Sachin Tendulkar unveils gold coin made with his face

Limited edition gold coins with Indian cricket star Sachin Tendulkar's face include on them have been launched by an Indian jewellery company.

The 24-carat, 10-gram coin was unveiled in the city of Mumbai by the cricketer.
The company said it would print 100,000 coins which would be sold for 34,000 rupees ($621) each.

Tendulkar, who turned 40 last month, has a huge fan base around the world. He was the first cricketer to score 100 international centuries.

He also holds the record for moreighest Test runs (15,837) and highest One-Day International (ODI) runs (18,426).

"I have had many golden moments on the field.But this is something really different," Tendulkar said at the launch on Monday.
Source: BBC Posted by Unknown 5/14/2013