Queen of Asia fetches US$100m

January 04, 2022

A Dubai Company has offered to buy the single largest corundum a, natural blue sapphire named the Queen of Asia. The blue sapphire, found in an area closer to Balangoda in the Ratnapura district, was priced at US$ 100 million.

Queen of Asia fetches US$100m

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