The Moussaieff Red Diamond (formerly known as the Red Shield Diamond) is a diamond measuring 5.11 carats (1.022 g) with a triangular brilliant cut (sometimes called a trillion or a trilliant cut), rated in color as Fancy Red by the Gemological Institute of America.
[1] The Moussaieff Red was discovered by a Brazilian garimpeiro named Ze Tatu in a manual digging[1] in the district of Major Porto in 1989, in a region known as Noroeste de Minas in the state of Minas Gerais.
[1] The diamond was purchased and cut by the William Goldberg Diamond Corp., where it went by its original name, the Red Shield.
It was purchased in 2001 or 2002[2] by Shlomo Moussaieff, an Israeli-born jewelry dealer in London.
The Moussaieff Red was displayed in 2003 as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "The Splendor of Diamonds" exhibit, alongside The De Beers Millennium Star and The Heart of Eternity.