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Famous Oppenheimer Blue The Murat Tiara

RECORD PRICE
This tiara of diamonds
In 2016, the
and pearls was made as
a wedding gift in 1920. In
Jewels gemstone. It sold 2012 it sold for $3,864,318.
diamond became

the most expensive

Gems can make quite a name for for $57,500,000.
themselves—these jewels are world-famous!

BIGGEST ROBBERY
One of the world’s biggest

robberies took place in ENORMOUS EMERALDS

20 MOST FAMOUS 2015 in London, UK. The The biggest emeralds come 21

The Imperial robbers made off with
State Crown from Brazil’s Bahia region.
jewels and other loot
The Crown Jewels belong
to the UK’s kings and One weighed 750 pounds
worth more than
queens. The 13 crowns (341 kg)— as much as
$300,000,000.
hold many precious four men.

gems. The collection
The robbers blasted open this
also includes a scepter An emerald from

decorated with the door to reach the valuables. Bahia, Brazil

world’s largest cut clear
diamond, the Cullinan I.

Black Prince’s Ruby

Cullinan II diamond