List of people on banknotes that are no longer in circulation
This is a list of people on the banknotes that are no longer in circulation. 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.
Afghanistan
[edit]Currency: Afghani (؋; Since 1925)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mohammed Zahir | 1914–2007 | King of Afghanistan (1933–1973) | Afghani | All (2-1,000 afghanis) | Obverse | 1939–1946 (2-1,000 afghanis); 1948–1957 (2-1,000 afghanis); 1961–1963 (10-1,000 afghanis); 1967 (50-1,000 afghanis) |
Mohammed Daoud Khan | 1909–1978 | 1st President of Afghanistan (1973–1978) | Afghani | All (10-1,000 afghanis) | Obverse | 1973–1977 |
Albania
[edit] Currency: Albanian gold franc (Fr.A.; 1926–1939)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ahmet Muhtar Zogolli | 1895–1961 | 11th Prime Minister of Albania (1922–1924); 7th President of Albania (1925–1928); King of Albania (1928–1939) | Gold franc | Fr.A.100 | Obverse | 1926 |
George Castriot (Skanderbeg) | 1405–1468 | Lord of Albania (1443–1468) | Gold franc | All (5-500 francs) | Obverse | 1945 |
Angola
[edit]Currencies: Angolar (pl: angolares; 1928–1958), Escudo (1914–1928; 1958–1977)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Salvador Correia de Sá e Benevides | 1602–1668 | Soldier and politician | Angolar | All (20–500 angolares) | Obverse | 1927–1944 |
António Óscar Fragoso Carmona | 1869–1951 | 11th President of Portugal (1926–1951) | Angolar | 5 angolares | Obverse | 1947 |
António Barroso | Priest | Angolar | 10 angolares | Obverse | 1946 | |
Salvador Correia de Sá e Benevides | 1602–1668 | Soldier and politician | Angolar | 20 angolares | Obverse | 1944–1951 |
Manuel Cerveira Pereira | 8th Governor of Angola (1604–1607) | Angolar | 50 angolares | Obverse | 1944–1951 | |
Francisco Inocencio de Sousa Coutinho | Angolar | 100 angolares | Obverse | 1946–1951 | ||
John (João) II | 1455–1495 | King of Portugal and the Algarves (November 11–15, 1477 (1st Reign); 1481–1495 (2nd Reign) | Angolar | 1,000 angolares | Obverse | 1946–1952 |
António Francisco Ferreira da Silva Porto | 1817–1890 | Trader and explorer | Escudo | 20 escudos | Obverse | 1956–1962 |
Henrique de Carvalho | Escudo | 50 escudos | Obverse | 1956–1962 | ||
Alexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa Pinto, Viscount of Serpa Pinto | 1846–1900 | Explorer and colonial administrator | Escudo | 100 escudos | Obverse | 1956–1962 |
Roberto Ivens | 1850–1898 | Explorer, colonial administrator and officer of the Portuguese Navy | Escudo | 500 escudos | Obverse | 1956–1962 |
Brito Capelo | Escudo | 1,000 escudos | Obverse | 1956–1962 | ||
Américo Tomás | 1894–1987 | 13th President of Portugal (1958–1974) and the third and last president of the Estado Novo | Escudo | All (20-1,000 escudos) | Obverse | 1962–1970 |
António Óscar Fragoso Carmona | 1869–1951 | 11th President of Portugal (1926–1951) | Escudo | All (20-1,000 escudos) | Obverse | 1972–1973 |
Luiz de Camões | Escudo | All (20-1,000 escudos) | Obverse | 1973 |
Argentina
[edit] Currencies: Peso Moneda Nacional (m$n; 1881–1969)
Peso Ley ($L; 1970–1983)
Peso Argentino ($a; 1983–1985)
Austral (₳; 1985–1991)
Peso ($; 1992–present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | 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 | ₳500 | obverse | 1988–1992 |
Manuel Belgrano | 1770–1820 | Leader for independence from Spain | Peso Ley | $L1 | obverse | 1970–1981 |
$L5 | obverse | 1971–1981 | ||||
$L10 | obverse | 1970–1981 | ||||
Peso Argentino | $a10,000 | obverse | 1984–1987 | |||
Miguel Juárez Celman | 1844–1909 | President of Argentina (1886–1890) | Austral | A5,000 | obverse | 1988–1992 |
José de San Martín | 1778–1850 | Leader for independence from Spain | Peso Moneda Nacional | m$n5 | obverse | 1935–1965 |
m$n10 | obverse | 1936–1965 | ||||
m$n50 | obverse | 1936–1968 | ||||
1943–1968 | ||||||
m$n100 | obverse | 1936–1968 | ||||
1943–1968 | ||||||
m$n500 | obverse | 1944–1968 | ||||
1964–1968 | ||||||
m$n1,000 | obverse | 1944–1975 | ||||
m$n5,000 | obverse | 1962–1975 | ||||
m$n10,000 | obverse | 1961–1975 | ||||
Peso Ley | $L50 | obverse | 1972–1981 | |||
$L100 | obverse | 1971–1981 | ||||
$L500 | obverse | 1972–1984 | ||||
$L1,000 | obverse | 1973–1984 | ||||
$L5,000 | obverse | 1977–1984 | ||||
$L10,000 | obverse | 1976–1985 | ||||
$L50,000 | obverse | 1979–1985 | ||||
$L100,000 | obverse | |||||
$L500,000 | obverse | 1980–1985 | ||||
$L1,000,000 | obverse | 1981–1985 | ||||
Peso Argentino | $a1 | obverse | 1983–1985 | |||
$a5 | obverse | 1983–1987 | ||||
$a10 | obverse | |||||
$a50 | obverse | |||||
$a100 | obverse | |||||
$a500 | obverse | 1984–1987 | ||||
$a1,000 | obverse | 1983–1987 | ||||
Austral | ₳10,000 | obverse | 1989–1991 | |||
₳50,000 | obverse | |||||
₳500,000 | obverse | 1990–1991 | ||||
Justo José de Urquiza | 1801–1870 | President of Argentina (1854–1860) | Austral | ₳5 | obverse | 1986–1991 |
Santiago Derqui | 1809–1867 | President of Argentina (1860–1861) | Austral | ₳10 | obverse | 1985–1991 |
Bartolomé Mitre | 1821–1906 | President of Argentina (1862–1868) | Austral | ₳50 | obverse | 1986–1991 |
Carlos Pellegrini | 1846–1906 | President of Argentina (1890–1892) | Austral | ₳10,000 | obverse | 1989–1992 |
Peso | $1 | obverse | 1992–???? | |||
Manuel Quintana | 1835–1906 | President of Argentina (1904–1906) | Austral | ₳500,000 | obverse | 1990–1993 |
Bernardino Rivadavia | 1780–1845 | President of Argentina (1826–1827) | Austral | ₳1 | obverse | 1985–1991 |
Julio Argentino Roca | 1843–1914 | President of Argentina (1880–1886) and (1898–1904) | Austral | ₳1,000 | obverse | 1988–1992 |
Luis Sáenz Peña | 1822–1907 | President of Argentina (1892–1895) | Austral | ₳50,000 | obverse | 1989–1993 |
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento | 1811–1888 | President of Argentina (1868–1874) | Austral | ₳100 | obverse | 1985–1992 |
José Evaristo Uriburu | 1831–1914 | President of Argentina (1895–1898) | Austral | ₳100,000 | obverse | 1990–1993 |
Artsakh
[edit]Currencies: Artsakh dram
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gregory the Illuminator | 257–331 | Patron saint of Armenia and the first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church | 2 dram | Obverse | 2004-2024 |
Australia
[edit] Currencies: Pound (£A 1910–1966)
Dollar ($A, 1966–present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph Banks | 1743–1820 | English botonist; introduced eucalyptus to the West | 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; the first European to visit the Australian east coast | Pound | £1 | reverse | 1953–1966 |
Elizabeth II | 1926–2022 | Queen of Australia (1952–2022) | Pound | £1 | obverse | 1953–1966 |
Dollar | $1 | obverse | 1966–1984 | |||
William Farrer | 1845–1906 | Leading agronomist and 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 the 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 in 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
[edit] Currencies: Schilling (S, 1947–2001)
Euro (€, 2002–present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk | 1851–1914 | economist | Schilling | S 100 | obverse | 1985–2001 |
Moritz Michael Daffinger | 1790–1849 | miniature painter and sculpture | Schilling | S 20 | obverse | 1988–2001 |
Sigmund Freud | 1856–1939 | co-founder of psychoanalytic school of psychology | Schilling | S 50 | obverse | 1987–2001 |
Karl Landsteiner | 1868–1943 | Nobel Prize winner | Schilling | S 1,000 | both | 1997–2001 |
Rosa Mayreder | 1858–1938 | feminist, painter, author | Schilling | S 500 | obverse | 1997–2001 |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 1756–1791 | classical composer and pianist | Schilling | S 5,000 | obverse | 1989–2001 |
Erwin Schrödinger | 1887–1961 | Nobel Prize winner | Schilling | S 1,000 | obverse | 1983–1997 |
Otto Wagner | 1841–1918 | architect | Schilling | S 500 | obverse | 1986–1997 |
Azerbaijan
[edit] Currencies: Second manat (m, 1992–2006)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nizami Gəncəvi | 1141–1209 | Poet | Second Azerbaijani manat | 500m | Obverse | 1993–2006 |
Məmməd Əmin Rəsulzadə | 1884–1955 | President of the Azerbaijani National Council (May 27 – December 7, 1918) | Second Azerbaijani manat | 1,000m | Obverse | 1993–2006 |
Belgium
[edit] Currencies: Franc (fr., 1832–2001)
Euro (€, 2002–present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albert I | 1875-1934 | King of the Belgians (1909-1934) | 1 fr. | obverse | 1920-1922 |
5 fr. | obverse | 1922-1938 | |||
20 fr. | obverse | 1921-1948 | |||
100 fr. | obverse | 1921-1932 | |||
1,000 fr. | obverse | 1922-1944 | |||
obverse | 1944-1950 | ||||
obverse | 1950-1958 | ||||
Albert II | 1934– | King of the Belgians (1993–2013) | 10,000 fr. | obverse | 1997–2001 |
Baudoin I | 1930-1993 | King of the Belgians (1951-1993) | 10,000 fr. | obverse | 1992-1998 |
20 fr. | obverse | 1964-1980 | |||
50 fr. | obverse | 1966-1989 | |||
Hendrik Beyaert | 1823-1894 | architect | 100 fr. | obverse | 1978-1994 |
Elizabeth | 1876-1965 | Queen of the Belgians (1909-1934) | 1 fr. | obverse | 1920-1922 |
5 fr. | obverse | 1922-1938 | |||
20 fr. | obverse | 1921-1948 | |||
100 fr. | obverse | 1921-1932 | |||
1,000 fr. | obverse | 1922-1944 | |||
James Ensor | 1860-1949 | impressionist painter | 100 fr. | obverse | 1995-2001 |
Fabiola | 1928-2014 | Queen of the Belgians (1960-1993) | 50 fr. | obverse | 1966-1989 |
10,000 fr. | obverse | 1992-1998 | |||
Walthère Frère-Orban | 1812-1896 | Belgian Prime-Minister (1868-1870 & 1878-1884) | 100 fr. | reverse | 1952-1961 |
Hendrik Geeraert | 1863-1925 | Belgian hero in WW I | 1,000 fr. | reverse | 1950-1958 |
Guido Gezelle | 1830-1899 | Flemish impressionist poet and priest | 5,000 fr. | obverse | 1982-1992 |
André Grétry | 1741-1813 | composer of opéras comiques | 1,000 fr. | obverse | 1980-1997 |
Victor Horta | 1861-1947 | Art Nouveau architect | 2,000 fr. | obverse | 1994-2001 |
Leopold I | 1790-1865 | King of the Belgians (1831-1865) | 20 fr. | obverse | 1914-1920 |
100 fr. | obverse | 1914-1920 | |||
obverse | 1945-1951 | ||||
obverse | 1952-1961 | ||||
1000 fr. | obverse | 1914-1920 | |||
Leopold II | 1835-1909 | King of the Belgians (1865-1909) | 500 fr. | obverse | 1944-1951 |
obverse | 1952-1960 | ||||
Roland de Lassus | 1532-1594 | Flemish composer | 20 fr. | obverse | 1950-1960 |
Lambert Lombard | 1505-1566 | Renaissance painter in Liège | 100 fr. | obverse | 1962-1975 |
Louise-Marie Queen | |||||
René Magritte | 1898-1967 | surrealist artist | 500 fr. | obverse | 1998-2001 |
Margaret of Austria | 1480-1530 | Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands | 500 fr. | reverse | 1961-1975 |
Gerardus Mercator | 1512-1594 | cartographer known for Mercator projection | 1,000 fr | obverse | 1961-1975 |
Constantin Meunier | 1831-1905 | painter, sculptor | 500 fr. | obverse | 1980-1998 |
Philippus de Monte | 1521-1603 | Flemish composer | 20 fr. | reverse | 1950-1960 |
Bernard van Orley | 1491-1541 | Flemish renaissance painter | 500 fr. | obverse | 1961-1975 |
Constant Permeke | 1886-1952 | Flemish expressionist painter | 1,000 fr. | obverse | 1997-2001 |
Paola | 1937– | Queen of the Belgians (1993–2013) | 10,000 fr. | obverse | 1997-2001 |
Peter Paul Rubens | |||||
Adolphe Sax | 1814-1894 | musician, inventor of the saxophone | 200 fr. | obverse | 1995-2001 |
Andreas Vesalius | 1514-1564 | anatomist and physician | 5,000 fr. | obverse | 1971-1981 |
Brazil
[edit] Currencies: Cruzeiro (₢$, 1942–1967, Cr$, 1970–1986, 1990–1993)
Cruzeiro Novo (NCr$, 1967–1970)
Cruzado (Cz$, 1986–1989)
Cruzado Novo (NCz$1989 – 1990)
Cruzeiro Real (CR$1993 – 1994)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dom Pedro I | 1798–1834 | First emperor of Brazil (1822–1831) | Cruzeiro | Cr$5 | obverse | 1970–1984 |
Dom Pedro II | 1825–1891 | Emperor of Brazil (1831–1889) | Cruzeiro | Cr$10 | obverse | |
Deodoro da Fonseca | 1827–1892 | 1st 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$1,000 | obverse | 1978–1989 |
Duke of Caxias | 1803–1880 | Army marshal | Cruzeiro | Cr$100 | obverse | 1981–1987 |
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$5,000 | obverse | 1981-1989 |
Rui Barbosa | 1849–1923 | Brazilian delegate in the Second Hague Conference | Cruzeiro Cruzado |
Cr$10,000 Cz$10 |
obverse | 1984–1990 |
Oswaldo Cruz | 1872–1917 | Bacteriologist and public health officer | Cruzeiro Cruzado |
Cr$50,000 Cz$50 |
obverse | |
Juscelino Kubitschek | 1902–1976 | President of Brazil (1956–1961) | Cruzeiro Cruzado |
Cr$100,000 Cz$100 |
obverse | 1985-1990 |
Heitor Villa-Lobos | 1887–1959 | Composer | Cruzado | Cz$500 | obverse | 1986–1990 |
Machado de Assis | 1839–1908 | Writer | Cruzado | Cz$1,000 | obverse | 1987–1990 |
Cândido Portinari | 1903–1962 | Neo-realist painter | Cruzado | Cz$5,000 | obverse | 1988–1990 |
Carlos Chagas | 1879–1934 | Bacteriologist, discoverer of the Chagas Disease | Cruzado | Cz$10,000 | obverse | |
Carlos Drummond de Andrade | 1902–1987 | Writer | Cruzado Novo | NCz$50 | obverse | 1989–1992 |
Cecília Meireles | 1901–1964 | Poet | Cruzado Novo Cruzeiro |
NCz$100 Cr$100 |
obverse | |
Augusto Ruschi | 1915–1986 | Ecologist | Cruzado Novo Cruzeiro |
NCz$500 Cr$500 |
obverse | 1990–1994 |
Cândido Rondon | 1865-1958 | Cruzeiro | Cr$1,000 | obverse | ||
Carlos Gomes | 1836-1896 | Cruzeiro | Cr$5,000 | obverse | ||
Vital Brasil | 1865-1950 | Cruzeiro | Cr$10,000 | obverse | 1991–1994 | |
Câmara Cascudo | 1898-1986 | Cruzeiro | Cr$50,000 | obverse | ||
Mário de Andrade | 1893-1945 | Cruzeiro | Cr$500,000 | obverse | 1993–1994 | |
Anísio Teixeira | 1900–1971 | Educational system reformer | Cruzeiro Real | CR$1,000 | obverse |
Bulgaria
[edit] Currency: Lev (pl. Leva, лв; since 1881)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Georgi Dimitrov | 1882–1949 | General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1946–1949); Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria
