List of people on banknotes

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Contents 1 Banknotes in circulation 1.1 Argentina 1.2 Australia 1.3 Canada 1.4 People's Republic of China 1.5 Colombia 1.6 Croatia 1.7 Denmark 1.8 Egypt 1.9 Estonia 1.10 Hungary 1.11 Iceland 1.12 India 1.13 Israel 1.14 Japan 1.15 Jersey 1.16 Lithuania 1.17 Mexico 1.18 Norway 1.19 Pakistan 1.20 Peru 1.21 Philippines 1.22 Poland 1.23 Romania 1.24 Russia 1.25 Scotland 1.26 Serbia 1.27 Sweden 1.28 Switzerland 1.29 Turkey 1.30 Ukraine 1.31 United Kingdom 1.32 United States 2 Banknotes Out of Circulation 2.1 Argentina 2.2 Australia 2.3 Austria 2.4 Belgium 2.5 Canada 2.6 People's Republic of China 2.7 Denmark 2.8 Egypt 2.9 Estonia 2.10 Faroe Islands 2.11 Finland 2.12 France 2.13 Germany 2.14 Greece 2.15 Hungary 2.16 Iceland 2.17 Ireland 2.18 Israel 2.19 Italy 2.20 Japan 2.21 Lithuania 2.22 Luxembourg 2.23 Mexico 2.24 Netherlands 2.25 Norway 2.26 Pakistan 2.27 Poland 2.28 Portugal 2.29 Romania 2.30 Slovenia 2.31 South Africa 2.32 Soviet Union 2.33 Spain 2.34 Sweden 2.35 Switzerland 2.36 Turkey 2.37 Ukraine 2.38 United Kingdom 2.39 United States 3 External links

[edit] Banknotes in circulation

[edit] Argentina

Currency: Peso (since 1992)
Symbol: $
See also Argentine peso.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Manuel Belgrano*	1770-1820	leader for independence from Spain	$10	obverse	1992
José de San Martín*	1778-1850	leader for independence from Spain	$5	obverse
Juan Manuel de Rosas	1793-1877	ruler of Argentina, 1829-1852	$20	obverse
Bartolomé Mitre*	1821-1906	President, 1862-1868	$2	obverse
Julio Argentino Roca*	1843-1914	President, 1880-1886 and 1898-1904	$100	obverse
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento*	1811-1888	President, 1868-1874	$50	obverse

*See also Argentina in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

[edit] Australia

Currency: Dollar (since 1966)
Symbol: $
See also Banknotes of the Australian dollar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Edith Cowan	1861-1932	suffragette, first woman elected to Parliament, 1920-1924	$50	reverse	1995
Elizabeth II*	1926-	Queen of Australia, 1952-	$5	obverse	1992
John Flynn	1880-1951	founder, Royal Flying Doctor Service, 1928	$20	reverse	1994
Mary Gilmore	1865-1962	poet and journalist	$10	reverse	1993
Nellie Melba	1861-1931	international opera soprano, 1886-1926	$100	obverse	1996
John Monash	1865-1931	general during World War I	$100	reverse	1996
Henry Parkes	1815-1896	The Father of the Federation	$5	obverse	2001
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson	1864-1941	poet, author of "Waltzing Matilda" (1895) and "The Man from Snowy River" (1890)	$10	obverse	1993
Mary Reibey	1777-1855	businesswoman	$20	obverse	1994
Catherine Helen Spence	1825-1910	politician, journalist, suffragette	$5	reverse	2001
David Unaipon	1872-1967	inventor, writer	$50	obverse	1995

*See also Canada, Jersey, and the United Kingdom in Banknotes in Circulation and Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

[edit] Canada

Currency: Dollar (since 1867)
Symbol: $
See also Banknotes of the Canadian dollar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Robert Borden*	1854-1937	8th Prime Minister, 1911-1920	$100	obverse	2001
Marie Thérèse Forget Casgrain	1849-1931	suffragist	$50	reverse
Henrietta Muir Edwards	1849-1931	founder, Victorian Order of Nurses, 1893	$50	reverse
Elizabeth II*§	1926-	Queen of Canada, 1952-	$20	obverse
William Lyon Mackenzie King*	1874-1950	10th Prime Minister, 1921-1926, 1926-1930, and 1935-1948	$50	obverse
Wilfrid Laurier*	1941-1919	7th Prime Minister, 1896-1911	$5	obverse
John A. Macdonald*	1815-1891	1st Prime Minister, 1867-1873 and 1878-1891	$10	obverse
Nellie Mooney McClung	1873-1951	suffragist	$50	reverse
Louise Crummy McKinney	1868-1931	first woman elected to a legislature in the British Empire, 1917-1921	$50	reverse
Emily Murphy	1868-1933	British Empire's first woman judge, 1916-1933	$50	reverse
Irene Marryat Parlby	1868-1965	first woman Cabinet minister in Alberta, 1921-1935	$50	reverse

*See also Canada Banknotes Out of Circulation.
§See also Australia, Jersey, and the United Kingdom in Banknotes in Circulation and Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

[edit] People's Republic of China

Currency: Renminbi (since 1948)
Symbol: ¥
See also Fifth series of the renminbi.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mao Zedong*	1893-1976	1st President, 1954-1959	¥1	obverse	2004
			¥5	obverse	2002
			¥10	obverse	2001
			¥20	obverse	2000
			¥50	obverse	2001
			¥100	obverse	1999

*See also People's Republic of China in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

[edit] Colombia

Currency: Peso (since 1837)
Symbol: $
See also Colombian peso.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
José Asunción Silva	1865-1896	poet	$5,000	obverse	1995
Francisco de Paula Santander	1792-1840	military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	$2,000	obverse	2005
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán	1903-1948	Labor Party leader, two-time presidential candidate, assassinated during second campaign	$1,000	both	2005
Julio Garavito Armero	1865-1920	astronomer	$20,000	obverse	1996
Jorge Isaacs	1837-1895	writer, politician, soldier	$50,000	obverse	1992
Policarpa "La Pola" Salavarrieta	1795-1817	seamstress, spy, executed by Spain	$10,000	obverse	1995

[edit] Croatia

Currency: Kuna (since 1994)
Symbol: kn
See also Croatian kuna.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Juraj Dobrila	1812-1882	Catholic bishop; public supporter of Croatian language and culture	10 kn	obverse	1994
Fran Krsto Frankopan	1643-1671	statesman and poet; died for Croatian liberty	5 kn	obverse
Ivan Gundulić	1589-1638	Baroque poet	50 kn	obverse
Josip Jelačić	1801-1859	ban, 1848-1859; abolished serfdom	20 kn	obverse
Marko Marulić	1450-1524	poet and humanist	500 kn	obverse
Ivan Mažuranić	1814-1890	ban, 1873-1880; modernized economy and education	100 kn	obverse
Stjepan Radić	1871-1928	founder of the Croatian Peasant Party, 1905	200 kn	obverse
Ante Starčević	1823-1896	politician and writer	1,000 kn	obverse
Tomislav	???-928	1st King of Croatia, 925-928	1,000 kn	reverse
Petar Zrinski	1621-1671	statesman and poet; died for Croatian liberty	5 kn	obverse

[edit] Denmark

Currency: Krone (since 1873)
Symbol: kr
See also Danish krone.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Anna Ancher	1859-1935	painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2004
Michael Peter Ancher	1849-1927	painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2004
Karen Blixen	1885-1962	author	50 kr	obverse	2005
Niels Bohr	1885-1962	winner of Nobel Prize in Physics, 1922	500 kr	obverse	2003
Johanne Luise Heiberg	1812-1890	actress, 1827-1864	200 kr	obverse	2003
Carl Nielsen	1865-1931	composer, conductor, violinist	100 kr	obverse	2002

[edit] Egypt

Currency: Pound (since 1836)
Symbol: £
See also Egyptian pound.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ramesses II*	1302-1213 BCE	Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty, 1279-1213 BCE	Pt.50	reverse	1996
			£1	reverse	1979
Khafra*	unknown	Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, 2558-2532 BCE	£10	reverse	2003

*See also Egypt Banknotes Out of Circulation.

[edit] Estonia

Currency: Kroon (since 1992)
Symbol: KR
See also Estonian kroon.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jakob Hurt	1839-1907	linguist, theologian, folklorist	10 KR	obverse	1991
Carl Robert Jakobson	1841-1882	established Estonia's first political newspaper Sakala, 1878	500 KR	obverse	1991
Paul Keres	1916-1975	chess grandmaster	5 KR	obverse	1991
Lydia Koidula	1843-1886	poet	100 KR	obverse	1991
Anton Hansen Tammsaare	1878-1940	author	25 KR	obverse	1991
Rudolf Tobias	1873-1918	composer, organist	50 KR	obverse	1994
Karl Ernst von Baer	1792-1879	biologist, pioneer of embryology	2 KR	obverse	1992

[edit] Hungary

Currency: Forint (since 1946)
Symbol: Ft
See also Banknotes of the Hungarian forint.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Gabriel Bethlen	1580-1629	Prince of Transylvania, 1613-1629; lead an uprising against the Hungarian monarchy	2,000 Ft	both	1998
Charles I	1288-1342	King of Hungary, 1308-1342	200 Ft	obverse	1998
Matthias Corvinus	1443-1490	King of Hungary, 1458-1490	1,000 Ft	obverse	1998
Ferenc Deák	1803-1876	statesman and reformer	20,000 Ft	obverse	2001
Francis II Rákóczi*	1676-1735	Prince of Transylvania; lead the uprising against the Hungarian monarchy, 1703-1711	500 Ft	obverse	1998
Stephen I	975-1038	1st King of Hungary, 1006-1038	10,000 Ft	obverse	1997
István Széchenyi*	1791-1860	statesman and political theorist	5,000 Ft	obverse	1999

