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The original Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen in 1983 and has never been recovered. The subsequent trophy, called the "FIFA World Cup Trophy", was introduced in 1974. Made of 18 karat gold with bands of malachite on its base, it stands 36.8 centimetres high and weighs 6.175 kilograms (13.61 lb). [2]
The trophy was also insured for £30,000 (despite its official value being only £3,000). The exhibition was held in the Westminster Central Hall and opened on 19 March 1966, and the World Cup was a major attraction. Two uniformed officers guarded the trophy around the clock, reinforced by two plainclothes officers during the day.
The trophy designed by Lafleur in 1929. The trophy was 35 cm in height, weighed 3.8 kg and was made of gold-plated sterling silver, with a blue base of semi-precious stone (lapis lazuli). On the four sides of the base there were four gold plates, onto which would be written the names of the winners of the trophy.
He is credited with being the inventor of the World Cup. [7] The original World Cup trophy was named the Jules Rimet Trophy in his honour. It was stolen just prior to the 1966 World Cup in England, but was found by the dog Pickles. [2] Brazil won the tournament for the third time at the 1970 World Cup, and were awarded the trophy permanently.
Pickles' collar with fobs presented by grateful fans and a medal awarded by the Italian Canine Defence League. Pickles (born 1962 or 1963; died 1967) was a black and white collie dog, known for his role in finding the stolen Jules Rimet Trophy in March 1966, four months before the 1966 FIFA World Cup was scheduled to kick off in England.
The Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen for the second time in 1983. Unlike the first theft in 1966, the trophy has never been recovered.. In 1970, Brazil received the Jules Rimet Trophy in perpetuity after winning the World Cup for a third time, but on 19 December 1983 the trophy was again stolen.
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Silvio Gazzaniga was born in Milan on 23 January 1921. He studied to become a sculptor in the art schools of the capital of Lombardy, Milan.During the avant-garde period of the 1940s, he attended the "Humanitarian School of Applied Art" and the "High School of Art" at the Sforzesco Castle, specialising as a goldsmith and jeweller.