Australia 5 yuan banknote or no longer Indo -British king avatar

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 14th. Australian Treasury Deputy Minister Andrew Lee said on the 13th that after the death of the Commonwealth Head Heads Beth II, the Queen's avatar that was originally printed on the $ 5 of Australian dollars would not "automatically" replace it with the successor of the successor Charles Charles Third, it is likely to be replaced with Australian local representatives.

Australia is a member of the Commonwealth and regards the British monarch as the head of state. According to the current law, Australian coins must be engraved with the avatars of the British monarch, but paper banknotes are not subject to this rules. According to Andrew Li, the Australian side printed Elizabeth II's avatars on the Australian dollar banknote, not because of the other party's monarch, but expressed respect for the Queen's personal person. Become a new king of Britain.

The photo released on April 12, 2016 of the Australian Reserve Bank (Central Bank) shows the new version of Australian dollar banknote design pattern. Xinhua News Agency

When the reporter asked if the Australian government considers to replace the avatar with a celebrity Australian celebrities, Andrew Li said that the government would discuss this and "not in a hurry to decide, and the urgent administration is to change the coin design."

The Australian cointer announced on the same day that any circulation currency with the image of Elizabeth II will not be issued next year. Since Elizabeth II crowns in 1953, Australia has issued a total of about $ 15 billion in total coins.

Reuters reports that Elizabeth II's death has once again triggered a discussion on whether the Australian countries such as Australia abolish the constitutional monarchy and the republican system. In a citizen voting in 1999, Australian voters chose to continue to use the British king as the head of state. At that time, the gap between supporting and opposing votes was small. (Shen Min)

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