List of people on banknotes

Banknotes in circulation

Albania

Currency: Lek (pl. Lekë) (since 1926)
Symbol: L
See also Albanian lek.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Fan S. Noli	1882-1965	Writer, Bishop, Translator, Composer, Politician; 14th Prime Minister of Albania (June 16, 1924 – December 23, 1924)	100 Lekë	Obverse	1996-2009
Naim Frashëri	1846-1900	Poet and writer	200 Lekë	Obverse	1996
Ismail Qemali	1844-1919	1st Head of State of Albania (1912); 1st Prime Minister of Albania (1912-1914); 1st Minister of Foreign Affairs (1912-1913)	500 Lekë	Obverse	1996
Pjetër Bogdani	1630-1689	Writer and poet	1,000 Lekë	Obverse	1996
King Gent (Gentius)	?-167 BC	Last Illyrian king of the Ardiaean State	2,000 Lekë	Obverse	2007
George Kastrioti (Skanderbeg)	1405-1468	Prince of Kastrioti (1443-1468)	5,000 Lekë	Obverse	1996

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 2013
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
María Eva Duarte de Perón	1919-1952	First Lady, 1946-1952	$100	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.

Armenia

Currency: Dram (since 1993)
Symbol:
See also Armenian dram.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Aram Khachaturian	1903-1978	Composer	50	Obverse	1998
Victor Ambartsumian	1908-1996	Scientist and one of the founders of theoretical astrophysics	100	Obverse	1998
Alexander Tamanian	1878-1936	Architect	500	Obverse	1999
Yeghishe Charents	1897-1937	Poet, writer and public activist	1,000	Obverse	1999
Hovhannes Tumanyan	1869-1923	Writer and public activist	5,000	Obverse	1999
Avetik Isahakyan	1875-1957	Lyric writer, poet and public activist	10,000	Obverse	2003
Martiros Saryan	1880-1972	Painter	20,000	Obverse	2007
Gregory the Illuminator and Tiridates III the Great	257-331 (Gregory the Illuminator); 250-300 (Tiridates III the Great)	Patron saint of Armenia and the first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church (Gregory the Illuminator); King of Arsacid Armenia (287-330)	50,000	Reverse	2001
King Abgar V of Edessa	4 BC-7 AD and 13-50 AD	King of Osroene	100,000	Both	2009

Australia

Main article: List of people who have appeared on Australian currency

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.

Bahrain

Currency: Dinar (since 1965)
Symbol: BD
See also Bahraini dinar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifa	1950-	King of Bahrain (2002-)	10 dinars	Obverse	2006
Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifa	1950-	King of Bahrain (2002-)	20 dinars	Obverse	2001

Bangladesh

Currency: Taka (since 1972)
Symbol: ৳
See also Bangladeshi taka.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman	1920-1975	1st President of Bangladesh (1971-1972); 2nd Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1972-1975); 4th President of Bangladesh (January 25, 1975 – August 15, 1975)	৳2	Obverse	1988
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman	1920-1975	1st President of Bangladesh (1971-1972); 2nd Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1972-1975); 4th President of Bangladesh (January 25, 1975 – August 15, 1975)	৳5	Obverse	1972
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman	1920-1975	1st President of Bangladesh (1971-1972); 2nd Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1972-1975); 4th President of Bangladesh (January 25, 1975 – August 15, 1975)	৳10	Obverse	1972
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman	1920-1975	1st President of Bangladesh (1971-1972); 2nd Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1972-1975); 4th President of Bangladesh (January 25, 1975 – August 15, 1975)	৳20	Obverse	1979
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman	1920-1975	1st President of Bangladesh (1971-1972); 2nd Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1972-1975); 4th President of Bangladesh (January 25, 1975 – August 15, 1975)	৳50	Obverse	1976
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman	1920-1975	1st President of Bangladesh (1971-1972); 2nd Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1972-1975); 4th President of Bangladesh (January 25, 1975 – August 15, 1975)	৳100	Obverse	1972
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman	1920-1975	1st President of Bangladesh (1971-1972); 2nd Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1972-1975); 4th President of Bangladesh (January 25, 1975 – August 15, 1975)	৳500	Obverse	1976
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman	1920-1975	1st President of Bangladesh (1971-1972); 2nd Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1972-1975); 4th President of Bangladesh (January 25, 1975 – August 15, 1975)	৳1,000	Obverse	2008

Brunei

Currency: Dollar (since 1967)
Symbol: B$
See also Brunei dollar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Hassanal Bolkiah	1946-	Sultan of Brunei (1967-)	1 ringgit/dollar	Obverse	1996
Hassanal Bolkiah	1946-	Sultan of Brunei (1967-)	5 ringgit/dollars	Obverse	1996
Hassanal Bolkiah	1946-	Sultan of Brunei (1967-)	10 ringgit/dollars	Obverse	1996
Hassanal Bolkiah	1946-	Sultan of Brunei (1967-)	50 ringgit/dollars	Obverse	1996 (paper); 2004 (polymer)
Hassanal Bolkiah	1946-	Sultan of Brunei (1967-)	100 ringgit/dollars	Obverse	1996 (paper); 2004 (polymer)
Hassanal Bolkiah	1946-	Sultan of Brunei (1967-)	500 ringgit/dollars	Obverse	2000
Omar Ali Saifuddien III	1914-1986	Sultan of Brunei (1950-1967)	500 ringgit/dollars	Obverse	2006
Hassanal Bolkiah	1946-	Sultan of Brunei (1967-)	1000 ringgit/dollars	Obverse	2006
Hassanal Bolkiah	1946-	Sultan of Brunei (1967-)	10,000 ringgit/dollars	Obverse	2006

Bulgaria

Currency: Lev (pl. Leva) (since 1881)
Symbol: лв
See also Bulgarian lev.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Ivan Rilski	876-946	Patron saint of Bulgaria	1 lev	Obverse	1999
Paìsiy Hilendàrski	1722-1773	Saint of Bulgaria	2 leva	Obverse	1999
Ivan Milev	1897-1927	Bulgarian painter and scenographer, founder of Bulgarian Secession	5 leva	Obverse	1999
Petar Beron	1799-1871	Educator	10 leva	Obverse	1999
Stefan Stambolov	1854-1895	9th Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1887-1894)	20 leva	Obverse	1999
Pencho Slaveykov	1866-1912	Poet	50 leva	Obverse	1999
Aleko Konstantinov	1863-1897	Writer	100 leva	Both	2003

Burundi

Currency: Franc (since 1916)
Symbol: FBu
See also Burundian franc.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Prince Louis Rwagasore	1932-1961	Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Burundi (September 28, 1961 – October 13, 1961), Burundian nationalist and national hero	100 francs	Obverse	1964
Prince Louis Rwagasore and Melchior Ndadaye	1932-1961 (Prince Louis Rwagasore); 1953-1993 (Melchior Ndadaye)	Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Burundi (September 28, 1961 – October 13, 1961), Burundian nationalist and national hero (Prince Louis Rwagasore); President of Burundi (July 10, 1993 – October 21, 1993) (Melchior Ndadaye)	10,000 francs	Obverse	2004

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	2011
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*	1841-1919	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.

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 Chairman, 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.