(1946–1949); Head of the International Policy Department of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1943–1945); General Secretary of the executive committee of the Communist International (1935–1943) |
Lev | All (10–500 лв.) | Obverse | 1951–1974 |
Desislava Sevastokratoritsa Ktitoritsa | 13th-century Bulgarian noble | Lev | 20 лв. | Obverse | 1991 | |
Hristo G. Danov | 1828–1911 | Bulgarian enlightener, teacher and book publisher | Lev | 50 лв. | Obverse | 1991 |
Zakhary Khristovich Dimitrov | 1810–1853 | Painter | Lev | 100 лв. | Obverse | 1991–1993 |
Ivan Minchov Vazov | 1850–1921 | Poet, novelist and playwright | Lev | 200 лв. | Obverse | 1992 |
Dobri Hristov | 1875–1941 | Composer | Lev | 500 лв. | Obverse | 1993 |
Vasil Levski | 1837–1873 | Revolutionary and national hero of Bulgaria | Lev | 1,000 лв. | Obverse | 1994–1997 |
Nikola Fichev (Kolyu Ficheto) | 1800–1881 | Architect, builder and sculptor | Lev | 2,000 лв. | Obverse | 1994–1996 |
Zahari Stoyanov | 1850–1889 | Revolutionary, writer and historian | Lev | 5,000 лв. | Obverse | 1996–1997 |
Vladimir Dimitrov—Maystora | 1882–1960 | Painter, draughtsman and teacher | Lev | 10,000 лв. | Obverse | 1996 |
Petar Beron | 1799–1871 | Educator | Lev | 10,000 лв. | Obverse | 1997 |
Saints Cyril and Methodius | 826–869 (Saint Cryil); 815–885 (Saint Methodus) | Devising the Glagolitic alphabet, the first alphabet used to transcribe Old Church Slavonic | Lev | 50,000 лв. | Obverse | 1997 |
Burma/Myanmar
[edit] Currency: Kyat (K (singular), Ks. (pl); since 1852)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aung San | 1915–1947 | 5th Premier of the British Crown Colony of Burma (1946–1947); President of the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (1945–1947) | Kyat | All (1–20 kyats) | Obverse | 1965 |
Aung San | 1915–1947 | 5th Premier of the British Crown Colony of Burma (1946–1947); President of the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (1945–1947) | Kyat | K 1/-, Ks 5/-, Ks 10/-, Ks 15/-, Ks 25/-, Ks 35/-, Ks 50/-, Ks 75/- and Ks 100/- | Obverse | 1972–1986 |
Thakin Pho Hla Gyi | Kyat | Ks 45/- | Obverse | 1987 | ||
Saya San | 1876–1931 | Leader of the 'Saya San Rebellion' of 1930–1932 in British Burma | Kyat | Ks 90/- | Obverse | 1987 |
Cameroon
[edit] Currency: Central African CFA franc (FCFA; since 1945)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ahmadou Babatoura Ahidjo | 1924–1989 | 1st President of Cameroon (1960–1982) | Central African CFA franc | 5,000 CFA francs | Obverse | 1961 |
Ahmadou Babatoura Ahidjo | 1924–1989 | 1st President of Cameroon (1960–1982) | Central African CFA franc | 100, 5,000 and 10,000 CFA francs | Obverse | 1962 (100 CFA francs); 1962 (5,000 CFA francs); 1972 (10,000 CFA francs) |
Ahmadou Babatoura Ahidjo | 1924–1989 | 1st President of Cameroon (1960–1982) | Central African CFA franc | 5,000 and 10,000 CFA francs | Obverse | 1974 (5,000 CFA francs); 1974–1981 (10,000 CFA francs) |
Paul Biya | 1933– | 2nd President of Cameroon (1982–) | Central African CFA franc | 1,000 CFA francs | Obverse | 1985–1992 |
Canada
[edit] Currency: Dollar (Can$, 1867–Present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Borden | 1854–1937 | 8th Prime Minister (1911–1920) | dollar | Can$100 | obverse | 1976–1990 |
1990–2004 | ||||||
Edward | 1894–1972 | Prince of Wales (1910–1936) | dollar | Can$5 | obverse | 1935–1937 |
Elizabeth | 1926–2022 | Princess of York (1936–1952) | dollar | Can$20 | obverse | 1935–1937 |
Elizabeth II | Queen of Canada (1952–2022) | Can$1 | obverse | 1954–1974 | ||
Can$2 | obverse | 1954–1975 | ||||
1986–1996 | ||||||
Can$5 | obverse | 1954–1972 | ||||
Can$10 | obverse | 1954–1971 | ||||
Can$20 | obverse | 1954–1969 | ||||
1969–1993 | ||||||
1993–2004 | ||||||
Can$50 | obverse | 1954–1975 | ||||
Can$100 | obverse | 1954–1976 | ||||
Can$1,000 | obverse | 1954–1992 | ||||
1992–2000 | ||||||
George V | 1865–1936 | King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions (1910–1936) | dollar | Can$1 | obverse | 1935–1936 |
Albert | 1895–1952 | Duke of York (1920–1936) | dollar | Can$50 | obverse | 1935–1937 |
George VI | King of Canada (1936–1952) | Can$1 | obverse | 1936–1954 | ||
Can$2 | obverse | |||||
Can$5 | obverse | |||||
Can$10 | obverse | |||||
Can$20 | obverse | |||||
Can$50 | obverse | |||||
Henry | 1900–1974 | Duke of Gloucester (1928–1974) | dollar | Can$100 | obverse | 1935–1937 |
William Lyon Mackenzie King | 1874–1950 | 10th Prime Minister (1921–1926; 1926–1930; 1935–1948) | dollar | Can$50 | obverse | 1975–1989 |
1989–2004 | ||||||
Wilfrid Laurier | 1841–1919 | 7th Prime Minister of Canada (1896–1911) | dollar | Can$5 | obverse | 1972–1986 |
1986–2001 | ||||||
Can$1,000 | obverse | 1935–1937 | ||||
1937–1954 | ||||||
John A. Macdonald | 1815–1891 | 1st Prime Minister (1867–1873 and 1878–1891) | dollar | Can$10 | obverse | 1971–1989 |
1989–2000 | ||||||
Can$100 | obverse | 1937–1954 | ||||
Can$500 | obverse | 1935–1937 | ||||
Mary | 1867–1953 | Royal consort to George V (1910–1936) | dollar | Can$2 | obverse | 1935–1937 |
Mary | 1897–1965 | Princess Royal of Canada (1932–1965) | dollar | Can$10 | obverse | 1935–1937 |
Central African Republic/Central African Empire
[edit] Currency: Central African CFA franc (FCFA; since 1945)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jean-Bédel Bokassa | 1921–1996 | 2nd President of the Central African Republic (1966–1976); Emperor of the Central African Empire (1976–1979) | Central African CFA franc | All (500-10,000 francs) | Obverse | 1974–1976 (Central African Republic); 1978–1979 (Central African Empire) |
Chad
[edit] Currency: Central African CFA franc (FCFA; since 1945)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
François Tombalbaye (N'Garta Tombalbaye) | 1918–1975 | 1st President of Chad (1960–1975) | Central African CFA franc | 5,000 and 10,000 CFA francs | Obverse | 1974 (5,000 CFA francs); 1971 (10,000 CFA francs) |
Chile
[edit] Currency: Old Chilean peso ($; 1817–1960)
Chilean escudo (Eº; 1960–1975)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honor | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bernardo O'Higgins | 1778–1842 | Supreme Director of Chile (1817–1823); Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army (1819–1823); Chilean independence leader who freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence | Old Chilean peso | 5 pesos (1⁄2 condor) | Obverse | 1923–1947 |
Manuel Bulnes | 1799–1866 | President of Chile (1841–1851) | Old Chilean peso | 10 pesos (1 condor) | Obverse | 1931–1959 |
Pedro de Valdivia | 1497–1553 | 1st Royal Governor of Chile (1540–1547); 3rd Royal Governor of Chile (1549–1553) | Old Chilean peso | 20 pesos (2 condores) | Obverse | 1939–1947 |
Aníbal Pinto | 1825–1884 | 8th President of Chile (1876–1881) | Old Chilean peso | 50 pesos (5 condores) | Obverse | 1932–1959 |
Arturo Prat | 1848–1879 | Lawyer and naval officer of the Chilean Navy | Old Chilean peso | 100 pesos (10 condores) | Obverse | 1933–1958 |
Álvarez Jorge Montt | Old Chilean peso | 500 pesos (50 condores) | Obverse | 1933–1959 | ||
Manuel Blanco Encalada | 1790–1876 | Provisional President of Chile (July 9 – September 9, 1826) | Old Chilean peso | 1,000 pesos (100 condores) | Obverse | 1933–1959 |
Manuel A. Tocornal | Old Chilean peso | 5,000 pesos (500 condores) | Obverse | 1932–1959 | ||
José Manuel Balmaceda | 1840–1891 | 10th President of Chile (1886–1891) | Old Chilean peso | 10,000 pesos (1,000 condores) | Obverse | 1932–1959 |
Arturo Alessandri | 1868–1950 | 17th & 21st President of Chile (1920–1924 (17th); March 20 – October 1, 1925; 1932–1938 (21st) | Old Chilean peso | 50,000 pesos (5,000 condores) | Obverse | 1958–1959 |
Bernardo O'Higgins | 1778–1842 | Supreme Director of Chile (1817–1823); Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army (1819–1823); Chilean independence leader | Chilean escudo | Eº0.50 (50 Centésimos) | Obverse | 1962–1975 |
Arturo Prat | 1848–1879 | Lawyer and naval officer of the Chilean Navy | Chilean escudo | Eº1 | Obverse | 1962–1975 |
Manuel Bulnes | 1799–1866 | President of Chile (1841–1851) | Chilean escudo | Eº5 | Obverse | 1962–1964 |
José Manuel Balmaceda | 1840–1891 | 10th President of Chile (1886–1891) | Chilean escudo | Eº10 | Obverse | 1962–1975 |
Arturo Alessandri | 1868–1950 | 17th & 21st President of Chile (1920–1924 (17th); March 20 – October 1, 1925; 1932–1938 (21st) | Chilean escudo | Eº50 | Obverse | 1962–1975 |
Manuel Rengifo | 1793–1845 | Chilean politician | Chilean escudo | Eº100 | Obverse | 1962–1975 |
José Miguel Carrera | 1785–1821 | President of the First Chilean Governing Council (1811–1814) | Chilean escudo | Eº1,000 and Eº5,000 | Obverse | 1973–1975 |
Bernardo O'Higgins | 1778–1842 | Supreme Director of Chile (1817–1823); Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army (1819–1823); Chilean independence leader who freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence | Chilean escudo | Eº10,000 | Obverse | 1974 |
Czechoslovakia
[edit] Currency: Czechoslovak crown (Kčs; 1919–1993)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan Žižka | c.1360–1424 | Czech general, contemporary and follower of Jan Hus, Hussite military leader, and later also a Radical Hussite who led the Taborites | Czechoslovak crown | 25 Kčs | Obverse | 1958–1972 |
Jan Žižka | c.1360–1424 | Czech general, contemporary and follower of Jan Hus, Hussite military leader, and later also a Radical Hussite who led the Taborites | Czechoslovak crown | 20 Kčs | Obverse | 1971–1991 |
Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav | 1849–1921 | Poet, dramatist, translator, and for a short time, member of the Czechoslovak parliament | Czechoslovak crown | 10 Kčs | Obverse | 1986–1993 |
John Amos Comenius | 1592–1670 | Philosopher, pedagogue and theologian from the Margraviate of Moravia | Czechoslovak crown | 20 Kčs | Obverse | 1988–1993 |
Ľudovít Štúr | 1815–1856 | Leader of the Slovak national revival in the 19th century, and the author of the Slovak language standard | Czechoslovak koruna | 50 Kčs | Obverse | 1987–1993 |
Klement Gottwald | 1896–1953 | Leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (1929–1953); 14th Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1946–1948); 5th President of Czechoslovakia (1948–1953) | Czechoslovak crown | 100 Kčs | Obverse | 1989–1990 |
Bedřich Smetana | 1824–1884 | Composer who pioneered the development of a musical style which became closely identified with his country's aspirations to independent statehood | Czechoslovak crown | 1,000 Kčs | Obverse | 1985–1993 |
Czech Republic
[edit] Currency: Czech crown (Kč; since 1993)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ottokar I | c.1155–1230 | Duke of Bohemia (1192–1193); King of Bohemia (1197–1230) | Czech crown | 20 Kč | Obverse | 1993–2014 |
Agnes of Bohemia | 1211–1282 | Princess of Bohemia; Saint of the Czech Republic | Czech crown | 50 Kč | Obverse | 1993–2017 |
China
[edit] Currency: Renminbi (¥; since 1948)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | 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 of the Chinese Red Army |
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liang Jun | 1930–2020 | Became China's first female tractor driver | Renminbi | ¥1 | Obverse | 1969–1996 |
Confederate States of America
[edit] Currency: Confederate States dollar (US$; 1861–1865)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Washington | 1732–1799 | 1st President of the United States (1789–1797); Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army; Founding Father of the United States | Confederate States dollar | $50 and $100 | Obverse | July 29 – October 22, 1861 ($50 and $100); August 25 – September 23, 1861 ($50) |
John Caldwell Calhoun | 1782–1850 | 7th Vice President of the United States (1825–1832) | Confederate States dollar | $1,000 | Obverse | April 5 – June 21, 1861 |
Andrew Jackson | 1767–1845 | 7th President of the United States (1829–1837) | Confederate States dollar | $1,000 | Obverse | April 5 – June 21, 1861 |
Jefferson Davis | 1808–1889 | President of the Confederate States (1862–1865) | Confederate States dollar | $50 | Obverse | April 17 – December 10, 1862 |
Alexander Hamilton Stephens | 1812–1883 | Vice President of the Confederate States (1862–1865) | Confederate States dollar | $20 | Obverse | June 21 – December 8, 1862 (Version 1); June 28 – November 15, 1862 (Version 2) |
John Elliott Ward | 1814–1902 | Politician and diplomat | Confederate States dollar | $10 | Obverse | November 15 – December 30, 1861 |
Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter | 1809–1887 | President pro tempore of the Confederate States Senate (1862–1865); Confederate States Senator from Virginia (1862–1865); 2nd Confederate States Secretary of State (1861–1862) | Confederate States dollar | $10 | Obverse | February 20 – December 8, 1862 (Version 1); May 12 – August 9, 1862 (Version 2); July 12 – December 8, 1862 (Version 3); June 14, 1862 – January 3, 1863 (Version 4) |
Christopher Gustavus Memminger | 1803–1888 | 1st Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury (1861–1864) | Confederate States dollar | $5 | Obverse | March 13 – June 19, 1862 (Version 1); May 12 – December 8, 1862 (Version 2); April 7 – September 13, 1862 (Version 3) |
Judah Philip Benjamin | 1811–1884 | 3rd Confederate States Secretary of State (1862–1865); 2nd Confederate States Secretary of War (1861–1862); 1st Confederate States Attorney General (February 25 – November 15, 1861) | Confederate States dollar | $2 | Obverse | |
John Caldwell Calhoun | 1782–1850 | 7th Vice President of the United States (1825–1832) | Confederate States dollar | $100 | Obverse | |
