New Zealand's five-dollar note has been named the banknote of the year for 2015, a "clear winner" among nearly 40 eligible designs from a record 20 countries.
在20个国家的近40种合格钞票设计评选中，新西兰5元钞票“轻松获胜”，获评2015年度最佳钞票。
The honour is awarded every year by the International Bank Note Society. To be eligible, a banknote must have been issued for the first time during the year of the award, and be in general circulation. It is assessed for its "artistic merit and/or innovative security features", including use of colour, contrast and balance. Almost 150 new banknotes were released last year, with "over three dozen" of sufficiently new design to be eligible for nomination.
世界钞票协会每年都会评选年度最佳钞票。具参评资格的钞票必须于该年度首次发行并正常流通。评比标准是钞票的“艺术性和/或创新的安全性”，包括色彩的运用、对比和平衡等要素。在去年发行的近150种新钞票中，有30多种新设计可以合格提名。
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand released the new $5 and $10 notes in October as part of its Brighter Money range. The $5 shows mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary facing the South Island's Aoraki/Mount Cook, and, on the other side, a rare yellow-eyed penguin and local flora. The society praised the "stunning orange and brown" design and its "gorgeous polymer window".
去年10月，新西兰储备银行发行了新版5元和10元钞票，作为“更明亮的钱币系列”的一部分。5元钞票正面图案是登山家爱德蒙·希拉里爵士的头像，面对着南岛的库克山；背面则是一只珍稀的黄眼企鹅和当地花朵。世界钞票协会称赞钞票设计运用了“精美绝伦的橙色和棕色”，而且还使用了“华丽绚烂的聚合物防伪窗”。
Announcing the decision, the society said New Zealand's $5 polymer note was a "clear winner", but Scotland's Clydesdale Bank five-pound note, Sweden's 20 kronor note, Russia's 100 rouble note, and Kazakhstan's 20,000 tenge note were named as runners-up. Four continents, four Middle East countries and four island nations were among the nominees.
世界钞票协会在宣布决定时，称新西兰5元塑钞“轻松获胜”，但苏格兰的克莱兹戴尔银行5镑钞票、瑞典的20克朗钞票、俄罗斯的100卢布钞票和哈萨克斯坦的20000坚戈钞票紧随其后。提名钞票遍布4大洲、4个中东国家和4个岛国。
还有其他一些国家的纸币也很美哦！一起来欣赏一下吧！
苏格兰5镑钞票
瑞典20克朗钞票
俄罗斯100卢布钞票
哈萨克斯坦20000坚戈钞票
（来源：沪江英语）
