{"id":127012,"date":"2022-10-20T11:54:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T08:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/?p=127012"},"modified":"2022-10-24T12:11:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T09:11:26","slug":"crown_diamond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/crown_diamond\/","title":{"rendered":"How a Diamond From the UK&#8217;s Imperial State Crown Ended Up in an Israeli Engagement Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the Imperial State Crown that Queen Elizabeth II wore at her coronation, the same crown that has now passed to King Charles III, you will find 2,868 diamonds, 273 pearls, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds and 5 rubies. Embedded in the center of the crown is a huge diamond. A piece of the original stone from which it was cut is in the hands of an Israeli family. This is the story of that diamond\u2019s fascinating journey:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_125791\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-125791\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_Imperial_State_Crown.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-125791 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_Imperial_State_Crown.png\" alt=\"1\" width=\"500\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_Imperial_State_Crown.png 500w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_Imperial_State_Crown-270x300.png 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-125791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Imperial State Crown of the United Kingdom. Some of you may recognize it from the opening credits of the Netflix series <em>The Crown<\/em>. Source: Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 1907, an unusual diamond was mined in South Africa. At the time, it was the largest diamond ever found, weighing 3,106 carats, the size of a human heart. It came to be known as the Cullinan Diamond. The new government in South Africa, which only five years earlier had gained independence from the British Crown, decided to give the stone as a gift to King Edward VII, Queen Elizabeth\u2019s great-grandfather, on the occasion of his birthday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_125813\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-125813\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_Rough_cullinan_diamond.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-125813 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_Rough_cullinan_diamond.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"500\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_Rough_cullinan_diamond.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_Rough_cullinan_diamond-277x300.jpg 277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-125813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The unpolished Cullinan Diamond. Source: Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A good diamond requires top diamond cutters who can bring out the stone&#8217;s brilliance, so King Edward looked for someone to entrust the job to. He found the Asschers\u2014a Dutch family known for its supreme diamond cutting skills. This is my grandmother\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_125816\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-125816\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_FAMILY-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-125816 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_FAMILY-2.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_FAMILY-2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_FAMILY-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_FAMILY-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-125816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My grandmother Elizabeth (Elisheva) and her older sister in Amsterdam before WWII. Photo courtesy of the family<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>From London to Amsterdam &#8211; A Bold and Discreet Operation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">How does one securely transport such a precious treasure from London to Amsterdam without having it stolen? In 1908 a British battleship left London for Amsterdam. In its belly it carried a secure box with the unpolished diamond inside\u2014or at least that is what many were led to believe. This operation was actually a cover up, because at the same time, the real diamond was in the pocket of one of the sons of the diamond cutter family. Abraham Asscher set sail from London to Amsterdam around the same time on an ordinary ship traveling without baggage &#8211; only a large coat to protect himself from the cold and to disguise his precious cargo.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_125819\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-125819\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_E-AND-P.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-125819 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_E-AND-P.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"500\" height=\"729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_E-AND-P.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_E-AND-P-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_E-AND-P-412x600.jpg 412w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-125819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Queen Elizabeth II with her husband Prince Philip on her coronation day, 1953. The Queen is wearing the Imperial State Crown with the large diamond at the center. Source: Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The operation was a success and the diamond arrived safely in Amsterdam. But then a new problem emerged\u2014the Asscher family discovered that the huge diamond could not be cut. The chisel broke with the very first blow! It would take another two years, and the invention of a new diamond cutting patent\u2014which to this day is called the \u201cAsscher Cut\u201d\u2014for the Asscher family to finally cut the treasure as requested.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_125822\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-125822\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_Joseph_Asscher_splitting_the_Cullinan_diamond.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-125822 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_Joseph_Asscher_splitting_the_Cullinan_diamond.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_Joseph_Asscher_splitting_the_Cullinan_diamond.