Hello Kitty 限量版 50 周年纪念金币开放预购

通过三丽鸥日本官方网站，Hello Kitty 收到一枚纪念她成立 50 周年的新金币。

Hello Kitty is getting a limited-edition gold coin to celebrate her 50th anniversary in style, and it's up for preorders now – for an eye-watering sum.

Hello Kitty 即将获得一枚限量版金币，以时尚地庆祝她的 50 周年纪念日，现已开始接受预订，价格令人瞠目结舌。

Announced on Sanrio's official Japanese website, the new Hello Kitty coin will be released to commemorate her 50th anniversary. The large coin features an image of the Hello Kitty Shinkansen train seen in Japan, with pink details and other Sanrio characters like My Melody, Cinnamoroll, Pompompurin, Kuromi and Little Twin Stars. According to Sanrio, the coin is made of 99.99% pure cold, with a diameter of 5 cm. Despite having a physical value of just $100 (Cook Island/New Zealand dollars), the coin is priced at 657,800 yen, or around US$4,573. Preorders are set to open on Sep. 19 at 10 a.m. JST.

三丽鸥日本官方网站宣布，将发行新的 Hello Kitty 硬币以纪念她成立 50 周年。这枚大硬币上印有在日本看到的 Hello Kitty 新干线列车的图像，并带有粉色细节和其他三丽鸥角色，如 My Melody、Cinnamoroll、Pompompurin、Kuromi 和 Little Twin Stars。据三丽鸥称，该硬币由99.99%纯冷制成，直径为5厘米。尽管该硬币的实物价值仅为 100 美元（库克岛/新西兰元），但其售价为 657,800 日元，约合 4,573 美元。预订将于 9 月 19 日上午 10 点（日本标准时间）开始。

The coins can be ordered via the Premico Online Store site, meaning fans overseas will need to use reliable proxy shipping services. It was revealed that just 500 coins would be released alongside an acrylic stand to display them. Shipments are set to begin sequentially from early March 2025.

这些硬币可以通过 Premico 在线商店网站订购，这意味着海外粉丝需要使用可靠的代理运输服务。据透露，只会发行 500 枚硬币，并配有一个亚克力支架来展示它们。预计从 2025 年 3 月上旬开始按顺序发货。

“A large gold coin has been released to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Hello Kitty! It features a fun design depicting the 'Hello Kitty Shinkansen' currently running between Shin-Osaka and Hakata, and Kitty in a cute pose,” reads the teasing description of the coin. “Also, take note of the characters wearing matching headbands. It is made of the highest quality .9999 pure gold, and is a large coin with a diameter of 50 mm. Only 500 coins will be issued by the Cook Islands, which are famous for their art-class commemorative coins. Enjoy displaying it on the included acrylic stand inspired by the 'Hello Kitty Shinkansen.'”

“纪念Hello Kitty 50周年纪念大金币已发行！它采用有趣的设计，描绘了目前在新大阪和博多之间运行的“Hello Kitty 新干线”，以及摆出可爱姿势的 Kitty，”硬币的戏弄描述中写道。 “另外，请注意戴着配套头带的角色。它由最高品质的 0.9999 纯金制成，是一枚直径为 50 毫米的大硬币。库克群岛以艺术级纪念币而闻名，仅发行500枚。享受在附带的亚克力支架上展示它的灵感，灵感来自“Hello Kitty 新干线”。”

Hello Kitty has partnered with many of the world's biggest brands and institutions for her milestone 50th-anniversary year, from the United Nations to McDonald's toy releases, Uniqlo clothing collections starring Kitty and Kuromi, and more. The brand recently welcomed a new Sanrio Smile Shop and Hello Kitty Cafe at Universal CityWalk, which follows its continued franchising in North America, including its first Hello Kitty Cafe in Canada this year.

Hello Kitty 与许多世界上最大的品牌和机构合作庆祝她里程碑式的 50 周年纪念，从联合国到麦当劳的玩具发布，再到由 Kitty 和 Kuromi 主演的优衣库服装系列等等。该品牌最近在环球城市大道 (Universal CityWalk) 迎来了新的三丽鸥微笑店 (Sanrio Smile Shop) 和 Hello Kitty 咖啡馆 (Hello Kitty Cafe)，此前该品牌在北美继续开展特许经营业务，包括今年在加拿大开设第一家 Hello Kitty 咖啡馆 (Hello Kitty Cafe)。

Hello Kitty was designed by Yuko Shimizu in 1973, who recently shared that her first appearance came "on a small purse -- a small purse released on sale along with six other different characters." She continued, "However, as Hello Kitty far outsold the others, the company decided to focus on developing it further, and it was then that the character was given a name." She's since transformed into one of the world's biggest IP, worth several billions of dollars.

Hello Kitty 是由 Yuko Shimizu 于 1973 年设计的，她最近表示她的首次亮相是“在一个小钱包上——一个与其他六个不同角色一起发售的小钱包”。她继续说道，“然而，由于 Hello Kitty 的销量远远超过其他产品，公司决定集中精力进一步开发它，就在那时，这个角色被赋予了名字。”此后，她变成了世界上最大的IP之一，价值数十亿美元。