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

Costa Rica

Currency: Colón (since 1896)
Symbol: ₡
See also Costa Rican colón.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Braulio Carrillo Colina	1800-1845	Head of State (1st term: 1835-1837; 2nd term: 1838-1842)	₡1000	obverse	2009
Mauro Fernández Acuña	1843-1905	Politician and lawyer	₡2000	obverse	2009
Alfredo González Flores	1877-1962	President of Costa Rica (1914-1917)	₡5000	obverse	2009
José Figueres Ferrer	1906-1990	President of Costa Rica (1st term (32nd President of Costa Rica): 1948-1949; 2nd term (34th President of Costa Rica): 1953-1958; 3rd term (38th President of Costa Rica): 1970-1974	₡10,000	obverse	2009
Carmen Lyra (born Maria Isabel Carvajal)	1887-1949	Costa Rican writer and member of the Communist Party of Costa Rica	₡20,000	obverse	2009
Romualdo Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno	1859-1945	President of Costa Rica (1st term: 1910-1914; 2nd term: 1924-1928; 3rd term: 1932-1936)	₡50,000	obverse	2009

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

Cuba

Currency: Cuban peso (since 1857)
Symbol: $, $MN
See also Cuban peso.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
José Martí and Fidel Castro	1853-1895 (José Martí); 1926- (Fidel Castro)	National hero of Cuba, poet, an essayist, a journalist, a revolutionary philosopher, a translator, a professor, a publisher, and a political theorist (José Martí); Prime Minister (1959-1976), President of Cuba (1976-2008) (Fidel Castro)	1 peso	both	2001
Ernesto "Che" Guevara	1928-1967	Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist	3 pesos	both	2004
Antonio Maceo Grajales	1845-1895	Lt. General	5 pesos	both	1997
Máximo Gómez y Báez	1836-1905	Major General in the Ten Years' War (1868-1878) and Commander in Cuba's War of Independence (1895-1898)	10 pesos	obverse	1997
Camilo Cienfuegos	1932-1959	Cuban revolutionary	20 pesos	obverse	1998
Calixto García Iñiguez	1839-1898	General in three uprisings: part of the Cuban War of Independence, the Ten Years' War, the Little War and the War of 1895	50 pesos	obverse	1998
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes	1819-1874	Cuban planter who freed his slaves and made the declaration of Cuban independence	100 pesos	obverse	2001
Frank País	1934-1957	Cuban revolutionary who campaigned for the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista's government in Cuba	200 pesos	obverse	2010 (2015)
Ignacio Agramonte	1841-1873	Cuban revolutionary	500 pesos	obverse	2010 (2015)
Julio Antonio Mella McPartland	1903-1929	Founder of the "internationalized" Cuban Communist Party	1,000 pesos	obverse	2010 (2015)

Czech Republic

Currency: Czech Krone (since 1918)
Symbol: kr
See also Banknotes of the Czech koruna.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ottokar I of Bohemia	1155–1230	First heredetary king of Bohemia	20 czk	obverse	1993 - 2008
Agnes of Bohemia	1211–1282	medieval Bohemian princess	50 czk	obverse	1993 - 2011
Charles IV	1346–1348	king of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor	100 czk	obverse	1993
John Amos Comenius	1592–1670	bishop of Unity of the Brethren	200 czk	obverse	1993
Božena Němcová	1820–1862	author	500 czk	obverse	1993
František Palacký	1798–1876	historian and politician	1000 czk	obverse	1993
Emmy Destinn	1878–1930	Czech operatic soprano	2000 czk	obverse	1993
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk	1850–1937	president of Czechoslovakia	5000 czk	obverse	1993

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	1998–2011
Michael Ancher	1849–1927	painter	1,000 kr	obverse	1998–2011
Karen Blixen	1885–1962	author	50 kr	obverse	1999–2009
Niels Bohr	1885–1962	winner of Nobel Prize in Physics, 1922	500 kr	obverse	1997–2011
Johanne Luise Heiberg	1812–1890	actress, 1827–1864	200 kr	obverse	1997–2010
Carl Nielsen	1865–1931	composer, conductor, violinist	100 kr	obverse	1999–2010

Dominican Republic

Currency: Peso (since 1844)
Symbol: $/RD$
See also Dominican peso.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Gregorio Luperón	1839-1897	20th President of the Dominican Republic (1879-1880)	20 pesos oro	obverse	2010
Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, Juan Pablo Duarte and Matías Ramón Mella	1817-1861 (Francisco del Rosario Sánchez); 1813-1876 (Juan Pablo Duarte); 1816-1864 (Matías Ramón Mella)	Founding fathers of the Dominican Republic	100 pesos oro/pesos dominicanos	obverse	2000 (pesos oro) and 2011 (pesos dominicanos)
Mirabal sisters (Patria Mercedes Mirabal Reyes, María Argentina Minerva Mirabal Reyes and Antonia María Teresa Mirabal Reyes)	1924-1960 (Patria Mercedes Mirabal Reyes), 1926-1960 (María Argentina Minerva Mirabal Reyes), 1935-1960 (Antonia María Teresa Mirabal Reyes)	Three sisters that opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo	200 pesos oro/pesos dominicanos	obverse	2007 (pesos oro) and 2013 (pesos dominicanos)
Salomé Ureña de Henríquez and Pedro Henríquez Ureña	1850-1897 (Salomé Ureña de Henríquez); 1884-1946 (Pedro Henríquez Ureña)	Poet and pedagogist (Salomé Ureña de Henríquez); Essayist, philosopher, humanist, philologist and literary critic (Pedro Henríquez Ureña)	500 pesos oro/pesos dominicanos	obverse	2000 (pesos oro) and 2011 (pesos dominicanos)
Emilio Prud’Homme and José Rufino Reyes y Siancas	1856-1932 (Emilio Prud’Homme); 1835-1905 (José Rufino Reyes y Siancas)	Composers of the National Anthem of the Dominican Republic	2000 pesos oro/pesos dominicanos	obverse	2000 (pesos oro) and 2011 (pesos dominicanos)

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
Ramesses II*	1302-1213 BCE	Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty, 1279-1213 BCE	£1	reverse	1979
Khafra*	unknown	Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, 2558-2532 BCE	£10	reverse	2003

*See also Egypt Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Gambia, The

Currency: Dalasi (since 1971)
Symbol: D
See also Gambian dalasi.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Yahya Jammeh	1965-	President of the Gambia (1994-)	5 Dalasis	Obverse	2015
Yahya Jammeh	1965-	President of the Gambia (1994-)	10 Dalasis	Obverse	2015
Yahya Jammeh	1965-	President of the Gambia (1994-)	20 Dalasis	Obverse	2015
Yahya Jammeh	1965-	President of the Gambia (1994-)	50 Dalasis	Obverse	2015
Yahya Jammeh	1965-	President of the Gambia (1994-)	100 Dalasis	Obverse	2015
Yahya Jammeh	1965-	President of the Gambia (1994-)	200 Dalasis	Obverse	2015

Georgia

Currency: Lari (1995– Present)
Symbol: GEL
See also Georgian lari.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Niko Pirosmani	1862–1918	Primitivist painter	1 GEL	obverse	1995
Zakaria Paliashvili	1871-1933	Composer	2 GEL	obverse	1995
Ivane Javakhishvili	1876-1940	Academician	5 GEL	obverse	1995
Akaki Tsereteli	1840-1915	Poet and Public Figure	10 GEL	obverse	1995
Ilia Chavchavadze	1837-1907	Public Figure, Publicist, Writer	20 GEL	obverse	1995
Queen Tamar	c. 1160–1213	The Queen Regnant of Georgia	50 GEL	obverse	1995
Shota Rustaveli	1172–1216	Poet	100 GEL	obverse	1995
Kakutsa Cholokashvili	1888–1930	Military Commander	200 GEL	obverse	2006
David IV of Georgia	1073–1125	King of Georgia	500 GEL	obverse	1995

Haiti

Currency: Gourde (since 1872)
Symbol: G
See also Haitian gourde.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Catherine Flon Arcahaie	fl.1803	Responsible for the creation of the Flag of Haiti	10 Gourdes	Obverse	1988
Sanité Bélair	1781-1805	Freedom fighter and revolutionary; lieutenant in the army of Toussaint Louverture	10 Gourdes	Obverse	2004
François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture	1743-1803	Leader of the Haitian Revolution	20 Gourdes	Obverse	2001
Fabre Geffrard	1806-1878	8th President of Haiti (1859-1867)	25 Gourdes	Obverse	2004
Louis Étienne Félicité Lysius Salomon	1815-1888	13th President of Haiti (1879-1888)	50 Gourdes	Obverse	1979
François Capois	1766-1806	Rebel slave and officer in the Haitian Revolution	50 Gourdes	Obverse	2004
Henri Christophe	1767-1820	President of the State of Haiti (1807-1811); King of Haiti (1811-1820)	100 Gourdes	Obverse	1979
Jean-Jacques Dessalines	1758-1806	Leader of the Haitian Revolution and Emperor of Haiti (1804-1806)	250 Gourdes	Obverse	1979
Alexandre Sabès Pétion	1770-1818	1st President of Haiti (1806-1818)	500 Gourdes	Obverse	1888
Florvil Hyppolite	1828-1896	16th President of Haiti (1889-1896)	1,000 Gourdes	Obverse	1999

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; led 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; led 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.