Lucy Pickens | 1832–1899 | Socialite | Confederate States dollar | $1, $100 | Obverse | |
George Wythe Randolph | 1818–1867 | 3rd Confederate States Secretary of War (March 24 – November 15, 1862) | Confederate States dollar | $100 | Obverse | |
Clement Claiborne Clay | 1816–1882 | Confederate States Senator from Alabama (1862–1864) | Confederate States dollar | $1 | Obverse | |
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson | 1824–1863 | General of the Confederate States Army | Confederate States dollar | $500 | Obverse |
Croatia
[edit] Currency: Kuna (kn; 1994–2023)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Juraj Dobrila | 1812–1882 | Catholic bishop; public supporter of Croatian language and culture | Kuna | 10 kn | obverse | 1994-2023 |
Fran Krsto Frankopan | 1643–1671 | Statesman and poet; died for Croatian liberty | Kuna | 5 kn | obverse | |
Ivan Gundulić | 1589–1638 | Baroque poet | Kuna | 50 kn | obverse | |
Josip Jelačić | 1801–1859 | Ban (1848–1859); abolished serfdom | Kuna | 20 kn | obverse | |
Marko Marulić | 1450–1524 | Poet and humanist | Kuna | 500 kn | obverse | |
Ivan Mažuranić | 1814–1890 | Ban (1873–1880); modernized economy and education | Kuna | 100 kn | obverse | |
Stjepan Radić | 1871–1928 | Founder of the Croatian Peasant Party (1905) | Kuna | 200 kn | obverse | |
Ante Starčević | 1823–1896 | Politician and writer | Kuna | 1,000 kn | obverse | |
Tomislav | ???-928 | 1st King of Croatia (925–928) | Kuna | 1,000 kn | reverse | |
Petar Zrinski | 1621–1671 | Statesman and poet; died for Croatian liberty | Kuna | 5 kn | obverse |
Denmark
[edit] Currency: Krone (kr, 1873–Present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hans Christian Andersen | 1805–1875 | poet and author of fairy tales | Krone | 10 kr | obverse | 1952–1955 |
obverse | 1954–1975 | |||||
Christian Ditlev Frederik | 1748–1827 | agricultural reformer | Krone | 500 kr | obverse | 1964–1975 |
Thomasine 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 |
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 Maria 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 |
East Germany
[edit] Currency: Mark (M, 1948–1990)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander von Humbolt | 1769-1859 | geographer | East German mark | M 5 | Obverse | 1964-1975 |
Thomas Müntzer | 1489–1525 | Reformation-era German theologian | East German mark | M 5 | Obverse | 1975–1990 |
Friedrich Schiller | 1759-1805 | Poet and philosopher | East German mark | M 10 | Obverse | 1964-1971 |
Clara Zetkin | 1857–1933 | Marxist theorist, activist, and advocate for women's rights; Responsible for organizing the first International Women's Day in 1911 | East German mark | M 10 | Obverse | 1971–1990 |
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | 1749–1832 | Writer and statesman | East German mark | M20 | Obverse | 1964-1975 |
1975–1990 | ||||||
Friedrich Engels | 1820–1895 | Social scientist, author, political theorist, philosopher, and father of Marxist theory | East German mark | M 50 | Obverse | 1964-1971 |
1971–1990 | ||||||
Karl Marx | 1818–1883 | Philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist | East German mark | M 100 | Obverse | 1964-1975 |
1975–1990 |
Egypt
[edit] Currency: Pound (LE, 1836–Present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Farouk I | 1920–1965 | King of Egypt (1936–1952) | Pound | LE 1 | obverse | 1950–1952 |
LE 5 | obverse | 1946–1952 | ||||
Khafre | unknown | Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty (2558–2532 BC) | Pound | LE 10 | reverse | 1970–1979 |
1979–2003 | ||||||
Ramesses II | 1302–1213 BC | Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty (1279–1213 BC) | Pound | 50 PT | obverse | 1968–1981 |
1981–1986 | ||||||
LE 1 | obverse | 1968–1979 | ||||
Tutankhamun | unknown | Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty (1333–1324 BC) | Pound | 25 PT | obverse | 1952–1962 |
50 PT | obverse | 1952–1962 | ||||
LE 1 | obverse | 1930–1950 | ||||
1952–1963 | ||||||
1963–1968 | ||||||
LE 5 | obverse | 1952–1963 | ||||
1963–1969 | ||||||
1970–1981 | ||||||
LE 10 | obverse | 1952–1962 | ||||
1962–1970 | ||||||
LE 100 | obverse | 1979–1994 |
Equatorial Guinea
[edit][ Currency: Peseta (Pta (singular), Pts (pl), 1969–1975) and Ekwele (plu. Bipkwele; 1975–1985)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Francisco Macías Nguema | 1924–1979 | 1st President of Equatorial Guinea (1968–1979) | Peseta | All (100 to 1,000 Pts) | Obverse | 1969–1975 |
Francisco Macías Nguema | 1924–1979 | 1st President of Equatorial Guinea (1968–1979) | Ekwele (plu. Bipkwele) | All (25 to 1,000 bipkwele) | Obverse | 1975–1985 |
Tomas Engono Nkogo | Bipkwele | 100 bipkwele | Obverse | 1979–1985 | ||
Rey Uganda | Bipkwele | 500 bipkwele | Obverse | 1979–1985 | ||
Rey Bioko | Bipkwele | 1,000 bipkwele | Obverse | 1979–1985 | ||
Enrique Nvo Okenve | Bipkwele | 5,000 bipkwele | Obverse | 1979–1985 |
Ethiopia
[edit] Currency: Ethiopian dollar (Br/ብር; since 1894)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Haile Selassie | 1892–1975 | Emperor of Ethiopia (1930–1974) | Ethiopian dollar | All (1–500 dollars) | Obverse | 1945 (1–500 dollars); 1961 (1–500 dollars); 1966 (1–100 dollars) |
Estonia
[edit] Currency: Kroon (KR, 1928–1940, 1992–2010)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | 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 |
A. H. 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
[edit] Currency: Króna (kr, 1951–present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jens Christian Djurhuus | 1773–1853 | first poet to write in Faroese | Króna | 1,000 kr | obverse | 1980–2005 |
Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb | 1819–1909 | established modern orthography for the Faroese language | Króna | 100 kr | obverse | 1964–1978 |
obverse | 1978–2003 | |||||
Nólsoyar Páll | 1765–1809 | seaman, trader, poet | Króna | 50 kr | obverse | 1967–1978 |
obverse | 1978–2001 |
Federated Malay States
[edit] Currency: Dollar ($; 1939–1953)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George VI | 1895–1952 | King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth (1936–1952); Emperor of India (1936–1947); and the first Head of the Commonwealth | Cent | All (1–50 cents) | Obverse | 1940–1945 |
George VI | 1895–1952 | King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth (1936–1952); Emperor of India (1936–1947); and the first Head of the Commonwealth | Dollar | All (1–10,000 dollars) | Obverse | 1941–1945 |
Federation of Malaya
[edit] Currency: Dollar ($; 1953–1967)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elizabeth II | 1926–2022 | Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth Realms (1952–2022) | Dollar | All (1–10,000 dollars) | Obverse | 1953–1967 |
Finland
[edit] Currency: Mark (Mk., 1860–2002)
Euro (€, 2002–present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alvar Aalto | 1898–1976 | modernist architect | Mark | Mk 50 | reverse | 1986–2002 |
Anders Chydenius | 1729–1803 | priest and statesman | Mark | Mk 1,000 | reverse | 1986–2002 |
Väinö Linna | 1920–1992 | novelist | Mark | Mk 20 | reverse | 1993–2002 |
Elias Lönnrot | 1802–1884 | historian, composer of Kalevala (the national epic) | Mark | Mk 500 | reverse | 1986–2002 |
Paavo Nurmi | 1897–1973 | Olympic gold and silver multi-medalist | Mark | Mk 10 | reverse | 1986–1992 |
Jean Sibelius | 1865–1957 | classical composer | Mark | Mk 100 | reverse | 1986–2002 |
France
[edit] Currencies: Franc (F, 1795–2002)
Euro (€, 2002–present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
René Descartes | 1595–1650 | Philosopher, mathematician, and scientist | Franc | 100 F | Obverse | 1942–1944 |
Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquis de Seignelay | 1651–1690 | Politician | Franc | 100 F | Obverse | 1944 |
Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier | 1811–1877 | Mathematician who specialised in celestial mechanics and is best known for predicting the existence and position of Neptune using only mathematics | Franc | 50 F | Obverse | 1946–1951 |
François-René de Chateaubriand | 1768–1848 | Writer, politician, diplomat, and historian; founder of Romanticism in French literature | Franc | 500 F | Obverse | 1945–1953 |
Victor Hugo | 1802–1885 | Poet, novelist and dramatist | Franc | 500 F | Both | 1954–1958 |
Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal-Duke of Richelieu and of Fronsac | 1585–1642 | Clergyman, nobleman, and statesman; Cardinal, Bishop of Luçon | Franc | 1,000 F | Both | 1953–1957 |
King Henri IV | 1553–1610 | King of France (1589–1610) | Franc | 5,000 F | Both | 1957 and 1958 |
Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I) | 1769–1821 | Military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars; Emperor of the French (1804–1814); King of Italy (1805–1814); Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine (1806–1813) | Franc | 10,000 F | Both | 1955–1958 |
Victor Hugo | 1802–1885 | Poet, novelist and dramatist | New Franc | 5 NF | Both | 1960 |
Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal-Duke of Richelieu and of Fronsac | 1585–1642 | Clergyman, nobleman, and statesman; Cardinal, Bishop of Luçon | New Franc | 10 NF | Both | 1960 |
King Henri IV | 1553–1610 | King of France (1589–1610) | New Franc | 50 NF | Both | 1960 |
Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I) | 1769–1821 | Military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars; Emperor of the French (1804–1814); King of Italy (1805–1814); Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine (1806–1813) | New Franc | 100 NF | Both | 1960 |
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin | 1622–1673 | Playwright and actor | New Franc | 500 NF | Both | 1959–1966 |
Louis Pasteur | 1822–1895 | Chemist and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization | Franc | 5 F | Both | 1966–1970 |
François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire) | 1694–1778 | Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher | Franc | 10 F | Both | 1963–1973 |
Jean Racine | 1639–1699 | Dramatist | Franc | 50 F | Both | 1962–1976 |
Pierre Corneille | 1606–1684 | Tragedian | Franc | 100 F | Both | 1964–1979 |
Hector Berlioz | 1803–1869 | Composer | Franc | 10 F | Both | 1972–1978 |
Claude-Achille Debussy | 1862–1918 | Composer | Franc | 20 F | Both | 1980–1997 |
Maurice Quentin de La Tour | 1704–1788 | Portraitist | Franc | 50 F | Both | 1976–1992 |
Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène Delacroix | 1898-1863 | Romantic painter | Franc | 100 F | Both | 1978–1995 |
Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu | 1689–1755 | Lawyer, man of letters, and political philosopher | Franc | 200 F | Both | 1981–1994 |
Blaise Pascal | 1623–1662 | Mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Christian philosopher | Franc | 500 F | Both | 1968–1993 |
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry | 1900–1944 | Author and aviator | Franc | 50 F | Obverse | 1992–2002 |
Paul Cézanne | 1839–1906 | Post-Impressionist painter | Franc | 100 F | Obverse | 1997–2002 |
Gustave Eiffel | 1832–1923 | engineer and architect | Franc | 200 F | obverse | 1996–2002 |
Marie Curie and Pierre Curie | 1867–1934 (Marie Curie); 1859–1906 (Pierre Curie) | Physicist and chemist (Marie Curie); Physicist, a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity (Pierre Curie); received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 | Franc | 500 F | Obverse | 1995–2002 |
French Polynesia
[edit] Currency: CFP franc (F; 1945–)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Louis Antoine de Bougainville | 1729–1811 | Admiral and explorer; known to circumnavigate the world, during the 18th century | CFP franc | 5,000 CFP francs | Obverse | 1992–2010 |
Auguste Febvrier Despointes | 1796–1855 | Counter admiral | CFP franc | 5,000 CFP francs | Reverse | 1992–2010 |
Gabon
[edit] Currency: Central African CFA franc (FCFA; since 1945)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba | 1935–2009 | President of Gabon (1967–2009) | Central African CFA franc | 10,000 CFA francs | Obverse | 1971 |
El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba | 1935–2009 | President of Gabon (1967–2009) | Central African CFA franc | All (1,000–10,000 CFA francs) | Obverse | 1974–1984 (1,000 CFA francs); 1974–1978 (5,000 CFA francs); 1974–1978 (10,000 CFA francs) |
El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba | 1935–2009 | President of Gabon (1967–2009) | Central African CFA franc | 1,000 CFA francs | Obverse | 1985–1992 |
Germany
[edit] Currencies: Deutsche Mark (DM, 1948–2002)
Euro (€, 2002–present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Ehrlich | 1854–1915 | Nobel Prize winner, 1908 | Deutsche Mark | DM 200 | obverse | 1990–2002 |
Carl Friedrich Gauss | 1777–1855 | mathematician and scientist | Deutsche Mark | DM 10 | obverse | 1991–2002 |
Jacob Grimm | 1785–1863 | older of the Brothers Grimm, recorders of folk and fairy tales | Deutsche Mark | DM 1,000 | obverse | 1992–2002 |
Wilhelm Grimm | 1786–1859 | younger of the Brothers Grimm, recorders of folk and fairy tales | Deutsche Mark | DM 1,000 | obverse | 1992–2002 |
Maria Sibylla Merian | 1647–1717 | naturalist and illustrator | Deutsche Mark | DM 500 | obverse | 1992–2002 |
Balthasar Neumann | 1687–1753 | Baroque architect | Deutsche Mark | DM 50 | obverse | 1991–2002 |
Clara Schumann | 1819–1896 | classical pianist and composer | Deutsche Mark | DM 100 | obverse | 1990–2002 |
Bettina von Arnim | 1785–1859 | novelist | Deutsche Mark | DM 5 | obverse | 1992–2002 |
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff | 1797–1848 | poet and author | Deutsche Mark | DM 20 | obverse | 1992–2002 |
Greece
