List of people on banknotes

This is a list of people on the banknotes of different countries. The customary design of banknotes in most countries is a portrait of a notable citizen on the front (or obverse) or on the back (or reverse) of the banknotes, unless the subject is featured on both sides.

Banknotes in circulation

Albania

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

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

Angola

Currency: Kwanza (since 1999)
Symbol: Kz
See also Angolan kwanza.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Agostinho Neto and José Eduardo dos Santos	1922–1979 (Agostinho Neto); 1942- (José Eduardo dos Santos)	President of Angola (1975-1979) (Agostinho Neto); President of Angola (1979-) (José Eduardo dos Santos)	1-2,000 kwanzas	Obverse	1999
Agostinho Neto and José Eduardo dos Santos	1922–1979 (Agostinho Neto); 1942- (José Eduardo dos Santos)	President of Angola (1975-1979) (Agostinho Neto); President of Angola (1979-) (José Eduardo dos Santos)	50-5,000 kwanzas	Obverse	2012

Argentina

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Bartolomé Mitre	1821-1906	6th President of Argentina (April 12-October 11, 1862; October 12, 1862-October 11, 1868)	$2	Obverse	1997
José de San Martín	1778-1850	General and prime leader of South America's struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire	$5	Obverse (1998 and 2015 issue); Reverse (2015 issue)	1998 and 2015
José Artigas	1764-1850	National hero of Uruguay	$5	Reverse	2015
Simón Bolívar	1783-1830	Venezuelan military and political leader who played an instrumental role in the establishment of Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Colombia as sovereign states, independent of Spanish rule	$5	Reverse	2015
Bernardo O'Higgins	1778-1842	Chilean independence leader; responsible for freeing Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence	$5	Reverse	2015
Manuel Belgrano	1770-1820	Economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader; took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina	$10	Obverse (1999 and 2016); Reverse (2016)	1999 and 2016
Juana Azurduy de Padilla	1780 or 1781-1862	Guerrilla military leader	$10	Reverse	2016
Juan Manuel de Rosas	1793-1877	Politician and army officer who ruled Buenos Aires Province and briefly the Argentine Confederation	$20	Obverse	2000
Domingo Sarmiento	1811-1888	7th President of Argentina (1868-1874)	$50	Obverse	1999
Antonio Rivero	1808-?	Leading an unsuccessful resistance against the British in 1833	$50	Reverse	2015
Julio Argentino Roca	1843-1914	14th President of Argentina (2 Terms: October 12, 1880 – October 12, 1886; October 12, 1898 – October 12, 1904)	$100	Obverse	1999
María Eva Duarte de Perón	1919-1952	First Lady of Argentina (1946-1952)	$100	Obverse	2012

*See also Argentina in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Armenia

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

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

Australia

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

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

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

Bahamas

Currency: Dollar (since 1966)
Symbol: B$
See also Bahamian dollar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Lynden Oscar Pindling	1930-2000	1st Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1973-1992)	B$1	Obverse	2001
Cecil Wallace-Whitfield			B$5	Obverse	1995
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-) and Queen of the Bahamas (1973-)	B$10	Obverse	1984
Stafford Lofthouse Sands	1913-1972	Minister of Finance of the Bahamas; "Father of Tourism" of the Bahamas	B$10	Obverse	2001
Milo Boughton Butler	1906-1979	Governor-General of the Bahamas (1973-1979)	B$20	Obverse	1993
Roland Theodore Symonette	1898-1980	1st Premier of the Bahamas (1964-1967)	B$50	Obverse	2000
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-) and Queen of the Bahamas (1973-)	B$100	Obverse	1974

Bahrain

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

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

Bangladesh

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

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

Barbados

Currency: Dollar (since 1935)
Symbol: $/Bds$
See also Barbadian dollar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
John Redman Bovell			$2	Obverse	1980
Frank Mortimer Maglinne Worrell	1924-1967	Cricket player and senator of Jamaica	$5	Obverse	1973
Charles Duncan O'Neal	1879-1936	Physician and founder of the Democratic League	$10	Obverse	1973
Samuel Jackman Prescod	1806-1871	Journalist, Politician, Judge; National Hero of Barbados	$20	Obverse	1973
Errol Walton Barrow	1920-1987	1st Prime Minister of Barbados (1966-1976; 1986-1987)	$50	Obverse	1989
Grantley Herbert Adams	1898-1971	1st Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation (1958-1962); 1st Prime Minister of Barbados (1953-1958)	$100	Obverse	1973

Bhutan

Currency: Ngultrum (since 1974)
Symbol: Nu
See also Bhutanese ngultrum.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jigme Singye Wangchuck	1955-	King of Bhutan (1972-2006)	10 ngultrum	Obverse	2006
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck	1980-	King of Bhutan (2006-)	20 ngultrum	Obverse	2006
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck	1980-	King of Bhutan (2006-)	50 ngultrum	Obverse	2008
Jigme Singye Wangchuck	1955-	King of Bhutan (1972-2006)	100 ngultrum	Obverse	2006
Jetsun Pema	1990-	Queen consort of Bhutan (2011)	100 ngultrum	Obverse	2011 (commemorative)
Ugyen Wangchuck	1862-1926	King of Bhutan (1907-1926)	500 ngultrum	Obverse	2006
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck	1980-	King of Bhutan (2006-)	1,000 ngultrum	Obverse	2008

Bolivia

Currency: Boliviano (since 1987)
Symbol: Bs
See also Bolivian boliviano.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Cecilio Guzmán de Rojas	1899-1950	Painter	10 bolivianos	Obverse	1986
Pantaleón Dalence Jiménez			20 bolivianos	Obverse	1986
Melchor Pérez de Holguín			50 bolivianos	Obverse	1986
Gabriel René Moreno			100 bolivianos	Obverse	1986
Franz Tamayo	1878-1956	Intellectual, writer, and politician	200 bolivianos	Obverse	1986

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Currency: Convertible mark (since 1998)
Symbol: KM
See also Bosnian and Herzegovinian convertible mark.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mak Dizdar	1917-1971	Poet	10 convertible marka	Obverse	1998 (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina issue)
Aleksa Šantić	1868-1924	Poet	10 convertible marka	Obverse	1998 (Republika Srpska issue)
Antun Branko Šimić	1898-1925	Poet	20 convertible marka	Obverse	1998 (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina issue)
Filip Višnjić	1767-1834	Poet and guslar (gulse player)	20 convertible marka	Obverse	1998 (Republika Srpska issue)
Musa Ćazim Ćatić	1878-1915	Poet	50 convertible marka	Obverse	1998 (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina issue)
Jovan Dučić	1871-1943	Poet	50 convertible marka	Obverse	1998 (Republika Srpska issue)
Nikola Šop	1904-1982	Poet	100 convertible marka	Obverse	1998 (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina issue)
Petar Kočić	1877-1916	Poet	100 convertible marka	Obverse	1998 (Republika Srpska issue)
Ivo Andrić	1892-1975	Novelist, short story writer and winner of the 1961 Nobel Prize in Literature	200 convertible marka	Obverse	2002

Botswana

Currency: Pula (since 1976)
Symbol: P
See also Botswana pula.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Seretse Khama Ian Khama	1953-	4th President of Botswana (2008-)	10 pula	Obverse	2009
Kgalemang Tumedisco Motsete			20 pula	Obverse	1999
Seretse Goitsebeng Maphiri Khama	1921-1980	1st President of Botswana (1966-1980)	50 pula	Obverse	2000
Sebele I, Bathoen I and Khama III			100 pula	Obverse	2000

Brunei

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

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

Bulgaria

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

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

Burundi

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

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

Cambodia

Currency: Riel (since 1980)
Symbol: ៛
See also Cambodian riel.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Norodom Sihanouk	1922-2012	King of Cambodia (1941-1955; 1993-2005)	100 ៛	Obverse	2014
Norodom Sihamoni	1953-	King of Cambodia (2004-)	500 ៛	Obverse	2014
Norodom Sihanouk	1922-2012	King of Cambodia (1941-1955; 1993-2005)	1,000 ៛	Obverse	2012 (commemorative)
Norodom Sihanouk	1922-2012	King of Cambodia (1941-1955; 1993-2005)	2,000 ៛	Obverse	2013 (commemorative)
Norodom Sihanouk	1922-2012	King of Cambodia (1941-1955; 1993-2005)	5,000 ៛	Obverse	2001
Norodom Sihanouk	1922-2012	King of Cambodia (1941-1955; 1993-2005)	10,000 ៛	Obverse	2001
Norodom Sihamoni	1953-	King of Cambodia (2004-)	10,000 ៛	Obverse	2015
Norodom Sihamoni	1953-	King of Cambodia (2004-)	20,000 ៛	Obverse	2008
Norodom Sihanouk	1922-2012	King of Cambodia (1941-1955; 1993-2005)	50,000 ៛	Obverse	2001
Norodom Sihanouk	1922-2012	King of Cambodia (1941-1955; 1993-2005)	50,000 ៛	Obverse	2013
Norodom Sihanouk, Norodom Monineath and Norodom Sihamoni	1922–2012 (Norodom Sihanouk); 1936- (Norodom Monineath); 1953- (Norodom Sihamoni)	King of Cambodia (1941-1955; 1993–2005 (Norodom Sihanouk)); Queen-consort of Cambodia (1993–2004 (Norodom Monineath)); King of Cambodia (2004- (Norodom Sihamoni))	100,000 ៛	Both	2012 (commemorative)

Cape Verde

Currency: Escudo (since 1914)
Symbol:
See also Cape Verdean escudo.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Henrique Teixeira de Sousa	1919-2006	Doctor and author	20000	Obverse	2014
Baltasar Lopes da Silva	1907-1989	Writer, poet and linguist	50000	Obverse	1992
Roberto Duarte Silva	1837-1889	Chemist	50000	Obverse	2007
Jorge Barbosa	1902-1971	Poet	50000	Obverse	2015
António Aurélio Gonçalves			1,00000	Obverse	2007
Codé di Dona			1,00000	Obverse	2014
Eugénio Tavares	1867-1930	Poet	2,00000	Obverse	1999
Cesária Évora	1941-2011	Singer	2,00000	Obverse	2014
Aristides Maria Pereira	1923-2011	1st President of Cape Verde (1975-1991)	5,00000	Obverse	2015

Canada

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Robert Borden*	1854–1937	8th Prime Minister, 1911–1920	$100	obverse	2011
Marie Thérèse Forget Casgrain	1849–1931	suffragist	$50	reverse
Henrietta Muir Edwards	1849–1931	founder, Victorian Order of Nurses, 1893	$50	reverse
Elizabeth II*§	1926-	Queen of Canada, 1952-	$20	obverse
William Lyon Mackenzie King*	1874–1950	10th Prime Minister, 1921–1926, 1926–1930, and 1935–1948	$50	obverse
Wilfrid Laurier*	1841-1919	7th Prime Minister, 1896–1911	$5	obverse
John A. Macdonald*	1815–1891	1st Prime Minister, 1867–1873 and 1878–1891	$10	obverse
Nellie Mooney McClung	1873–1951	suffragist	$50	reverse
Louise Crummy McKinney	1868–1931	first woman elected to a legislature in the British Empire, 1917–1921	$50	reverse
Emily Murphy	1868–1933	British Empire's first woman judge, 1916–1933	$50	reverse
Irene Marryat Parlby	1868–1965	first woman Cabinet minister in Alberta, 1921–1935	$50	reverse

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

Chile

Currency: Peso (since 1975)
Symbol: $
See also Chilean peso.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ignacio Carrera Pinto	1848-1882	Hero of the War of the Pacific	1,000 pesos	Obverse	1978
Manuel Xavier Rodríguez Erdoíza	1785-1818	Lawyer and guerrilla fighter; founder of Chile	2,000 pesos	Obverse	1997
Gabriela Mistral	1889-1957	Poet-diplomat, educator and feminist; received the Nobel Prize in Literature	5,000 pesos	Obverse	1981
Arturo Prat	1848-1879	Lawyer and Navy officer	10,000 pesos	Obverse	1989
Andrés Bello	1781-1865	Humanist, diplomat, poet, legislator, philosopher, educator and philologist	20,000 pesos	Obverse	1998

People's Republic of China

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mao Zedong*	1893–1976	1st Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (1945-1976); 1st Chairman of the Central Politburo of the Communist Party of China (1943-1969); Chairman of the Communist Party of China's Central Military Commission (August 23, 1945 – 1949; September 8, 1954 – September 9, 1976); 1st Chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC (1949-1954); Honorary Chairman (1954-1976); 1st Chairman of the People's Republic of China (1954-1959); Member of the National People's Congress (1954-1959; 1964-1976)	¥1	obverse	2004
			¥5	obverse	2002
			¥10	obverse	2001
			¥20	obverse	2000
			¥50	obverse	2001
			¥100	obverse	1999

