The Queen has been depicted in many ways during her six decades on the throne,
but perhaps never before as Captain Spock.
That particular interpretation has been executed on an Australian five-dollar note by an unknown ‘artist’ and published alongside a series of other unofficial Royal portraits on a blog.
The illegally-altered five-dollar notes, which bear the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, include images of the country’s monarch as a pirate, Count Dracula, the computer-game character Super Mario and a swimmer, among others.
One of the defaced bank notes published on the blog, bunchof5s.wordpress.com, reflects the Queen’s appearance alongside Daniel Craig as James Bond at last year’s Olympics opening ceremony — although in this instance lacking her usual benevolence.
While the drawings on the small, plastic canvases may not be as elegant as Andy Warhol’s 1985 series of Elizabeth II, some of the pop-culture makeovers may appeal to her sense of humour.
It is illegal to deface Australian currency, a crime attracting an AU$5,000 (£3,430) fine, or even two years in jail.
That particular interpretation has been executed on an Australian five-dollar note by an unknown ‘artist’ and published alongside a series of other unofficial Royal portraits on a blog.
The illegally-altered five-dollar notes, which bear the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, include images of the country’s monarch as a pirate, Count Dracula, the computer-game character Super Mario and a swimmer, among others.
One of the defaced bank notes published on the blog, bunchof5s.wordpress.com, reflects the Queen’s appearance alongside Daniel Craig as James Bond at last year’s Olympics opening ceremony — although in this instance lacking her usual benevolence.
While the drawings on the small, plastic canvases may not be as elegant as Andy Warhol’s 1985 series of Elizabeth II, some of the pop-culture makeovers may appeal to her sense of humour.
It is illegal to deface Australian currency, a crime attracting an AU$5,000 (£3,430) fine, or even two years in jail.
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