List of people on banknotes
This is a list of people on the banknotes of different countries. The customary design of banknotes in most countries is a portrait of a notable citizen (living and/or deceased) on the front (or obverse ) or on the back (or reverse ) of the banknotes, unless the subject is featured on both sides.
Abkhazia
Currency: Apsar (since 2008)
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Vladislav Arynba
1945–2010
1st President of Abkhazia (1994–2005)
500 apsars
Obverse
2018 (commemorative)
Albania
Currency: Lek (pl. Lekë) (since 1926)Symbol: L
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Fan Noli
1882–1965
Priest and politician
100 Lekë
Obverse
1996
Naim Frashëri
1846–1900
Poet and writer
200 Lekë
Obverse
1996
Ismail Qemali
1844–1921
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
Aleksandër Stavre Drenova (Asdreni)
1872–1947
Poet; known for writing the National Anthem of Albania Himni i Flamurit
10,000 Lekë
Obverse
2018
Angola
Currency: Kwanza (since 1999)Symbol: Kz
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Agostinho Neto and José Eduardo dos Santos
1922–1979 (Agostinho Neto); 1942– (José Eduardo dos Santos)
President of Angola (1975–1979) (Agostinho Neto); President of Angola (1979–2017) (José Eduardo dos Santos)
All (1–2,000 kwanzas)
Obverse
1999
Agostinho Neto and José Eduardo dos Santos
1922–1979 (Agostinho Neto); 1942– (José Eduardo dos Santos)
President of Angola (1975–1979) (Agostinho Neto); President of Angola (1979–2017) (José Eduardo dos Santos)
All (5-5,000 kwanzas)
Obverse
2012 and 2017
Agostinho Neto
1922–1979
President of Angola (1975–1979)
All (200-10,000 kwanzas)
Obverse
2020
Argentina
Currency: Peso (since 1992)Symbol: $
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Manuel Belgrano
1770–1820
Economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader; took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina
$10
Obverse (1999 and 2016); Reverse (2016)
1999 and 2016
Juana Azurduy de Padilla
1780 or 1781–1862
Guerrilla military leader
$10
Reverse
2016
Juan Manuel de Rosas
1793–1877
Politician and army officer who ruled Buenos Aires Province and briefly the Argentine Confederation
$20
Obverse
2000
Domingo Sarmiento
1811–1888
7th President of Argentina (1868–1874)
$50
Obverse
1999
Antonio Rivero
1808–?
Leading an unsuccessful resistance against the British in 1833
$50
Reverse
2015
Julio Argentino Roca
1843–1914
14th President of Argentina (2 Terms: October 12, 1880 – October 12, 1886; October 12, 1898 – October 12, 1904)
$100
Obverse
1999
María Eva Duarte de Perón
1919–1952
First Lady of Argentina (1946–1952)
$100
Obverse
2012
Armenia
Currency: Dram (since 1993)Symbol:
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Aram Khachaturian
1903–1978
Composer
50
Obverse
1998
Victor Ambartsumian
1908–1996
Scientist and one of the founders of theoretical astrophysics
100
Obverse
1998
Alexander Tamanian
1878–1936
Architect
500
Obverse
1999
Yeghishe Charents
1897–1937
Poet, writer and public activist
1,000
Obverse
1999
Paruyr Sevak
1924–1971
Poet, translator and literary critic
1,000
Both
2018
Tigran Petrosian
1929–1984
Grandmaster and World Chess Champion (1963–1969)
2,000
Both
2018
Hovhannes Tumanyan
1869–1923
Writer and public activist
5,000
Obverse
1999
William Saroyan
1908–1981
Armenian-American novelist, playwright and short story writer; awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1940 and won an Academy Award for Best Story for the film adaptation of his novel The Human Comedy in 1943
5,000
Both
2018
Avetik Isahakyan
1875–1957
Lyric writer, poet and public activist
10,000
Obverse
2003
Soghomon Soghomonian (Komitas)
1869–1935
Priest, musicologist, composer, arranger, singer, and choirmaster; founder of Armenian national school of music; Recognized as one of the pioneers of ethnomusicology
10,000
Both
2018
Martiros Saryan
1880–1972
Painter
20,000
Obverse
2007
Ivan Aivazovsky
1817–1900
Painter
20,000
Both
2018
Gregory the Illuminator and Tiridates III the Great
c.257-c.331 (Gregory the Illuminator); 250–300 (Tiridates III the Great)
Patron saint of Armenia and the first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church (Gregory the Illuminator); King of Arsacid Armenia (287–330)
50,000
Reverse
2001 (commemorative)
Gregory the Illuminator
c.257-c.331
Patron saint of Armenia and the first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church
50,000
Both
2018
King Abgar V of Edessa
4 BC-7 AD and 13–50 AD
King of Osroene
100,000
Both
2009
Australia
Currency: Dollar (since 1966)Symbol: A$
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Edith Cowan
1861–1932
Suffragette; the first woman elected to the Parliament of Australia (1920–1924)
$50
reverse
1995
Elizabeth II *
1926–2022
Queen of Australia (1952–2022)
$5
obverse
1992
John Flynn
1880–1951
Founder of the 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
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
David Unaipon
1872–1967
Inventor and writer
$50
obverse
1995
The Bahamas
Currency: Dollar (since 1966)Symbol: B$
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Elizabeth II
1926–2022
Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022) and Queen of the Bahamas (1973–2022)
B$1/2 (50 cents)
Obverse
1965
Lynden Oscar Pindling
1930–2000
1st Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1973–1992)
B$1
Obverse
2001
Elizabeth II
1926–2022
Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022) and Queen of the Bahamas (1973–2022)
B$3
Obverse
1984
Cecil Wallace-Whitfield
1930–1990
B$5
Obverse
1995
Elizabeth II
1926–2022
Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022) and Queen of the Bahamas (1973–2022)
B$10
Obverse
1984
Stafford Lofthouse Sands
1913–1972
Minister of Finance of the Bahamas; "Father of Tourism" of the Bahamas
B$10
Obverse
2001
Milo Boughton Butler
1906–1979
Governor-General of the Bahamas (1973–1979)
B$20
Obverse
1993
Roland Theodore Symonette
1898–1980
1st Premier of the Bahamas (1964–1967)
B$50
Obverse
2000
Elizabeth II
1926–2022
Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022) and Queen of the Bahamas (1973–2022)
B$100
Obverse
1974
Arthur Dion Hanna
1928–2021
7th Governor-General of the Bahamas (2006–2012)
B$100
Obverse
2021
Bahrain
Currency: Dinar (since 1965)
Symbol: BD
Person
Lifespan
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: ৳
Person
Lifespan
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
2011
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
2011
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
2011
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
2011
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
2011
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)
৳200
Both
2020
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
2011
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
2011
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Sheikh Hasina Wazed
1947–
Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2009–)
৳70
Reverse
2018 (commemorative)
Barbados
Currency: Dollar (since 1935)Symbol: $/Bds$
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
John Redman Bovell
1855–1928
Scientist and agronomist credited with saving the sugar industry in Barbados
$2
Obverse
1980
Frank Mortimer Maglinne Worrell
1924–1967
Cricket player and senator of Jamaica
$5
Obverse
1973
Charles Duncan O'Neal
1879–1936
Physician and founder of the Democratic League
$10
Obverse
1973
Samuel Jackman Prescod
1806–1871
Journalist, Politician, Judge; National Hero of Barbados
$20
Obverse
1973
Errol Walton Barrow
1920–1987
1st Prime Minister of Barbados (1966–1976; 1986–1987)
$50
Obverse
1989
Grantley Herbert Adams
1898–1971
1st Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation (1958–1962); 1st Premier of Barbados (1953–1958)
$100
Obverse
1973
Bhutan
Currency: Ngultrum (since 1974)Symbol: Nu
Bolivia
Currency: Boliviano (since 1987)Symbol: Bs
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Cecilio Guzmán de Rojas
1899–1950
Painter
10 bolivianos
Obverse
1986
José Santos Vargas
10 bolivianos
Obverse
2018
Apiaguaiki Tumpa
1863–1892
Messianic leader of the Eastern Bolivian Guarani (Chiriguanos) people
10 bolivianos
Obverse
2018
Eustaquio Méndez
10 bolivianos
Obverse
2018
Pantaleón Dalence Jiménez
20 bolivianos
Obverse
1986
Genoveva Ríos
1865
Defending the Flag of Bolivia during an invasion by Chile in 1879
20 bolivianos
Obverse
2018
Tomás Katari
died in 1781
Quechua chief who, in claiming indigenous rights, led a popular uprising in Upper Peru (present-day Bolivia) in the 18th century
20 bolivianos
Obverse
2018
Pedro Ignacio Muiba
20 bolivianos
Obverse
2018
Melchor Pérez de Holguín
50 bolivianos
Obverse
1986
José Manuel Baca ("Cañoto")
50 bolivianos
Obverse
2018
Bruno Racua
50 bolivianos
Obverse
2018
Pablo Zárate ("Willka")
died in 1905
Officer of the Bolivian Army; led one of the largest Indian rebellions in the history of Bolivia
50 bolivianos
Obverse
2018
Gabriel René Moreno
100 bolivianos
Obverse
1986
Franz Tamayo
1878–1956
Intellectual, writer, and politician
200 bolivianos
Obverse
1986
Bartolina Sisa
c.1750s–1782
Aymara woman, an indigenous heroine and the wife of Túpac Katari
200 bolivianos
Obverse
2019
Túpac Katari
c.1750s–1781
Aymara leader of a major insurrection in colonial-era Upper Peru (now Bolivia), laying siege to La Paz for six months
200 bolivianos
Obverse
2019
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Currency: Convertible mark (since 1998)Symbol: KM
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Mak Dizdar
1917–1971
Poet
10 convertible marka
Obverse
1998 (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina issue)
Aleksa Šantić
1868–1924
Poet
10 convertible marka
Obverse
1998 (Republika Srpska issue)
Antun Branko Šimić
1898–1925
Poet
20 convertible marka
Obverse
1998 (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina issue)
Filip Višnjić
1767–1834
Poet and guslar (gulse player)
20 convertible marka