[edit] Currencies: Drachma (₯, 1832–2002)
Euro (€, 2002–present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Capodistria | 1776–1831 | 1st Governor of Greece (1827–1831) | Drachma | ₯500 | obverse | 1983–2002 |
Rigas Feraios | 1757–1798 | Revolutionary; first casualty of the Greek War of Independence | Drachma | ₯200 | obverse | 1997–2002 |
Konstantinos Kanaris | 1790–1877 | Hero of the Greek War of Independence; Prime Minister of Greece (1844, 1848-1849, 1864, 1864-1865, 1877-1878) | Drachma | ₯100 | obverse | 1944 |
Theodoros Kolokotronis | 1770–1843 | General during the Greek War of Independence | Drachma | ₯5,000 | obverse | 1997–2002 |
Adamantios Korais | 1748–1833 | Linguist; author of the first modern Greek dictionary | Drachma | ₯100 | reverse | 1978–2002 |
Georgios Papanikolaou | 1883–1962 | Pioneer in early cancer detection | Drachma | ₯10,000 | obverse | 1995–2002 |
Guadeloupe
[edit] Currency: Franc (1848–1960)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Columbus | 1451–1506 | Explorer, navigator and colonizer; responsible for establishing permanent settlements on the island of Hispaniola and initiated the European colonization of the New World | Franc | 5 francs | Obverse | 1942 |
Louis Antoine de Bougainville | 1729–1811 | First Frenchman to circumnavigate the world, during the 18th century | Franc | 5 francs | Obverse | 1947–1949 |
Jean-Baptiste Colbert (Marquis de Seignelay) | 1651–1690 | Politician | Franc | 10 francs | Obverse | 1947–1949 |
Émile Gentil | 1866–1914 | Colonial administrator, naval officer, and colonial military leader | Franc | 20 francs | Obverse | 1947–1949 |
Belain d'Esnambuc | Franc | 50 francs | Obverse | 1947–1949 | ||
Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais | 1699–1753 | Naval officer | Franc | 100 francs | Obverse | 1947–1949 |
Victor Schœlcher | 1804–1893 | Abolitionist | Franc | 5,000 francs | Obverse | 1947–1949 |
Guinea
[edit] Currency: Franc (FG; 1959–1971); Syli (1971–1985)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ahmed Sékou Touré | 1922–1984 | 1st President of Guinea (1958–1984) | Franc | All (50-10,000 francs) | Obverse | 1958–1963 |
Mafori Bangoura | Syli | 1 Syli | Obverse | 1981 | ||
Mohammed V | 1909–1961 | Sultan of Morocco (1927–1957); King of Morocco (1957–1961) | Syli | 2 Sylis | Obverse | 1981 |
Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah | 1909–1972 | 1st President of Ghana (1960–1966) | Syli | 5 Sylis | Obverse | 1980 |
Patrice Émery Lumumba | 1925–1961 | Prime Minister of Congo-Léopoldville (June 24 – September 14, 1960) | Syli | 10 Sylis | Obverse | 1971–1980 |
Behazin of Dahomey | King of Dahomey | Syli | 25 Sylis | Obverse | 1971–1980 | |
Alpha Yaya Diallo | King of Labé | Syli | 50 Sylis | Obverse | 1971–1980 | |
Samory Touré | Syli | 100 Sylis | Obverse | 1971–1980 | ||
Josip Broz Tito | 1892–1980 | 1st President of Yugoslavia (1953–1980); 23rd Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1944–1963); 1st Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement (1961–1964); 1st Federal Secretary of National Defense (1945–1953); 4th President of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1939–1940) | Syli | 500 Sylis | Obverse | 1980 |
Guinea-Bissau
[edit] Currency: Peso (1975–1993)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pansa Na Isna | Peso | 50 pesos | Obverse | 1975–1993 | ||
Domingos Ramos | Peso | 100 pesos | Obverse | 1975–1990 | ||
Francisco Mendes | 1939–1978 | 1st Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (1973–1978) | Peso | 500 pesos | Obverse | 1983–1990 |
Amílcar Cabral | 1924–1973 | Guinea-Bissauan and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, writer, and a nationalist thinker and political leader | Peso | All (1000–10,000 pesos) | Obverse | 1978–1993 (1000 pesos); 1984–1993 (5000 pesos); 1990–1997 (10,000 pesos) |
Hungary
[edit] Currency: Forint (Ft, 1946–present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Endre Ady | 1877–1919 | poet | Forint | 500 Ft | obverse | 1970–1999 |
1992–1999 | ||||||
Béla Bartók | 1881–1945 | Composer and pianist | Forint | 1,000 Ft | obverse | 1983–1999 |
1993–1999 | ||||||
Charles I | 1288–1342 | King of Hungary (1308–1342) | Forint | 200 Ft | obverse | 1998-2009 |
György Dózsa | ????-1514 | Led a peasants' revolt against the nobility | Forint | 20 Ft | obverse | 1948–1992 |
1920–1992 | ||||||
1960–1992 | ||||||
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 |
Iceland
[edit] Currency: Króna (kr, 1874–Present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | 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 in 1874 | Króna | 5 kr | obverse | 1886–1907 |
obverse | 1907–1919 | |||||
obverse | 1919–1920 | |||||
10 kr | obverse | 1886–1907 | ||||
obverse | 1907–1916 | |||||
obverse | 1916–1920 | |||||
50 kr | obverse | 1886–1907 | ||||
obverse | 1916–1920 | |||||
100 kr | obverse | 1916–1935 | ||||
Christian X | 1870–1947 | King of Denmark (1912–1947); King of Iceland (1918–1944) |
Króna | 5 kr | obverse | 1907–1916 |
obverse | 1929–1935 | |||||
10 kr | obverse | 1907–1916 | ||||
obverse | 1929–1934 | |||||
50 kr | obverse | 1907–1916 | ||||
obverse | 1931–1936 | |||||
100 kr | obverse | 1929–1935 | ||||
Jón Eiríksson | 1728–1787 | promoter of enlightenment | Króna | 5 kr | obverse | 1935–1947 |
obverse | 1947–1960 | |||||
10 kr | 1969–1984 | |||||
50 kr | obverse | 1936–1948 | ||||
obverse | 1948–1960 | |||||
Frederik 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 Icelandic scholar | Króna | 100 kr | obverse | 1981–1995 |
Jón Sigurðsson | 1811–1879 | leader of the Icelandic independence movement | Króna | 10 kr | obverse | 1934–1947 |
obverse | 1947–1969 | |||||
100 kr | obverse | 1935–1947 | ||||
obverse | 1947–1973 | |||||
500 kr | obverse | 1944–1948 | ||||
obverse | 1948–1968 | |||||
Guðbrandur Þorláksson | 1541–1627 | bishop; published the first Icelandic translation of the Bible (1584) | Króna | 50 kr | obverse | 1981–1987 |
India
[edit] Currency: Rupee (since 1947)
Symbol: ₹
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honor | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mahatma Gandhi | 1869–1948 | Leader of the Indian independence movement | ₹1000 | Obverse | 2000–2016 |
₹2000 | 2016–2023 |
Indonesia
[edit] Currency: Rupiah (Rp; since 1945)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sukarno | 1901–1970 | 1st President of Indonesia (1945–1967) | Rupiah | All (1–100 rupiah) | Obverse | 1946–1950 |
Rupiah | All (5–100 rupiah) | Obverse | 1947 | |||
Rupiah | All (25–250 rupiah) | Obverse | 1947 | |||
Rupiah | All (40–600 rupiah) | Obverse | 1947 | |||
New Rupiah (Rupiah Baru) | Both (10 and 100 rupiah baru) | Obverse | 1949 | |||
Rupiah | Both (Rp 5 and Rp 10) | Obverse | 1950 | |||
Raden Adjeng Kartini | 1879–1904 | Women's emancipation and national heroine | Rupiah | Rp 5 | Obverse | 1953–1961 |
Pangeran Diponegoro | 1785–1855 | Prince of Java, national hero | Rupiah | Rp 100 | Obverse | 1953–1960 |
Sukarno | 1901–1970 | 1st President of Indonesia (1945–1967) | Rupiah | Both (Rp 1 and Rp 21⁄2) | Obverse | 1964–1968 |
Sukarno | 1901–1970 | 1st President of Indonesia (1945–1967) | Rupiah | All (5–5,000 rupiah) | Obverse | 1965–1971 (except for the 2,500 and 5,000 rupiah notes, which were not issued) |
Sudirman | 1916–1950 | 1st commander-in-chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces (1945–1950) | Rupiah | All (1–10,000 rupiah) | Obverse | 1968–1977 |
Pangeran Diponegoro | 1785–1855 | Prince of Java, national hero | Rupiah | Rp 1,000 | Obverse | 1975–1988 |
Soetomo | 1888–1938 | Doctor and politician, national hero | Rupiah | Rp 1,000 | Obverse | 1980–1992 |
Sisingamangaraja XII | 1849–1907 | Priest-king of Batak people in northern Sumatra, national hero | Rupiah | Rp 1,000 | Obverse | 1987–1995 |
Teuku Umar | 1854–1899 | Leader in a guerrilla campaign against the Dutch during the Aceh War, national hero | Rupiah | Rp 5,000 | Obverse | 1986–1995 |
Raden Adjeng Kartini | 1879–1904 | Women's emancipation and national heroine | Rupiah | Rp 10,000 | Obverse | 1985–1995 |
Hamengkubuwono IX | 1912–1988 | 2nd Vice President of Indonesia (1973–1978), national hero | Rupiah | Rp 10,000 | Obverse | 1992–2000 |
Suharto | 1921–2008 | 2nd President of Indonesia (1967–1998) | Rupiah | Rp 50,000 | Obverse | 1993–2000 |
Cut Nyak Dhien | 1850–1908 | Leader of the Aceh guerrilla forces during the Aceh War, national heroine | Rupiah | Rp 10,000 | Obverse | 1998–2008 |
Ki Hajar Dewantara | 1889–1959 | 1st Minister of National Education of Indonesia (1945), national hero | Rupiah | Rp 20,000 | Obverse | 1998–2008 |
Wage Rudolf Supratman | 1903–1938 | Songwriter who wrote both the lyrics and melody of the national anthem of Indonesia, national hero | Rupiah | Rp 50,000 | Obverse | 1999–2008 |
Iran/Persia
[edit] Currency: Toman (to 1931); Rial (since 1932)
Symbol: Rl (singular) and Rls (pl) in Latin, in Persian
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar | 1831–1896 | King of Persia (1848–1896) | 1 toman | obverse | 1890–1923 |
2 toman | obverse | 1890–1923 | |||
3 toman | obverse | 1890–1923 | |||
5 toman | obverse | 1890–1923 | |||
10 toman | obverse | 1890–1923 | |||
20 toman | obverse | 1890–1923 | |||
25 toman | obverse | 1890–1923 | |||
50 toman | obverse | 1890–1923 | |||
100 toman | obverse | 1890–1923 | |||
500 toman | obverse | 1890–1923 | |||
1,000 toman | obverse | Treasury reserve only | |||
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar | 1831–1896 | King of Persia (1848–1896) | 1 toman | obverse | 1924–31 |
2 toman | obverse | 1924–31 | |||
5 toman | obverse | 1924–31 | |||
10 toman | obverse | 1924–31 | |||
20 toman | obverse | 1924–31 | |||
50 toman | obverse | 1924–31 | |||
100 toman | obverse | 1924–31 | |||
Reza Shah | 1878–1944 | Founded the Pahlavi dynasty | 5 Rls | obverse | 1932–1937 |
10 Rls | obverse | 1932–1951 | |||
20 Rls | obverse | 1932–1951 | |||
50 Rls | obverse | 1932–1962 | |||
100 Rls | obverse | 1932–1954 | |||
500 Rls | obverse | 1932–1974 | |||
1,000 Rls | obverse | 1936–1974 | |||
Mohammad Reza Shah | 1919–1980 | Second and last monarch of the House of Pahlavi | 10 Rls | obverse | 1951–1979 |
20 Rls | obverse | 1951–1979 | |||
50 Rls | obverse | 1962–1979 | |||
100 Rls | obverse | 1954–1976 | |||
200 Rls | obverse | 1965–1979 | |||
500 Rls | obverse | 1974–1979 | |||
1,000 Rls | obverse | 1974–1979 | |||
10,000 Rls | obverse | 1975–1979 | |||
Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza Shah | 100 Rls | obverse | 1976–1979 |
Iraq
[edit] Currencies: Dinar (ID, 1932–present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Faisal I | 1885–1933 | King of Iraq (1921–1933); King of Syria (March 8 to July 24, 1920) | Dinar | All (1⁄4-100 dinars) | Obverse | 1931–1932 |
King Ghazi | 1912–1939 | King of Iraq (1933–1939) | Dinar | All (1⁄4-100 dinars) | Obverse | 1934–1940 |
Faisal II | 1935–1958 | King of Iraq (1939–1958) | Dinar | All (100 fils-100 dinars) | Obverse | 1941–1959 |
Saddam Hussein | 1937–2006 | 5th President of Iraq (1979–2003) | Dinar | 5–10,000 dinars | obverse | 1978–2003 |
Ireland
[edit] Currencies: Pound (IR£, 1928–2002)
Euro (€, 2002–present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johannes Scotus Eriugena | 815–877 | Theologian, philosopher and poet | Pound | £5 | obverse | 1975–1994 |
Douglas Hyde | 1860–1949 | 1st President of the Republic of Ireland (1938–1945) | Pound | £50 | obverse | 1995–2002 |
James Joyce | 1882–1941 | Author and poet | Pound | £10 | obverse | 1993–2002 |
Catherine McAuley | 1787–1841 | Founder of 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
[edit] Currencies: Pound (IL, 1948–1980)
Old Shekel (IS, 1980–1985)
New Shekel (₪, 1985–present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | In circulation since |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shmuel Yosef Agnon | 1888–1970 | Nobel Prize winner in Literature (1966) | New Shekel | ₪50 | obverse | 1985–1999 |
David Ben-Gurion | 1886–1973 | 1st Prime Minister of Israel (1948–1953 and 1955–1963) | Pound | IL500 | obverse | 1977–1984 |
Old Shekel | IS 50 | obverse | 1980–1986 | |||
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi | 1884–1963 | 2nd President of Israel (1952–1963) | New Shekel | ₪100 | obverse | 1986–1999 |
Hayyim Nahman Bialik | 1873–1934 | National Poet | Pound | IL10 | obverse | 1970–1984 |
Edmond James de Rothschild | 1845–1934 | Philanthropist; activist for Jewish affairs | Old Shekel | IS 500 | obverse | 1982–1986 |
Albert Einstein | 1879–1955 | Nobel Prize winner in Physics (1921) | Pound | IL5 | obverse | 1972–1984 |
Levi Eshkol | 1895–1969 | 3rd Prime Minister of Israel (1963–1969) | Old Shekel | IS 5,000 | obverse | 1984–1986 |
New Shekel | ₪5 | obverse | 1985–1999 | |||
Theodor Herzl | 1860–1904 | Founder of the Zionist movement | Pound | IL100 IS 10 |
obverse | 1969–1984 |
1975–1984 | ||||||
Old Shekel | IS 10 | obverse | 1980–1986 | |||
Ze'ev Jabotinsky | 1880–1940 | A leader in the Zionist movement | Old Shekel | IS 100 | obverse | 1980–1986 |
Maimonides | 1135/8-1204 | Medieval Jewish scholar | Old Shekel | IS 1,000 | obverse | 1983–1986 |
New Shekel | ₪1 | obverse | 1986–1999 | |||
Golda Meir | 1898–1978 | 4th Prime Minister of Israel (1969–1974) | Old Shekel | IS 10,000 | obverse | 1984–1986 |
New Shekel | ₪10 | obverse | 1985–1999 | |||
Moses Montefiore | 1784–1885 | Philanthropist | Pound | IL10 | obverse | 1975–1984 |
Old Shekel | IS 1 | obverse | 1980–1986 | |||
Moshe Sharett | 1894–1965 | 2nd Prime Minister of Israel (1954–1955) | New Shekel | ₪20 | obverse | 1988–1999 |
Zalman Shazar | 1889–1974 | 3rd President of Israel (1963–1972) | New Shekel | ₪200 | obverse | 1992–1999 |
Henrietta Szold | 1860–1945 | A leader of the Zionist movement | Pound | IL5 | obverse | 1976–1984 |
