India Today:
Britain will gradually see coins, banknotes and stamps bearing the image of King Charles, while the new monarch’s cypher will also appear on government buildings and red mail pillar boxes, manufacturers and Buckingham Palace announced on Tuesday.
As the country begins adapting to its first new head of state for 70 years, the makers of its currency and stamps said they would begin the slow process of switching from using an image of the late Queen Elizabeth to the new king.
“The first coins bearing the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III will enter circulation in line with demand from banks and post offices,” said Anne Jessopp, the Chief Executive Officer at the Royal Mint.
“This means the coinage of King Charles III and Queen Elizabeth II will co-circulate in the UK for many years to come.”
The replacement process will take some time with the Royal Mint estimating there are some 27 billion coins bearing an effigy of the late queen who died this month.