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

Colombia

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán	1903-1948	5th Minister of Labour, Health and Social Welfare of Colombia (1943-1944); Minister of National Education of Colombia (1940-1941); Mayor of Bogotá (1936-1937)	1,000 pesos	Both	2001
Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña	1792-1840	4th President of the Republic of the New Granada 1832-1837; 2nd Vice President of the Republic of Colombia (1821-1827)	2,000 pesos	Obverse	1996
Débora Arango Pérez	1907-2005	Artist	2,000 pesos	Obverse	2016
José Asunción Silva	1865-1896	Poet	5,000 pesos	Obverse	1997 and 2015
Policarpa Salavarrieta	1795-1817	Seamstress and spy	10,000 pesos	Obverse	1995
Virginia Gutiérrez de Pineda	1921-1999	Anthropologist	10,000 pesos	Obverse	2016
Julio Garavito Armero	1865-1920	Astronomer	20,000 pesos	Obverse	1996
Alfonso López Michelsen	1913-2007	24th President of Colombia (1974-1978)	20,000 pesos	Obverse	2015
Jorge Isaacs Ferrer	1837-1895	Writer, politician and soldier	50,000 pesos	Obverse	2000
Gabriel García Márquez	1927-2014	Novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist	50,000 pesos	Obverse	2015
Carlos Lleras Restrepo	1908-1994	22nd President of Colombia (1966-1970)	100,000 pesos	Obverse	2015

Comoros

Currency: Franc (since 1920)
Symbol: CF
See also Comorian franc.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Saïd Mohamed Ben Chech Abdallah Cheikh	1904-1970	Head of the Government of Comoros (1962-1970)	5,000 francs	Obverse	1976
Al-Habib Seyyid Omar Bin Sumeit			10,000 francs	Obverse	1997

Congo, Democratic Republic (Congo-Kinshasa)

Currency: Franc (since 1997)
Symbol: FC
See also Congolese franc.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Patrice Lumumba	1925-1961	Prime Minister of Congo-Léopoldville (June 24-September 14, 1960)	1 franc	Reverse	1997

Costa Rica

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

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

Croatia

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

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

Cuba

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
José Martí and Fidel Castro	1853–1895 (José Martí); 1926-2016 (Fidel Castro)	National hero of Cuba, poet, an essayist, a journalist, a revolutionary philosopher, a translator, a professor, a publisher, and a political theorist (José Martí); Prime Minister (1959-1976), President of Cuba (1976-2008) (Fidel Castro)	1 peso	both	2001
Ernesto "Che" Guevara	1928-1967	Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist	3 pesos	both	2004
Antonio Maceo Grajales	1845-1895	Lt. General	5 pesos	both	1997
Máximo Gómez y Báez	1836-1905	Major General in the Ten Years' War (1868-1878) and Commander in Cuba's War of Independence (1895-1898)	10 pesos	obverse	1997
Camilo Cienfuegos	1932-1959	Cuban revolutionary	20 pesos	obverse	1998
Calixto García Iñiguez	1839-1898	General in three uprisings: part of the Cuban War of Independence, the Ten Years' War, the Little War and the War of 1895	50 pesos	obverse	1998
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes	1819-1874	Cuban planter who freed his slaves and made the declaration of Cuban independence	100 pesos	obverse	2001
Frank País	1934-1957	Cuban revolutionary who campaigned for the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista's government in Cuba	200 pesos	obverse	2010 (2015)
Ignacio Agramonte	1841-1873	Cuban revolutionary	500 pesos	obverse	2010 (2015)
Julio Antonio Mella McPartland	1903-1929	Founder of the "internationalized" Cuban Communist Party	1,000 pesos	obverse	2010 (2015)

Czech Republic

Currency: Czech Koruna (since 1918)
Symbol: Kč
See also Czech koruna.

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

Denmark

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

Person	Years of birth/death	Reason for honor	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	In circulation since
Anna Ancher	1859–1935	painter	1,000 kr	obverse	1998–2011
Michael Ancher	1849–1927	painter	1,000 kr	obverse	1998–2011
Karen Blixen	1885–1962	author	50 kr	obverse	1999–2009
Niels Bohr	1885–1962	winner of Nobel Prize in Physics, 1922	500 kr	obverse	1997–2011
Johanne Luise Heiberg	1812–1890	actress, 1827–1864	200 kr	obverse	1997–2010
Carl Nielsen	1865–1931	composer, conductor, violinist	100 kr	obverse	1999–2010

Djibouti

Currency: Franc (since 1948)
Symbol:Fdj
See also Djiboutian franc.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ali Ahmed Oudoum			1,000 francs	Obverse	2005
Mahmoud Harbi	1921-1960	Vice President of the Government Council of French Somaliland (1957-1958)	5,000 francs	Obverse	2002
Hassan Gouled Aptidon	1916-2006	1st President of Djibouti (1977-1999)	10,000 francs	Obverse	1999

Dominican Republic

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

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

Eastern Caribbean States

Currency: Dollar (since 1965)
Symbol: $
See also East Caribbean dollar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland (1952-) and Head of the Commonwealth (1952-)	All ($5–100)	Obverse	1993
William Arthur Lewis	1915-1991	Economist	$100	Reverse	1993

Egypt

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

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

*See also Egypt in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Gambia, The

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh	1965-	2nd President of the Gambia (1994-2016)	All (5-200 Dalasis)	Obverse	2015

Georgia

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

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

Ghana

Currency: Cedi (since 2007)
Symbol: GH₵
See also Ghanaian cedi.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, Edward Akufo-Addo, Joseph Boakye Danquah, Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah, Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey and William Ofori Atta	1916–2002 (Ebenezer Ako-Adjei); 1906–1979 (Edward Akufo-Addo); 1895–1965 (Joseph Boakye Danquah); 1909–1972 (Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah); 1902–1963 (Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey); 1910–1988 (William Ofori Atta)	Leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (known as "The Big Six")	GH₵1	Obverse	2007
Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah	1909-1972	1st Prime Minister of Ghana (1957-1960); 1st President of Ghana (1960-1966)	GH₵2	Obverse	2010
Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, Edward Akufo-Addo, Joseph Boakye Danquah, Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah, Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey and William Ofori Atta	1916–2002 (Ebenezer Ako-Adjei); 1906–1979 (Edward Akufo-Addo); 1895–1965 (Joseph Boakye Danquah); 1909–1972 (Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah); 1902–1963 (Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey); 1910–1988 (William Ofori Atta)	Leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (known as "The Big Six")	GH₵5	Obverse	2007
Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, Edward Akufo-Addo, Joseph Boakye Danquah, Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah, Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey and William Ofori Atta	1916–2002 (Ebenezer Ako-Adjei); 1906–1979 (Edward Akufo-Addo); 1895–1965 (Joseph Boakye Danquah); 1909–1972 (Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah); 1902–1963 (Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey); 1910–1988 (William Ofori Atta)	Leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (known as "The Big Six")	GH₵10	Obverse	2007
Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, Edward Akufo-Addo, Joseph Boakye Danquah, Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah, Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey and William Ofori Atta	1916–2002 (Ebenezer Ako-Adjei); 1906–1979 (Edward Akufo-Addo); 1895–1965 (Joseph Boakye Danquah); 1909–1972 (Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah); 1902–1963 (Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey); 1910–1988 (William Ofori Atta)	Leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (known as "The Big Six")	GH₵20	Obverse	2007
Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, Edward Akufo-Addo, Joseph Boakye Danquah, Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah, Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey and William Ofori Atta	1916–2002 (Ebenezer Ako-Adjei); 1906–1979 (Edward Akufo-Addo); 1895–1965 (Joseph Boakye Danquah); 1909–1972 (Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah); 1902–1963 (Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey); 1910–1988 (William Ofori Atta)	Leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (known as "The Big Six")	GH₵50	Obverse	2007

Gibraltar

Currency: Pound (since 1927)
Symbol: £
See also Gibraltar pound.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1952-) and Head of the Commonwealth (1952-)	All	Obverse	1995
Tariq ibn Ziyad	670-720	General and Governor of Al-Andalus (711-712)	£5	Reverse	1995
George Augustus Eliott	1717-1790	Governor of Londonderry (1774-1775); Governor of Gibraltar (1777-1790); Officer of the British Army during the Great Siege of Gibraltar	£10	Reverse	1995
Horatio Nelson	1758-1805	Flag Officer of the Royal Navy	£20	Reverse	1995
Winston Churchill	1874-1965	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1940-1945; 1951-1955)	£50	Reverse	1995
Joshua Hassan	1915-1997	1st and 3rd Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1st: 1964-1969; 3rd: 1972-1987); 1st Mayor of Gibraltar (1955-1969)	£100	Reverse	2016 (commemorative)

Guatemala

Currency: Quetzal (since 1925)
Symbol: Q
See also Guatemalan quetzal.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Tecun Uman	1500-1524	Prince and Commander-and-Chief of the Quiche Realm during the Spanish Conquest	50 centavos	Obverse	1972
José María Orellana	1872-1926	President of the Republic of Guatemala (1921-1926); responsible for the introduction of the quetzal as Guatemala's national currency	1 quetzal	Obverse	1972 (paper), 2006 (polymer)
Justo Rufino Barrios	1835-1885	President of Guatemala (1873-1885)	5 quetzales	Obverse	1969 (paper), 2011 (polymer)
Miguel García Granados	1809-1878	President of Guatemala (1871-1873)	10 quetzales	Obverse	1971
Mariano Gálvez	c. 1794-1862	Governor of Guatemala (1831-1838)	20 quetzales	Obverse	1972
Carlos Zachrisson		Minister of Finance (1923-1926)	50 quetzales	Obverse	1974
Francisco Marroquín	1499-1563	Bishop of the Realm of Goathemala; Founder of San Carlos de Borromeo University	100 quetzales	Obverse	1972
Sebastian Hurtado, Mariano Valverde and German Alcántara		Composers of the marimba	200 quetzales	Obverse	2009

Guernsey

Currency: Pound (since 1921)
Symbol: £
See also Guernsey pound.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Thomas de la Rue	1793-1866	Printer; Founder of the De La Rue printing company	£1	Reverse	2013 (commemorative)

Haiti

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

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

Honduras

Currency: Lempira (since 1931)
Symbol: L
See also Honduran lempira.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Lempira	?-1537	War chieftain of the Lencas	L1	Obverse	1951
Marco Aurelio Soto	1846-1908	President of Honduras (1876-1883)	L2	Obverse	1976
José Francisco Morazán Quezada	1792-1842	President of the Federal Republic of Central America (1830-1839)	L5	Obverse	1950
José Trinidad Cabañas	1805-1871	Head of State of Honduras (1852-1855)	L10	Obverse	1951
José Dionisio de la Trinidad de Herrera y Díaz del Valle	1781-1850	Head of State of Honduras (1824-1827)	L20	Obverse	1951 (paper) 2008 (polymer)
Juan Manuel Gálvez Durón	1887-1972	39th President of Honduras (1949-1954)	L50	Obverse	1976
José Cecilio del Valle	1780-1834	3rd President-elect of the Federal Republic of Central America	L100	Obverse	1951
Ramón Rosa Soto	1848-1893	Lieutenant Secretary of Finance of Guatemala (1871-1873); Secretary of Education of Guatemala and Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala (1873-1876); Secretary General of Honduras (1876-1883)	L500	Obverse	1995

Hungary

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

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

*See also Hungary in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Iceland

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ingibjörg Benediktsdóttir	1640-1673	2nd wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	obverse	1986
Jónas Hallgrímsson	1807-1845	Poet, author and naturalist	10,000 kr	obverse	2013
Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir	1646–1715	developer of embroidery; 3rd wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	both	1986
Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval	1885–1972	painter	2,000 kr	obverse	1995
Jón Sigurðsson	1811–1879	leader of the 19th century independence movement	500 kr	both	1981
Brynjólfur Sveinsson	1605–1675	Lutheran bishop; collected Old Norse literature	1,000 kr	obverse	1984
Gísli Þorláksson	1631-1684	Lutheran bishop of Hólar, 1657–1684; husband of Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir	5,000 kr	obverse	1986
Gróa Þorleifsdóttir	1640-1660	1st wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	obverse	1986

India

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mahatma Gandhi	1869–1948	political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement	₹5	obverse	2002
			₹10	obverse	1996
			₹20	obverse	2002
			₹50	obverse	1997
			₹100	obverse	1996
			₹500	obverse	2016
			₹2,000	obverse	2016

Indonesia

Currency: Rupiah (since 1946)
Symbol: Rp
See also Banknotes of the rupiah and Indonesian rupiah.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Pattimura	1783-1817	Soldier	1000 Rp	obverse	1967-
Tjut Meutiah	1870-1910	National hero of Indonesia	1000 Rp
Antasari	1809-1862	Prince and Sultan of Banjar	2000 Rp	obverse	2009-
Mohammad Husni Thamrin	1894-1941	National hero of Indonesia	2000 Rp
Tuanku Imam Bonjol	1772-1864	Leader of the Padri Movement in West Sumatra	5000 Rp	obverse	1970-
Idham Chalid	1921-2010	3rd Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (1972-1977); 5th Chairman of the House of Representatives (1968-1977); 1st Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare of the Republic of Indonesia (1968-1973); Deputy Prime Minister of Indonesia (1956-1959); National hero of Indonesia	5000 Rp
Mahmud Badaruddin II	1767-1862	8th Sultan of the Palembang Sultanate	10,000 Rp	obverse	1970-
Frans Kaisiepo	1921-1979	4th Governor of Papua (1964-1973); National hero of Indoneisa	10,000 Rp
Oto Iskandar di Nata	1897-1945	Fighter for the liberation of Indonesia and State Minister	20,000 Rp	obverse	1992-
Sam Ratulangi	1890-1949	Politician, journalist and teacher; National hero of Indonesia	20,000 Rp
I Gusti Ngurah Rai	1917-1946	Commander of the Indonesian forces in Bali against the Dutch during the Indonesian War of Independence	50,000 Rp	obverse	1993-
Djuanda Kartawidjaja	1911-1963	10th Prime Minister of Indonesia (1957-1959); 11th Minister of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia (1959-1962); 11th Minister of Defence of the Republic of Indonesia (1957-1959); 5th Minister of Public Works of the Republic of Indonesia (1948-1949); 3rd Minister of Transport of the Republic of Indonesia (1946-1949; 1950-1953); National hero of Indonesia	50,000 Rp
Sukarno and Hatta	1901–1970 (Sukarno); 1902–1980 (Mohammad Hatta)	First President of Indonesia (1945-1967; Sukarno); First Vice-President (1945-1956), 3rd Prime Minister (1948-1950; Mohammad Hatta)	100,000 Rp	obverse	1999-

