While playing next to the dump, the girl accidentally saw an 'object' worth trillions of dong.

That is the story of the diamond worth trillions of dong in the world's most expensive necklace named L'Incomparable. This expensive diamond was found by an African girl while playing next to a pile of rocks and rubbish near her uncle's house in the town of Mbuji Mayi, Republic of Congo.

This pile of garbage and waste was legally collected from the nearby MIBA diamond mine, after it had been discarded by the company. The little girl saw a glint of light among the waste and dug through it with her hands. It was the diamond in its original state. At that time, the diamond weighed 890 carats.

The diamond found by a little girl in a garbage dump has been crafted into a beautiful egg-shaped version. (Photo: Reuters)

The girl’s uncle, after hearing his niece boast about the strange “object”, knew that this thing was really valuable. He sold the diamond to local traders but did not know how much money.

After many hands, the diamond was finally bought by the Smithsonian Institute in Washington. Experts crafted the diamond into a new version with a value of up to 55 million USD (more than 1,000 billion VND).

High-end fashion design house Mouawad created the perfect L'Incomparable made of gold featuring an egg-shaped diamond weighing over 407 carats along with 90 other white diamonds weighing 230 carats.

It took a team of experts more than four years to complete the world's most expensive necklace in 2013. It is currently on display in the Natural History section of the academy.

The diamond is valued at more than 1,000 billion VND. (Photo: Reuters)

Due to its rarity and value, the L'Incomparable necklace is extremely well protected. Guarding it are a large team of security personnel, plainclothes supervisors, and cameras and motion-tracking devices installed everywhere.

Mouawad CEO Jean Nasr confirmed that so far, only two VIP customers have expressed serious interest in the necklace. They are both from the Asian region.

The identity and fate of the African girl are still unknown, and no one knows if she received any "gift" from selling that rare diamond.

Quoc Thai (Source: Reuters)

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