Aurora Green Diamond

The Aurora Green Diamond is a 5.03-carat (1.006 g) vivid green diamond with VS2 clarity. In May 2016, the Aurora Green became the largest vivid green diamond to ever sell at auction.^[1] The record was previous held by a 2.54 carat Fancy Vivid Green VS1 diamond that was sold by Sotheby’s on November 17, 2009, for $1.22 million per carat according to the Diamond Investment & Intelligence Center.^[2] On May 31, 2016, the diamond, which was originally owned by Scarselli Diamonds^[3] was sold by Christie's for a record price per carat of $3.3 million to Chinese jewelry company Chow Tai Fook, totaling $16.8 million.^[4]

Aurora Green Diamond

Weight	5.03 carats (1.006 g)
Color	Fancy Vivid Green
Cut	Cut-Cornered Rectangular Modified Brilliant
Country of origin	Brazil
Original owner	Scarselli Diamonds
Owner	Chow Tai Fook
Estimated value	US$16.8 million (May 2016)

Records

As of 2016, Aurora Green Diamond is:

• The largest Fancy Vivid Green Diamond ever to be offered at auction.
• The most expensive Green Diamond in the world to be sold at auction.
• The highest per carat price ever sold for any Green Diamond in the world at auction.
• The most expensive Green Diamond to be sold in Asia.^[5]

See also

• List of diamonds