拉脫維亞用捲心菜形狀的 5 歐元硬幣翻轉劇本

捲心菜是一個俚語，有時用來指金錢，但拉脫維亞最新的硬幣通過被鑄造成捲心菜的形狀，顛覆了這種語言上的戲法。

Latvia has issued a new collector coin that is shaped like a cabbage, highlighting the vegetable's deep symbolism in the country.

拉脫維亞發行了一種新的收藏硬幣，其形狀像捲心菜，突顯了這種蔬菜在該國的深刻象徵意義。

The Proof 23-gram .999 fine silver €5 coin was issued by Latvijas Banka on Dec. 16. It features the vegetable, which is associated with health, wealth, and wellbeing.

23 克 0.999 歐元精製銀幣由拉脫維亞銀行於 12 月 16 日發行。

The Cabbage coin is flat, however, not a three-dimensional ball shape like a head of cabbage.

然而，捲心菜硬幣是扁平的，而不是像捲心菜頭那樣的三維球形。

Cabbage is believed to have become known in the territory that is now Latvia between the 11th and 13th centuries, and it quickly became one of the main vegetables used in ancestors' cooking.

據信，捲心菜在 11 世紀至 13 世紀期間在現在的拉脫維亞地區廣為人知，並很快成為祖先烹飪中使用的主要蔬菜之一。

The versatile cabbage serves more purposes than just cooking, however.

然而，捲心菜用途廣泛，其用途不僅僅是烹飪。

In ancient Greece and Rome, cabbage was believed to have healing properties and was valued as a highly beneficial plant.

在古希臘和羅馬，捲心菜被認為具有治療功效，並被視為一種非常有益的植物。

According to ancient Roman mythology, the chief god Jupiter broke into a sweat as he struggled to interpret an oracle's prophecy. The god's perspiration fell to earth and turned into cabbage heads.

根據古羅馬神話，主神朱庇特在努力解釋神諭的預言時大汗淋漓。神的汗水落到地上，變成了白菜頭。

Green cabbage leaves are also associated with the green of banknotes, and on July 26, the day of Anna, Latvians exchange cabbage leaves as gifts believing that doing so will increase their wealth.

綠色的捲心菜葉也與綠色的鈔票聯繫在一起，7月26日，即安娜節，拉脫維亞人將捲心菜葉作為禮物交換，相信這樣做會增加他們的財富。

It was also believed that eating cabbages enhances fertility, a notion that echoes the myth that babies are found or born in cabbages.

人們也認為吃捲心菜可以提高生育能力，這一觀點與嬰兒在捲心菜中發現或出生的神話相呼應。

On New Year's Eve, Latvians (and many others around the world) traditionally eat a preserved form of cabbage, sauerkraut, so that the year's “sour” moments or failures leave no trace.

在除夕夜，拉脫維亞人（以及世界各地的許多其他人）傳統上會吃醃製的捲心菜、酸菜，這樣一年中的「酸味」時刻或失敗就不會留下痕跡。

Even if it is only a myth that cabbages bring wealth, health, and offspring, it is undeniable that this vegetable is an integral part of home life and cooking.

即使捲心菜帶來財富、健康和後代只是一個神話，但不可否認的是，這種蔬菜是家庭生活和烹飪中不可或缺的一部分。

Artist Martins Rozenfelds created the concept and design for the irregularly shaped coin.

藝術家 Martins Rozenfelds 為不規則形狀的硬幣創造了概念和設計。

The obverse features the top of a head of cabbage, with the nation of issue and the denomination inscribed around the upper periphery. The reverse, showing the bottom side of a head of cabbage, carries the year date of issue, 2024.

正面為高麗菜頂部，上緣刻有發行國家和麵額。背面顯示一棵捲心菜的底部，上面印有發行年份 2024 年。

The edge is plain. The coin measures 30 millimeters in diameter between its farthest points.

邊緣是平的。硬幣最遠點之間的直徑為 30 毫米。

With a mintage limit of 3,500 pieces, the Cabbage coin retails for €89 each. Customers may buy up to four coins through the Latvian Bank's sales platform, www.e-monetas.lv/en.

Cabbage 硬幣的發行量為 3,500 枚，每枚零售價為 89 歐元。客戶可以透過拉脫維亞銀行的銷售平台 www.e-monetas.lv/en 購買最多 4 枚硬幣。