Australia

Australia’s $5 note to feature portrait honouring indigenous history instead of British monarch

Plan not to have Britain’s King Charles III on note generates fierce debate

Australia's central bank announced it will erase the British monarch from its banknotes, replacing the late Queen Elizabeth II's image on its $5 note with a design honouring indigenous culture. Photograph: Mladen Antonov/Getty Images
Australia's central bank announced it will erase the British monarch from its banknotes, replacing the late Queen Elizabeth II's image on its $5 note with a design honouring indigenous culture. Photograph: Mladen Antonov/Getty Images
Jordyn Beazley
Thu Feb 02 2023 - 09:37 • 3 MIN READ

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