*See also Hungary in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

[edit] Iceland

Currency: Króna (since 1874)
Symbol: kr
See also Icelandic króna.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ingibjörg Benediktsdóttir	????-????	2nd wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	obverse	1986
Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir	1646-1715	developer of embroidery; 3rd wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	both	1986
Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval	1885-1972	painter	2,000 kr	obverse	1995
Jón Sigurðsson	1811-1879	leader of the 19th century independence movement	500 kr	both	1981
Brynjólfur Sveinsson	1605-1675	Lutheran bishop; collected Old Norse literature	1,000 kr	obverse	1984
Gísli Þorláksson	????-????	Lutheran bishop of Hólar, 1657-1684; husband of Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir	5,000 kr	obverse	1986
Gróa Þorleifsdóttir	????-????	1st wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	obverse	1986

[edit] India

Currency: Rupee (since 1947)
Symbol: Rs.
See also Indian rupee.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mahatma Gandhi	1869-1948	political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement	Rs.5	obverse	2002
			Rs.10	obverse	1996
			Rs.20	obverse	2002
			Rs.50	obverse	1997
			Rs.100	obverse	1996
			Rs.500	obverse	2000
			Rs.1,000	obverse	2000

[edit] Israel

Currency: New Sheqel (since 1985)
Symbol: ₪
See also Israeli new sheqel.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Shmuel Yosef Agnon*	1888-1970	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1966	₪50	obverse	1998
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi*	1884-1963	2nd President, 1952-1963	₪100	obverse
Moshe Sharett*	1894-1965	2nd Prime Minister, 1954-1955	₪20	obverse
Zalman Shazar*	1889-1974	3rd President, 1963-1973	₪200	obverse

*See also Israel in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

[edit] Japan

Currency: Yen (since 1870)
Symbol: ¥
See also Japanese yen.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Higuchi Ichiyo	1872-1896	author	¥5,000	obverse	2004
Hideyo Noguchi	1876-1928	bacteriologist	¥1,000	obverse
Fukuzawa Yukichi*	1835-1901	political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator, author	¥10,000	obverse

*See also Japan in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

[edit] Jersey

Currency: Pound (since 1837)
Symbol: £
See also Jersey pound.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Elizabeth II*	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth, 1952-	£1	obverse	1971
			£5	obverse
			£10	obverse
			£20	obverse
			£50	obverse
Francis Pierson	1757-1781	Major in the British Army, killed in the Battle of Jersey	£10	reverse

*See also Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom in Banknotes in Circulation and Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

[edit] Lithuania

Currency: Litas (since 1993)
Symbol: Lt
See also Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jonas Basanavičius	1851-1927	leader in the Lithuanian national movement; signatory of the Act of Independence, 1918	50 Lt	obverse	2003
Steponas Darius	1896-1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	10 Lt	obverse	2001
Simonas Daukantas	1793-1864	historian; wrote the first Lithuanian history books in the Lithuanian language	100 Lt	obverse	2000
Stasys Girėnas	1893-1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	10 Lt	obverse	2001
Vincas Kudirka	1858-1899	poet, physician; author of the music and lyrics for the national anthem	500 Lt	obverse	2000
Maironis	1862-1932	romantic poet; active member of the Lithuanian national movement	20 Lt	obverse	2001
Vydūnas	1868-1953	writer, philosopher; leader in the Lithuantian national movement	200 Lt	obverse	2000

[edit] Mexico

Currency: Peso (since 1821)
Symbol: $
See also Mexican peso.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz	1648/51-1695	nun, scholar, poet	$200	obverse	1996
Miguel Hidalgo	1753-1811	Catholic priest; leader of Mexico's struggle for independence	$1,000	obverse	2004
Benito Juárez	1806-1832	31st President, 1858-1872	$20	both	1996 (polymer in 2002)
José María Morelos	1765-1815	leader for Mexican independence	$50	obverse	1996 (polymer in 2006)
Nezahualcoyotl	1402-1472	Texcocan king	$100	obverse	1996
Ignacio Zaragoza	1829-1862	army general	$500	obverse	1996

[edit] Norway

Currency: Krone (since 1875)
Symbol: kr
See also Banknotes of the Norwegian krone.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen	1812-1885	writer, scholar; collector of Norweigian folklore	50 kr	obverse	1997
Kristian Birkeland	1867-1917	scientist	200 kr	obverse	1994
Kirsten Flagstad	1895-1962	opera singer	100 kr	obverse	1997
Edvard Munch	1863-1944	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1928	1,000 kr	obverse	2001
Sigrid Undset	1882-1849	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1928	500 kr	obverse	1999

[edit] Pakistan

Currency: Rupee (since 1947)
Symbol: Rs. (singular Re. 1)
See also Pakistani rupee.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Muhammad Ali Jinnah	1876-1948	1st Governor-General, 1947-1948; "Father of the Nation"	Rs. 10	obverse	2006
			Rs. 20	obverse	2005
			Rs. 50	obverse	1977
			Rs. 100	obverse	2006
			Rs. 500	obverse	2006
			Rs. 1,000	obverse	2007
			Rs. 5,000	obverse	2006

[edit] Peru

Currency: Nuevo sol (since 1991)
Symbol: S/.
See also Peruvian nuevo sol.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
José Quiñones Gonzáles	1914–1941	National aviation hero	Nuevo sol	S/. 10	obverse	1991–
Raúl Porras Barrenechea	1897–1960	Historian	Nuevo sol	S/. 20	obverse	1991–
Abraham Valdelomar	1888–1919	Poet	Nuevo sol	S/. 50	obverse	1991–
Jorge Basadre	1903–1980	Minister of education, Historian	Nuevo sol	S/. 100	obverse	1991–
Rose of Lima	1586–1617	Saint Rose of Lima, First catholic saint of the Americas	Nuevo sol	S/. 200	obverse	1995–

[edit] Philippines

Currency: Peso (since 1903)
Symbol: P
See also Banknotes of the Philippine peso.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Emilio Aguinaldo	1869-1964	1st President, 1899-1901	P5	obverse	1985
Benigno Aquino, Jr.	1932-1983	leader of the opposition to President Ferdinand Marcos' autocracy	P500	both	2002
Andrés Bonifacio	1863-1897	leader in the Philippine Revolution	P10	obverse	1987
Hilario Davide, Jr.	1935-	20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 1998-2005; swore in President Macapagal-Arroyo	P200	reverse	2002
Josefa Llanes Escoda	1898-1945	founder of the Girl Scouts in the Philippines; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Vicente Lim	1889-1945	Brigadier General, Army; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Apolinario Mabini	1864-1903	1st Prime Minister, 1899; author of the 1st Constitution	P10	obverse	1987
Diosdado Macapagal	1910-1997	9th President, 1961-1965	P200	obverse	2002
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo	1947-	daughter of President Macapagal; 14th President, 2001-	P200	reverse	2002
Sergio Osmeña	1878-1961	4th President, 1944-1946	P50	obverse	1987
Manuel L. Quezon	1878-1944	2nd President, 1935-1944	P20	obverse	1987
Manuel Roxas	1892-1948	5th President, 1946-1948	P100	obverse	2002
José Abad Santos	1886-1942	5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002

[edit] Poland

Currency: Złoty (since 1924)
Symbol: zł
See also Polish coins and banknotes.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Boleslaw I	966/7-1025	King of Poland, 992-1025	20 zł	obverse	1995
Casimir III	1310-1370	King of Poland, 1333-1370	50 zł	obverse
Jogaila	1351-1434	King of Poland, 1386-1434	100 zł	obverse
Mieszko I	935-992	Duke of Poland, 960-922	10 zł	obverse
Sigismund II Augustus	1520-1572	King of Poland, 1530-1572	200 zł	obverse

[edit] Romania

Currency: Leu (plural Lei)(since 1867)
Symbol: L
See also Romanian leu.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Lucian Blaga	1895-1961	poet, playwright, philosopher	200 L	obverse	2006
Ion Luca Caragiale	1852-1912	playwright, short story writer	100 L	obverse	2005
Mihai Eminescu	1850-1889	romantic poet	500 L	obverse	2005
George Enescu	1881-1955	composer, violinist, pianist	5 L	obverse	2005
Nicolae Grigorescu	1838-1907	painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting	10 L	obverse	2005
Nicolae Iorga	1871-1940	Prime Minister, 1931-1932	1 L	obverse	2005
Aurel Vlaicu	1882-1913	engineer, inventor, early pilot	50 L	obverse	2005

[edit] Russia

Currency: Ruble (since 1710)
Symbol: руб
See also Russian ruble.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky	1809-1881	Governor General of Irkutsk and Yeniseysk, 1847-1861	руб5,000	obverse	2000
Peter I	1672-1725	Tsar, 1682-1725	руб500	obverse	1998
Yaroslav I	978-1054	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 1019-1054	руб1,000	obverse	2000

[edit] Scotland

Currency: Pound Sterling (since 1695)
Symbol: £
See also Banknotes of the pound sterling.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Robert Burns	1759-1796	poet and lyricist; wrote in Scots language	£5	obverse	1982
Archibald Campbell	1682-1761	founder and 1st governor of the Royal Bank of Scotland	£1	obverse	1987
			£5	obverse
			£10	obverse
			£20	obverse
			£50	obverse
			£100	obverse
Robert I	1274-1329	King of Scotland, 1306-1329	£20	obverse	2006
Walter Scott	1771-1832	historical novelist and poet; successfully fought for Scotland to keep the right to issue its own banknotes	£5	obverse	1987
			£10	obverse	1988
			£20	obverse	1993
			£50	obverse	2005
			£100	obverse	2000
Mary Slessor	1848-1915	Christian missionary to Nigeria	£10	both	1997
Adam Smith	1723-1790	key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment	£50	both	1981
William Thomson	1824-1907	1st Baron Kelvin, 1890-1907; scientist, engineer	£100	both	1991