Iran

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Hassan Modarres	1870–1937	notable supporter of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution	100 ریال	obverse	1985-
Ruhollah Khomeini	1902–1989	leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution and 1st Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran	1000 ریال	obverse	1992-
			2000 ریال	obverse	2005-
			5000 ریال	obverse	1993-
			10,000 ریال	obverse	1992-
			20,000 ریال	obverse	2003-
			50,000 ریال	obverse	2005-
			100,000 ریال	obverse	2010-

Iraq

Currency: Dinar (since 1932)
Symbol: ع.د
See also Iraqi dinar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Hasan Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen)	c. 965-c. 1040	Scientist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher	10,000 dinars	Obverse	2003

Israel

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

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

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

*See also Israel in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Jamaica

Currency: Dollar (since 1969)
Symbol: J$
See also Jamaican dollar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Samuel Sharpe	1801-1832	Leader of the Jamaican Baptist War slave rebellion of 1831; National hero of Jamaica	J$50	Obverse	1988
Donald Burns Sangster	1911-1967	2nd Prime Minister of Jamaica (February 23-April 11, 1967)	J$100	Obverse	1986
Nanny of the Maroons	c.1685-c.1755	Leader of the Jamaican Maroons; National Heroine of Jamaica	J$500	Obverse	1994
Michael Norman Manley	1924-1997	4th Prime Minister of Jamaica (1972-1980; 1989-1992)	J$1,000	Obverse	2001
Hugh Lawson Shearer	1923-2004	3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica (1967-1972)	J$5,000	Obverse	2009

Japan

Currency: Yen (since 1870)
Symbol: ¥/円
See also Banknotes of the Japanese yen and Japanese yen.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Hideyo Noguchi	1876–1928	bacteriologist	¥1,000	obverse	2004
Murasaki Shikibu	973 or 978 – 1014 or 1031	author	¥2,000	reverse	2000
Higuchi Ichiyō	1872–1896	author	¥5,000	obverse	2004
Fukuzawa Yukichi*	1835–1901	political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator, author	¥10,000	obverse

*See also Japan in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Jersey

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

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

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

Jordan

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

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

Kazakhstan

Currency: Tenge (since 1993)
Symbol:
See also Kazakhstani tenge.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Al-Farabi	c.872-c.950	Scholar	1	Obverse	1993
Suinbai Aronuly			3	Obverse	1993
Kurmangazy Sagyrbayuly	1823–1896	Composer	5	Obverse	1993
Shoqan Walikhanov	1835-1865	Scholar, ethnographer, historian and participant of The Great Game; the father of modern Kazakh historiography and ethnography	10	Obverse	1993
Abai Qunanbaiuli	1845-1904	Poet, composer and philosopher	20	Obverse	1993
Abul Khair Khan	1693-1748	Khan	50	Obverse	1993
Ablai Khan	1711-1781	Khan	100	Obverse	1993
Al-Farabi	c.872-c.950	Scholar	All (200 to 10,000)	Obverse	1994 (200, 500, and 1,000); 1996 (2,000); 1998 (5,000); 2003 (10,000)
Nursultan Äbishuly Nazarbayev	1940-	1st President of Kazakhstan (1991-)	10,000	Obverse	2016 (commemorative)

Kenya

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

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

Korea, North

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

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

Korea, South

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Yi Hwang	1501–1570	Confucian scholar	₩1,000	obverse	1983
Yi I	1536–1584	Confucian scholar	₩5,000	obverse
King Sejong the Great	1397–1450	Fourth king of the Kingdom of Joseon (1418-1450)	₩10,000	obverse
Shin Saimdang	1504–1551	Artist, calligraphist, poet and writer	₩50,000	obverse	2009

*See also South Korea in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Kyrgyzstan

Currency: Som (since 1993)
Symbol: сом
See also Kyrgyzstani som.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Abdylas Maldybaev	1906-1978	Composer, actor, and operatic tenor singer; one of the composers of the state anthem of the Kirghiz SSR	1 som	Obverse	1994
Bubusara Beyshenalieva	1926-1973	Kyrgyz ballerina	5 som	Obverse	1994
Kasym Tynystanov	1901-1938	Scientist, politician and poet	10 som	Obverse	1994
Togolok Moldo	1860-1942	Poet, Manaschi and folk songwriter	20 som	Obverse	1994
Kurmanjan Datka	1811-1907	Stateswoman of Kyrgyzstan, who initiated annexation of that region to Russia	50 som	Obverse	1994
Toktogul Satylganov	1864-1933	Kyrgyz Akyns – improvising poets and singers	100 som	Obverse	1995
Alykul Osmonov	1915-1950	Poet	200 som	Obverse	2000
Sayakbay Karalaev	1894-1971	Manaschi – reciter of the epic Kyrgyz poem Manas	500 som	Both	2000
Yusuf Khass Hajib	?-1085	Poet	1,000 som	Obverse	2000
Suimenkul Chokmorov	1939-1992	Actor	5,000 som	Obverse	2009

Laos

Currency: Kip (since 1952)
Symbol: ₭ or ₭N
See also Lao kip.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Kaysone Phomvihane	1920-1992	1st Chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1955-1992); President of Laos (1991-1992)	₭2,000	Obverse	1997
Kaysone Phomvihane	1920-1992	1st Chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1955-1992); President of Laos (1991-1992)	₭5,000	Obverse	1997
Kaysone Phomvihane	1920-1992	1st Chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1955-1992); President of Laos (1991-1992)	₭10,000	Obverse	2002
Kaysone Phomvihane	1920-1992	1st Chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1955-1992); President of Laos (1991-1992)	₭20,000	Obverse	2002
Kaysone Phomvihane	1920-1992	1st Chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1955-1992); President of Laos (1991-1992)	₭50,000	Obverse	2004
Kaysone Phomvihane	1920-1992	1st Chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1955-1992); President of Laos (1991-1992)	₭100,000	Obverse	2011

Lesotho

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
King Moshoeshoe II (Constantine Bereng Seeiso)	1938-1996	King of Lesotho (1966-1996)	10 maloti	Obverse	1979
King Moshoeshoe I	1786-1870	King of Lesotho (1822-1870)	10 maloti	Obverse	2000
King Letsie III, King Moshoeshoe I and King Moshoeshoe II (Constantine Bereng Seeiso)	1963- (King Letsie III); 1786–1870 (King Moshoeshoe I); 1938–1996 (King Moshoeshoe II)	King of Lesotho (1996-) (King Letsie III); King of Lesotho (1822-1870) (King Moshoeshoe I); King of Lesotho (1966-1996) (King Moshoeshoe II)	10 maloti	Obverse	2009
King Moshoeshoe II (Constantine Bereng Seeiso)	1938-1996	King of Lesotho (1966-1996)	20 maloti	Obverse	1981
King Moshoeshoe I	1786-1870	King of Lesotho (1822-1870)	20 maloti	Obverse	1994
King Letsie III, King Moshoeshoe I and King Moshoeshoe II (Constantine Bereng Seeiso)	1963- (King Letsie III); 1786–1870 (King Moshoeshoe I); 1938–1996 (King Moshoeshoe II)	King of Lesotho (1996-) (King Letsie III); King of Lesotho (1822-1870) (King Moshoeshoe I); King of Lesotho (1966-1996) (King Moshoeshoe II)	20 maloti	Obverse	2009
King Moshoeshoe II (Constantine Bereng Seeiso)	1938-1996	King of Lesotho (1966-1996)	50 maloti	Obverse	1981
King Moshoeshoe I	1786-1870	King of Lesotho (1822-1870)	50 maloti	Obverse	1992
King Letsie III, King Moshoeshoe I and King Moshoeshoe II (Constantine Bereng Seeiso)	1963- (King Letsie III); 1786–1870 (King Moshoeshoe I); 1938–1996 (King Moshoeshoe II)	King of Lesotho (1996-) (King Letsie III); King of Lesotho (1822-1870) (King Moshoeshoe I); King of Lesotho (1966-1996) (King Moshoeshoe II)	50 maloti	Obverse	2009
King Moshoeshoe I	1786-1870	King of Lesotho (1822-1870)	100 maloti	Obverse	1994
King Letsie III, King Moshoeshoe I and King Moshoeshoe II (Constantine Bereng Seeiso)	1963- (King Letsie III); 1786–1870 (King Moshoeshoe I); 1938–1996 (King Moshoeshoe II)	King of Lesotho (1996-) (King Letsie III); King of Lesotho (1822-1870) (King Moshoeshoe I); King of Lesotho (1966-1996) (King Moshoeshoe II)	100 maloti	Obverse	2009
King Moshoeshoe I	1786-1870	King of Lesotho (1822-1870)	200 maloti	Obverse	1994
King Letsie III, King Moshoeshoe I and King Moshoeshoe II (Constantine Bereng Seeiso)	1963- (King Letsie III); 1786–1870 (King Moshoeshoe I); 1938–1996 (King Moshoeshoe II)	King of Lesotho (1996-) (King Letsie III); King of Lesotho (1822-1870) (King Moshoeshoe I); King of Lesotho (1966-1996) (King Moshoeshoe II)	200 maloti	Obverse	2016

Liberia

Currency: Dollar (since 1943)
Symbol: L$
See also Liberian dollar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Edward James Roye	1815-1872	5th President of Liberia (1870-1871)	5 Liberian dollars	Obverse	1999
Joseph Jenkins Roberts	1809-1876	1st President of Liberia (1848-1856); 7th President of Liberia (1872-1876)	10 Liberian dollars	Obverse	1999
William V. S. Tubman	1895-1971	19th President of Liberia (1944-1971)	20 Liberian dollars	Obverse	1999
Samuel Kanyon Doe	1951-1990	21st President of Liberia (1980-1990)	50 Liberian dollars	Obverse	1999
William Richard Tolbert, Jr.	1913-1980	20th President of Liberia (1971-1980)	100 Liberian dollars	Obverse	1999

Libya

Currency: Dinar (since 1971)
Symbol: LD/ل.د
See also Libyan dinar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Omar Al-Mukhtār	1858-1931	Leading the native resistance to the Italian colonization of Libya	10 dinars	Obverse	1971

Malawi

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

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

Malaysia

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

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

Mauritius

Currency: Rupee (since 1876)
Symbol: ₨
See also Mauritian rupee.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Moilin Jean Ah-Chuen			25 rupees	Obverse	1998
Joseph Maurice Paturau			50 rupees	Obverse	1998
Renganaden Seeneevassen			100 rupees	Obverse	1998
Abdool Razack Mohamed	1906-1978	Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius (1967-1978)	200 rupees	Obverse	1998
Sookdeo Bissoondoyal	1908-1977	Mauritian politician; one of the leading figures of the independence movement	500 rupees	Obverse	1998
Charles Gaëtan Duval			1,000 rupees	Obverse	1998
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam	1900-1985	1st Chief Minister of Mauritius (1963-1968); Prime Minister of Mauritius (1976-1982); Chairman of the Organisation of African Unity (1976-1977); Governor-General of Mauritius (1983-1985)	2,000 rupees	Obverse	1998

Mexico

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz	1648/51-1695	nun, scholar, poet	$200	obverse	1996
Miguel Hidalgo	1753–1811	Catholic priest; leader of Mexico's struggle for independence	$1,000	obverse	2004
Benito Juárez	1806–1872	26th President, 1858–1872	$20	both	1996 (polymer in 2002)
José María Morelos	1765–1815	leader for Mexican independence	$50	obverse	1996 (polymer in 2006)
Nezahualcoyotl	1402–1472	Texcocan king	$100	obverse	1996
Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo	1829–1862	Artists and Communist Party militants	$500	obverse	1996

Moldova

Currency: Leu (pl. Lei) (since 1992)
Symbol: L
See also Moldovan leu.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Stephen III (the Great)	1433-1504	Prince of the Principality of Moldavia (1457-1504) and Saint of the Romanian Orthodox Church	All (1-1,000 lei)	Obverse	1992

Mongolia

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

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

Morocco

Currency: Dirham (since 1960)
Symbol: د.م.
See also Moroccan dirham.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mohammed VI	1963-	King of Morocco (1999-)	20 dirhams	Obverse	2002
Mohammed VI	1963-	King of Morocco (1999-)	20 dirhams	Obverse	2013
Mohammed VI	1963-	King of Morocco (1999-)	50 dirhams	Obverse	2002
Mohammed VI	1963-	King of Morocco (1999-)	50 dirhams	Obverse	2013
Mohammed VI, Mohammed V and Hassan II	1963- (Mohammed VI); 1909–1961 (Mohammed V); 1929–1999 (Hassan II)	King of Morocco (1927-1961) (Mohammed V); King of Morocco (1961-1999) (Hassan II); King of Morocco (1999-) (Mohammed VI)	100 dirhams	Obverse	2002
Mohammed VI	1963-	King of Morocco (1999-)	100 dirhams	Obverse	2012
Mohammed VI and Hassan II	1963- (Mohammed VI); 1929–1999 (Hassan II)	King of Morocco (1999-) (Mohammed VI); King of Morocco (1961-1999) (Hassan II)	200 dirhams	Obverse	2002
Mohammed VI	1963-	King of Morocco (1999-)	200 dirhams	Obverse	2012

