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U.S. Mint to sell curved coins honoring Baseball Hall of Fame

　　The United States Mint will begin selling special curved coins this month to honor the National Baseball Hall of Fame， with a design representing the inverse images of a ball and mitt， U.S. Mint officials said on Thursday.

　　美國鑄幣局（U.S. Mint）官員周四表示，為了向棒球名人堂致敬，鑄幣局這個月將發售特別的曲面硬幣，設計能於正反面分別呈現棒球與手套。

　　The $5， $1 and half-dollar coins， plated with gold， silver and alloy， are in production at the San Francisco U.S. Mint and will be sold online starting on March 27， agency spokesman Michael White said.

　　 鑄幣局發言人懷特说，舊金山美國鑄幣局生産的系列紀念幣，幣值分為5元、1元與50分，分別鍍上金、銀與合金材質，3月27日起開始線上販售。

　　Some 50，000 $5 gold coins， 400，000 $1 silver coins and 750，000 half-dollar alloy-clad coins will be produced. They will be the first curved coins - concave on the heads side and convex on the reverse - ever minted by the U.S. Mint， according to a statement on the agency's website.

　　鑄幣局網站聲明稱，這是該局首次生産的曲面硬幣，預計要生産5萬個5元金幣，40萬個1元銀幣，75萬個鍍合金50分硬幣——凹形正面是手套，凸型反面是棒球。

　　The image of a baseball glove with the words "liberty" and "in God we trust 2014" across the palm is featured on the face of the coins， which commemorate the Baseball Hall of Fame's 75th year in 2014.

　　為了慶祝2014年棒球名人堂75周年，紀念幣特地在幣面棒球手套圖形上，沿着掌心邊緣綫，寫着「自由」、「我們信靠上帝2014年」字樣、以及幣麵價值。

　　A baseball is depicted on the tails side， with the words "United States of America" and the coin's value inscribed on it. The tails side also includes the Latin words for "Out of many， one."

　　反面的棒球圖形，則刻有「美利堅合衆國」與幣麵價值、以及拉丁字「合衆為一」等字樣。

　　Cassie McFarland of San Luis Obispo， California， submitted the winning mitt design for the coin in a 2013 competition that was judged by the Department of the Treasury. U.S. Mint Sculptor-Engraver Don Everhart designed the baseball and the inscriptions on both sides of the coins.

　　2013年的紀念幣設計比賽，由美國鑄幣局擔任評審，來自加州聖路易斯歐畢斯波的麥法蘭，所設計的棒球手套圖樣勝出，棒球與手套雙面雕刻設計，則出自彫刻師艾文海之手。

　　The coins were created as part of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin act of 2012 to help fund operations of the independent， not-for-profit educational institution that runs a museum in Cooperstown， New York.

　　紀念幣的發行，乃根據美國國會2012年通過《全國棒球名人堂紀念幣法案》（National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act），藉以籌募資金，支持獨立、非營利教育機構，經營紐約古柏鎮的一家博物館。

为了庆祝即将在7月份到来的75周年国家棒球名人堂，美国铸币局(US Mint)计划推出一套看起来像棒球一样的曲面硬币。届时，该铸币局将按照《国家棒球名人堂金银纪念币法案》相关规定制造120万枚该套货币

棒球名人堂金银纪念币一共有3枚，它们都采用了相同的图案设计。正面为凹面，中间为一只20世纪60年代的棒球手套造型，并印上了“LIBERTY”(自由)、“IN GOD WE TRUST”(我们信仰上帝)标语及发行年号；背面为凸面，印有棒球造型以及美国国名、“E PLURIBUS UNUM”（合众为一）标语及面额。