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Minted MAJESTY

WHEN QUEEN ELIZABETH II died, my 11-year-old niece was concerned it would mean money was worthless as you wouldn’t be able to use the coins and notes that featured her face. That is, of course, not the case.

All the current coins and notes which feature Queen Elizabeth II will continue to be legal tender, even though there’s a new monarch on the throne. And they’ll remain so until they need to be replaced.

Which could take a while—there are currently around 27 billion coins with the Queen’s face on one side in use in the UK. Though there have been wholesale

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