Mozambique

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

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

Namibia

Currency: Dollar (since 1993)
Symbol: N$
See also Namibian dollar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Hendrik Witbooi	1830-1905	King of the Namaqua people; National hero of Namibia	10 Namibian dollars	Obverse	1993
Sam Nujoma	1929-	1st President of Namibia (1990-2005)	10 Namibian dollars	Obverse	2012
Hendrik Witbooi	1830-1905	King of the Namaqua people; National hero of Namibia	20 Namibian dollars	Obverse	1996
Sam Nujoma	1929-	1st President of Namibia (1990-2005)	20 Namibian dollars	Obverse	2012
Hendrik Witbooi	1830-1905	King of the Namaqua people; National hero of Namibia	50 Namibian dollars	Obverse	1993
Hendrik Witbooi	1830-1905	King of the Namaqua people; National hero of Namibia	100 Namibian dollars	Obverse	1993
Hendrik Witbooi	1830-1905	King of the Namaqua people; National hero of Namibia	200 Namibian dollars	Obverse	1996

New Zealand

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

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

Nigeria

Currency: Naira (since 1973)
Symbol: ₦
See also Nigerian naira.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa	1912-1966	Prime Minister of Nigeria (1960-1966)	₦5	Obverse	2006
Alvan Ikoku	1900-1971	Educator, statesman, activist and politician	₦10	Obverse	2006
Murtala Mohammed	1938-1976	4th Head of State of Nigeria (1975-1976)	₦20	Obverse	2006
Ladi Kwali	1925-1984	Potter	₦20	Reverse	2006
Obafemi Awolowo	1909-1987	Premier of Western Nigeria (1954-1960)	₦100	Obverse	1999
Ahmadu Bello	1910-1966	Premier of Northern Nigeria (1954-1966)	₦200	Obverse	2000
Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe	1904-1966	1st President of Nigeria (1963-1966)	₦500	Obverse	2001
Aliyu Mai-Bornu and Clement Nyong Isong	1919–1970 (Aliyu Mai-Bornu); 1920–2000 (Clement Nyong Isong)	Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (1963-1967; Aliyu Mai-Bornu); Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (1967-1975; Clement Nyong Isong)	₦1,000	Obverse	2005

Nicaragua

Currency: Córdoba (since 1991)
Symbol: C$
See also Nicaraguan córdoba.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Miguel Larreynaga	1772-1842	Philosopher, humanist, lawyer and poet	C$10	Obverse	2002
José Santos Zelaya López	1853-1919	President of Nicaragua (1893-1909)	C$20	Obverse	2002
Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal	1924-1978	Journalist and publisher	C$50	Obverse	2002
Félix Rubén García Sarmiento	1867-1916	Poet, journalist, diplomat, and writer	C$100	Obverse	2002
José Dolores Estrada Vado	1792-1869	National hero of Nicaragua	C$500	Obverse	2002
Félix Rubén García Sarmiento	1867-1916	Poet, journalist, diplomat and writer	C$1,000	Obverse	2016 (commemorative)

Norway

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen	1812–1885	writer, scholar; collector of Norwegian folklore	50 kr	obverse	1997
Kirsten Flagstad	1895–1962	opera singer	100 kr	obverse	1997
Kristian Birkeland	1867–1917	scientist	200 kr	obverse	1994
Sigrid Undset	1882-1949	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1928	500 kr	obverse	1999
Edvard Munch	1863–1944	Expressionist painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2001

Oman

Currency: Rial (since 1970)
Symbol: ريال
See also Omani rial.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Qaboos bin Said al Said	1940-	Sultan of Oman (1970-)	100 baisa	Obverse	1995
Qaboos bin Said al Said	1940-	Sultan of Oman (1970-)	200 baisa	Obverse	1995
Qaboos bin Said al Said	1940-	Sultan of Oman (1970-)	1/2 Rial	Obverse	1995
Qaboos bin Said al Said	1940-	Sultan of Oman (1970-)	1 Rial	Obverse	1995
Qaboos bin Said al Said	1940-	Sultan of Oman (1970-)	5 Rials	Obverse	1995
Qaboos bin Said al Said	1940-	Sultan of Oman (1970-)	10 Rials	Obverse	1995
Qaboos bin Said al Said	1940-	Sultan of Oman (1970-)	20 Rials	Obverse	1995
Qaboos bin Said al Said	1940-	Sultan of Oman (1970-)	50 Rials	Obverse	1995

Papua New Guinea

Currency: Kina (since 1975)
Symbol: K
See also Papua New Guinean kina.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Michael Somare	1936-	Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (1975-2011)	50 kina	Reverse	1999

Pakistan

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

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

Paraguay

Currency: Guaraní (since 1943)
Symbol:
See also Paraguayan guaraní.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Adela and Celsa Speratti			2,000	Obverse	2008
Carlos Antonio López	1792-1862	Consul of Paraguay (1841-1844); 1st President of Paraguay (1844-1862)	5,000	Obverse	1962
José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia	1766-1840	Consul of Paraguay (1813-1814; 1814-1840)	10,000	Obverse	1962
Agustín Pío Barrios	1885-1944	Classical guitarist and composer	50,000	Obverse	1981
Roque González de Santa Cruz	1576-1628	Patron saint of Paraguay	100,000	Obverse	1998

Peru

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

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

Philippines

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Emilio Aguinaldo	1869–1964	1st President, 1899–1901	₱5	obverse	1985
Benigno Aquino, Jr.	1932–1983	leader of the opposition to President Ferdinand Marcos' autocracy	₱500	both	1987
Andrés Bonifacio	1863–1897	leader in the Philippine Revolution	₱10	obverse	1987
Hilario Davide, Jr.	1935-	20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 1998–2005; swore in President Macapagal-Arroyo	₱200	reverse	2002
Josefa Llanes Escoda	1898–1945	founder of the Girl Scouts in the Philippines; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	₱1,000	obverse	1991
Vicente Lim	1889–1945	Brigadier General, Army; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	₱1,000	obverse	1991
Apolinario Mabini	1864–1903	1st Prime Minister, 1899; author of the 1st Constitution	₱10	obverse	1987
Diosdado Macapagal	1910–1997	9th President, 1961–1965	₱200	obverse	2002
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo	1947-	daughter of President Macapagal; 14th President, 2001-2009	₱200	reverse	2002
Sergio Osmeña	1878–1961	4th President, 1944–1946	₱50	obverse	1986
Manuel L. Quezon	1878–1944	2nd President, 1935–1944	₱20	obverse	1986
Manuel Roxas	1892–1948	5th President, 1946–1948	₱100	obverse	1986
José Abad Santos	1886–1942	5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	₱1,000	obverse	2002
Corazon Aquino	1933-2009	11th President, 1986-1992	₱500	obverse	2010

Poland

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Boleslaw I	966/7-1025	King of Poland, 992-1025	20 zł	obverse	1995, 2012, 2015 and 2017
Casimir III	1310–1370	King of Poland, 1333–1370	50 zł	obverse
Jogaila	1351–1434	King of Poland, 1386–1434	100 zł	obverse
Mieszko I	935-992	Duke of Poland, 960-992	10 zł	obverse
Sigismund I the Old	1520–1572	King of Poland, 1530–1572	200 zł	obverse
John III Sobieski	1629-1696	King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuiania, 1674-1696	500 zł	obverse

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Józef Klemens Piłsudski	1867-1935	Chief of State of the Second Republic of Poland (1918-1922); First Marshal of Poland (1920); Dictator of the Second Polish Republic (1926-1935); Minister of Military Affairs (1926-1935)	10 and 20 zł	Obverse	2008 (commemorative) 2014 (commemorative)
Juliusz Słowacki	1809-1849	Romantic Poet	20 zł	Obverse	2009 (commemorative)
Frédéric Chopin	1810-1849	Composer and Virtuoso pianist	20 zł	Obverse	2010 (commemorative)
Marie Curie	1867-1934	Physicist and chemist; winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1903) and Chemistry (1911)	20 zł	Obverse	2011 (commemorative)
Jan Długosz	1415-1480	Priest, chronicler, diplomat, soldier, and secretary to Bishop Zbigniew Oleśnicki of Kraków	20 zł	Obverse	2015 (commemorative)
Doubravka of Bohemia	ca. 940/45-977	Bohemian princess of the Přemyslid dynasty and by marriage Duchess of the Polans	20 zł	Obverse	2016 (commemorative)
Pope Saint John Paul II and Stefan Wyszyński	1920–2005 (John Paul II); 1901–1981 (Stefan Wyszyński)	Pope of the Roman Catholic Church (1978-2005); Saint of the Roman Catholic Church (John Paul II); Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno and Warsaw (1948-1981) (Stefan Wyszyński)	50 zł	Both (John Paul II); Reverse (Stefan Wyszyński)	2006 (commemorative)

Romania

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Lucian Blaga	1895–1961	poet, playwright, philosopher	200 L	obverse	2006
Ion Luca Caragiale	1852–1912	playwright, short story writer	100 L	obverse	2005
Mihai Eminescu	1850–1889	romantic poet	500 L	obverse	2005
George Enescu	1881–1955	composer, violinist, pianist	5 L	obverse	2005
Nicolae Grigorescu	1838–1907	painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting	10 L	obverse	2005
					2008
Nicolae Iorga	1871–1940	Prime Minister, historian	1 L	obverse	2005
Aurel Vlaicu	1882–1913	engineer, inventor, early pilot	50 L	obverse	2005

Russia

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky	1809–1881	Governor General of Irkutsk and Yeniseysk, 1847–1861	5,000 ₽	obverse	2006
Peter I	1672–1725	Tsar of Russia and first Russian Emperor, 1682–1725	500 ₽	obverse	1995
Yaroslav I	978-1054	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 1019–1054	1,000 ₽	obverse	2001

Samoa

Currency: Tālā (since 1967)
Symbol: WS$
See also Samoan tālā.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Malietoa Tanumafili II	1913-2007	O le Ao o le Malo (Head of State) of Samoa (1962-2007)	100 tālā	Obverse	2008

São Tomé and Príncipe

Currency: Dobra (since 1977)
Symbol: Db
See also São Tomé and Príncipe dobra.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Rei Amador			All (500-50,000 dobras)	Obverse	1993 (500 and 1,000 dobras); 1996 (5,000-50,000 dobras)
Francisco José Tenreiro			100,000 dobras	Obverse	2005

Saudi Arabia

Currency: Riyal (since 1953)
Symbol: ر.س
See also Saudi riyal.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud	1924-2015	King of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (2005-2015)	1-100 riyals	Obverse	2007
Abdulaziz ibn Abdul Rahman ibn Faisal ibn Turki ibn Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al Saud	1876-1953	King of Nejd and Hejaz (1926-1932); King of Saudi Arabia (1932-1953); Founder of Saudi Arabia	500 riyals	Obverse	2007

South Africa

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

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

South Sudan

Currency: Pound (since 2011) and Piaster (since 2011)
Symbol: £
See also South Sudanese pound.