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	1640-1673	2nd wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	obverse	1986
Jónas Hallgrímsson	1807-1845	Poet, author and naturalist	10,000 kr	obverse	2013
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	1631-1684	Lutheran bishop of Hólar, 1657–1684; husband of Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir	5,000 kr	obverse	1986
Gróa Þorleifsdóttir	1640-1660	1st wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	obverse	1986

India

Currency: Rupee (since 1947)
Symbol:₹
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	₹5	obverse	2002
			₹10	obverse	1996
			₹20	obverse	2002
			₹50	obverse	1997
			₹100	obverse	1996
			₹500	obverse	2000
			₹1,000	obverse	2000

Indonesia

Currency: rupiah (since 1946)
Symbol: Rp
See also Indonesian rupiah.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Pattimura	1783-1817	Soldier	1000 Rp	obverse	1967-
Antasari	1809-1862	Prince and Sultan of Banjar	2000 Rp	obverse	2009-
Tuanku Imam Bonjol	1772-1864	Leader of the Padri Movement in West Sumatra	5000 Rp	obverse	1970-
Tuanku Imam Bonjol	1767-1862	8th Sultan of the Palembang Sultanate	10,000 Rp	obverse	1970-
Oto Iskandar di Nata	1897-1945	Fighter for the liberation of Indonesia and State Minister	20,000 Rp	obverse	1992-
I Gusti Ngurah Rai	1917-1946	Commander of the Indonesian forces in Bali against the Dutch during the Indonesian War of Independence	50,000 Rp	obverse	1993-
Sukarno and Hatta	1901-1970 (Sukarno); 1902-1980 (Mohammad Hatta)	First President of Indonesia (1945-1967; Sukarno); First Vice-President (1945-1956), 3rd Prime Minister (1948-1950; Mohammad Hatta)	100,000 Rp	obverse	1999-

Iran

Currency: rial (since 1932)
Symbol:
See also Iranian rial.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Hassan Modarres	1870–1937	notable supporter of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution	100 ریال	obverse	1985-
Ruhollah Khomeini	1902–1989	leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution and 1st Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran	1000 ریال	obverse	1992-
			2000 ریال	obverse	2005-
			5000 ریال	obverse	1993-
			10000 ریال	obverse	1992-
			20000 ریال	obverse	2003-
			50000 ریال	obverse	2005-
			100000 ریال	obverse	2010-

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Rachel Bluwstein	1980-1931	Poet	₪20	obverse	2015
Shaul Tchernichovsky	1875-1943	Poet	₪50	obverse	2014
Leah Goldberg	1911-1970	Poet	₪100	obverse	2015
Nathan Alterman	1910-1970	Poet	₪200	obverse

*See also Israel in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

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 Ichiyō	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.

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 Peirson	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.

Jordan

Currency: Dinar (since 1950)
Symbol: دينار
See also Jordanian dinar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sharif Hussein bin Ali	1854-1931	Sharif and Emir of Mecca (1908-1924); King of the Kingdom of Hejaz (1916-1924)	1 dinar	Obverse	2002
Abdullah I bin al-Hussein	1882-1951	Emir of Transjordan (1921-1946); King of Jordan (1946-1951)	5 dinars	Obverse	2002
Talal bin Abdullah	1909-1972	King of Jordan (1951-1952)	10 dinars	Obverse	2002
Hussein bin Talal	1935-1999	King of Jordan (1952-1999)	20 dinars	Obverse	2002
Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein	1962-	King of Jordan (1999-)	50 dinars	Obverse	2002

Kenya

Currency: Shilling (since 1966)
Symbol: KSh
See also Kenyan shilling.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mzee Jomo Kenyatta	1889-1978	Prime Minister of Kenya (1963-1964); 1st President of Kenya (1964-1978); Founding father of Kenya	50 shillings/shilingi	Obverse	1966
Mzee Jomo Kenyatta	1889-1978	Prime Minister of Kenya (1963-1964); 1st President of Kenya (1964-1978); Founding father of Kenya	100 shillings/shilingi	Obverse	1966
Mzee Jomo Kenyatta	1889-1978	Prime Minister of Kenya (1963-1964); 1st President of Kenya (1964-1978); Founding father of Kenya	200 shillings/shilingi	Obverse	2004
Mzee Jomo Kenyatta	1889-1978	Prime Minister of Kenya (1963-1964); 1st President of Kenya (1964-1978); Founding father of Kenya	500 shillings/shilingi	Obverse	2003
Mzee Jomo Kenyatta	1889-1978	Prime Minister of Kenya (1963-1964); 1st President of Kenya (1964-1978); Founding father of Kenya	1,000 shillings/shilingi	Obverse	2003

Korea, North

Currency: Won (since 1947)
Symbol: ₩
See also North Korean Won.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Kim Il-sung	1912–1994	First President,1972–1994, Eternal President	₩5000	obverse	2009

Korea, South

Currency: Won (since 1962)
Symbol: ₩
See also South Korean Won.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Yi Hwang	1501–1570	Confucian scholar	₩1,000	obverse	1983
Yi I	1536–1584	Confucian scholar	₩5,000	obverse
King Sejong the Great	1397–1450	monarch	₩10,000	obverse
Shin Saimdang	1504–1551	poet, calligraphist	₩50,000	obverse	2009

*See also South Korea in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Lesotho

Currency: Loti/Maloti (since 1979)
Symbol: L or M (pl.)
See also Lesotho loti.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
King Moshoeshoe II (Constantine Bereng Seeiso)	1938-1996	King of Lesotho (1966-1996)	10 maloti	Obverse	1979
King Moshoeshoe I	1786-1870	King of Lesotho (1822-1870)	10 maloti	Obverse	2000
King Letsie III, King Moshoeshoe I and King Moshoeshoe II (Constantine Bereng Seeiso)	1963- (King Letsie III); 1786-1870 (King Moshoeshoe I); 1938-1996 (King Moshoeshoe II)	King of Lesotho (1996-) (King Letsie III); King of Lesotho (1822-1870) (King Moshoeshoe I); King of Lesotho (1966-1996) (King Moshoeshoe II)	10 maloti	Obverse	2009
King Moshoeshoe II (Constantine Bereng Seeiso)	1938-1996	King of Lesotho (1966-1996)	20 maloti	Obverse	1981
King Moshoeshoe I	1786-1870	King of Lesotho (1822-1870)	20 maloti	Obverse	1994
King Letsie III, King Moshoeshoe I and King Moshoeshoe II (Constantine Bereng Seeiso)	1963- (King Letsie III); 1786-1870 (King Moshoeshoe I); 1938-1996 (King Moshoeshoe II)	King of Lesotho (1996-) (King Letsie III); King of Lesotho (1822-1870) (King Moshoeshoe I); King of Lesotho (1966-1996) (King Moshoeshoe II)	20 maloti	Obverse	2009
King Moshoeshoe II (Constantine Bereng Seeiso)	1938-1996	King of Lesotho (1966-1996)	50 maloti	Obverse	1981
King Moshoeshoe I	1786-1870	King of Lesotho (1822-1870)	50 maloti	Obverse	1992
King Letsie III, King Moshoeshoe I and King Moshoeshoe II (Constantine Bereng Seeiso)	1963- (King Letsie III); 1786-1870 (King Moshoeshoe I); 1938-1996 (King Moshoeshoe II)	King of Lesotho (1996-) (King Letsie III); King of Lesotho (1822-1870) (King Moshoeshoe I); King of Lesotho (1966-1996) (King Moshoeshoe II)	50 maloti	Obverse	2009
King Moshoeshoe I	1786-1870	King of Lesotho (1822-1870)	100 maloti	Obverse	1994
King Letsie III, King Moshoeshoe I and King Moshoeshoe II (Constantine Bereng Seeiso)	1963- (King Letsie III); 1786-1870 (King Moshoeshoe I); 1938-1996 (King Moshoeshoe II)	King of Lesotho (1996-) (King Letsie III); King of Lesotho (1822-1870) (King Moshoeshoe I); King of Lesotho (1966-1996) (King Moshoeshoe II)	100 maloti	Obverse	2009
King Moshoeshoe I	1786-1870	King of Lesotho (1822-1870)	200 maloti	Obverse	1994

