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Roger Federer's hard work over the years has earned him a special place on Switzerland’s coins.
Updated : Dec 04, 2019, 09:54 AM IST | Edited by : Karen Noronha
Roger Federer's hard work over the years has earned him a special place on Switzerland’s coins.
The Swiss government has honored the 20 Grand Slams titleholder with a coin in the country. The tennis star will be the first living person from Switzerland to be celebrated on a coin.
While all are congratulating the tennis star, Switzerland Tourism too tweeted saying, "Congratulations to @rogerfederer for being the first living person to be celebrated on #Swiss coins!".
Congratulations to @rogerfederer for being the first living person to be celebrated on #Swiss coins!
— Switzerland Tourism (@MySwitzerlandIN) December 3, 2019
Federer thanked Switzerland Tourism but his response after that has grabbed all the attention.
The sports star wrote, "Thanks, Fed’s or tail?".
Thanks,
— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) December 3, 2019
Fed’s or tail?
https://t.co/R4yNtWPgIv
Around 55,000 coins - which will feature Federer - will be available for pre-order from December 3 until December 19.
In May, Swissmint will also issue a 50 franc gold coin featuring a different design to mark Federer’s career.
If the demand is to be high, Swissmint said another 40,000 coins could be issued in May.