Queen Elizabeth’s Age Transition In 15 Bank Notes

Born 21 April 1926, Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-lived and second longest-reigning British Monarch. Being the Queen of a number of commonwealth countries, republics, territories and realms comes with an interesting set of privileges, one of which includes appearing on various legal tender and currency. In the gallery below, we see Queen Elizabeth age from 8 – 85 years old through 15 banknotes from around the world.

This post is a follow-up to an article published on the Sifter last year that showed the Queen with the last 12 US Presidents. This transition and to appear on so many notes of so many countries is simply incredible.

[via Mental Floss]

1. Age 8
Canada $20 (1935)

Image via Navona Numismatics

2. Age 25
Canada $1 (1967)

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3. Age 26
Jamaica 1 Pound (1960)

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4. Age 29
Mauritius 5 Rupees

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5. Age 34
Cayman Islands $100 (1974)

Image via Tod Hunt/Banknote World

6. Age 38
Australia $1 (1966)

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7. Age 40
St. Helena 5 Pounds

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8. Age 51
Isle of Man 50 Pounds

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9. Age 52
Jersey 20 Pounds (1989)

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10. Age 58
Australia $5 (1995)

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11. Age 60
New Zealand $20

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12. Age 66
Gibraltar 50 Pounds (1995)

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13. Age 73
Fiji $5 (2007)

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14. Age 78
Jersey 100 Pounds (2012)

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15. Age 85
Canada $20 (2012)

Image via The Bank of Canada