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1、Time:1913 to 1938Designer:Famed artist James Earle FraserModel:One side: three actual American Indians,the other side:Buffalo-no longer wandered about the great grassland Histoty:Honored a pair of connected tragedies from the settlement of the American frontierthe destruction of the buffalo herds an
2、d the American Indians.The buffola no longer wandered about the great grasslands.originThe Buffalo Nickle was firstly designed in 1911. At that time the United States pioneered the development of serious damage to the ecological environment of the buffalo and the the number of it was serious decline
3、. 野牛镍币开始设计与1911年。由于当时美国的开荒者为了开发严重破坏了水牛的生态环境，水牛的数量严重下降。To remind American citizens to protect the environment, the government issued this buffalo nickel. 为了提醒美国公民保护环境，政府就发行了这种野牛镍币。It was reported that the buffalo is found in the New York Central Park Zoo and the buffalo was quiet old when found. 据说当时
4、这头水牛还是在纽约Central Park Zoo找到的，找到的时候这头水牛年龄已经相当大.Two years after 1915, it was sold to 100 dollars, and to kill for food, and leather ! Really a bit ironic. 在两年后也就是1915，它以100美元被卖了，并杀来用作食物，与皮衣！确实有点讽刺意味。HeadsThe Buffalo is a unique part of the landscape in America. It is a 5000- year- species , which once
5、 covered the Great Plains from Canada to Mexico with great quantity. So early explorers described the country as one black robe. Buffaloes migrating and feeding can diversify animals and plants on the North American prairie. 野牛是美国独特风景的一部分。它是一个有5000年历史的物种，一度以极大的数量覆盖从加拿大到墨西哥的整个平原，以至于早期的探险家称这个国家是“黑袍者”。
6、野牛的迁徙(migrating)和觅食可以促进美国北部大草原上动物和植物的生物多样性。TailsThe Indians (or Amerindian or Amerind) distribute in North and South America countries, belong to Mongoloid America branch. The Indians with more than 40,000 years development have produced a lot of different ethnics and languages. In their history , t
7、hey established four Empire .The most important were the Turk Empire in America, and Inca Empire in South America. They invented the Mayan language. Their astronomical research accomplishments is quite deep .In addition ,they had provided corn, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, tobacco, cocoa and other crop
8、s for the world. 印第安人（Indians）亦作Amerindian，他们分布于南北美洲各国，属蒙古人种美洲支系。印第安人经过四万多年的发展，产生了许多不同的民族和语言。在历史上曾建立过四个帝国(empire)，最重要的是中美洲的阿滋特克帝国和南美洲的印加帝国。发明过玛雅文字，对天文学研究的造诣也相当深，为世界提供了玉米、番薯、西红柿、烟草、可可等作物。 Indian nation can be said to be the most hospitable people in the world. They are honest, simple, brave, modest, and generous. Indians believe the animism, they show their reverence for nature, even the nature vegetations and rocks.印第安民族可以说是世界上最好客的(hospitable)民族。他们正直、朴实、刚毅、勇敢、谦和、老实、慷慨大方。他们相信“万物有灵论(Animism)” ，崇敬自然，对自然界的草木山石都报以敬畏态度。