英国皇家造币厂发行“励志”英国队奥运硬币

英国皇家造币厂发布了新的硬币设计，使英国人能够庆祝英国队的奥运会和残奥会运动员。

Team GB and ParalympicsGB athletes have helped launch a new coin design to celebrate the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.

英国队和英国残奥会运动员帮助推出了新的硬币设计，以庆祝即将在巴黎举行的奥运会和残奥会。

The Royal Mint has created the collectible coin to inspire the nation, with an Olympic and Paralympic athlete featured side by side against a backdrop of the Union Flag.

英国皇家造币厂创造了这枚具有收藏意义的硬币来激励整个国家，硬币上印有一位奥运会和残奥会运动员在英国国旗的背景下并排出现的图案。

In a special nod to Paris, a silhouette of the iconic Eiffel Tower can be seen at the base of the coin.

为了向巴黎致敬，硬币底部可以看到标志性埃菲尔铁塔的轮廓。

To mark the launch, Team GB athletes Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Ruby Evans, and Will Bayley and Funmi Oduwaiye from ParalympicsGB, were invited to The Royal Mint to strike some of the very first coins.

为了纪念这一发行，英国队运动员安德里亚·斯潘多里尼-西里克斯（Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix）和鲁比·埃文斯（Ruby Evans），以及来自英国残奥会的威尔·贝利（Will Bayley）和芬米·奥杜瓦耶（Funmi Oduwaiye）受邀前往皇家造币厂铸造了一些首批硬币。

Each Team GB and ParalympicsGB athlete will also receive their own coin in their kit bags before they make their way to Paris.

每位英国队和英国残奥会运动员在前往巴黎之前还将在他们的装备袋中收到自己的硬币。

During the visit, Team GB diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix said: “It is an honour in itself to be going to the Olympics, but to also have a coin coming with us is incredible.

在访问期间，英国队跳水运动员安德烈亚·斯潘多里尼·西里埃克斯 (Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix) 表示：“能够参加奥运会本身就是一种荣幸，但能随身携带一枚硬币更是令人难以置信。

“Seeing the process makes it even more special, knowing the work that goes into it and seeing it in real life is amazing.”

“看到这个过程让它变得更加特别，了解其中的工作并在现实生活中看到它是令人惊奇的。”

ParalympicsGB six-time medal winner Will Bayley added: “I’m a proud Paralympic athlete, so to have us as a team represented on a coin makes me feel special.

英国残奥会六枚奖牌获得者威尔·贝利补充道：“我是一名自豪的残奥会运动员，所以让我们作为一个团队出现在一枚硬币上让我感到很特别。

“It was a real privilege to be able to strike my very own coin and will be something that I remember for many years to come.”

“能够铸造我自己的硬币真是一种荣幸，这将是我在未来很多年里都不会忘记的事情。”

The United Kingdom has participated in every modern Olympic Games since its inception in 1896.

自 1896 年举办以来，英国参加了每一届现代奥运会。

It also has a proud history as the birthplace of Paralympic sport, which began with the Stoke Mandeville Games in 1948 and, much like its Olympic counterpart, has become one of the biggest sporting events in the world.

作为残奥会运动的发源地，它也拥有令人自豪的历史，残奥会始于 1948 年的斯托克曼德维尔运动会，与奥运会一样，已成为世界上最大的体育赛事之一。

Rebecca Morgan, Director of Commemorative Coin at The Royal Mint, said: “We hope the coin brings our Olympians and Paralympians luck, so they can emulate the achievements of past medal winners.

英国皇家造币厂纪念币总监丽贝卡·摩根 (Rebecca Morgan) 表示：“我们希望这枚硬币能为奥运会和残奥会运动员带来好运，让他们能够效仿过去奖牌获得者的成就。

“The Olympic and Paralympic Games are the pinnacle of sporting events, highlighting the incredible talent of athletes across the world.

“奥运会和残奥会是体育赛事的巅峰，凸显了世界各地运动员令人难以置信的天赋。

“We hope the coin serves as a special good luck token and - everyone at The Royal Mint will be cheering on our Team GB and ParalympicsGB athletes!”

“我们希望这枚硬币能成为一种特殊的好运代币，皇家造币厂的每个人都会为我们的英国队和英国残奥会运动员加油！”

The collectible 50p coin celebrating Team GB and ParalympicsGB is available to purchase from The Royal Mint’s website, with colour editions of the coin also available.

纪念英国队和残奥会英国队的 50 便士收藏硬币可从皇家造币厂网站购买，还提供彩色版硬币。

Prices start from £12.

价格从 12 英镑起。