在線重新鋪面：1975年埃及的Nefertiti 5 Piastres硬幣

藏在老式硬幣收藏中，現在在網上重新鋪設高達40美元（EGP 1,990），埃及的五枚Piastres Coin從1975年起，大多數人甚至都不知道。

Tucked away in vintage coin collections and now resurfacing online for up to USD 40 (EGP 1,990), Egypt's five piastres coin from 1975 is not something most people even know exists. At its center is the recognizable and unmistakable profile of Queen Nefertiti, with the words “Women's Year 1975” etched in Arabic on the coin.

藏在老式硬幣收藏中，現在在網上重新鋪設高達40美元（EGP 1,990），埃及的五枚Piastres Coin從1975年起，大多數人甚至都不知道。在其中心是尼爾費蒂女王（Queen Nefertiti）的可識別且明確的特徵，“ 1975年婦女年”一詞在阿拉伯語上刻在硬幣上。

So, why Nefertiti? Why that year? And what makes this tiny piece of metal worth revisiting today?

那麼，為什麼要Nefertiti？為什麼那年？是什麼讓今天值得重新審視的一小塊金屬呢？

In 1975, the United Nations (UN) launched the first-ever International Women's Year, part of what would become the UN Decade for Women. It was the first global effort to highlight the status, rights, and contributions of women, and Egypt took part in that moment with the symbolic gesture of creating a commemorative coin.

1975年，聯合國（聯合國）推出了有史以來第一個國際婦女年，這是聯合國婦女十年的一部分。這是強調婦女的地位，權利和貢獻的首次全球努力，而埃及以像徵性的姿態參加了創造紀念硬幣的象徵性姿態。

Neferneferuaten Nefertiti, one of the most famous women in ancient history, was far more than just the wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten, the king known for breaking away from Egypt's old religious system of pantheism and introducing a new one that focused on just one sun god, the Aten.

Neferneferuaten Nefertiti是古代歷史上最著名的婦女之一，不僅僅是法老阿克哈納頓（Pharaoh Akhenaten）的妻子，他以脫離埃及舊的泛神論宗教宗教體係而聞名，並引入了一種新的宗教體系，專注於一位太陽神，只有一個太陽神。

Nefertiti was his partner in these changes and played a powerful role in both politics and religion. In fact, Nefertiti appears more frequently in ancient art and monuments than any other Egyptian queen. She is often shown making offerings to Aten, the sun god, whom her husband elevated to the center of worship, and appearing in battle scenes, a role usually reserved for kings, highlighting just how influential she truly was.

Nefertiti是他在這些變化方面的伴侶，並在政治和宗教中發揮了強大的作用。實際上，在古代藝術和古蹟中，Nefertiti比其他任何埃及女王都更頻繁。她經常向她展示給阿滕（Aten）的奉獻，她的丈夫抬高到崇拜中心，並出現在戰場上，這通常是為國王保留的角色，強調了她的真正影響力。

In many depictions, Nefertiti and Akhenaten are nearly equal, not just in size, but in posture, dress, and authority. Some scholars even argue she ruled as pharaoh after his death, in the name Neferneferuaten. Whether or not that is true, her influence was undeniable.

在許多描述中，Nefertiti和Akhenaten幾乎相等，不僅在大小，而且是姿勢，著裝和權威。一些學者甚至辯稱，她去世後以Neferneferuaten的名義裁定為法老。不管這是真的，她的影響是不可否認的。

The 1975 coin came on the heels of more than half a century of feminist activism in Egypt. The movement began to take organized shape in the early 20th century, most notably with Huda Sha'arawi, a pioneering feminist who, in 1923, made headlines when she removed her veil in public at a Cairo train station.

1975年的硬幣緊隨埃及的女權主義行動主義之後，緊隨其後。該運動在20世紀初開始有組織的形狀，最著名的是與開創性的女權主義者Huda Sha'arawi一起，當她在開羅火車站的公共場所刪除了自己的面紗時，她成為了頭條新聞。

The act was both symbolic and radical, sparking national debate and helping shift public attitudes around women's rights. That same year, she founded the Egyptian Feminist Union, which advocated for girls' education, access to healthcare, and legal reform.

該法既是像徵性的，又是激進的，引發了全國性的辯論，並幫助改變了公眾對婦女權利的態度。同年，她成立了埃及女權主義聯盟，該聯盟主張女性的教育，獲得醫療保健和法律改革。

At the same time, Egyptian women were also deeply involved in the country's anti-colonial struggle, particularly against British occupation, which had gripped Egypt since the late 1800s. They marched in protests, organized boycotts, and demanded not only independence from foreign rule but also a greater role in shaping their society.

同時，埃及婦女也深深地參與了該國的反殖民鬥爭，尤其是反對英國占領，而英國的佔領自1800年代後期以來就陷入困境。他們進軍抗議活動，有組織的抵制，不僅要求獨立於外國統治，而且要求在塑造社會中發揮更大的作用。

By the 1950s, those efforts were starting to pay off. In 1956, Egyptian women won the right to vote and run for office, a major milestone in their political journey.

到1950年代，這些努力已經開始回報。 1956年，埃及婦女贏得了投票權和競選公職的權利，這是他們政治旅程中的一個重要里程碑。

Prior to the UN declaring 1975 as the International Women’s Year, Egyptian women had already spent decades building momentum. The Women’s Year coin, minted that same year, quietly echoed that progress, placing an ancient symbol of female power into the hands of a modern public.

在聯合國宣布1975年為國際婦女年之前，埃及婦女已經花了數十年的時間建立動力。婦女年的硬幣同年鑄造了，悄悄地回應了這一進展，將古老的女性力量象徵置於現代公眾的手中。

Today, the coin is largely unknown, even among Egyptians. It occasionally appears for sale on platforms like Etsy or Amazon, often listed as “rare,” though no official record confirms how many were actually produced.

如今，即使在埃及人中，硬幣也是未知的。偶爾出現在Etsy或Amazon等平台上出售，通常被列為“稀有”，儘管沒有官方記錄證實實際生產了多少。

Still, the coin stands as a tangible snapshot of a moment in Egypt’s modern history, one where a centuries-old figure was used to represent contemporary conversations around women’s rights.

儘管如此，硬幣仍然是埃及現代歷史上一刻的切實快照，那裡有一個數百年來的人物代表圍繞婦女權利的當代對話。