By Tom Michael
At the opening of the 16th Annual Technical Forum at the World Money Fair 2020 (from left): Dieter Merkel of Schuler Pressen, Albert Beck, WMF founder and honorary president, and Thomas Hogenkamp of Spaleck, each also Coin of the Year judges. (Photo by Andreas Schoelzel, courtesy of World Money Fair.)
The World Money Fair (WMF) 2020 was proud to host the 16th Annual Technical Forum on Jan
The Swiss Federal Mint have released (26th April) a new gold coin which is minted in tribute to one of the country’s most iconic personalities, whose name and image has become synonymous with Switzerland, and the legend of the struggle for political and individual freedom. Although the historical existence of William Tell is often disputed, according to popular legend, Tell was a peasant from the town of Bürglen, in the canton of Uri, said to have lived during the 13th and early 14th centuries