Obverse
1998 (Republika Srpska issue)
Musa Ćazim Ćatić
1878–1915
Poet
50 convertible marka
Obverse
1998 (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina issue)
Jovan Dučić
1871–1943
Poet
50 convertible marka
Obverse
1998 (Republika Srpska issue)
Nikola Šop
1904–1982
Poet
100 convertible marka
Obverse
1998 (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina issue)
Petar Kočić
1877–1916
Poet
100 convertible marka
Obverse
1998 (Republika Srpska issue)
Ivo Andrić
1892–1975
Novelist, short story writer and winner of the 1961 Nobel Prize in Literature
200 convertible marka
Obverse
2002
Botswana
Currency: Pula (since 1976)Symbol: P
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Seretse Khama Ian Khama
1953–
4th President of Botswana (2008–2018)
10 pula
Obverse
2009
Mokgweetsi Masisi
1962–
5th President of Botswana (2018–)
10 pula
Obverse
2020
Kgalemang Tumedisco Motsete
Writer and composer of Botswana's national anthem
20 pula
Obverse
1999
Seretse Goitsebeng Maphiri Khama
1921–1980
1st President of Botswana (1966–1980)
50 pula
Obverse
2000
Sebele I , Bathoen I , and Khama III
1892–1911 (Sebele I); 1845–1910 (Bathoen I); ca. 1837–1923 (Khama III)
Kgosi (Chief) of the Kwena tribe (1892–1911) (Sebele I); Kgosi (Chief) of the Bamangwato people of Bechuanaland; responsible for making Bechuanaland a protectorate of Great Britain
100 pula
Obverse
2000
Brunei
Currency: Dollar (since 1967)Symbol: B$
Person
Lifespan
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
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In Circulation since
Ivan Rilski
876–946
Patron saint of Bulgaria
1 lev
Obverse
1999
Pasiy 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
Person
Lifespan
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
Cambodia
Currency: Riel (since 1980)Symbol: ៛
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In Circulation since
Norodom Sihanouk
1922–2012
King of Cambodia (1941–1955; 1993–2005)
100 ៛
Obverse
2014
Norodom Sihamoni
1953–
King of Cambodia (2004–)
500 ៛
Obverse
2014
Norodom Sihanouk
1922–2012
King of Cambodia (1941–1955; 1993–2005)
1,000 ៛
Obverse
2012 (commemorative)
Norodom Sihanouk
1922–2012
King of Cambodia (1941–1955; 1993–2005)
2,000 ៛
Obverse
2013 (commemorative)
Norodom Sihanouk
1922–2012
King of Cambodia (1941–1955; 1993–2005)
5,000 ៛
Obverse
2001
Norodom Sihanouk
1922–2012
King of Cambodia (1941–1955; 1993–2005)
10,000 ៛
Obverse
2001
Norodom Sihamoni
1953–
King of Cambodia (2004–)
10,000 ៛
Obverse
2015
Norodom Sihamoni
1953–
King of Cambodia (2004–)
20,000 ៛
Obverse
2008
Norodom Sihanouk
1922–2012
King of Cambodia (1941–1955; 1993–2005)
30,000 ៛
Both
2021 (commemorative)
Hun Sen
1952–
Prime Minister of Cambodia (1984–)
30,000 ៛
Reverse
2021 (commemorative)
Norodom Sihanouk
1922–2012
King of Cambodia (1941–1955; 1993–2005)
50,000 ៛
Obverse
2001
Norodom Sihanouk
1922–2012
King of Cambodia (1941–1955; 1993–2005)
50,000 ៛
Obverse
2013
Norodom Sihanouk , Norodom Monineath and Norodom Sihamoni
1922–2012 (Norodom Sihanouk); 1936– (Norodom Monineath); 1953– (Norodom Sihamoni)
King of Cambodia (1941–1955; 1993–2005 (Norodom Sihanouk)); Queen-consort of Cambodia (1993–2004 (Norodom Monineath)); King of Cambodia (2004– (Norodom Sihamoni))
100,000 ៛
Both
2012 (commemorative)
Canada
Currency: Dollar (since 1867)Symbol: $
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In Circulation since
Wilfrid Laurier *
1841–1919
7th Prime Minister of Canada (1896–1911)
$5
Obverse
2013
John A. Macdonald *
1815–1891
1st Prime Minister of Canada (1867–1873 and 1878–1891)
$10
Obverse
2013
George-Étienne Cartier
1814–1873
Premier of Canada East (1858–1862)
$10
Obverse
2017 (commemorative)
Agnes Macphail
1890–1954
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament (1948–1951)
$10
Obverse
2017 (commemorative)
James Gladstone
1887–1971
Senator for Lethbridge, Alberta (1958–1971)
$10
Obverse
2017 (commemorative)
Viola Desmond
1914–1965
Challenging racial segregation at a cinema in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia in 1946
$10
Obverse
2018
Elizabeth II *§
1926–2022
Queen of Canada (1952–2022)
$20
Obverse
2012
William Lyon Mackenzie King *
1874–1950
10th Prime Minister of Canada (1921–1926, 1926–1930 and 1935–1948)
$50
Obverse
2012
Robert Borden *
1854–1937
8th Prime Minister of Canada (1911–1920)
$100
Obverse
2011
Cape Verde
Currency: Escudo (since 1914)Symbol:
Chile
Currency: Peso (since 1975)Symbol: $
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Ignacio Carrera Pinto
1848–1882
Hero of the War of the Pacific
1,000 pesos
Obverse
1978
Manuel Xavier Rodríguez Erdoíza
1785–1818
Lawyer and guerrilla fighter; founder of Chile
2,000 pesos
Obverse
1997
Gabriela Mistral
1889–1957
Poet-diplomat, educator and feminist; received the Nobel Prize in Literature
5,000 pesos
Obverse
1981
Arturo Prat
1848–1879
Lawyer and Navy officer
10,000 pesos
Obverse
1989
Andrés Bello
1781–1865
Humanist, diplomat, poet, legislator, philosopher, educator and philologist
20,000 pesos
Obverse
1998
China
Currency: Renminbi (since 1948)Symbol: ¥
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Mao Zedong *
1893–1976
1st Chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (1945–1976); 1st Chairman of the Central Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (1943–1969); Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Military Commission (August 23, 1945 – 1949; September 8, 1954 – September 9, 1976); 1st Chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC (1949–1954); Honorary Chairman (1954–1976); 1st Chairman of the People's Republic of China (1954–1959); Member of the National People's Congress (1954–1959; 1964–1976)
¥1
obverse
2004
¥5
obverse
2002
¥10
obverse
2001
¥20
obverse
2000
¥50
obverse
2001
¥100
obverse
1999
Colombia
Currency: Peso (since 1837)Symbol: $
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán
1903–1948
5th Minister of Labour, Health and Social Welfare of Colombia (1943–1944); Minister of National Education of Colombia (1940–1941); Mayor of Bogotá (1936–1937)
1,000 pesos
Both
2001
Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña
1792–1840
4th President of the Republic of the New Granada (1832–1837); 2nd Vice President of the Republic of Colombia (1821–1827)
2,000 pesos
Obverse
1996
Débora Arango Pérez
1907–2005
Artist
2,000 pesos
Obverse
2016
José Asunción Silva
1865–1896
Poet
5,000 pesos
Obverse
1997 and 2015
Policarpa Salavarrieta
1795–1817
Seamstress and spy
10,000 pesos
Obverse
1995
Virginia Gutiérrez de Pineda
1921–1999
Anthropologist
10,000 pesos
Obverse
2016
Julio Garavito Armero
1865–1920
Astronomer
20,000 pesos
Obverse
1996
Alfonso López Michelsen
1913–2007
24th President of Colombia (1974–1978)
20,000 pesos
Obverse
2015
Jorge Isaacs Ferrer
1837–1895
Writer, politician and soldier
50,000 pesos
Obverse
2000
Gabriel García Márquez
1927–2014
Novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist
50,000 pesos
Obverse
2015
Carlos Lleras Restrepo
1908–1994
22nd President of Colombia (1966–1970)
100,000 pesos
Obverse
2015
Comoros
Currency: Franc (since 1920)Symbol: CF
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Saïd Mohamed Ben Chech Abdallah Cheikh
1904–1970
Head of the Government of Comoros (1962–1970)
5,000 francs
Obverse
1976
Al-Habib Seyyid Omar Bin Sumeit
10,000 francs
Obverse
1997
Congo, Democratic Republic (Congo-Kinshasa)
Currency: Franc (since 1997)Symbol: FC
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Patrice Lumumba
1925–1961
Prime Minister of Congo-Léopoldville (June 24 – September 14, 1960)
1 franc
Reverse
1997
Costa Rica
Currency: Colón (since 1896)Symbol: ₡
Person
Lifespan
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
Cuba
Currency: Cuban peso (since 1857)Symbol: $, $MN
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
José Martí and Fidel Castro
1853–1895 (José Martí); 1926–2016 (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 koruna (since 1993)Symbol: Kč
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Charles IV
1346–1348
King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor
100 Kč
obverse
1993
Alois Rašín
1867–1923
Economist and politician
100 Kč
obverse
2018 (commemorative)
John Amos Comenius
1592–1670
Bishop of Unity of the Brethren
200 Kč
obverse
1993
Božena Němcová
1820–1862
Author
500 Kč
obverse
1993
František Palacký
1798–1876
Historian and politician
1000 Kč
obverse
1993
Emmy Destinn
1878–1930
Czech operatic soprano
2000 Kč
obverse
1993
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
1850–1937
1st President of Czechoslovakia (1918–1935)
5000 Kč
obverse
1993
Denmark
Currency: Krone (since 1873)Symbol: kr
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 the 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 and violinist
100 kr
obverse
1999–2010
Djibouti
Currency: Franc (since 1948)Symbol: Fdj
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Ali Ahmed Oudoum
1913–1988
1,000 francs
Obverse
2005
Mahmoud Harbi
1921–1960
Vice President of the Government Council of French Somaliland (1957–1958)
5,000 francs
Obverse
2002
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
1916–2006
1st President of Djibouti (1977–1999)
10,000 francs
Obverse
1999
Dominican Republic
Currency : Peso (since 1844)Symbol: $/RD$
Person
Lifespan
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)
Eastern Caribbean States
Currency: Dollar (since 1965)Symbol: $
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Elizabeth II
1926–2022
Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms (1952–2022) and Head of the Commonwealth of Nations (1952–2022)
All ($5–100)
Obverse
1993
William Arthur Lewis
1915–1991
Economist
$100
Reverse
1993
Kenneth Dwight Venner
c. 1946–2016
Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (1989–2015)
$50
Reverse
2019
Egypt
Currency: Pound (since 1836)Symbol: £E
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Ramesses II *
1302–1213 BC
Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty (1279–1213 BC)