Haim Weizman | 1874–1952 | 1st President of Israel (1949–1952) | Pound | IL50 | obverse | 1972–1984 |
1978–1984 | ||||||
Old Shekel | IS 5 | obverse | 1980–1986 |
Italy
[edit] Currencies: Lira (pl. lire: 1861–2002)
Euro (€, 2002–present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vincenzo Bellini | 1801–1835 | opera composer | Lira | 5,000 Lire | obverse | 1985–2002 |
Gian Lorenzo Bernini | 1598–1680 | Baroque sculptor and architect | Lira | 50,000 Lire | obverse | 1985–2002 |
Caravaggio | 1571–1610 | Baroque artist | Lira | 100,000 Lire | obverse | 1985–2002 |
Guglielmo Marconi | 1874–1937 | Nobel Prize winner, 1909 | Lira | 2,000 Lire | obverse | 1990–2002 |
Maria Montessori | 1870–1952 | developed the Montessori method of education | Lira | 1,000 Lire | obverse | 1990–2002 |
Raphael | 1483–1520 | Renaissance painter | Lira | 500,000 Lire | obverse | 1997–2002 |
Alessandro Volta | 1745–1827 | developer of the electric battery, 1800 | Lira | 10,000 Lire | obverse | 1985–2002 |
Japan
[edit] Currency: Yen (¥, 1870–Present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Itō Hirobumi | 1841–1909 | 1st, 5th, 7th, and 10th Prime Minister of Japan (1885–1888 (1st); 1892–1896 (5th), 1898 (7th), 1900–1901 (10th)) | Yen | ¥1,000 | obverse | 1963–1986 |
Nitobe Inazo | 1862–1933 | Politician, economist and author | Yen | ¥5,000 | obverse | 1984–2004 |
Takahashi Korekiyo | 1854–1936 | 20th Prime Minister of Japan (1921–1922) | Yen | ¥50 | obverse | 1951–1958 |
Prince Shōtoku | 574–622 | Regent and 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 and moralist | Yen | ¥1 | obverse | 1946–1958 |
Natsume Sōseki | 1867–1916 | Novelist | Yen | ¥1,000 | obverse | 1984–2004 |
Itagaki Taisuke | 1837–1919 | Politician | Yen | ¥100 | obverse | 1953–1974 |
Iwakura Tomomi | 1825–1883 | Politician | Yen | ¥500 | obverse | 1951–1971 |
¥500 | obverse | 1969–1994 | ||||
Fukuzawa Yukichi | 1835–1901 | Political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator and author | Yen | ¥10,000 | obverse | 1984–2004 |
Katanga
[edit] Currency: Franc (1960–1963)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Moise Tshombe | 1919–1969 | Prime Minister of Congo-Léopoldville (1964–1965) | Franc | All (10-1,000 francs) | Obverse | 1960–1963 |
Kenya
[edit] Currency: Shilling (/=, sometimes prefixed KSh; since 1966)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Toroitich arap Moi | 1924–2020 | 2nd President of Kenya (1978–2002) | Shilling | All (5-1,000 shillings) | Obverse | 1981–1984 (5/=); 1981–1988 (10/=); 1989–1994 (20/=); 1981–1987 (20/=); 1989–1992 (20/=); 1995–1998 (20/=); 1996–2002 (50/=); 1980–1988 (50/=); 1990 & 1992 (50/=); 1980–1988 (100/=); 1989–1995 (100/=); 1996–2002 (100/=); 1986–1988 (200/=); 1989–1994 (200/=); 1996–2002 (200/=); 1988–1995 (500/=); 1995–2001 (500/=); 1994 & 1995 (1,000/=); 1997–2002 (1,000/=) |
Korea
[edit] Currency: Korean yen (엔; 1902–1945)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honor | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shibusawa Eiichi | 1840–1931 | Industrialist; known as the "Father of Japanese capitalism" | Korean yen | 1, 5 and 10 yen | Obverse | 1902–1910 |
North Korea
[edit] Currency: Second North Korean won (₩; 1959–2009)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hong Yong-hee | Actress; known for the title role as The Flower Girl | Second North Korean won | ₩1 | Obverse | 1992–2009 | |
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–) |
Second North Korean won | ₩100, ₩1,000 and ₩5,000 | Obverse | 1992–2009 (₩100); 2002–2009 (₩1,000 and ₩5,000) |
South Korea
[edit] Currency: First South Korean won (1945–1953); Hwan (전; 1953–1962)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I Seungman | 1875–1975 | 1st President of South Korea (1948–1960) | First South Korean won | Both (500 and 1,000 won) | Obverse | 1952–1953 (500 won); 1950–1953 (1,000 won) |
I Seungman | 1875–1975 | 1st President of South Korea (1948–1960) | Hwan | All (100-1,000 hwan) | Obverse | 1953–1962 (100 hwan); 1956–1962 (500 hwan); 1957–1962 (1,000 hwan) |
King Sejong the Great | 1397–1450 | 4th King of the Kingdom of Joseon (1418–1450) | Hwan | Both (500 and 1,000 hwan) | Obverse | 1961–1962 (500 hwan); 1960–1962 (1,000 hwan) |
Latvia
[edit] Currency: Lats (Ls, 1922–1940, 1993–2014)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | 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 |
Libya
[edit] Currency: Dinar (LD; since 1971)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi | 1942–2011 | Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution (1969–2011) | Dinar | LD 1, LD 20 and LD 50 | Obverse (LD 1 and LD 50); Reverse (LD 20) | 1988–2009 (LD 1); 2002–2009 (LD 20); 2008–2012 (LD 50) |
Lithuania
[edit] Currency: Litas (Lt, 1993–2015)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | 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 United States 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 United States to Lithuania | Litas | 10 Lt | obverse | 1993 |
1993–1997 | ||||||
1997–2001 | ||||||
Jonas Jablonskis | 1860–1930 | Standardised 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 and philosopher; leader in the Lithuanian national movement | Litas | 200 Lt | obverse | 1997–2000 |
Žemaitė | 1845–1921 | Author | Litas | 1 Lt | obverse | 1994–1998 |
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 United States 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 United States to Lithuania | 10 Lt | obverse | 2001–2015 |
Vincas Kudirka | 1858–1899 | Poet and 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 and philosopher; leader in the Lithuanian national movement | 200 Lt | obverse | 1997–2015 |
Luxembourg
[edit] Currencies: Franc (fr., 1944–2002)
Euro (€, 2002–present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jean I | 1921–2019 | Grand Duke (1964–2000) | Franc | 100 fr. | obverse | 1986–2002 |
1,000 fr. | obverse | 1985–2002 | ||||
5,000 fr. | obverse | 1993–2002 |
Macau
[edit] Currency: Pataca (MOP$; since 1894)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Luís de Camões | c. 1524-1525-1580 | Poet | Pataca | All (10–500 patacas) | Obverse | 1958 |
Belchior Carneiro Leitão | 1516–1583 | Jesuit missionary and bishop | Pataca | 5, 10 and 500 patacas | Obverse | 1963–1968 |
Manuel José de Arriaga Brum da Silveira e Peyrelongue | 1840–1917 | 1st President of Portugal (1911–1915); 1st Attorney General of the Republic (1910–1911) | Pataca | 100 patacas | Obverse | 1952–1966 |
Venceslau de Morais | 1854–1929 | Writer, naval officer and diplomat; Known for explaining Japan in Portuguese | Pataca | 500 Patacas | Obverse | 1981–1984 |
Mali
[edit] Currency: Malian franc (MAF; 1962–1984)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Modibo Keïta | 1915–1977 | 1st President of Mali (1960–1968) | Malian franc | All (50-5000 francs) | Obverse | 1960 |
Malta
[edit] Currency: Lira (pl. liri: Lm; 1825–2007)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agatha Barbara | 1923–2002 | 3rd President of Malta (1982–1987) | Lira | All (2–20 liri) | Obverse | 1986–2000 |
George Borg Olivier | 1911–1980 | 7th Prime Minister of Malta (1950–1955 and 1962–1971) | Lira | Lm 20 | Reverse | 1989–2008 |
Mexico
[edit] Currency: Peso ($, 1821–Present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doña Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez (La Corregidora) | 1773–1829 | Insurgent and supporter of the Mexican War of Independence | Old Mexican peso | $5 and $20 | obverse | 1937–1970 ($20); 1969–1972 ($5) |
Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín | 1829–1862 | General of the Mexican Army and politician; for defeating the invading French forces at the Battle of Puebla | Old Mexican peso | $50 | obverse | 1937–1940 |
Ignacio José de Allende y Unzaga | 1769–1811 | Captain of the Spanish Army who came to sympathize the Mexican independence movement | Old Mexican peso | $50 | obverse | 1941–1945 |
Francisco Ignacio Madero González | 1873–1913 | 33rd President of Mexico (1911–1913) | Old Mexican peso | $100 and $500 | obverse | 1936–1942 ($100); 1979–1984 ($500) |
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla | 1753–1811 | Leader of the Mexican War of Independence | Old Mexican peso | $10, $100 | obverse | 1945–1973 ($100); 1969–1977 ($10) |
José María Teclo Morelos Pérez y Pavón | 1765–1815 | Leader of the Mexican War of Independence after the execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costa; Member of the Council of Zitacuaro (1811–1813); Chief of the Congress of Anáhuac (1813–1814); President of the Supreme Mexican Government (1814–1815) | Old Mexican peso | $20 and $500 | obverse | 1940–1948 ($500); 1972–1977 ($20) |
Cuauhtémoc | c.1497–1521 | Aztec ruler (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan (1520–1521) | Old Mexican peso | $1,000 and $50,000 | obverse | 1941–1977 ($1,000); 1986–1990 ($50,000) |
Matías Romero Avendaño | 1837–1898 | Secretary of Finance (first term; 1868–1872; second term; 1877–1879; third term; March 26 – December 31, 1892); Ambassador of Mexico to the United States (First term; 1863–1868; second term; 1893–1898) | Old Mexican peso | $10,000 | obverse | 1943–1978 |
Benito Pablo Juárez García | 1806–1872 | 26th President of Mexico (1858–1872) | Old Mexican peso | $50 | obverse | 1973–1981 |
Venustiano Carranza Garza | 1859–1920 | 37th President of Mexico (1917–1920) | Old Mexican peso | $100 | obverse | 1974–1982 |
Juana Inés de la Cruz | 1651–1695 | Nun, scholar and poet | Old Mexican peso | $1,000 | obverse | 1978–1985 |
Justo Sierra Méndez | 1848–1912 | Writer, historian, journalist, poet and political figure | Old Mexican peso | $2,000 | obverse | 1983–1989 |
Juan de la Barrera, Juan Escutia, Francisco Márquez, Agustín Melgar, Fernando Montes de Oca and Vicente Suárez | 1828–1847 (Juan de la Barrera); 1828–1847 (Juan Escutia); 1834–1847 (Francisco Márquez); 1828–1847 (Agustín Melgar); 1828–1847 (Fernando Montes de Oca); 1833–1847 (Vicente Suárez) | Defending Mexico at Mexico City's Chapultepec Castle from invading U.S. forces in the September 13, 1847 Battle of Chapultepec, during the Mexican–American War | Old Mexican peso | $5,000 | obverse | 1980–1989 |
Lázaro Cárdenas del Río | 1895–1970 | 44th President of Mexico (1934–1940); Nationalization of the oil industry of Mexico in 1938 | Old Mexican peso | $10,000 | obverse | 1981–1991 |
Andrés Quintana Roo | 1787–1851 | Liberal politician, lawyer and author | Old Mexican peso | $20,000 | obverse | 1985–1989 |
Plutarco Elías Calles | 1877–1945 | 40th President of Mexico (1924–1928) | Old Mexican peso | $100,000 | obverse | 1988–1991 |
Emiliano Zapata | 1879–1919 | Leader in the Mexican Revolution (1910–1919) | Mexican nuevo peso (new peso)/peso | $10 | both | 1993–1997 |
Nepal
[edit] Currency: Mohru/Rupee (Rs.; since 1932)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah | 1903–1955 | King of Nepal (1911–1950) | Nepalese mohru/rupee | 5, 10 and 100 mohru/rupees | Obverse | 1945–1955 |
Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah | 1920–1972 | King of Nepal (1955–1972) | Nepalese rupee | All (1-1,000 rupees) | 1956–1972 | |
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah | 1944–2001 | King of Nepal (1972–2001) | Nepalese rupee | All (1-1,000 rupees) | 1974–2001 | |
Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah | 1947– | King of Nepal (2001–2008) | Nepalese rupee | All (5-1,000 rupees) | 2002–2006 |
Netherlands
[edit] Currencies: Guilder (florin) (ƒ, 1817–2002)
Euro (€, 2002–present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Herman Boerhave | 1668-1738 | Dutch botanist and physician | Guilder | ƒ20 | obverse | 1955-1960 |
Hugo de Groot | 1583-1645 | Dutch philosopher and jurist | Guilder | ƒ10 | obverse | 1953–1971 |
Desiderius Erasmus | 1469-1536 | Dutch humanist and philosopher | Guilder | ƒ100 | obverse | 1953-1972 |
Christiaan Huygens | 1629-1695 | Dutch mathematician and physicist | Guilder | ƒ25 | obverse | 1955–1972 |
Michiel de Ruyter | 1607–1676 | Admiral of the Dutch navy during the Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652–1676) | Guilder | ƒ100 | obverse | 1972–1981 |
Frans Hals | 1580–1666 | Painter | Guilder | ƒ10 | obverse | 1971–1977 |
Baruch Spinoza | 1632–1677 | Rationalist philosopher | Guilder | ƒ1,000 | obverse | 1973–1996 |
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck | 1562-1621 | Composer, organist and teacher | Guilder | ƒ25 | obverse | 1972–1990 |
Joost van den Vondel | 1587–1697 | Writer and playwright | Guilder | ƒ5 | obverse | 1966–1973 |
1973–1988 | ||||||
Rembrandt van Rijn | 1606-1669 | Dutch painter | Guilder | ƒ1,000 | obverse | 1956-1972 |
Norway
[edit] Currency: Krone (kr, 1877–Present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Niels Henrik Abel | 1802–1829 | Mathematician | Krone | 500 kr | obverse | 1948–2002 |
1978–2002 | ||||||
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson | 1832–1910 | Nobel Prize winner for Literature (1903) | Krone | 50 kr | obverse | 1950–1999 |
1966–1999 | ||||||
Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie | 1779–1849 | Speaker of the Storting (1815 and 1818) | Krone | 5 kr | obverse | 1901–1945 |
10 kr | obverse | |||||
50 kr | obverse | |||||
100 kr | obverse | |||||
500 kr | obverse | |||||
1,000 kr | obverse | |||||
Camilla Collett | 1813–1885 | Writer | Krone | 100 kr | obverse | 1979–1997 |
Christian Magnus Falsen | 1782–1830 | Co-author of the Constitution (1814) | Krone | 1,000 kr | obverse | 1991–2001 |
Edvard Grieg | 1843–1907 | Composer and pianist | Krone | 500 kr | obverse | 1991–2000 |
Henrik Ibsen | 1828–1906 | Playwright; known as "The Father of Modern Drama" | Krone | 1,000 kr | obverse | 1949–1999 |
1975–2001 | ||||||
