To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Big Mac, McDonald's is distributing across the globe a five-piece set of commemorative coins, a birthday gift to fans of the iconic fast food sandwich.

为庆祝巨无霸诞生50周年，麦当劳正在全球推出全套共五枚的纪念币，作为给热爱这款经典快餐三明治的粉丝的50周年礼物。

"Since it was introduced at a family-owned McDonald's restaurant 50 years ago, the Big Mac has traversed¹ the globe and is enjoyed in cities from Shanghai to Chicago, providing delicious, feel good moments to people all over the world," said McDonald's President and CEO Steve Easterbrook. "So we wanted a global celebration as unique as the burger itself."

麦当劳总裁兼首席执行官史蒂夫·伊斯特布鲁克表示：“自从50年前在一家家庭经营的麦当劳餐厅推出以来，巨无霸汉堡已经遍布全球，在从上海到芝加哥的各个城市都很受欢迎，为世界各地的人们提供了美味，以及美好的时光。所以我们想要一个像这款汉堡自己一样独特的全球庆典。”

McDonald's China started distributing the MacCoins in 2,500 outlets² across the country on August 6th. Customers can receive a MacCoin with the purchase of a Big Mac.

本月6日，麦当劳中国开始在全国2500家门店发放麦币。凡购买巨无霸的顾客即可获得麦币一枚。

Media reported that people queued up at McDonald's stores for the coins, and some even fainted due to long waits.

据媒体报道，为获得麦币，民众在麦当劳店外排起长队，甚至有人因长时间等待而晕倒。

On Xianyu (Idle Fish), the used-goods mobile app of e-commerce giant Alibaba, a MacCoin is now priced 80 yuan while a set of five MacCoins 800 yuan amid the market craze.

由于市场的追捧，在电商巨头阿里巴巴旗下的二手货移动应用“闲鱼”上，目前一个麦币的标价是80元，一整套五枚的售价是800元。

Yue Shenshan, a lawyer with Yuecheng Law Firm in Beijing, said the McDonald's anniversary coins were a souvenir, and could not be regarded as legal tender.

北京岳成律师事务所的岳屾山律师表示，这款麦当劳周年纪念币是一种纪念品，不能被视为法定货币。