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It is not "silly" at all Isabelle. It is (by Cullinan standards) quite small.

Here is a list of their carat weights

1 - I 530.2 carats – pear cut - set in the Scepter with the Cross

2 - II 317.4 carats – rectangular cushion cut - set in the Imperial State Crown

3 - III 94.4 carats – pear cut - lower portion of brooch (with Cullinan VI)

4 - IV 63.6 carats – square cushion cut - upper portion of brooch (with Cullinan III)

5 - V 18.8 carats – heart cut - set in a brooch

6 - VI 11.5 carats – marquise cut - lower portion of brooch (with Cullinan VIII)

7 - VII 8.8 carats – marquise cut - hangs as a pendant of the Delhi Durbar Necklace

8 - VIII 6.8 carats – upper portion of brooch (with Cullinan VI)

9 - IX 4.4 carats – pendeloque cut - set in a ring


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