[edit] Serbia

Currency: Dinar (since 2003)
Symbol: din.
See also Serbian dinar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jovan Cvijić	1865-1927	geographer	500 din.	both	2004
Slobodan Jovanović	1869-1958	Prime Minister of the Yugoslav government-in-exile, 1942-1943	5,000 din.	both	2003
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić	1787-1864	linguist; reformer of the Serbian language	10 din.	both	2006
Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac	1856-1914	composer and music educator	50 din.	both	2005
Petar II	1813-1851	Prince-Bishop of Montenegro, 1830-1851; Serbian language poet	20 din.	both	2006
Nadežda Petrović	1873-1915	painter	200 din.	both	2006
Nikola Tesla	1856-1943	inventor, physicist, mechanical and electrical engineer	100 din.	both	2006
Ðorđe Vajfert	1850-1937	1st president of the National Bank of Serbia, 1912-1926	1,000 din.	both	2006

[edit] Sweden

Currency: Krona (since 1873)
Symbol: kr
See also Swedish krona.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Charles XI	1655-1697	King of Sweden, 1660-1697	500 kr	obverse	2001
Gustav I	1496-1560	King of Sweden, 1523-1560	1,000 kr	obverse	1989
Selma Lagerlöf	1858-1940	Nobel Prize winner in Liturature, 1909	20 kr	obverse	1997
Jenny Lind	1820-1887	opera singer	50 kr	obverse	2006
Carolus Linnaeus	1707-1778	botanist, physician, zoologist; father of taxonomy	100 kr	obverse	2001
Christopher Polhem	1661-1751	industrialist; planned and started construction of the Göta Canal	500 kr	reverse	2001

[edit] Switzerland

Currency: Franc (since 1850)
Symbol: Fr.
See also Banknotes of the Swiss franc.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jacob Burckhardt	1818-1897	historian of the arts	1,000 Fr.	obverse	1998
Le Corbusier	1887-1965	modernist architect	10 Fr.	obverse	1997
Alberto Giacometti	1901-1966	sculptor, painter, draftsman	100 Fr.	obverse	1998
Arthur Honegger	1892-1955	composer	20 Fr.	obverse	1996
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz	1878-1947	French-speaking Swiss author	200 Fr.	obverse	1997
Sophie Taeuber-Arp	1889-1943	artist, painter, sculptor	50 Fr.	obverse	1995

[edit] Turkey

Currency: New Lira (since 2003)
Symbol: ₤
See also Turkish new lira.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk	1881-1938	founder of the Republic of Turkey; 1st President, 1923-1938	₤1	obverse	2005
			₤5	obverse
			₤10	obverse
			₤20	obverse
			₤50	obverse
			₤100	obverse

[edit] Ukraine

Currency: Hryvnia (since 1996)
Symbol: Ƨ
See also Ukrainian hryvnia.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ivan Franko	1856-1916	poet, writer, journalist	Ƨ20	obverse	2003
Mykhailo Hrushevsky	1866-1934	1st President of the Ukrainian People's Republic, 1917-1918	Ƨ50	obverse	2004
Bohdan Khmelnytsky	1595-1657	Hetman of Ukraine, 1648-1657	Ƨ5	obverse	2004
Ivan Mazepa	1640-1709	Hetman of Ukraine, 1687-1708	Ƨ10	obverse	2004
Taras Shevchenko	1814-1861	poet; works considered to be the foundation of both modern Ukrainian language and literature	Ƨ100	obverse	2006
Hryhori Skovoroda	1722-1794	poet, philosopher, composer	Ƨ500	obverse	2006
Lesya Ukrainka	1871-1913	poet, writer	Ƨ200	obverse	2001
Vladimir I	958-1015	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 978-1015	Ƨ1	obverse	2006
Yaroslav I	978-1054	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod	Ƨ2	obverse	2004

[edit] United Kingdom

Currency: Pound sterling (since 1158)
Symbol: £
See also Banknotes of the pound sterling.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Charles Darwin	1809-1882	naturalist	£10	reverse	2000
Edward Elgar	1767-1845	composer	£20	reverse	1999
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-	£5	obverse	2002
			£10	obverse	2000
			£20	obverse	1999
			£20	obverse	2007
			£50	obverse	1994
Elizabeth Fry	1780-1845	prison reformer	£5	reverse	2002
John Houblon	1632-1712	1st Governor, Bank of England, 1694-1697	£50	reverse	1994
Adam Smith	1723-1790	economist	£20	reverse	2007

[edit] United States

Currency: Dollar (since 1792)
Symbol: $
See also Federal Reserve Note.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
John Adams	1735-1826	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Adams	1722-1803	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Charles Carroll	1737-1802	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Chase	1741-1811	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Abraham Clark	1725-1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Clinton	1739-1812	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Clymer	1739-1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
John Dickinson	1732-1808	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Ellery	1727-1820	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Floyd	1734-1821	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Franklin	1706-1790	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
		Founding Father	$100	obverse	1996
Elbridge Gerry	1744-1814	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Ulysses S. Grant	1822-1877	18th President, 1869-1877	$50	obverse	2004
Alexander Hamilton	1755/7-1804	1st Secretary of the Treasury, 1789-1795	$10	both	2006
John Hancock	1737-1793	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Harrison, V	1726-1791	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Joseph Hewes	1730-1779	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas Heyward, Jr.	1746-1809	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Hooper	1742-1790	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Stephen Hopkins	1707-1785	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Francis Hopkinson	1737-1791	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Huntington	1731-1796	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Andrew Jackson	1767-1845	7th President, 1829-1837	$20	obverse	2003
Thomas Jefferson	1743-1826	3rd President, 1801-1809; signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	both	1976
Richard Henry Lee	1732-1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Francis Lewis	1713-1803	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Abraham Lincoln	1809-1865	16th President, 1861-1865	$5	both	2000
Philip Livingston	1716-1778	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert R. Livingston	1746-1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas McKean	1734-1817	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Arthur Middleton	1742-1787	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Lewis Morris	1726-1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert Morris	1734-1806	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Paca	1740-1799	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert Treat Paine	1731-1814	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Read	1733-1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Rush	1745-1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Edward Rutledge	1749-1800	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Roger Sherman	1721-1793	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Richard Stockton	1730-1781	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Charles Thomson	1729-1824	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Walton	1749/50-1804	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Washington	1732-1799	1st President, 1789-1797	$1	obverse	1963
William Williams	1731-1811	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas Willing	1731-1821	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
James Wilson	1742-1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
John Witherspoon	1723-1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Oliver Wolcott	1726-1797	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976

[edit] Banknotes Out of Circulation

[edit] Argentina

Currencies: Peso Moneda Nacional (m$n, 1881-1969)
Peso Ley ($L, 1970-1983)
Peso Argentino ($a, 1983-1985)
Austral (A, 1985-1991)
Peso ($, 1992-Present)
See also Argentine peso moneda nacional, Argentine peso ley, Argentine peso argentino, Argentine austral, and Argentine peso.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Juan Bautista Alberdi	1810-1884	political theorist and diplomat	Peso Argentino	$a5,000	obverse	1984-1987
Nicolás Avellaneda	1837-1885	President of Argentina, 1874-1880	Austral	A500	obverse	1988-1992
Manuel Belgrano	1770-1820	leader for independence from Spain	Peso Ley	$L1	obverse	1970-1981
				$L5	obverse	1971-1981
				$L10	obverse	1970-1981
			Peso Argentino	$a10,000	obverse	1984-1987
Miguel Juárez Celman	1844-1909	President of Argentina, 1886-1890	Austral	A5,000	obverse	1988-1992
José de San Martín	1778-1850	leader for independence from Spain	Peso Moneda Nacional	m$n5	obverse	1935-1965
				m$n10	obverse	1936-1965
				m$n50	obverse	1936-1968
						1943-1968
				m$n100	obverse	1936-1968
						1943-1968
				m$n500	obverse	1944-1968
						1964-1968
				m$n1,000	obverse	1944-1975
				m$n5,000	obverse	1962-1975
				m$n10,000	obverse	1961-1975
			Peso Ley	$L50	obverse	1972-1981
				$L100	obverse	1971-1981
				$L500	obverse	1972-1984
				$L1,000	obverse	1973-1984
				$L5,000	obverse	1977-1984
				$L10,000	obverse	1976-1985
				$L50,000	obverse	1979-1985
				$L100,000	obverse
				$L500,000	obverse	1980-1985
				$L1,000,000	obverse	1981-1985
			Peso Argentino	$a1	obverse	1983-1985
				$a5	obverse	1983-1987
				$a10	obverse
				$a50	obverse
				$a100	obverse
				$a500	obverse	1984-1987
				$a1,000	obverse	1983-1987
			Austral	A10,000	obverse	1989-1991
				A50,000	obverse
				A500,000	obverse	1990-1991
Justo José de Urquiza	1801-1870	President of Argentina, 1854-1860	Austral	A5	obverse	1986-1991
Santiago Derqui	1809-1867	President of Argentina, 1860-1861	Austral	A10	obverse	1985-1991
Bartolomé Mitre	1821-1906	President of Argentina, 1862-1868	Austral	A50	obverse	1986-1991
Carlos Pellegrini	1846-1906	President of Argentina, 1890-1892	Austral	A10,000	obverse	1989-1992
			Peso	$1	obverse	1992-????
Manuel Quintana	1835-1906	President of Argentina, 1904-1906	Austral	A500,000	obverse	1990-1993
Bernardino Rivadavia	1780-1845	President of Argentina, 1826-1827	Austral	A1	obverse	1985-1991
Julio Argentino Roca	1843-1914	President of Argentina, 1880-1886 and 1898-1904	Austral	A1,000	obverse	1988-1992
Luis Sáenz Peña	1822-1907	President of Argentina, 1892-1895	Austral	A50,000	obverse	1989-1993
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento	1811-1888	President of Argentina, 1868-1874	Austral	A100	obverse	1985-1992
José Evaristo Uriburu	1831-1914	President of Argentina, 1895-1898	Austral	A100,000	obverse	1990-1993