Christian Michelsen | 1857–1925 | Prime Minister of Norway (1905–1907) | Krone | 10 kr | obverse | 1954–1999 |
Fridtjof Nansen | 1861–1930 | Nobel Prize winner for Peace (1922) | Krone | 5 kr | obverse | 1955–1999 |
10 kr | obverse | 1972–1999 | ||||
Oscar II | 1829–1907 | King of Norway (1872–1905) | Krone | 5 kr | obverse | 1877–1998 |
10 kr | obverse | |||||
50 kr | obverse | |||||
100 kr | obverse | |||||
500 kr | obverse | |||||
1,000 kr | obverse | |||||
Peder Tordenskjold | 1691–1720 | Vice-Admiral; hero from the Great Northern War | Krone | 10 kr | obverse | 1901–1945 |
100 kr | obverse | |||||
1,000 kr | obverse | |||||
Aasmund Olavsson Vinje | 1818–1870 | Poet and journalist | Krone | 50 kr | obverse | 1985–1997 |
Henrik Wergeland | 1808–1845 | Poet and writer | Krone | 100 kr | obverse | 1949–1999 |
1962–1999 |
Pakistan
[edit] Currency: Rupee (Re (singular) and Rs (pl), 1947–present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Muhammad Ali Jinnah | 1876–1948 | 1st Governor-General of Pakistan (1947–1948); "Father of the Nation" | Rupee | Rs 5/- | obverse | 1997–2002 |
Panama
[edit] Currency: Balboa (B/.; since 1904)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vasco Núñez de Balboa | 1475–1519 | Explorer, governor, and conquistador; best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, becoming the first European to lead an expedition to have seen or reached the Pacific from the New World | Balboa | B/.1 | Obverse | 1941 |
Philippines
[edit] Currency: Peso (₱; since 1903)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honor | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Isabel II | 1830–1904 | Queen of Spain (1833–1868) | Philippine peso fuerte | All (10–200 pesos fuertes) | Obverse | 1852–1898 |
Charles A. Conant | 1861–1915 | Journalist, author, and promoter; recognized as an expert on banking and finance | Peso | ₱1 | Obverse | 1916–1924 (Philippine National Bank) |
Apolinario Mabini | 1864–1903 | 1st Prime Minister of the Philippines (January 23 – May 7, 1899); responsible for drafting the Constitution of the Philippines | Peso/Piso | ₱1 and ₱10 | Obverse | 1918–1929 (Philippine Islands Treasury Certificate); 1936–1941 (Commonwealth Treasury Certificate); 1944 ("Victory" overprint); 1949–1969 (Central Bank of the Philippines); 1969 ("Pilipino" series); 1970 ("Pilipino" series; full printing); 1970–1978 ("Ang Bagong Lipunan" series); 1985–1997 ("New Design/BSP" series) |
José Rizal | 1861–1896 | National hero of the Philippines | Peso/Piso | ₱1 and ₱2 | Obverse | 1916–1921 (Philippine National Bank); 1903–1906 (Philippine Islands Silver Certificate); 1918–1929 (Philippine Islands Treasury Certificate); 1936–1941 (Commonwealth Treasury Certificate); 1944 ("Victory" overprint); 1949–1969 (Central Bank of the Philippines); 1969 ("Pilipino" series); 1970–1978 ("Ang Bagong Lipunan" series) |
Ferdinand Magellan | 1480–1521 | The first circumnavigation of the Earth, from Europe to East, and to West; for the first expedition from Europe to Asia by the West; and for captaining the first expedition across the Atlantic Ocean to the Strait of Magellan and across the Pacific Ocean | Peso | ₱2 and ₱100 | Reverse (₱2); Obverse (₱100) | 1916–1920 (Philippine National Bank); 1916 (Philippine Islands Silver Certificate); 1918–1929 (Philippine Islands Treasury Certificate); 1944 ("Victory" overprint); 1949 (Central Bank of the Philippines) |
William McKinley | 1843–1901 | 25th President of the United States (1897–1901) | Peso | ₱5 | Obverse | 1916–1937 (Philippine National Bank); 1903–1916 (Philippine Islands Silver Certificate); 1918–1929 (Philippine Islands Treasury Certificate) |
George Dewey | 1837–1916 | Admiral of the Navy | Peso | ₱5 | Obverse | 1929 (Philippine Islands Treasury Certificate); 1936–1941 (Commonwealth Treasury Certificate); 1944 ("Victory" overprint) |
George Washington | 1732–1799 | 1st President of the United States (1789–1797) | Peso | ₱10 | Obverse | 1916–1937 (Philippine National Bank); 1903–1916 (Philippine Islands Silver Certificate); 1918–1929 (Philippine Islands Treasury Certificate); 1936–1941 (Commonwealth Treasury Certificate); 1944 ("Victory" overprint) |
Henry W. Lawton | 1843–1899 | Major-General of the United States Army; served in the American Civil War, the Apache Wars, the Spanish–American War and the Philippine–American War | Peso | ₱50 | Obverse | 1916–1920 (Philippine National Bank); 1916 (Philippine Islands Silver Certificate); 1918–1929 (Philippine Islands Treasury Certificate); 1936 (Commonwealth Treasury Certificate); 1944 ("Victory" overprint) |
Miguel López de Legazpi | c. 1502–1572 | Governor-General of the Spanish East Indies (1565–1572) | Peso | ₱500 and ₱50 | Obverse (₱500); Reverse (₱50) | 1906 (Philippine Islands Silver Certificate); 1918–1929 (Philippine Islands Treasury Certificate); 1936 (Commonwealth Treasury Certificate); 1944 ("Victory" overprint); 1949 (Central Bank of the Philippines) |
William A. Jones | 1849–1918 | Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia's 1st district (1891–1918); Chairman of the Committee on Insular Affairs (1911–1918) | Peso | ₱20 | Obverse | 1916–1937 (Philippine National Bank) |
Marcelo Hilario del Pilar y Gatmaitán | 1850–1896 | Writer, lawyer, journalist, and freemason; leader of the Reform Movement | Peso | ₱5 | Obverse | 1949 (Central Bank of the Philippines) |
Graciano López Jaena | 1856–1896 | Journalist, orator, revolutionary, and national hero | Peso | ₱5 | Obverse | 1949 (Central Bank of the Philippines) |
Mariano Goez, José Burgos and Jacinto Zamora (Gomburza) | 1799–1872 (Mariano Gomez); 1837–1872 (José Burgos); 1835–1872 (Jacinto Zamora) | Known for the 1872 Cavite Mutiny | Peso | ₱10 | Obverse | 1949 (Central Bank of the Philippines) |
Andrés Bonifacio | 1863–1897 | Revolutionary leader and the president of the Tagalog Republic | Peso/Piso | ₱10 and ₱20 | Obverse | 1949 (Central Bank of the Philippines); 1997–2001 ("New Design/BSP" series) |
Emilio Jacinto | 1875–1899 | General during the Philippine Revolution | Peso | ₱20 | Obverse | 1949 (Central Bank of the Philippines) |
Antonio Luna | 1866–1899 | General in the Philippine–American War | Peso | ₱50 | Obverse | 1949 (Central Bank of the Philippines) |
Melchora Aquino | 1812–1919 | Revolutionary | Peso | ₱100 | Obverse | 1949 (Central Bank of the Philippines) |
Poland
[edit] Currency: Złoty (zł, 1924–present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Józef Bem | 1794–1850 | general; war hero | Złoty | 10 zł | obverse | 1982–1995 |
Bolesław I | 966/7-1025 | King of Poland (992–1025) | Złoty | 2,000 zł | reverse | 1977–1995 |
Frédéric Chopin | 1810–1849 | romantic composer and pianist | Złoty | 5,000 zł | obverse | 1982–1995 |
Nicolaus Copernicus | 1473–1543 | developed a heliocentric model of the solar system | Złoty | 1,000 zł | obverse | 1962–1965 |
1975–1995 | ||||||
Marie Curie | 1867–1934 | Nobel Prize winner for Physics (1903) and Chemistry (1911) | Złoty | 20,000 zł | obverse | 1989–1995 |
Jarosław Dąbrowski | 1836–1871 | General; commander-in-chief of the Paris Commune | Złoty | 200 zł | obverse | 1976–1995 |
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 |
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 and statesman; supporter of the Constitution of May 3, 1791 | Złoty | 50,000 zł | obverse | 1989–1995 |
Karol Świerczewski | 1897–1947 | Leader in the post-World War II government of Poland | 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
[edit] Currencies: Escudo ($, 1911–2002)
Euro (€, 2002–present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pedro Álvares Cabral | 1467–1520 | Explorer and navigator; discovered the sea route to Brazil in 1500 | Escudo | 1,00000 | obverse | 1996–2002 |
Vasco da Gama | 1469–1524 | Explorer and navigator; sailed from Europe to India (1497–1498) | Escudo | 5,00000 | obverse | 1996–2002 |
João de Barros | 1496–1570 | Historian | Escudo | 50000 | obverse | 1997–2002 |
Bartolomeu Dias | 1450–1500 | Explorer and navigator; sailed around the Cape of Good Hope in 1488 | Escudo | 2,00000 | obverse | 1996–2002 |
Henry the Navigator | 1394–1460 | Patron of Portuguese exploration | Escudo | 10,00000 | obverse | 1996–2002 |
Portuguese India
[edit] Currency: Portuguese Indian rupia (1871–1958); Portuguese Indian escudo (1958–1961)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Afonso de Albuquerque | 1453–1615 | Governor and Captain-General of the Seas of India, Viceroy of India, First Duke of Goa | Rupia | All (5-500 rupia) | Obverse | 1945 |
Escudo | All (30-1,000 escudos) | Both | 1959–1961 |
Portuguese Timor
[edit] Currency: Portuguese Timorese escudo (1959–1976)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jose Celestino da Silva | Escudo | All (30–500 escudos) | Obverse | 1959 | ||
Régulo D. Aleixo | Escudo | All (20-1,000 escudos) | Obverse | 1963–1968 |
Republika Srpska
[edit] Currency: Dinar (plural: dinara (1992–1998))
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Petar Kočić | 1877–1916 | Writer and poet | Dinar | All (5,000–50,000,000,000 din.) | Obverse | 1993 |
Romania
[edit] Currency: Leu (pl. lei: 1867–Present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | 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 Lei | obverse | 1992–1996 |
Nicolae Bălcescu | 1819–1852 | Leader of the Wallachian Revolution of 1848 | Leu | 100 Lei | obverse | 1952–1966 |
1966–1991 | ||||||
Lucian Blaga | 1895–1961 | Poet, playwright and philosopher | Leu | 5,000 Lei | obverse | 1998–2002 |
Constantin Brâncuși | 1876–1957 | Sculptor | Leu | 500 Lei | both | 1991–1992 |
obverse | 1992–1999 | |||||
Ion Luca Caragiale | 1852–1912 | Playwright and short story writer | Leu | 1,000,000 Lei | obverse | 2003–2007 |
Carol II | 1893–1953 | King (1930–1940) | Leu | 500 Lei | obverse | 1930–1940 |
1,000 Lei | reverse | 1931–1936 | ||||
Alexandru Ioan Cuza | 1820–1873 | Prince of Moldavia and Wallachia (1859–1862); Domnitor of Romania (1862–1866) | Leu | 50 Lei | obverse | 1952–1966 |
1966–1991 | ||||||
Decebal | ??-106 | last King of Dacia | Leu | 5,000 Lei | obverse | 1943–1947 |
100,000 Lei | 1947 | |||||
1,000,000 Lei | ||||||
Mihai Eminescu | 1850–1889 | Romantic poet | Leu | 1,000 Lei | obverse | 1991–1993 |
1993–1998 | ||||||
1998–2001 | ||||||
George Enescu | 1881–1955 | Composer, violinist and pianist | Leu | 50,000 Lei | 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; founder of modern Romanian painting | Leu | 100,000 Lei | obverse | 1998–2004 |
2001–2007 | ||||||
Avram Iancu | 1824–1872 | Leader in the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848–1849 | Leu | 5,000 Lei | obverse | 1992–1993 |
1993–1998 | ||||||
Nicolae Iorga | 1871–1940 | Prime Minister of Romania (1931–1932) | Leu | 10,000 Lei | obverse | 1994–1999 |
1999–2002 | ||||||
2000–2007 | ||||||
Trajan | 53–117 | Roman Emperor; conqueror of Dacia | Leu | 5,000 Lei | obverse | 1943–1947 |
100,000 Lei | 1947 | |||||
1,000,000 Lei | ||||||
Tudor Vladimirescu | 1780–1821 | Revolutionary leader; led the Wallachian Uprising of 1821 and the Pandur militia | Leu | 1,000 Lei | obverse | 1947 |
1948–1951 | ||||||
25 Lei | 1952–1966 | |||||
1966–1991 | ||||||
Aurel Vlaicu | 1882–1913 | Engineer, inventor and early pilot | Leu | 500,000 Lei | obverse | 2000–2007 |
São Tomé and Príncipe
[edit]Currency: Dobra (Db; 1977–present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honor | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | In circulation since |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rei Amador | ?-1596 | King of the Angolars | All (500-50,000 dobras) | Obverse | 1993 (500 and 1,000 dobras); 1996 (5,000–50,000 dobras) |
Francisco José Tenreiro | 1921–1963 | Geographer and poet | 100,000 dobras | Obverse | 2005 |
Sarawak, Raj of
[edit] Currency: Dollar ($; 1858–1953)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honor | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Vyner Brooke | 1874–1963 | 3rd and last White Rajah of Sarawak (1917–1946) | Cent | 10 cents | Obverse | 1940 (emergency issue) |
Charles Vyner Brooke | 1874–1963 | 3rd and last White Rajah of Sarawak (1917–1946) | Dollar | All (1–50 dollars) | Obverse | 1919–1940 |
Slovenia
[edit] Currencies: Tolar (SIT, 1991–2007)
Euro (€, 2007–present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | 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 |
Johann Weikhard von 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
[edit] Currencies: Pound (£SA, 1825–1961)
Rand (R, 1961–present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan van Riebeeck | 1619–1677 | Dutch founder and colonial administrator of Cape Town (1652–1662) | Pound | 10/– | obverse | 1948–1961 |
£1 | obverse | |||||
£5 | obverse | |||||
£10 | obverse | 1952–1961 | ||||
£100 | obverse | |||||
Rand | R 1 | obverse | 1961–1966 | |||
obverse | 1966–1973 | |||||
obverse | 1973–1975 | |||||
obverse | 1975–1977 | |||||
R 2 | obverse | 1961–1974 | ||||
obverse | 1974–1975 | |||||
obverse | 1975–1978 | |||||
obverse | 1978–1993 | |||||
R 5 | obverse | 1966–1975 | ||||
obverse | 1975–1978 | |||||
obverse | 1978–1993 | |||||
R 10 | obverse | 1961–1966 | ||||
obverse | 1966–1975 | |||||
obverse | 1975–1978 | |||||
obverse | 1978–1993 | |||||
R 20 | obverse | 1961–1979 | ||||
obverse | 1979–1993 | |||||
R 50 | obverse | 1984–1992 |
Soviet Union
[edit] Currency: Rouble (руб (Cyrillic) Rbl (singular) and Rbls (pl), 1917–1991) and Chervonets (1922–1947)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | 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) | Rouble | 10 Rbls | obverse | 1947–1961 |
1961–1991 | ||||||
25 Rbls | 1947–1961 | |||||
1961–1992 | ||||||
50 Rbls | ||||||
100 Rbls | ||||||
Chervonets | 5 chervonzev | 1937–1947 | ||||
10 chervonzev |
Spain
[edit] Currencies: Peseta (Pta (singular) and Pts (pl), 1868–2002)
