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(When you indicate 'white' one must assume the D colour. There may be larger stones in the world, but this is the largest graded with a D colour.)

Apparently, it is the DeBeers Centenary Diamond, described as weighing in at 273.85 carats (54.77 g). It is a D colour stone, and is internally and externally flawless.

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