<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The theme of the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/five-dollar-note-redesign-public-input-rba-governor-michele-bullock/f3ef00b0-af23-4f31-bc94-b82792e82b8c" rel="" target="_blank" title="new Australian $5 note "><span>new Australian $5 note</span></a><span> has been unveiled after the Reserve Bank made the decision to no longer feature a portrait of the British monarch.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australian-banknotes-explained-rba-king-charles-monarch-history/49d1e525-3ea7-4517-a707-99908337cc8d" rel="" target="_blank" title="Australia's $5 note"><span>Australia's $5 note</span></a><span> has been printed with the face of the late Queen Elizabeth II since 1992, but the upcoming design won't include King Charles III's portrait.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Reserve Bank said today the banknotes will instead celebrate Australia's Indigenous communities and the theme has been announced as "Connection the Country".</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/voice-of-america-channels-fall-silent-as-trump-administration-guts-agency-and-cancels-contracts/6cd17295-b23c-4c03-a0e7-41f156ca1f63" target="_blank"><strong><span>Trump silences Voice of America, 1300 employees put on leave</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/four-day-work-week-greens-push-for-reduced-working-hours-in-australia-election-policy/1eb73daf-b407-48b7-999e-5c2ca74e1ba1" target="_blank"><strong><span>Election push for permanent four-day work week</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The imagery on the $5 banknote should recognise the enduring connection that First Nations peoples have to Country – as an emotional and spiritual connection, as much as a physical one," the RBA said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Key to this theme is the recognition of First Nations communities' contribution to the restoration and conservation of our environment. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/new-five-dollar-note-australia-theme-revealed-after-decision-to-remove-portrait-of-british-monarch/1644a43b-13b2-4df4-85a3-7269fa7f04a8" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Using traditional ecological knowledge First Nations peoples continue to act as custodians to sustain and conserve Country. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There is an opportunity for all Australians to learn from Australia's original stewards on how to nurture and protect our fragile world."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australian-federal-police-operation-police-seize-millions-in-art-yacht-and-jewellery-crime-syndicate-bust/65ca2cec-31ba-4131-af17-90af2d47ab32" target="_blank"><strong><span>Police seize $800k yacht, Rolex watches and art in organised crime bust</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The theme was chosen after more than 2100 submissions were made by the public.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Final artwork has not been confirmed and the RBA said it should "avoid being tokenistic or stereotypical".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The chosen theme will guide artists as they create a new design for the fresh $5 Australian banknotes.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The tone for the banknote is of a hopeful future, where First Nation peoples' connection to Country is celebrated and respected," the RBA continued.</span></div></div><div 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