He also confirmed that he has asked the Bank of Canada to update the $20 bill - the only Canadian banknote left bearing a royal's face - during its next design process.Ĭanada is not obligated to put the monarch on its money, but it is tradition.
Trudeau said he has asked the Royal Canadian Mint to create an effigy of His Majesty to appear on the obverse, or 'heads,' side of Canadian coins in circulation. To mark the coronation of King Charles III, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed on Saturday that Canadian coins and the $20 banknote will be updated with the new monarch's image, replacing that of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth. Canadian currency is getting a facelift - literally.
