Who "Will" Be The Next Monarch For Canadian Coinaage?

No disrespect to Suzanna Blunt, but the next monarch change on our coins will be a welcome one. I really don't like seeing Richard Nixon's sister on Canadian coins. We have, by far, the worst representation of the Queen on coinage, within the Commonwealth.

Unless he passes away before his mother I have to go with George VII.

Neweden is 100% correct. It will be Charles, then William. The British Parliment can do what they will to change Primogeniture, but even if they do, all that will allow is for the change of the direct line...ie. going to a qualified "someone" other than Charles (ie William). To do this they would have to introduce a right for the current Monarch to name their successor. In my opinion this would never happen.

Either way, they would still need to abide by the Act of Settlement of 1701, which states the requirments (mostly by lineage) to be Monarch. This requirement could not be changed, as it cannot be legally altered in any realm, without the consent of all the other realms.

Sorry for getting long winded there!

I do wonder though if the RCM perhaps has already commissioned the artwork? HRH is creeping up on the 90 mark...but then again, the mint could always add a maple leaf to the previous years coinage if they get caught unprepared.

Just my 2 cents!

The Settlement Act, 1701, is a cornerstone of the unwritten British and Canadian constitutions. Under this Act, succession is a matter of law, not tradition or choice.

Under the Act, the succession is the Prince of Wales, then the Duke of Cambridge (and any future children of his), then Prince Harry (and any future children of his), then the Duke of York followed by his daughters.

Given that the Prince of Wales (at a vigourous 63) likely has another 30 years left in him, it is probable that he will outlive his mother and automatically become King. He has indicated he will reign under the name of George VII.

Of course, he could always abdicate, and Prince William would automatically succeed him.

Any future changes to the Act would only affect Prince William's children.

The next king will be Prince Charles, most likely as George VII. It's a monarchy, there's no element of choice in it at all - not the people, and not even the heir-apparent can choose otherwise.

The only possible ways that Charles does not become the next king is if he (a) dies first, or (b) disqualifies himself by marrying or himself becoming a Catholic - or a Baptist, or a Buddhist, or an adherent of any religion other than Anglicanism. Once he becomes king he can abdicate if he were so inclined, but he still has to become king before he can do that.


I seriously doubt it. Commissioning of the royal portrait for coinage requires the consent of the royal person in question, and Charles would never give such consent while his mother was still alive.

in the context of the CHOG Meeting, about to commence in Perth, and for which Australia has minted a commemorative dollar, there was discussion on ABC news today about co-ordinated revision of the constitutions of fifteen countries where Her Majesty still has a role. Primogeniture was one issue, but the other was the Act of 1701, which disqualifies Catholics. Contrast that with the Australian Constitution, which states -
"116. The Commonwealth shall not make any law for establishing any religion, or for imposing any religious observance, or for prohibiting the free exercise of any religion, and no religious test shall be required as a qualification for any office or public trust under the Commonwealth."

When I studied constitutional law, 30 years ago, the open question was as follows:
if a sovereign passes away, and the next in line is disqualified because of the Act of 1701, would that person nevertheless become King or Queen of Australia, but not of the U.K. ?

Canada is a member of the British Commonwealth of nations(Dont you read your history books), and as such are entitled to display the Monarch on her coins, I for one am very glad of that fact.
If we werent a member nation we would be affiliated with the exited states where we would lose our sovereignty and trust me, you really do not want that.
Canadian coins are some of the best in the world, thats why I collect them..