Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Sept 13: The Australian government said on Tuesday that Queen Elizabeth II’s image on A$5 notes may be replaced by Australian figures and image of King Charles III would not automatically replace her image.
Although the British monarch’s image must appear on coins, Federal Assistant Minister for the Treasury Andrew Leigh stated on Tuesday that the decision to put the queen’s image on the A$5 dollar note was made based more on her personality than her status as the monarch and that any changes would not be made “automatically.”
When asked by a reporter if the government would think about electing an Australian monarch instead of the British one, such as Edward Mabo, a fighter for indigenous land rights, Leigh responded, “It will be a conversation to be had down the track.
Debates concerning Australia’s future as a constitutional monarchy have resurfaced in the wake of the Queen’s passing. In a 1999 referendum, voters narrowly decided to keep the British monarch as the country’s head of state.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated that he had not yet considered whether an Australian should appear on the A$5 note.
