Roger Federer becomes first living person to have Swiss francs minted in his honour

Tennis legend Roger Federer has ded ar fear to his cap by being houred with a Swiss coin minted in his hour.  Swiss superstar will grace a limited run of 20-franc silver coin that will be issued in January 2020. re is also a 30-franc coin which is planned for a 2020 release.

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Roger Federer: A perfect ambassor for Switzerland

Swissmint, official mint of Swiss government, will be manufacturing coins for a limited run of 95000. In a statement which anunced coins on Swissmint's website, it is mentioned how Federer is 'perfect ambassor for Switzerland' and has embodied positive characteristics that make him a remarkable human being. special edition coin makes Federer, first living person to have a Swiss coin dedicated to him.

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In 2007, Federer's hometown of Basel also h a special stamp with his picture on it. It is being reported that re will be two coins with Federer's im on m - one will be a silver coin with a legal value of 20 francs and or will be a gold coin with a legal value of 30 francs. 20 franc coin will be sold for 30 Swiss francs each and gold coin will cost between 40 to 60 francs. 

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Fans who are interested in getting ir hands on Federer coins can do so by visiting Swissmint website. After first 55000 coins have been sold, sales will stop but Swissmint plans to have ar run of 40000 coins in May 2020. Swiss tennis legend also took to Twitter to share his joy and expressed hour he felt towards coin which will commemorate him.

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