Jubilee
Golden
Jubilee Diamond (another image)
Gabi Tolkowsky examines the diamond with
a jeweler's loupe.
The Golden Jubilee is the largest faceted diamond in the world,
weighing 545.67 carats. The stone was designed by Gabi Tolkowsky, who also
designed the 273.85-carat Centenary
Diamond, which is the largest D-Flawless diamond in the world. The Golden
Jubilee was presented to the King of Thailand in 1997 for his Golden Jubilee -
the 50th anniversary of his coronation. Prior to this event, the stone was
simply known as the Unnamed Brown.
Tolkowsky describes the Golden Jubilee's cut as a "fire rose cushion cut."
The color has been graded as "fancy yellow-brown", even though the above photo
makes it look almost dark orange. It is only 15.37 carats larger than the
Cullinan I, also known as the Star of
Africa.
A small
photo of the Golden Jubilee I managed to salvage from the DeBeers website.
Trivia Tidbit: The government of Thailand reported the stone as being a large
golden topaz so as not to irritate the citizens -- Thailand has been in
financial trouble for some years now, and the news of the purchase of the
massive diamond would only make the popularity of the government drop.
A barely
decent photo of the Golden Jubilee sitting on a cushion. I wish the stone was
more publicized because then I wouldn't have to settle for tiny or grainy
photos.
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