Malawi

Currency: Kwacha (since 1971)
Symbol: MK
See also Malawian kwacha.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
M’mbelwa II		Inkosi ya Makhosi (Paramount Chief)	20 kwacha	Obverse	2012
Philip Gomani II		Inkosi ya Makhosi (Paramount Chief)	50 kwacha	Obverse	2012
James Frederick Sangala	1900-?	Founding member of the Nyasaland African Congress	100 kwacha	Obverse	2012
Rose Lomathinda Chibambo	1928-	Leader of the Nyasaland African Congress	200 kwacha	Obverse	2012
John Chilembwe	1871-1915	Baptist pastor and educator; figure to the resistance to colonialism	500 kwacha	Obverse	2012
Hastings Kamuzu Banda	1898-1997	1st President of Malawi (1966-1994); 1st Prime Minister of Malawi (1964-1966)	1,000 kwacha	Obverse	2012

Malaysia

Currency: Malaysian Ringgit (since 1967)
Symbol: RM
See also Malaysian ringgit.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan	1895 – 1960	1st Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Supreme Head of State) of the Federation of Malaya	RM 1	obverse	1967
			RM 2	obverse	1996
			RM 5	obverse	1967 (polymer in 1996)
			RM 10	obverse	1967
			RM 20	obverse	1982
			RM 50	obverse	1967
			RM 100	obverse	1967
			RM 500	obverse	1982 - 1999
			RM 1,000	obverse	1967 - 1999

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
Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo	1829–1862	Artists and Communist Party militants	$500	obverse	1996

Mongolia

Currency: Tögrög/Tugrik (since 1925)
Symbol: ₮
See also Mongolian tögrög.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Damdin Sükhbaatar	1893-1923	Founding member of the Mongolian People's Party, leader of the Mongolian partisan army, Father of the Mongolian Revolution	5 tögrög	Obverse	1939
Damdin Sükhbaatar	1893-1923	Founding member of the Mongolian People's Party, leader of the Mongolian partisan army, Father of the Mongolian Revolution	10 tögrög	Obverse	1939
Damdin Sükhbaatar	1893-1923	Founding member of the Mongolian People's Party, leader of the Mongolian partisan army, Father of the Mongolian Revolution	20 tögrög	Obverse	1981
Damdin Sükhbaatar	1893-1923	Founding member of the Mongolian People's Party, leader of the Mongolian partisan army, Father of the Mongolian Revolution	50 tögrög	Obverse	1939
Damdin Sükhbaatar	1893-1923	Founding member of the Mongolian People's Party, leader of the Mongolian partisan army, Father of the Mongolian Revolution	100 tögrög	Obverse	1939
Genghis Khan	1162-1227	Founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire (1206-1227)	500 tögrög	Obverse	1993
Genghis Khan	1162-1227	Founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire (1206-1227)	1,000 tögrög	Obverse	1993
Genghis Khan	1162-1227	Founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire (1206-1227)	5,000 tögrög	Obverse	1994
Genghis Khan	1162-1227	Founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire (1206-1227)	10,000 tögrög	Obverse	1995
Genghis Khan	1162-1227	Founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire (1206-1227)	20,000 tögrög	Obverse	2006

Mozambique

Currency: Metical (since 1980)
Symbol: MT
See also Mozambican metical.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Samora Moisés Machel	1933-1986	Military commander, revolutionary, socialist leader and President of Mozambique (1975-1986)	20 meticais	Obverse	2006
Samora Moisés Machel	1933-1986	Military commander, revolutionary, socialist leader and President of Mozambique (1975-1986)	50 meticais	Obverse	2006
Samora Moisés Machel	1933-1986	Military commander, revolutionary, socialist leader and President of Mozambique (1975-1986)	100 meticais	Obverse	2006
Samora Moisés Machel	1933-1986	Military commander, revolutionary, socialist leader and President of Mozambique (1975-1986)	200 meticais	Obverse	2006
Samora Moisés Machel	1933-1986	Military commander, revolutionary, socialist leader and President of Mozambique (1975-1986)	500 meticais	Obverse	2006
Samora Moisés Machel	1933-1986	Military commander, revolutionary, socialist leader and President of Mozambique (1975-1986)	1,000 meticais	Obverse	2006

New Zealand

Currency: Dollar (since 1967)
Symbol: $
See also Banknotes of the New Zealand dollar

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Elizabeth II	1926 -	Queen and Head of State of New Zealand since 1952, and leader of the Commonwealth of Nations.	$20	Obverse	1967
Sir Edmund Hillary	1919–2008	Mountaineer and explorer. First person to reach the summit of Mount Everest (1953), and first person to drive overland to the South Pole (1958). Later known for his community work in Nepal.	$5		1990
Apirana Ngata	1874–1950	Played a significant role in the revival of Maori people and culture during the early 20th century. First Maori graduate for a New Zealand University, and Member of Parliament for 38 years.	$50		1990
Lord Rutherford of Nelson	1871–1937	New Zealand physicist and 'father of the atom'; explaining the perplexing problem of naturally occurring radioactivity, determining the structure of the atom, and changing one element into another. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908.	$100		1990
Kate Sheppard	1848–1934	Prominent suffragette, who led the campaign for woman's right to vote. This determination led to New Zealand being the first sovereign state to allow woman to vote, in 1893.	$10		1990

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 Norwegian folklore	50 kr	obverse	1997
Kirsten Flagstad	1895–1962	opera singer	100 kr	obverse	1997
Kristian Birkeland	1867–1917	scientist	200 kr	obverse	1994
Sigrid Undset	1882-1949	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1928	500 kr	obverse	1999
Edvard Munch	1863–1944	Expressionist painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2001

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

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	Minister of Foreign Affairs, Historian, Senator	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–

Philippines

Currency: Peso (since 1903)
Symbol: ₱
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	1987
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	1991
Vicente Lim	1889–1945	Brigadier General, Army; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	1991
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, 2001-2009	P200	reverse	2002
Sergio Osmeña	1878–1961	4th President, 1944–1946	P50	obverse	1986
Manuel L. Quezon	1878–1944	2nd President, 1935–1944	P20	obverse	1986
Manuel Roxas	1892–1948	5th President, 1946–1948	P100	obverse	1986
José Abad Santos	1886–1942	5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Corazon Aquino	1933-2009	11th President, 1986-1992	P500	obverse	2010

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, 960-992	10 zł	obverse
Sigismund I the Old	1520–1572	King of Poland, 1530–1572	200 zł	obverse

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 Grigorescu	1838–1907	painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting	10 L	obverse	2008
Nicolae Iorga	1871–1940	Prime Minister,historian 1931–1932	1 L	obverse	2005
Aurel Vlaicu	1882–1913	engineer, inventor, early pilot	50 L	obverse	2005

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	5,000 ₽	obverse	2006
Peter I	1672–1725	Tsar of Russia and first Russian Emperor, 1682–1725	500 ₽	obverse	1995
Yaroslav I	978-1054	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 1019–1054	1,000 ₽	obverse	2001

South Africa

Currency: Rand (since 1961)
Symbol: R
See also South African rand.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela	1918-2013	President of South Africa (1994-1999)	10 rand	Obverse	2012
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela	1918-2013	President of South Africa (1994-1999)	20 rand	Obverse	2012
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela	1918-2013	President of South Africa (1994-1999)	50 rand	Obverse	2012
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela	1918-2013	President of South Africa (1994-1999)	100 rand	Obverse	2012
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela	1918-2013	President of South Africa (1994-1999)	200 rand	Obverse	2012

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
Milutin Milanković	1879-1958	mathematician, astronomer and geophysicist	2,000 din.	both	2011
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

Singapore

Currency: Dollar (since 1967)
Symbol: S$
See also Singapore dollar.