50 PT.
reverse
1996
E£1
reverse
1979
Khafre *
unknown
Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty (2558–2532 BC)
E£10
reverse
2003
Eswatini
Currency: Lilangeni/Emalangeni (since 1974)Symbol: L or E (pl.)
Person
Years of Birth–Death
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In Circulation since
Mswati III
1968–
King of Eswatini (1986–)
10 emalangeni
Obverse
1974
20 emalangeni
50 emalangeni
100 emalangeni
200 emalangeni
Fiji
Currency: Dollar (since 1969)Symbol: $
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Ben Ryan
1971–
Rugby union coach; known for coaching the Fiji sevens
$7
Obverse
2017 (commemorative)
Osea Kolinisau
1985–
Captain of the Fiji sevens
$7
Obverse
2017 (commemorative)
Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama (Frank Bainimarama)
1954–
Prime Minister of Fiji (2007–)
$7
Reverse
2017 (commemorative)
The Gambia
Currency: Dalasi (since 1971)Symbol: D
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh
1965–
2nd President of the Gambia (1994–2016)
All (5–200 Dalasis)
Obverse
2015
Georgia
Currency: Lari (1995– Present)Symbol: GEL/
Ghana
Currency: Cedi (since 2007)Symbol: GH₵
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Ebenezer Ako-Adjei , Edward Akufo-Addo , Joseph Boakye Danquah , Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah , Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey and William Ofori Atta
1916–2002 (Ebenezer Ako-Adjei); 1906–1979 (Edward Akufo-Addo); 1895–1965 (Joseph Boakye Danquah); 1909–1972 (Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah); 1902–1963 (Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey); 1910–1988 (William Ofori Atta)
Leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (known as "The Big Six")
GH₵1
Obverse
2007
Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah
1909–1972
1st Prime Minister of Ghana (1957–1960); 1st President of Ghana (1960–1966)
GH₵2
Obverse
2010
Ebenezer Ako-Adjei , Edward Akufo-Addo , Joseph Boakye Danquah , Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah , Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey and William Ofori Atta
1916–2002 (Ebenezer Ako-Adjei); 1906–1979 (Edward Akufo-Addo); 1895–1965 (Joseph Boakye Danquah); 1909–1972 (Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah); 1902–1963 (Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey); 1910–1988 (William Ofori Atta)
Leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (known as "The Big Six")
GH₵5
Obverse
2007
James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey
1875–1927
Intellectual, missionary, and teacher
GH₵5
Obverse
2017 (commemorative) 2018 (regular issue)
Ebenezer Ako-Adjei , Edward Akufo-Addo , Joseph Boakye Danquah , Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah , Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey and William Ofori Atta
1916–2002 (Ebenezer Ako-Adjei); 1906–1979 (Edward Akufo-Addo); 1895–1965 (Joseph Boakye Danquah); 1909–1972 (Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah); 1902–1963 (Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey); 1910–1988 (William Ofori Atta)
Leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (known as "The Big Six")
GH₵10
Obverse
2007
Ebenezer Ako-Adjei , Edward Akufo-Addo , Joseph Boakye Danquah , Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah , Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey and William Ofori Atta
1916–2002 (Ebenezer Ako-Adjei); 1906–1979 (Edward Akufo-Addo); 1895–1965 (Joseph Boakye Danquah); 1909–1972 (Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah); 1902–1963 (Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey); 1910–1988 (William Ofori Atta)
Leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (known as "The Big Six")
GH₵20
Obverse
2007
Ebenezer Ako-Adjei , Edward Akufo-Addo , Joseph Boakye Danquah , Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah , Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey and William Ofori Atta
1916–2002 (Ebenezer Ako-Adjei); 1906–1979 (Edward Akufo-Addo); 1895–1965 (Joseph Boakye Danquah); 1909–1972 (Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah); 1902–1963 (Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey); 1910–1988 (William Ofori Atta)
Leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (known as "The Big Six")
GH₵50
Obverse
2007
Ebenezer Ako-Adjei , Edward Akufo-Addo , Joseph Boakye Danquah , Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah , Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey and William Ofori Atta
1916–2002 (Ebenezer Ako-Adjei); 1906–1979 (Edward Akufo-Addo); 1895–1965 (Joseph Boakye Danquah); 1909–1972 (Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah); 1902–1963 (Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey); 1910–1988 (William Ofori Atta)
Leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (known as "The Big Six")
GH₵100
Obverse
2019
Ebenezer Ako-Adjei , Edward Akufo-Addo , Joseph Boakye Danquah , Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah , Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey and William Ofori Atta
1916–2002 (Ebenezer Ako-Adjei); 1906–1979 (Edward Akufo-Addo); 1895–1965 (Joseph Boakye Danquah); 1909–1972 (Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah); 1902–1963 (Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey); 1910–1988 (William Ofori Atta)
Leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (known as "The Big Six")
GH₵200
Obverse
2019
Gibraltar
Currency: Pound (since 1927)Symbol: £
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Elizabeth II
1926–2022
Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1952–2022) and Head of the Commonwealth (1952–2022)
All
Obverse
1995
Tariq ibn Ziyad
670–720
General and Governor of Al-Andalus (711–712)
£5
Reverse
1995
George Augustus Eliott
1717–1790
Governor of Londonderry (1774–1775); Governor of Gibraltar (1777–1790); Officer of the British Army during the Great Siege of Gibraltar
£10
Reverse
1995
Horatio Nelson
1758–1805
Flag Officer of the Royal Navy
£20
Reverse
1995
Winston Churchill
1874–1965
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1940–1945; 1951–1955)
£50
Reverse
1995
Joshua Hassan
1915–1997
1st and 3rd Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1st: 1964–1969; 3rd: 1972–1987); 1st Mayor of Gibraltar (1955–1969)
£100
Reverse
2017 (commemorative)
Guatemala
Currency: Quetzal (since 1925)Symbol: Q
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Tecun Uman
1500–1524
Prince and Commander-and-Chief of the Quiche Realm during the Spanish Conquest
50 centavos
Obverse
1972
José María Orellana
1872–1926
President of the Republic of Guatemala (1921–1926); responsible for the introduction of the quetzal as Guatemala's national currency
1 quetzal
Obverse
1972 (paper), 2006 (polymer)
Justo Rufino Barrios
1835–1885
President of Guatemala (1873–1885)
5 quetzales
Obverse
1969 (paper), 2011 (polymer)
Miguel García Granados
1809–1878
President of Guatemala (1871–1873)
10 quetzales
Obverse
1971
Mariano Gálvez
c. 1794–1862
Governor of Guatemala (1831–1838)
20 quetzales
Obverse
1972
Carlos Zachrisson
Minister of Finance (1923–1926)
50 quetzales
Obverse
1974
Francisco Marroquín
1499–1563
Bishop of the Realm of Goathemala; Founder of San Carlos de Borromeo University
100 quetzales
Obverse
1972
Sebastián Hurtado , Mariano Valverde and Germán Alcántara
Composers of the marimba
200 quetzales
Obverse
2009
Guernsey
Currency: Pound (since 1921)Symbol: £
Haiti
Currency: Gourde (since 1872)Symbol: G
Honduras
Currency: Lempira (since 1931)Symbol: L
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Lempira
?-1537
War chieftain of the Lencas
L1
Obverse
1951
Marco Aurelio Soto
1846–1908
President of Honduras (1876–1883)
L2
Obverse
1976
José Francisco Morazán Quezada
1792–1842
President of the Federal Republic of Central America (1830–1839)
L5
Obverse
1950
José Trinidad Cabañas
1805–1871
Head of State of Honduras (1852–1855)
L10
Obverse
1951
José Dionisio de la Trinidad de Herrera y Díaz del Valle
1781–1850
Head of State of Honduras (1824–1827)
L20
Obverse
1951 (paper) 2008 (polymer)
Juan Manuel Gálvez Durón
1887–1972
39th President of Honduras (1949–1954)
L50
Obverse
1976
José Cecilio del Valle
1780–1834
3rd President-elect of the Federal Republic of Central America
L100
Obverse
1951
Ramón Rosa Soto
1848–1893
Lieutenant Secretary of Finance of Guatemala (1871–1873); Secretary of Education of Guatemala and Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala (1873–1876); Secretary General of Honduras (1876–1883)
L500
Obverse
1995
Hungary
Currency: Forint (since 1946)Symbol: Ft
Person
Lifespan
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
