Submitted by elizabeth-cooper t3_zqb9iv in worldnews
Nerevarine91 t1_j0xwaaw wrote
Reply to comment by GuardianWolvenFriend in King Charles III bank note designs revealed by Bank of England by elizabeth-cooper
The reigning monarch’s portrait being on currency goes back to before the Norman invasion, lol
StephenHunterUK t1_j0yolk0 wrote
Back to Ancient Rome:
Nerevarine91 t1_j0ypnba wrote
True, although interrupted (at least in the UK). Most of the Anglo-Saxon kings prior to… maybe Æthalstan?… simply put their name on the coins, until the use of a portrait was reimplemented
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