英国时间9月27日,英国白金汉宫、皇家铸币厂、英国央行英格兰银行以及皇家邮政集团宣布,英国将逐步推出印有国王查尔斯三世的硬币、纸币和邮票。此外,代表查尔斯三世的新皇家标志 (cypher)也将出现在政府大楼和红色邮筒上,该标志已于当地时间26日公布。
当地时间2022年9月23日,英国伦敦,国王查尔斯三世在伦敦白金汉宫执行政府公务。图源:视觉中国
据路透社报道,英国皇家铸币厂、英格兰银行以及皇家邮政集团表示,将开启缓慢的进程,从使用已故女王伊丽莎白二世的肖像,逐渐改为使用查尔斯三世的肖像。
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Britain will gradually see coins, banknotes and stamps bearing the image of King Charles, while the new monarch's cypher will also appear on government buildings and red mail pillar boxes, manufacturers and Buckingham Palace announced on Tuesday.
As the country begins adapting to its first new head of state for 70 years, the makers of its currency and stamps said they would begin the slow process of switching from using an image of the late Queen Elizabeth to the new king.
英国皇家铸币厂首席执行官安妮·杰索普(Anne Jessopp)说:“首批印有查尔斯三世国王陛下肖像的硬币将根据银行和邮局的需求进入流通。”这意味着印有查尔斯三世肖像的硬币和印有伊丽莎白二世肖像的硬币“将在未来许多年内在英国并行流通”。
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据皇家造币厂估计,目前约有270亿枚硬币印有已故女王伊丽莎白二世的肖像。因此替换过程将需要一定时间。
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"The first coins bearing the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III will enter circulation in line with demand from banks and post offices," said Anne Jessopp, the Chief Executive Officer at the Royal Mint.
"This means the coinage of King Charles III and Queen Elizabeth II will co-circulate in the UK for many years to come."
The replacement process will take some time with the Royal Mint estimating there are some 27 billion coins bearing an effigy of the late queen who died this month.
英格兰银行表示,印有查尔斯肖像的纸币预计将在2024年年中进入流通,并将在今年年底公布新版纸币的图像。
Likewise, the Bank of England said banknotes with a portrait of Charles were expected to enter circulation by the middle of 2024, and it would reveal images of the updated notes by the end of the year.
BBC报道称,2018年为庆祝当时还是威尔士亲王的查尔斯三世的70岁生日,英国发行了5英镑的纪念币,通过这枚纪念币,或许可以知道新版硬币的大概外观。
2018年为庆祝威尔士亲王70岁生日发行的纪念币。图源:BBC
英国皇家邮政集团则表示,英国的邮票也将完成头像更换,印有查尔斯三世头像的新邮票将在现有邮票库存用完后进入流通。
Meanwhile, the Royal Mail said the current picture of the late queen used on "everyday" stamps would be updated to feature an image of Charles. Those new stamps will enter circulation once the current stock are exhausted.
报道称,所有现有的带有伊丽莎白二世头像的货币和邮票将继续有效。
All existing currency and stamps bearing the queen's image will remain valid.
另据《卫报》报道,当地时间26日,皇家邮政宣布发行四枚印有女王肖像的邮票,以纪念伊丽莎白二世。这些邮票将于11月10日开始全面发售。
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On Sep 26th, Royal Mail announced four stamps that feature portraits of the Queen, to be released in her memory.
The stamps – the first set to be approved by the King – will go on general sale from 10 November and will feature images of the late monarch through the years.
英国时间26日,英国白金汉宫还公布了查尔斯三世的标志(cypher)。
该标志是查尔斯三世从英国纹章院(the College of Arms)准备的一系列设计中选出的,由英文字母“C”和“R”、罗马数字“III”以及王冠图样组成。“C”是查尔斯三世名字的首字母,“R”取自单词“Rex”,拉丁文文意为“国王”。
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路透社称,苏格兰使用的版本则略有不同,将采用苏格兰王冠。
该标志将在未来应用于英国当地新生产的红色邮筒、政府大楼和国家文书上,逐步替换已故英国女王伊丽莎白二世此前已经沿用70年的“EIIR”标志。
已故英国女王伊丽莎白二世的标志,CNN截图
Buckingham Palace has also unveiled the new cypher for Charles - the sovereign's monogram which is used on state documents, by government departments and by the Royal Household for franking mail as well as appearing on pillar boxes - but only new ones that have not yet entered production.
The cypher, selected by the new monarch from a series of designs prepared by the College of Arms, consists of the initials 'C' and 'R' - representing Charles's name and "Rex", the Latin for king - alongside a depiction of the crown.
A version used in Scotland will feature the Scottish Crown.
印有查尔斯三世国王新标志的信封,图源:The Royal Family Channel视频截图
然而,查尔斯三世的标志公布后,有外国网友指出,该标志与葡萄牙足球运动员“C罗”(Cristiano Ronaldo)的“CR7”个人标志“惊人地相似(shockingly similar)”……
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英国《太阳报》26日的一篇文章标题则称:“国王新的“CIIIR”标志与C罗的CR7标志简直一模一样(a dead ringer) ”
*注:dead ringer意思是酷似某人的人或很像某物的东西,后面常与for搭配。Dead在这里类似于precise或exact (精确的、刚刚好的),ringer原指赛马时冒名顶替参赛的马。形容长相极其相似的还可以说two peas in a pod或者spitting image。
英国《每日邮报》也在一篇报道中称,查尔斯三世“CIIIR”标志和“C罗”的“CR7”个人标志、皇家马德里的队徽很相似,甚至还在文中列举了一系列带有类似造型设计的体育标志。
“体育之王!查尔斯三世的新标志和C罗的CR7标志、皇家马德里和前游骑兵队的徽章以及科罗拉多落基山棒球队的标志有相似元素”
综合来源:路透社,BBC,CNN,每日邮报,太阳报
转载自:21世纪英文报
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