美国铸币局公布新流通币计划：2027至2030年每年发行5枚青年体育25美分硬币，2027年设计首次公开
华盛顿——美国铸币局（U.S. Mint）10月26日宣布推出新的流通硬币计划「青年体育硬币系列」（Youth Sports Coin Collection），并首次公开展示2027年硬币设计：2027年至2030年，该局每年发行5枚以青年体育为主题的25美分硬币（quarter），以及1枚以残奥体育为主题的50美分硬币（half dollar）。该计划依据《2020年流通收藏币改版法》（Public Law 116-330）授权，该法于2021年1月13日由总统特朗普签署成为法律。
设计方面，每枚25美分硬币的背面为一项美国青少年参与的体育运动图案，正面为专为该计划新设计的 George Washington 肖像；每枚50美分硬币的背面为一项面向身体、视力或智力残障运动员的残奥运动图案，正面为同样新设计的 John F. Kennedy 肖像。
四年项目阵容已经排定。青年体育25美分：2027年为棒球、高尔夫、足球、垒球、单板滑雪；2028年为美式橄榄球、游泳、体操、长曲棍球、田径；2029年为篮球、摔跤、网球、啦啦队、空手道；2030年为花样滑冰、滑雪、滑板、排球、冰球。残奥体育50美分：2027年轮椅篮球、2028年残疾人攀岩、2029年残奥冰球、2030年残奥单板滑雪。
铸币局局长 Paul Hollis 表示：「参与体育教会人团队合作、毅力，以及为共同目标努力的价值。通过青年体育硬币系列，铸币局有难得的机会激发民族自豪感，并礼赞体育在全体美国人生活中扮演的角色。」
该计划的项目设置经过公众参与：铸币局在与总统体育、健身与营养委员会及疾病预防与健康促进办公室协商拟定候选项目清单后，于2025年1月22日至2月20日邀请公众在线投票表达偏好。铸币局称，该系列延续其以流通硬币讲述美国故事的传统，也为青少年、家庭、运动员、教练与钱币收藏者提供新的参与机会。
美国铸币局由国会于1792年设立，1873年起隶属财政部，是美国法定流通硬币的唯一制造者，负责生产供全国贸易与商业使用的流通硬币，同时生产精制币、非流通币与纪念币、国会金质奖章及金银投资币等钱币产品；其钱币项目自负盈亏，不花费纳税人资金。
U.S. Mint Announces New Circulating Coin Program: Five Youth Sports Quarters a Year from 2027 to 2030, 2027 Designs Shared for the First Time
WASHINGTON — The United States Mint announced on October 26 its newest circulating coin program, the Youth Sports Coin Collection, sharing the coin designs for 2027 publicly for the first time. Beginning in 2027 and continuing through 2030, the Mint will issue five quarter-dollar coins per year featuring youth sports, and one half-dollar coin per year showcasing Paralympic sports. The program is authorized by the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-330), signed into law on January 13, 2021, by President Donald J. Trump.
Each quarter in the collection will have a design on the reverse (tails) emblematic of a sport played by American youth, with a common obverse (heads) depicting a likeness of George Washington in a new design created specifically for the program. Each half dollar will have a reverse design emblematic of a sport tailored to athletes with a range of disabilities, including physical impairment, vision impairment and intellectual impairment, with a common obverse featuring a likeness of John F. Kennedy, also created specifically for the program.
The sports lineup for the four-year program is set. Youth Sports Quarters: 2027 — Baseball, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Snowboarding; 2028 — American Football, Swimming, Gymnastics, Lacrosse, Track & Field; 2029 — Basketball, Wrestling, Tennis, Cheerleading, Karate; 2030 — Figure Skating, Skiing, Skateboarding, Volleyball, Ice Hockey. Paralympic Sports Half Dollars: 2027 — Wheelchair Basketball; 2028 — Para Climbing; 2029 — Para Ice Hockey; 2030 — Para Snowboarding.
"Participation in sports teaches teamwork, perseverance, and the value of working toward a common goal," said Mint Director Paul Hollis. "Through the Youth Sports Coin Collection, the Mint has a unique opportunity to instill a sense of national pride and to celebrate the role sports play in the lives of all Americans."
Public participation played an important role in developing the program. The Mint developed a list of sports for public consideration in consultation with the President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition and the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, and from January 22 through February 20, 2025, members of the public reviewed the list and shared their preferences through an online survey. The Mint said the collection builds on its longstanding tradition of leveraging circulating coins to tell the American story, providing a new opportunity for young people, families, athletes, coaches, and coin collectors to engage with the nation's coinage.
Congress created the United States Mint in 1792, and the Mint became part of the Department of the Treasury in 1873. As the nation's sole manufacturer of legal tender coinage, the Mint is responsible for producing circulating coinage for the nation to conduct its trade and commerce, and also produces numismatic products including proof, uncirculated, and commemorative coins, Congressional Gold Medals, and silver and gold bullion coins. Its numismatic programs are self-sustaining and operate at no cost to taxpayers.
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图片来源：图：美国铸币局2027年青年体育25美分硬币背面设计（棒球、高尔夫、足球、垒球、单板滑雪）。美国铸币局官方发布图，公共领域。 / The reverse designs of the Mint's 2027 Youth Sports quarters (Baseball, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Snowboarding). Official U.S. Mint image, public domain.
