Queen Elizabeth II is featured on several currencies, not just UK. What will happen to them now?
India TV NewsHighlights Queen’s portrait on British notes and coins is expected to replaced soon by the new King Charles. Other nations’ currencies that feature the queen will be have to be updated with the new monarch, Queen Elizabeth II has been illustrated on British Banknotes and coins for decades. Here's a glance at what upcoming changes to look out for in the paper cash currency featuring the late queen: SWITCHING MONARCHS The queen’s portrait on British notes and coins is expected to be replaced soon by a likeness of the new King Charles III, but it won’t come into immediate effect. “Rather than all of the current coins and notes being handed in, the process will be a gradual one and many of the coins featuring portraits of Queen Elizabeth II will remain in circulation for many years to come,” according to Coin Expert, a British coin research website. Other nations’ currencies that feature the queen — from Australian, Canadian and Belizean dollars — also will have to be updated with the new monarch, but the process could take longer, because “it is much easier to enforce a new design in the country where it originates, rather than in other countries where different jurisdiction may take place,” the Coin Expert website said.