Australia's new $5 dollar note won't feature King Charles III, after a decision by the country's central bank to replace the late Queen's portrait on the current design with a tribute to the 'culture and history' of Indigenous Australians.
The banknote is the only one to feature a British monarch. The late monarch also features on Australian coins, but the country is transitioning to using ones minted with the King's profile.
Speaking to the BBC, the RBA said it hasn't set a date for when the new design for the 5 dollar note will be revealed. Britain's King Charles III reacts during a roundtable as part of his visit of the Africa Centre, in Southwark, Greater London, on January 26, 2023.Lidia Thorpe, a Greens senator and DjabWurrung Gunnai Gunditjmara woman, said: "This is a massive win for the grassroots, First Nations people who have been fighting to decolonise this country."
According to recent estimates, First Nations people lived in the country for over 65,000 years before colonisation by the British.Picture:At least one design in every series of the country's banknotes has featured a British monarch, but in September last year, Australia said that the Queen's image on the $5 banknote might instead be replaced by figures from Australian history.
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