The Dhaka Times Desk Named Pink Star, this diamond broke all previous diamond sales records and became the highest 6 billion Sold at auction for Rs. It was bought by an American diamond merchant.
In short:
- Pink Star was mined in 1999.
- It has been extracted from a mine in Africa but which African country has been kept secret.
- Its price is 83 million dollars, 644,70,25,000 in Bangladeshi taka.
- The auction was held in Geneva.
Details: The complete diamond measures 2.69 to 2.06 cm and can be placed on the ring. The diamond is named Pink Star because it emits a pinkish hue. Name of its current owner Isaac Wolf who is a resident of New York City, America. Isaac Wolf purchased the diamond at auction and renamed it Pink Dream.
The diamond was previously put up for auction in Geneva, where it fetched 67 million Swiss dollars before the winning bid, but the record for the Isaac Wolf diamond has since been set. 68 million The Swiss dollar is worth $74 million in US dollars. After that the auction was quiet for a while and shortly after auctioneer David Bennett slammed the gavel on the table and announced, “Ladies and Gentlemen, today's auction is over. The Pink Star has won the highest bid at the diamond auction Isaac Wolf And this is a record price for any diamond ever.”
Pink Star's auction price is $74 million including government tolls and taxes 83 million dollar
Pink Star Auctioneer of diamonds David Bennett Said, “This is a very valuable diamond, it was recovered from a mine in any African country in 1999. 59.60 carats as Pink Star Carat.”
He further said, “Pink Star is a truly extraordinary and rare diamond, usually not many such diamonds are auctioned in the world.”
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Source: BBC
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