31 minutes agoA vivid personality coin honors Roger Federer
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Roger Federer, from 2020, you'll see him in Swiss francs. This is because the king of tennis will become the first living person to be honored with memorial coin. The Swissmint Institute will issue a silver coin of 20 franc currency in January. In addition, he plans to add a gold coin to the Federer SF50 in [...]
This is because the king of tennis will become the first living person to be honored with memorial coin.
The Swissmint Institute will issue a silver coin of 20 franc currency in January.
In addition, it plans to add a gold coin to Federer SF50 in May.
“Thank Switzerland and Swissmint for this extraordinary honour and privilege”, the 38-year-old said after the decision, Periscopi broadcasts.
Roger Federer's 20 franc silver coin will be issued on 23 January 2020.
About 55,000 coins were melted.
This is the first time the Swissmint Institute has dedicated a memorial coin to a living personality.