[edit] Australia

Currencies: Pound (£, 1910-1966)
Dollar ($, 1966-Present)
See also Australian pound and Banknotes of the Australian dollar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Joseph Banks	1743-1820	English botonist, introduced the West to eucalyptus	Dollar	$5	obverse	1967-1992
Caroline Chisholm	1808-1877	humanitarian for women's immigrant welfare	Dollar	$5	reverse	1967-1992
James Cook	1728-1779	explorer, first European to visit the Australian east coast	Pound	£1	reverse	1953-1966
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen Australia, 1952-	Pound	£1	obverse	1953-1966
			Dollar	$1	obverse	1966-1984
William Farrer	1845-1906	leading agronomist, wheat breeder	Dollar	$2	reverse	1966-1988
Matthew Flinders	1774-1814	navigator and cartographer, author of A Voyage to Terra Australis	Pound	10/-	obverse	1953-1966
Howard Florey	1898-1968	Nobel Prize winner for work with penicillin, 1945	Dollar	$50	obverse	1973-1995
John Franklin	1786-1847	explorer of Australia	Pound	£5	obverse	1953-1966
Lawrence Hargrave	1850-1915	inventor aeronautical pioneer; invented the box kite (1893)	Dollar	$20	reverse	1966-1994
Hamilton Hume	1797-1873	first Australian-born explorer of Australia	Pound	£1	reverse	1953-1966
Henry Lawson	1867-1922	poet and novelist	Dollar	$10	reverse	1966-1993
John Macarthur	1766-1834	pioneer of the Australian wool industry	Dollar	$2	obverse	1966-1988
Douglas Mawson	1882-1958	Antarctic explorer and geologist	Dollar	$100	obverse	1984-1996
Arthur Phillip	1738-1814	established first European colony of Sydney, New South Wales	Pound	£10	obverse	1953-1966
Ian Clunies Ross	1899-1959	scientist, leader in veterinary medicine	Dollar	$50	reverse	1973-1995
Charles Kingsford Smith	1897-1935	aviator; first to fly across the Pacific, 1928	Dollar	$20	obverse	1966-1994
Charles Sturt	1795-1869	English explorer of Australia	Pound	£1	reverse	1953-1966
John Tebbutt	1834-1916	astronomer, discoverer of the "Great Comet of 1861"	Dollar	$100	reverse	1984-1996

[edit] Austria

Currencies: Schilling (S, 1947-2001)
Euro (€, 2002-Present)
See also Austrian schilling.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk	1851-1914	economist	Schilling	S100	obverse	1985-2001
Moritz Michael Daffinger	1790-1849	miniature painter and sculpture	Schilling	S20	obverse	1988-2001
Sigmund Freud	1856-1939	co-founder of psychoanalytic school of psychology	Schilling	S50	obverse	1987-2001
Karl Landsteiner	1868-1943	Nobel Prize winner	Schilling	S1,000	both	1997-2001
Rosa Mayreder	1858-1938	feminist, painter, author	Schilling	S500	obverse	1997-2001
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	1756-1791	classical composer and pianist	Schilling	S5,000	obverse	1989-2001
Erwin Schrödinger	1887-1961	Nobel Prize winner	Schilling	S1,000	obverse	1983-1997
Otto Wagner	1841-1918	architect	Schilling	S500	obverse	1986-1997

[edit] Belgium

Currencies: Franc (fr., 1832-2001)
Euro (€, 2002-Present)
See also Belgian franc.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Albert II	1934-	King of Belgium, 1993-	Franc	10,000 fr.	obverse	1994-2001
James Ensor	1860-1949	impressionist painter	Franc	100 fr.	obverse
Victor Horta	1861-1947	Art Nouveau architect	Franc	2,000 fr.	obverse
René Magritte	1898-1967	surrealist artist	Franc	500 fr.	obverse
Paola	1937-	Queen Consort of Belgium, 1993-	Franc	10,000 fr.	obverse
Constant Permeke	1886-1952	Flemish expressionist painter	Franc	1,000 fr.	obverse
Adolphe Sax	1814-1894	musician, inventor of the saxophone	Franc	200 fr.	obverse

[edit] Canada

Currency: Dollar ($, 1867-Present)
See also Banknotes of the Canadian dollar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Robert Borden	1854-1937	8th Prime Minister, 1911-1920	dollar	$100	obverse	1976-1990
						1990-2004
Edward	1894-1972	Prince of Wales, 1910-1936	dollar	$5	obverse	1935-1937
Elizabeth	1926-	Princess of York, 1936-1952	dollar	$20	obverse	1935-1937
Elizabeth II		Queen of Canada, 1952-		$1	obverse	1954-1974
				$2	obverse	1954-1975
						1986-1996
				$5	obverse	1954-1972
				$10	obverse	1954-1971
				$20	obverse	1954-1969
						1969-1993
						1993-2004
				$50	obverse	1954-1975
				$100	obverse	1954-1976
				$1,000	obverse	1954-1992
						1992-2000
George V	1865-1936	King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, 1910-1936	dollar	$1	obverse	1935-1936
Albert	1895-1952	Duke of York, 1920-1936	dollar	$50	obverse	1935-1937
George VI		King of Canada, 1936-1952		$1	obverse	1936-1954
				$2	obverse
				$5	obverse
				$10	obverse
				$20	obverse
				$50	obverse
Henry	1900-1974	Duke of Gloucester, 1928-1974	dollar	$100	obverse	1935-1937
William Lyon Mackenzie King	1874-1950	10th Prime Minister, 1921-1926, 1926-1930, 1935-1948	dollar	$50	obverse	1975-1989
						1989-2004
Wilfrid Laurier	1841-1919	7th Prime Minister of Canada, 1896-1911	dollar	$5	obverse	1972-1986
						1986-2001
				$1,000	obverse	1935-1937
						1937-1954
John A. Macdonald	1815-1891	1st Prime Minister, 1867-1873 and 1878-1891	dollar	$10	obverse	1971-1989
						1989-2000
				$100	obverse	1937-1954
				$500	obverse	1935-1937
Mary	1867-1953	Royal consort to George V, 1910-1936	dollar	$2	obverse	1935-1937
Mary	1897-1965	Princess Royal of Canada, 1932-1965	dollar	$10	obverse	1935-1937

[edit] People's Republic of China

Currency: Renminbi (¥, 1948-Present)
See also Fourth series of the renminbi.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Mao Zedong	1893-1976	1st President, 1954-1959	Renminbi	¥100	obverse	1992-1999
Zhou Enlai	1898-1976	1st Premier, 1949-1976; 1st Foreign Minister, 1949-1958
Liu Shaoqi	1898-1969	2nd President, 1959-1968
Zhu De	1886-1976	founder, Chinese Red Army

[edit] Denmark

Currency: Krone (kr, 1873-Present)
See also Danish krone.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Hans Christian Andersen	1805-1875	poet and author of fairy tales	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1952-1955
					obverse	1954-1975
Christian Ditlev Frederik	1748-1827	agricultural reformer	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1964-1975
Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd	1779-1856	author; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1975-1998
Jens Juel	1745-1802	painter	Krone	100 kr	obverse	1974-1995
					obverse	1995-1999
Cathrine Sophie Kirchhoff	????-????	wife of J.H. Kirchhoff, Councillor of State; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1975-1980
Hans Christian Ørsted	1777-1851	physicist; discoverer of electromagnetism	Krone	100 kr	obverse	1962-1974
Ole Rømer	1644-1710	astronomer; made the first measurements of the speed of light	Krone	50 kr	obverse	1957-1975
Engelke Charlotte Ryberg	????-????	daughter-in-law of Niels Ryberg, merchant; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	50 kr	obverse	1975-1999
Bertel Thorvaldsen	1770-1844	sculptor	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1952-1962
Pauline Lucia Tutein	1761-1827	wife of Peter Tutein, merchant; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	20 kr	obverse	1980-1990
Franziska Genoveva von Qualen	????-????	noble woman of Holstein, Germany; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1974-1997

[edit] Egypt

Currency: Pound (£, 1836-Present)
See also Egyptian pound.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Farouk I	1920-1965	King of Egypt, 1936-1952	Pound	£1	obverse	1950-1952
				£5	obverse	1946-1952
Khafra	unknown	Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, 2558-2532 BCE	Pound	£10	reverse	1970-1979
						1979-2003
Ramesses II	1302-1213 BCE	Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, 1279-1213 BCE	Pound	Pt.50	obverse	1968-1981
						1981-1986
				£1	obverse	1968-1979
Tutankhamun	unknown	Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, 1333-1324 BCE	Pound	Pt.25	obverse	1952-1962
				Pt.50	obverse	1952-1962
				£1	obverse	1930-1950
						1952-1963
						1963-1968
				£5	obverse	1952-1963
						1963-1969
						1970-1981
				£10	obverse	1952-1962
						1962-1970
				£100	obverse	1979-1994

[edit] Estonia

Currency: Kroon (KR, 1992-Present)
See also Estonian kroon.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Kristjan Raud	1865-1943	painter	Kroon	1 KR	obverse	1992-????

