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"The Andamooka Opal / The Queen's Opal"
In 1954, an extensive search was announced by the South Australian Government for the finest opal ever found at the South Australian opal fields.
Queen Elizabeth II would be presented with the opal on the occasion of her first visit to Australia. Altmann & Cherny submitted an outstanding piece of rough opal which had been mined at Andamooka.
"The Andamooka Opal / The Queen's Opal"
(information courtesy of Altmann & Cherny)
The Government selected this opal as the most appropriate and befitting gemstone for this auspicious occasion.
The opal was then cut and polished by John Altmann of Altmann & Cherny. Once cut it weighed 203 carats and displayed a magnificent array of colours including red, blue and green. It was set with diamonds into an 18 carat palladium
necklet with matching earrings, and presented to the Queen at a state banquet in Adelaide.
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