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Monarchists Unveil Their Own Five-Dollar Note Design Amid RBA Plans to Drop Royal’s Image

An Australian monarchist group has labelled a move to remove the monarch from the $5 note as ‘neo-communism.’
Monarchists Unveil Their Own Five-Dollar Note Design Amid RBA Plans to Drop Royal’s Image
The AML design for an alternative $5 note. Courtesy of AML
Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
4/8/2025|Updated: 4/8/2025
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An Australian monarchist group has responded to plans by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to replace royalty on the $5 note by issuing its own draft design featuring King Charles.

In March, the RBA announced it would “honour the strong emotional, spiritual and physical connection of First Nations peoples to country” by incorporating Indigenous themes and would remove the image of the monarch.

Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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