联邦政府正在结束一分钱硬币的生产

该部门于5月下达了空白便士的最终订单

The federal government is winding down production of the penny coin following a bipartisan effort to nix the lowest-denomination of U.S. currency over cost concerns, according to a plan outlined by the Treasury Department on Thursday.

根据美国财政部周四概述的一项计划，联邦政府正在两党努力解决美国货币对成本问题的最低分数之后，将一分钱硬币的生产结束。

The department placed its final order for blank pennies in May, it said in a statement. It expects to stop putting new pennies into circulation by early 2026.

该部门在一份声明中说，该部门的最终命令是空白便士的最终命令。它预计将在2026年初停止发行新的便士。

President Donald Trump in February directed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cease production of the coin. Trump has described spending on penny minting as "wasteful."

唐纳德·特朗普总统在2月指示财政部长斯科特·贝斯特（Scott Bessent）停止生产硬币。特朗普将一分钱的支出描述为“浪费”。

In recent weeks, Republican and Democratic lawmakers introduced separate bills in the House of Representatives and the Senate calling for an end to penny production.

最近几周，共和党和民主党议员在众议院提出了单独的法案，参议院呼吁结束一分钱的生产。

The change means that businesses will have to start rounding the prices of cash transactions up or down to the nearest five-cent nickel as the number of pennies in circulation dwindles.

更改意味着，随着流通量的少量数量，企业将不得不开始将现金交易价格上涨至最近的五美分镍。

The Treasury's penny phase-out plan was first reported by the Wall Street Journal, the details of which were confirmed to Reuters by a department spokesperson.

《华尔街日报》首先报道了财政部的一分钱淘汰计划，该杂志的详细信息已由部门发言人确认向路透社确认。

The cost of producing the penny has risen from 1.3 cents per coin to 3.69 cents over the past 10 years, according to the Treasury. It said stopping production will lead to immediate annual savings of $56 million.

根据财政部的数据，在过去的10年中，生产一分钱的成本从每枚硬币的1.3美分提高到3.69美分。它说，停止产量将导致每年储蓄5600万美元。

The penny was first issued by the government in 1793. Since 1909, the profile of President Abraham Lincoln has adorned the obverse side of the coin that is made of zinc and copper. Americans have debated for years whether the penny should be dropped from the line-up of American currency.

一分钱是由政府于1793年首次发行的。自1909年以来，亚伯拉罕·林肯总统的形象装饰了由锌和铜制成的硬币的正面。美国人多年来一直在辩论，是否应该从美国货币的阵容中删​​除一分钱。

Supporters of the penny argue it helps keep consumer prices down and is a source of income to charities. For its critics, the coin is a nuisance that ends up being discarded in drawers, ash trays and piggy banks.

一分钱的支持者认为，它有助于保持消费者的价格降低，并且是慈善机构的收入来源。对于批评家来说，硬​​币是一种令人讨厌的烦恼，最终被抽屉，灰烬托盘和小猪银行丢弃。

There are around 114 billion pennies currently in circulation in the U.S., according to the Treasury

据美国财政部称