The largest diamond cut from the Cullinan rough was the Cullinan I, also known as The Star of Africa. It is a pear shaped diamond weighing 530.2 carats with 74 facets. It was known as the largest cut diamond in the world until the 1985 discovery of the Golden Jubilee Diamond (545 carats), also from the Premier Mine in South Africa. The Cullinan I is mounted in the Sovreign's Sceptre and housed in the Tower of London with the other Crown Jewels. It is the largest colourless cut diamond with no inclusions (flawless) in the world today.
It measures approximately 2" long, 1.7" wide is similar in size to a hen's egg.
It is valued today at £200 million or $400 million.
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