国际英语资讯:Britains Royal Mint releases coins for the Tower of London
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 13-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Mint">Mint</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iconic">iconic</span> <span word="Tower">Tower</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yeoman">Yeoman</span> <span word="Warders">Warders</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tower">tower</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="collections">collections</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Crown">Crown</span> <span word="Jewels">Jewels</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="generations">generations</span>.</p><p><span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Crown">Crown</span> <span word="Jewels">Jewels</span> <span word="coin">coin</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yeoman">Yeoman</span> <span word="Warders">Warders</span> <span word="coin">coin</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epic">epic</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="iconic">iconic</span> <span word="heritage">heritage</span> <span word="sites">sites</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="UNESCO">UNESCO</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Heritage">Heritage</span> <span word="site">site</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Yeoman">Yeoman</span> <span word="Warders">Warders</span> <span word="recruits">recruits</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="of">of</span> 22 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rank">rank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="warrant">warrant</span> <span word="officer">officer</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yeomen">Yeomen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guard">Guard</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monarch">monarch</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bodyguards">bodyguards</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="kings">kings</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="queens">queens</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="went">went</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Tudor">Tudor</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="VII">VII</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tower">Tower</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="protection">protection</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Bodyguard">Bodyguard</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="duty">duty</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Yeoman">Yeoman</span> <span word="Warders">Warders</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="task">task</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p><p><span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Mint">Mint</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="Nicola">Nicola</span> <span word="Howell">Howell</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Yeoman">Yeoman</span> <span word="Warders">Warders</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="iconic">iconic</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="History">History</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="integral">integral</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tower">Tower</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tower">Tower</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Warders">Warders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="delighted">delighted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="coin">coin</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="coin">coin</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="featuring">featuring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="Tower">Tower</span> <span word="mint">mint</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tower">Tower</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Mint">Mint</span>."</p>
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