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Who will be featured on canadian coins and other countries who feature the queen on their coinage after the queen passes? How soon would the coins be changed?
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Canada
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Prince Charles becomes King.
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United States
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Line of Succession - First 10
Current monarch: HM Queen Elizabeth II (b. 1926)
1. HRH The Prince of Wales (The Prince Charles; b. 1948), son of Queen Elizabeth II
2. HRH Prince William of Wales (b. 1982), son of The Prince of Wales
3. HRH Prince Henry of Wales (b. 1984), son of The Prince of Wales
4. HRH The Duke of York (The Prince Andrew; b. 1960), son of Queen Elizabeth II
5. HRH Princess Beatrice of York (b. 1988), daughter of The Duke of York
6. HRH Princess Eugenie of York (b. 1990), daughter of The Duke of York
7. HRH The Earl of Wessex (The Prince Edward; b. 1964), son of Queen Elizabeth II
8. Viscount Severn, (legally HRH Prince of Wessex; b. 2007), son of The Earl of Wessex
9. Lady Louise Windsor (legally HRH Princess Louise of Wessex; b. 2003), daughter of The Earl of Wessex
10. HRH The Princess Royal (The Princess Anne; b. 1950), daughter of Queen Elizabeth II
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Hmm, would be interesting having King Charles on everyday circulating coinage.
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I, too, wonder how long it would take for the Royal Mints to make the transition.
Since the obverse designs are already established, I would think not very long at all.
I wonder if designs with Charle's portrait might already be prepared for just such an event.
Steve
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If I was a citizen of the United Kingdom, I'd prefer to have Prince Harry as the king after his father, Prince Charles. Harry (to me, an American of English decent) epitomizes what is needed and expected of the Royal Family.
While he may not have the social graces of his dad or brother, however his determination to serve his country on the front line speaks VOLUMES... Of course he likes to party who wouldn't at 23 years of age, I don't hold that against him at all, but the young man has the makings of a Great Leader.
The young man has Character.
Edited by Bonedigger
12/19/2007 11:29 am
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The concern I have is the fact there are future dated canadian coins. What if something happens before then? Will we have scarce varieties? Will the 2008, 2009, and 2010 coins with the queen cease to be produced any further?
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Put Abe Lincoln's pic on them, He's better looking anyway....... I think?
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Not to wish the queen's passing, but it will be an interesting transition for coinage that I'll be watching closely.
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This type of situation is exactly why I don't think the RCM should be future dating coins. But for the most part I think the RCM takes the lead by far. |
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Will The Ears of Charles fit on a coin?  |
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Will The Ears of Charles fit on a coin?
LOL...His face will be on the $1, the closest ear on the 50c, with the more distant one gracing the 25c--collect the whole set! Edited by KurtS
12/20/2007 01:35 am
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G'day, usually, in the past that is, the new monarch's image appears on coins of the year following his/her accession.
In Australia, when KG6 succeeded in 1936, the only denomination produced in 1937 was the Crown (five shillings). The others followed in 1938.
I haven't studied other transitions closely, but I have picked this up:
KG3 died in January 1820. A full range of gold & silver coins were produced bearing that date, with his image. Also, the half-crown, only, was produced bearing date 1820, with the image of KG4.
I gather it's "poor taste" to ask the heir apparent to pose for an effigy before it becomes necessary. So, there will always be a delay while the sculpture is finalized, and then replicated into engraved dies.
Peter in Oz
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G'day, after writing the last post, I logged out of CCF. When reading an on-line newspaper, the following popped up:
"Queen Elizabeth II was set Thursday to become Britain's oldest monarch, overtaking her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria ... Victoria died in 1901 aged 81 years and 243 days, and Elizabeth will mark passing the milestone with neither pomp nor ceremony, spending the day as usual with her husband of 60 years, Prince Philip.
According to Buckingham Palace, Elizabeth was to pass Victoria's record at around 5:00 pm (1700 GMT) Thursday -- taking into account times of birth and death. Other observers, counting only in whole days, put the mark as Saturday.
She is the world's second-longest living monarch, after Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej; has outlasted 11 prime ministers -- the first was Sir Winston Churchill -- and is the first to have a premier, Tony Blair, born in her reign.
Victoria will retain the record for longest-serving monarch ever for some time, though -- she ruled Britain and its empire for nearly 64 years which Elizabeth will surpass if she is still on the throne on September 9, 2015."
Also, full marks to Firecom911 for including the newest addition, at No. 8, in the Line of Succession.
Peter in Oz
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In response to what nds76 commented on earlier, if the Queen does happen to pass before 2009, what will happen to the many Olympic coins already produced with her effigy? Would they count as legal tender? Would they soar in value? Just an interesting thought.
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If you ask me, I would like to see a great Canadian, like Pamela Anderson in her red swimsuit, just kidding! But I really would like it to be a Canadian.
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Posted 12/19/2007 09:28 am
