Bank of England to Exhibit New Banknotes with King Charles III Image

On Wednesday, people in the UK will have the first glimpse of the new banknotes that will feature the image of King Charles III.

The new designs will be exhibited to the public at the opening of the Bank of England's "The Future of Money" exhibition.

The four new banknotes with the king's portrait are £5, £10, £20, and £50 and the display will be at the central bank's in-house museum before entering circulation on June 5.

Museum's Curator Jennifer Adam said: "This is the first time that the Bank of England has issued a note with a new monarch on it, because Queen Elizabeth has been on our banknotes since the 1960s."

She added: "So it's the first time that we as a public will have seen this transition."

This reveal comes as King Charles battles a cancer diagnosis which led to pulling him from several public duties.