新西兰5元纸币近日被国际纸币学会评为2015年度最佳纸币，在近40种参评纸币中“轻松取胜”。参与此次评选的有20个国家，开创了新纪录。
New Zealand's five dollar note has been named the banknote of 2015 by the International Bank Note Society -- a "clear winner" among nearly 40 eligible designs from a record 20 countries.
据《卫报》报道，排在新西兰5元纸币之后的分别是：苏格兰克莱兹代尔银行发行的5英镑纸币、瑞典20克朗纸币、俄罗斯100卢布纸币以及哈萨克斯坦2万坚戈纸币。
Scottish Clydesdale Bank's five pound note, Sweden's 20 kronor note, Russia's 100 rouble note and Kazakhstan's 20,000 tenge note emerged as runners-up, the Guardian reported.
新西兰5元纸币由一家加拿大公司负责印刷，其正面图案包括首个征服珠穆朗玛峰的登山家埃德蒙·希拉里爵士，他的头像面朝新西兰南岛库克山山峰。背面图案包括珍稀的黄眼企鹅和新西兰特有植物。
New Zealand's $5, printed by a Canadian company, shows mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary (the first man to summit Mount Qomolangma) facing the South Island's Aoraki/Mount Cook and, on the other side, a rare yellow-eyed penguin and local flora.
有效参赛纸币必须为参赛当年首次发行，且是公开流通的货币。最佳纸币评选标准在于设计是否美观、是否拥有创新的防伪技术等，包括对色彩、对比度的平衡运用。
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.
新西兰储备银行（央行）2015年10月发行新版5元和10元纸币。
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand had released the new $5 and $10 notes in October last year.
新西兰央行表示：“新西兰5元纸币使用了一些世界上最先进的防伪技术，同时以美观的方式展示了新西兰历史和文化遗产。”
"The note incorporates some of the world's most advanced security features, yet still beautifully showcases New Zealand's history, culture and heritage," said the bank.
国际纸币学会每年都会颁发这一奖项。该学会称新西兰5元纸币的橙色和褐色版面“精美绝伦”，聚合物视窗的设计“华丽绚烂”。
The International Bank Note Society, which awards the honour every year, praised the "stunning orange and brown" design and its "gorgeous polymer window".