Canada mulled nixing Queen Elizabeth's successor from banknotes: documents

By Ethan Lou

(Reuters) – When Canada was designing its current C$20 bill, it considered dispensing with its “tradition” of depicting the reigning British monarch if Queen Elizabeth dies or abdicates, internal documents from the country’s central bank showed.

The issue of Elizabeth’s potential death came up several times at the Bank of Canada between 2007 and 2015, according to documents obtained by Reuters in October under access-to-information laws.

The longest-reigning British monarch, Elizabeth appears on all standard Canadian coins, but only one banknote, the C$20 ($15) bill.

The 90-year-old Elizabeth, head of state of 16 Commonwealth countries including Canada, has reigned since 1952 and …
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