Jonker diamond

[ jong-ker ]

noun

1. a noted diamond weighing 726 carats, discovered in the Transvaal in 1934 and cut into 12 pieces.

Example Sentences

From London's gem district went word that the Jonker Diamond had been sold to a Manhattan dealer named Harry Winston.

From Time Magazine Archive

Later, he bought the Jonker diamond, recognized as the world's fourth biggest uncut stone � ; and the President Vargas, third biggest, and Venezuela's smaller Libertador.

From Time Magazine Archive

On a tour of Europe and the U. S. in 1936-37, the young Maharaja picked up 100 trunks full of souvenirs, including a ukulele and a 29-karat piece of the $1,000,000 Jonker diamond.

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