Person	Years of Birth–Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Yusof bin Ishak	1910–1970	First President, 1965–1970	S$2	obverse	1999
			S$5
			S$10
			S$20
			S$50
			S$100
			S$1000
			S$10,000

Swaziland

Currency: Lilangeni/Emalangeni (since 1974)
Symbol: L or E (pl.)
See also Swazi lilangeni.

Person	Years of Birth–Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Mswati III	1968-	King of Swaziland (1986-)	10 emalangeni	Obverse	1974
Mswati III	1968-	King of Swaziland (1986-)	20 emalangeni	Obverse	1974
Mswati III	1968-	King of Swaziland (1986-)	50 emalangeni	Obverse	1990
Mswati III	1968-	King of Swaziland (1986-)	100 emalangeni	Obverse	1996
Mswati III	1968-	King of Swaziland (1986-)	200 emalangeni	Obverse	1998

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	1985
Gustav I	1496–1560	King of Sweden, 1523–1560	1,000 kr	obverse	1989
Selma Lagerlöf	1858–1940	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1909	20 kr	obverse	1991
Jenny Lind	1820–1887	opera singer	50 kr	obverse	1996
Carolus Linnaeus	1707–1778	botanist, physician, zoologist; father of taxonomy	100 kr	obverse	1986
Christopher Polhem	1661–1751	industrialist; planned and started construction of the Göta Canal	500 kr	reverse	1985

Person	Years of Birth–Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Astrid Lindgren	1907-2002	Writer	20 kr	obverse	2015
Evert Taube	1890-1976	Artist, author, composer, singer	50 kr	obverse	2015
Greta Garbo	1905-1990	Actress	100 kr	obverse	2016
Ingmar Bergman	1918-2007	Film director, producer and screenwriter	200 kr	obverse	2015
Birgit Nilsson	1918-2005	Soprano	500 kr	obverse	2016
Dag Hammarskjöld	1905-1961	Secretary-General of the United Nations, 1953-1961	1,000 kr	obverse	2015

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

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Currency: New Taiwan Dollar (since 1949)
Symbol: $
See also New Taiwan dollar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sun Yat-sen	1866–1925	Founding father of the Republic of China	$100	obverse	2001
Chiang Kai-shek	1887–1975	President of the Republic of China, 1948–1975	$200	obverse	2002

Thailand

Currency: Baht (since 1925)
Symbol: ฿
See also Thai baht.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII)	1927- (King Rama IX (Bhumibol Adulyadej); 1925-1946 (King Rama VIII (Ananda Mahidol))	King of Thailand (1946-) (King Rama IX (Bhumibol Adulyadej); King of Thailand (1935-1946) (King Rama VIII (Ananda Mahidol))	20 baht	Obverse (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); Reverse (King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII)	2003
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and King Ram Khamhaeng	1927- (King Rama IX (Bhumibol Adulyadej); 1237-1247 to 1298-1317 (King Ram Khamhaeng)	King of Thailand (1946-); third King of the Phra Ruang dynasty, ruling the Sukhothai Kingdom (1279-1298)	20 baht	Obverse (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); Reverse (King Ram Khamhaeng)	2013
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and King Mongkut (Rama IV)	1927- (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); 1804-1868 (King Mongkut (Rama IV)	King of Thailand (1946-) (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); King of Siam (1851-1868) (King Mongkut (Rama IV)	50 baht	Obverse (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); Reverse (King Mongkut (Rama IV)	2004
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and King Naresuan	1927- (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); 1555-1605 (King Naresuan)	King of Thailand (1946-) (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); King of the Ayutthaya Kingdom (1590-1605) (King Naresuan)	50 baht	Obverse (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); Reverse (King Naresuan)	2012
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) and King Vajiravudh (Rama VI)	1927- (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); 1853-1910 (King Chulalongkorn (Rama V); 1880-1925 (King Vajiravudh (Rama VI)	King of Thailand (1946-); King of Siam (1868-1910) (King Chulalongkorn (Rama V); 1910-1925 (King Vajiravudh (Rama VI)	100 baht	Obverse (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); Reverse (King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) and (King Vajiravudh (Rama VI)	2005
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and King Taksin	1927- (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); 1734-1782 (King Taksin)	King of Thailand (1946-) (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); 1767-1782 (King Taksin)	100 baht	Obverse (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); Reverse (King Taksin)	2015
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and King Nangklao (Rama III)	1927- (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); 1787-1851 (King Nanglao (Rama III)	King of Thailand (1946-) (King Rama IX (Bhumibol Adulyadej); King of Siam (1824-1851) (King Nangklao (Rama III)	500 baht	Obverse (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); Reverse (King Nangklao (Rama III)	2001
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I)	1927- (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); 1737-1809 (King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I)	King of Thailand (1946-) (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); King of Siam (1782-1809) (King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I)	500 baht	Obverse (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); Reverse (King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I)	2014
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX)	1927-	King of Thailand (1946-)	1,000 baht	Both	2005

Turkey

Currency: Lira (since 2009)
Symbol: TL/
See also Turkish lira.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk	1881–1938	Founder and 1st President of the Republic of Turkey, 1923-1938	1 TL	obverse	1926 - 1938 1950–present
			5 TL	obverse
			10 TL	obverse
			20 TL	obverse
			50 TL	obverse
			100 TL	obverse
İsmet İnönü	1884–1973	2nd President of the Republic of Turkey, 1938-1950	2.5 TL	obverse	1938–1950
			5 TL	obverse
			10 TL	obverse
			50 TL	obverse
			100 TL	obverse
			500 TL	obverse
			1000 TL	obverse
Cahit Arf	1910–1997	Mathematician	10 TL	reverse	2009–present
Yunus Emre	1240?-1321?	Poet and Sufi mystic	200 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mehmet Akif Ersoy	1873–1936	Poet of the Turkish National Anthem	100 TL	reverse	1983–1989
Itri	1640?-1711	Composer and performer of Turkish classical music	100 TL	reverse	2009–present
Kemaleddin Bey	1870–1927	Architect	20 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mehmed II	1432–1481	Ottoman sultan and conqueror of Constantinople	1000 TL	reverse	1986–1992
Mevlana	1207–1273	Philosopher	5000 TL	reverse	1981–1994
Aydın Sayılı	1913–1993	Historian of science	5 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mimar Sinan	1489–1588	Architect and civil engineer	10000 TL	reverse	1982–1995
Fatma Aliye Topuz	1862–1936	First female Muslim novelist	50 TL	reverse	2009–present

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

United Kingdom

Currency: Pound sterling (England since 1158; Scotland since 1695)
Symbol: £
See also Banknotes of the pound sterling.

While the Bank of England is the central bank for the whole of the United Kingdom, a total of eight commercial banks retain the right to issue their own pound sterling notes; see Banknotes of the pound sterling for a full discussion of this arrangement.

