英国即将发行新版1英镑硬币

The new 12-sided 1 pound coin will enter circulation on March 28, the British government said.

英国政府日前声称，新版12边形1英镑硬币将于3月28日流通。

The round 1 pound will be legal tender alongside the new coin until Oct 15.

10月15日前，圆形1英镑硬币和新版1英镑硬币均是法定货币。

The public are being urged to use their current 1 pound coins or bank them before they lose their legal tender status.

政府敦促民众在目前的1英镑硬币失效前使用它们，或将其存在银行。

Featuring the four symbols of the UK - a rose, leek, thistle and shamrock, the new coin is the same shape as the old three penny bit, which was withdrawn in 1971.

新硬币上印有代表英国的四种象征：玫瑰、韭葱、蓟花和三叶草，其形状与1971年停用的旧版3便士硬币相同。

The new style was announced in the 2014 budget and has been billed by the Royal Mint as "the most secure coin in the world".

新硬币在2014年的预算中公布，并被皇家铸币局称为"世界上最安全的硬币"。

It uses two colors of metal, has 12 sides and includes the Royal Mint's anti-counterfeiting technology, adapted from banknotes and embedded in coins for the first time.

新硬币由两种颜色的金属铸成，有12个边，还采用了皇家铸币局从纸币防伪技术改造而来的防伪技术。这是这种防伪技术首次被植入硬币。