Did the Australian government post Shane Warne’s picture on their dollar 5 currency note? Read- Fact Check

A dollar 5 note picture of former Australian international cricketer Shane Keith Warne is going viral on social media. Social media users claim that Australia posts Shane Warne’s picture on their currency notes.

By sharing this picture a user captioned: “ Couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate the King Australia. #Australia”

Source: Twitter

Meanwhile, many other social media users are sharing a similar claim.

Source: Twitter

Source: Twitter

Fact check:

To know the reality of the viral claim the team first gathered information on the new 5-dollar note of Australia and the team searched for the Reserve bank of Australia to know about the new dollar 5 Banknote Design.

Source: rba.gov.au

The report further mentions that the Reserve bank has decided to update the dollar 5 banknotes to feature a new design that honors the culture and history of the first Australians. This new design will replace the portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. the other side of the dollar5  banknote will continue to feature the Australian Parliament.

On further searches, we found that abplive had covered this report on 2 February 2023  with a headline stating: “ Australia to Replace Queen Elizabeth’s image on notes with a new design to reflect indigenous culture.”

Source: abplive

Meanwhile, many media houses have covered this report which can be seen and read here.

Source: cnbc

Source: usnews

 The report states, Australia has decided to remove the British monarchy from its currency notes. According to the country’s Reserve Bank, the new USD 5 bill would feature an Indigenous design to replace a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, who died last year in September.

However, King Charles III, who acceded to the British throne after the death of his mother, is still expected to appear on coins.

Conclusion:

It is clear from the fact check of DFRAC and several media reports  That the viral claim of the USD 5 bill of Shane Warne is Misleading because the Reserve Bank of Australia mentions featuring a new design that honors the culture and history of the first Australians.