See Australia’s new dollar coins featuring King Charles III’s face on the back

The first Australian dollar coins with King Charles III’s face on them have been unveiled by the government.

Assistant Treasurer Andrew Leigh released a photo Thursday showing what the king’s face will look like on dollar coins.

The coins will enter circulation before Christmas.

The Royal Australian Mint starts production of the coins with the image of King Charles III.

Mr Leigh had confirmed the news last week.

“I’m keen to ensure that we bring many of these new coins to market because I know that for the vast majority of Australians this will be the first time they have held a coin in their hand that features a king instead of a queen stands. it,” he told ABC Canberra.

The Labor Minister described it as a “big moment” for the country.

Coins bearing Elizabeth’s image will still be in circulation and considered legal tender.

Mr Leigh added that the Royal Australian Mint will “continue to use their stamps with the Queen’s images on them until the end of their natural life.”

“And then they just replace the dice with the image of the king, and so they’re familiar with it,” he said.

The only difference between the Charles and Elizabeth coins is that Charles faces the opposite direction as his mother.

While Elizabeth looks to the right on her coins, Charles looks to the left.

Elizabeth’s image appears on Australian coins and the five-dollar bill.

She is the only monarch to appear on coins after Australia switched from pounds to dollars and cents in 1966.

Charles will only be featured on coins as Australia will release a new five-dollar bill with an indigenous design in the coming years.

Charles became king after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on September 8 last year.