澳大利亚皇家造币厂发行了新版 20 美分硬币，纪念澳大利亚最受欢迎的儿童读物之一

这些彩色硬币纪念 Mem Fox 的《绿羊在哪里？》出版 20 周年。图画书在网上的价格已经飞涨。

The Royal Australian Mint has unveiled a new 20-cent coin celebrating one of the country's most beloved children's books.

澳大利亚皇家造币厂推出了一枚新的 20 美分硬币，以纪念该国最受欢迎的儿童读物之一。

The coloured coins mark the 20th anniversary of Mem Fox's Where is the Green Sheep? picture book and are already skyrocketing in price online.

这些彩色硬币纪念 Mem Fox 的《绿羊在哪里？》出版 20 周年。图画书在网上的价格已经飞涨。

The 20-cent coins feature the “bed sheep” reading a book, along with a green thought bubble of a blue, orange and red sheep.

20 美分硬币的图案是正在读书的“床上羊”，以及蓝色、橙色和红色羊的绿色思想泡泡。

There are three versions of the collectable coin available.

该收藏币共有三个版本。

There will be 25,000 coloured 20-cent coins available with a themed card or a copy of the book. A further 3,000 gold-plated coloured 20-cent coins will be released with a deluxe edition of the book.

将有 25,000 枚彩色 20 美分硬币与主题卡片或书籍副本一起出售。另外 3,000 枚镀金彩色 20 美分硬币将随该书的豪华版一起发行。

Author Mem Fox said she was thrilled for her book to be featured on a coin, while illustrator Judy Horacek said she “would never have dreamed” that her sheep would appear on a coin.

作家梅姆·福克斯 (Mem Fox) 表示，她很高兴自己的书出现在硬币上，而插画家朱迪·霍拉塞克 (Judy Horacek) 表示，她“从未梦想过”她的羊会出现在硬币上。

“Where is the Green Sheep? The answer is... on a coin! What a thrill it is to have the green sheep hit such heights,” Fox said.

“绿羊在哪里？答案是……在一枚硬币上！能让绿羊达到如此高度真是令人兴奋，”福克斯说。

“I'm very grateful to everyone involved in creating the original book and madly grateful to the Mint for honouring the book so beautifully in its 20th anniversary year. Like a coin, I'm spinning!”

“我非常感谢所有参与原著创作的人，也非常感谢造币厂在这本书问世 20 周年之际给予如此精美的表彰。我像一枚硬币一样在旋转！”

Mint product developer Matthew Frawley said the release was the fourth in a series celebrating popular Australian kid's books. Previously coins included Animalia, Diary of a Wombat and Edward the Emu.

Mint 产品开发人员马修·弗劳利 (Matthew Frawley) 表示，这是庆祝澳大利亚流行儿童读物系列的第四部。之前的硬币包括《动物界》、《袋熊日记》和《鸸鹋爱德华》。

“Where is the Green Sheep? is one of those classic Aussie children's books that are always on high rotation for any parent and youngster,” he said.

“绿羊在哪里？是经典的澳大利亚儿童读物之一，对于任何父母和孩子来说总是经常被阅读。”他说。

“Gorgeously teaching kids about opposites and even the concept of ‘where’, all wrapped up in Mem’s addictive prose and Judy’s riotous illustrations.”

“华丽地教孩子们关于对立面，甚至‘哪里’的概念，所有这些都包含在 Mem 令人上瘾的散文和 Judy 缤纷的插图中。”

Despite only just being released, the collectable coins are already being listed for premium prices online likely due to their limited nature.

尽管才刚刚发布，但这些可收藏的硬币已经在网上以高价列出，可能是由于其数量有限。

The 20-cent coins are being listed for up to $55 each on eBay, which is nearly three times their RRP.

这些 20 美分的硬币在 eBay 上的售价高达每枚 55 美元，几乎是其建议零售价的三倍。

Meanwhile, the gold 20-cent coins with the book are for sale for up to $299.99, more than three and a half times their RRP.

与此同时，随书附赠的 20 美分金币售价高达 299.99 美元，是建议零售价的三倍半以上。

It comes after the Mint released collectable $1 coins featuring Australia's favourite blue heeler, Bluey, earlier this year.

此前，造币厂于今年早些时候发行了具有澳大利亚最受欢迎的蓝色高跟鞋 Bluey 图案的 1 美元收藏币。

A new range of collectable Bluey coins and stamps will be coming to Australia Post on September, 2.

澳大利亚邮政将于 9 月 2 日推出一系列新的 Bluey 收藏硬币和邮票。

These coins were recently the subject of a police investigation after a warehouse worker allegedly stole $630,000 worth of the rare coins from the back of a truck in Sydney.

最近，一名仓库工作人员据称从悉尼一辆卡车后部偷走了价值 63 万澳元的稀有硬币，这些硬币最近成为警方调查的对象。

How can I get the 20-cent coin?

我怎样才能得到20美分的硬币？

The 20-cent Where is the Green Sheep? coin is now available for purchase via the Mint Contact Centre, the Mint Coin Shop in Deakin, and from participating authorised distributors.

20美分绿羊在哪里？现在可以通过 Mint 联络中心、迪肯的 Mint Coin Shop 以及参与活动的授权分销商购买硬币。

The 20-cent green sheep coin with a card is $17.50, the coin with a book is $50, and the gold-plated coin is $85.

20美分绿羊硬币带卡片售价17.50美元，带书硬币50美元，镀金硬币85美元。

The Mint is also running three EQL online ballots to purchase the coins. Successful entrants will be notified via email within 24 hours.

造币厂还进行了三轮 EQL 在线投票来购买硬币。成功参赛者将在 24 小时内收到电子邮件通知。