英国皇家造币厂推出 2025 年度纪念币套装

英国皇家造币厂推出 2025 年度纪念币套装，庆祝世界上第一条客运铁路成立 200 周年、首次红箭表演 60 周年，以及伊丽莎白女王的一生和遗产。

The Royal Mint will issue a special collectable coin to mark the 200th anniversary of the world’s first passenger railway in 2025.

英国皇家造币厂将于2025年发行一枚特别的收藏硬币，以纪念世界上第一条客运铁路开通200周年。

On 27th September 1825, George Stephenson’s steam-powered Locomotion No. 1 transported hundreds of passengers in England for the first time on a 26-mile journey between Shildon, Darlington and Stockton - an event that marked the beginning of a journey that would go on to shape the modern world.

1825 年 9 月 27 日，乔治·史蒂芬森 (George Stephenson) 的蒸汽动力 1 号机车首次在英格兰运送了数百名乘客，往返于希尔登 (Shirdon)、达灵顿 (Darlington) 和斯托克顿 (Stockton) 之间的 26 英里旅程中，这一事件标志着将继续进行的旅程的开始塑造现代世界。

That seminal journey is captured on the reverse of the commemorative UK £2 coin, designed by William Webb, to celebrate 200 years of the modern railway. The coin also features the edge inscription ‘ACTIVE · LOCOMOTION NO 1’ in tribute to the revolutionary locomotive.

威廉·韦伯为庆祝现代铁路问世 200 周年而设计的英国 2 英镑纪念币的背面记录了这段开创性的旅程。硬币的边缘还刻有“ACTIVE · LOCOMOTION NO 1”字样，向革命性的机车致敬。

Collectable coins are a curiosity, in that they are fully legal tender (in the very narrow sense of legal tender) and yet are sold for a premium, so you won’t be seeing them in your pocket change.

可收藏的硬币是一种好奇心，因为它们是完全合法的货币（狭义上的法定货币），但以溢价出售，因此您不会在口袋里看到它们。

However, being legal tender means they require a Royal Proclamation to authorise the mint to mint them — so it’s quite correct to say that The King commanded the Royal Mint to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the railways with a new coin.

然而，作为法定货币意味着它们需要皇家公告来授权造币厂铸造它们——因此，国王命令皇家造币厂用新硬币庆祝铁路成立 200 周年的说法是完全正确的。

The Royal Proclamation for the new coins was issued from Buckingham Palace on 8th November 2024.

白金汉宫于 2024 年 11 月 8 日发布了新硬币的皇家公告。

Two 50p coins will also be released, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first Red Arrows display, and commemorating those who played a pivotal role in the Second World War. There will also be another £2 coin marking the founding of Britain’s first state-funded scientific institution, the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. A new £5 coin celebrates the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother.

还将发行两枚 50 便士硬币，庆祝红箭首次展示 60 周年，并纪念那些在第二次世界大战中发挥关键作用的人们。另外还将发行另一枚 2 英镑硬币，纪念英国第一个国家资助的科学机构——格林威治皇家天文台的成立。一枚新的 5 英镑硬币旨在纪念伊丽莎白女王的一生和她的遗产。

Rebecca Morgan, Director of Commemorative Coin at The Royal Mint said: “Highly anticipated by collectors, the 2025 Annual Set brings together a special selection of commemorative coins. From celebrating the world-renowned Red Arrows for their precision flying and intricate formations to commemorating the life and legacy of The Queen Mother, each coin has been meticulously designed and crafted to serve as a permanent reminder of these moments in British history and can be treasured for generations.”

英国皇家造币厂纪念币总监丽贝卡·摩根 (Rebecca Morgan) 表示：“2025 年年度套装汇集了一系列特别精选的纪念币，受到收藏家的高度期待。从庆祝世界著名的红箭精确飞行和复杂的队形，到纪念太后的一生和遗产，每枚硬币都经过精心设计和制作，以永久提醒人们英国历史上的这些时刻，值得珍惜世代相传。”

The 2025 commemorative sets will be available in a range of precious metal and base proof finishes, from 2nd January via The Royal Mint website, with prices starting from £39.50.

2025 年纪念套票将于 1 月 2 日起通过皇家造币厂网站发售，提供一系列贵金属和底色饰面，价格从 39.50 英镑起。

Each of the coins will also be available individually throughout 2025.

每款硬币也将在 2025 年单独发售。