新式1英镑硬币将于2017年投入使用
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A new £1 coin, designed to be the "most secure in the world", is set to be introduced in 2017.

一种新式1英镑硬币,以“世界上最安全的硬币”为设计理念,将于2017年投入使用。
The Royal Mint is introducing the new coin as it believes 3% of existing £1 coins are fake
The Royal Mint is introducing the new coin as it believes 3% of existing £1 coins are fake
 
It comes amid concerns about the 30-year old coin's vulnerability to counterfeiting2, with an estimated 45 million forgeries3 in circulation.
 
The new coin is based on the design of the old 3d (three penny) piece, or threepenny bit, a 12-sided coin in circulation between 1937 and 1971.
 
A competition will be held to decide the image on one side of the coin.
 
The Royal Mint, which believes 3% of existing £1 coins are fake, said the move would increase "public confidence" in the UK's currency and reduce costs for banks and other businesses.
 
'Resilient £1 coin'
 
The announcement comes as Chancellor4 George Osborne prepares to deliver his fifth Budget on Wednesday.
 
He tweeted this picture of the £1 coin next to the Budget Box, captioned5: "Today I will deliver a Budget for a resilient economy - starting with a resilient pound coin."
 
The current £1 coin was introduced in 1983 as part of the phasing out of the one pound note, which was withdrawn6 five years later. 
 
Of the 1.5 billion coins estimated to be in circulation, as many as two million counterfeit1 ones are removed every year.
 
The government said the existing coin had been in existence longer than most others and its technology was no longer suitable to combat increasingly sophisticated counterfeiting techniques.
 
The proposed new coin will be roughly the same size as the current one and will be based on the three pence piece that disappeared after decimalisation in the early 1970s.
 
The new coin will be made in two colours and will incorporate state-of-the-art technology to ensure it can be authenticated7 at all points.
 
While the Queen's head will be on the obverse side of the coin, as it is on all legal tender in the UK, the Treasury8 has said there will be a public competition to decide the image on the other side.


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1 counterfeit 1oEz8     
vt.伪造,仿造;adj.伪造的,假冒的
参考例句:
  • It is a crime to counterfeit money.伪造货币是犯罪行为。
  • The painting looked old but was a recent counterfeit.这幅画看上去年代久远,实际是最近的一幅赝品。
2 counterfeiting fvDzas     
n.伪造v.仿制,造假( counterfeit的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • He was sent to prison for counterfeiting five-dollar bills. 他因伪造5美元的钞票被捕入狱。 来自辞典例句
  • National bureau released securities, certificates with security anti-counterfeiting paper technical standards. 国家质量技术监督局发布了证券、证件用安全性防伪纸张技术标准。 来自互联网
3 forgeries ccf3756c474249ecf8bd23166b7aaaf1     
伪造( forgery的名词复数 ); 伪造的文件、签名等
参考例句:
  • The whole sky was filled with forgeries of the brain. 整个天空充满了头脑里臆造出来的膺品。
  • On inspection, the notes proved to be forgeries. 经过检查,那些钞票证明是伪造的。
4 chancellor aUAyA     
n.(英)大臣;法官;(德、奥)总理;大学校长
参考例句:
  • They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
  • He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。
5 captioned 923397b226bd6b0cebec65c75df23f09     
a.标题项下的; 标题所说的
参考例句:
  • This paper reviews the production, development and nationalization of the captioned materials. 本文就铜系合金引线框架材料的生产、发展和国产化进程作一论述。
  • Please advise other considerable hotels for this captioned group. 请推荐其它一些高级的旅馆给这一群打标语的人。
6 withdrawn eeczDJ     
vt.收回;使退出;vi.撤退,退出
参考例句:
  • Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。
  • All foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。
7 authenticated 700633a1b0f65fa8456a18bd6053193c     
v.证明是真实的、可靠的或有效的( authenticate的过去式和过去分词 );鉴定,使生效
参考例句:
  • The letter has been authenticated by handwriting experts. 这封信已由笔迹专家证明是真的。
  • The date of manufacture of the jewellery has not been authenticated. 这些珠宝的制造日期尚未经证实。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 treasury 7GeyP     
n.宝库;国库,金库;文库
参考例句:
  • The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
  • This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
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