SWITZERLAND SILVER 20 FRANCS 2020 BU ROGER FEDERER PROOF IN BOX

Description

Roger
Federer
, Ag proof
- Proof: 9,500 coins
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.
- Coin image: Roger
Federer
- Legal face value: 20 Swiss francs
- Date of issue: 23 January 2020
- Selling period: up to 22 January 2023 or while stocks last
- Design: Remo Mascherini, Flamatt
- Alloy: Silver 0,835
- Weight: 20 g
- Diameter: 33 mm