Euro (€, 2002–present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leopoldo Alas y Ureña | 1851–1901 | Novelist | Peseta | 200 Pts | obverse | 1982–2002 |
Christopher Columbus | 1451–1506 | Navigator and explorer; began European colonization of the Americas (1492) | Peseta | 5,000 Pts | obverse | 1992–2002 |
Hernando Cortés | 1485–1547 | Conquistador of Mexico | Peseta | 1,000 Pts | obverse | 1992–2002 |
Rosalía de Castro | 1837–1885 | Writer and poet | Peseta | 500 Pts | obverse | 1982–2002 |
Antonio de Ulloa | 1716–1795 | Explorer and colonial administrator; served as the first Spanish governor of Louisiana (1766–1768) | Peseta | 10,000 Pts | reverse | 1987–2002 |
Felipe VI (Prince of Asturias and King of Spain) | 1968– | Prince of Asturias (1977–2014); King of Spain (2014–) | Peseta | 10,000 Pts | reverse | 1982–1987 |
Juan Ramón Jiménez | 1881–1958 | Poet; Nobel Prize winner (1956) | Peseta | 2,000 Pts | obverse | 1982–1987 |
Juan Carlos I | 1938– | King of Spain (1975–2014) | Peseta | 5,000 Pts | obverse | 1982–1987 |
10,000 Pts | obverse | |||||
obverse | 1987–2002 | |||||
José Celestino Mutis | 1732–1808 | Botanist and mathematician | Peseta | 2,000 Pts | obverse | 1987–2002 |
Benito Pérez Galdós | 1843–1920 | Novelist | Peseta | 1,000 Pts | obverse | 1982–1987 |
Francisco Pizarro | 1475–1541 | Conquistador of Peru | Peseta | 1,000 Pts | reverse | 1992–2002 |
Straits Settlements
[edit] Currency: Dollar ($; 1898–1939)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honor | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George V | 1865–1936 | King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India (1910–1936) | Dollar | $1, $5, $10, $50, $100 and $1,000 | Obverse | 1916–1935 |
Sudan
[edit] Currency: Sudanese pound (LS, 1957 – June 8, 1992)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gaafar Muhammad an-Nimeiry | 1930–2009 | 4th President of Sudan (1969–1985) | Sudanese pound | All (25 PT-LS.50) | Obverse | 1981–1984 |
Suriname
[edit] Currency: Guilder (Gulden (ƒ); 1940–2003)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anton de Kom | 1898–1945 | Resistance fighter and anti-colonialist author | Guilder | All (ƒ5-ƒ500) | Both | 1986–1988 |
Anthony Nesty | 1967– | Olympic swimmer who won a gold medal in the 100 meter butterfly event in the 1988 Summer Olympics | Guilder | ƒ25 | Reverse | 1991–1998 |
Sweden
[edit] Currency: Krona (kr, 1873–Present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles XI | 1655–1697 | King of Sweden (1660–1697) | Krona | 500 kr | obverse | 1985–1999 |
obverse | 1989–2006 | |||||
Charles XIV John | 1763–1844 | King of Sweden and Norway (1818–1844) | Krona | 1,000 kr | obverse | 1976–1998 |
Gustav I | 1496–1560 | King of Sweden (1523–1560) | Krona | 5 kr | reverse | 1890–1987 |
obverse | 1965–1998 | |||||
10 kr | reverse | 1892–1987 | ||||
obverse | 1940–1987 | |||||
50 kr | reverse | 1907–1962 | ||||
100 kr | reverse | 1907–1963 | ||||
1,000 kr | reverse | 1907–1950 | ||||
Gustav III | 1746–1792 | King of Sweden (1771–1792) | Krona | 50 kr | obverse | 1965–1990 |
Gustav V | 1858–1950 | King of Sweden (1907–1950) | Krona | 5 kr | obverse | 1948–1987 |
1,000 kr | reverse | 1952–1987 | ||||
Gustav II Adolf | 1594–1632 | King of Sweden (1611–1632) | Krona | 100 kr | obverse | 1965–1985 |
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 |
Carl Linnaeus | 1707–1778 | Botanist, physician and zoologist; father of taxonomy | Krona | 50 kr | reverse | 1965–1990 |
Switzerland
[edit] Currency: Franc (Fr., 1850–Present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | 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 |
Taiwan (Republic of China)
[edit] Currency Old Taiwan dollar (TW$; 1946–1949)
New Taiwan dollar (NT$; since 1949)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sun Yat-sen | 1866-1925 | Founding father of the Republic of China; Provincial President of the Republic of China (January 1 – March 10, 1912) | Old Taiwan dollar | All (1-500 Old Taiwan dollars) | Obverse | 1946 |
Sun Yat-sen | 1866-1925 | Founding father of the Republic of China; Provincial President of the Republic of China (January 1 – March 10, 1912) | Old Taiwan dollar | All (100-100,000 Old Taiwan dollars) | Obverse | 1947-1949 |
Sun Yat-sen | 1866-1925 | Founding father of the Republic of China; Provincial President of the Republic of China (January 1 – March 10, 1912) | New Taiwan dollar | 10 and 50 cents, 1-, 5, 10 and 100 New Taiwan dollars | Obverse | 1949 |
Sun Yat-sen | 1866-1925 | Founding father of the Republic of China; Provincial President of the Republic of China (January 1 – March 10, 1912) | New Taiwan dollar | All (1-100 New Taiwan dollars) | Obverse | 1954 (1 New Taiwan dollar); 1955 (5 New Taiwan dollars); 1960-1976 (10 New Taiwan dollars); 1961-1972 (50 New Taiwan dollars); 1961-1987 (100 New Taiwan dollars) |
Chiang Kai-shek | 1887-1975 | President of the Republic of China (1948–1975) | New Taiwan dollar | 500 and 1,000 New Taiwan dollars | Obverse | 1976-1981 |
Thailand/Siam
[edit] Currency: Baht (฿; since 1925)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prajadhipok | 1893–1941 | King of Siam (1925–1935) | Baht | ฿1 | Obverse | 1934–1935 |
฿5 | ||||||
฿10 | ||||||
฿20 | ||||||
฿50 | Reverse | 1985–1997 | ||||
Ananda Mahidol | 1925–1946 | King of Siam (1935–1946) | Baht | ฿1 | Obverse | 1935–1948 |
฿5 | ||||||
฿10 | ||||||
฿20 | ||||||
฿1,000 | 1938–1942 | |||||
฿100 | 1942–1948 | |||||
50 satang (฿0.50) | ||||||
฿50 | 1945–1946 | |||||
฿20 | Reverse | 2003–2013 | ||||
Bhumibol Adulyadej | 1927–2016 | King of Thailand (1946–2016) | Baht | ฿1 | Obverse | 1948–1969 |
฿5 | 1948–1976 | |||||
฿10 | 1948–1988 | |||||
฿20 | 1948–2018 | |||||
฿100 | ||||||
฿500 | 1975–2018 | |||||
฿50 | 1985–2018 | |||||
฿1,000 | 1992–2018 | |||||
฿1,000 | Reverse | 1992–2015 | ||||
Naresuan | 1555/1556–1605 | King of Ayutthaya (1590–1605) | Baht | ฿100 | Reverse | 1978–1994 |
฿50 | 2012–2018 | |||||
Chulalongkorn | 1853–1910 | King of Siam (1868–1910) | Baht | ฿10 | Reverse | 1980–1988 |
฿100 | 1994–2015 | |||||
฿1,000 | 2015–2018 | |||||
Taksin | 1734–1782 | King of Thonburi (1767–1782) | Baht | ฿20 | Reverse | 1981–2003 |
฿100 | 2015–2018 | |||||
Rama I | 1737–1809 | King of Rattanakosin (1782–1809) | Baht | ฿500 | Reverse | 1987–2001 |
2014–2018 | ||||||
Sirikit | 1932– | Queen consort of Thailand (1950–2016) | Baht | ฿1,000 | Reverse | 1992–1999 |
Vajiravudh | 1881–1925 | King of Siam (1910–1925) | Baht | ฿100 | Reverse | 1994–2005 |
Rama II | 1767–1824 | King of Rattanakosin (1809–1824) | Baht | ฿500 | Reverse | 1996–2001 |
Mongkut | 1804–1868 | King of Siam (1851–1868) | Baht | ฿50 | Reverse | 1997–2012 |
Rama III | 1788–1851 | King of Rattanakosin (1824–1851) | Baht | ฿500 | Reverse | 2001–2012 |
Ram Khamhaeng | 1237/1247–1298 | King of Sukhothai (1279–1298) | Baht | ฿20 | Reverse | 2013–2018 |
Tonga
[edit] Currency: Paʻanga (T$; since 1967)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sālote Tupou III | 1900–1965 | Queen of Tonga (1918–1965) | Paʻanga | All (1⁄2-10 paʻanga) | Obverse | 1967–1973 |
Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV | 1918–2006 | King of Tonga (1965–2006) | Paʻanga | All (1⁄2-50 paʻanga) | Obverse | 1973–1995 |
Turkey
[edit] Currency: Lira (TL, 1843–2005)
New Lira (₺, 2005–present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | 1881–1938 | Founder and 1st President of the Republic of Turkey (1923–1938) | Lira | TL 2½ | obverse | 1939–1952 |
obverse | 1952–1966 | |||||
obverse | 1955–1966 | |||||
obverse | 1957–1966 | |||||
obverse | 1960–1966 | |||||
TL 5 | obverse | 1937–1952 | ||||
obverse | 1952–1968 | |||||
obverse | 1959–1968 | |||||
obverse | 1961–1968 | |||||
obverse | 1965–1968 | |||||
obverse | 1968–1983 | |||||
obverse | 1976–1983 | |||||
TL 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 | |||||
TL 20 | obverse | 1966–1987 | ||||
obverse | 1974–1987 | |||||
obverse | 1979–1987 | |||||
obverse | 1983–1987 | |||||
TL 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 | |||||
TL 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 | |||||
TL 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 | |||||
TL 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 | |||||
TL 5,000 | obverse | 1981–1994 | ||||
obverse | 1985–1994 | |||||
obverse | 1988–1994 | |||||
obverse | 1990–1994 | |||||
TL 10,000 | obverse | 1982–1995 | ||||
obverse | 1984–1995 | |||||
obverse | 1989–1995 | |||||
obverse | 1993–1995 | |||||
TL 20,000 | obverse | 1988–1997 | ||||
obverse | 1995–1997 | |||||
TL 50,000 | obverse | 1989–1999 | ||||
obverse | 1995–1999 | |||||
TL 100,000 | both | 1991–2001 | ||||
both | 1994–2001 | |||||
both | 1996–2001 | |||||
TL 250,000 | obverse | 1992–2006 | ||||
obverse | 1995–2006 | |||||
obverse | 1998–2006 | |||||
TL 500,000 | obverse | 1993–2006 | ||||
obverse | 1994–2006 | |||||
obverse | 1997–2006 | |||||
TL 1,000,000 | obverse | 1995–2006 | ||||
obverse | 1996–2006 | |||||
obverse | 2002–2006 | |||||
TL 5,000,000 | obverse | 1997–2006 | ||||
TL 10,000,000 | obverse | 1999–2006 | ||||
TL 20,000,000 | obverse | 2001–2006 | ||||
Mehmet Akif Ersoy | 1873–1936 | Poet; author of the lyrics to the National Anthem | Lira | TL 100 | reverse | 1983–1989 |
reverse | 1984–1989 | |||||
İsmet İnönü | 1884–1973 | 2nd President of Turkey (1938–1950) | Lira | 50 kuruş | obverse | 1944–1947 |
TL 1 | obverse | 1942–1947 | ||||
TL 2½ | obverse | 1947–1952 | ||||
TL 10 | obverse | 1942–1950 | ||||
obverse | 1947–1952 | |||||
obverse | 1948–1952 | |||||
TL 50 | obverse | 1942–1951 | ||||
obverse | 1947–1951 | |||||
TL 100 | obverse | 1942–1946 | ||||
obverse | 1947–1952 | |||||
TL 500 | obverse | 1940–1946 | ||||
obverse | 1946–1953 | |||||
TL 1,000 | obverse | 1940–1946 | ||||
obverse | 1946–1953 | |||||
Mehmed II | 1432–1481 | Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1444–1446) and (1451–1481) | Lira | TL 1,000 | reverse | 1986–1989 |
reverse | 1988–1992 | |||||
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi | 1207–1273 | Persian theologian and poet; his followers founded the Mevlevi Order, or "Whirling Dervishes" | Lira | TL 5,000 | reverse | 1981–1994 |
reverse | 1985–1994 | |||||
reverse | 1988–1994 | |||||
Mimar Sinan | 1489–1588 | Chief architect of the Ottoman Empire (1512–1588) | Lira | TL 10,000 | reverse | 1982–1995 |
reverse | 1984–1995 | |||||
reverse | 1989–1995 | |||||
reverse | 1993–1995 |
Turkmenistan
[edit] Currency: First manat (1993–2005)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov | 1940–2006 | 1st President of Turkmenistan (1990–2006) | First manat | (10–500 manats); (1,000–10,000 manats); (50-10,000 manats) | Obverse | 1993–1995 (10–500 manats); 1995–2005 (1,000–10,000 manats); 2005 (50-5,000 manats) |
Ukraine
[edit] Currency: Hryvnia (pl. Hryvni and Hryven) (₴, 1996–present)
Karbovanets (pl. Karbovantsi and Karbovantsiv) (крб, 1991–1996)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Volodymyr I | 958–1015 | Prince of Kyiv and Novgorod (978–1015) | Hryvnia | ₴1 | obverse | 1996–1997 |
obverse | 1997–2004 | |||||
obverse | 2004–2006 | |||||
Yaroslav I | 978–1054 | Prince of Kyiv 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 and 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 the modern Ukrainian language and literature | Hryvnia | ₴100 | obverse | 1996–2006 |
Lubid' | 6th century | Founder of Kyiv | Karbovanets | All (1 крб, 3 крб, 5 крб, 10 крб, 25 крб, 50 крб, 100 крб) | obverse | 1991–1996 |
Kyi, Shchek and Khoryv | 6th century | Founders of Kyiv | Karbovanets | All (100 крб, 200 крб, 500 крб, 1,000 крб, 2,000 крб, 5,000 крб) | obverse | 1992–1996 |
Volodymyr I | 958–1015 | Prince of Kyiv and Novgorod (978–1015) | Karbovanets | All (10,000 крб, 20,000 крб, 50,000 крб, 100,000 крб, 200,000 крб, 500,000 крб) | obverse | 1993–1996 |
Taras Shevchenko | 1814–1861 | Poet; works considered to be the foundation of both the modern Ukrainian language and literature | Karbovanets | 1,000,000 крб | obverse | 1995–2006 |
United Kingdom
[edit]Currency: Sterling (£, 1158–Present in England; 1695–Present in Scotland)
England and Wales
[edit]Person | Lifespan | Reason for honor | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Darwin | 1809–1882 | Naturalist | Sterling | £10 | reverse | 2000–2018 |
Charles Dickens | 1812–1870 | Writer and social critic | Sterling | £10 | reverse | 1992–2003 |
Edward Elgar | 1857–1934 | Composer | Sterling | £20 | reverse | 1999–2010 |
Elizabeth II | 1926–2022 | Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022) | Sterling | £1 | obverse | 1978–1988 |
£5 | obverse | 1971–1991 | ||||
obverse | 1990–2003 | |||||
obverse | 2002–2017 | |||||
£10 | obverse | 1975–1994 | ||||
obverse | 1992–2003 | |||||
obverse | 2000–2018 | |||||
£20 | obverse | 1970–1993 | ||||
obverse | 1991–2001 | |||||
£50 | obverse | 1981–1996 | ||||
Elizabeth Fry | 1780–1845 | Reformer | Sterling | £5 | reverse | 2002–2017 |
Michael Faraday | 1791–1867 | Physicist and chemist; significantly contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry | Sterling | £20 | reverse | 1991–2001 |
Isaac Newton | 1643–1727 | Physicist, mathematician and astronomer | Sterling | £1 | reverse | 1978–1988 |
Florence Nightingale | 1820–1910 | Pioneer of modern nursing[a] | Sterling | £10 | reverse | 1975–1994 |
William Shakespeare | 1564–1616 | Playwright and poet; regarded as the greatest writer of the English language | Sterling | £20 | reverse | 1970–1993 |
George Stephenson | 1781–1848 | Co-Created the Steam Locomotive 'The Rocket' | Sterling | £5 | reverse | 1990–2003 |
Arthur Wellesley | 1769–1852 | 1st Duke of Wellington (1814–1852); Prime Minister (1828–1830 and 1834) | Sterling | £5 | reverse | 1971–1991 |
Christopher Wren | 1632–1723 | Architect; designer of St. Paul's Cathedral | Sterling | £50 | reverse | 1981–1996 |
