Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II ruled for 70 years, longer than any other monarch in British history. She became queen in February 1952 at the age of 25 and was 96 at the time of her death on 8 September. During her reign her portrait has graced billions of banknotes and coins, both in Britain and in various Commonwealth countries. We take a look at her changing face through the years as depicted on money.

This first series Canadian $20 note features a portrait based on a photograph of the eight-year-old future queen, at that time Princess Elizabeth, the granddaughter of the then King George V. It shows a typical child of the 1930s, with the same short wavy hairstyle that has become the Queen's trademark crop.

This Canadian $1 note features an image of the Queen based on a photograph taken by the Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh. It is thought to have been taken in 1951, just prior to her accession to the throne in 1952. She would have been around 25 here with two toddlers, Prince Charles and Princess Anne. She still looks very youthful although there is no trace of a smile, something that is rare to see on any banknotes featuring her image.

In June 1973, British Honduras was officially renamed Belize and in 1974 the first banknotes under the Government of Belize went into circulation. This portrait of the Queen, however, is thought to have been taken from a photograph taken by photographer Dorothy Wilding in 1952 just after her Coronation. The Queen would have been in her late 20s here and very much a royal in her prime.

This English ten shilling note was the first and only issued Bank of England ten shilling note to carry a portrait of a monarch. It was first issued in 1961, although the picture itself is said to date back to 1956. The Queen would have been just entering her 30s when this image was created. It shows a very smooth-faced young woman decorated in the Crown Jewels.

This, the first English five pound note to carry a picture of a monarch, was issued in 1963. In this portrait Queen Elizabeth is facing slightly more forward, wearing the same crown as she was on the ten shilling note, but she has a different necklace on. The Queen is in her mid-thirties here and still appears very youthful but perhaps a little more relaxed and comfortable with her role in life.

The engraving of the Queen on this Canadian $20 note was created by George Gundersen of the British American Bank Note Company and he based this on a photograph of the Queen by Anthony Buckley, thought to have been taken in 1963. The absence of a tiara here makes the Queen appear less regal. She would have been about 37 in this image and has the look of a determined young woman.

This version of the English £5 note was first issued in 1971. The Queen would have been in her mid-40s here and her youngest child Prince Edward would have been about seven.

This Eastern Caribbean $20 note is believed to have been introduced in the early 1990s, yet it is thought to feature an image of the Queen created from a photograph by Peter Grugeon, which was taken at about the time of the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977. The Queen would have been in her early 40s here.

This Canadian $20 note was issued in 1993, yet the image of the Queen is based on a photograph taken seven years earlier in 1984 by photographer Anthony Buckley. The Queen was in her late 50s and looking very natural, wearing none of the embellishments of royalty. This is one of her more informal banknote images.

This Australian $5 note was only released in 2016, yet it features an image of the Queen likely to be based on a portrait taken by photographer John Lawrence back in 1984, when the Queen would have been around 58.

This version of the English £5 note was first issued in 1990, although it is thought that this image is taken from photographs of the Queen commissioned by The Bank of England taken either in 1985 or 1986 when the Queen would have been close to her 60th birthday. The same picture now features on the new polymer £5 and £10 notes which were introduced in 2016 and 2017. The new polymer £20 note will be introduced in 2020.

This New Zealand $20 note was introduced in 1999, however, it features an image of the Queen probably taken by photographer Ronald Woolf in 1986. The Queen would have been around 60 here.

This Bahamas $2 note is thought to be based on an official photograph taken at Buckingham Palace in London by photographer Terry O'Neill in 1992. The Queen would have been 66 when she sat for this shot, with a slight smile she looks more relaxed than she does on other banknotes.

The image on this $2 Fijian note is reportedly taken from a portrait of the Queen taken in 1999 at one of her country homes, Sandringham House, by photographer Mark Lawrence. The Queen would have been around 73 years old in this portrait.

The Royal Bank of Scotland launched this £5 commemorative note in 2002 to mark the Queen’s Golden Jubilee of 50 years on the throne. It shows two portraits of the Queen. The younger version was reportedly taken in 1954 by Dorothy Wilding. The Queen was about 28 here and this image is often claimed to be one of her most flattering. The older version shows the Queen close to the time of her Golden Jubilee when she was in her early 70s.

In 2003, Jersey Heritage commissioned a holographic portrait of The Queen. Named Equanimity, it was created by artist Chris Levine and holographer Rob Munday and used on this commemorative £100 banknote issued on the Channel island of Jersey. The Queen would have been about 77 here.

The Royal Bank of Scotland launched this £10 commemorative note in 2012 to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. This sought-after collectable note features the Queen at different stages of her life. The latest being taken at England's Epsom Racecourse in 2008. She would have been in her early 80s here and looks very much a happy grandmother.

The Bank of Canada specially commissioned this photograph of the Queen used on its $20 note. It was taken in 2009 by photographer Ian Jones. The Queen would have been 83 years old at this point.

This New Zealand $20 note was issued in 2015, but the image of the Queen is thought to be based on a photograph taken of her by  photographer Julian Calder to mark her Diamond Jubilee in 2012. She would have been 86 years old here. She is wearing the Sovereign’s insignia of the Order of New Zealand, perfect for a New Zealand banknote. 

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