We can therefore expect to be able to keep using our coins and notes featuring the Queen for some time yet. The Queen's likeness featured on stamps, coins and notes, and her initials adorned postboxes, uniforms and government signage all across the country.

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The English monarchy was the first monarchy in the British Isles to introduce a coinage for practical and propaganda purposes. Only one early Welsh king, Hywel Dda, minted a coin, though it may not have been produced in Wales itself. Coins and notes bearing the Queen will not be recalled; instead, the process will be a gradual one and many coins marked with her portrait will remain in circulation for many years.Unlike coins, bank notes did not feature monarchs when Queen Elizabeth first acceded to the throne in 1952. The first Scottish king to issue a coinage was David I (d. 1153). Until the reign of Alexander III (1249-1286) Scottish coinage was only issued sparingly. During the Queen's reign, passports stated: "Her Britannic Majesty's Secretary of State requests and requires in the name of Her Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance and to afford the bearer such assistance and protection as may be necessary." But what about our money? Will we no longer see Elizabeth on our coins and notes? King Charles, Queen Elizabeth, and British currency

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