John Houblon | 1632–1710 | 1st Governor of the Bank of England (1694–1697) | Sterling | £50 | reverse | 1994–2014 |
Scotland
[edit]Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert the Bruce | 1274–1329 | King of the Scots (1306–1329) | £1 | obverse | 1971-c.1989 |
David Livingstone | 1813–1873 | Scottish missionary and explorer in Central Africa. | £10 | obverse | 1971–1998 |
Lord Kelvin | 1824–1907 | mathematical physicist and engineer | £20 | obverse | 1971-c.1989 |
United States of America
[edit] Currency: Dollar ($, 1792–Present)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honor | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Bradford | 1590–1657 | 2nd Governor of Plymouth Colony (1621–1651) | Dollar | $10,000 | reverse | 1918–1928 |
William Brewster | 1566–1644 | leader and pastor of Plymouth Colony | Dollar | $10,000 | reverse | 1918–1928 |
John Carver | 1576–1621 | 1st Governor of Plymouth Colony (1620–1621) | Dollar | $10,000 | reverse | 1918–1928 |
Salmon P. Chase | 1808–1873 | 25th Secretary of the Treasury (1861–1864) | Dollar | $10,000 | obverse | 1918–1928 |
1929–1969 | ||||||
Grover Cleveland | 1837–1908 | 22nd and 24th President of the United States (1885–1889 (22nd presidential term) and 1893–1897 (24th presidential term) | Dollar | $1,000 | obverse | 1929–1969 |
Hernando de Soto | 1496/7-1542 | Spanish explorer; first European explorer to find the Mississippi River (1542) | Dollar | $500 | reverse | 1918–1928 |
Elbridge Gerry | 1744–1814 | Delegate, Continental Congress (1782–1785); 4th Vice President of the United States (1813–1814) | 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); 3rd President of the United States (1801–1809) | Dollar | $5,000 | reverse | 1918–1928 |
James Madison | 1751–1836 | Delegate, Continental Congress (1780–1783); 4th President of the United States (1809–1817) | Dollar | $5,000 | reverse | 1918–1928 |
4th President of the United States (1809–1817) | obverse | 1929–1969 | ||||
John Marshall | 1755–1835 | 4th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1801–1835) | Dollar | $500 | obverse | 1918–1928 |
William McKinley | 1843–1901 | 25th President of the United States (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); 5th President of the United States (1817–1825) | 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); 1st President of the United States (1789–1797) | Dollar | $5,000 | reverse | 1918–1928 |
Venezuela
[edit] Currency: Venezuelan bolívar (1879–2008)
Venezuelan hard bolívar (Bs.F., 2007–2018)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Francisco de Miranda | 1750–1816 | Military leader during the struggle for independence from Spain | Hard bolívar | Bs.F 2 | obverse | 2007–2013 |
Pedro Camejo | 1790–1821 | Soldier during the struggle for independence from Spain | Hard bolívar | Bs.F 5 | obverse | 2007–2014 |
Guaicaipuro | c1530-1568 | Venezuelan indigenous leader against Spanish colonization | Hard bolívar | Bs.F 10 | obverse | 2007–2014 |
Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi | 1799–1866 | Heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence | Hard bolívar | Bs.F 20 | obverse | 2007–2014 |
Simón Rodríguez | 1769–1854 | Philosopher and educator | Hard bolívar | Bs.F 50 | obverse | 2007–2015 |
Simón Bolívar | 1783–1830 | Military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain | Hard bolívar | Bs.F 100 | obverse | 2007–2015 |
Francisco de Miranda | 1750–1816 | Military leader during the struggle for independence from Spain | Hard bolívar | Bs.F 500 | obverse | 2016 |
Pedro Camejo | 1790–1821 | Soldier during the struggle for independence from Spain | Hard bolívar | Bs.F 1,000 | obverse | 2016–2018 |
Guaicaipuro | c1530-1568 | Venezuelan indigenous leader against Spanish colonization | Hard bolívar | Bs.F 2,000 | obverse | 2016–2018 |
Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi | 1799–1866 | Heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence | Hard bolívar | Bs.F 5,000 | obverse | 2016–2018 |
Simón Rodríguez | 1769–1854 | Philosopher and educator | Hard bolívar | Bs.F 10,000 | obverse | 2016–2018 |
Simón Bolívar | 1783–1830 | Military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain | Hard bolívar | Bs.F 20,000 | obverse | 2016–2018 |
Simón Bolívar | 1783–1830 | Military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain | Hard bolívar | Bs.F 100,000 | obverse | 2017–2018 |
South Vietnam
[edit] Currency: South Vietnamese đồng ($; 1953–1978)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lê Văn Duyệt | 1763 or 1764–1832 | General | South Vietnamese đồng | $100 | Obverse | 1966 |
Nguyễn Huệ (Quang Trung) | 1753–1792 | Second emperor of the Tây Sơn dynasty (1788–1792) | South Vietnamese đồng | $200 | Both | 1966 |
Trān-Hu'ng-Šao | South Vietnamese đồng | $500 | Obverse | 1966 | ||
Trương Công Định | 1820–1864 | Leading a guerrilla army in southern Vietnam against the French invasion in defiance of emperor Tự Đức | South Vietnamese đồng | $1,000 | Obverse | 1972 (not issued) |
Weimar Republic and NS Germany
[edit] and Currency: Reichsmark (ℛℳ; 1924–1948)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albrecht Daniel Thaer | 1752–1828 | Agronomist and an avid supporter of the humus theory for plant nutrition | Reichsmark | 10 ℛ︁ℳ︁ | Obverse | 1929–1948 |
Werner von Siemens | 1816–1892 | Inventor and industrialist; his name has been adopted as the SI unit of electrical conductance, the siemens. He was also the founder of the electrical and telecommunications company Siemens | Reichsmark | 20 ℛ︁ℳ︁ | Obverse | 1929–1948 |
David Justus Ludwig Hansemann | 1790–1864 | Prussian Minister of Finance (1848) | Reichsmark | 50 ℛ︁ℳ︁ | Obverse | 1933–1948 |
Justus Freiherr von Liebig | 1803–1873 | Chemist who made major contributions to agricultural and biological chemistry, and was considered the founder of organic chemistry; As a professor at the University of Giessen, he devised the modern laboratory-oriented teaching method, and for such innovations, he is regarded one of the greatest chemistry teachers of all time; He has been described as the "father of the fertilizer industry" for his emphasis on nitrogen and trace minerals as essential plant nutrients, and his formulation of the Law of the Minimum which described how plant growth relied on the scarcest nutrient resource (limiting factor), rather than the total amount of resources available | Reichsmark | 100 ℛ︁ℳ︁ | Obverse | 1935–1948 |
Karl Friedrich Schinkel | 1781–1841 | Architect, city planner, and painter | Reichsmark | 1,000 ℛ︁ℳ︁ | Obverse | 1936–1948 |
Yugoslavia
[edit] Currency: Dinar (pl. Dinara; din. and дин.; 1918–2003)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter II Karađorđević | 1923–1970 | King of Yugoslavia (1934–1945) | 1929–1939 Dinar | 10 din, 20 din, 500 din, and 10,000 din, | Obverse | 1939 (10 din,), 1936 (20 din,), 1935 (500 din,), 1936 (10,000 din,) |
Alexander I | 1888–1934 | King of Yugoslavia (1929–1934) | 1929–1939 Dinar | 50 din, | Obverse | 1931 |
Queen Maria | 1900–1961 | Queen consort of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1922–1929); Queen of Yugoslavia (1929–1934) | 1929–1939 Dinar | 1,000 din, | Obverse | 1931–1935 |
Milivoje Rodić | Partisan; colonel of the Yugoslav army | 1944 Dinar | All (1-1,000 din,) | Obverse | 1944 (1-1,000 din,) | |
Milivoje Rodić | Partisan; colonel of the Yugoslav army | 1946 Dinar | 500 din, | Obverse | 1946 | |
Arif Heralić | 1922–1971 | Blast furnace worker | 1955 Dinar | 1,000 din, | Obverse | 1955–1963 |
Arif Heralić | 1922–1971 | Blast furnace worker | 1966 Dinar | 10 din, | Obverse | 1965–1981 |
Nikola Tesla | 1856–1943 | Serbian-American electrical engineer and inventor | 1966 Dinar | 500 din, | Obverse | 1970–1986 |
Alija Sirotanović | 1914–1990 | Miner; recipient of the Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour | 1985 Dinar | 20,000 din, | Obverse | 1987 |
Josip Broz Tito | 1892–1980 | Leader of the Partisans; 4th President of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1939–1980); 1st Federal Secretary of National Defense (1945–1953); 1st Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement (1961–1964); 23rd Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1944–1963); 1st President of Yugoslavia (1953–1980) | 1985–1990 Dinar | 5,000 din, 100 din, 500 din, and 1,000 din, | Obverse | 1985 (5,000 din,); was considered for issue in 1990 (100 din, 500 din, and 1,000 din,) |
Nikola Tesla | 1856–1943 | Serbian-American electrical engineer and inventor | 1992 Dinar | 1,000, 5,000,000 din, and 10,000,000,000 din, | Obverse | 1990–1991 (1,000 din,); 1993 (5,000,000 din,); 1993 (10,000,000,000 din,) |
Ivo Andrić | 1892–1975 | Novelist, poet and short story writer; recipient of the 1961 Nobel Prize in Literature | 1990–1992 Dinar | 5,000 din, and 10,000,000 din, | Obverse | 1991–1992 (5,000 din,); 1993 (10,000,000 din,) |
Nikola Tesla | 1856–1943 | Serbian-American electrical engineer and inventor | 1993 Dinar | 5,000 din, | Obverse | 1993 |
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić | 1787–1864 | Philologist and linguist; reformer of the Serbian language | 1993 Dinar | 10,000 din, | Obverse | 1993 |
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš | 1813–1851 | Prince-Bishop of Montenegro | 1993 Dinar | 50,000 din, | Obverse | 1993 |
Dimitrije "Dositej" Obradović | 1739–1811 | Writer, philosopher, dramatist, librettist, linguist, traveler, polyglot and the first minister of education of Serbia | 1993 Dinar | 500,000 din, | Obverse | 1993 |
Đorđe Petrović (Karađorđe) | 1768–1817 | Grand Vožd of Serbia (1804–1813); President of the Administering Council (1811–1813) | 1993 Dinar | 5,000,000 din, | Obverse | 1993 |
Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin (Michael I. Pupin) | 1858–1935 | Physicist and physical chemist | 1993 Dinar | 50,000,000 din, | Obverse | 1993 |
Jovan Cvijić | 1865–1927 | Geographer and ethnologist | 1993 Dinar | 500,000,000 din, | Obverse | 1993 |
Georgije "Đura" Jakšić | 1832–1878 | Poet, painter, writer, dramatist, bohemian and patriot | 1993 Dinar | 5,000,000,000 din, | Obverse | 1993 |
Miloš Obrenović | 1780–1860 | Prince of Serbia (1815–1839; 1858–1860) | 1993 Dinar | 50,000,000,000 din, | Obverse | 1993 |
Jovan Jovanović Zmaj | 1833–1904 | Poet | 1993 Dinar | 500,000,000,000 din, | Obverse | 1993 |
Josif Pančić | 1814–1888 | Botanist | 1994 Dinar | 10 din, | Obverse | 1994 |
Nikola Tesla | 1856–1943 | Serbian-American electrical engineer and inventor | 1994 Dinar | 100 din, | Obverse | 1994 |
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš | 1813–1851 | Prince-Bishop of Montenegro | 1994 Dinar | 1,000 din, | Obverse | 1994 |
Dimitrije "Dositej" Obradović | 1739–1811 | Writer, philosopher, dramatist, librettist, linguist, traveler, polyglot and the first minister of education of Serbia | 1994 Dinar | 5,000 din, | Obverse | 1994 |
Đorđe Petrović (Karađorđe) | 1768–1817 | Grand Vožd of Serbia (1804–1813); President of the Administering Council (1811–1813) | 1994 Dinar | 50,000 din, | Obverse | 1994 |
Jovan Cvijić | 1865–1927 | Geographer and ethnologist | 1994 Dinar | 500,000 din, | Obverse | 1994 |
Ivo Andrić | 1892–1975 | Novelist, poet and short story writer; recipient of the 1961 Nobel Prize in Literature | 1994 Dinar | 10,000,000 din, | Obverse | 1994 |
Josif Pančić | 1814–1888 | Botanist | New Dinar | 1 new dinar | Obverse | 1994 |
Nikola Tesla | 1856–1943 | Serbian-American electrical engineer and inventor | New Dinar | 5 new dinars | Obverse | 1994 |
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš | 1813–1851 | Prince-Bishop of Montenegro | New Dinar | 10 new dinars | Obverse | 1994 |
Georgije "Đura" Jakšić | 1832–1878 | Poet, painter, writer, dramatist, bohemian and patriot | New Dinar | 20 new dinars | Obverse | 1994 |
Miloš Obrenović | 1780–1860 | Prince of Serbia (1815–1839; 1858–1860) | New Dinar | 50 new dinars | Obverse | 1996 |
Dimitrije "Dositej" Obradović | 1739–1811 | Writer, philosopher, dramatist, librettist, linguist, traveler, polyglot and the first minister of education of Serbia | New Dinar | 100 new dinars | Obverse | 1996 |
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić | 1787–1864 | Philologist and linguist; reformer of the Serbian language | Dinar | 10 din, | Both | 2000–2007 |
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš | 1813–1851 | Prince-Bishop of Montenegro | Dinar | 20 din, | Both | 2000–2007 |
Stevan Stojanović | 1856–1914 | Composer and music educator | Dinar | 50 din, | Both | 2000–2007 |
Nikola Tesla | 1856–1943 | Serbian-American electrical engineer and inventor | Dinar | 100 din, | Both | 2000–2007 |
Nadežda Petrović | 1873–1915 | Painter | Dinar | 200 din, | Both | 2001–2007 |
Đorđe Vajfert | 1850–1937 | 3rd Governor of the National Bank of the Kingdom of Serbia (1890–1892); 5th Governor of the National Bank of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1912–1926) | Dinar | 1,000 din, | Both | 2001–2007 |
Slobodan Jovanović | 1869–1958 | 19th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1942–1943) | Dinar | 5,000 din, | Both | 2002–2007 |
Zaire
[edit] Currency: Zaire (Z; 1967–1997)
Person | Lifespan | Reason for honour | Currency | Denomination | Obverse or reverse | Years of circulation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mobutu Sese Seko (b. Joseph-Desiré Mobutu) | 1930–1997 | President of Zaire (1967–1997) | Makuta/Zaire | All (50 makuta/5,000,000 zaires) | Obverse | 1972–1993 |
New Likuta/New Makuta/New Zaire | All (1 new likuta/1,000,000 new zaires) | 1993–1996 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Design incorporating Florence Nightingale suggested by Sydney Selwyn.
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