Top of the day to my fellow precious metals and also sport lovers in here. we all know that all the top sport competition in the world always present a trophy to the winners of these competitions and since the start of these competitions they have always used our precious metals(Gold and Silver) in making these trophies and cup. so today i will be talking about some of the most valuable among these trophies.
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1* FIFA world cup
One of the most, if not the most competitive sport competition in the world, the FIFA world cup as been the grandest stage for football competition, and its only held every four years. 32 countries gets to qualify to play and compete against each other and the winning country gets the prestigious cup.
now lets talk about the cup, it was designed by Italian artist Silvio Gazzaniga, was first introduced in 1974. The design depicts two human figures holding up the earth
it is made of 18-carat gold, it weighs 70-80kg, because of how precious it is, the winning team don't get to keep the original, they are given a bronze replica. the cup is valued at $20 million dollars and which makes it the most valuable sport trophy in the world.
2* Preakness stake trophy
the trophy is one of the most oldest trophies in the world, made of solid silver in the year 1860, weighing up to 13.6Kg and 91cm in size. the trophy is awarded to winners of the American horse race competition every year. The trophy has it own history back in the American civil war, when it was meant to be destroyed to be able to make silver ammunition, but it was buried and hidden.
just like the FIFA world cup its original is not given to the winners, but a replica is given. the actual silver value of the trophy is $5000 but because of its history and year of existence, it is now valued at $2.5 million dollars.
3* Borg Warner trophy
the Borg Warner trophy is awarded to the winner of the Indianapolis 500 car race winners, it is made of sterling silver, created in 1936, it weighs up to 45Kg and 163cm in size.
The interesting thig about the size is that, the trophy is engraved with the face of the winners of the competition, and when the trophy ran out of space they had to expand the trophy. just like the previous trophies i mentioned earlier the trophy winners are not given the original, but a replica is made for them. the trophy is originally worth $10,000 when it was made but because of its history and it being the oldest motorsports competition that still holds, it is now valued at $1.3 million dollars.
4* BNP Paribas Fortis Diamond Games trophy
The cup is given to the winners of the diamond games, a woman tennis competition. It is made of Gold and Diamond and weighs about 4.5Kg
The trophy was made to award any female player who could win the singles tournament 3 times within a five year period. A challenge of that magnitude surely deserves a precious trophy, the trophy is designed in the form of a tennis racket with a tennis ball in the middle.It’s made from gold and encrusted with over 1,700 diamonds.Since Amélie Mauresmo won the trophy in 2007, a new trophy was created in 2008. This time, it was decorated with 2008 Diamonds.
the trophy is valued at $1.3 million dollars, but in years to come, i wouldn't be surprised to see it up the rank, because it is the only trophy that actually worth its value without adding history or insurance.
5* Stanley Cup Trophy
The official trophy for the popular canadian National Hockey league(NHL), it is made of silver in the year 1892 and weighs about 15.6Kg with 89.5cm in size and it is worth $23,000 without insurance, because the insurance amount is unknown. the interesting thing about the trophy is that the name of every winning team is engraved in the trophy.
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