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(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Federer and world's smallest gold coin go up for sale Jan 23, 2020 - 11:30
Another 37,000 coins featuring tennis star Roger Federer – the first living person to receive that honor – went on sale on Thursday, according to Swissmint. Also up for grabs is the 'smallest gold coin in the world' inspired by Albert Einstein and a bimetallic coin featuring the European hare. 'Roger Feder is probably Switzerland's most successful individual sportsman, the world's greatest tennis player and the perfect ambassador for Switzerland,' noted the Bern-based coin maker. A pre-sale of the commemorative coin quickly sold out in December 2019. An additional 40,000 silver coins in uncirculated quality along with 10,000 Federer gold coins with a different motif will go on sale in May 2020. Swissmint also unveiled two other coins on Thursday: a tiny gold coin imprinted with the face of Albert Einstein and the second edition of the three-part series 'Swiss Forest Animals.' The 1/4 franc gold coin has a diameter of 2.96 mm and a weight of 0.063. It features the iconic image of the scientist sticking his tongue out. Einstein came up with the world's most famous formula (E = mc2) and became a Swiss citizen in 1902. Along with coins for everyday transactions, the Federal Mint Swissmint regularly issues commemorative coins and coinage of a higher standard for the collectors' market. Commemorative coins bear an official, state-guaranteed, nominal value and are available in various minting qualities. They can be gold, silver or bimetallic.
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