Person	Years of Birth–Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
John Garang de Mabior	1945-2005	President of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (July 9-July 30, 2005); Leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Army during the Second Sudanese Civil War	5 piasters	Obverse	2011
John Garang de Mabior	1945-2005	President of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (July 9-July 30, 2005); Leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Army during the Second Sudanese Civil War	10 piasters	Obverse	2011
John Garang de Mabior	1945-2005	President of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (July 9-July 30, 2005); Leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Army during the Second Sudanese Civil War	25 piasters	Obverse	2011
John Garang de Mabior	1945-2005	President of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (July 9-July 30, 2005); Leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Army during the Second Sudanese Civil War	1 pound	Obverse	2011
John Garang de Mabior	1945-2005	President of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (July 9-July 30, 2005); Leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Army during the Second Sudanese Civil War	5 pounds	Obverse	2011
John Garang de Mabior	1945-2005	President of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (July 9-July 30, 2005); Leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Army during the Second Sudanese Civil War	10 pounds	Obverse	2011
John Garang de Mabior	1945-2005	President of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (July 9-July 30, 2005); Leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Army during the Second Sudanese Civil War	20 pounds	Obverse	2016
John Garang de Mabior	1945-2005	President of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (July 9-July 30, 2005); Leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Army during the Second Sudanese Civil War	25 pounds	Obverse	2011
John Garang de Mabior	1945-2005	President of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (July 9-July 30, 2005); Leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Army during the Second Sudanese Civil War	50 pounds	Obverse	2011
John Garang de Mabior	1945-2005	President of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (July 9-July 30, 2005); Leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Army during the Second Sudanese Civil War	100 pounds	Obverse	2011

Scotland

See under United Kingdom

Serbia

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jovan Cvijić	1865–1927	geographer	500 din.	both	2004
Slobodan Jovanović	1869–1958	Prime Minister of the Yugoslav government-in-exile, 1942–1943	5,000 din.	both	2003
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić	1787–1864	linguist; reformer of the Serbian language	10 din.	both	2006
Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac	1856–1914	composer and music educator	50 din.	both	2005
Milutin Milanković	1879-1958	mathematician, astronomer and geophysicist	2,000 din.	both	2011
Petar II	1813–1851	Prince-Bishop of Montenegro, 1830–1851; Serbian language poet	20 din.	both	2006
Nadežda Petrović	1873–1915	painter	200 din.	both	2006
Nikola Tesla	1856–1943	inventor, physicist, mechanical and electrical engineer	100 din.	both	2006
Đorđe Vajfert	1850–1937	1st president of the National Bank of Serbia, 1912–1926	1,000 din.	both	2006

Sierra Leone

Currency: Leone (since 1964)
Symbol: Le
See also Sierra Leonean leone.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Bai Bureh	1840-1908	Leader in the Hut Tax War of 1898 in Northern Sierra Leone against British rule and Krio dominance	1,000 Leones	Obverse	2002
Isaac Theophilus Akunna Wallace-Johnson	1894-1965	Trade unionist, journalist, activist, and politician	2,000 Leones	Obverse	2000
Sengbe Pieh (Joseph Cinqué)	1814-1879	Responsible for leading the revolt of fellow slaves on the Spanish slave ship, Amistad	5,000 Leones	Obverse	2002

Singapore

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

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Lee Kuan Yew	1923-2015	1st Prime Minister of Singapore (1959-1990)	S$50	Both	2015 (commemorative)

Swaziland

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

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

Sweden

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

Person	Years of Birth–Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation
Charles XI	1655–1697	King of Sweden, 1660–1697	500 kr	obverse	1985-2016
Christopher Polhem	1661–1751	industrialist; planned and started construction of the Göta Canal	500 kr	reverse	1985-2016
Gustav I (Gustav Vasa)	1496–1560	King of Sweden, 1523–1560	1,000 kr	obverse	1989-2015
Selma Lagerlöf	1858–1940	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1909	20 kr	obverse	1991-2015
Jenny Lind	1820–1887	opera singer	50 kr	obverse	1996-2015
Carl Linnaeus	1707–1778	botanist, physician, zoologist; father of taxonomy	100 kr	obverse	1986-2016

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

Switzerland

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

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

Syria

Currency: Pound (since 1919)
Symbol: £S
See also Syrian pound.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation
Marcus Julius Philippus (Philip the Arab)	c. 204-249	29th Emperor of the Roman Empire	100 Syrian pounds	Obverse	1998
Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb (Saladin)	1138-1193	Sultan of Egypt and Syria and Kurdish General	200 Syrian pounds	Obverse	1997
Zenobia	240-c. 275	Queen of the Palmyrene Empire (267-271)	500 Syrian pounds	Obverse	1998
Hafez al-Assad	1930-2000	President of Syria (1971-2000)	1,000 Syrian pounds	Obverse	1997

Taiwan (Republic of China)

Currency: New Taiwan Dollar (since 1949)
Symbol: $
See also Fifth series of the new Taiwan dollar banknote and New Taiwan dollar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sun Yat-sen	1866–1925	Founding father of the Republic of China; Provincial President of the Republic of China (January 1-March 10, 1912)	$100	obverse	2001
Chiang Kai-shek	1887–1975	President of the Republic of China (1948–1975)	$200	obverse	2002

Tanzania

Currency: Shilling (since 1966)
Symbol: TSh
See also Tanzanian shilling.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation
Julius Kambarage Nyerere	1922-1999	1st President of Tanzania (1964-1985)	1,000 Shillings/Shilingi	Obverse	2003

Tajikistan

Currency: Somoni (since 1999)
Symbol: cомонӣ
See also Tajikistani somoni.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation
Isma'il ibn Ahmad (Somoni)	849-907	Amir of Transoxiana (892–907) and Khorasan (900–907)	1 dirams	Obverse	1999
			5 dirams	Obverse	1999
			20 dirams	Obverse	1999
			50 dirams	Obverse	1999
Mirzo Tursunzoda	1911-1977	Poet	1 somoni	Obverse	1999-2000
Shirinsho Shotemur	1899-1937	Politician	3 somoni	Obverse	2010
Sadriddin Ayni	1878-1954	Poet, writer, novelist, journalist and historian; recipient of the Order of Lenin	5 somoni	Obverse	1999-2013
Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani	1314-1384	Sūfī of the Kubrāwī order, poet and a prominent Muslim scholar	10 somoni	Obverse	1999-2013
Avicenna (Ibn Sīnā)	980-1037	Polymath and jurist	20 somoni	Obverse	1999-2013
Bobojon Ghafurov	1908-1977	Historian, academician, and author	50 somoni	Obverse	1999-2013
Isma'il ibn Ahmad (Somoni)	849-907	Amir of Transoxiana (892–907) and Khorasan (900–907)	100 somoni	Obverse	1999-2013
Nusratullo Makhsum	1881-1937	Statesman and national hero of Tajikistan	200 somoni	Obverse	2010
Rudaki (Abuabdulloh Rudaki)	858-941	Founder of Tajik classic literature	500 somoni	Obverse	2010

Thailand

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII)	1927-2016 (King Rama IX (Bhumibol Adulyadej); 1925–1946 (King Rama VIII (Ananda Mahidol))	King of Thailand (1946-2016) (King Rama IX (Bhumibol Adulyadej); King of Thailand (1935-1946) (King Rama VIII (Ananda Mahidol))	20 baht	Obverse (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); Reverse (King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII)	2003
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and King Ram Khamhaeng	1927-2016 (King Rama IX (Bhumibol Adulyadej); 1237–1247 to 1298–1317 (King Ram Khamhaeng)	King of Thailand (1946-2016); third King of the Phra Ruang dynasty, ruling the Sukhothai Kingdom (1279-1298)	20 baht	Obverse (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); Reverse (King Ram Khamhaeng)	2013
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and King Mongkut (Rama IV)	1927-2016 (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); 1804–1868 (King Mongkut (Rama IV)	King of Thailand (1946-2016) (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); King of Siam (1851-1868) (King Mongkut (Rama IV)	50 baht	Obverse (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); Reverse (King Mongkut (Rama IV)	2004
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and King Naresuan	1927-2016 (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); 1555–1605 (King Naresuan)	King of Thailand (1946-2016) (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); King of the Ayutthaya Kingdom (1590-1605) (King Naresuan)	50 baht	Obverse (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); Reverse (King Naresuan)	2012
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) and King Vajiravudh (Rama VI)	1927-2016 (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); 1853–1910 (King Chulalongkorn (Rama V); 1880–1925 (King Vajiravudh (Rama VI)	King of Thailand (1946-2016); King of Siam (1868-1910) (King Chulalongkorn (Rama V); 1910–1925 (King Vajiravudh (Rama VI)	100 baht	Obverse (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); Reverse (King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) and (King Vajiravudh (Rama VI)	2005
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and King Taksin	1927-2016 (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); 1734–1782 (King Taksin)	King of Thailand (1946-2016) (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); 1767–1782 (King Taksin)	100 baht	Obverse (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); Reverse (King Taksin)	2015
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and King Nangklao (Rama III)	1927-2016 (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); 1787–1851 (King Nanglao (Rama III)	King of Thailand (1946-2016) (King Rama IX (Bhumibol Adulyadej); King of Siam (1824-1851) (King Nangklao (Rama III)	500 baht	Obverse (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); Reverse (King Nangklao (Rama III)	2001
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I)	1927-2016 (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); 1737–1809 (King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I)	King of Thailand (1946-2016) (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); King of Siam (1782-1809) (King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I)	500 baht	Obverse (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX); Reverse (King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I)	2014
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX)	1927-2016	King of Thailand (1946-2016)	1,000 baht	Both	2005
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and King Chulalongkorn (Rama V)	1927-2016 (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX)); 1853–1910 (King Chulalongkorn (Rama V)	King of Thailand (1946-2016) (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX)); King of Siam (1868-1910) (King Chulalongkorn (Rama V)	1,000 baht	Obverse (King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX)); Reverse (King Chulalongkorn (Rama V)	2015

Tonga

Currency: Paʻanga (since 1967)
Symbol: T$
See also Tongan pa'anga.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation
King Siaosi (George) Tupou V of Tonga	1948-2012	King of Tonga (2006-2012)	All (T$1–100)	Obverse	2008 and 2009
King Tupou VI of Tonga	1959-	King of Tonga (2012-)	All (T$2–100)	Obverse	2015

Transnistria

Currency: Ruble (since 1994)
Symbol:
See also Transnistrian ruble.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation
Alexander Suvorov	1730-1800	General of the Imperial Russian Army; founder of the city and capital of Tiraspol	1 ruble	Obverse	2000
Alexander Suvorov	1730-1800	General of the Imperial Russian Army; founder of the city and capital of Tiraspol	5 rubles	Obverse	2000
Alexander Suvorov	1730-1800	General of the Imperial Russian Army; founder of the city and capital of Tiraspol	10 rubles	Obverse	2000
Alexander Suvorov	1730-1800	General of the Imperial Russian Army; founder of the city and capital of Tiraspol	25 rubles	Obverse	2000
Taras Shevchenko	1814-1861	Poet; founder of the modern Ukrainian literature and the modern Ukrainian language	50 rubles	Obverse	2000
Dimitrie Cantemir	1673-1723	Prince of Moldavia	100 rubles	Obverse	2000
Pyotr Alexandrovich Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky	1725-1796	General of the Russian Empire, Collegium of Little Russia	200 rubles	Obverse	2004
Catherine II (the Great)	1729-1796	Empress of the Russian Empire	500 rubles	Obverse	2004

Tunisia

Currency: Dinar (since 1960)
Symbol: DT
See also Tunisian dinar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Hannibal	247-183, 182 or 181 BC	General and commander-in-chief of the Carthaginian armies	5 dinars	Obverse	1993
Hannibal	247-183, 182 or 181 BC	General and commander-in-chief of the Carthaginian armies	5 dinars	Obverse	2013
Ibn Khaldun	1332-1046	Historiographer and historian	10 dinars	Obverse	1994
Dido		Queen and founder of Carthage	10 dinars	Obverse	2005
Aboul-Qacem Echebbi	1909-1934	Poet	10 dinars	Obverse	2013
Hayreddin Pasha	1820-1890	Grand Vizier of the Beylik of Tunis (1873-1877); Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1878-1879)	20 dinars	Obverse	1992
Hayreddin Pasha	1820-1890	Grand Vizier of the Beylik of Tunis (1873-1877); Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1878-1879)	20 dinars	Obverse	2011
Aboul-Qacem Echebbi	1909-1934	Poet	30 dinars	Obverse	1997
Ibn El Rachiq Kairouani			50 dinars	Obverse	2008
Ibn El Rachiq Kairouani			50 dinars	Obverse	2011

Turkey

Currency: Lira (since 2009)
Symbol: TL/
See also Banknotes of Turkey and Turkish lira.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk	1881-1938	Founder and 1st President of Turkey (1923-1938)	All (₺5-₺200)	Obverse	2009
Aydın Sayılı	1913-1993	Historian of science	₺5	Reverse	2009
Cahit Arf	1910-1997	Mathematician; known for the Arf invariant of a quadratic form in characteristic 2 (applied in knot theory and surgery theory) in topology, the Hasse–Arf theorem in ramification theory, Arf semigroups, and Arf rings	₺10	Reverse	2009
Mimar Kemalettin (Ahmet Kemalettin)	1870-1927	Architect	₺20	Reverse	2009
Fatma Aliye Topuz	1862-1936	Novelist, columnist, essayist, women's rights activist and humanitarian	₺50	Reverse	2009
Buhurizade Mustafa Itri	1640-1712	Musician, singer, composer and poet	₺100	Reverse	2009
Yunus Emre	1238-1320	Poet and mystic	₺200	Reverse	2009

Turkmenistan

Currency: New manat (since 2009)
Symbol: T
See also Turkmenistan manat.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Togrul Beg	990-1063	Sultan of the Seljuq Empire	1 manat	Obverse	2009
Soltan Sanjar	1085-1157	Governor of Khorasan (1097-1118); Sultan of the Seljuq Empire (1118-1153, also 1156-1157)	5 manat	Obverse	2009
Magtymguly Pyragy	1724-1807	Poet	10 manat	Obverse	2009
Görogly			20 manat	Obverse	2009
Dede Korkut			50 manat	Obverse	2009
Oghuz Khagan			100 manat	Obverse	2009
Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov	1940-2006	1st President of Turkmenistan (1990-2006)	500 manat	Obverse	2009 (not issued)

Ukraine

Currency: Hryvnia (since 1996)
Symbol: ₴
See also Banknotes of the Ukrainian hryvnia and Ukrainian hryvnia.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ivan Franko	1856–1916	poet, writer, journalist	₴20	obverse	2003
Mykhailo Hrushevsky	1866–1934	1st President of the Ukrainian People's Republic, 1917–1918	₴50	obverse	2004
Bohdan Khmelnytsky	1595–1657	Hetman of Ukraine, 1648–1657	₴5	obverse	2004
Ivan Mazepa	1640–1709	Hetman of Ukraine, 1687–1708	₴10	obverse	2004
Taras Shevchenko	1814–1861	poet; works considered to be the foundation of both modern Ukrainian language and literature	₴100	obverse	2006
Hryhori Skovoroda	1722–1794	poet, philosopher, composer	₴500	obverse	2006
Lesya Ukrainka	1871–1913	poet, writer	₴200	obverse	2001
Vladimir I	958-1015	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 978-1015	₴1	obverse	2006
Yaroslav I	978-1054	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod	₴2	obverse	2004