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
Iceland
Currency: Króna (since 1874)Symbol: kr
Person
Lifespan
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: ₹
Indonesia
Currency: Rupiah (since 1946)Symbol: Rp
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Pattimura
1783–1817
Moluccan soldier; national hero
1000 Rp
obverse
2000
Tjut Meutiah
1870–1910
Aceh fighter; national heroine
1000 Rp
obverse
2016
Antasari
1809–1862
Sultan of Banjar; national hero
2000 Rp
obverse
2009
Mohammad Husni Thamrin
1894–1941
Dutch era politician; national hero
2000 Rp
obverse
2016
Tuanku Imam Bonjol
1772–1864
Leader of the Padri Movement in West Sumatra; national hero
5000 Rp
obverse
2001
Idham Chalid
1921–2010
3rd Chairman of the MPR (1972–1977); national hero
5000 Rp
obverse
2016
Mahmud Badaruddin II
1767–1862
8th Sultan of the Palembang Sultanate; national hero
10,000 Rp
obverse
2005
Frans Kaisiepo
1921–1979
4th Governor of Papua (1964–1973); national hero
10,000 Rp
obverse
2016
Oto Iskandar di Nata
1897–1945
Fighter for independence; national hero
20,000 Rp
obverse
2004
Sam Ratulangi
1890–1949
Politician, journalist, and national hero
20,000 Rp
obverse
2016
I Gusti Ngurah Rai
1917–1946
Commander of the Indonesian forces in Bali against the Dutch during the Indonesian War of Independence ; national hero
50,000 Rp
obverse
2005
Djuanda Kartawidjaja
1911–1963
10th Prime Minister of Indonesia (1957–1959); national hero
50,000 Rp
obverse
2016
Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta
1901–1970 (Sukarno); 1902–1980 (Hatta)
1st President of Indonesia (1945–1967; Sukarno); 1st vice-president of Indonesia (1945–1956; Hatta); independence declaration signers, national heroes (both)
100,000 Rp
obverse
1999
Iran
Currency: rial (since 1932)Symbol:
Iraq
Currency: Dinar (since 1932)Symbol: ع.د
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Hasan Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen)
c. 965-c. 1040
Scientist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher
10,000 dinars
Obverse
2003
Israel
Currency: New Sheqel/Shekel (since 1985)Symbol: ₪
Person
Lifespan
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 of Israel (1952–1963)
₪100
obverse
Moshe Sharett *
1894–1965
2nd Prime Minister of Israel (1954–1955)
₪20
obverse
Zalman Shazar *
1889–1974
3rd President of Israel (1963–1973)
₪200
obverse
Jamaica
Currency: Dollar (since 1969)Symbol: J$
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Samuel Sharpe
1801–1832
Leader of the Jamaican Baptist War slave rebellion of 1831; National hero of Jamaica
J$50
Obverse
1988
Samuel Sharpe
1801–1832
Leader of the Jamaican Baptist War slave rebellion of 1831; National hero of Jamaica
J$500
Obverse
2022
George William Gordon
1820–1865
Businessman, magistrate and politician, one of two representatives to the Assembly from St. Thomas-in-the-East parish; National hero of Jamaica
J$50
Obverse
2022
Paul Bogle
1822–1865
Baptist deacon and activist; leader of the 1865 Morant Bay protesters, who marched for justice and fair treatment for all the people in Jamaica; National hero of Jamaica
J$50
Obverse
2022
Marcus Garvey
1887–1940
Political activist; founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL); National hero of Jamaica
J$100
Obverse
2022
Donald Burns Sangster
1911–1967
2nd Prime Minister of Jamaica (February 23 – April 11, 1967)
J$100
Obverse
1986
Donald Burns Sangster
1911–1967
2nd Prime Minister of Jamaica (February 23 – April 11, 1967)
J$5,000
Obverse
2022
Nanny of the Maroons
c.1685-c.1755
Leader of the Jamaican Maroons; National Heroine of Jamaica
J$500
Obverse
1994
Alexander Bustamante
1884–1977
1st Prime Minister of Jamaica (1962–1967)
J$1,000
Obverse
2022
Norman Manley
1893–1969
1st Premier of Jamaica (1959–1962)
J$1,000
Obverse
2022
Michael Norman Manley
1924–1997
4th Prime Minister of Jamaica (1972–1980; 1989–1992)
J$1,000
Obverse
2001
Michael Norman Manley
1924–1997
4th Prime Minister of Jamaica (1972–1980; 1989–1992)
J$2,000
Obverse
2022
Edward Seaga
1930–2019
5th Prime Minister of Jamaica (1980–1989)
J$2,000
Obverse
2022
Hugh Lawson Shearer
1923–2004
3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica (1967–1972)
J$5,000
Obverse
2009
Japan
Currency: Yen (since 1870)Symbol: ¥/円
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Hideyo Noguchi
1876–1928
Bacteriologist
¥1,000
obverse
2004
Kitasato Shibasaburō
1853–1931
Co-discoverer of the bubonic plague in Hong Kong in 1894, together with Alexandre Yersin
¥1,000
obverse
2024
Murasaki Shikibu
973 or 978 – 1014 or 1031
Author
¥2,000
reverse
2000
Higuchi Ichiyō
1872–1896
Author
¥5,000
obverse
2004
Tsuda Umeko
1864–1929
Educator; pioneer in education for women in Meiji period Japan
¥5,000
obverse
2024
Fukuzawa Yukichi *
1835–1901
Political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator and author
¥10,000
obverse
2004
Shibusawa Eiichi
1840–1931
Industrialist; "father of Japanese capitalism"
¥10,000
obverse
2024
Jersey
Currency: Pound (since 1837)Symbol: £
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Elizabeth II *
1926–2022
Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth (1952–2022)
£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
Jordan
Currency: Dinar (since 1950)Symbol: دينار
Person
Lifespan
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
Kazakhstan
Currency: Tenge (since 1993)Symbol:
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Al-Farabi
c.872-c.950
Scholar
1
Obverse
1993
Suinbai Aronuly
1815–1898
Poet
3
Obverse
1993
Kurmangazy Sagyrbayuly
1823–1896
Composer
5
Obverse
1993
Shoqan Walikhanov
1835–1865
Scholar, ethnographer, historian and participant of The Great Game ; the father of modern Kazakh historiography and ethnography
10
Obverse
1993
Abai Qunanbaiuli
1845–1904
Poet, composer and philosopher
20
Obverse
1993
Abul Khair Khan
1693–1748
Khan
50
Obverse
1993
Ablai Khan
1711–1781
Khan
100
Obverse
1993
Al-Farabi
c.872-c.950
Scholar
All ( 200 to 10,000)
Obverse
1994 ( 200, 500, and 1,000); 1996 ( 2,000); 1998 ( 5,000); 2003 ( 10,000)
Nursultan Äbishuly Nazarbayev
1940–
1st President of Kazakhstan (1991–2019)
10,000
Obverse
2016 (commemorative)
Nursultan Äbishuly Nazarbayev
1940–
1st President of Kazakhstan (1991–2019)
20,000
Reverse
2021 (commemorative)
Kenya
Currency: Shilling (since 1966)Symbol: KSh
Person
Lifespan
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
North Korea
Currency: Won (since 1947)Symbol: ₩
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Kim Il Sung
1912–1994
Founder of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea); Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army (1950–1991); Chairman of the National Defence Commission (1972–1993); Chairman of the North Korea Bureau of the Communist Party of Korea (1945–1946); Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of North Korea (1946–1949); Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (1949–1966); General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (1966–1994); Deputy to the
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Supreme People's Assembly (1948–1994); Premier of North Korea (1948–1972); President of North Korea (1972–1994); Eternal President of the Republic/Eternal leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1998–)
₩5000
obverse
2009
South Korea
Currency: Won (since 1962)Symbol: ₩
Person
Lifespan
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
Fourth king of the Kingdom of Joseon (1418–1450)
₩10,000
obverse
Shin Saimdang
1504–1551
Artist, calligraphist, poet and writer
₩50,000
obverse
2009
Kyrgyzstan
Currency: Som (since 1993)Symbol: сом/
Laos
Currency: Kip (since 1952)Symbol : ₭ or ₭N
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Kaysone Phomvihane
1920–1992
1st Chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1955–1992); President of Laos (1991–1992)
₭2,000
Obverse
1997
Kaysone Phomvihane
1920–1992
1st Chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1955–1992); President of Laos (1991–1992)
₭5,000
Obverse
1997
Kaysone Phomvihane
1920–1992
1st Chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1955–1992); President of Laos (1991–1992)
₭10,000
Obverse
2002
Kaysone Phomvihane
1920–1992
1st Chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1955–1992); President of Laos (1991–1992)
₭20,000
Obverse
2002
Kaysone Phomvihane
1920–1992
1st Chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1955–1992); President of Laos (1991–1992)
₭50,000
Obverse
2004
Kaysone Phomvihane
1920–1992
1st Chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1955–1992); President of Laos (1991–1992)
₭100,000
Obverse
2011
Lesotho
Currency: Loti/Maloti (since 1979)Symbol: L or M (pl.)
