List of people on banknotes that are no longer in circulation

This is a list of people on the banknotes that are no longer in circulation. The customary design of banknotes in most countries is a portrait of a notable citizen (living and/or deceased) on the front (or obverse) or on the back (or reverse) of the banknotes, unless the subject is featured on both sides.

Afghanistan

Currency: Afghani (؋; Since 1925)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Mohammed Zahir	1914–2007	King of Afghanistan (1933–1973)	Afghani	All (2-1,000 afghanis)	Obverse	1939–1946 (2-1,000 afghanis); 1948–1957 (2-1,000 afghanis); 1961–1963 (10-1,000 afghanis); 1967 (50-1,000 afghanis)
Mohammed Daoud Khan	1909–1978	1st President of Afghanistan (1973–1978)	Afghani	All (10-1,000 afghanis)	Obverse	1973–1977

Albania

Currency: Albanian gold franc (Fr.A.; 1926–1939)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Ahmet Muhtar Zogolli	1895–1961	11th Prime Minister of Albania (1922–1924); 7th President of Albania (1925–1928); King of Albania (1928–1939)	Gold franc	Fr.A.100	Obverse	1926
George Castriot (Skanderbeg)	1405–1468	Lord of Albania (1443–1468)	Gold franc	All (5-500 francs)	Obverse	1945

Angola

Currencies: Angolar (pl: angolares; 1928–1958), Escudo (1914–1928; 1958–1977)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Salvador Correia de Sá e Benevides	1602–1668	Soldier and politician	Angolar	All (20–500 angolares)	Obverse	1927–1944
António Óscar Fragoso Carmona	1869–1951	11th President of Portugal (1926–1951)	Angolar	5 angolares	Obverse	1947
António Barroso		Priest	Angolar	10 angolares	Obverse	1946
Salvador Correia de Sá e Benevides	1602–1668	Soldier and politician	Angolar	20 angolares	Obverse	1944–1951
Manuel Cerveira Pereira		8th Governor of Angola (1604–1607)	Angolar	50 angolares	Obverse	1944–1951
Francisco Inocencio de Sousa Coutinho			Angolar	100 angolares	Obverse	1946–1951
John (João) II	1455–1495	King of Portugal and the Algarves (November 11–15, 1477 (1st Reign); 1481–1495 (2nd Reign)	Angolar	1,000 angolares	Obverse	1946–1952
António Francisco Ferreira da Silva Porto	1817–1890	Trader and explorer	Escudo	20 escudos	Obverse	1956–1962
Henrique de Carvalho			Escudo	50 escudos	Obverse	1956–1962
Alexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa Pinto, Viscount of Serpa Pinto	1846–1900	Explorer and colonial administrator	Escudo	100 escudos	Obverse	1956–1962
Roberto Ivens	1850–1898	Explorer, colonial administrator and officer of the Portuguese Navy	Escudo	500 escudos	Obverse	1956–1962
Brito Capelo			Escudo	1,000 escudos	Obverse	1956–1962
Américo Tomás	1894–1987	13th President of Portugal (1958–1974) and the third and last president of the Estado Novo	Escudo	All (20-1,000 escudos)	Obverse	1962–1970
António Óscar Fragoso Carmona	1869–1951	11th President of Portugal (1926–1951)	Escudo	All (20-1,000 escudos)	Obverse	1972–1973
Luiz de Camões			Escudo	All (20-1,000 escudos)	Obverse	1973

