the first banknotes with the effigy of Charles III in circulation mid-2024

The first banknotes bearing the effigy of the new King Charles III will enter circulation in mid-2024 in the United Kingdom, but the portrait will be revealed by the end of this year, the Bank of England announced on Tuesday (27 September). The portrait of the monarch “will appear on existing models of the four polymer banknotes” of 5, 10, 20 and 50 pounds, “and no further changes” will be made, according to a statement issued a week after the funeral of Elizabeth II.

Existing stocks of banknotes, featuring the late sovereign, will be put into circulation as planned, while the new polymer currency – which has gradually replaced paper money in the UK since 2016 – will only be printed to take the place. “worn banknotes and to meet any overall increase in demand”.

Buckingham Palace also unveiled the new royal monogram – the initials of Charles III – on Monday evening, which will notably be displayed on government buildings and letterboxes, and stamped on official documents.

End of royal mourning this Tuesday

Under Elizabeth II, the monogram was “EIIR”, for Elizabeth II Regina (queen in Latin). The royal monogram will become “CIIR” for Charles III Rex (king in Latin). In images of the monogram released by Buckingham, the C and R are intertwined and a crown floats above the initials.

The new royal monogram bearing the effigy of King Charles III, successor to Elizabeth II.  September 26, 2022.

Couriers leaving Buckingham Palace will be flanked by the new “CIIR” from Tuesday, the date marking the end of royal mourning for the queen who died on September 8 at the age of 96. The Buckingham post office sees some 2,000 parcels and letters pass through each year, between invitations, replies to letters or cards and official letters.

After the national anthem, now sung in its male version, “God Save The King”many aspects of daily life in the United Kingdom will change with the accession of Charles III to the throne.

The face of the new king will thus begin to appear on currencies across the Channel, but also in other countries of the world, or even on British stamps. The names of the government of “Her Majesty” His Majesty), Treasury and Customs have already become those of “His Majesty”.

The World with AFP

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