United Kingdom

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

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

England and Wales

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

Bank of England
Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Charles Darwin	1809–1882	naturalist	£10	reverse	2000
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-)	£5	obverse	2002
			£10	obverse	2000
			£20	obverse	1999
			£20	obverse	2007
			£50	obverse	1994-2014
			£50	obverse	2011
Elizabeth Fry	1780–1845	prison reformer	£5	reverse	2002
Winston Churchill	1874-1965	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1940-1945; 1951-1955)	£5	Reverse	2016
John Houblon	1632–1712	1st Governor of the Bank of England (1694–1697)	£50	reverse	1994-2014
Adam Smith	1723–1790	economist	£20	reverse	2007
J. M. W. Turner	1775-1851	Landscape painter	£20	reverse	2020
James Watt	1736-1819	inventor	£50	reverse	2011
Matthew Boulton	1728-1809	manufacturer	£50	reverse	2011

Scotland

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

Bank of Scotland[1]
Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sir Walter Scott	1771–1832	historical novelist and poet; campaigner for the continuation of Scottish banknotes	£5	obverse	2007
			£10	obverse	2007
			£20	obverse	1999
			£50	obverse	2007
			£100	obverse	2007
The Royal Bank of Scotland[2]
Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Lord Ilay	1682–1761	founder and first governor of the Royal Bank of Scotland	£1	obverse	1987
			£5	obverse	1987
			£10	obverse	1987
			£20	obverse	1987
			£50	obverse	1987
			£100	obverse	1987
Robert Louis Stevenson	1850–1894	Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer (special commemorative issue)[3]	£1	reverse	1994
Alexander Graham Bell	1847–1922	Inventor of the telephone (special commemorative issue)[3]	£1	reverse	1997
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother	1900–2002	To mark the 100th birthday of The Queen Mother (special commemorative issue)[3]	£20	reverse	2000
Queen Elizabeth II	1926-	To mark the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II (special commemorative issue)[3]	£5	reverse	2002
Old Tom Morris	1821–1908	250th anniversary of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (special commemorative issue)[3]	£5	reverse	2004
Jack Nicklaus	1940-	Notable American golfer (special commemorative issue)[3]	£5	reverse	2005
Queen Elizabeth II	1926-	To mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II (special commemorative issue)[3][4]	£10	reverse	2012
Nan Shepherd	1893-1981	Novelist and poet	£5	obverse	2016
Mary Somerville	1780-1872	Scientist	£10	obverse	2017
Clydesdale Bank[5]
Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Robert Burns	1759–1796	Notable Scottish poet	£5	obverse	1998
Mary Slessor	1848–1915	Scottish missionary to Nigeria and campaigner for women's rights	£10	both	1998
Robert the Bruce	1274–1329	King of the Scots, 1306-1329	£20	obverse	1998
Adam Smith	1723–1790	economist and key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment	£50	both	1998
Lord Kelvin	1824–1907	mathematical physicist and engineer	£100	both	1998
Alexander Fleming	1881–1955	Discoverer of penicillin	£5	obverse	2009
William Arrol	1839-1913	Civil engineer, bridge builder, and Liberal Unionist Party politician	£5	obverse	2015 (commemorative)
Robert Burns	1759–1796	Notable Scottish poet	£10	obverse	2009
Robert the Bruce	1274–1329	King of the Scots 1306-1329.	£20	obverse	2009
Elsie Inglis	1864–1917	Doctor and suffragist.	£50	obverse	2009
Charles Rennie Mackintosh	1868-1928	Architect and designer.	£100	obverse	2009

Northern Ireland

In Northern Ireland, four commercial banks are authorised to issue their own sterling banknotes: Ulster Bank, Danske Bank (formerly Northern Bank), First Trust Bank and Bank of Ireland. Of these, only banknotes issued by Danske Bank and Ulster Bank feature portraits of real people, with First Trust's notes depicting generic "Irish citizens" and Bank of Ireland notes showing buildings.

Danske Bank
Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
John Boyd Dunlop	1840–1921	Founder of the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company	£10	obverse	2005
Harry Ferguson	1884–1960	Engineer and developer of the modern agricultural tractor, the Ferguson monoplane and the Ferguson P99	£20	obverse	2005
Sir Samuel Cleland Davidson		founder of the Belfast Sirocco Works and pioneer of air conditioning	£50	obverse	2005
Sir James Martin	1893–1981	Inventor of the aircraft ejector seat	£100	obverse	2005
Ulster Bank
Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
George Best	1946–2005	Footballer, Northern Ireland and Manchester United (special commemorative issue)	£5	obverse	2006

United States

Currency: Dollar (since 1792)
Symbol: $
See also Federal Reserve Note and United States dollar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
John Adams	1735–1826	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Adams	1722–1803	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Charles Carroll	1737–1802	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Chase	1741–1811	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Abraham Clark	1725–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Clinton	1739–1812	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Clymer	1739–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
John Dickinson	1732–1808	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Ellery	1727–1820	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Floyd	1734–1821	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Franklin	1706–1790	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
		Founding Father	$100	obverse	1996
Elbridge Gerry	1744–1814	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Ulysses S. Grant	1822–1885	18th President, 1869–1877	$50	obverse	2004
Alexander Hamilton	1755/7-1804	1st Secretary of the Treasury, 1789–1795	$10	both	2006
John Hancock	1737–1793	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Harrison, V	1726–1791	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Joseph Hewes	1730–1779	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas Heyward, Jr.	1746–1809	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Hooper	1742–1790	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Stephen Hopkins	1707–1785	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Francis Hopkinson	1737–1791	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Huntington	1731–1796	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Andrew Jackson	1767–1845	7th President, 1829–1837	$20	obverse	2003
Thomas Jefferson	1743–1826	3rd President, 1801–1809; signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	both	1976
Richard Henry Lee	1732–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Francis Lewis	1713–1803	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Abraham Lincoln	1809–1865	16th President, 1861–1865	$5	both	2008
Philip Livingston	1716–1778	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert R. Livingston	1746–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas McKean	1734–1817	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Arthur Middleton	1742–1787	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Lewis Morris	1726–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert Morris	1734–1806	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Paca	1740–1799	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert Treat Paine	1731–1814	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Read	1733–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Rush	1745–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Edward Rutledge	1749–1800	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Roger Sherman	1721–1793	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Richard Stockton	1730–1781	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Charles Thomson	1729–1824	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Walton	1749/50-1804	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Washington	1732–1799	1st President, 1789–1797	$1	obverse	1963
William Williams	1731–1811	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas Willing	1731–1821	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
James Wilson	1742–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
John Witherspoon	1723–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Oliver Wolcott	1726–1797	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976

Uruguay

Currency: Peso Uruguayo (since 1993)
Symbol: $U
See also Uruguayan peso.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Juan Zorrilla de San Martín	1855-1931	Writer, poet and ambassador	20 Pesos Uruguayos	Obverse	1994
José Pedro Varela	1845-1879	Sociologist, journalist, politician, and educator	50 Pesos Uruguayos	Obverse	1994
Eduardo Fabini	1882-1950	Composer and musician	100 Pesos Uruguayos	Obverse	1994
Pedro Figari	1861-1938	Painter, lawyer, writer, and politician	200 Pesos Uruguayos	Obverse	1995
Alfredo Vásquez Acevedo		Rector and politician	500 Pesos Uruguayos	Obverse	1994
Juana de Ibarbourou	1892-1979	Poet	1,000 Pesos Uruguayos	Obverse	1995
Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga	1771-1848	Priest, naturalist and botanist	2,000 Pesos Uruguayos	Obverse	2003

Uzbekistan

Currency: So'm (since 1993)
See also Uzbekistani som.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Timur (Tamerlane)	late 1320-1330s-1405	Founder of the Timurid Empire and the first ruler of the Timurid dynasty	500 so'm	Reverse	1999

Venezuela

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

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

Vietnam

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

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

Banknotes no longer in circulation

Afghanistan

Currency: Afghani (؋; Since 1925)
See also Afghan afghani.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	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

Angola

Currencies: Angolar (pl: angolares; 1928-1958), Escudo (1914-1928; 1958-1977)
See also Angolan angolar and Angolan escudo.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	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 Poturgal (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 Poturgal (1926-1951)	Escudo	All (20-1,000 escudos)	Obverse	1972-1973
Luiz de Camões			Escudo	All (20-1,000 escudos)	Obverse	1973

Argentina

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

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

Australia

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

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

Austria

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

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

Azerbaijan

Currencies: Second manat ( 1992-2006)
See also Azerbaijani manat.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Nizami Gəncəvi	1141-1209	Poet	Second Azerbaijani manat	500	Obverse	1993-2006
Məmməd Əmin Rəsulzadə	1884-1955	President of the Azerbaijani National Council (May 27-December 7, 1918)	Second Azerbaijani manat	1,000	Obverse	1993-2006

Belgium

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Albert II	1934-	King of Belgium, 1993-2013	Franc	10,000 fr.	obverse	1994–2001
James Ensor	1860–1949	impressionist painter	Franc	100 fr.	obverse
Victor Horta	1861–1947	Art Nouveau architect	Franc	2,000 fr.	obverse
René Magritte	1898–1967	surrealist artist	Franc	500 fr.	obverse
Paola	1937-	Queen Consort of Belgium, 1993-2013	Franc	10,000 fr.	obverse
Constant Permeke	1886–1952	Flemish expressionist painter	Franc	1,000 fr.	obverse
Adolphe Sax	1814–1894	musician, inventor of the saxophone	Franc	200 fr.	obverse

Brazil

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

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

Cameroon

Currency: Central African CFA franc (FCFA; since 1945)
See also Central African CFA franc.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	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 frnac	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

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

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

Central African Republic/Central African Empire

Currency: Central African CFA franc (FCFA; since 1945)
See also Central African CFA franc.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	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

Currency: Central African CFA franc (FCFA; since 1945)
See also Central African CFA franc.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	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)

People's Republic of China

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

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

Confederate States of America

Currency: Confederate States dollar ($; 1861-1865)
See also Confederate States dollar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	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

Denmark

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Hans Christian Andersen	1805–1875	poet and author of fairy tales	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1952–1955
					obverse	1954–1975
Christian Ditlev Frederik	1748–1827	agricultural reformer	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1964–1975
Thomasine 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 Lucia Tutein	1761–1827	wife of Peter Tutein, merchant; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	20 kr	obverse	1980–1990
Franziska Genoveva von Qualen	????-????	noble woman of Holstein, Germany; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1974–1997

East Germany

Currency: Mark (M, 1948-1990)
See also East German mark.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Thomas Müntzer	1489-1525	Reformation-era German theologian	East German mark	M 5	Obverse	1975-1990
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	M 20	Obverse	1975-1990
Friedrich Engels	1820-1895	Social scientist, author, political theorist, philosopher, and father of Marxist theory	East German mark	M 50	Obverse	1971-1990
Karl Marx	1818-1883	Philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist	East German mark	M 100	Obverse	1975-1990

Egypt

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

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

Equatorial Guinea

Currency: Peseta (₧, 1969-1975) and Ekwele (plu. Bipkwele; 1975-1985)
See also Equatorial Guinean peseta and Equatorial Guinean ekwele.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	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 ₧)	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

Estonia

Currency: Kroon (KR, 1928-1940, 1992–2010)
See also Estonian kroon.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Kristjan Raud	1865–1943	painter	Kroon	1 KR	obverse	1992-2010
Karl Ernst von Baer	1792–1876	a founding father of embryology, naturalist, biologist, geologist, meteorologist, geographer	Kroon	2 KR	obverse	1992-2010
Paul Keres	1916–1975	chess grandmaster	Kroon	5 KR	obverse	1992-2010
Jakob Hurt	1839–1907	folklorist, theologist and linguist	Kroon	10 KR	obverse	1992-2010
Anton Hansen Tammsaare	1878–1940	writer	Kroon	25 KR	obverse	1992-2010
Rudolf Tobias	1873–1918	composer and organist	Kroon	50 KR	obverse	1994-2010
Lydia Koidula	1843–1886	poet; known as "The Founder of Estonian Theatre"	Kroon	100 KR	obverse	1992-2010
Carl Robert Jakobson	1841–1882	writer, politician and teacher; one of the most important persons of Estonian national awakening	Kroon	500 KR	obverse	1992-2010

Faroe Islands

Currency: Króna (kr, 1951–present)
See also Faroese króna.