Liberia
Currency: Dollar (since 1943)Symbol: L$
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Edward James Roye
1815–1872
5th President of Liberia (1870–1871)
5 Liberian dollars
Obverse
1999
Joseph Jenkins Roberts
1809–1876
1st President of Liberia (1848–1856); 7th President of Liberia (1872–1876)
10 Liberian dollars
Obverse
1999
William V. S. Tubman
1895–1971
19th President of Liberia (1944–1971)
20 Liberian dollars
Obverse
1999
Samuel Kanyon Doe
1951–1990
21st President of Liberia (1980–1990)
50 Liberian dollars
Obverse
1999
William Richard Tolbert, Jr.
1913–1980
20th President of Liberia (1971–1980)
100 Liberian dollars
Obverse
1999
Libya
Currency: Dinar (since 1971)Symbol: LD/ل.د
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Omar Al-Mukhtār
1858–1931
Leading the native resistance to the Italian colonization of Libya
10 dinars
Obverse
1971
Malawi
Currency: Kwacha (since 1971)Symbol: MK
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
M’mbelwa II
Inkosi ya Makhosi (Paramount Chief)
20 kwacha
Obverse
2012
Gomani II
?-1954
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
1928–2016
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
Person
Lifespan
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
1996–2005
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
Mauritius
Currency : Rupee (since 1876)Symbol: ₨
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Moilin Jean Ah-Chuen
1911–1991
Politician
25 rupees
Obverse
1998
Joseph Maurice Paturau
1916–1996
Industrialist, pioneer of sugar industry, aviation and tourism, cabinet minister, hero of World War II
50 rupees
Obverse
1998
Renganaden Seeneevassen
First Mauritanian Minister of Education
100 rupees
Obverse
1998
Abdool Razack Mohamed
1906–1978
Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius (1967–1978)
200 rupees
Obverse
1998
Sookdeo Bissoondoyal
1908–1977
Mauritian politician; one of the leading figures of the independence movement
500 rupees
Obverse
1998
Charles Gaëtan Duval
1930–1996
Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius (1983–1988)
1,000 rupees
Obverse
1998
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
1900–1985
1st Chief Minister of Mauritius (1963–1968); Prime Minister of Mauritius (1976–1982); Chairman of the Organisation of African Unity (1976–1977); Governor-General of Mauritius (1983–1985)
2,000 rupees
Obverse
1998
Mexico
Currency: Peso (since 1821)Symbol: $
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
1648/51-1695
Nun, scholar and poet
$200
obverse
1994
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
1648/51-1695
Nun, scholar and poet
$100
obverse
2020
Miguel Hidalgo
1753–1811
Catholic priest; leader of Mexico's struggle for independence
$1,000
obverse
2004
Miguel Hidalgo
1753–1811
Catholic priest; leader of Mexico's struggle for independence
$200
obverse
2018
Benito Juárez
1806–1872
26th President of Mexico (1858–1872)
$20
both (1996 paper and 2002 polymer issue); obverse (Series F )
1996 (polymer in 2002)
Benito Juárez
1806–1872
26th President of Mexico (1858–1872)
$500
both
2018
José María Morelos
1765–1815
leader for Mexican independence
$50
obverse
1996 (polymer in 2006)
José María Morelos
1765–1815
leader for Mexican independence
$200
obverse
2018
Nezahualcoyotl
1402–1472
Texcocan king
$100
obverse
1994
Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo
1829–1862
Artists and Communist Party militants
$500
obverse
2010
Venustiano Carranza
1859–1920
37th President of Mexico (1917–1920)
$100
obverse
2017 (commemorative)
Luis Manuel Rojas
1871–1949
Journalist and politician, President of the Mexican Constituent Congress (1916–1917)
$100
obverse
2017 (commemorative)
Francisco I. Madero
1873–1913
37th President of Mexico (1911–1913)
$1000
obverse
2019
Hermila Galindo
1886–1954
Journalist and activist
$1000
obverse
2019
Carmen Serdán
1875–1948
Revolutionary
$1000
obverse
2019
Moldova
Currency: Leu (pl. Lei) (since 1992)Symbol: L
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Stephen III (the Great)
1433–1504
Prince of the Principality of Moldavia (1457–1504) and Saint of the Romanian Orthodox Church
All (1-1,000 lei)
Obverse
1992
Mongolia
Currency: Tögrög/Tugrik (since 1925)Symbol: ₮
Person
Lifespan
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
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
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
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
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
Obverse
1939
Genghis Khan
1162–1227
Founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire (1206–1227)
₮500
Obverse
1993
Genghis Khan
1162–1227
Founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire (1206–1227)
₮1,000
Obverse
1993
Genghis Khan
1162–1227
Founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire (1206–1227)
₮5,000
Obverse
1994
Genghis Khan
1162–1227
Founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire (1206–1227)
₮10,000
Obverse
1995
Genghis Khan
1162–1227
Founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire (1206–1227)
₮20,000
Obverse
2006
Morocco
Currency: Dirham (since 1960)Symbol: د.م.
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Mohammed VI
1963–
King of Morocco (1999–)
20 dirhams
Obverse
2002
Mohammed VI
1963–
King of Morocco (1999–)
20 dirhams
Obverse
2013
Mohammed VI
1963–
King of Morocco (1999–)
50 dirhams
Obverse
2002
Mohammed VI
1963–
King of Morocco (1999–)
50 dirhams
Obverse
2013
Mohammed VI , Mohammed V and Hassan II
1963– (Mohammed VI); 1909–1961 (Mohammed V); 1929–1999 (Hassan II)
King of Morocco (1927–1961) (Mohammed V); King of Morocco (1961–1999) (Hassan II); King of Morocco (1999–) (Mohammed VI)
100 dirhams
Obverse
2002
Mohammed VI
1963–
King of Morocco (1999–)
100 dirhams
Obverse
2012
Mohammed VI and Hassan II
1963– (Mohammed VI); 1929–1999 (Hassan II)
King of Morocco (1999–) (Mohammed VI); King of Morocco (1961–1999) (Hassan II)
200 dirhams
Obverse
2002
Mohammed VI
1963–
King of Morocco (1999–)
200 dirhams
Obverse
2012
Mozambique
Currency: Metical (since 1980)Symbol: MT
Person
Lifespan
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
Namibia
Currency: Dollar (since 1993)Symbol: N$
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Hendrik Witbooi
1830–1905
King of the Namaqua people; National hero of Namibia
All (10 to 200 Namibian dollars)
Obverse
1993 and 2012
Sam Nujoma
1929–
1st President of Namibia (1990–2005)
10 and 20 Namibian dollars
Obverse
2012
Hendrik Witbooi
1830–1905
King of the Namaqua people; National hero of Namibia
50-, 100 and 200 Namibian dollars
Obverse
2012
Sam Nujoma
1929–
1st President of Namibia (1990–2005)
30 Namibian dollars
Obverse
2020 (commemorative)
Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamb
1936–
2nd President of Namibia (2005–2015)
30 Namibian dollars
Obverse
2020 (commemorative)
Hage Gottfried Geingob
1941
3rd President of Namibia (2015–)
30 Namibian dollars
Obverse
2020 (commemorative)
New Zealand
Currency: Dollar (since 1967)Symbol: $
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Elizabeth II
1926–2022
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
Āpirana Ngata
1874–1950
Played a significant role in the revival of Māori people and culture during the early 20th century. First Māori 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.
$10
1990
Nigeria
Currency: Naira (since 1973)Symbol: ₦
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
1912–1966
Prime Minister of Nigeria (1960–1966)
₦5
Obverse
2006
Alvan Ikoku
1900–1971
Educator, statesman, activist and politician
₦10
Obverse
2006
Murtala Mohammed
1938–1976
4th Head of State of Nigeria (1975–1976)
₦20
Obverse
2006
Ladi Kwali
1925–1984
Potter
₦20
Reverse
2006
Obafemi Awolowo
1909–1987
Premier of Western Nigeria (1954–1960)
₦100
Obverse
1999
Ahmadu Bello
1910–1966
Premier of Northern Nigeria (1954–1966)
₦200
Obverse
2000
Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe
1904–1966
1st President of Nigeria (1963–1966)
₦500
Obverse
2001
Aliyu Mai-Bornu and Clement Nyong Isong
1919–1970 (Aliyu Mai-Bornu); 1920–2000 (Clement Nyong Isong)
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (1963–1967; Aliyu Mai-Bornu); Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (1967–1975; Clement Nyong Isong)
₦1,000
Obverse
2005
Nicaragua
Currency: Córdoba (since 1991)Symbol: C$
Norway
Currency: Krone (since 1875)Symbol: kr
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
1812–1885
Writer and 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
Oman
Currency: Rial (since 1970)Symbol: ريال
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In Circulation since
Qaboos bin Said al Said
1940–2020
Sultan of Oman (1970–2020)
100 baisa
Obverse
1995
200 baisa
1/2 Rial
1 Rial
5 Rials
10 Rials
20 Rials
50 Rials
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Haitham bin Tariq
1955–
Sultan of Oman (2020–present)
5 Rials
Obverse
2020
10 Rials
20 Rials
Papua New Guinea
Currency: Kina (since 1975)Symbol: K
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In Circulation since
Michael Somare
1936–2021
Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (1975–2011)
50 kina
Reverse
1999
Pakistan
Currency: Rupee (since 1947)Symbol: Rs. (singular Re. 1)
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
1876–1948
1st Governor-General of Pakistan (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
Paraguay
Currency: Guaraní (since 1943)Symbol:
Peru
Currency: Nuevo sol/Sol (since 1991)Symbol: S/.
