King Charles to appear on Bank of England notes from 2024
Other Commonwealth central banks have made little comment on changeover
The Bank of England announced on September 27 that banknotes featuring the image of King Charles III will circulate from mid-2024.
The central bank said in a statement that the new king’s image “will appear on existing designs of all four polymer banknotes”, adding that “no additional changes to the banknote designs will be made”.
Notes bearing Queen Elizabeth II’s image will continue to circulate until they wear out or are damaged. “They will co-circulate with those featuring HM King Charles
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