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

Federated Malay States

Currency: Dollar ($; 1939-1953)
See also Malayan dollar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	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

Currency: Dollar ($; 1953-1967)
See also Malaya and British Borneo dollar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth Realms (1952-)	Dollar	All (1-10,000 dollars)	Obverse	1953-1967

Finland

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

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

France

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
René Descartes	1595-1650	Philosopher, mathematician, and scientist	Franc	₣100	Obverse	1942-1944
Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquis de Seignelay	1651-1690	Politician	Franc	₣100	Obverse	1944
Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier	1811-1877	Mathematician who specialized in celestial mechanics and is best known for predicting the existence and position of Neptune using only mathematics	Franc	₣50	Obverse	1946-1951
François-René de Chateaubriand	1768-1848	Writer, politician, diplomat, and historian; founder of Romanticism in French literature	Franc	₣500	Obverse	1945-1953
Victor Hugo	1802-1885	Poet, novelist and dramatist	Franc	₣500	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	Both	1953-1957
King Henri IV	1553-1610	King of France (1589-1610)	Franc	₣5,000	Both	1957 and 1958
Napoléon Bonaparte (Napoléon 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	Both	1955-1958
Victor Hugo	1802-1885	Poet, novelist and dramatist	New Franc (Nouveau franc)	NF5	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 (Nouveau franc)	NF10	Both	1960
King Henri IV	1553-1610	King of France (1589-1610)	New Franc (Nouveau franc)	NF50	Both	1960
Napoléon Bonaparte (Napoléon 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 (Nouveau franc)	NF100	Both	1960
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin	1622-1673	Playwright and actor	New Franc (Nouveau franc)	NF500	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	Both	1966-1970
François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire)	1694-1778	Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher	Franc	₣10	Both	1963-1973
Jean Racine	1639-1699	Dramatist	Franc	₣50	Both	1962-1976
Pierre Corneille	1606-1684	Tragedian	Franc	₣100	Both	1964-1979
Hector Berlioz	1803-1869	Composer	Franc	₣10	Both	1972-1978
Claude-Achille Debussy	1862-1918	Composer	Franc	₣20	Both	1980-1997
Maurice Quentin de La Tour	1704-1788	Portraitist	Franc	₣50	Both	1976-1992
Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène Delacroix	1898-1863	Romantic painter	Franc	₣100	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	Both	1981-1994
Blaise Pascal	1623-1662	Mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Christian philosopher	Franc	₣500	Both	1968-1993
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry	1900–1944	Author and aviator	Franc	₣50	Obverse	1992–2002
Paul Cézanne	1839–1906	Post-Impressionist painter	Franc	₣100	Obverse	1997–2002
Gustave Eiffel	1832–1923	engineer and architect	Franc	₣200	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	Obverse	1995–2002

French Polynesia

Currency: CFP franc (F; 1945-)
See also CFP franc.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	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

Currency: Central African CFA franc (FCFA; since 1945)
See also Central African CFA franc.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	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

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

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

Greece

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

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

Guadeloupe

Currency: Franc (1848-1960)
See also Guadeloupe franc.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	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	Being the 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
Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais	1795-1840	Chess master	Franc	100 francs	Obverse	1947-1949
Victor Schœlcher	1804-1893	Abolitionist	Franc	5,000 francs	Obverse	1947-1949

Guinea

Currency: Franc (FG; 1959-1971); Syli (1971-1985)
See also Guinean franc and Guinean syli.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	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

Currency: Peso (1975-1993)
See also Guinea-Bissau peso.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	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

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

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

Iceland

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Ingólfur Arnarson	unknown	first permanent settler of Iceland, 874	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1960–1969
Christian IX	1818–1906	King of Denmark, 1863–1906; signed the treaty that gave Iceland sovereignty, 1874	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1907–1919
					obverse	1919–1920
				10 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1916–1920
				50 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1916–1920
				100 kr	obverse	1916–1935
Christian X	1870–1947	King of Denmark, 1912–1947; King of Iceland, 1918–1944	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1929–1935
				10 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1929–1934
				50 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1931–1936
				100 kr	obverse	1929–1935
Jón Eiríksson	1728–1787	promoter of enlightenment	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1935–1947
					obverse	1947–1960
				10 kr	1969–1984
				50 kr	obverse	1936–1948
					obverse	1948–1960
Frederick VIII	1843–1912	King of Denmark, 1906–1912	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1907–1916
Arngrímur Jónsson	1568–1648	scholar	Króna	10 kr	obverse	1981–1984
Árni Magnússon	1663–1730	medieval 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

Indonesia

Currency: Rupiah (Rp; since 1945)
See also Banknotes of the rupiah and Indonesian rupiah.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	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
Sukarno	1901-1970	1st President of Indonesia (1945-1967)	Rupiah	All (5-100 rupiah)	Obverse	1947
Sukarno	1901-1970	1st President of Indonesia (1945-1970)	Rupiah	All (25-250 rupiah)	Obverse	1947
Sukarno	1901-1970	1st President of Indonesia (1945-1970)	Rupiah	All (40-600 rupiah)	Obverse	1947
Sukarno	1901-1970	1st President of Indonesia (1945-1970)	New Rupiah (Rupiah Baru)	Both (10 and 100 rupiah baru)	Obverse	1949
Sukarno	1901-1970	1st President of Indonesia (1945-1970)	Rupiah	Both (5 and 10 rupiah)	Obverse	1950
Raden Adjeng Kartini	1879-1904	Women's emancipation and national heroine	Rupiah	5 rupiah	Obverse	1953-1961
Pangeran Diponegoro	1785-1855	Prince of Java	Rupiah	100 rupiah	Obverse	1953-1960
Sukarno	1901-1970	1st President of Indonesia (1945-1970)	Rupiah	Both (1 and 2 1/2 rupiah)	Obverse	1964-1968
Sukarno	1901-1970	1st President of Indonesia (1945-1970)	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	Rupiah	All (1-10,000 rupiah)	Obverse	1968-1977
Pangeran Diponegoro	1785-1855	Prince of Java	Rupiah	1000 rupiah	Obverse	1976-1988
Soetomo	1888-1938	Doctor and politician; National hero of Indonesia	Rupiah	1000 rupiah	Obverse	1980-1992
Sisingamangaraja XII	1849-1907	Priest-king of the Batak peoples of north Sumatra	Rupiah	1000 rupiah	Obverse	1987-1995
Teuku Umar	1854-1899	Leader in a guerrilla campaign against the Dutch during the Aceh War	Rupiah	5000 rupiah	Obverse	1986-1995
Raden Adjeng Kartini	1879-1904	Women's emancipation and national heroine	Rupiah	10,000 rupiah	Obverse	1985-1995
Hamengkubuwono IX	1912-1988	2nd Vice President of Indonesia (1973-1978)	Rupiah	10,000 rupiah	Obverse	1992-2000
Suharto	1921-2008	2nd President of Indonesia (1967-1998)	Rupiah	50,000 rupiah	Obverse	1993-2000
Cut Nyak Dhien	1850-1908	Leader of the Acehnese guerrilla forces during the Aceh War	Rupiah	10,000 rupiah	Obverse	1998-2005
Ki Hajar Dewantara	1889-1959	1st Minister of National Education of the Republic of Indonesia (September 2-November 14, 1945)	Rupiah	20,000 rupiah	Obverse	1998-2004
Wage Rudolf Supratman	1903-1938	Songwriter who wrote both the lyrics and melody of the national anthem of Indonesia, Indonesia Raya	Rupiah	50,000 rupiah	Obverse	1999-2005

Iran

Currency: Toman (to 1931); Rial (since 1932)
Symbol:
See also Iranian toman and Iranian rial.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar	1831–1896	King of Persia 1848–96	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
			1000 toman	obverse	Treasury reserve only
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar	1831–1896	King of Persia 1848–96	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 ریال	obverse	1932–1937
			10 ریال	obverse	1932–1951
			20 ریال	obverse	1932–1951
			50 ریال	obverse	1932–1962
			100 ریال	obverse	1932–1954
			500 ریال	obverse	1932–1974
			1000 ریال	obverse	1936–1974
Mohammad Reza Shah	1919–1980	second and last monarch of the House of Pahlavi	10 ریال	obverse	1951–1979
			20 ریال	obverse	1951–1979
			50 ریال	obverse	1962–1979
			100 ریال	obverse	1954–1976
			200 ریال	obverse	1965–1979
			500 ریال	obverse	1974–1979
			1000 ریال	obverse	1974–1979
			10,000 ریال	obverse	1975–1979
Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza Shah			100 ریال	obverse	1976–1979

Iraq

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Faisal I	1885-1933	King of Iraq (1921-1933); King of Syria (March 8, 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	All (5-10,000 dinars)	obverse	1978-2003

Ireland

Currencies: Pound (£, 1928–2002)
Euro (€, 2002–present)
See also Irish pound, Series B Banknotes (Ireland) and Series C Banknotes (Ireland).

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

Israel

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

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

Italy

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

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

Japan

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Itō Hirobumi	1841–1909	1st, 5th, 7th, and 10th Prime Minister 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

Currency: Franc (1960-1963)
See also Katangese franc.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	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

Currency: Shilling/Shilingi (KSh; since 1966)
See also Kenyan shilling.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Daniel Toroitich arap Moi	1924-	2nd President of Kenya (1978-2002)	Shilling/Shilingi	All (5-1,000 shillings/shilingi)	Obverse	1981-1984 (5 shillings/shilingi); 1981-1988 (10 shillings/shilingi); 1989-1994 (20 shillings/shilingi); 1981-1987 (20 shillings/shilingi); 1989-1992 (20 shillings/shilingi); 1995-1998 (20 shillings/shilingi); 1996-2002 (50 shillings/shilingi); 1980-1988 (50 shillings/shilingi); 1990 & 1992 (50 shillings/shilingi); 1980-1988 (100 shillings/shilingi); 1989-1995 (100 shillings/shilingi); 1996-2002 (100 shillings/shilingi); 1986-1988 (200 shillings/shilingi); 1989-1994 (200 shillings/shilingi); 1996-2002 (200 shillings/shilingi); 1988-1995 (500 shillings/shilingi); 1995-2001 (500 shillings/shilingi); 1994 & 1995 (1,000 shillings/shilingi); 1997-2002 (1,000 shillings/shilingi)

Korea

Currency: Korean yen (엔; 1902-1945)
See also Korean yen.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	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

Korea, North

Currency: Second North Korean won (₩; 1959-2009)
See also North Korean won.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	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)

Korea, South

Currency: First South Korean won (1945-1953); Hwan (전; 1953-1962)
See also South Korean won (1945-53) and South Korean hwan.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	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	Obverse	All (100-1,000 hwan)	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

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

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

Libya

Currency: Dinar (ل.د; since 1971)
See also Libyan dinar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	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	1, 20 and 50 dinars	Obverse (1 and 50 dinars); Reverse (20 dinars)	1988-2009 (1 dinar); 2002-2009 (20 dinars); 2008-2012 (50 dinars)

Lithuania

Currency: Litas (Lt, 1993–2015)
See also Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas.

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

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

Luxembourg

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

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

Macau

Currency: Pataca (MOP$; since 1894)
See also Macanese pataca.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	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

Malta

Currency: Lira (pl. liri: Lm; 1825-2007)
See also Maltese lira.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	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

Mexico

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

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

Netherlands

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

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

Norway

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

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

Pakistan

Currency: Rupee (Rs., 1947–present)
See also Pakistani rupee.

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

Poland

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Józef Bem	1794–1850	general; war hero	Złoty	10 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Boleslaw I	966/7-1025	King of Poland, 992-1025	Złoty	2,000 zł	reverse	1977–1995
Frédéric Chopin	1810–1849	romantic composer and pianist	Złoty	5,000 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Nicolaus Copernicus	1473–1543	developed a heliocentric model of the solar system	Złoty	1,000 zł	obverse	1962–1965
						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, statesman; supporter of the Constitution of May 3, 1791	Złoty	50,000 zł	obverse	1989–1995
Karol Świerczewski	1897–1947	leader in post-World War II government	Złoty	50 zł	obverse	1975–1995
Romuald Traugutt	1826–1864	general; hero from the January Uprising	Złoty	20 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Ludwik Waryński	1856–1889	socialist activist	Złoty	100 zł	obverse	1975–1995
Stanisław Wyspiański	1869–1907	playwright	Złoty	10,000 zł	obverse	1988–1995

Portugal

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

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

Portuguese India

Currency: Portuguese Indian rupia (1871-1958); Portuguese Indian escudo (1958-1961)
See also Portuguese Indian rupia and Portuguese Indian escudo.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	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
Afonso de Albuquerque	1453-1615	Governor and Captain-General of the Seas of India, Viceroy of India, First Duke of Goa	Escudo	All (30-1,000 escudos)	Both	1959-1961

Portuguese Timor

Currency: Portuguese Timorese escudo (1959-1976)
See also Portuguese Timorese escudo.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	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

Currency: Dinar (plural Dinara (1992-1998))
See also Republika Srpska dinar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Petar Kočić	1877-1916	Writer and poet	Dinar	All (5,000-50,000,000,000 dinara)	Obverse	1993

