Lore & Heritage
In 1834, miners in the Ural Mountains found green pebbles that astonishingly glowed blood-red by the campfires at night. The discovery coincided with the 16th birthday of the Tsarevich, future Emperor Alexander II, after whom the gem was christened. Because red and green were the official colors of Imperial Imperial Russia, it instantly became the divine talisman of the Romanov dynasty.











































































































