新版 2 美元硬币庆祝因纽特文化和因纽特努南加特广阔的家园

这种对努利亚朱克故事的艺术描绘可以在加拿大皇家造币厂周二推出的新版 2 美元纪念流通硬币的彩色内核中找到。

The spirit of the sea, Nuliajuk, is depicted on the inner blue circle of the new $2 commemorative circulation coin, unveiled Tuesday by the Royal Canadian Mint. She wears an atigi, or parka, and her grey and black seal’s tail can be seen beside her sea creatures — a walrus, two beluga whales, a seal and Arctic char.

加拿大皇家造币厂周二推出的新版 2 美元纪念流通硬币的内蓝色圆圈上描绘了海洋之神 Nuliajuk。她穿着一件 atigi 或派克大衣，在她的海洋生物旁边可以看到她的灰黑色海豹尾巴——一只海象、两只白鲸、一只海豹和北极红点鲑。

The blue inner core of the coin features an image of Nuliajuk, spirit of the sea, wearing an atigi, and clockwise are a walrus, two beluga whales, a seal, and an Arctic char. On the right of the outer ring are four artistic interpretations of uluit. The inscription “Inuit Nunangat” appears on the left. (Image courtesy of Royal Canadian Mint)

硬币的蓝色内核上有身着阿蒂吉的海神努利亚朱克的图像，顺时针方向是一头海象、两只白鲸、一只海豹和一条北极红点鲑。外圈右侧是uluit的四种艺术诠释。左侧刻有“因纽特人努南加特”字样。 （图片由加拿大皇家造币厂提供）

The coin’s artists Tegan Voisey, Thomassie Mangiok, Charlotte Karetak and Mary Okheena, are from the four regions of Inuit Nunagat — Nunavik, Nunavut, Nunatsiavut and Inuvialuit Settlement Region.

该硬币的艺术家 Tegan Voisey、Thomassie Mangiok、Charlotte Karetak 和 Mary Okheena 来自因纽瓦卢特定居点。

Only Voisey and Mangiok were able to travel to Ottawa to attend the unveiling.

只有 Voisey 和 Mangiok 能够前往渥太华参加揭幕仪式。

On the coin, regional distinctions are made clear through their engravings of four different uluit, or traditional cutting tools, on the right of the blue circle.

在硬币上，通过在蓝色圆圈右侧雕刻四种不同的 uluit（或传统切削工具），可以清楚地看出区域区别。

Both the mint and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Canada’s national Inuit organization, were involved in the coin’s design.

造币厂和加拿大国家因纽特组织 Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami 都参与了硬币的设计。

Artists were allowed “to bring our own vision” to the project, said Voisey. A self-taught artist, she began working on the coin’s walrus and narwhal drawings in the summer of 2023.

沃西说，艺术家被允许“将我们自己的愿景”带入该项目。作为一名自学成才的艺术家，她于 2023 年夏天开始创作硬币上的海象和独角鲸图案。

Each artist worked on their designs remotely in their own regions, collaborating through virtual meetings.

每位艺术家都在自己的地区远程进行设计，通过虚拟会议进行协作。

“The challenge was really the distance,” said Mangiok, who helped create the seal and Arctic char drawings, as well as the ‘Inuit Nunangat’ inscription and traditional Inuit pattern on the outer ring.

“真正的挑战是距离，”曼吉奥克说，他帮助创作了印章和北极红点图画，以及外圈上的“因纽特努南加特”铭文和传统因纽特图案。

“We were separated by hundreds or thousands of kilometres, with internet issues and different time zones.”

“由于网络问题和不同时区，我们相隔数百或数千公里。”

The end result, however, was “a singular, seamless depiction of Nuliajuk’s story,” said Richardson.

然而，最终的结果是“对努利亚朱克的故事进行了独特、无缝的描述”，理查森说。

Natan Obed, president of ITK, spoke of the organization’s direct relationship with King Charles, whose effigy is on the other side of the commemorative coin.

ITK 主席纳坦·奥贝德 (Natan Obed) 谈到了该组织与查尔斯国王的直接关系，查尔斯国王的肖像位于纪念币的另一面。

“We’ve talked about doing work together on the repatriation of cultural items within the United Kingdom,” Obed said. “And now that face that is on the currency we’re talking about today has a direct connection to upholding, supporting and celebrating Inuit self-determination.”

“我们已经讨论过在英国境内共同遣返文化物品的问题，”奥贝德说。 “现在我们今天讨论的货币上的图案与维护、支持和庆祝因纽特人的自决有着直接的联系。”

The new $2 coin will begin circulating Nov. 7 with three million being minted.

新的 2 美元硬币将于 11 月 7 日开始流通，共铸造 300 万枚。

This is not the first time the mint has created a commemorative circulation coin celebrating Canada’s Arctic and the Inuit community.

这并不是造币厂第一次发行纪念加拿大北极地区和因纽特人社区的流通硬币。

In 1999, it issued a commemorative toonie to mark the founding of Nunavut on April 1 that year. The backside of the coin, featuring a drum dancer, was designed by Igloolik-born artist Germaine Arncoinaktauyok.

1999年，它发行了纪念币，纪念当年4月1日努纳武特地区的成立。硬币的背面有一个鼓舞者，由伊格鲁利克出生的艺术家 Germaine Arncoinaktauyok 设计。

Another commemorative $2 coin was circulated in 2023 to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day and featured a collaboration of First Nations, Inuit and Metis artists, one of whom was from Inuvialuit Settlement Region.

另一枚 2 美元纪念币于 2023 年发行，旨在庆祝全国原住民日，其特色是原住民、因纽特人和梅蒂斯艺术家的合作，其中一位来自因纽特定居点地区。