Thursday, 24th April 2008 (550 views)

A gold statute of Disney icon Mickey Mouse has been unveiled in Tokyo ahead of an online "treasure hunt" that will give players a chance to win it as a prize, according to reports.

NDTV.com says the 120-milimetre high statute - which shows Mickey holding a movie clapperboard - was made by Japanese jewellery house Ginza Tanaka using one kilogram of pure gold.

A total of ten of the company's craftsmen were involved in the design and creation of the statue, which took three months to complete. The piece would be worth around $30,000 (£15,190) at current market values.

It will now be offered a prize through the "treasure hunt" game in partnership with Walt Disney.

A two-foot tall, 24ct gold statue of the character was previously created in 2001 to celebrate Disney's 100th anniversary.

Created for Disney in 1928 by animator Ub Iwerks, Mickey Mouse has become one of the most recognisable symbols on earth - although Walt Disney himself originally preferred the name Mortimer Mouse.

 

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