单卢比硬币的奇怪案例：为什么印度仍然重视其最低面额，尽管生产成本上升

Re 1硬币是印度货币数十年来的主要货币，远离过时。无论是粘在“ Shagun ka Lifafa”（礼物信封）上，还是换成咀嚼口香糖或口腔清新剂，小硬币仍然包装着一拳。

"Watch the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves," one of the US' founders, Benjamin Franklin, once said. Centuries later, US president Donald Trump did just that. Trump directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin. Trump's move to junk the penny, the coin that denotes a hundredth part of a dollar, came as part of his efforts to reduce what he perceives as wasteful spending. Even as the US is on the verge of doing away with the penny, the lowest denomination in the US currency, how does the one-rupee coin -- which is worth more than what it bears as a mark -- hold up in India?

一位美国创始人本杰明·富兰克林（Benjamin Franklin）曾经说：“看便士和美元将照顾自己。”几个世纪后，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）做到了这一点。特朗普指示财政部停止铸造新的便士，理由是生产单美分硬币的成本上涨。特朗普搬到垃圾的一分钱垃圾，这是一美元的硬币，这是他为减少他认为浪费的支出而努力的一部分。即使美国即将取消一分钱，这是美国货币中最低的派别，一单卢比硬币（它的价值比它作为商标的价值）如何在印度持有？

The Re 1 coin, a staple of India's currency for decades, is far from obsolete. Whether stuck on a 'shagun ka lifafa' (gift envelope) or exchanged for a chewing gum or mouth freshener, the little coin still packs a punch.

Re 1硬币是印度货币数十年来的主要货币，远离过时。无论是粘在“ Shagun ka Lifafa”（礼物信封）上，还是换成咀嚼口香糖或口腔清新剂，小硬币仍然包装着一拳。

Even as digital payments have seen an uptick in India, the Re 1 coin refuses to be sidelined. After all, even the 50 paise coin is still in circulation legally.

即使数字付款在印度有所增加，但RE 1硬币拒绝被淘汰。毕竟，即使是50个佩斯硬币也在合法地流通。

Technically, a penny, which represents one cent in the US, is not equivalent to an Indian rupee. The Indian rupee is a standalone unit, comprising 100 paise, just as a US dollar consists of 100 cents.

从技术上讲，代表美国一美分的一分钱不等于印度卢比。印度卢比是一个独立的单位，包括100佩斯（Paise），就像一美元由100美分组成。

WHY TRUMP CALLED FOR JUNKING THE PENNY

特朗普为什么呼吁垃圾

Trump has noted that producing pennies costs more than their face value, with each penny costing over two cents to make.

特朗普指出，生产便士的成本高于其面值，每一分钱的成本要多于两美分。

"For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!" Trump posted on Truth Social.

“很久以来，美国已经铸造了几分钱，这实际上使我们花费了2美分。这太浪费了！”特朗普张贴了真理社交。

Trump's decision follows criticism from various quarters, including Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which he said has put a significant financial burden of penny production on US taxpayers.

特朗普的决定是在包括埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）政府效率（DOGE）在内的各个方面的批评之后的，他说这给美国纳税人带来了巨大的经济负担。

Trump hadn't mentioned his plan of scrapping the penny during his campaign.

特朗普没有提到他在竞选期间取消一分钱的计划。

The cent has been in circulation in the US for over 230 years now.

美分已经在美国流通了230多年。

In India, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Union Finance Ministry have historically managed to keep the cost of producing coins relatively low by using cost-effective materials and efficient production processes.

在印度，印度储备银行（RBI）和联合财政部历史上已经设法通过使用具有成本效益的材料和有效的生产过程来保持生产硬币的成本相对较低。

COST OF MINTING RE 1 COIN IN INDIA

印度铸造1硬币的成本

India's one-rupee coin is minted by the Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL), which operates under the Department of Economic Affairs of the Finance Ministry.

印度印度有限公司（SPMCIL）的安全印刷公司（SPMCIL）铸造了印度的单卢比硬币，该公司在财政部经济事务部运营。

While recent production costs for the one-rupee coin are not publicly available, an RTI filed by India Today in 2018 revealed that manufacturing a single one-rupee coin costs more than its face value.

尽管一卢比硬币的最新生产成本尚未公开，但印度今天在2018年提交的RTI表明，制造单个单卢比硬币的成本高于其面值。

Responding to the RTI query, the RBI revealed that the average cost of manufacturing a one rupee coin is 11 paise more than its own undersigned value.

在回应RTI查询时，印度储备银行表明，制造一枚卢比硬币的平均成本比其自身签名的价值高11个。

Moreover, the RBI's new series of coins with the 'Rupee Symbol', carried on with the minting of the 3.79 gram Re 1 coins made of ferritic stainless steel, along with that of 2.83 gram 50 paise.

此外，印度储备银行的新硬币带有“卢比符号”，随着3.79克RE 1硬币由铁质不锈钢制成的铸造以及2.83克50 PAISE的铸造。

This means that in 2018, a Re 1 coin cost the RBI Rs 1.11 to mint, a figure that might have risen by 2025.

这意味着，在2018年，Re 1硬币的价格为RBI 1.11 $ 1.11，这一数字可能在2025年就已经上升了。

Unlike the one-rupee coin, its paper counterpart was discontinued in 1994 due to high printing costs, but made a comeback in 2017.

与单卢比硬币不同，由于印刷成本很高，其纸张在1994年停产，但在2017年卷土重来。

An interesting anecdote here is, unlike India's currency notes, which bear the RBI Governor's signature, Re 1 notes and coins are issued by the Central Government. Hence, the Re 1 notes have the signature of the Union Finance Secretary.

与印度的货币票据不同，这里有一个有趣的轶事，印度的货币票据带有印度储备银行的签名，RE 1票据和硬币由中央政府发行。因此，RE 1的笔记具有联盟财政秘书的签名。

However, the RTI reply in 2018 revealed a sharp decline in one-rupee coin production, dropping from 903 million to 630 million that year.

但是，2018年的RTI答复显示，单卢比硬币产量的急剧下降，从9.03亿降至6.3亿。

With India continuing with the Re 1 coin, the RBI and the government have ensured that it remains in circulation to enable small transactions and maintain financial inclusion.

随着印度继续使用RE 1硬币，RBI和政府已确保它仍在流通，以实现小型交易并保持财务包容性。

The circulation of the one-rupee coin is also significant, as it is widely used in everyday transactions, especially in rural areas where access to digital payment systems may be limited.

单卢比硬币的循环也很重要，因为它广泛用于日常交易中，尤其是在访问数字支付系统的农村地区。

Despite rising production costs exceeding the face value, the Re 1 coin remains an integral to both daily transactions and traditions. Given its role in festivities and as a symbol of good luck, the buck isn't going to stop anytime soon

尽管生产成本上涨超过面值，但RE 1硬币仍然是日常交易和传统的组成部分。鉴于它在庆祝活动中的作用，作为好运的象征，雄鹿不会很快停止