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_Joseph_Asscher_splitting_the_Cullinan_diamond-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_Joseph_Asscher_splitting_the_Cullinan_diamond-480x600.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-125822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The nine diamonds cut from the original Cullinan Diamond. Source: Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finally, some two years later, the Asschers were able to return the diamond to King Edward, after it had been cut into nine polished diamonds and 96 smaller stones. The same year, 1910, the central diamond, weighing 530 carats, was placed in the scepter of the King of England and given the name \u201cThe Great Star of Africa.\u201d This diamond alone was then valued at \u00a32.5 million, which is about \u00a352 million today. The second largest diamond was named \u201cThe Second Star of Africa\u201d \u200b\u200band was set in the center of the Queen\u2019s crown.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_125825\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-125825\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_The-nine-major-stones.-Top-Cullinans-II-I-and-III.-Bottom-Cullinans-VIII-VI-IV-V-VII-and-IX..jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-125825 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_The-nine-major-stones.-Top-Cullinans-II-I-and-III.-Bottom-Cullinans-VIII-VI-IV-V-VII-and-IX..jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_The-nine-major-stones.-Top-Cullinans-II-I-and-III.-Bottom-Cullinans-VIII-VI-IV-V-VII-and-IX..jpg 500w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_The-nine-major-stones.-Top-Cullinans-II-I-and-III.-Bottom-Cullinans-VIII-VI-IV-V-VII-and-IX.-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-125825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The nine diamonds cut from the original Cullinan Diamond. Source: Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>When Cutting Diamonds, Expect the Chips to Fly<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">How much were the Asschers paid for their work? When diamonds are cut, chips fly. In this case, the chips turned out to be reasonably sized diamonds, which were given to my great-great-great-grandfather, Joseph Asscher, as payment for his work. Shortly afterwards he also received a knighthood from the Queen of Holland.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_125828\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-125828\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_HEBREW-STANDARD.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-125828 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_HEBREW-STANDARD.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"500\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_HEBREW-STANDARD.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_HEBREW-STANDARD-300x137.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-125828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Queen of Holland bestowed a knighthood upon Joseph Asscher, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nli.org.il\/en\/newspapers\/hebstd\/1909\/01\/22\/01\/article\/24\/?e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxTI--------------1\">report<\/a> from January 22, 1909 in the <em>Hebrew Standard <\/em>newspaper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Asschers decided that the diamonds would be passed down from generation to generation by the men in the family, who would give them to the women they married in their wedding rings. Many members of the Asscher family were murdered in the Holocaust, but my grandmother, Elizabeth Asscher, survived. After the war, she was able to retrieve two of the diamonds that somehow managed to be hidden from the Nazis.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_125832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-125832\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_FAMILY.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-125832 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_FAMILY.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"500\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_FAMILY.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_FAMILY-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-125832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My grandmother\u2019s family. From right to left: Jul was murdered in the Holocaust; Jap survived and lived to the age of 100 in the United States; my grandmother Elizabeth (Elisheva) survived the Holocaust and lived in Israel until her death a few years ago; Betty who is still alive and lives in Israel, just celebrated her 103<sup>rd<\/sup> birthday a few months ago. Photo courtesy of the family<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of these diamonds adorned my Grandmother Elizabeth\u2019s ring for 65 years\u2014a royal diamond set in a cheap metal ring, in the best thrifty Zionist-Dutch tradition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the diamonds was given to my brother, who, with the help of an amazing jeweler on Sheinkin Street in Tel Aviv, set it on a ring and gave it to his beloved Nynke, who happens to be both adorable and Dutch.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_125835\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-125835\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_RING.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-125835 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_RING.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_RING.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_RING-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/500_RING-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-125835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The family diamond ring my brother gave to his fianc\u00e9e Nynke. Photo courtesy of the family<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And so, a piece of the magnificent Imperial State Crown diamond ended up in Israel, by way of my family\u2019s connection to the British royal family. Who knows how the diamond\u2019s journey will continue?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Set in the center of the Imperial State Crown of the United Kingdom is an enormous diamond. A part of the original stone is in the possession of an Israeli family. 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