[edit] Faroe Islands

Currency: Króna (kr, 1951-Present)
See also Faroese króna.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jens Christian Djurhuus	1773-1853	first poet to write in Faroese	Króna	1,000 kr	obverse	1980-2005
Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb	1819-1909	established modern orthography for the Faroese language	Króna	100 kr	obverse	1964-1978
					obverse	1978-2003
Nólsoyar Páll	1765-1809	seaman, trader, poet	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1967-1978
					obverse	1978-2001

[edit] Finland

Currency: Mark (mk, 1860-2002)
Euro (€, 2002-Present)
See also Finnish mark.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Alvar Aalto	1898-1976	modernist architect	Mark	50mk	reverse	1986-2002
Anders Chydenius	1792-1803	priest and statesman	Mark	1,000mk	reverse	1986-2002
Väinö Linna	1920-1992	novelist	Mark	20mk	reverse	1993-2002
Elias Lönnrot	1802-1884	historian, composer of Kalevala (the national epic)	Mark	500mk	reverse	1986-2002
Paavo Nurmi	1897-1973	Olympic gold and silver multi-medalist	Mark	10mk	reverse	1986-1992
Jean Sibelius	1865-1957	classical composer	Mark	100mk	reverse	1986-2002

[edit] France

Currencies: Franc (₣, 1795-2002)
Euro (€, 2002-Present)
See also French franc.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Paul Cézanne	1839-1906	Post-Impressionist painter	Franc	₣100	obverse	1997-2002
Marie Curie	1867-1934	Nobel Prize winner, 1903	Franc	₣500	obverse	1995-2002
Pierre Curie	1859-1906	Nobel Prize winner, 1903	Franc	₣500	obverse	1995-2002
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry	1900-1944	author and aviator	Franc	₣50	obverse	1992-2002
Claude Debussy	1862-1918	impressionist composer	Franc	₣20	both	1997-2002
Gustave Eiffel	1832-1923	engineer and architect	Franc	₣200	obverse	1996-2002

[edit] Germany

Currencies: Deutsche Mark (DM, 1948-2002)
Euro (€, 2002-Present)
See also German mark.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Paul Ehrlich	1854-1915	Nobel Prize winner, 1908	Deutsche Mark	200 DM	obverse	1990-2002
Carl Friedrich Gauss	1777-1855	mathematician and scientist	Deutsche Mark	10 DM	obverse	1991-2002
Jacob Grimm	1785-1863	older of the Brothers Grimm, recorders of folk and fairy tales	Deutsche Mark	1,000 DM	obverse	1992-2002
Wilhelm Grimm	1786-1859	younger of the Brothers Grimm, recorders of folk and fairy tales	Deutsche Mark	1,000 DM	obverse	1992-2002
Maria Sibylla Merian	1647-1717	naturalist and illustrator	Deutsche Mark	500 DM	obverse	1992-2002
Balthasar Neumann	1687-1753	Baroque architect	Deutsche Mark	50 DM	obverse	1991-2002
Clara Schumann	1819-1896	classical pianist and composer	Deutsche Mark	100 DM	obverse	1990-2002
Bettina von Arnim	1785-1859	novelist	Deutsche Mark	5 DM	obverse	1992-2002
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff	1797-1848	poet and author	Deutsche Mark	20 DM	obverse	1992-2002

[edit] Greece

Currencies: Drachma (Δρ., 1832-2002)
Euro (€, 2002-Present)
See also Greek drachma.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
John Capodistria	1776-1831	1st Governor of Greece, 1827-1831	Drachma	500 Δρ.	obverse	1983-2002
Rigas Feraios	1757-1798	revolutionary, first casualty of the Greek War of Independence	Drachma	200 Δρ.	obverse	1997-2002
Theodoros Kolokotronis	1770-1843	General during the Greek War of Independence	Drachma	5,000 Δρ.	obverse	1997-2002
Adamantios Korais	1748-1833	linguist, author of the first modern Greek dictionary	Drachma	100 Δρ.	reverse	1978-2002
Georgios Papanikolaou	1883-1962	pioneer in early cancer detection	Drachma	10,000 Δρ.	obverse	1995-2002

[edit] Hungary

Currency: Forint (Ft, 1946-Present)
See also Banknotes of the Hungarian forint.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Endre Ady	1877-1919	poet	Forint	500 Ft	obverse	1970-1999
						1992-1999
Béla Bartók	1881-1945	composer, pianist	Forint	1,000 Ft	obverse	1983-1999
						1993-1999
György Dózsa	????-1514	lead a peasants' revolt against the nobility	Forint	20 Ft	obverse	1948-1992
						1920-1992
						1960-1992
Francis II	1676-1735	Prince of Transylvania; lead the uprising against the Hungarian monarchy, 1703-1711	Forint	50 Ft	obverse	1953-1996
						1966-1996
Lajos Kossuth	1802-1894	statesman and freedom fighter	Forint	100 Ft	obverse	1948-1998
						1920-1998
						1959-1998
						1992-1998
Sándor Petőfi	1823-1849	national poet; key figure of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848	Forint	10 Ft	obverse	1947-1992
						1950-1992
						1959-1992
István Széchenyi	1791-1860	statesman and political theorist	Forint	5,000 Ft	obverse	1991-1999

[edit] Iceland

Currency: Króna (kr, 1874-Present)
See also Icelandic króna.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Ingólfur Arnarson	unknown	first permanent settler of Iceland, 874	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1960-1969
Christian IX	1818-1906	King of Denmark, 1863-1906; signed the treaty that gave Iceland sovereignty, 1874	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1886-1907
					obverse	1907-1919
					obverse	1919-1920
				10 kr	obverse	1886-1907
					obverse	1907-1916
					obverse	1916-1920
				50 kr	obverse	1886-1907
					obverse	1916-1920
				100 kr	obverse	1916-1935
Christian X	1870-1947	King of Denmark, 1912-1947; King of Iceland, 1918-1944	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1907-1916
					obverse	1929-1935
				10 kr	obverse	1907-1916
					obverse	1929-1934
				50 kr	obverse	1907-1916
					obverse	1931-1936
				100 kr	obverse	1929-1935
Jón Eiríksson	1728-1787	promoter of enlightenment	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1935-1947
					obverse	1947-1960
				10 kr	1969-1984
				50 kr	obverse	1936-1948
					obverse	1948-1960
Frederick VIII	1843-1912	King of Denmark, 1906-1912	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1907-1916
Arngrímur Jónsson	1568-1648	scholar	Króna	10 kr	obverse	1981-1984
Árni Magnússon	1663-1730	medieval Icelanic scholar	Króna	100 kr	obverse	1981-1995
Jón Sigurðsson	1811-1879	leader of the Icelandic independence movement	Króna	10 kr	obverse	1934-1947
					obverse	1947-1969
				100 kr	obverse	1935-1947
					obverse	1947-1973
				500 kr	obverse	1944-1948
					obverse	1948-1968
Guðbrandur Þorláksson	1541-1627	bishop; published the first Icelandic translation of the Bible, 1584	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1981-1987

[edit] Ireland

Currencies: Pound (£, 1928-2002)
Euro (€, 2002-Present)
See also Series B Banknotes (Ireland) and Series C Banknotes (Ireland).

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Johannes Scotus Eriugena	815-877	theologian, philosopher, poet	Pound	£5	obverse	1975-1994
Douglas Hyde	1860-1949	1st President, 1938-1945	Pound	£50	obverse	1995-2002
James Joyce	1882-1941	author and poet	Pound	£10	obverse	1993-2002
Catherine McAuley	1787-1841	founder, The Sisters of Mercy, 1831	Pound	£5	obverse	1994-2002
Turlough O'Carolan	1670-1738	most famous Irish bard	Pound	£50	obverse	1977-1995
Daniel O'Connell	1775-1847	a leader of Catholic Emancipation	Pound	£20	obverse	1992-2002
Charles Stewart Parnell	1846-1891	statesman, forerunner to the modern Irish independence movement	Pound	£100	both	1995-2002
Jonathan Swift	1667-1745	satirist and poet	Pound	£10	obverse	1976-1993
W. B. Yeats	1865-1939	Nobel Prize winner, 1923	Pound	£20	obverse	1976-1992

[edit] Israel

Currencies: Pound or Lira (£, 1948-1980)
Sheqel (₪, 1980-1985)
New Sheqel (₪, 1985-Present)
See also Israeli lira, Israeli sheqel and Israeli new sheqel.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Shmuel Yosef Agnon	1888-1970	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1966	New Sheqel	₪50	obverse	1985-1999
David Ben-Gurion	1886-1973	1st Prime Minister, 1948-1953 and 1955-1963	Pound	£500	obverse	1977-1984
			Sheqel	₪50	obverse	1980-1986
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi	1884-1963	2nd President, 1952-1963	New Sheqel	₪100	obverse	1986-1999
Hayyim Nahman Bialik	1873-1934	National Poet	Pound	£10	obverse	1970-1984
Edmond James de Rothschild	1845-1934	philanthropist; activist for Jewish affairs	Sheqel	₪500	obverse	1982-1986
Albert Einstein	1879-1955	Nobel Prize winner in Physics, 1921	Pound	£5	obverse	1972-1984
Levi Eshkol	1895-1969	3rd Prime Minister, 1963-1969	Sheqel	₪5,000	obverse	1984-1986
			New Sheqel	₪5	obverse	1985-1999
Theodor Herzl	1860-1904	founder of the Zionist movement	Pound	£100 ₪10	obverse	1969-1984
						1975-1984
			Sheqel	₪10	obverse	1980-1986
Ze'ev Jabotinsky	1880-1940	a leader in the Zionist movement	Sheqel	₪100	obverse	1980-1986
Maimonides	1135/8-1204	author of the Mishneh	Sheqel	₪1,000	obverse	1983-1986
			New Sheqel	₪1	obverse	1986-1999
Golda Meir	1898-1978	4th Prime Minister, 1969-1974	Sheqel	₪10,000	obverse	1984-1986
			New Sheqel	₪10	obverse	1985-1999
Moses Montefiore	1784-1885	philanthropist	Pound	£10	obverse	1975-1984
			Sheqel	₪1	obverse	1980-1986
Moshe Sharett	1894-1965	2nd Prime Minister, 1954-1955	New Sheqel	₪20	obverse	1988-1999
Zalman Shazar	1889-1974	3rd President, 1963-1972	New Sheqel	₪200	obverse	1992-1999
Henrietta Szold	1860-1945	a leader of the Zionist movement	Pound	£5	obverse	1976-1984
Haim Weizman	1874-1952	1st President of Israel, 1949-1952	Pound	£50	obverse	1972-1984
						1978-1984
			Sheqel	₪5	obverse	1980-1986

