Coins have been used by rulers for thousands of years as a form of propaganda. King Charles’ image on Australia’s coins will follow the tradition.
The royal family’s PR team has had another win – and it’s a win that will be jangling in our pockets for decades to come.
The skin is almost perfect, especially across the cheeks, around the eyes and along the forehead. The nose is a little smaller. The chin not so weak. There is, admittedly, a little droop along the royal jowl. The hair, maybe not luxurious but definitely a mane you’d find on a middle-aged man. This will be long-lived marketing and worldwide. The effigy is for the use of all Commonwealth countries that still mint coins with the monarch’s image.
Elizabeth’s right-facing image will start disappearing from the rest of our coins through next year, with the Mint aiming to have changed over to left-facing Charles by May.
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