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Currency
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
José Quiñones Gonzales
1914–1941
National aviation hero
Nuevo sol/sol
S/. 10
obverse
1991–
María Isabel Granda Larco (Chabuca Granda)
1920–1983
Singer and composer
Nuevo sol/sol
S/. 10
obverse
2021–
Raúl Porras Barrenechea
1897–1960
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Historian and Senator
Nuevo sol/sol
S/. 20
obverse
1991–
José María Arguedas Altamirano
1911–1969
Novelist, poet, and anthropologist
Nuevo sol/sol
S/. 20
obverse
2021–
Abraham Valdelomar
1888–1919
Poet
Nuevo sol/sol
S/. 50
obverse
1991–
María Rostworowski
1915–2016
Historian and social researcher
Nuevo sol/sol
S/. 50
obverse
2021–
Jorge Basadre
1903–1980
Minister of education; Historian
Nuevo sol/sol
S/. 100
obverse
1991–
Pedro Paulet
1874–1945
Diplomat and scientist
Nuevo sol/sol
S/. 100
obverse
2021–
Rose of Lima
1586–1617
Saint Rose of Lima, First catholic saint of the Americas
Nuevo sol/sol
S/. 200
obverse
1995–
Tilsa Tsuchiya
1928–1984
Printmaker and painter
Nuevo sol/sol
S/. 200
obverse
2021–
Philippines
Currency: Peso (piso ) (since 1903)Symbol: ₱
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Manuel L. Quezon
1878–1944
2nd President of the Philippines (1935–1944)
₱20
obverse
1986
Sergio Osmeña
1878–1961
4th President of the Philippines (1944–1946)
₱50
obverse
1986
Manuel Roxas
1892–1948
5th President of the Philippines (1946–1948)
₱100
obverse
1986
Diosdado Macapagal
1910–1997
9th President of the Philippines (1961–1965)
₱200
obverse
2002
Hilario Davide, Jr.
1935–
20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1998–2005); swore in President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
₱200
reverse
2002
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
1947–
Daughter of President Diosdado Macapagal; 14th President of the Philippines (2001–2009)
₱200
reverse
2002
Corazon Aquino
1933–2009
11th President of the Philippines (1986–1992)
₱500
obverse
2010
Benigno Aquino Jr.
1932–1983
Leader of the opposition to the autocracy and dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos
₱500
both
1987
José Abad Santos
1886–1942
5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; executed by Japanese forces during World War II
₱1,000
obverse
2002
Josefa Llanes Escoda
1898–1945
Founder of the Girl Scouts in the Philippines; executed by Japanese forces during World War II
₱1,000
obverse
1991
Vicente Lim
1889–1945
Brigadier General of the Philippine Army; executed by Japanese forces during World War II
₱1,000
obverse
1991
Lapu-Lapu
Datu of Mactan in the Visayas ; the first native Filipino to resist imperial Spanish colonization and for killing Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in the Battle of Mactan
₱5,000
obverse
2021 (commemorative)
Poland
Currency: Zloty (since 1924)Symbol: zł
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Boleslaw I
966/7-1025
King of Poland (992–1025)
zl 20
obverse
1995, 2012, 2015 and 2017
Casimir III
1310–1370
King of Poland (1333–1370)
zl 50
obverse
Jogaila
1351–1434
King of Poland (1386–1434)
zl 100
obverse
Mieszko I
935–992
Duke of Poland (960–992)
zl 10
obverse
Sigismund I the Old
1520–1572
King of Poland (1530–1572)
zl 200
obverse
John III Sobieski
1629–1696
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuiania (1674–1696)
zl 500
obverse
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Józef Klemens Piłsudski
1867–1935
Chief of State of the Second Republic of Poland (1918–1922); First Marshal of Poland (1920); Dictator of the Second Polish Republic (1926–1935); Minister of Military Affairs (1926–1935)
zl 10 and zl 20
Obverse
2008 (commemorative) 2014 (commemorative)
Juliusz Słowacki
1809–1849
Romantic Poet
zl 20
Obverse
2009 (commemorative)
Frédéric Chopin
1810–1849
Composer and Virtuoso pianist
zl 20
Obverse
2010 (commemorative)
Marie Curie
1867–1934
Physicist and chemist; winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1903) and Chemistry (1911)
zl 20
Obverse
2011 (commemorative)
Jan Długosz
1415–1480
Priest, chronicler, diplomat, soldier, and secretary to Bishop Zbigniew Oleśnicki of Kraków
zl 20
Obverse
2015 (commemorative)
Doubravka of Bohemia
ca. 940/45-977
Bohemian princess of the Přemyslid dynasty and by marriage Duchess of the Polans
zl 20
Obverse
2016 (commemorative)
Lech Kaczyński
1949–2010
President of Poland (2005–2010)
zl 20
Obverse
2021 (commemorative)
Pope John Paul II and Stefan Wyszyński
1920–2005 (John Paul II); 1901–1981 (Stefan Wyszyński)
Pope of the Roman Catholic Church (1978–2005); Saint of the Roman Catholic Church (John Paul II); Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno and Warsaw (1948–1981) (Stefan Wyszyński)
zl 50
Both (John Paul II); Reverse (Stefan Wyszyński)
2006 (commemorative)
Romania
Currency: Leu (plural Lei) (since 1867)Symbol: L
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Lucian Blaga
1895–1961
Poet, playwright and philosopher
200 L
obverse
2006
Ion I. C. Brătianu
1864–1927
Prime minister of Romania (five times, 1909–1927)
100 L
obverse
2019 (commemorative)
Ion Luca Caragiale
1852–1912
Playwright and short story writer
100 L
obverse
2005
Mihai Eminescu
1850–1889
Romantic poet
500 L
obverse
2005
George Enescu
1881–1955
Composer, violinist and pianist
5 L
obverse
2005
Ferdinand I
1865–1927
King of Romania (1914–1927)
100 L
obverse
2018 (commemorative)
Nicolae Grigorescu
1838–1907
Painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting
10 L
obverse
2005
2008
Nicolae Iorga
1871–1940
Prime Minister of Romania (1931–1932) and historian
1 L
obverse
2005
Queen Marie
1875–1938
Queen consort of Romania (1914–1927)
100 L
obverse
2018 (commemorative)
Ecaterina Teodoroiu
1894–1917
World War I Second Lieutenant
20 L
obverse
2021
Aurel Vlaicu
1882–1913
Engineer, inventor and early pilot
50 L
obverse
2005
Russia
Currency: Ruble (since 1710)Symbol: руб/₽
Samoa
Currency : Tālā (since 1967)Symbol: WS$
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Malietoa Tanumafili II
1913–2007
O le Ao o le Malo (Head of State ) of Samoa (1962–2007)
100 tālā
Obverse
2008
São Tomé and Príncipe
Currency: Dobra (since 1977)Symbol: Db
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Rei Amador
?-1596
King of the Angolars
200 dobras
Obverse
2020
Saudi Arabia
Currency: Riyal (since 1953)Symbol: ر.س
South Africa
Currency: Rand (since 1961)Symbol: R
Person
Lifespan
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 issue); Reverse (2018 commemorative issue)
2012 (original issue); 2018 (commemorative issue)
20 rand
50 rand
100 rand
200 rand
South Sudan
Currency: Pound (since 2011) and Piaster (since 2011)Symbol: £
Person
Years of Birth–Death
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In Circulation since
John Garang de Mabior
1945–2005
President of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (July 9–30, 2005); Leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Army during the Second Sudanese Civil War
All (5 to 25 South Sudanese piasters)
Obverse
2011
John Garang de Mabior
1945–2005
President of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (July 9–30, 2005); Leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Army during the Second Sudanese Civil War
All (1 to 1,000 South Sudanese pounds)
Obverse
2011 (1 to 100 South Sudanese pounds); 2016 (20 South Sudanese pounds); 2018 (500 South Sudanese pounds); 2021 (1,000 South Sudanese pounds)
Serbia
Currency: Dinar (since 2003)Symbol: din.