[edit] Italy

Currencies: Lira (₤, 1861-2002)
Euro (€, 2002-Present)
See also Italian lira.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Vincenzo Bellini	1801-1835	opera composer	Lira	5,000 ₤	obverse	1985-2002
Gian Lorenzo Bernini	1598-1680	Baroque sculptor and architect	Lira	50,000 ₤	obverse	1985-2002
Caravaggio	1571-1610	Baroque artist	Lira	100,000 ₤	obverse	1985-2002
Guglielmo Marconi	1874-1937	Nobel Prize winner, 1909	Lira	2,000 ₤	obverse	1990-2002
Maria Montessori	1870-1952	developed the Montessori method of education	Lira	1,000 ₤	obverse	1990-2002
Raphael	1483-1520	Renaissance painter	Lira	500,000 ₤	obverse	1997-2002
Alessandro Volta	1745-1827	developer of the electric battery, 1800	Lira	10,000 ₤	obverse	1985-2002

[edit] Japan

Currency: Yen (¥, 1870-Present)
See also Japanese yen.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Itō Hirobumi	1841-1909	1st, 5th, 7th, and 10th Prime Minister, 1885-1888, 1892-1896, 1898, 1900-1901	Yen	¥1,000	obverse	1963-1986
Nitobe Inazo	1862-1933	politician, economist, author	Yen	¥5,000	obverse	1984-2004
Takahashi Korekiyo	1854-1936	20th Prime Minister, 1921-1922	Yen	¥50	obverse	1951-1958
Prince Shōtoku	574-622	regent, politician	Yen	¥100	obverse	1946-1956
				¥1,000	obverse	1950-1965
				¥5,000	obverse	1957-1986
				¥10,000	obverse	1958-1986
Ninomiya Sontoku	1787-1856	philosoper, economist, moralist	Yen	¥1	obverse	1946-1958
Natsume Sōseki	1867-1916	novelist	Yen	¥1,000	obverse	1984-2004
Itagaki Taisuke	1837-1919	politician	Yen	¥100	obverse	1953-1974
Iwakura Tomomi	1825-1883	politician	Yen	¥500	obverse	1951-1971
				¥500	obverse	1969-1994
Fukuzawa Yukichi	1835-1901	political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator, author	Yen	¥10,000	obverse	1984-2004

[edit] Lithuania

Currency: Litas (Lt, 1993-Present)
See also Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jonas Basanavičius	1851-1927	leader in the Lithuanian national movement; signatory of the Act of Independence, 1918	Litas	50 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993-1998
						1998-2001
Steponas Darius	1896-1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	Litas	10 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993-1997
						1997-2001
Simonas Daukantas	1793-1864	historian; wrote the first Lithuanian history books in the Lithuanian language	Litas	100 Lt	obverse	1993-2000
Stasys Girėnas	1893-1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	Litas	10 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993-1997
						1997-2001
Jonas Jablonskis	1860-1930	standardized the Lithuanian language	Litas	5 Lt	obverse	1993-1998
Maironis	1862-1932	romantic poet; active member of the Lithuanian national movement	Litas	20 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993-1997
						1997-2001
Motiejus Valančius	1801-1875	a leader in the Lithuanian national movement	Litas	2 Lt	obverse	1993-1998
Vydūnas	1868-1953	writer, philosopher; leader in the Lithuantian national movement	Litas	200 Lt	obverse	1997-2000
Žemaitė	1845-1921	author	Litas	1 Lt	obverse	1994-1998

[edit] Luxembourg

Currencies: Franc (fr., 1944-2002)
Euro (€, 2002-Present)
See also Luxembourgish franc.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jean I	1921-	Grand Duke, 1964-2000	Franc	100 fr.	obverse	1986-2002
				1,000 fr.	obverse	1985-2002
				5,000 fr.	obverse	1993-2002

[edit] Mexico

Currency: Peso ($, 1821-Present)
See also Mexican peso.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Emiliano Zapata	1879-1919	Leader in the Mexican Revolution, 1910-1919	Peso	$10	both	1993-1997

[edit] Netherlands

Currencies: Gulden (ƒ, 1817-2002)
Euro (€, 2002-Present)
See also Banknotes of the Dutch gulden.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Michiel de Ruyter	1607-1676	admiral of the Dutch navy during the Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1652-1676	Gulden	ƒ100	obverse	1972-1981
Frans Hals	1580-1666	painter	Gulden	ƒ10	obverse	1971-1977
Baruch Spinoza	1632-1677	rationalist philosopher	Gulden	ƒ1,000	obverse	1973-1996
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck	1562-1621	composer, organist, teacher	Gulden	ƒ25	obverse	1972-1990
Joost van den Vondel	1587-1697	writer, playwright	Gulden	ƒ5	obverse	1976-1988

[edit] Norway

Currency: Krone (kr, 1877-Present)
See also Banknotes of the Norwegian krone.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Niels Henrik Abel	1802-1829	mathematician	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1948-2002
						1978-2002
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson	1832-1910	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1903	Krone	50 kr	obverse	1950-1999
						1966-1999
Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie	1779-1849	Speaker of the Storting, 1815 and 1818	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1901-1945
				10 kr	obverse
				50 kr	obverse
				100 kr	obverse
				500 kr	obverse
				1,000 kr	obverse
Camilla Collett	1813-1885	writer	Krone	100 kr	obverse	1979-1997
Christian Magnus Falsen	1782-1830	co-author of the Constitution, 1814	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1991-2001
Edvard Grieg	1843-1907	composer and pianist	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1991-2000
Henrik Ibsen	1828-1906	playwright; known as "The Father of Modern Drama"	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1949-1999
						1975-2001
Christian Michelsen	1857-1925	Prime Minister, 1905-1907	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1954-1999
Fridtjof Nansen	1861-1930	Nobel Prize winner for Peace, 1922	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1955-1999
				10 kr	obverse	1972-1999
Oscar II	1829-1907	King of Norway, 1872-1905	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1877-1998
				10 kr	obverse
				50 kr	obverse
				100 kr	obverse
				500 kr	obverse
				1,000 kr	obverse
Peder Tordenskjold	1691-1720	Vice-Admiral; hero from the Great Northern War	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1901-1945
				100 kr	obverse
				1,000 kr	obverse
Aasmund Olavsson Vinje	1818-1870	poet and journalist	Krone	50 kr	obverse	1985-1997
Henrik Wergeland	1808-1845	poet and writer	Krone	100 kr	obverse	1949-1999
						1962-1999

[edit] Pakistan

Currency: Rupee (Rs., 1947-Present)
See also Pakistani rupee.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Muhammad Ali Jinnah	1876-1948	1st Governor-General, 1947-1948; "Father of the Nation"	Rupee	Rs. 5	obverse	1997-2002

[edit] Poland

Currency: Złoty (zł, 1924-Present)
See also Historical coins and banknotes of Poland.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Józef Bem	1794-1850	general; war hero	Złoty	10 zł	obverse	1982-1995
Boleslaw I	966/7-1025	King of Poland, 992-1025	Złoty	2,000 zł	reverse	1977-1995
Frédéric Chopin	1810-1849	romantic composer and pianist	Złoty	5,000 zł	obverse	1982-1995
Nicolaus Copernicus	1473-1543	developed a heliocentric model of the solar system	Złoty	1,000 zł	obverse	1962-1965
						1975-1995
Marie Curie	1867-1934	Nobel Prize winner for Physics (1903) and Chemistry (1911)	Złoty	20,000 zł	obverse	1989-1995
Jarosław Dąbrowski	1836-1871	general; commander-in-chief of the Paris Commune	Złoty	200 zł	obverse	1976-1995
Dubrawka	???-977	Queen Consort of Mieszko I, 965-977	Złoty	2 zł	obverse	1936-1940
Tadeusz Kościuszko	1746-1817	general; leader of the Kościuszko Uprising, 1794	Złoty	500 zł	obverse	1976-1995
Mieszko I	935-992	King of Poland, 960-992	Złoty	2,000 zł	obverse	1977-1995
Stanisław Moniuszko	1819-1872	conductor and composer	Złoty	100,000 zł	obverse	1990-1995
Ignacy Jan Paderewski	1860-1941	3rd Prime Minister, 1919	Złoty	2,000,000 zł	obverse	1992-1995
Emilia Plater	1806-1831	countess; hero from the November Uprising	Złoty	20 zł	obverse	1936-1939
						1940-1944
Władysław Reymont	1867-1925	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1924	Złoty	1,000,000 zł	obverse	1991-1995
Henryk Sienkiewicz	1846-1916	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1905	Złoty	500,000 zł	obverse	1990-1995
Stanisław Staszic	1755-1826	priest, philosopher, statesman; supporter of the Constitution of May 3, 1791	Złoty	50,000 zł	obverse	1989-1995
Karol Świerczewski	1897-1947	leader in post-World War II government	Złoty	50 zł	obverse	1975-1995
Romuald Traugutt	1826-1864	general; hero from the January Uprising	Złoty	20 zł	obverse	1982-1995
Ludwik Waryński	1856-1889	socialist activist	Złoty	100 zł	obverse	1975-1995
Stanisław Wyspiański	1869-1907	playwright	Złoty	10,000 zł	obverse	1988-1995

