澳大利亞皇家造幣廠發行的新硬幣慶祝了澳大利亞皇家信號兵團一百週年，但並非全部。

在其金色外牆下方，這款$ 1的紀念硬幣包含代碼中隱藏的信息，只是等待破解。由Tenzing Johnson。

A new coin released by the Royal Australian Mint celebrates the Centenary of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals - but not all is at it seems.

澳大利亞皇家造幣廠發行的新硬幣慶祝了澳大利亞皇家信號兵團一百週年 - 但似乎並非全部。

Beneath its golden facade, the $1 commemorative coin features a hidden message in code, just waiting to be cracked.

在其金色外牆下方，這款$ 1的紀念硬幣包含代碼中隱藏的信息，只是等待破解。

"[There are] some amazing design features of the coin, capturing our heritage," Royal Australian Corps of Signals Head of Corps, Brigadier Deane Limmer, said.

皇家澳大利亞信號兵團迪恩·林默（Deane Limmer）說：“硬幣有一些驚人的設計特徵，捕捉了我們的遺產。”

The commemorative $1 coin, Swift and Sure - Centenary of Royal Australian Corps of Signals.(Supplied: Royal Australian Mint)

紀念$ 1的硬幣，迅速而肯定 - 澳大利亞皇家信號兵團一百週年。 （提供：澳大利亞皇家造幣廠）

Coin rich in symbolism and history

富有像徵意義和歷史的硬幣

The Royal Australian Corps of Signals was established in 1925, and celebrates 100 years of service in military communications this year.

澳大利亞皇家信號兵團成立於1925年，並慶祝今年的軍事通訊100週年。

Part of their role has been to provide communications, information systems and electronic warfare support to the Australian Army and the Australian Defence Force.

他們的一部分角色是為澳大利亞軍隊和澳大利亞國防軍提供通信，信息系統和電子戰支持。

"Signallers have been at the forefront of technology, even back in the day," Brigadier Limmer said.

Limmer準將說：“信號者一直處於技術的最前沿，甚至是當天。”

"Morse code only started in 1836, yet signallers were employing it a number of years later. In the First World War, we were working with semaphore [and] in the years since, satellite, cyber, signals intelligence, electronic warfare."

“莫爾斯守則直到1836年才始於1836年，但信號者在幾年後才採用它。在第一次世界大戰中，我們一直在與信號量（以及自那以來的幾年中）合作，此後幾年，網絡，網絡，信號智能，電子戰。”

Mint artist Adam Ball's job was to take this history, and put it on a coin.

造幣廠藝術家亞當·鮑爾（Adam Ball）的工作是佔據這一歷史，並把它放在硬幣上。

"[Ball's] brief was to capture a centenary of service and the linkage of Morse code through to binary; the origins of our Corps and to the future; [and] ... our work across the globe, in every conflict, any peacekeeping operation and domestic support operations," Brigadier Limmer said.

Brigadier Limmer說：“鮑爾的簡介是要捕獲一百週年的服務以及摩爾斯守則與二進制的聯繫；我們的軍團的起源和未來； [和]……我們在全球範圍內的工作，在每一次沖突中，任何維持和平行動和家庭支持行動，” Brigadier Limmer說。

The Swift and Sure - Centenary of Royal Australian Corps of Signals memorial $1 coin sitting on an army truck.(ABC News: Tenzing Johnson)

迅速而肯定的 - 澳大利亞皇家信號兵團紀念館紀念$ 1坐在陸軍卡車上。 （ABC新聞：Tenzing Johnson）

The 'Jimmy' badge is the colloquial term for the Royal Signals Cap Badge, which is a figure of the Roman messenger god Mercury.

“吉米”徽章是皇家信號帽徽章的口語術語，這是羅馬信使上帝水星的人物。

As such, Mercury is depicted front and centre on the commemorative coin, standing on a globe, to symbolise the Corps' "global influence and the vital role it has played in international operations".

因此，將水星描繪成紀念硬幣的前面和中心，象徵著軍團的“全球影響力及其在國際運營中所發揮的至關重要的作用”。

"A wreath of leaves, inspired by the original Corps badge, honours the service and sacrifice of generations of Signals personnel," added Royal Australian Mint acting Chief Executive Officer Emily Martin.

澳大利亞皇家造幣廠代理首席執行官艾米麗·馬丁（Emily Martin）補充說：“受原始軍團徽章的啟發，葉子的花環尊重了幾代信號人員的服務和犧牲。”

The coin is titled Swift and Sure, after the Corps' motto in Latin - Certa Cito.

硬幣的標題為Swift，肯定是在拉丁語Certa Cito中的軍團的座右銘之後。

And on the back on the coin, of course, is His Majesty King Charles III's effigy.

當然，在硬幣的後面是je下查爾斯三世的雕像。

Brigadier Deane Limmer holding a blue bar cock pigeon recognising 100 years of the Royal Australian Corps of Signals.(Supplied: CPL Jacob Joseph)

準將迪恩·利默（Deane Limmer）拿著一隻藍色的公雞鴿子，認可了100年的澳大利亞皇家信號兵團（提供：CPL Jacob Joseph）

More than a collectible

不僅僅是收藏品

Ms Martin said it was "such an honour for the Royal Australian Mint to be helping to celebrate the centenary of the Royal Australian Core Signals today".

馬丁女士說，“對於澳大利亞皇家造幣廠來說，幫助今天慶祝澳大利亞皇家核心信號一百週年是一種榮幸”。

"It is not just a collectible," she said.

她說：“這不僅是收藏品。”

"It is a reminder of the ingenuity, sacrifice and strategic brilliance that has protected Australia for a century [and] a tribute to the men and women who have placed service above self, securing the nation's defences through the power of communications."

“這提醒人們的創造力，犧牲和戰略才華，已經保護了澳大利亞一個世紀以來，並向那些將服務以自我服務，通過交流的力量確保國家的防禦能力的男人和女人致敬。”

Ms Martin added that there would always be a place for collectors at the Mint.

馬丁女士補充說，薄荷菜總是會有一個收藏家的地方。

"Whilst we might be seeing a decline in the use of cash in the economy, we still have a lot of collectors and enthusiasts who really value these coins for what they represent and how they tell Australian stories."

“儘管我們可能會看到經濟中現金的使用下降，但我們仍然有很多收藏家和發燒友真正珍視這些硬幣的代表以及他們如何講述澳大利亞故事。”

The Royal Australian Corps of Signals turns 100 this year, and were honoured with a 100th anniversary parade at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne in February.(Supplied: Department of Defence/ Campbell Myers)

澳大利亞皇家信號兵團今年年滿100歲，並於2月在墨爾本的紀念館舉行了100週年遊行。

While the new $1 coin is both beautiful and mind-bending, it's not the first time code has been incorporated into a coin.

雖然新的1美元硬幣既漂亮又彎曲，但這並不是第一次將代碼納入硬幣中。

The Australian Signals Directorate released an encoded 50 cent piece in 2022 to celebrate their 75th anniversary.

澳大利亞信號局在2022年發布了一件編碼50美分的作品，以慶祝他們的75週年。

It was solved by a 14 year old in a little over an hour.

它在一個多小時內由14歲的孩子解決。