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Australia is getting a new $5 banknote with more colours, more flowers and a barely ageing Queen.

The Reserve Bank of Australia released the new design on Tuesday with an announcement it would enter circulation in September.

The RBA says the banknote depicts “a different species of Australian wattle and a native bird within a number of the elements”.

According to some of the general public it is “ugly”, “comparable to vomit” and features an irrelevant figure.

Shane Bazzi (@shanebazzi) I like the new $5 note, however I don’t like that the Queen remains on it. https://t.co/QtORgwP4Nj

Hannah Scott (@HannahRScott) The new Australian $5 note looks like it was designed by a committee. (It could be the some one who thought of the platypus.)

Lisa Wilkinson (@Lisa_Wilkinson) Design for the new #$5note has been revealed. Can't help noticing though, has Her Majesty had some work done? pic.twitter.com/EGON24tTN6

Andrew Silk (@A__Silk) Wouldn't it be great to celebrate another great Australian rather than an antique foreign monarch on our new $5... #auspol @AusRepublic

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Others saw room for improvement and rolled up their sleeves to do the work themselves:

Shane Burns (@ShaneCBurns) @TripleMSydney



New $5 note released. ......very Australian! pic.twitter.com/pFm72ikJoP

Ron Erdos (@RonErdos) Fivers are now 'clivers': New five dollar note to feature Clive Palmer



Worth more than a (QLD) nickel? pic.twitter.com/do3tzkOV2A

Cassandra Warn (@CassieWarnPAW) https://t.co/EhV62HoR1b the new $5 note is here! #dollarydoos pic.twitter.com/DXWg7ziWkk

Booze Hound (@Booze__Hound) ICYMI: Here's our new $5 note. The Queen is much better looking on this one. #Crisis pic.twitter.com/FMMmvDTai4

Benn Banasik (@bennbanasik) RBA also overlooked Shuan Micallef for the new $5 note. What a lost opportunity! pic.twitter.com/k7eFBYd55E

2DayFM 104.1 (@2DayFM) What social media thinks of the new $5 note! LOL: https://t.co/Y3WQPIqovc #newsfeed pic.twitter.com/aDoscOLxvq

Now over to you. Love it? Hate it? Ambivalent? Join the discussion below