澳洲皇家造幣廠發行了新版 20 美分硬幣，紀念澳洲最受歡迎的兒童讀物之一

這些彩色硬幣紀念 Mem Fox 的《綠羊在哪裡？圖畫書在網路上的價格已經飛漲。

The Royal Australian Mint has unveiled a new 20-cent coin celebrating one of the country's most beloved children's books.

澳洲皇家造幣廠推出了一枚新的 20 美分硬幣，以紀念該國最受歡迎的兒童讀物之一。

The coloured coins mark the 20th anniversary of Mem Fox's Where is the Green Sheep? picture book and are already skyrocketing in price online.

這些彩色硬幣紀念 Mem Fox 的《綠羊在哪裡？圖畫書在網路上的價格已經飛漲。

The 20-cent coins feature the “bed sheep” reading a book, along with a green thought bubble of a blue, orange and red sheep.

20 美分硬幣的圖案是正在閱讀的“床上羊”，以及藍色、橙色和紅色羊的綠色思想泡泡。

There are three versions of the collectable coin available.

該收藏幣共有三個版本。

There will be 25,000 coloured 20-cent coins available with a themed card or a copy of the book. A further 3,000 gold-plated coloured 20-cent coins will be released with a deluxe edition of the book.

將有 25,000 枚彩色 20 美分硬幣與主題卡或書籍副本一起出售。另外 3,000 枚鍍金彩色 20 美分硬幣將隨該書的豪華版一起發行。

Author Mem Fox said she was thrilled for her book to be featured on a coin, while illustrator Judy Horacek said she “would never have dreamed” that her sheep would appear on a coin.

作家梅姆·福克斯(Mem Fox) 表示，她很高興自己的書出現在硬幣上，而插畫家朱迪·霍拉塞克(Judy Horacek) 表示，她「從未夢想過」她的羊會出現在硬幣上。

“Where is the Green Sheep? The answer is... on a coin! What a thrill it is to have the green sheep hit such heights,” Fox said.

“綠羊在哪裡？答案是……在一枚硬幣上！能讓綠羊達到如此高度真是令人興奮，」福克斯說。

“I'm very grateful to everyone involved in creating the original book and madly grateful to the Mint for honouring the book so beautifully in its 20th anniversary year. Like a coin, I'm spinning!”

「我非常感謝所有參與原著創作的人，也非常感謝造幣廠在這本書問世 20 週年之際給予如此精美的表彰。我像一枚硬幣一樣在旋轉！

Mint product developer Matthew Frawley said the release was the fourth in a series celebrating popular Australian kid's books. Previously coins included Animalia, Diary of a Wombat and Edward the Emu.

Mint 產品開發人員 Matthew Frawley 表示，這是慶祝澳洲流行兒童讀物系列的第四部。之前的硬幣包括《動物界》、《袋熊日記》和《鴯鶓愛德華》。

“Where is the Green Sheep? is one of those classic Aussie children's books that are always on high rotation for any parent and youngster,” he said.

“綠羊在哪裡？是一本經典的澳洲兒童讀物，對於任何父母和孩子來說總是經常被閱讀。

“Gorgeously teaching kids about opposites and even the concept of ‘where’, all wrapped up in Mem’s addictive prose and Judy’s riotous illustrations.”

「華麗地教導孩子們關於對立面，甚至『哪裡』的概念，所有這些都包含在 Mem 令人上癮的散文和 Judy 繽紛的插圖中。”

Despite only just being released, the collectable coins are already being listed for premium prices online likely due to their limited nature.

儘管才剛剛發布，但這些可收藏的硬幣已經在網上以高價列出，可能是由於其數量有限。

The 20-cent coins are being listed for up to $55 each on eBay, which is nearly three times their RRP.

這些 20 美分的硬幣在 eBay 上的售價高達每枚 55 美元，幾乎是其建議零售價的三倍。

Meanwhile, the gold 20-cent coins with the book are for sale for up to $299.99, more than three and a half times their RRP.

同時，隨書附贈的 20 美分金幣售價高達 299.99 美元，是建議零售價的三倍半以上。

It comes after the Mint released collectable $1 coins featuring Australia's favourite blue heeler, Bluey, earlier this year.

此前，造幣廠於今年稍早發行了具有澳洲最受歡迎的藍色高跟鞋 Bluey 圖案的 1 美元收藏幣。

A new range of collectable Bluey coins and stamps will be coming to Australia Post on September, 2.

澳洲郵政將於 9 月 2 日推出一系列新的 Bluey 收藏硬幣和郵票。

These coins were recently the subject of a police investigation after a warehouse worker allegedly stole $630,000 worth of the rare coins from the back of a truck in Sydney.

最近，一名倉庫工作人員據稱從雪梨一輛卡車後部偷走了價值 63 萬澳元的稀有硬幣，這些硬幣最近成為警方調查的對象。

How can I get the 20-cent coin?

我怎麼才能拿到20美分的硬幣？

The 20-cent Where is the Green Sheep? coin is now available for purchase via the Mint Contact Centre, the Mint Coin Shop in Deakin, and from participating authorised distributors.

20美分綠羊在哪裡？現在可以透過 Mint 聯絡中心、迪肯的 Mint Coin Shop 以及參與活動的授權經銷商購買硬幣。

The 20-cent green sheep coin with a card is $17.50, the coin with a book is $50, and the gold-plated coin is $85.

20美分綠羊硬幣附卡片售價17.50美元，附書硬幣50美元，鍍金硬幣85美元。

The Mint is also running three EQL online ballots to purchase the coins. Successful entrants will be notified via email within 24 hours.

造幣廠還進行了三輪 EQL 線上投票來購買硬幣。成功參賽者將在 24 小時內收到電子郵件通知。