Removing the Monarch From the Australian $5 Note Is Unjustifiable

Commentary
Symbols matter. They tell us what the organisation or society treasures.
For the Christian, faith the symbol of the cross is deeply meaningful. For a soldier willing to lay down his life for his country, the national flag is a significant emblem—in Australia, its sown on their uniform.
Freedom movements, political movements, and community organisations all have their symbols and logos. They have them as a means of identity—a bit like school uniforms. Rotarians have their lapel badges. They help unify the particular group and identify them to the community and to each other.
A nation is no different. It too needs its symbols—flag, flora and fauna, and coat of arms. And so it is with that which appears on a nation’s currency….