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{{Infobox Diamond
| caption        = La Luz de Dia
| colour_scheme  = #000000
| gem_name=''La Luz de Dia''<br>The Light of Day
| weight         = 201
| grams          = 40,25
| color          = white D
| cut            =
| mine           = Unknown
| country        = Unknown
| cutter         = Unknown
| gonde
| original_owner = Unknown
| owner          = Stolen in 2004
| value          = over [[Pound sterling|£]]10 million,  [[United States dollar|$]]24 million
}}
[[File:Diamant_la_luz_de_dia.jpg|thumb|200px|La Luz de Dia]]
'''''La Luz de Dia''''', or '''The Light of Day''', is a 201-carat (40 g) diamond whose provenance remains unknown. The book ''Spanish from an English Country'' by [[Miguel de Cervantes]] contains the first written mention of it. {{Cnitation needed|Does this book exist|date=July 2011}}

== History ==
Until 1932, the gem was possessed Diamond International Corporation {{Dubious|appears to be a Cosmetics Company|date=July 2011}}. The [[Spanish Royal Family]] acquired it and sold it at an auction in 2004 by [[Sotheby's]] in [[Geneva]] for $24,432,263 {{Cn|Date-itation needed|Date-July 2011|date=July 2011}}. Two weeks later, it was stolen and has not been seen since. {{Cn|Date-itation needed|Date-July 2011|date=July 2011}}

== See also ==
* [[List of diamonds|List of famous diamonds]]

[[Category:Named diamonds]]