Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2022 September 17

= September 17 =

design of the bank of england notes
so, ever since series c in 1960, Elizabeth II. has been featured on the obverse of the banknotes issued by the bank of england, with the notes before that not featuring the then reigning monarchs at all. Given how long this has been going on, clearly by now this a a tradition with significant cultural inertia. But how will this play out now that Elizabeth II is dead? Will a.) the bank of england in the near future redesign the banknotes to feature Kind Charles III. instead, i.e. interpreting the tradition as "the currently reigning monarch get's displayed on the obverse"? b.) keep Elizabeth II. on the notes, even long after her death, i.e. interpreting the tradition as "Elizabeth II get's displayed on the obverse"? 1234567891011a (talk) 00:06, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
 * There is no chance that they won't put Charles on the UK banknotes. Anything else would be seen as a colossal insult. Blythwood (talk) 01:05, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
 * There is a long discussion of this question on the Humanities reference desk. CodeTalker (talk) 04:54, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Bank of England notes are redesigned every so often, most recently the new polymer £20 and £50 pound notes, the old paper ones (introduced in 2011) cease to be legal tender on 30 September this year. The first of this series was the £5 which was issued in 2016, so I expect this will be the first note to be updated, but I wouldn't hold your breath. Alansplodge (talk) 13:46, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
 * The Bank of England's governor, Andrew Bailey, said in a statement that "current banknotes featuring the image of Her Majesty The Queen will continue to be legal tender." The bank said it would offer updates on future currency once a period of mourning of at least 10 days had been observed.  Alansplodge (talk) 13:50, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
 * (I've never heard of someone holding another person's breath...) A Knight Who Says Ni (talk) 13:33, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
 * See Strangling. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 14:36, 24 September 2022 (UTC)