From its Wikipedia entry:
"The origin of the diamond is not known. It has been claimed that the diamond was mined in the Kollur Mine in the Guntur District, of Andhra pradesh in India during the reign of the Kakatiya dynasty. Another alleged origin is the mines in Golkonda."
The Kohinoor diamond is clear and looks like many other diamonds, except it is way larger. It is now a 105.602 carats.
The Kohinoor diamond is 106 carats. It was once the largest diamond in the world. It is now n the Crown Jewels of the British Royal Family.
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The Kohinoor diamond is a part of the Royal Collection housed in Queen's Gallery London. You can read its fascinating the adventure-filled history by following the link, below.
There is really only one diamond with this name, the Koh-in-Noor Diamond.
The Koh-i-Noor diamond is in the possession of the British Monarchy.
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Found in the mines of India.
Kohinoor is the name given to the single cut diamond in the royal collection of Queen Elisabeth II of England.
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We may never know the 'why' of anyone's motivation to pass along this diamond. But it has a remarkable history of being a 'spoil of war' or conquest. You can read more about its travels through time, below.
Since the Koh-i-Noor is not for sale, it cannot be called the most costly diamond.