The death of Queen Elizabeth II of England left the British people in heavy mourning. With the death of the queen, and after the end of her long term, her son Charles was made king, and the crown passed to his head. Now the process to remove the Queen’s representation from all walks of life in the United Kingdom and throughout the British Commonwealth has begun. The Royal House reports that replacing him as King Charles’ representative will be long and complex.
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Among the things that will be changed will be the coins and bills with a portrait of the Queen. In fact there are no less than 4.5 billion pounds sterling notes with Queen Elizabeth’s face on them in current circulation, with a total value of 80 billion pounds sterling. The British Bank reports that their replacement will take at least two years.
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It should be noted that the Queen’s face was not always on the coins and bills. It was only in 1960 that her face began to adorn the one pound note, designed by Robert Austin, and received quite a bit of criticism that the young queen’s look was too severe. The note was exchanged for coin on the Queen’s 57th birthday.