Argentina

Currencies: Peso Moneda Nacional (m$n; 1881–1969)
Peso Ley ($L; 1970–1983)
Peso Argentino ($a; 1983–1985)
Austral (₳; 1985–1991)
Peso ($; 1992–present)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Juan Bautista Alberdi	1810–1884	Political theorist and diplomat	Peso Argentino	$a5,000	obverse	1984–1987
Nicolás Avellaneda	1837–1885	President of Argentina (1874–1880)	Austral	₳500	obverse	1988–1992
Manuel Belgrano	1770–1820	Leader for independence from Spain	Peso Ley	$L1	obverse	1970–1981
				$L5	obverse	1971–1981
				$L10	obverse	1970–1981
			Peso Argentino	$a10,000	obverse	1984–1987
Miguel Juárez Celman	1844–1909	President of Argentina (1886–1890)	Austral	A5,000	obverse	1988–1992
José de San Martín	1778–1850	Leader for independence from Spain	Peso Moneda Nacional	m$n5	obverse	1935–1965
				m$n10	obverse	1936–1965
				m$n50	obverse	1936–1968
						1943–1968
				m$n100	obverse	1936–1968
						1943–1968
				m$n500	obverse	1944–1968
						1964–1968
				m$n1,000	obverse	1944–1975
				m$n5,000	obverse	1962–1975
				m$n10,000	obverse	1961–1975
			Peso Ley	$L50	obverse	1972–1981
				$L100	obverse	1971–1981
				$L500	obverse	1972–1984
				$L1,000	obverse	1973–1984
				$L5,000	obverse	1977–1984
				$L10,000	obverse	1976–1985
				$L50,000	obverse	1979–1985
				$L100,000	obverse
				$L500,000	obverse	1980–1985
				$L1,000,000	obverse	1981–1985
			Peso Argentino	$a1	obverse	1983–1985
				$a5	obverse	1983–1987
				$a10	obverse
				$a50	obverse
				$a100	obverse
				$a500	obverse	1984–1987
				$a1,000	obverse	1983–1987
			Austral	₳10,000	obverse	1989–1991
				₳50,000	obverse
				₳500,000	obverse	1990–1991
Justo José de Urquiza	1801–1870	President of Argentina (1854–1860)	Austral	₳5	obverse	1986–1991
Santiago Derqui	1809–1867	President of Argentina (1860–1861)	Austral	₳10	obverse	1985–1991
Bartolomé Mitre	1821–1906	President of Argentina (1862–1868)	Austral	₳50	obverse	1986–1991
Carlos Pellegrini	1846–1906	President of Argentina (1890–1892)	Austral	₳10,000	obverse	1989–1992
			Peso	$1	obverse	1992–????
Manuel Quintana	1835–1906	President of Argentina (1904–1906)	Austral	₳500,000	obverse	1990–1993
Bernardino Rivadavia	1780–1845	President of Argentina (1826–1827)	Austral	₳1	obverse	1985–1991
Julio Argentino Roca	1843–1914	President of Argentina (1880–1886) and (1898–1904)	Austral	₳1,000	obverse	1988–1992
Luis Sáenz Peña	1822–1907	President of Argentina (1892–1895)	Austral	₳50,000	obverse	1989–1993
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento	1811–1888	President of Argentina (1868–1874)	Austral	₳100	obverse	1985–1992
José Evaristo Uriburu	1831–1914	President of Argentina (1895–1898)	Austral	₳100,000	obverse	1990–1993

Artsakh

Currencies: Artsakh dram

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Gregory the Illuminator	257–331	Patron saint of Armenia and the first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church	2 dram	Obverse	2004-2024

Australia

See also: Banknotes of the Australian dollar

Currencies: Pound (£A 1910–1966)
Dollar ($A, 1966–present)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Joseph Banks	1743–1820	English botonist; introduced eucalyptus to the West	Dollar	$5	obverse	1967–1992
Caroline Chisholm	1808–1877	Humanitarian for women's immigrant welfare	Dollar	$5	reverse	1967–1992
James Cook	1728–1779	Explorer; the first European to visit the Australian east coast	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
Elizabeth II	1926–2022	Queen of Australia (1952–2022)	Pound	£1	obverse	1953–1966
			Dollar	$1	obverse	1966–1984
William Farrer	1845–1906	Leading agronomist and wheat breeder	Dollar	$2	reverse	1966–1988
Matthew Flinders	1774–1814	Navigator and cartographer; author of A Voyage to Terra Australis	Pound	10/–	obverse	1953–1966
Howard Florey	1898–1968	Nobel Prize winner for work with penicillin (1945)	Dollar	$50	obverse	1973–1995
Sir John Franklin	1786–1847	Governor of Tasmania and explorer of the Arctic	Pound	£5	obverse	1953–1966
Lawrence Hargrave	1850–1915	Inventor aeronautical pioneer; invented the box kite (1893)	Dollar	$20	reverse	1966–1994
Hamilton Hume	1797–1873	First Australian-born explorer of Australia	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
Henry Lawson	1867–1922	Poet and novelist	Dollar	$10	reverse	1966–1993
John Macarthur	1766–1834	Pioneer of the Australian wool industry	Dollar	$2	obverse	1966–1988
Douglas Mawson	1882–1958	Antarctic explorer and geologist	Dollar	$100	obverse	1984–1996
Arthur Phillip	1738–1814	Established the first European colony of Sydney, New South Wales	Pound	£10	obverse	1953–1966
Ian Clunies Ross	1899–1959	Scientist; leader in veterinary medicine	Dollar	$50	reverse	1973–1995
Charles Kingsford Smith	1897–1935	Aviator; first to fly across the Pacific in 1928	Dollar	$20	obverse	1966–1994
Charles Sturt	1795–1869	English explorer of Australia	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
John Tebbutt	1834–1916	Astronomer; discoverer of the "Great Comet of 1861"	Dollar	$100	reverse	1984–1996

Austria

Currencies: Schilling (S, 1947–2001)
Euro (€, 2002–present)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk	1851–1914	economist	Schilling	S 100	obverse	1985–2001
Moritz Michael Daffinger	1790–1849	miniature painter and sculpture	Schilling	S 20	obverse	1988–2001
Sigmund Freud	1856–1939	co-founder of psychoanalytic school of psychology	Schilling	S 50	obverse	1987–2001
Karl Landsteiner	1868–1943	Nobel Prize winner	Schilling	S 1,000	both	1997–2001
Rosa Mayreder	1858–1938	feminist, painter, author	Schilling	S 500	obverse	1997–2001
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	1756–1791	classical composer and pianist	Schilling	S 5,000	obverse	1989–2001
Erwin Schrödinger	1887–1961	Nobel Prize winner	Schilling	S 1,000	obverse	1983–1997
Otto Wagner	1841–1918	architect	Schilling	S 500	obverse	1986–1997

