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The Queen of coins and bills is still smiling
Photo: Frank Augstein/AP
On
the day
of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral, people in Great Britain should be released in the future.
King Charles III approved.
at his proclamation in London on Saturday.
An official confirmation of the date for the state funeral is still pending.
So far, Sunday, September 18th, is a possible date.
The funeral is reportedly set to take place on the tenth day after the Queen's death.
But that won't be the only change the change of throne will bring to Britain.
With Charles III
as king they now also sing an altered
text of the national anthem
.
Instead of the line "God save our gracious Queen" used for 70 years, the text now reads: "God save our gracious King".
The Royal Standard
, the official four-part flag of the Head of State,
could also potentially change.
She currently represents Scotland, Ireland and twice England.
However, the country of Wales is not shown.
This is because the Royal Standard was in use before Wales even had its own national flag.
Charles, who held the office of Prince of Wales until the Queen's death, could add a Welsh element to the motif.
The eye-catching
Royal Mail letterboxes
, which are popular postcard motifs and bear the Queen's monogram 'ER', will not be replaced, the Guardian says.
The newspaper writes that mailboxes with King George VI's monogram "GR" are still in use today.
However, there will be new stamps with Charles' face.
One day the
cash
should also be adjusted to the new regency.
But that will probably take a while.
First, an official portrait of the king must be taken, Britain is currently in a ten-day national mourning.
For the photo, Charles is expected to be looking to the left while Elizabeth turned her head to the right.
This follows a 17th-century tradition according to which the subject's gaze should change when there is a change of monarch.
But the Queen is not only smiling from coins and bills in Great Britain.
In former British colonies such as Canada and New Zealand, their face shapes the national currency.
As the US magazine "Time" reports, no reprints are planned there for the time being.
"Current polymer $20 bills can be used for years," the Bank of Canada told the magazine.
A spokesman for the State Mint said it was up to the Canadian government to decide whether to issue a new currency bearing the portrait of Charles III.
will give.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand said it would replace Queen Elizabeth II's likeness with that of the new king on coins and $20 bills, but only after current tenders are exhausted.
According to the report, Charles coins could be put into circulation in Australia as early as next year.
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