{"id":62605,"date":"2018-12-06T11:16:03","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T11:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=62605"},"modified":"2018-12-06T11:16:03","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T11:16:03","slug":"pink-legacy-diamond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/pink-legacy-diamond\/","title":{"rendered":"Pink Legacy Diamond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question: Recently Pink Legacy diamond auctioned<\/strong><strong> in Geneva<\/strong><strong> for world record price of about-<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(a)$50million<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(b)$15million<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(c)$35million<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(d)$20million<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Answer: (a)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Related facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Pink Legacy Diamond auctioned in Geneva for world record price of $50million (about Rs 360 crore<strong>).<\/strong> It was bought by US brand Harry Winston at auction in Geneva, Switzerland.<\/li>\n<li>This rectangular-cut Pink Legacy Diamond weighing about 19 carats was found in a South African mine around 100 years ago and has likely not been altered since it was first cut in 1920.<\/li>\n<li>The price of around $2.6m per carat marked a world record for a pink diamond, according to the Europe head of auction house Christie&#8217;s. The diamond&#8217;s new owners have rechristened it the Winston Pink Legacy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- ssgc-in-link-res --><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7086827700842303\" data-ad-slot=\"2662621974\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Once owned by the Oppenheimer family, who formerly ran the De Beers mining company.<\/li>\n<li>The diamond was referred to as &#8220;one of the world&#8217;s greatest diamonds&#8221; by Christie&#8217;s international head of jewellery, Rahul Kadakia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-46203283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-46203283<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneycontrol.com\/news\/business\/pink-diamond-sold-for-staggering-50-million-usd-at-geneva-auction-breaks-world-record-3166331.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.moneycontrol.com\/news\/business\/pink-diamond-sold-for-staggering-50-million-usd-at-geneva-auction-breaks-world-record-3166331.html<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Recently Pink Legacy diamond auctioned in Geneva for world record price of about- (a)$50million (b)$15million (c)$35million (d)$20million Answer: (a) Related facts: Pink Legacy Diamond auctioned in Geneva for world record price of $50million (about Rs 360 crore). It was bought by US brand Harry Winston at auction in Geneva, Switzerland. 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