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Very rare Jules Rimet World Cup trophy presented to FIFA referee Ken Aston. FIFA-issued trophy boasts the look and dimensions of designer Abel Lafleur's original double-sided 1930 model, which featured a gold-plated sterling silver figure of the Nike, the winged Grecian victory goddess, holding a decagonal cup overhead. Figure first stood upon a base of yellow marble until it was replaced with a taller octagonal base made of lapis lazuli in 1958. FIFA trophy's Nike figure is rendered here in metal painted in luminous gold and attached to tiered marble with a plaque at center engraved ''LONSAR (London Society of Referees) / Grateful Thanks / 1966''. Measures 7.5'' in height on a 3'' square base. Weighs 1 pound, 15 ounces. Scattered miniscule abrasions to finish and dulling to base corners, else near fine.
1966 World Cup Trophy -- Presented to FIFA Referee
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