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Diamonds

Moon of Baroda Diamond

The Gaekwads of Baroda have long been identified as the connoisseurs of fine jewels and precious diamonds. Thus, it almost doesn’t come as surprise when one associates the famous  fancy yellow diamond “The Moon of Baroda” with the Gaekwads. The Journey : Along with the “Star of the South” and the “English Dresden”, the diamond called “The Moon of Baroda”…

Princie Diamond

Named as the “Princie” diamond after the son of Sita Devi and Pratapsinhrao Gaekwad the diamond actually had no relation to the Gaekwads as such. It actually belonged to the Nizam royal family of Hyderabad. The massive 34.65 carat cushion-cut fancy intense pink diamond was discovered 300 years ago in the Golconda mines. Princie Diamond is believed to be the…

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