England and Wales

In England and Wales the Bank of England is the only bank with the right to issue sterling banknotes

Scotland

Three commercial banks in Scotland are authorised to issue their own sterling banknotes: the Bank of Scotland, the Royal Bank of Scotland and the Clydesdale Bank.

Bank of Scotland^[1]
Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sir Walter Scott	1771–1832	historical novelist and poet; campaigner for the continuation of Scottish banknotes	£5	obverse	2007
			£10	obverse	2007
			£20	obverse	1999
			£50	obverse	2007
			£100	obverse	2007
Royal Bank of Scotland^[2]
Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Lord Ilay	1682–1761	founder and first governor of the Royal Bank of Scotland	£1	obverse	1987
			£5	obverse	1987
			£10	obverse	1987
			£20	obverse	1987
			£50	obverse	1987
			£100	obverse	1987
Robert Louis Stevenson	1850–1894	Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer (special commemorative issue)^[3]	£1	reverse	1994
Alexander Graham Bell	1847–1922	Inventor of the telephone (special commemorative issue)^[3]	£1	reverse	1997
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother	1900–2002	To mark the 100th birthday of The Queen Mother (special commemorative issue)^[3]	£20	reverse	2000
Queen Elizabeth II	1926-	To mark the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II (special commemorative issue)^[3]	£5	reverse	2002
Old Tom Morris	1821–1908	250th anniversary of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (special commemorative issue)^[3]	£5	reverse	2004
Jack Nicklaus	1940-	Notable American golfer (special commemorative issue)^[3]	£5	reverse	2005
Queen Elizabeth II	1926-	To mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II (special commemorative issue)^[3]^[4]	£10	reverse	2012
Clydesdale Bank^[5]
Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Robert Burns	1759–1796	Notable Scottish poet	£5	obverse	1998
Mary Slessor	1848–1915	Scottish missionary to Nigeria and campaigner for women's rights	£10	both	1998
Robert the Bruce	1274–1329	King of the Scots 1306-1329.	£20	obverse	1998
Adam Smith	1723–1790	economist and key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment	£50	both	1998
Lord Kelvin	1824–1907	mathematical physicist and engineer	£100	both	1998
Alexander Fleming	1881–1955	Discoverer of penicillin.	£5	obverse	2009
Robert Burns	1759–1796	Notable Scottish poet	£10	obverse	2009
Robert the Bruce	1274–1329	King of the Scots 1306-1329.	£20	obverse	2009
Elsie Inglis	1864–1917	Doctor and suffragist.	£50	obverse	2009
Charles Rennie Mackintosh	1868-1928	Architect and designer.	£100	obverse	2009

Northern Ireland

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
Benjamin Franklin	1706–1790	Founding Father	$100	obverse	1996
Elbridge Gerry	1744–1814	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Ulysses S. Grant	1822–1885	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	2008
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

Venezuela

Currency: Venezuelan bolívar fuerte (since 2008)
Symbol: Bs
See also Venezuelan bolívar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Francisco de Miranda	1750–1816	military leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	2 bolívares	obverse	2008
Pedro Camejo	1790–1821	soldier during the struggle for independence from Spain	5 bolívares	obverse	2008
Guaicaipuro	c1530-1568	Venezuelan indigenous leader against Spanish colonization	10 bolívares	obverse	2008
Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi	1799–1866	heroine of Venezuelan War of Independence	20 bolívares	obverse	2008
Simón Rodríguez	1769–1854	philosopher, educator	50 bolívares	obverse	2008
Simón Bolívar	1783–1830	military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	100 bolívares	obverse	2008

Vietnam

Currency: Dong (since 1978)
Symbol: ₫
See also Vietnamese dong.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ho Chi Minh	1890-1969	Communist revolutionary leader, prime minister (1945-1955) and president (1945-1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam	10,000 ₫	Obverse	2003
Ho Chi Minh	1890-1969	Communist revolutionary leader, prime minister (1945-1955) and president (1945-1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam	20,000 ₫	Obverse	2006
Ho Chi Minh	1890-1969	Communist revolutionary leader, prime minister (1945-1955) and president (1945-1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam	50,000 ₫	Obverse	2003
Ho Chi Minh	1890-1969	Communist revolutionary leader, prime minister (1945-1955) and president (1945-1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam	100,000 ₫	Obverse	2004
Ho Chi Minh	1890-1969	Communist revolutionary leader, prime minister (1945-1955) and president (1945-1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam	200,000 ₫	Obverse	2006
Ho Chi Minh	1890-1969	Communist revolutionary leader, prime minister (1945-1955) and president (1945-1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam	500,000 ₫	Obverse	2003

Banknotes Out of Circulation

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
				m$n50	obverse	1943–1968
				m$n100	obverse	1936–1968
				m$n100	obverse	1943–1968
				m$n500	obverse	1944–1968
				m$n500	obverse	1964–1968
				m$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	1979–1985
				$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	1989–1991
				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
Carlos Pellegrini	1846–1906	President of Argentina, 1890–1892	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

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
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen Australia, 1952-	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
Sir John Franklin	1786–1847	Governor of Tasmania and explorer of the Arctic	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

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

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, 1993-2013	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

Brazil

Currencies: Cruzeiro (Cr$, 1942 - 1967, 1970 - 1986, 1990 - 1993)
Cruzeiro Novo (NCr$, 1967 - 1970)
Cruzado (Cz$, 1986 - 1989)
Cruzado Novo (NCz$1989 – 1990)
Cruzeiro Real (CR$1993 – 1994)

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Dom Pedro I	1798 - 1834	First emperor of Brazil, 1922 - 1831	Cruzeiro	Cr$5	obverse	1970 - 1986
Dom Pedro II	1825 - 1891	Emperor of Brazil, 1831 - 1889	Cruzeiro	10 Cr$	obverse
Deodoro da Fonseca	1827 - 1892	First President of Brazil, 1889 - 1891	Cruzeiro	Cr$50	obverse
Floriano Peixoto	1839 - 1895	President of Brazil, 1891 - 1894	Cruzeiro	Cr$100	obverse
Baron of Rio Branco	1845 - 1912	Defined the country's borders	Cruzeiro	Cr$1000	obverse	1978 - 1986
Duke of Caxias	1803 - 1880	Army marshal	Cruzeiro	Cr$100	obverse	1981 - 1986
Dona Isabel	1846 - 1921	Princess of Brazil, emancipation of slaves	Cruzeiro	Cr$200	obverse
Castelo Branco	1897 - 1967	President of Brazil, 1965 - 1967	Cruzeiro	Cr$5000	obverse
Rui Barbosa	1849 - 1923	Brazilian delegate in the Second Hague Conference	Cruzeiro Cruzado	Cr$ 10000 Cz$10	obverse	1984 - 1986
Oswaldo Cruz	1872 - 1917	Bacteriologist and public health officer	Cruzeiro Cruzado	Cr$ 50000 Cz$50	obverse
Juscelino Kubitschek	1902 - 1976	President of Brazil, 1956 - 1961	Cruzeiro Cruzado	Cr$ 100000 Cz$100	obverse
Heitor Villa-Lobos	1887 - 1959	Composer	Cruzado	Cz$500	obverse	1986 - 1989
Machado de Assis	1839 - 1908	Writer	Cruzado	Cz$1000	obverse	1987 - 1990
Cândido Portinari	1903 - 1962	Neo-realist painter	Cruzado	Cz$5000	obverse	1988 - 1990
Carlos Chagas	1879 - 1934	Bacteriologist, discoverer of Chagas Disease	Cruzado	Cz$10000	obverse	1988 - 1990
Carlos Drummond de Andrade	1902 - 1987	Writer	Cruzado Novo	NCz$50	obverse	1989 - 1993
Cecília Meireles	1901 - 1964	Poet	Cruzado Novo	NCz$100	obverse
Augusto Ruschi	1915 - 1986	Ecologist	Cruzado Novo	NCz$500	obverse
Anísio Teixeira	1900 - 1971	Educational system reformer	Cruzeiro Real	CR$1000	obverse	1993 - 1994

