Elizabeth II is about to look to the right and Carlos III is to look to the left. But not because he is a supporter of the same trend (God forbid) as Podemos and other parties, but because it is a tradition in the United Kingdom that, after the death of a monarch, the face of the one who follows him is visible on banknotes. And the opposite side on coins, unless explicitly requested otherwise, as did Edward VIII before falling in love with and abdicating Wallis Simpson (even that was rare).
Isabel’s death, in addition to its symbolic significance and impact on the monarchy’s popularity, is accompanied by a vast and expensive bureaucracy, the legal tender of her face progressively disappearing from money and postage stamps, her initials from mailboxes, from its fire stations. The insignia, its image from military medals, and its emblem from police helmets, military uniforms, and passports. The flags of police stations will also have to be changed.
And that only in this country, because Elizabeth II also bears a face on the coins and bills of 35 other Commonwealth countries (no other character on this planet has such a presence), from Cyprus to New Zealand, Canada to the Bahamas, Jamaica or Fiji. .. The Australian government, which is preparing to issue a new five-dollar bill (and whose prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is a Republican), has announced that it will not image Charles as recently The deceased queen had enjoyed that privilege in Not in personal capacity and as head of state.
There are approximately 5,000 million banknotes in circulation in the United Kingdom (worth 100,000 million euros) and 30,000 million coins, with five different portraits of Elizabeth; 220,000 million stamps have been printed with his face on it over the years; And of the 115,000 mailboxes spread across the country, more than half (70,000) have initial ERs (Elizabeth Regina). The oldest are those of Queen Victoria (VR) and George VI (GR).
It took Isabel eight years to come across her first banknote, and although times have changed and everything happens much faster, it is likely that Carlos III will have to wait more or less the same. The funds currently in circulation – Bank of England director, Andrew Bailey confirmed – will continue to operate as before. The transition with coins will be rapid, as the Royal Mint (which is located in Lantrisant, thirty kilometers from Cardiff) produces around 3.3 billion per year. Since this is a large-scale industrial production, the idea is to continue with the face of the Queen until December and offer engraving with Carlos (looking at left) only from 2023.
Elizabeth II was the first monarch to appear on Bank of England notes in 1960, and her image was updated five times according to her age (the last time in 2015). A side profile of her, wearing a crown and earrings, shows one and two pound coins, copper money and 20 and 50 pound paper money.
But the face that you get from money and postage stamps alone is not going to change. Commercial firms bearing the coat of arms of the Royal House (Heinz ketchup, jam and smoked salmon brands, Burberry and Barbour clothing manufacturers, Fortnum and Mason department stores …) would continue to arouse the interest of the new king to enjoy that privilege. To continue, which is earned when a company has provided a product or service to the royal household in five of the previous seven years. The one that runs the least risk is the pest control company Command Pest Control, given C All the palaces, starting with Buckingham, have a huge number of rats.
The whole move to change Elizabeth II’s image would cost British taxpayers around 400 million euros, when the country has just entered recession, energy prices are through the roof, inflation drops to nearly 10% …more Carlos is not going to pay a pound in inheritance tax for inheriting! Monarchist or not, many British will find a better destination for that money.
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