On September 8th local time, Queen Elizabeth II of England died at the age of 96 in Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Elizabeth II reigned for 70 years and was the longest-reigning monarch in Britain. British Parliament will hold an important meeting on the 10th, when Charles III will be officially declared as King of England.
At present, Britain is preparing for the Queen's funeral and gradually transitioning to the rule of the new king. It has been reported that as the throne changes, the titles of Britain's national anthem, currency, stamps, flags and even royal legal counsel need to be re-customized to the "King's Edition".
Replace 4.5 billion pound banknotes at least two years
Canada and other Commonwealth countries still have "Queen" avatar currency
↑Bank of England The front of the pound banknotes is Elizabeth II's avatar
with Charles III continued All new coins and banknotes entering the circulation field will no longer be printed with Elizabeth II's side face, but will be replaced by his heir Charles 's side face. One difference is that the image of the monarch on the coin will be "turned over". Since the reign of Charles II in the 17th century, royal tradition has stipulated that the image of a monarch on coins should be in the opposite direction from his predecessors. This means that when Charles III officially ascends the throne, his side face on the coin will face to the left, opposite to the portrait of the Queen of England.
During the 70 years of Elizabeth II's reign, five images of monarchs were engraved on circulating coins, which were launched in the early days of rule in 1952, 1968, 1985, 1998 and 2015. In the last version of the portrait, launched in 2015, Elizabeth II wore a diamond crown, which she had attended the opening ceremony of the Congress in this image.
The Bank of England is reportedly expected to release the banknotes with King Charles later, and the cash with the portrait of the queen will remain fiat currency. Currently, there are about 4.5 billion pound circulating paper notes printed with the avatar of Elizabeth II, with a total value of 80 billion pounds. It is reported that if it is to be replaced with new banknotes with King Charles' avatar, the process may take at least two years.
↑1 pound banknotes in 1960, the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II appeared for the first time
Since 1960, Elizabeth II's portrait has begun to appear on 1 pound banknotes. She is the first monarch to appear on the banknotes issued by the Bank of England. , the front of the pound note is Elizabeth II's portrait. Last June, the UK issued a new version of 50 pound plastic banknotes, with a portrait of the country's famous mathematician Alan Turing printed on the back. It was reported that the Bank of England's recall and replacement process for the old £50 note took 16 months.
↑Coins with the Queen's avatar
In addition, in the Commonwealth countries, the currency printed with the avatar of Elizabeth II also includes Canadian 20 Canadian dollar notes, New Zealand coins, and all issued by the Central Bank of the Eastern Caribbean Sea. Coins and banknotes. By historical practice, coin design changes may be slower than paper money, and coin replacements often do not rely on forced recall measures, and many people may be keen to keep coins with the queen's avatar on their hands as souvenirs.
UK national anthem and passport changed from "Queen" to "King" version
The queen's exclusive flags hanging everywhere will be replaced
As the new king of the UK, Charles will soon release a brand new personal flag, which means thousands of exclusive queens Elizabeth II's flags all need to be replaced, from flags flying outside police stations across the UK to standard flags used by admirals when they take ship . British Legions usually hang flags embroidered with golden “EIIR”, abbreviation for Queen Elizabeth II. In addition, the fire brigade's flag also has the first letter of the queen's name.
↑The quarter flag used by Elizabeth II represents England, Scotland , Ireland , and does not include Wales
Since 1960, during the visit to the Commonwealth countries, Queen Elizabeth II usually uses gold capitalizations. The exclusive flag of the letter "E" is printed with the crown of St. Edward used by the royal family members, and is surrounded by a wreath of roses. At the same time, the flags flying inside the British royal family are also likely to change. The four-point flags used by Elizabeth II represent England, Scotland and Ireland, but not Wales. It has been reported that Charles III may add the factor representing Wales to a new flag.
In addition to currency and flags, the British anthem, coat of arms, passports, stamps and monarch signature will all change. As one of the most direct changes, the title and lyrics of the British national anthem "Queen of Heaven" will be changed to the earliest "King's Edition". Secondly, the abbreviation of the “EIIR” displayed on the uniform badge of British police and soldiers needs to be replaced by King Charles. At the same time, the word "Queen" printed on the British passport will also be changed to "King".
Similar to currency, royal mailboxes with "EIIR" printed in various parts of the UK are unlikely to be completely removed. Some postboxes with the words "GR" that stands for George VI are still used in some areas 70 years later. However, the British Post Office is expected to replace the stamp with the avatar of Queen Elizabeth II and use the avatar of the new monarch Charles. Additionally, the royal barrister known as "Queen's Counsel" may be renamed "King's Counsel". In the government litigation case, the "Regina" representing the British Queen's honorific title will also be changed to "Rex (king).
Red Star News Reporter Hu Yiling
Editor Deng Xiaoguang Editor Yang
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