加拿大皇家造幣廠在2025年薄荷董事會議（MDC）上贏得了兩個硬幣獎

加拿大皇家造幣廠很高興以其卓越的硬幣製造和創新獲得了兩次全球認可

The Royal Canadian Mint has announced that it has won two prestigious Coin Awards at the 2025 Mint Directors Conference (MDC). The Mint’s 2024 $50 Pure Silver Coin – Year of the Dragon was recognized as the Best Commemorative Silver Coin, while its partnership with the Department of Chemistry at Montreal’s McGill University to develop a more environmentally responsible gold refining process earned the Best Collaboration coin award.

加拿大皇家造幣廠宣布，它已在2025年薄荷董事會議（MDC）上贏得了兩項著名的硬幣獎。造幣廠的2024年$ 50純銀硬幣 - 龍的一年被公認為是最佳的紀念銀幣，而與蒙特利爾麥吉爾大學化學系的合作夥伴關係，以開發更環保的黃金煉油過程獲得了最佳合作幣獎。

The 2025 MDC, host of the Coin Awards, brought together mint directors and executives from around the globe to celebrate excellence in the industry. A panel of judges from the major minting nations selected the best new coin and partnership in an open competition.

2025年MDC是硬幣獎的主持人，將來自全球的薄荷董事和高管召集在一起，以慶祝該行業的卓越表現。主要鑄幣委員會的一組法官在開放競賽中選擇了最好的新硬幣和夥伴關係。

"The Royal Canadian Mint is passionate about innovating to keep demonstrating the excellence and artistry of our world-famous coin products, as well as the sustainability of our processes," said Marie Lemay, President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint. "To be recognized in two award categories by the Mint Directors Conference judges is a tremendous peer endorsement of our commitment to finding new ways to delight our customers while finding more caring and sustainable ways to continue leading the global minting community."

皇家加拿大皇家造幣廠總裁兼首席執行官瑪麗·萊梅（Marie Lemay）表示：“加拿大皇家造幣廠熱衷於創新，以繼續展示我們舉世聞名的硬幣產品的卓越和藝術性以及我們流程的可持續性。” “要在兩個獎勵類別中被薄荷董事會議法官認可，這是我們致力於尋找新的方式來使客戶滿意的方式的同伴認可，同時尋找更多的關懷和可持續的方式，以繼續領導全球鑄造社區。”

Designed by Canadian artist Simon Ng, our award-winning pure silver coin celebrates the Year of the Dragon through an elaborate Extraordinarily High Relief (EHR) engraving of a dragon, the fifth sign in the Chinese Zodiac. Framed by a laser-engraved pattern that represents the dragon's element of wood, the dragon is shown moving among the clouds of a night sky illuminated by the moon, its tail coiled to form the shape of lucky number 8. A rear view of that same scene is rendered in EHR on the obverse. Above the obverse engraving appears the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt, accompanied by a special device of four pearls symbolizing her four different effigies to have graced Canadian coins, as well as the double date of her reign.

由加拿大藝術家Simon Ng設計的，我們屢獲殊榮的純銀硬幣通過精心設計的高浮雕（EHR）雕刻龍的雕刻慶祝《龍之年》，這是中國十二生肖中的第五個標誌。龍是由代表龍元素的激光雕刻圖案框起來的，龍在月球照亮的夜空雲中移動，其尾巴盤繞形成了幸運的數字8的形狀。同一場景的後視圖在ehr上呈現在ehr上。蘇珊娜·布朗特（Susanna Blunt）上方出現了伊麗莎白二世皇后二世（Queen Elizabeth II）的雕像上方，並配有四個珍珠的特殊裝置，象徵著她的四個不同的雕像，以使加拿大的硬幣和統治的雙重約會均勻。

The goal of the Mint’s work with McGill University was to transform gold refining by replacing the longstanding Miller Chlorination process, which relies on the injection of chlorine gas to separate impurities from molten gold. Our collaboration has, at a lab scale, resulted in a process that virtually eliminates chlorine gas by introducing an acoustic mechanochemical process to catalyze a chemical reaction with a mild reagent. The process, which yields pure gold in soluble form is non-toxic and less energy-intensive, and is safer for people and the environment.

造幣廠與麥吉爾大學合作的目的是通過取代長期的米勒氯化過程來改變黃金，該過程依賴於注入氯氣來將雜質與熔融黃金分開。我們的合作在實驗室範圍內，通過引入聲學機械化學過程來用輕度試劑催化化學反應，從而實現了一個實際上消除氯氣的過程。以可溶性形式產生純黃金的過程是無毒的，能量較少，對人和環境更安全。

This innovation builds on previous work done by the Mint in 2019 to reduce chlorine use in its gold refining operations. At that time, the Mint introduced acid-less separation (ALS) technology, that reduced the use of chlorine gas by more than 50% in the Ottawa refinery.

這項創新是基於造幣廠在2019年減少其黃金精煉操作中使用的先前工作。當時，造幣廠引入了無酸分離（ALS）技術，在渥太華煉油廠中降低了氯氣的使用超過50％。

About the Royal Canadian Mint

關於加拿大皇家造幣廠

The Royal Canadian Mint is the Crown corporation responsible for the minting and distribution of Canada’s circulation coins. The Mint is one of the largest and most versatile mints in the world, producing award-winning collector coins, market-leading bullion products, as well as Canada’s prestigious military and civilian honours. As an established London and COMEX Good Delivery refiner, the Mint also offers a full spectrum of best-in-class gold and silver refining services. As an organization that strives to take better care of the environment, to cultivate safe and inclusive workplaces and to make a positive impact on the communities where it operates, the Mint integrates environmental, social and governance practices in every aspect of its operations.

加拿大皇家造幣廠是負責加拿大發行硬幣的造幣和分銷的官方公司。造幣廠是世界上最大，最通用的造幣廠之一，生產屢獲殊榮的收藏家硬幣，市場領先的金銀產品以及加拿大享有聲望的軍事和平民榮譽。作為倫敦和COMEX的良好交付精煉廠，薄荷糖還提供了一系列一流的黃金和煉油服務。作為一個努力更好地照顧環境，培養安全和包容的工作場所並對其運營的社區產生積極影響的組織，薄荷薄荷融合了其運營各個方面的環境，社會和治理實踐。