- Original Swissmint silver coin CHF 20.-
- Sold out after two days from Swissmint online shop.
- Alloy: silver 0.835
- Weight: 20g
- Diameter: 33 mm
- Uncirculated: 19,000 coins
- In wrap.
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With the new 20-franc silver coin "Roger Federer", issued on 23
January 2020, Swissmint has dedicated, for the first time in its
history, a commemorative coin to a living person.
Roger Federer was born in Basel on 8 August 1981. At the age of 16,
he decided to leave school in order to pursue a career in tennis. He
made his debut on the ATP Tour in 1998 and has since won 103 singles and
eight doubles titles (at end-October 2019). He is one of the few
players to have won all four Grand Slam titles (Australian Open, French
Open, Wimbledon and US Open) at least once. In 2008, he became Olympic
doubles champion together with Stan Wawrinka, the Swiss professional
tennis player, and won silver in the singles in 2012. In 2014, he won
the Davis Cup for the first time with the Swiss team. To date, Roger
Federer has headed the world rankings for the longest, with a total of
310 weeks at the top, including a record-breaking run of 237 consecutive
weeks. He is also the oldest player to have topped the list. Moreover,
in 2004 and from 2007 to 2009, he finished the year as the world No. 1.
These, and many other successes and records, as well as his
versatile playing style, have led many tennis experts to already rank
Roger Federer as the greatest tennis player of all time, even while he
continues to be active on the circuit. In addition to his sporting
brilliance, Roger Federer is above all the perfect ambassador for
Switzerland. He has a unique way of embodying likeability,
down-to-earthness, success and eloquence.
Source: Wikipedia
The new 20-franc silver coin designed by Swissmint's engraver Remo
Mascherini, is available for purchase in the qualities 'uncirculated'
and 'proof' in a presentation case at our online-shop or from selected
coin dealers and banks.