2 February 2023 at 02:40 Australia drops British royalty from banknotes Australia’s central bank says it will remove the British monarch from its banknotes and instead introduce a motif honoring the country’s indigenous culture. Until now, the late Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain has graced the five-dollar bill in Australia, as the country has always had the British monarch as its head of state. She will not be replaced by her successor King Charles on the note, and the decision means that none of the country’s new dollar notes will have a British monarch as a motif. Instead of the monarch, the five-dollar bill will have a motif that honors the culture and history of the indigenous people, according to the central bank. The history of Aboriginal people in Australia stretches 65,000 years longer than that of the British. However, it is expected that it will take several years before the new banknote is in circulation. The central bank’s decision has been taken in consultation with the Australian government. (NTB)
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