King Charles III’s image to appear on Australian coins this year

The gold Australian dollar coin will be the first with an image of the new British monarch, who is also Australia’s head of state, Royal Australian Mint chief executive Leigh Gordon said. About 10 million of the dollar coins will be circulating by Christmas, he said. The King’s image is the official Commonwealth Effigy designed by The Royal Mint in London with the King’s approval and is available for use by all British Commonwealth countries.