英国皇家造币厂发行乔治·奥威尔 2 英镑硬币，纪念乔治·奥威尔逝世 75 周年

英国皇家造币厂硬币的反面或反面设计是向以温斯顿·史密斯为主角的反乌托邦小说《1984》致敬

A new £2 coin has been released by the Royal Mint to mark 75 years since the death of George Orwell.

英国皇家造币厂发行了一枚新的 2 英镑硬币，以纪念乔治·奥威尔逝世 75 周年。

The reverse or tails design of the coin pays tribute to 1984, Orwell's dystopian novel centred around the character of Winston Smith, who lives in a society restricted by totalitarian rule and mass surveillance.

硬币的反面或反面设计是向《1984》致敬，这是奥威尔的反乌托邦小说，以温斯顿·史密斯的角色为中心，他生活在一个受到极权统治和大规模监视的社会中。

Coin artist Henry Gray created what appears to be an eye but is a camera lens at the centre of the design with the quote "Big Brother is watching you" encircles the camera lens, while the coin’s edge inscription bears another quote: “There was truth and there was untruth.”

硬币艺术家亨利·格雷（Henry Gray）在设计的中心创造了一个看似眼睛但实际上是相机镜头的东西，相机镜头周围写着“老大哥在看着你”，而硬币的边缘铭文还刻有另一句话：“曾经有真相”并且有不实之处。”

The Royal Mint has previously included William Shakespeare, Jane Austen and JRR Tolkien on its £2 coins.

英国皇家造币厂此前曾在其 2 英镑硬币上印有威廉·莎士比亚、简·奥斯汀和 JRR 托尔金的作品。

Orwell, who was born in India in 1903 and died in London in 1950, is best known for his novels 1984 and Animal Farm.

奥威尔 1903 年出生于印度，1950 年逝世于伦敦，以小说《1984》和《动物庄园》而闻名。

His works are still being studied today - decades on from their first publication.

他的作品自首次出版以来已有数十年，至今仍在研究中。

The new coin will be available to buy in brilliant uncirculated, gold proof and silver proof versions from the Royal Mint's website at 9am on Wednesday, January 15 with prices starting at £17.50.

新硬币将于 1 月 15 日星期三上午 9 点在皇家造币厂网站上发售，有精美的未流通、精制金币和精制银币版本，起价为 17.50 英镑。

From January 20, visitors to the Royal Mint Experience in Llantrisant, South Wales will also be able to strike their own George Orwell £2 collectable coin.

从 1 月 20 日起，参观南威尔士兰特里森特皇家造币厂体验馆的游客还可以铸造自己的乔治·奥威尔 2 英镑收藏硬币。

Orwell, whose real name was Eric Blair, highlighted social injustices through his work.

奥威尔的真名是埃里克·布莱尔，通过他的作品强调了社会不公正现象。

His lasting influence and impact on society can be heard in language used today with the term “Orwellian” often used to describe destructive regimes where the truth is being distorted and personal freedoms are being eroded.

他对社会的持久影响和影响可以从今天使用的语言中听到，“奥威尔式”一词经常被用来描述真相被扭曲、个人自由受到侵蚀的破坏性政权。

Meanwhile, the term "Big Brother" is also commonly used to describe situations where people lack privacy or where they are being severely controlled.

与此同时，“老大哥”一词也常被用来形容人们缺乏隐私或受到严格控制的情况。