华盛顿州长选定 Jimi Hendrix 登上美国铸币局创新币：该州1美元纪念币定于2029年发行
华盛顿州州长 Bob Ferguson 11月9日在州府 Olympia 宣布，他已选定吉他手 Jimi Hendrix 作为华盛顿州提交美国铸币局「美国创新1美元币」计划的人选。
该计划由铸币局于2019年启动，为50个州、哥伦比亚特区与五个美国领地各自的创新与创新者发行1美元纪念币，至2032年每年发行四枚。华盛顿州的纪念币定于2029年发行。
Ferguson 指定州财政部长 Mike Pellicciotti 为该州对铸币局的官方联络人。Pellicciotti 组建的创新币顾问委员会审阅了公众提交的人选并提出更多建议，委员会一致通过五名入围者供州长挑选。
Ferguson 说：「入围者都很强。在全美最具创新精神的州里只选一个例子很难，但 Jimi Hendrix 在吉他上的历史性创新、加上他与华盛顿州深厚的渊源，使他成为代表本州的绝佳人选。」
Hendrix 生于 Seattle，在当地的小学、初中与 Garfield 高中就读，他的第一次音乐演出也在 Seattle。1992年，他与乐队 Jimi Hendrix Experience 一同入选摇滚名人堂。2023年，《滚石》杂志把他评为史上最伟大的吉他手。
（来源：华盛顿州州长办公室）
Washington Governor Chooses Jimi Hendrix for U.S. Mint Innovation Coin Due in 2029
Washington Governor Bob Ferguson announced in Olympia on Nov. 9 that he has chosen guitarist Jimi Hendrix as Washington's submission to the U.S. Mint American Innovation $1 Coin Program.
The program, launched by the Mint in 2019, honors innovation and innovators from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the five U.S. territories, issuing four new $1 coins every year through 2032. Washington's coin is set for a 2029 release.
Ferguson designated State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti as the state's official liaison to the U.S. Mint. Pellicciotti's Innovation Coin Advisory Committee reviewed public submissions, generated additional ideas and unanimously approved five finalists for the governor to choose from.
"Washington is one of the most innovative states in the nation," Ferguson said. "Picking just one example from the most innovative state in the nation was difficult, but Jimi Hendrix's historic innovation on guitar and his deep roots in Washington make him a great choice to represent our state."
Hendrix was born in Seattle, attended elementary and junior high schools there as well as Garfield High School, and played his first musical gig in Seattle. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 along with his band, the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In 2023, Rolling Stone named Hendrix the greatest guitarist of all time.
(Source: Washington Governor's Office)
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图片来源：图：Seattle 的 Jimi Hendrix 雕像。CC BY-SA 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The Jimi Hendrix statue in Seattle. CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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