Person
Lifespan
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 Petrović-Njegoš
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
Serbian-American electrical engineer and inventor
100 din.
both
2006
Đorđe Vajfert
1850–1937
1st president of the National Bank of Serbia (1912–1926)
1,000 din.
both
2006
Sierra Leone
Currency: Leone (since 1964)Symbol: Le
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Bai Bureh
1840–1908
Leader in the Hut Tax War of 1898 in Northern Sierra Leone against British rule and Krio dominance
1,000 Leones
Obverse
2002
Isaac Theophilus Akunna Wallace-Johnson
1894–1965
Trade unionist, journalist, activist, and politician
2,000 Leones
Obverse
2000
Sengbe Pieh (Joseph Cinqué)
1814–1879
Responsible for leading the revolt of fellow slaves on the Spanish slave ship, Amistad
5,000 Leones
Obverse
2002
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Bai Bureh
1840–1908
Leader in the Hut Tax War of 1898 in Northern Sierra Leone against British rule and Krio dominance
1 Leone
Obverse
2022
Isaac Theophilus Akunna Wallace-Johnson
1894–1965
Trade unionist, journalist, activist, and politician
2 Leones
Obverse
2022
Sengbe Pieh (Joseph Cinqué)
1814–1879
Responsible for leading the revolt of fellow slaves on the Spanish slave ship, Amistad
5 Leones
Obverse
2022
Constance Cummings-John
1918–2000
Educationalist and politician; served as the first female mayor of Freetown in 1966
20 Leones
Obverse
2022
Singapore
Currency: Dollar (since 1967)Symbol: S$
Person
Years of Birth–Death
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In Circulation since
Yusof bin Ishak
1910–1970
First President of Singapore (1965–1970)
S$2
obverse
1999
S$5
S$10
S$20
S$50
S$100
S$1000
S$10,000
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Lee Kuan Yew
1923–2015
1st Prime Minister of Singapore (1959–1990)
S$50
Both
2015 (commemorative)
Munshi Abdullah
1796–1864
Author, translator and teacher
S$20
Reverse
2019 (commemorative)
Henry Nicholas Ridley
1855–1956
Promoting rubber in the Malay Peninsula
S$20
Reverse
2019 (commemorative)
Tan Kah Kee
1874–1961
Businessman; Philanthropic work, for setting up schools in China and Southeast Asia and for helping to raise funds to support China in events of the 20th century
S$20
Reverse
2019 (commemorative)
P. Govindasamy Pillai
1887–1980
Businessman and philanthropist
S$20
Reverse
2019 (commemorative)
Teresa Hsu Chih
1898–2011
Charity worker, yoga teacher and retired nurse
S$20
Reverse
2019 (commemorative)
Alice Pennefather
1903–1983
Badminton and tennis champion
S$20
Reverse
2019 (commemorative)
Adnan Saidi
1915–1942
Malayan military officer of the 1st Malaya Infantry Brigade who fought the Japanese in the Battle of Pasir Panjang in Singapore during World War II
S$20
Reverse
2019 (commemorative)
Ruth Wong Hie King
1918–1982
Educator
S$20
Reverse
2019 (commemorative)
Sri Lanka
Currency: Rupee (since 1872)Symbol: (රු, Rs, ரூ)
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa
1945
6th President of Sri Lanka (2005–2015)
1,000 rupees
Obverse
2009 (commemorative)
Sweden
Currency: Krona (since 1873)Symbol: kr
Switzerland
Currency: Franc (since 1850)Symbol: Fr.
Person
Lifespan
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
Syria
Currency : Pound (£S; since 1919)
Taiwan (Republic of China)
Currency: New Taiwan dollar (since 1949)Symbol: $
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Sun Yat-sen
1866–1925
Founding father of the Republic of China; Provincial President of the Republic of China (January 1 – March 10, 1912)
$100
obverse
2001
Chiang Kai-shek
1887–1975
President of the Republic of China (1948–1975)
$200
obverse
2002
Tanzania
Currency : Shilling (since 1966)Symbol: TSh
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In Circulation
Julius Kambarage Nyerere
1922–1999
1st President of Tanzania (1964–1985)
1,000 Shillings/Shilingi
Obverse
2003
Tajikistan
Currency: Somoni (since 1999)Symbol: cомонӣ
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In Circulation
Isma'il ibn Ahmad (Somoni)
849–907
Amir of Transoxiana (892–907) and Khorasan (900–907)
1 dirams
Obverse
1999
5 dirams
Obverse
1999
20 dirams
Obverse
1999
50 dirams
Obverse
1999
Mirzo Tursunzoda
1911–1977
Poet
1 somoni
Obverse
1999–2000
Shirinsho Shotemur
1899–1937
Politician
3 somoni
Obverse
2010
Sadriddin Ayni
1878–1954
Poet, writer, novelist, journalist and historian; recipient of the Order of Lenin
5 somoni
Obverse
1999–2013
Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani
1314–1384
Sūfī of the Kubrāwī order, poet and a prominent Muslim scholar
10 somoni
Obverse
1999–2013
Avicenna (Ibn Sīnā)
980–1037
Polymath and jurist
20 somoni
Obverse
1999–2013
Bobojon Ghafurov
1908–1977
Historian, academician, and author
50 somoni
Obverse
1999–2013
Isma'il ibn Ahmad (Somoni)
849–907
Amir of Transoxiana (892–907) and Khorasan (900–907)
100 somoni
Obverse
1999–2013
Nusratullo Maksum
1881–1937
Statesman and national hero of Tajikistan
200 somoni
Obverse
2010
Rudaki (Abuabdulloh Rudaki)
858–941
Founder of Tajik classic literature
500 somoni
Obverse
2010
Thailand
Currency : Baht (since 1925)Symbol : ฿
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In Circulation
Vajiralongkorn
1952–
King of Thailand (2016–)
฿20
Obverse
2018
฿50
2018
฿100
2018
฿500
2018
฿1,000
2018
฿1,000
Reverse
2018
Rama I
1737–1809
King of Rattanakosin (1782–1809)
฿20
Reverse
2018
Rama II
1767–1824
King of Rattanakosin (1809–1824)
฿20
Reverse
2018
Rama III
1788–1851
King of Rattanakosin (1824–1851)
฿50
Reverse
2018
Mongkut
1804–1868
King of Siam (1851–1868)
฿50
Reverse
2018
Chulalongkorn
1853–1910
King of Siam (1868–1910)
฿100
Reverse
2018
Vajiravudh
1881–1925
King of Siam (1910–1925)
฿100
Reverse
2018
Prajadhipok
1893–1941
King of Siam (1925–1935)
฿500
Reverse
2018
Ananda Mahidol
1925–1946
King of Siam (1935–1946)
฿500
Reverse
2018
Bhumibol Adulyadej
1927–2016
King of Thailand (1946–2016)
฿1,000
Reverse
2018
Tonga
Currency: Paʻanga (since 1967)Symbol: T$
Transnistria
Currency: Rubla (since 1994)Symbol:
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In Circulation
Alexander Suvorov
1730–1800
General of the Imperial Russian Army; founder of the city and capital of Tiraspol
1 ruble
Obverse
2000
Alexander Suvorov
1730–1800
General of the Imperial Russian Army; founder of the city and capital of Tiraspol
5 rubles
Obverse
2000
Alexander Suvorov
1730–1800
General of the Imperial Russian Army; founder of the city and capital of Tiraspol
10 rubles
Obverse
2000
Alexander Suvorov
1730–1800
General of the Imperial Russian Army; founder of the city and capital of Tiraspol
25 rubles
Obverse
2000
Taras Shevchenko
1814–1861
Poet; founder of the modern Ukrainian literature and the modern Ukrainian language
50 rubles
Obverse
2000
Dimitrie Cantemir
1673–1723
Prince of Moldavia
100 rubles
Obverse
2000
Pyotr Alexandrovich Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky
1725–1796
General of the Russian Empire, Collegium of Little Russia
200 rubles
Obverse
2004
Catherine II (the Great)
1729–1796
Empress of the Russian Empire
500 rubles
Obverse
2004
Tunisia
Currency: Dinar (since 1960)Symbol: DT
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Hannibal
247–183, 182 or 181 BC
General and commander-in-chief of the Carthaginian armies
5 dinars
Obverse
1993
Hannibal
247–183, 182 or 181 BC
General and commander-in-chief of the Carthaginian armies
5 dinars
Obverse
2013
Ibn Khaldun
1332-1046
Historiographer and historian
10 dinars
Obverse
1994
Dido
Queen and founder of Carthage
10 dinars
Obverse
2005
Aboul-Qacem Echebbi
1909–1934
Poet
10 dinars
Obverse
2013
Tawhida Ben Cheikh
1909–2010
First female doctor of Tunisia
10 dinars
Obverse
2020
Hayreddin Pasha
1820–1890
Grand Vizier of the Beylik of Tunis (1873–1877); Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1878–1879)
20 dinars
Obverse
1992
Hayreddin Pasha
1820–1890
Grand Vizier of the Beylik of Tunis (1873–1877); Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1878–1879)
20 dinars
Obverse
2011
Farhat Hached
1914–1952
Trades Union leader; leader of the Tunisian Independence Movement
20 dinars
Obverse
2017
Aboul-Qacem Echebbi
1909–1934
Poet
30 dinars
Obverse
1997
Ibn El Rachiq Kairouani
c. 1000–1064
Writer and poet
50 dinars
Obverse
2011
Turkey
Currency: Lira (since 2009)Symbol: TL/
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In Circulation
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
1881–1938
Founder and 1st President of Turkey (1923–1938)
All (₺5-₺200)
Obverse
2009
Aydın Sayılı
1913–1993
Historian of science
₺5
Reverse
2009
Cahit Arf
1910–1997
Mathematician; known for the Arf invariant of a quadratic form in characteristic 2 (applied in knot theory and surgery theory) in topology, the Hasse–Arf theorem in ramification theory, Arf semigroups, and Arf rings
₺10
Reverse
2009
Mimar Kemalettin (Ahmet Kemalettin)
1870–1927
Architect
₺20
Reverse
2009
Fatma Aliye Topuz
1862–1936
Novelist, columnist, essayist, women's rights activist and humanitarian
₺50
Reverse
2009
Buhurizade Mustafa Itri
1640–1712
Musician, singer, composer and poet
₺100
Reverse
2009
Yunus Emre
1238–1320
Poet and mystic
₺200
Reverse
2009
Turkmenistan
Currency: New manat (since 2009)Symbol: T
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Togrul Beg
990–1063
Sultan of the Seljuq Empire
1 manat
Obverse
2009
Soltan Sanjar
1085–1157
Governor of Khorasan (1097–1118); Sultan of the Seljuq Empire (1118–1153, also 1156–1157)
5 manats
Obverse
2009
Magtymguly Pyragy
1724–1807
Poet
10 manats
Obverse
2009
Görogly
National hero
20 manats
Obverse
2009
Dede Korkut
Legendary bard
50 manats
Obverse
2009
Oghuz Khagan
Legendary ancestor of Turkmens
100 manats
Obverse
2009
Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov
1940–2006
First President of Turkmenistan (1990–2006)
500 manats
Obverse
2009 (not issued)
Ukraine
Currency: Hryvnia (pl. Hryvni and Hryven) (since 1996)Symbol: ₴
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Ivan Franko
1856–1916
Poet, writer and journalist
₴20
obverse
2003
Mykhailo Hrushevsky
1866–1934
1st President of the Ukrainian People's Republic (1917–1918)
₴50
obverse
2004
Bohdan Khmelnytsky
1595–1657
Hetman of Ukraine (1648–1657)
₴5
obverse
2004
Ivan Mazepa
1640–1709
Hetman of Ukraine (1687–1708)
₴10
obverse
2004
Taras Shevchenko
1814–1861
Poet; works considered to be the foundation of both the modern Ukrainian language and literature
₴100
obverse
2006
Hryhori Skovoroda
1722–1794
Poet, philosopher and composer
₴500
obverse
2006
Lesya Ukrainka
1871–1913
Poet and writer
₴200
obverse
2001
Vladimir I
958–1015
Prince of Kiev and Novgorod (978–1015)
₴1
obverse
2006
Vladimir Vernadsky
1863–1945
Historian, philosopher, naturalist and scientist
₴1,000
obverse
2019
Yaroslav I
978–1054
Prince of Kiev and Novgorod
₴2
obverse
2004
United Kingdom
Currency: Pound sterling (England since 1158; Scotland since 1707)Symbol: £
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.