Romania

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Grigore Antipa	1867–1944	biologist; studied fauna and wildlife of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea	Leu	200 L	obverse	1992–1996
Nicolae Bălcescu	1819–1852	a leader of the Wallachian Revolution of 1848	Leu	100 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Lucian Blaga	1895–1961	poet, playwright, philosopher	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1998–2002
Constantin Brâncuși	1876–1957	sculptor	Leu	500 L	both	1991–1992
					obverse	1992–1999
Ion Luca Caragiale	1852–1912	playwright, short story writer	Leu	1,000,000 L	obverse	2003–2007
Carol II	1893-1953	King 1930-1940	Leu	500 Lei	obverse	1930-1940
				1,000 Lei	reverse	1931-1936
Alexandru Ioan Cuza	1820–1873	Prince of Moldovia and Wallachia, 1859–1862; Dominator of Romania, 1862–1866	Leu	50 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Decebal	??-106	last King of Dacia	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1943-1947
				100,000 L		1947
				1,000,000 L
Mihai Eminescu	1850–1889	romantic poet	Leu	1,000 L	obverse	1991–1993
						1993–1998
						1998–2001
George Enescu	1881–1955	composer, violinist, pianist	Leu	50,000 L	obverse	1996–2002
						2000–2004
						2001–2007
Ferdinand I	1865-1927	King 1914-1927	Ban (1/100 Leu)	10 Bani	obverse	1917-1918
				25 Bani
				50 Bani
Nicolae Grigorescu	1838–1907	painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting	Leu	100,000 L	obverse	1998–2004
						2001–2007
Avram Iancu	1824–1872	leader in the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848-1849	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1992–1993
						1993–1998
Nicolae Iorga	1871–1940	Prime Minister, 1931–1932	Leu	10,000 L	obverse	1994–1999
						1999–2002
						2000–2007
Trajan	53-117	Roman Emperor, conqueror of Dacia	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1943-1947
				100,000 L		1947
				1,000,000 L
Tudor Vladimirescu	1780–1821	revolutionary leader; led the Wallachian Uprising of 1821 and the Pandur militia	Leu	1,000 L	obverse	1947
						1948-1951
				25 L		1952–1966
						1966–1991
Aurel Vlaicu	1882–1913	engineer, inventor, early pilot	Leu	500,000 L	obverse	2000–2007

Sarawak, Kingdom of

Currency: Dollar ($; 1858-1953)
See also Sarawak dollar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	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

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

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

South Africa

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

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

Soviet Union

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

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

Spain

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Leopoldo Alas y Ureña	1851–1901	novelist	Peseta	200 ₧	obverse	1982–2002
Christopher Columbus	1451–1506	navigator and explorer, discovered the Americas, 1492	Peseta	5,000 ₧	obverse	1992–2002
Hernando Cortés	1485–1547	conquistador of Mexico	Peseta	1,000 ₧	obverse	1992–2002
Rosalía de Castro	1837–1885	writer, poet	Peseta	500 ₧	obverse	1982–2002
Antonio de Ulloa	1716–1795	explorer, colonial administrator, first Spanish governor of Louisiana, 1766–1768	Peseta	10,000 ₧	reverse	1987–2002
Felipe	1968-	Prince of Asturias, 1977-2014	Peseta	10,000 ₧	reverse	1982–1987
Juan Ramón Jiménez	1881–1958	poet; Nobel Prize winner, 1956	Peseta	2,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
Juan Carlos I	1938-	King of Spain, 1975-2014	Peseta	5,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
				10,000 ₧	obverse
					obverse	1987–2002
José Celestino Mutis	1732–1808	botanist and mathematician	Peseta	2,000 ₧	obverse	1987–2002
Benito Pérez Galdós	1843–1920	novelist	Peseta	1,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
Francisco Pizarro	1475–1541	conquistador of Peru	Peseta	1,000 ₧	reverse	1992–2002

Straits Settlements

Currency: Dollar ($; 1898-1939)
See also Straits dollar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	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 dollars	Obverse	1916-1935

Sudan

Currency: Sudanese pound (1957-June 8, 1992)
See also Sudanese pound.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Gaafar Muhammad an-Nimeiry	1930-2009	4th President of Sudan (1969-1985)	Sudanese pound	All (25 piastres-50 Sudanese pounds)	Obverse	1981-1984

Suriname

Currency: Guilder (Gulden (ƒ); 1940-2003)
See also Surinamese guilder.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Anton de Kom	1898-1945	Resistance fighter and anti-colonialist author	Guilder (Gulden)	All (5-500 guilder (gulden))	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 (Gulden)	25 guilder (gulden)	Reverse	1991-1998

Sweden

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Charles XI	1655–1697	King of Sweden, 1660–1697	Krona	500 kr	obverse	1985–1999
					obverse	1989–2006
Charles XIV John	1763–1844	King of Sweden and Norway, 1818–1844	Krona	1,000 kr	obverse	1976–1998
Gustav I	1496–1560	King of Sweden, 1523–1560	Krona	5 kr	reverse	1890–1987
					obverse	1965–1998
				10 kr	reverse	1892–1987
					obverse	1940–1987
				50 kr	reverse	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, zoologist; father of taxonomy	Krona	50 kr	reverse	1965-1990

Switzerland

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

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

Turkey

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

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

Turkmenistan

Currency: First manat (1993-2005)
See also Turkmenistan manat.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov	1940-2006	1st President of Turkmenistan (1990-2006)	First manat	All (10-500 manat); (1,000-10,000 manat); (50-10,000 manat)	Obverse	1993-1995 (10-500 manat); 1995-2005 (1,000-10,000 manat); 2005 (50-5,000 manat)

Ukraine

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

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

United Kingdom

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

England & Wales

Bank of England

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Charles Dickens	1812–1870	writer, social critic	Pound Sterling	£10	reverse	1992–2003
Edward Elgar	1857–1934	composer	Pound Sterling	£20	reverse	1999–2010
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-	Pound Sterling	£1	obverse	1978–1988
				£5	obverse	1971–1991
					obverse	1990–2003
				£10	obverse	1975–1994
					obverse	1992–2003
					obverse	1999–2010
				£20	obverse	1970–1993
					obverse	1991–2001
				£50	obverse	1981–1996
Michael Faraday	1791–1867	physicist and chemist; significantly contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry	Pound Sterling	£20	reverse	1991–2001
Isaac Newton	1643–1727	physicist, mathematician, astronomer	Pound Sterling	£1	reverse	1978–1988
Florence Nightingale	1820–1910	pioneer of modern nursing[lower-alpha 1]	Pound Sterling	£10	reverse	1975–1994
William Shakespeare	1564–1616	playwright, poet; regarded as the greatest writer of the English language	Pound Sterling	£20	reverse	1970–1993
George Stephenson	1781–1848	invented the steam engine locomotive	Pound Sterling	£5	reverse	1990–2003
Arthur Wellesley	1769–1852	1st Duke of Wellington, 1814–1852; Prime Minister, 1828–1830 and 1834	Pound Sterling	£5	reverse	1971–1991
Christopher Wren	1632–1723	architect; designer of St. Paul's Cathedral	Pound Sterling	£50	reverse	1981–1996

Scotland

Clydesdale Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	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

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

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

Weimar Republic

Currency: Reichsmark (ℛℳ; 1924-1948)
See also Reichsmark.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	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	ℛℳ10	Obverse	1929-1936
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	ℛℳ20	Obverse	1929-1936
David Justus Ludwig Hansemann	1790-1864	Prussian Minister of Finance (1848)	Reichsmark	ℛℳ50	Obverse	1929-1936
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	ℛℳ100	Obverse	1929-1936
Karl Friedrich Schinkel	1781-1841	Architect, city planner, and painter	Reichsmark	ℛℳ1,000	Obverse	1929-1936

Yugoslavia

Currency: Dinar (pl. Dinara; din. and дин.; 1918-2003)
See also Banknotes of the Yugoslavian dinar and Yugoslavian dinar.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Peter II Karađorđević	1923-1970	King of Yugoslaiva (1934-1945)	1929-1939 Dinar	10, 20, 500 and 10,000 dinara	Obverse	1939 (10 dinara), 1936 (20 dinara), 1935 (500 dinara), 1936 (10,000 dinara)
Alexander I	1888-1934	King of Yugoslavia (1929-1934)	1929-1939 Dinar	50 dinara	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 dinara	Obverse	1931-1935
Milivoje Rodić		Partisan; colonel of the Yugoslav army	1944 Dinar	All (1-1,000 dinara)	Obverse	1944 (1-1,000 dinara)
Milivoje Rodić		Partisan; colonel of the Yugoslav army	1946 Dinar	500 dinara	Obverse	1946
Arif Heralić	1922-1971	Blast furnace worker	1955 Dinar	1,000 dinara	Obverse	1955-1963
Arif Heralić	1922-1971	Blast furnace worker	1966 Dinar	10 dinara	Obverse	1965-1981
Nikola Tesla	1856-1943	Physicist, inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer and futurist; responsible for designing the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system	1966 Dinar	500 dinara	Obverse	1970-1986
Alija Sirotanović	1914-1990	Miner; recipient of the Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour	1985 Dinar	20,000 dinara	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, 100, 500 and 1,000 dinara	Obverse	1985 (5,000 dinara); was considered for issue in 1990 (100, 500 and 1,000 dinara)
Nikola Tesla	1856-1943	Physicist, inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer and futurist; responsible for designing the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system	1992 Dinar	1,000, 5,000,000 and 10,000,000,000 dinara	Obverse	1990-1991 (1,000 dinara); 1993 (5,000,000 dinara); 1993 (10,000,000,000 dinara)
Ivo Andrić	1892-1975	Novelist, poet and short story writer; recipient of the 1961 Nobel Prize in Literature	1990-1992 Dinar	5,000 and 10,000,000 dinara	Obverse	1991-1992 (5,000 dinara); 1993 (10,000,000 dinara)
Nikola Tesla	1856-1943	Physicist, inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer and futurist; responsible for designing the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system	1993 Dinar	5,000 dinara	Obverse	1993
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić	1787-1864	Philologist and linguist; reformer of the Serbian language	1993 Dinar	10,000 dinara	Obverse	1993
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš	1813-1851	Prince-Bishop of Montenegro	1993 Dinar	50,000 dinara	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 dinara	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 dinara	Obverse	1993
Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin (Michael I. Pupin)	1858-1935	Physicist and physical chemist	1993 Dinar	50,000,000 dinara	Obverse	1993
Jovan Cvijić	1865-1927	Geographer and ethnologist	1993 Dinar	500,000,000 dinara	Obverse	1993
Georgije "Đura" Jakšić	1832-1878	Poet, painter, writer, dramatist, bohemian and patriot	1993 Dinar	5,000,000,000 dinara	Obverse	1993
Miloš Obrenović	1780-1860	Prince of Serbia (1815-1839; 1858-1860)	1993 Dinar	50,000,000,000 dinara	Obverse	1993
Jovan Jovanović Zmaj	1833-1904	Poet	1993 Dinar	500,000,000,000 dinara	Obverse	1993
Josif Pančić	1814-1888	Botanist	1994 Dinar	10 dinara	Obverse	1994
Nikola Tesla	1856-1943	Physicist, inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer and futurist; responsible for designing the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system	1994 Dinar	100 dinara	Obverse	1994
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš	1813-1851	Prince-Bishop of Montenegro	1994 Dinar	1,000 dinara	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 dinara	Obverse	1994
Đorđe Petrović (Karađorđe)	1768-1817	Grand Vožd of Serbia (1804-1813); President of the Administering Council (1811-1813)	1994 Dinar	50,000 dinara	Obverse	1994
Jovan Cvijić	1865-1927	Geographer and ethnologist	1994 Dinar	500,000 dinara	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 dinara	Obverse	1994
Josif Pančić	1814-1888	Botanist	New (Novi/Novih) Dinar	1 New (novi) dinar	Obverse	1994
Nikola Tesla	1856-1943	Physicist, inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer and futurist; responsible for designing the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system	New (Novi/Novih) Dinar	5 New (novih) dinara	Obverse	1994
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš	1813-1851	Prince-Bishop of Montenegro	New (Novi/novih) Dinar	10 New (novih) dinara	Obverse	1994
Georgije "Đura" Jakšić	1832-1878	Poet, painter, writer, dramatist, bohemian and patriot	New (Novi/novih) dinar	20 New (novih) dinara	Obverse	1994
Miloš Obrenović	1780-1860	Prince of Serbia (1815-1839; 1858-1860)	New (Novi/novih) Dinar	50 New (novih) dinara	Obverse	1996
Dimitrije "Dositej" Obradović	1739-1811	Writer, philosopher, dramatist, librettist, linguist, traveler, polyglot and the first minister of education of Serbia	New (Novi/novh) Dinar	100 dinara	Obverse	1996
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić	1787-1864	Philologist and linguist; reformer of the Serbian language	Dinar	10 dinara	Both	2000-2007
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš	1813-1851	Prince-Bishop of Montenegro	Dinar	20 dinara	Both	2000-2007
Stevan Stojanović	1856-1914	Composer and music educator	Dinar	50 dinara	Both	2000-2007
Nikola Tesla	1856-1943	Physicist, inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer and futurist; responsible for designing the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system	Dinar	100 dinara	Both	2000-2007
Nadežda Petrović	1873-1915	Painter	Dinar	200 dinara	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 dinara	Both	2001-2007
Slobodan Jovanović	1869-1958	19th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1942-1943)	Dinar	5,000 dinara	Both	2002-2007

Zaire

Currency: Zaire (Z; 1967-1997)
See also: Zairean zaire.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	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
Mobutu Sese Seko (b. Joseph-Desiré Mobutu)	1930-1997	President of Zaire (1967-1997)	New Likuta/New Makuta/New Zaire	All (1 new likuta/1,000,000 new zaires)	Obverse	1993-1996

Notes

1. ↑ "Current Banknotes : Bank of Scotland". The Committee of Scottish Bankers (CSCB). Retrieved 27 November 2013. 
2. ↑ "Current issue notes". Royal Bank of Scotland. Retrieved 27 November 2013. 
3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Commemorative notes". Royal Bank of Scotland. Retrieved 27 November 2013. 
4. ↑ "Scotland new 10-pound commemorative note confirmed". Banknote News. Retrieved 27 November 2013. 
5. ↑ "Current Banknotes : Clydesdale Bank". The Committee of Scottish Bankers (CSCB). Retrieved 27 November 2013. 

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