The original diamond, said to have belonged to Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and have been sold to the Cuban state by a Turkish merchant, was stolen on 25 March 1946 and mysteriously returned to the President, Ramón Grau San Martín, on 2 June 1946.
Berlian aslinya, diberikan kepada Tsar Nicholas II dari Rusia dan telah dijual kepada negara Kuba oleh sebuah jaringan Turki, dicuri tanggal 25 Maret 1946 dan secara misterius dikembalikan ke Presiden, Ramón Grau San Martín, tanggal 2 Juni 1946.