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Peace Diamond Departs Antwerp for New York
NY Press Conference to be held Nov. 21 at 9:30 am
Nov 16, 2017 3:22 AM
By Rapaport
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RAPAPORT PRESS RELEASE, November 15, 2017, New York… The 709-carat Peace Diamond left Belgium and is on the way to New York where it will be shown to the world’s most important diamond buyers. The New York viewing of the Peace Diamond will take place from Nov. 20 through Dec. 4 when it will be sold at auction.
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Mines the Hon. Alhaji Minkailu Mansaray presented the diamond this week to hundreds of rough diamond dealers at the Antwerp Rough Diamond Bourse (Kring) and issued an official Sierra Leone government proclamation naming the diamond the “Sierra Leone Peace Diamond®.”
“This diamond will improve the lives of our people. It represents a future of peace and prosperity as this natural resource of Sierra Leone brings direct benefit to the people of Sierra Leone,” said the Minister.
Images of the diamond in the Antwerp Rough Diamond Bourse with the Minister and other material are available at the gallery on www.peacediamond.com. The media is strongly urged to view the Peace Diamond Video for background information https://youtu.be/7z8uEBz00ks.
A Peace Diamond Press Conference will be held in New York City on Tuesday, November 21 at 9:30 am. Journalist will have an opportunity to hold and photograph the Peace Diamond at the event. To attend the Press Conference please email peacediamond@diamonds.net. The Press Conference will be broadcast live via https://zoom.us/j/753274144 and can also be viewed on the Peace Diamond and Rapaport Facebook pages.
“All of the proceeds from the sale of the Peace Diamond, the world’s 14 largest, will go to provide life-saving infrastructure such as clean water and electricity to some of the poorest people in the world. There is a reason G-D gave diamonds to the poorest in the world and made the richest desire them. The Peace Diamond Auction is “Tikun Olam” fixing the world. This diamond will make the world a better place.” said, Martin Rapaport, Chairman of the Rapaport Group who is auctioning the diamond for the Government of Sierra Leone, free of all charges.
Rapaport Media Contacts: media@diamonds.net
US: Sherri Hendricks +1-702-893-9400
International: Gabriella Laster +1-718-521-4976
Mumbai: Karishma Nagpal +91-98206-60574
About the Rapaport Group: The Rapaport Group is an international network of companies providing added-value services that support the development of ethical, transparent, competitive and efficient diamond and jewelry markets. Established in 1976, the Group has more than 20,000 clients in over 121 countries. Group activities include Rapaport Information Services, providing the Rapaport benchmark Price List for diamonds, as well as research, analysis and news; RapNet – the world’s largest diamond trading network, with over 15,000 members in 95 countries and daily listings of over 1.4 million carats valued at approximately $8 billion; Rapaport Laboratory Services, providing GIA and Rapaport gemological services in India, Israel and Belgium; and Rapaport Trading and Auction Services, the world’s largest recycler of diamonds, selling over 500,000 carats of diamonds a year. Additional information is available at www.diamonds.net. |
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Tags:
diamonds, Martin Rapaport, Peace Diamond, Rapaport, Sierra Leone
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