The long era of Elizabeth II, who died on September 8th at the age of 96 after a good 70 years of reign, is also coming to an end on British banknotes. Indeed, today the Bank of England unveiled the much-anticipated prototype of the new pound sterling, bearing the effigy of the new sovereign, King Charles III; intended to appear on the traditional paper denominations (actually now plasticized polymers in Britain) in common usage of 5, 10, 20 and 50.
Denominations scheduled to start circulation from mid-2024, initially together with the still existing and valid banknotes with the image of Queen Elizabeth: after the first coins issued by the Royal Mint (the British State Mint) with the profile Carlo’s Official Version have been since released last month.
The profile of Elisabetta’s eldest son, 74 years old, created ad hoc by a renowned artist on the basis of a 2013 court portrait, traditionally appears on the front of the banknotes and is instead decorated on the reverse – cut by cut – with the image various changing personalities from the history or culture of the kingdom.
“I am very proud to release the design of this new issue, it is a significant historical moment for the country as the King (Charles) is only the second monarch to have his face printed on our banknotes,” he said on Das announced on the sidelines Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey.
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