FIFA medal “FIFA Centennial ORDER OF MERIT” 2004 in gold. In original cassette with associated medal pin. Size of the cassette 16.5x11xx3.5 cm; “Order of Merit” gold-plated, 4.5 cm with original silk ribbon; Pin, gold-plated, 2.5x2.2 cm. --The FIFA Order of Merit is the highest honor awarded by FIFA. It is awarded in gold and silver. The Golden Order is only issued very rarely. This medal was awarded for the first time in 1984. These awards only go to personalities “who have had a significant impact on football events in the past”. The first recipients of this Medal of Honor were Sir Stanley Rous, Bobby Charlton, Helmut Schön, Franz Beckenbauer and Michele Platini. This special "Order of Merrit" was created for FIFA's 100th anniversary. John Warren was the only person to receive this award this year. But previous recipients of the order were honored again by this special "Order of Merrit" on the occasion of the FIFA gala in Paris in 2004, e.g. Pele (whose medal was sold in Los Angeles in the "Pele auction" in 2016), Beckenbauer, Platini ect.. Very nice piece in original leather case. Uncirculated. (EF). Condition: A