为什么1英镑的硬币有12面？英国皇家造币厂揭示独特形状背后的安全原因

看到它们你就不会再猜测 - 但你有没有真正想过为什么 1 英镑的硬币有 12 面？

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

英国皇家造币厂透露，1 英镑硬币有 12 面，以使其更难伪造。

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".

造币厂解释说，2017年，当这枚硬币以新形状重新铸造时，它具有许多特征，使其“更难伪造”，并被誉为“世界上最安全的硬币”。

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)."

与之前的光滑圆形相比，12 面使得重制和复制变得更加困难，而且较新的硬币使用两种不同的金属（双金属），造币厂解释说：“外环是金色（镍黄铜），内环是金色的是银色（镀镍合金）。”

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.

不仅如此，硬币两侧都有交替的凹槽，以及“硬币两侧下内缘上有非常小的文字”，突出显示发行日期和价值，写着“一英镑”和“图像”就像从不同角度看硬币时从“£”符号变为数字“1”的全息图一样。

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.

设计越复杂，伪造就越困难，而且这种新硬币也比旧硬币更轻。

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

英国皇家造币厂补充说，“硬币内置了高度安全的功能，以防止未来被伪造”。

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

它的设计方式还使得当你把手伸进口袋快速找到一英镑时，可以通过触摸轻松识别它。

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.

硬币上的设计具有代表英国不同地区的符号。它包括英国玫瑰、威尔士韭菜、苏格兰蓟和北爱尔兰三叶草，这些三叶草生长在皇家皇冠的一根茎上。这是由 David Pearce 创建的，他在 15 岁时赢得了公共设计竞赛。

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.

随着纪念查尔斯国王统治时期的硬币开始在英国各地流通，人们比以往任何时候都更加仔细地检查他们的货币。因此，许多英国人只是注意到英国硬币将 1 便士、5 便士、10 便士、20 便士和 50 便士排列在一起时所形成的“秘密”图像。

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