[edit] Portugal

Currencies: Escudo ($, 1911-2002)
Euro (€, 2002-Present)
See also Portuguese escudo.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Pedro Álvares Cabral	1467-1520	explorer and navigator, discovered the sea route to Brazil, 1500	Escudo	1,000$	obverse	1996-2002
Vasco da Gama	1469-1524	explorer and navigator, sailed from Europe to India, 1497-1498	Escudo	5,000$	obverse	1996-2002
João de Barros	1496-1570	historian	Escudo	500$	obverse	1997-2002
Bartolomeu Dias	1450-1500	explorer and navigator, sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, 1488	Escudo	2,000$	obverse	1996-2002
Henry the Navigator	1394-1460	patron of Portuguese exploration	Escudo	10,000$	obverse	1996-2002

[edit] Romania

Currency: Leu (L, 1867-Present)
See also Banknotes of the Romanian leu.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Grigore Antipa	1867-1944	biologist; studied fauna and wildlife of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea	Leu	200 L	obverse	1992-1996
Nicolae Bălcescu	1819-1852	a leader of the Wallachian Revolution of 1848	Leu	100 L	obverse	1952-1966
						1966-1991
Lucian Blaga	1895-1961	poet, playwright, philosopher	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1998-2002
Constantin Brâncuşi	1876-1957	sculptor	Leu	500 L	both	1991-1992
						1992-1996
Ion Luca Caragiale	1852-1912	playwright, short story writer	Leu	1,000,000 L	obverse	2003-2007
Alexander John Cuza	1820-1873	Prince of Moldovia and Wallachia, 1859-1862; Dominator of Romania, 1862-1866	Leu	50 L	obverse	1952-1966
						1966-1991
Mihai Eminescu	1850-1889	romantic poet	Leu	1,000 L	obverse	1991-1993
						1993-1998
						1998-2001
George Enescu	1881-1955	composer, violinist, pianist	Leu	50,000 L	obverse	1996-2002
						2000-2004
						2001-2007
Nicolae Grigorescu	1838-1907	painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting	Leu	100,000 L	obverse	1998-2004
						2001-2007
Avram Iancu	1824-1872	leader in the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848-1849	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1992-1993
						1993-1998
Nicolae Iorga	1871-1940	Prime Minister, 1931-1932	Leu	10,000 L	obverse	1994-1999
						1999-2002
						2000-2007
Tudor Vladimirescu	1780-1821	revolutionary leader; lead the Wallachian Uprising of 1821 and the Pandur militia	Leu	25 L	obverse	1952-1966
						1966-1991
Aurel Vlaicu	1882-1913	engineer, inventor, early pilot	Leu	500,000 L	obverse	2000-2007

[edit] Slovenia

Currencies: Tolar (SIT, 1991-2007)
Euro (€, 2007-Present)
See also Slovenian tolar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Ivan Cankar	1876-1918	writer, playwright, poet	Tolar	10,000 SIT	obverse	1995-2007
Jacobus Gallus	1550-1591	Renaissance composer	Tolar	200 SIT	obverse	1993-2007
Rihard Jakopič	1869-1943	impressionist painter	Tolar	100 SIT	obverse	1992-2007
Ivana Kobilca	1861-1926	realist painter	Tolar	5,000 SIT	obverse	1993-2007
Jože Plečnik	1872-1957	architect	Tolar	500 SIT	obverse	1992-2007
France Prešeren	1800-1849	poet	Tolar	1,000 SIT	obverse	1992-2007
Primož Trubar	1508-1586	founder and superintendent of the Protestant Church of Slovenia	Tolar	10 SIT	obverse	1992-2007
Janez Vajkard Valvasor	1641-1693	scholar	Tolar	20 SIT	obverse	1992-2007
Jurij Vega	1754-1802	mathematician and physicist	Tolar	50 SIT	obverse	1993-2007

[edit] South Africa

Currencies: Pound (£, 1825-1961)
Rand (R, 1961-Present)
See also South African pound and South African rand.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jan van Riebeeck	1619-1677	Dutch founder and colonial administrator of Cape Town, 1652-1662	Pound	10/-	obverse	1948-1961
				£1	obverse
				£5	obverse
				£10	obverse	1952-1961
				£100	obverse
			Rand	R1	obverse	1961-1966
					obverse	1966-1973
					obverse	1973-1975
					obverse	1975-1977
				R2	obverse	1961-1974
					obverse	1974-1975
					obverse	1975-1978
					obverse	1978-1993
				R5	obverse	1966-1975
					obverse	1975-1978
					obverse	1978-1993
				R10	obverse	1961-1966
					obverse	1966-1975
					obverse	1975-1978
					obverse	1978-1993
				R20	obverse	1961-1979
					obverse	1979-1993
				R50	obverse	1984-1992

[edit] Soviet Union

Currency: Ruble (руб, 1917-1991) and Chervonet (1922-1947)
See also Soviet ruble and Russian chervonets.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Vladimir Lenin	1870-1924	leader of the October Revolution; 1st Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars, 1917-1924	Ruble	руб10	obverse	1947-1961
					obverse	1961-1991
				руб25	obverse	1947-1961
					obverse	1961-1992
				руб50	obverse
				руб100	obverse
			Chervonet	5 chervozev	obverse	1937-1947
				10 chervozev	obverse

[edit] Spain

Currencies: Peseta (₧, 1868-2002)
Euro (€, 2002-Present)
See also Spanish peseta.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Leopoldo Alas y Ureña	1851-1901	novelist	Peseta	200 ₧	obverse	1982-2002
Christopher Columbus	1451-1506	navigator and explorer, discovered the Amercias, 1492	Peseta	5,000 ₧	obverse	1992-2002
Hernando Cortés	1485-1547	conquistador of Mexico	Peseta	1,000 ₧	obverse	1992-2002
Rosalía de Castro	1837-1885	writer, poet	Peseta	500 ₧	obverse	1982-2002
Antonio de Ulloa	1716-1795	explorer, colonial administrator, 1st Spanish governor of Louisiana, 1766-1768	Peseta	10,000 ₧	reverse	1987-2002
Felipe	1968-	Prince of Asturias, 1977-	Peseta	10,000 ₧	reverse	1982-1987
Juan Ramón Jiménez	1881-1958	poet; Nobel Prize winner, 1956	Peseta	2,000 ₧	obverse	1982-1987
Juan Carlos I	1938-	King of Spain, 1975-	Peseta	5,000 ₧	obverse	1982-1987
				10,000 ₧	obverse
					obverse	1987-2002
José Celestino Mutis	1732-1808	botanist and mathematician	Peseta	2,000 ₧	obverse	1987-2002
Benito Pérez Galdós	1843-1920	novelist	Peseta	1,000 ₧	obverse	1982-1987
Francisco Pizarro	1475-1541	conquistador of Peru	Peseta	1,000 ₧	reverse	1992-2002

[edit] Sweden

Currency: Krona(kr, 1873-Present)
See also Swedish krona.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Charles XI	1655-1697	King of Sweden, 1660-1697	Krona	500 kr	obverse	1985-1999
					obverse	1989-2006
Charles XIV John	1763-1844	King of Sweden and Norway, 1818-1844	Krona	1,000 kr	obverse	1976-1998
Gustav I	1496-1560	King of Sweden, 1523-1560	Krona	5 kr	reverse	1890-1987
					obverse	1965-1998
				10 kr	reverse	1892-1987
					obverse	1940-1987
				50 kr	reverse	????-1987
				100 kr	reverse	????-1987
				1,000 kr	reverse	1890-1987
Gustav III	1746-1792	King of Sweden, 1771-1792	Krona	50 kr	obverse	????-1998
Gustav V	1858-1950	King of Sweden, 1907-1950	Krona	5 kr	obverse	1948-1987
				1,000 kr	reverse	1952-1987
Gustav II Adolf	1594-1632	King of Sweden, 1611-1632	Krona	100 kr	obverse	????-1998
					obverse	1986-2006
Gustav VI Adolf	1882-1973	King of Sweden, 1950-1973	Krona	5 kr	obverse	1954-1987
				10 kr	obverse	1963-1998
				10,000 kr	obverse	1958-1991
Selma Lagerlöf	1858-1940	Nobel Prize winner in Liturature, 1909	Krona	20 kr	obverse	1992-2006
Carolus Linnaeus	1707-1778	botanist, physician, zoologist; father of taxonomy	Krona	50 kr	obverse	????-1998

[edit] Switzerland

Currency: Franc(Fr., 1850-Present)
See also Swiss franc.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Francesco Borromini	1599-1667	Baroque architect	Franc	100 Fr.	obverse	1976-2000
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure	1740-1799	aristocrat, physicist; considered the founder of mountaineering	Franc	20 Fr.	obverse	1979-2000
Leonhard Euler	1707-1783	mathematician, physicist	Franc	10 Fr.	obverse	1979-2000
Auguste-Henri Forel	1848-1931	psychiatrist and neuroanatomist; studied brain structures of humans and ants	Franc	1,000 Fr.	obverse	1978-2000
Conrad Gessner	1516-1565	authored Historiae Animalium (1551-1558), considered the foundation of modern zoology	Franc	50 Fr.	obverse	1978-2000
Gottfried Keller	1819-1890	writer	Franc	10 Fr.	obverse	1956-2000
Saint Martin	316/7-397	patron saint of soldiers	Franc	100 Fr.	obverse	1957-2000
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi	1746-1827	teacher and education reformer	Franc	20 Fr.	obverse	1930-1976
Albrecht von Haller	1708-1777	anatomist and physiologist	Franc	500 Fr.	obverse	1977-2000

