Two commemorative coins, released by the Royal Australian Mint and bearing a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, have been criticised for their lack of resemblance to the late monarch.
The $5 (£2.56) and 50 cent silver coins, created to commemorate the centenary of the Queen's birth, were released on Thursday in an online ballot.
"That's got to be the most unpleasant portrait on a coin," said one of several people who reacted negatively online. The Royal Australian Mint defended the portrait, saying: "Our coin images don't always capture the full beauty of a design once it's etched in metal."
Queen Elizabeth II died in 2022 at the age of 96 and was the UK's longest serving monarch.
"There's a reason most portraits are from the side. Looks like she just ran into a wall," one person commented underneath a Facebook post from the mint.
