Federer’s Face on a Swiss Coin
2020-07-04 Sat
With a new 20 francs coin, Tennis legend Roger Federer has become the first living person in Switzerland to have a coin minted in his honor. Roger Federer has made a career of serving up more than his opponents can handle. At the age of 12, Federer decided to pursue a career in tennis, and in 1998 he made his breakthrough on the junior tour. From then on, it went to the top of tennis. Roger Federer led the world rankings for a total of 310 weeks and holds many other records such as Winners of the Australian and French Open, ATP Finals, Wimbledon Just like other records, he broke the record of the Swiss Mint. It’s the first time in its history that Swissmint has created a commemorative coin to honor a living person. The silver coin with a value of CHF 20.00 shows the top athlete in great detail in a typical game pose. Image Courtesy: atptour.comLatest News
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