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
Robert Borden	1854–1937	8th Prime Minister, 1911–1920	dollar	$100	obverse	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
				$2	obverse	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
				$1,000	obverse	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
William Lyon Mackenzie King	1874–1950	10th Prime Minister, 1921–1926, 1926–1930, 1935–1948	dollar	$50	obverse	1989–2004
Wilfrid Laurier	1841–1919	7th Prime Minister of Canada, 1896–1911	dollar	$5	obverse	1972–1986
				$5	obverse	1986–2001
				$1,000	obverse	1935–1937
				$1,000	obverse	1937–1954
John A. Macdonald	1815–1891	1st Prime Minister, 1867–1873 and 1878–1891	dollar	$10	obverse	1971–1989
				$10	obverse	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

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

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
Hans Christian Andersen	1805–1875	poet and author of fairy tales	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1954–1975
Christian Ditlev Frederik	1748–1827	agricultural reformer	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1964–1975
Thomasine Heiberg	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
Jens Juel	1745–1802	painter	Krone	100 kr	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

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
Farouk I	1920–1965	King of Egypt, 1936–1952	Pound	£5	obverse	1946–1952
Khafra	unknown	Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, 2558-2532 BCE	Pound	£10	reverse	1970–1979
Khafra	unknown	Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, 2558-2532 BCE	Pound	£10	reverse	1979–2003
Ramesses II	1302-1213 BCE	Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, 1279-1213 BCE	Pound	Pt.50	obverse	1968–1981
				Pt.50	obverse	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
				£10	obverse	1962–1970
				£100	obverse	1979–1994

Estonia

Currency: Kroon (KR, 1992–2010)
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	1992-2010
Karl Ernst von Baer	1792–1876	a founding father of embryology, naturalist, biologist, geologist, meteorologist, geographer	Kroon	2 KR	obverse	1992-2010
Paul Keres	1916–1975	chess grandmaster	Kroon	5 KR	obverse	1992-2010
Jakob Hurt	1839–1907	folklorist, theologist and linguist	Kroon	10 KR	obverse	1992-2010
Anton Hansen Tammsaare	1878–1940	writer	Kroon	25 KR	obverse	1992-2010
Rudolf Tobias	1873–1918	composer and organist	Kroon	50 KR	obverse	1994-2010
Lydia Koidula	1843–1886	poet; known as "The Founder of Estonian Theatre"	Kroon	100 KR	obverse	1992-2010
Carl Robert Jakobson	1841–1882	writer, politician and teacher; one of the most important persons of Estonian national awakening	Kroon	500 KR	obverse	1992-2010

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
Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb	1819–1909	established modern orthography for the Faroese language	Króna	100 kr	obverse	1978–2003
Nólsoyar Páll	1765–1809	seaman, trader, poet	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1967–1978
Nólsoyar Páll	1765–1809	seaman, trader, poet	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1978–2001

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

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

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

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

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
Endre Ady	1877–1919	poet	Forint	500 Ft	obverse	1992–1999
Béla Bartók	1881–1945	composer, pianist	Forint	1,000 Ft	obverse	1983–1999
Béla Bartók	1881–1945	composer, pianist	Forint	1,000 Ft	obverse	1993–1999
György Dózsa	????-1514	led a peasants' revolt against the nobility	Forint	20 Ft	obverse	1948–1992
						1920–1992
						1960–1992
Francis II	1676–1735	Prince of Transylvania; led the uprising against the Hungarian monarchy, 1703–1711	Forint	50 Ft	obverse	1953–1996
Francis II	1676–1735		Forint	50 Ft	obverse	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

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
				50 kr	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
				5 kr	obverse	1929–1935
				10 kr	obverse	1907–1916
				10 kr	obverse	1929–1934
				50 kr	obverse	1907–1916
				50 kr	obverse	1931–1936
				100 kr	obverse	1929–1935
Jón Eiríksson	1728–1787	promoter of enlightenment	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1935–1947
				5 kr	obverse	1947–1960
				10 kr	1969–1984
				50 kr	obverse	1936–1948
				50 kr	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
				10 kr	obverse	1947–1969
				100 kr	obverse	1935–1947
				100 kr	obverse	1947–1973
				500 kr	obverse	1944–1948
				500 kr	obverse	1948–1968
Guðbrandur Þorláksson	1541–1627	bishop; published the first Icelandic translation of the Bible, 1584	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1981–1987

Iran

Currency: Rial (since 1932)
Symbol:
See also Iranian rial.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Reza Shah	1878–1944	founded the Pahlavi Dynasty	5 ریال	obverse	1924–1937
			10 ریال	obverse	1924–1951
			20 ریال	obverse	1924–1951
			50 ریال	obverse	1924–1962
			100 ریال	obverse	1924–1954
			500 ریال	obverse	1924–1974
			1000 ریال	obverse	1936–1974
Mohammad Reza Shah	1919–1980	second and last monarch of the House of Pahlavi	10 ریال	obverse	1951–1979
			20 ریال	obverse	1951–1979
			50 ریال	obverse	1962–1979
			100 ریال	obverse	1954–1976
			200 ریال	obverse	1965–1979
			500 ریال	obverse	1974–1979
			1000 ریال	obverse	1974–1979
			10000 ریال	obverse	1975–1979
Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza Shah			100 ریال	obverse	1976–1979

Iraq

Currencies: Dinar (1932–Present)
See also Iraqi dinar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Saddam Hussein	1937-2006	5th President of Iraq (1979-2003)	Dinar	5 dinars, 10 dinars, 25 dinars, 50 dinars, 100 dinars, 250 dinars and 10,000 dinars	obverse	1978-2003

Ireland

Currencies: Pound (£, 1928–2002)
Euro (€, 2002–Present)
See also Irish pound, 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

Israel

Currencies: Pound or Lira (£, 1948–1980)
Sheqel (₪, 1980–1985)
New Shekel (₪, 1985–Present)
See also Israeli lira, Old Israeli shekel and Israeli new shekel.

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
David Ben-Gurion	1886–1973	1st Prime Minister, 1948–1953 and 1955–1963	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
Levi Eshkol	1895–1969	3rd Prime Minister, 1963–1969	New Sheqel	₪5	obverse	1985–1999
Theodor Herzl	1860–1904	founder of the Zionist movement	Pound	£100 ₪10	obverse	1969–1984
			Pound	£100 ₪10	obverse	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
Maimonides	1135/8-1204	author of the Mishneh	New Sheqel	₪1	obverse	1986–1999
Golda Meir	1898–1978	4th Prime Minister, 1969–1974	Sheqel	₪10,000	obverse	1984–1986
Golda Meir	1898–1978	4th Prime Minister, 1969–1974	New Sheqel	₪10	obverse	1985–1999
Moses Montefiore	1784–1885	philanthropist	Pound	£10	obverse	1975–1984
Moses Montefiore	1784–1885	philanthropist	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
			Pound	£50	obverse	1978–1984
			Sheqel	₪5	obverse	1980–1986

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

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	philosopher, 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
Iwakura Tomomi	1825–1883	politician	Yen	¥500	obverse	1969–1994
Fukuzawa Yukichi	1835–1901	political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator, author	Yen	¥10,000	obverse	1984–2004

Latvia

Currency: Lats (Ls, 1922–1940, 1993–2014)
See also Latvian lats.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jānis Čakste	1859–1927	lawyer, politician and first President of Latvia	20 Ls	obverse	1925–1940
Krišjānis Valdemārs	1825–1891	editor, politician and folklorist	25 Ls	obverse	1928–1940
Kārlis Ulmanis	1877–1942	politician and Prime Minister of Latvia	50 Ls	obverse	1934–1940
Krišjānis Barons	1835–1923	writer, folklorist and linguist	100 Ls	obverse	1993–2014

