It has been exactly 25 years since the former tennis player won the Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament. To celebrate the 25th anniversary, the Royal Dutch Mint mints an exclusive issue in collaboration with the Krajicek Foundation. The issues can be ordered directly.
The handover took place at the place where Krajicek's tennis career started, the tennis court at tennis club 't Loo in De Lier. This was the first club where he played tennis in his youth. “As a little boy I never thought that my dream would reach this far. Having your own coin is a huge honour and this tennis club is the perfect place to receive it” said Krajicek.Wimbledon and More
The pinnacle of Krajicek's career was his win at Wimbledon in 1996. He was the first (and so far only) Dutch man to win Wimbledon Singles Final. Since his win at Wimbledon, Krajicek remains committed to a sporty, connected and social society. For example, he founded the Krajicek Foundation to give youth in disadvantaged neighbourhoods the space to exercise, play and grow. In addition, Krajicek devised the annual King's Games: the sporty Orange Party in which an average of 1.2 million children participate. The King's Games traditionally take place on the last Friday before King's Day.
Luxury Packaging
The Richard Krajicek medal is available in coincard, silver and gold. Krajicek himself can be admired on the obverse, surrounded by a laurel wreath of his beloved tennis rackets and balls. The text emphasises the anniversary: “25th Anniversary”, “Wimbledon Champion 1996”. The reverse shows a tennis ball with Richard Krajicek’s signature. In addition to the medal, the coin card also contains a 20 and 5 cents to symbolise the 25th anniversary. The silver and gold issues come in a luxurious ceramic tennis ball packaging manufactured by Royal Delft. Moreover, the gold medal has an exclusive reverse with an exact copy of the Wimbledon trophy. View the issues on our website now!