Ptolemy: Australia abandoned banknotes in British king avatars and then ringing the Fe

Source: Ming Pao

Author: Ptolemy

The Australian Central Bank announced on the 2nd of this month that a new group of 5 yuan banknotes issued will not be printed with the avatars of the new King Charles III.To replace the avatar of the late British Queen Elizabeth II.In September last year, Australian officials have stated that they will not automatically switch to Charles III's avatars and consider replacing Australian characters, showing that the Australian Republican is eager to move after the death of the Queen of England, and has caused more discussions that overthrow the constitutional monarchy.Australia is the most powerful country as the Commonwealth of Nations. The removal of the British marking symbolly reflects the decline of the "soft power" in the UK today, and even affects the prospects of the Commonwealth.

End of the End of the Time

Even though the republic advocates the abolition of the monarchy's constitutional system, the Queen of England has respected Australians' wishes and its democratic system during his lifetime, so he was recognized by many Australians.Queen's personal image and affinity also enhanced the image of the British royal family, and consolidated the status of his monarch and other heads of state.The Queen's reign made some member of the Republican members of the former Prime Minister Turnbull.

As Queen Britain resigned in September last year, the 70 -year -old Elizabeth (II) era ended.Opportunity.During the National Mourning Queen's event in Australia, protests broke out in cities such as Sydney and Melbourne. After thousands of people on the street, they asked the monarchy to abolish the monarchy, and condemned the Persecution of the British colonial period and oppressed the Australian aborigines.

Where does the future of the constitutional monarchy go?

Australia has gone through British colonial rule for 100 years.Six British colonies including New South Wales, Tasmania and South Australia were restructured to the province and formed the Australian Federation in 1901.Even if Australia later moved towards political and diplomatic independence, and became an independent country in the Commonwealth, Canberra still pursued the constitutional monarchy.

However, the constitutional monarchy has always been controversial in Australia.With the expansion of the republic, many sound protests in Australia protested on behalf of Australia by Australians and the leaders of other countries.The republic believes that Australia's independent country should erase the traces of colonial rule, let alone support the same monarch with the British who once the Lord of the Lord.Australia held a constitutional referendum in 1999. One asked whether he agreed to set up the president to replace the British king and Governor as the head of the Australian country.Although there are differences in the presidential election method of the Republican party, the referendum failed to pass the faint gap in the end, but since then, the polls still reflect more voters to support the republican system.Although the public opinion that supports the republic in recent years has been cooled, Australian Prime Minister Albonese nominated a "Republic Affairs Assistant Minister" last year to promote Australia's towards the Republican system. It can be seen that the future of the constitutional monarchy is not stable.

The political symbol behind the portrait portrait

As early as 1910, members of the British royal family had appeared on Australian banknotes, and Elizabeth II continued.5 yuan banknotes are the only banknote in Australia with portraits of the British monarchy, which reflects the status of the British royal family in Australia.

Considering that the Australian Republican faction strives to select its own heads of state, this time with the design of tribute to the indigenous people to replace the acting of the statue of the late British queen, further reflects that the Republican faction does not agree with the leadership of the British royal family in the colonial period (Even though the status is only symbolic now), it is also opposed to the "Automatic succession" Australian head of the new King Charles III selected by the Australian people.This decision also shows that the Australian independence trends are heating up. The republics are more eager to get rid of the influence of the British Empire, establish the country's independent position, and use the symbols and identity of the establishment of aboriginal culture and historical assets and auxiliary countries.

British owed soft strength British Federation such as "historical appendix"

The Australian Republican faction constitutes another challenge to the Commonwealth by changing the portrait of the banknote.Since the outbreak of the anti -colonial wave after World War II, Britain has abandoned a large number of colonial territories, and the British Empire has gradually disintegrated.Although many old British colonies and autonomous territories have joined the Commonwealth, the latter structure has always been loose.Even if the British monarch is no longer loyal to the conference, the Commonwealth is still criticized by many people as a colonial poison.

Queen Britain united the members of the Commonwealth Federation with the role of the "adhesive" role before his lifetime, which made the Commonwealth strongly resist the opposition to the sound.

The change of the change of money reflects the improvement of Australia's identity and culture of the country. As the largest and most political influential country in the Commonwealth, the Australian royal family has no performance in the British royal family, and it can be called abandonment of precursors.It is not a sign of organization that is supported by the embarrassing identity of the "former Empire Colonial".

Australia to defend from Singapore's family consciousness may further weaken the Commonwealth system, which makes people question its existence, encourages the republics of other member states such as Canada to promote a larger republic, separate from the Commonwealth and promote independence independenceState identity.

The Empire era has long been far. After nearly a century of solution and Brexit in recent years, Britain is just a medium -sized European country.image of.The incentives of the Australian members and other member states have greatly reduced the causes of the Federation of the Commonwealth. The republics of these countries have long been dissatisfied with the British colonial history and the Commonwealth system. Australia has changed its connection with the British royal family by changing the banknote avatar.The influence and leadership position will be weakened under the spread of the republic of other countries.

The existence of the Commonwealth itself now seems to be like "the appendix of history" -ly, if the UK is strong, of course, it can be icing on the cake, but the reality is that the current Britain does not have the soft power qualifications of any Leading British member country.

The author is an observer of the international situation