大学英语The Buffalo Nickel水牛硬币【精品课件】.pptVIP

The Buffalo Nickel was first minted for regular use in U.S. coinage in 1913 and became very popular with the The coin was designed by James Earle Fraser, a noted artist with a keen interest in native culture. His initial F appears below the date on the coin. The Buffalo Nickel is made of 75% copper and 25% nickel and the coin is about 21 mm in diameter. The U.S. mint currently has issued a new 2007 American bison gold COINS .And it denomination is $50. (美国造币厂目前已经发行了新的2007年美洲野牛金币。面额是50美元) 向西扩张 　　19世纪初期，数以千计的人，越过阿帕拉契山，向西移动。有些开拓者，移居到美国的边界，甚至深入属于墨西哥的领地、以及介于阿拉斯加与加利福尼亚的俄勒冈。开拓者勇敢、勤奋地向西寻求更好的生活。 然而在这个过程中就出现数以万计血腥的屠杀，包括对印第安人的种族灭绝和对美国野牛的疯狂杀戮。 Columbus set foot on American continent after their first sight of biological may not human, but buffalo. When the entire North America about Sixty million buffalo, in droves in prairie stroll. So shocking scene must let eyewitness acclaim, now defined on behalf of the American west classic amorous feelings of the picture, and also became an American buffalo spiritual symbol. We must protect animals The Buffalo Nickel was emitted and used during 1913 and 1938.It was designed by James Earle Fraser to commemorate the Buffalo and the Indians--the victims of the Westwood Movement.The Buffalo and the Indians on the nickel were all from th earchetype. The first Buffalo Nickels minted in 1913 were originally struck with a design that had the buffalo standing on a mound. These are referred to as Type 1 coins. Due to some production problems with this raised design, the design was changed and all future coins featured the buffalo standing on a flat plain. Coins with this latter design are referred to as Type 2 coins. Background information Buffalo Nickels continued to be minted annually after 1913 until 1938 - with the exception of the years 1922, 1932 and 1933. Over 1 billion of these coins were minted during this time at various mint facilities including the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco mints. The mintmark can be found on t