The Koh-i-Noor diamond originally weighed 186 carats, when the stone was in India, Persia and Afghanistan, but, subsequently after the stone was surrendered to the British, and became part of the British Crown Jewels, the stone was re-cut to an oval stellar brilliant, weighing 108.93 carats, with a resultant loss of almost 43 % of it's original weight. The diamond is a D-color diamond with exceptionl clarity, characteristic of stones originating from the Indian sub-continent.
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These large chunks of diamond in the picture have nothing whatsoever to do with the Kohinoor diamond. These represent the pieces into which the much larger Cullinan Diamond from south Africa was cut. The stones were then individually cut and polished. When people see the Second Star of Africa in the Imperial State Crown, they often mistake it for the Kohinoor.
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