THE SANCY DIAMOND – UNESTIMATED, PRICELESS
The Sancy is a pale-yellow diamond in the shape of a shield. It is one of the first large diamonds to be cut to symmetrical facets. It is unusual in shape due to the absence of a pavilion, with just a pair of crowns. While according to legend it belonged to the Mughals, the shape suggests that it is of Indian origin, which is logical since till the discovery of the Kimberley and the American mines, most of the diamonds were from Golconda.
