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French sculptor Abel Lafleur designed the trophy which was crafted from gold-plated sterling silver on a lapis lazuli base. The design depicted Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, supporting a decagonal cup.
The trophy vanished on the 20th of March 1966 during an exhibition at Westminster Central Hall. A black and white collie dog named Pickles found it seven days later wrapped in newspaper beneath a suburban garden hedge in Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood.
FIFA commissioned a replacement trophy after Brazil won their third title in 1970 and received the Jules Rimet Trophy in perpetuity according to Jules Rimets stipulation. Italian artist Silvio Gazzaniga won the commission with fifty-three submissions arriving from sculptors across seven countries.
The new trophy stands 36 centimetres tall and weighs 6.1 kilograms including two layers of malachite adding another 1.5 kilograms to the total weight. It contains 6.1 kilograms of 18 karat gold worth approximately US$407,725 as of August 2025.
The original Jules Rimet Trophy now resides permanently at the FIFA World Football Museum in Zürich, Switzerland. Only selected individuals may touch the trophy with bare hands including players and managers who have won the competition.