Raymond Kopa’s silver & enamel runners-up medal from the inaugural European Cup final in 1956, in

Raymond Kopa’s silver & enamel runners-up medal from the inaugural European Cup final in 1956, inscribed COUPE DES CHAMPIONS EUROPEENS, FINALISTE, 1956. The first European Cup final was played between Stade de Reims and Real Madrid. Real Madrid won the game 4-3 to set up an eventual sequence of five consecutive European Cup victories, an achievement that has never been surpassed. This was Raymond Kopa’s last match for Stade de Reims as the transfer to his team’s conquerors Real Madrid had already been arranged.