澳大利亞皇家造幣廠向澳大利亞皇家信號兵團致敬一百週年

澳大利亞皇家造幣廠通過揭開一枚一美元的硬幣，並以隱藏的信息向澳大利亞皇家信號一百週年致敬。

The Royal Australian Mint has paid tribute to the Royal Australian Corps of Signals’ centenary with a special one-dollar coin.

澳大利亞皇家造幣廠已用特別的一美元硬幣向澳大利亞皇家信號一百週年致敬。

From left, Royal Australian Mint coin designer Adam Ball, Army Head of Corps Brigadier Deane Limmer and Royal Australian Mint acting chief executive officer Emily Martin. Story and photos by Corporal Luke Bellman.

從左起，澳大利亞皇家造幣廠硬幣設計師亞當·鮑爾（Adam Ball），軍團準將迪恩·利默（Deane Limmer）和澳大利亞皇家造幣廠代理首席執行官艾米莉·馬丁（Emily Martin）的陸軍負責人。盧克·貝爾曼下士的故事和照片。

The uncirculated coin – 50,000 of which have been issued – honours a century of service in military communications and features a cryptic message in Morse and binary codes.

未流通的硬幣（其中有50,000枚）授予軍事通訊中的一個世紀服務，並在摩爾斯和二元法規中傳達了一個神秘的信息。

Collectors and military enthusiasts are being challenged to decipher its secrets.

收藏家和軍事愛好者正受到挑戰，要求破譯其秘密。

Head of Corps Brigadier Deane Limmer said the coin captured the swift and sure century of service. Swift and sure is the English translation of the Latin motto Certa Cito, which emphasises the necessity for communicators to be quick and accurate in messaging.

軍團準將迪恩·利默（Deane Limmer）說，硬幣捕獲了迅速而肯定的服務。迅速而肯定的是拉丁座右銘certa cito的英文翻譯，該翻譯強調了溝通者在消息傳遞方面保持快速準確的必要性。

“The design is fabulous, capturing our Corps’ Jimmy badge with the background of Morse through to current-day binary code,” Brigadier Limmer said.

“設計很棒，捕捉了我們軍團的吉米徽章，並以莫爾斯（Morse）的背景到當前的二進制代碼，”準將萊默（Limmer）說。

The Mint had to consider copyright issues related to other symbols and avoid complications with intellectual property.

造幣廠必須考慮與其他符號有關的版權問題，並避免與知識產權並發症。

Australian Mint designer Adam Ball used a globe in the design, drawing inspiration from the badge.

澳大利亞薄荷設計師亞當·鮑爾（Adam Ball）在設計中使用了地球儀，從徽章中汲取靈感。

“If I just got the badge and put it on the coin it wouldn’t have fit because of the shape and style,” Mr Ball said.

鮑爾先生說：“如果我剛拿到徽章並將其放在硬幣上，那將是不合適的，因為形狀和風格。”

He then considered what the organisation represented to create the final design.

然後，他考慮了組織代表創建最終設計的內容。

With more than 100 coin designs under his belt, he said it was hard to pick a favourite.

他說，有100多個硬幣設計，他說很難選擇最愛。

“A few of them are competing for the favourite, but this is one of them,” Mr Ball said.

鮑爾先生說：“其中一些正在爭奪最愛，但這是其中之一。”

The design process began with an outline sketch of the theme followed by approval, then 3D production.

設計過程始於主題的大綱草圖，然後是批准，然後是3D製作。

Brigadier Limmer said the Mint had a tradition of creating coins to commemorate historical events.

Limmer準將說，造幣廠具有創造硬幣來紀念歷史事件的傳統。

“One of their recent projects was a coin to celebrate the anniversary of the Australian Signals Directorate,” Brigadier Limmer said.

“他們最近的項目之一是慶祝澳大利亞信號局週年紀念日的硬幣，”萊默準將說。

“The signals community is definitely aware of the new coin. I’ve seen many current and former signals personnel buy them.”

“信號社區絕對知道新硬幣。我已經看到許多現有和以前的信號人員購買了它們。”

The coin can be purchased on the Royal Australian Mint website.

硬幣可以在澳大利亞皇家薄荷網站上購買。

The centenary coin for the Royal Australian Corps of Signals.

澳大利亞皇家信號兵團的百年硬幣。