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Silver coin minted to mark the centenary of late Queen’s birth slammed by fans for making her look like Mrs Doubtfire
A SILVER coin minted to mark the centenary of the late Queen’s birth has left fans feeling short-changed — for making her look like Mrs Doubtfire.
Social media users said the Aussie $5 was closer in appearance to the 1993 comedy film character.
One even mused that it was as if Queen Elizabeth had “just ran into a wall”.
Another describeD the image as “unpleasant”.
And she’s not the only right royal shocker on coinage.
In 2011, the Royal Mint’s official £5 William and Kate wedding coin was panned, and Prince Harry was barely recognisable on a Canadian $15.
Last year the final batch of £1 coins featuring the late Queen Elizabeth II’s portrait entered circulation for the last time – and they could be worth a pretty penny.
More than 23million of the coins were released on Wednesday August 20 by the Royal Mint.
That means you could spot one in your change.
These pieces will be the final ones bearing Elizabeth II’s portrait to enter circulation.
Plus, the Royal Mint said these coins dated 2022, are the rarest £1 coins in active circulation.
If you are keen to spot the coin, there are a few details you can spot.
The front, or heads side, of the coin features a portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth and the date 2022.
While the reverse, or tails side, features an image of a crown with an English rose, Scottish thistle, Welsh leek and Northern Irish shamrock.
The coin joins a raft of other rare £1 pieces, including the 2011 Edinburgh City coin that has sold for 95 times its face value.
These coins have a mintage of just 935,000, making it a rare find.