[edit] Turkey

Currency: Lira (₤, 1843-2005)
New Lira (₤, 2005-Present)
See also Turkish lira and Turkish new lira.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk	1881-1938	founder of the Republic of Turkey; 1st President, 1923-1938	Lira	₤2½	obverse	1939-1952
					obverse	1952-1966
					obverse	1955-1966
					obverse	1957-1966
					obverse	1960-1966
				₤5	obverse	1937-1952
					obverse	1952-1968
					obverse	1959-1968
					obverse	1961-1968
					obverse	1965-1968
					obverse	1968-1983
					obverse	1976-1983
				₤10	obverse	1938-1952
					obverse	1952-1966
					obverse	1953-1966
					obverse	1958-1966
					obverse	1960-1966
					obverse	1961-1966
					obverse	1963-1966
					obverse	1966-1981
					obverse	1975-1981
					both	1979-1987
					both	1982-1987
				₤20	obverse	1966-1987
					obverse	1974-1987
					obverse	1979-1987
					obverse	1983-1987
				₤50	obverse	1927-1938
					obverse	1938-1952
					obverse	1951-1979
					obverse	1953-1979
					obverse	1956-1979
					obverse	1957-1979
					obverse	1960-1979
					obverse	1964-1979
					obverse	1971-1979
					obverse	1976-1987
					obverse	1983-1987
				₤100	obverse	1927-1938
					obverse	1938-1942
					obverse	1952-1976
					obverse	1956-1976
					obverse	1958-1976
					obverse	1962-1976
					obverse	1964-1976
					obverse	1969-1976
					obverse	1972-1986
					obverse	1979-1986
					obverse	1983-1986
					obverse	1984-1989
				₤500	obverse	1927-1939
					obverse	1939-1946
					obverse	1953-1976
					obverse	1959-1976
					obverse	1962-1976
					obverse	1968-1976
					obverse	1971-1984
					obverse	1974-1984
					obverse	1983-1989
					obverse	1984-1989
				₤1,000	obverse	1927-1939
					obverse	1939-1946
					obverse	1953-1979
					obverse	1978-1986
obverse	1979-1986
obverse	1981-1986
obverse	1986-1992
obverse	1988-1992
₤5,000	obverse	1981-1994
	obverse	1985-1994
	obverse	1988-1994
	obverse	1990-1994
₤10,000	obverse	1982-1995
	obverse	1984-1995
	obverse	1989-1995
	obverse	1993-1995
₤20,000	obverse	1988-1997
	obverse	1995-1997
₤50,000	obverse	1989-1999
	obverse	1995-1999
₤100,000	both	1991-2001
	both	1994-2001
	both	1996-2001
₤250,000	obverse	1992-2006
	obverse	1995-2006
	obverse	1998-2006
₤500,000	obverse	1993-2006
	obverse	1994-2006
	obverse	1997-2006
₤1,000,000	obverse	1995-2006
	obverse	1996-2006
	obverse	2002-2006
₤5,000,000	obverse	1997-2006
₤10,000,000	obverse	1999-2006
₤20,000,000	obverse	2001-2006
Mehmet Akif Ersoy	1873-1936	poet; author of the lyrics to the National Anthem	Lira	₤100	reverse	1983-1989
					reverse	1984-1989
İsmet İnönü	1884-1973	2nd President, 1938-1950	Lira	50 kuruş	obverse	1944-1947
				₤1	obverse	1942-1947
				₤2½	obverse	1947-1952
				₤10	obverse	1942-1950
					obverse	1947-1952
					obverse	1948-1952
				₤50	obverse	1942-1951
					obverse	1947-1951
				₤100	obverse	1942-1946
					obverse	1947-1952
				₤500	obverse	1940-1946
					obverse	1946-1953
				₤1,000	obverse	1940-1946
					obverse	1946-1953
Mehmed II	1432-1481	Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1444-1446 and 1451-1481	Lira	₤1,000	reverse	1986-1989
					reverse	1988-1992
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi	1207-1273	Persian theologian and poet; his followers founded the Mevlevi Order, or "Whirling Dervishes"	Lira	₤5,000	reverse	1981-1994
					reverse	1985-1994
					reverse	1988-1994
Sinan	1489-1588	chief architect of the Ottoman Empire, 1512-1588	Lira	₤10,000	reverse	1982-1995
					reverse	1984-1995
					reverse	1989-1995
					reverse	1993-1995

[edit] Ukraine

Currency: Hryvnia(₴, 1996-Present)
See also Ukrainian hryvnia.
Currency: Karbovanets(1991-1996)
See also Ukrainian karbovanets.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Vladimir I	958-1015	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 978-1015	Hryvnia	₴1	obverse	1996-1997
					obverse	1997-2004
					obverse	2004-2006
Yaroslav I	978-1054	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod	Hryvnia	₴2	obverse	1996-1997
					obverse	1997-2001
					obverse	2001-2004
Bohdan Khmelnytsky	1595-1657	Hetman of Ukraine, 1648-1657	Hryvnia	₴5	obverse	1996-1997
					obverse	1997-1998
					obverse	1998-2001
					obverse	2001-2004
Ivan Mazepa	1640-1709	Hetman of Ukraine, 1687-1708	Hryvnia	₴10	obverse	1996-1997
					obverse	1997-2000
					obverse	2000-2004
Ivan Franko	1856-1916	poet, writer, journalist	Hryvnia	₴20	obverse	1996-1997
					obverse	1997-2000
					obverse	2000-2003
Mykhailo Hrushevsky	1866-1934	1st President of the Ukrainian People's Republic, 1917-1918	Hryvnia	₴50	obverse	1996-2004
Taras Shevchenko	1814-1861	poet; works considered to be the foundation of both modern Ukrainian language and literature	Hryvnia	₴100	obverse	1996-2006
Lubid'	6th century	Founder of Kiev	Karbovanets	1, 3, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100	obverse	1991-1996
Kyi, Schek and Khoryv	6th century	Founders of Kiev	Karbovanets	100, 200, 500, 1,000, 2,000, 5,000	obverse	1992-1996
Vladimir I	958-1015	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 978-1015	Karbovanets	10,000, 20,000, 50,000, 100,000, 200,000, 500,000	obverse	1993-1996
Taras Shevchenko	1814-1861	poet; works considered to be the foundation of both modern Ukrainian language and literature	Karbovanets	1,000,000	obverse	1995-2006

[edit] United Kingdom

Currency: Pound Sterling(£, 1158-Present)
See also Banknotes of the pound sterling.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Charles Dickens	1812-1870	foremost English novelist of the Victoria era	Pound Sterling	£10	reverse	1992-2003
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-	Pound Sterling	£1	obverse	1978-1988
				£5	obverse	1971-1991
					obverse	1990-2003
				£10	obverse	1975-1994
					obverse	1992-2003
				£20	obverse	1970-1993
					obverse	1991-2001
				£50	obverse	1981-1996
Michael Faraday	1791-1867	physicist and chemist; significantly contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry	Pound Sterling	£20	reverse	1991-2001
Isaac Newton	1643-1727	physicist, mathematician, astronomer	Pound Sterling	£1	reverse	1978-1988
Florence Nightingale	1820-1910	pioneer of modern nursing	Pound Sterling	£10	reverse	1975-1994
William Shakespeare	1564-1616	playwright, poet; regarded as the greatest writer of the English language	Pound Sterling	£20	reverse	1970-1993
George Stephenson	1781-1848	invented the steam engine locomotive	Pound Sterling	£5	reverse	1990-2003
Arthur Wellesley	1769-1852	1st Duke of Wellington, 1814-1852; Prime Minister, 1828-1830 and 1834	Pound Sterling	£5	reverse	1971-1991
Christopher Wren	1632-1723	architect; designer of St. Paul's Cathedral	Pound Sterling	£50	reverse	1981-1996

[edit] United States

Currency: Dollar ($, 1792-Present)
See also Federal Reserve Note and Large denominations of United States currency.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
William Bradford	1590-1657	2nd Governor of Plymouth Colony, 1621-1651	Dollar	$10,000	reverse	1918-1928
William Brewster	1566-1644	leader and pastor of Plymouth Colony	Dollar	$10,000	reverse	1918-1928
John Carver	1576-1621	1st Governor of Plymouth Colony, 1620-1621	Dollar	$10,000	reverse	1918-1928
Salmon P. Chase	1808-1873	25th Secretary of the Treasury, 1861-1864	Dollar	$10,000	obverse	1918-1928
						1929-1969
Grover Cleveland	1837-1908	22nd and 24th President, 1885-1889 and 1893-1897	Dollar	$1,000	obverse	1929-1969
Hernando de Soto	1496/7-1542	Spanish explorer; discoverer of the Mississippi River, 1542	Dollar	$500	reverse	1918-1928
Elbridge Gerry	1744-1814	Delegate, Continental Congress, 1782-1785	Dollar	$5,000	reverse	1918-1928
Alexander Hamilton	1755/7-1804	1st Secretary of the Treasury, 1789-1795	Dollar	$1,000	obverse	1918-1928
Thomas Jefferson	1743-1826	Delegate, Continental Congress, 1783-1784	Dollar	$5,000	reverse	1918-1928
James Madison	1751-1836	Delegate, Continental Congress, 1780-1783	Dollar	$5,000	reverse	1918-1928
		4th President, 1809-1817			obverse	1929-1969
John Marshall	1755-1835	4th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 1801-1835	Dollar	$500	obverse	1918-1928
William McKinley	1843-1901	25th President, 1897-1901	Dollar	$500	obverse	1929-1969
Thomas Mifflin	1744-1800	President of the United States in Congress Assembled, 1783-1784	Dollar	$5,000	reverse	1918-1928
James Monroe	1758-1831	Delegate, Continental Congress, 1783-1786	Dollar	$5,000	reverse	1918-1928
John Robinson	1575-1625	organizer of the Mayflower voyage	Dollar	$10,000	reverse	1918-1928
Myles Standish	1584-1656	military commander of Plymouth Colony	Dollar	$10,000	reverse	1918-1928
George Washington	1732-1799	Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, 1775-1783	Dollar	$5,000	reverse	1918-1928

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