Cash, stamps, police helmets, passports. So much is under King Charles III. be different

After 70 years on the throne, we have all become accustomed to seeing the Queen’s image on everyday objects such as banknotes, coins and postage stamps.

But after her death, they must be altered to include portraits of the new king, Charles III.

However, the British currency will not be replaced overnight. It could be years before new coins and banknotes bearing the king’s face are created and the older ones gradually phased out.

Another change will be that while the image of the queen on coins will face right, new coins will feature the king to the left. This dates back to a 17th-century tradition of alternating the direction of gaze of successive monarchs. The Queen’s coins did not appear until 1953 – the year after her accession to the throne.

The new coins and bills have to be designed and minted or printed. Then the Royal Mint’s Advisory Committee must send recommendations for new coins to the Chancellor and seek royal approval. Then designs are selected and the final decisions are approved by the Chancellor and then the King.

British currency will not be replaced overnight. It could be years before new coins and banknotes bearing the king’s face are created and the older ones gradually phased out

Another change will be that while the image of the queen on coins will face right, new coins will feature the king to the left

Australian coins and the $5 note are set to be updated to show King Charles after the Queen’s death at the age of 96 (shown is a replica version of the 20p coin).

British passports will be issued in the name of the new king and will eventually have their wording changed. Her Majesty’s Passport Office becomes His Majesty’s Passport Office

A change in legal matters is that the title of solicitors and solicitors appointed by the monarch is changed from Queen’s Counsel (QC) to King’s Counsel (KC).

Stamps also feature an image of the Queen and new stamps must be made with the King’s face, with the current stamps being phased out. Charles may have sat for such sculptures or portraits before and will need to re-approve the designs.

It is unlikely that Royal Mail mailboxes bearing the Queen’s ER cipher (for ‘Elizabeth Regina’, the Latin word for Queen) will be removed – in fact some are marked with the GR cipher of the Queen’s father, King George VI. (“George Rex”, Latin for king) decorated can still be seen today. But all new mailboxes could bear the new royal emblem.

And in criminal court cases, the R denoting the crown now stands for Rex, not Regina. Another change in legal matters is that solicitors and solicitors appointed by the monarch will change their title from Queen’s Counsel (QC) to King’s Counsel (KC).

Meanwhile, the words of the national anthem change to “God save our gracious king.”

Military medals bearing the Queen’s effigy need to be changed, while police and military uniforms bearing the Queen’s cipher are likely to be updated over time with the King’s new cipher – the monogram embossed on royal and state documents. The Queen’s ERII can be seen on traditional police helmets.

British passports will be issued in the name of the new king and will eventually have their wording changed. Her Majesty’s Passport Office becomes Her Majesty’s Passport Office, as is the case with HM Armed Forces and HM Prison Service.

Police and military uniforms bearing the Queen’s cipher are likely to be updated over time with the King’s new cipher – the monogram embossed on royal and state documents. The Queen’s ERII can be seen on traditional police helmets

Stamps also feature an image of the Queen and new stamps must be made with the King’s face, with the current stamps being phased out

It is unlikely that Royal Mail mailboxes bearing the Queen’s ER cipher (for ‘Elizabeth Regina’, the Latin word for Queen) will be removed – in fact some are marked with the GR cipher of the Queen’s father, King George VI. (“George Rex”, Latin for king) decorated can still be seen today. But all new mailboxes could bear the new royal emblem

Pictured: The Queen’s death was announced via the Royal Family’s official Twitter account at 6.30pm today, accompanied by this photo

Her Majesty the Queen – Britain’s longest reigning monarch – has died peacefully in Balmoral at the age of 96. Her son Charles is now king and his face is gradually becoming his mother’s on coins, banknotes, stamps,

Charles’ signature will also change. It used to be called just “Charles”, now there is an additional R at the end for Rex. As a king, he also needs a new personal flag.

In 1960, the Queen adopted a personal flag – a gold E with the royal crown surrounded by a rosary on a blue background – to be flown on every building, ship, car or plane in which she stayed or travelled. It was often used when she visited Commonwealth countries. While the Royal Standard represented the sovereign and the United Kingdom, the Queen’s own flag was personal to her only.

Meanwhile, the royal coat of arms, adopted at the start of Queen Victoria’s reign in 1837, remains unchanged. But just like when the Queen became monarch, it is likely that early in Charlemagne’s reign the College of Arms will be issuing new artworks to be used by public bodies such as the civil service and the armed forces.

The “very light rebranding” will be difficult to spot, but it means an opportunity to replace old images that have been used for many decades with newer, differently stylized ones. And the Duke of Cambridge will receive an updated coat of arms when he is made Prince of Wales – a title he does not automatically inherit.