Australia to remove British monarchy from its bank notes
1 year, 10 months ago

Australia to remove British monarchy from its bank notes

Live Mint  

Australia is removing the British royal family from its bank notes, and not everyone is happy about it. The Reserve Bank of Australia said the new $5 note would feature a design that “honors the culture and history of First Australians," referring to the country’s indigenous peoples. The design will replace the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, who first appeared on Australian bank notes in 1966 when the country changed to a decimal currency and replaced the pound with the dollar. “Especially given First Nations Australians had been here more than 65,000 years before British settlement and the now accepted incongruence between the monarchy and contemporary Australia." “To think that an unelected king should be on our currency in place of First Nations leaders and elders and eminent Australians is no longer justifiable," he added.

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King Charles III’s image to appear on Australian coins this year
1 year, 2 months ago

King Charles III’s image to appear on Australian coins this year

Associated Press  

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Australia is removing British monarchy from its bank notes
1 year, 10 months ago

Australia is removing British monarchy from its bank notes

Associated Press  

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Australia will remove King Charles III, British Monarchy from banknotes
1 year, 10 months ago

Australia will remove King Charles III, British Monarchy from banknotes

The Hindu  

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1 year, 10 months ago

Australia To Replace Queen Elizabeth's Image On Notes With New Design To Reflect Indigenous Culture

ABP News  

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Australia To Remove British Monarchy from Bank Notes: Is the Crown's Time Over? Explained
1 year, 10 months ago

Australia To Remove British Monarchy from Bank Notes: Is the Crown's Time Over? Explained

News 18  

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1 year, 10 months ago

King Charles III won\'t appear on new Australian bank notes

Deccan Chronicle  

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Hail the King? Charles III won't appear on new Australian bank notes. Here's why
1 year, 10 months ago

Hail the King? Charles III won't appear on new Australian bank notes. Here's why

Hindustan Times  

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Australia says no place for King Charles III on new A$5 note
1 year, 10 months ago

Australia says no place for King Charles III on new A$5 note

Al Jazeera  

Central bank says new design will honour ‘the culture and history of the First Australians’. Australia’s new five-dollar note will feature a design honouring the country’s Indigenous people, replacing the portrait of the British monarch that was previously on the note. The Reserve Bank of Australia, Australia’s central bank, said the design highlighting “the culture and history of the First …

Australia is removing the British monarchy from all its banknotes
1 year, 10 months ago

Australia is removing the British monarchy from all its banknotes

LA Times  

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Australia could replace Queen Elizabeth's image on banknotes with local figures
2 years, 3 months ago

Australia could replace Queen Elizabeth's image on banknotes with local figures

Hindustan Times  

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