Lithuania

Currency: Litas (Lt, 1993–2015)
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

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	1998-2015
Steponas Darius	1896–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	10 Lt	obverse	2001-2015
Simonas Daukantas	1793–1864	historian; wrote the first Lithuanian history books in the Lithuanian language	100 Lt	obverse	2000-2015
Stasys Girėnas	1893–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	10 Lt	obverse	2001-2015
Vincas Kudirka	1858–1899	poet, physician; author of the music and lyrics for the national anthem	500 Lt	obverse	2000-2015
Maironis	1862–1932	romantic poet; active member of the Lithuanian national movement	20 Lt	obverse	2001-2015
Vydūnas	1868–1953	writer, philosopher; leader in the Lithuantian national movement	200 Lt	obverse	1997-2015

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

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

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

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
Niels Henrik Abel	1802–1829	mathematician	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1978–2002
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson	1832–1910	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1903	Krone	50 kr	obverse	1950–1999
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson	1832–1910	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1903	Krone	50 kr	obverse	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
Henrik Ibsen	1828–1906	playwright; known as "The Father of Modern Drama"	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	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
Fridtjof Nansen	1861–1930	Nobel Prize winner for Peace, 1922	Krone	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
Henrik Wergeland	1808–1845	poet and writer	Krone	100 kr	obverse	1962–1999

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

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
Nicolaus Copernicus	1473–1543	developed a heliocentric model of the solar system	Złoty	1,000 zł	obverse	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
Doubravka of Bohemia	940/45-977	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	Ruler 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
Emilia Plater	1806–1831	countess; hero from the November Uprising	Złoty	20 zł	obverse	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

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

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
Nicolae Bălcescu	1819–1852	a leader of the Wallachian Revolution of 1848	Leu	100 L	obverse	1966–1991
Lucian Blaga	1895–1961	poet, playwright, philosopher	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1998–2002
Constantin Brâncuși	1876–1957	sculptor	Leu	500 L	both	1991–1992
Constantin Brâncuși	1876–1957	sculptor	Leu	500 L	obverse	1992–1999
Ion Luca Caragiale	1852–1912	playwright, short story writer	Leu	1,000,000 L	obverse	2003–2007
Carol II	1893-1953	King 1930-1940	Leu	500 Lei	obverse	1930-1940
Carol II	1893-1953	King 1930-1940	Leu	1,000 Lei	reverse	1931-1936
Alexandru Ioan Cuza	1820–1873	Prince of Moldovia and Wallachia, 1859–1862; Dominator of Romania, 1862–1866	Leu	50 L	obverse	1952–1966
Alexandru Ioan Cuza	1820–1873		Leu	50 L	obverse	1966–1991
Decebal	??-106	last King of Dacia	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1943-1947
				100,000 L		1947
				1,000,000 L		1947
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
Ferdinand I	1865-1927	King 1914-1927	Ban (1/100 Leu)	10 Bani	obverse	1917-1918
				25 Bani
				50 Bani
Nicolae Grigorescu	1838–1907	painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting	Leu	100,000 L	obverse	1998–2004
Nicolae Grigorescu	1838–1907	painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting	Leu	100,000 L	obverse	2001–2007
Avram Iancu	1824–1872	leader in the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848-1849	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1992–1993
Avram Iancu	1824–1872	leader in the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848-1849	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1993–1998
Nicolae Iorga	1871–1940	Prime Minister, 1931–1932	Leu	10,000 L	obverse	1994–1999
						1999–2002
						2000–2007
Trajan	53-117	Roman Emperor, conqueror of Dacia	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1943-1947
				100,000 L		1947
				1,000,000 L		1947
Tudor Vladimirescu	1780–1821	revolutionary leader; led the Wallachian Uprising of 1821 and the Pandur militia	Leu	1,000 L	obverse	1947
				1,000 L		1948-1951
				25 L		1952–1966
				25 L		1966–1991
Aurel Vlaicu	1882–1913	engineer, inventor, early pilot	Leu	500,000 L	obverse	2000–2007

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

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	1952–1961
			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
				R20	obverse	1979–1993
				R50	obverse	1984–1992

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
				руб10	obverse	1961–1991
				руб25	obverse	1947–1961
				руб25	obverse	1961–1992
				руб50	obverse
				руб100	obverse
			Chervonet	5 chervozev	obverse	1937–1947
			Chervonet	10 chervozev	obverse	1937–1947

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 Americas, 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, first Spanish governor of Louisiana, 1766–1768	Peseta	10,000 ₧	reverse	1987–2002
Felipe	1968-	Prince of Asturias, 1977-2014	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, 1975-2014	Peseta	5,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
				10,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
				10,000 ₧	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

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
Charles XI	1655–1697	King of Sweden, 1660–1697	Krona	500 kr	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
				5 kr	obverse	1965–1998
				10 kr	reverse	1892–1987
				10 kr	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
Gustav V	1858–1950	King of Sweden, 1907–1950	Krona	1,000 kr	reverse	1952–1987
Gustav II Adolf	1594–1632	King of Sweden, 1611–1632	Krona	100 kr	obverse	????-1998
Gustav II Adolf	1594–1632	King of Sweden, 1611–1632	Krona	100 kr	obverse	1986–2006
Gustaf 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 Literature, 1909	Krona	20 kr	obverse	1992–2006
Carolus Linnaeus	1707–1778	botanist, physician, zoologist; father of taxonomy	Krona	50 kr	obverse	????-1998

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

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
₤20,000	obverse	1995–1997
₤50,000	obverse	1989–1999
₤50,000	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
Mehmet Akif Ersoy	1873–1936	poet; author of the lyrics to the National Anthem	Lira	₤100	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
				₤50	obverse	1947–1951
				₤100	obverse	1942–1946
				₤100	obverse	1947–1952
				₤500	obverse	1940–1946
				₤500	obverse	1946–1953
				₤1,000	obverse	1940–1946
				₤1,000	obverse	1946–1953
Mehmed II	1432–1481	Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1444–1446 and 1451–1481	Lira	₤1,000	reverse	1986–1989
Mehmed II	1432–1481	Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1444–1446 and 1451–1481	Lira	₤1,000	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
Mimar 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

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

United Kingdom

Currency: Pound Sterling (£, 1158–Present in England; 1695–Present in Scotland)
See also Banknotes of the pound sterling.

England & Wales

Bank of England

Scotland

Clydesdale Bank

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
Salmon P. Chase	1808–1873	25th Secretary of the Treasury, 1861–1864	Dollar	$10,000	obverse	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
James Madison	1751–1836	4th President, 1809–1817	Dollar	$5,000	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

Notes

↑ "Current Banknotes : Bank of Scotland". The Committee of Scottish Bankers (CSCB). Retrieved 27 November 2013.
↑ "Current issue notes". Royal Bank of Scotland. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Commemorative notes". Royal Bank of Scotland. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
↑ "Scotland new 10-pound commemorative note confirmed". Banknote News. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
↑ "Current Banknotes : Clydesdale Bank". The Committee of Scottish Bankers (CSCB). Retrieved 27 November 2013.

↑ Design incorporating Florence Nightingale suggested by Sydney Selwyn.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Charles Dickens	1812–1870	writer, social critic	Pound Sterling	£10	reverse	1992–2003
Edward Elgar	1857–1934	composer	Pound Sterling	£20	reverse	1999–2010
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-	Pound Sterling	£1	obverse	1978–1988
				£5	obverse	1971–1991
				£5	obverse	1990–2003
				£10	obverse	1975–1994
					obverse	1992–2003
					obverse	1999–2010
				£20	obverse	1970–1993
				£20	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^{[lower-alpha 1]}	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

List of people on banknotes

Banknotes in circulation

Republic of China (Taiwan)

England and Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Banknotes Out of Circulation

People's Republic of China

England & Wales

Scotland

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