England and Wales
In England and Wales the Bank of England is the only bank with the right to issue pound sterling banknotes
Bank of England
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Jane Austen
1775–1817
Novelist
£10
reverse
2017
Elizabeth II
1926–2022
Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022)
£5
obverse
2002
£10
obverse
2000
£20
obverse
1999
£20
obverse
2007
£50
obverse
1994–2014
£50
obverse
2011
Charles III
1948-
King of the United Kingdom (2022-)
£5
obverse
2024
£10
obverse
2024
£20
obverse
2024
£20
obverse
2024
£50
obverse
2024
£50
obverse
2024
Winston Churchill
1874–1965
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1940–1945; 1951–1955)
£5
reverse
2016
Adam Smith
1723–1790
Economist
£20
reverse
2007
Alan Turing
1912–1954
Mathematician and computer scientist
£50
reverse
2021
J. M. W. Turner
1775–1851
Landscape painter
£20
reverse
2020
James Watt
1736–1819
Inventor
£50
reverse
2011
Matthew Boulton
1728–1809
Manufacturer
£50
reverse
2011
Scotland
Three commercial banks in Scotland are authorised to issue their own sterling banknotes: Bank of Scotland , Royal Bank of Scotland and Clydesdale Bank .
Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland, four commercial banks are authorised to issue their own sterling banknotes: Ulster Bank , Danske Bank (formerly Northern Bank ), First Trust Bank and Bank of Ireland . Of these, only banknotes issued by Danske Bank and Ulster Bank feature portraits of real people, with First Trust's notes depicting generic "Irish citizens" and Bank of Ireland notes showing buildings.
United States of America
Currency: Dollar (since 1792)Symbol: $
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
John Adams
1735–1826
signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776; 2nd President of the United States (1797–1801)
$2
reverse
1976
Samuel Adams
1722–1803
signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776
$2
reverse
1976
Charles Carroll
1737–1832
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; 4th Vice President of the United States (1805–1812)
$2
reverse
1976
George Clymer
1739–1813
signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776
$2
reverse
1976
John Dickinson
1732–1808
signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776
$2
reverse
1976
William Ellery
1727–1820
signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776
$2
reverse
1976
William Floyd
1734–1821
signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776
$2
reverse
1976
Benjamin Franklin
1706–1790
signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776
$2
reverse
1976
Founding Father
$100
obverse
1996
Elbridge Gerry
1744–1814
signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776; 5th Vice President of the United States (1813–1814)
$2
reverse
1976
Ulysses S. Grant
1822–1885
18th President of the United States (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 of the United States (1829–1837)
$20
obverse
2003
Thomas Jefferson
1743–1826
3rd President of the United States (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 of the United States (1861–1865)
$5
both
2008
Philip Livingston
1716–1778
signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776
$2
reverse
1976
Robert R. Livingston
1746–1813
Founding Father, Worked on writing the 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 of the United States (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
Uruguay
Currency: Peso Uruguayo (since 1993)Symbol: $U
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Juan Zorrilla de San Martín
1855–1931
Writer, poet and ambassador
20 Pesos Uruguayos
Obverse
1994
José Pedro Varela
1845–1879
Sociologist, journalist, politician, and educator
50 Pesos Uruguayos
Obverse
1994
Eduardo Fabini
1882–1950
Composer and musician
100 Pesos Uruguayos
Obverse
1994
Pedro Figari
1861–1938
Painter, lawyer, writer, and politician
200 Pesos Uruguayos
Obverse
1995
Alfredo Vásquez Acevedo
Rector and politician
500 Pesos Uruguayos
Obverse
1994
Juana de Ibarbourou
1892–1979
Poet
1,000 Pesos Uruguayos
Obverse
1995
Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga
1771–1848
Priest, naturalist and botanist
2,000 Pesos Uruguayos
Obverse
2003
Uzbekistan
Currency: Soum (since 1993)
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Timur (Tamerlane)
late 1320-1330s–1405
Founder of the Timurid Empire and the first ruler of the Timurid dynasty
500 soum
Reverse
1999
Mirzo Ulugbek
1394–1449
Astronomer, mathematician and sultan
100,000 soum
Obverse
2019
Venezuela
Currency: Venezuelan bolívar soberano (sovereign bolívar ) (since 2018)Symbol: Bs.S
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Josefa Camejo
1791–1862
Heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence
2 bolívares soberanos
Obverse
2018
José Félix Ribas
1775–1815
Independence leader and hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence
5 bolívares soberanos
Obverse
2018
Rafael Urdaneta
1788–1845
9th Venezuelan Minister of Defense (1839–1845); 4th President of Gran Colombia (1830–1831); 5th Colombian Minister of Defense (1828–1829); Venezuelan General and hero of the Spanish American wars of independence
10 bolívares soberanos
Obverse
2018
Simón Rodríguez
1769–1854
Philosopher and educator
20 bolívares soberanos
Obverse
2018
Antonio José de Sucre
1795–1830
2nd President of Bolivia (1825–1828); 4th President of Perú (June 23 – July 23, 1823)
50 bolívares soberanos
Obverse
2018
Ezequiel Zamora
1817–1860
Venezuelan soldier, and leader of the Federalists in the Federal War (Guerra Federal ) of 1859–1863
100 bolívares soberanos
Obverse
2018
Sebastián Francisco de Miranda y Rodríguez de Espinoza
1750–1816
Supreme Chief of Venezuela (1812–1813)
200 bolívares soberanos
Obverse
2018
Simón Bolívar
1783–1830
Military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain
500 bolívares soberanos
Obverse
2018
Simón Bolívar
1783–1830
Military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain
10,000 bolívares soberanos
Obverse
2019
Simón Bolívar
1783–1830
Military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain
20,000 bolívares soberanos
Obverse
2019
Simón Bolívar
1783–1830
Military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain
50,000 bolívares soberanos
Obverse
2019
Simón Bolívar
1783–1830
Military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain
200,000 bolívares soberanos
Obverse
2020
Simón Bolívar
1783–1830
Military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain
500,000 bolívares soberanos
Obverse
2020
Simón Bolívar
1783–1830
Military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain
1,000,000 bolívares soberanos
Obverse
2020
Vietnam
Currency: Dong (since 1978)Symbol: ₫
Person
Lifespan
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
20,000 ₫
2006
50,000 ₫
2003
100,000 ₫
2004
200,000 ₫
2006
500,000 ₫
2003
Zambia
Currency: Kwacha (since 1968)Symbol: ZK
Person
Lifespan
Reason for honor
Denomination
Obverse or reverse
In circulation since
Kenneth Kaunda
1924–2021
1st President of Zambia (1964–1991)
50 kwacha
Reverse
2014 (commemorative)
Frederick Chiluba
1943–2011
2nd President of Zambia (1991–2002)
50 kwacha
Reverse
2014 (commemorative)
Levy Mwanawasa
1948–2008
3rd President of Zambia (2002–2008)
50 kwacha
Reverse
2014 (commemorative)
Rupiah Banda
1937–
4th President of Zambia (2008–2011)
50 kwacha
Reverse
2014 (commemorative)
Michael Sata
1937–2014
5th President of Zambia (2011–2014)
50 kwacha
Reverse
2014 (commemorative)
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