為什麼1英鎊的硬幣有12面？英國皇家造幣廠揭示獨特形狀背後的安全原因

看到它們你就不會再猜測 - 但你有沒有真正想過為什麼 1 英鎊的硬幣有 12 面？

£1 coins are 12-sided to make them more difficult to counterfeit, The Royal Mint has revealed.

英國皇家造幣廠透露，1 英鎊硬幣有 12 面，使其更難偽造。

When the coin was remade in 2017 with its new shape, it has a number of features that made it "much more difficult to counterfeit" the Mint explained and is hailed as the "most secure coin in the world".

造幣廠解釋說，2017年，當這枚硬幣以新形狀重新鑄造時，它具有許多特徵，使其“更難偽造”，並被譽為“世界上最安全的硬幣”。

The 12 sides make it much harder to remake and copy compared to the previous smooth circle shape and also the newer coins use two different metals (bimetallic) the Mint explained: "The outer ring is gold coloured (nickel-brass) and the inner ring is silver coloured (nickel-plated alloy)."

與之前的光滑圓形相比，12 面使得重製和複製變得更加困難，而且較新的硬幣使用兩種不同的金屬（雙金屬），造幣廠解釋說：「外環是金色（鎳黃銅），內環是金色的是銀色（鍍鎳合金）。

Not only this, the coin has alternate grooves on either side, as well as "very small lettering on the lower inside rim on both sides of the coin" which highlight the date of issue and the value saying "ONE POUND" and "an image like a hologram that changes from a '£' symbol to the number '1' when the coin is seen from different angles.

不僅如此，硬幣兩側都有交替的凹槽，以及“硬幣兩側下內緣上有非常小的文字”，突出顯示發行日期和價值，寫著“一英鎊”和“圖像”就像從不同角度看硬幣時從「£」符號變成數字「1」的全像圖一樣。

The more intricate the design, the harder it is to make a fake copy of, and this newer coin is also lighter than the old one.

設計越複雜，偽造就越困難，而且這種新硬幣也比舊硬幣更輕。

There is a "high-security feature built into the coin to protect it from counterfeiting in the future", The Royal Mint added.

英國皇家造幣廠補充說，「硬幣內建了高度安全的功能，以防止未來被偽造」。

It is also designed in a way to make it easily recognisable by touch when reaching in your pocket to find a quid quickly.

它的設計方式也使得當你把手伸進口袋快速找到一英鎊時，可以透過觸摸輕鬆識別它。

The design on the coin features symbols that represent different parts of the UK. It includes the English rose, the Welsh leek, the Scottish thistle and the Northern Irish shamrock emerging from one stem within a royal coronet. This was created by David Pearce who won a public design competition at the age of 15.

硬幣上的設計具有代表英國不同地區的符號。它包括英國玫瑰、威爾斯韭菜、蘇格蘭薊和北愛爾蘭三葉草，這些三葉草生長在皇家皇冠的一根莖上。這是由 David Pearce 創建的，他在 15 歲時贏得了公共設計競賽。

As coins honouring King Charles reign start to be circulated across the UK, people have been inspecting their currency much closer than ever before. Due to this, many Brits are only just noticing the 'secret' image the UK coins create when a 1p, 5p, 10p, 20p, and 50p are all arranged together.

隨著紀念查爾斯國王統治時期的硬幣開始在英國各地流通，人們比以往任何時候都更加仔細地檢查他們的貨幣。因此，許多英國人只是注意到英國硬幣將 1 便士、5 便士、10 便士、20 便士和 50 便士排列在一起時所形成的「秘密」圖像。

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