Azerbaijan

Currencies: Second manat (m, 1992–2006)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Nizami Gəncəvi	1141–1209	Poet	Second Azerbaijani manat	500m	Obverse	1993–2006
Məmməd Əmin Rəsulzadə	1884–1955	President of the Azerbaijani National Council (May 27 – December 7, 1918)	Second Azerbaijani manat	1,000m	Obverse	1993–2006

Belgium

Currencies: Franc (fr., 1832–2001)
Euro (€, 2002–present)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Albert I	1875-1934	King of the Belgians (1909-1934)	1 fr.	obverse	1920-1922
			5 fr.	obverse	1922-1938
			20 fr.	obverse	1921-1948
			100 fr.	obverse	1921-1932
			1,000 fr.	obverse	1922-1944
				obverse	1944-1950
				obverse	1950-1958
Albert II	1934–	King of the Belgians (1993–2013)	10,000 fr.	obverse	1997–2001
Baudoin I	1930-1993	King of the Belgians (1951-1993)	10,000 fr.	obverse	1992-1998
			20 fr.	obverse	1964-1980
			50 fr.	obverse	1966-1989
Hendrik Beyaert	1823-1894	architect	100 fr.	obverse	1978-1994
Elizabeth	1876-1965	Queen of the Belgians (1909-1934)	1 fr.	obverse	1920-1922
			5 fr.	obverse	1922-1938
			20 fr.	obverse	1921-1948
			100 fr.	obverse	1921-1932
			1,000 fr.	obverse	1922-1944
James Ensor	1860-1949	impressionist painter	100 fr.	obverse	1995-2001
Fabiola	1928-2014	Queen of the Belgians (1960-1993)	50 fr.	obverse	1966-1989
			10,000 fr.	obverse	1992-1998
Walthère Frère-Orban	1812-1896	Belgian Prime-Minister (1868-1870 & 1878-1884)	100 fr.	reverse	1952-1961
Hendrik Geeraert	1863-1925	Belgian hero in WW I	1,000 fr.	reverse	1950-1958
Guido Gezelle	1830-1899	Flemish impressionist poet and priest	5,000 fr.	obverse	1982-1992
André Grétry	1741-1813	composer of opéras comiques	1,000 fr.	obverse	1980-1997
Victor Horta	1861-1947	Art Nouveau architect	2,000 fr.	obverse	1994-2001
Leopold I	1790-1865	King of the Belgians (1831-1865)	20 fr.	obverse	1914-1920
			100 fr.	obverse	1914-1920
				obverse	1945-1951
				obverse	1952-1961
			1000 fr.	obverse	1914-1920
Leopold II	1835-1909	King of the Belgians (1865-1909)	500 fr.	obverse	1944-1951
				obverse	1952-1960
Roland de Lassus	1532-1594	Flemish composer	20 fr.	obverse	1950-1960
Lambert Lombard	1505-1566	Renaissance painter in Liège	100 fr.	obverse	1962-1975
Louise-Marie Queen
René Magritte	1898-1967	surrealist artist	500 fr.	obverse	1998-2001
Margaret of Austria	1480-1530	Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands	500 fr.	reverse	1961-1975
Gerardus Mercator	1512-1594	carthographer known for Mercator Projection	1,000 fr	obverse	1961-1975
Constantin Meunier	1831-1905	painter, sculptor	500 fr.	obverse	1980-1998
Philippus de Monte	1521-1603	Flemish composer	20 fr.	reverse	1950-1960
Bernard van Orley	1491-1541	Flemish renaissance painter	500 fr.	obverse	1961-1975
Constant Permeke	1886-1952	Flemish expressionist painter	1,000 fr.	obverse	1997-2001
Paola	1937–	Queen of the Belgians (1993–2013)	10,000 fr.	obverse	1997-2001
Peter Paul Rubens
Adolphe Sax	1814-1894	musician, inventor of the saxophone	200 fr.	obverse	1995-2001
Andreas Vesalius	1514-1564	anatomist and physician	5,000 fr.	obverse	1971-1981

Brazil

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

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Dom Pedro I	1798–1834	First emperor of Brazil (1822–1831)	Cruzeiro	Cr$5	obverse	1970–1984
Dom Pedro II	1825–1891	Emperor of Brazil (1831–1889)	Cruzeiro	Cr$10	obverse
Deodoro da Fonseca	1827–1892	1st President of Brazil (1889–1891)	Cruzeiro	Cr$50	obverse
Floriano Peixoto	1839–1895	President of Brazil (1891–1894)	Cruzeiro	Cr$100	obverse
Baron of Rio Branco	1845–1912	Defined the country's borders	Cruzeiro	Cr$1,000	obverse	1978–1989
Duke of Caxias	1803–1880	Army marshal	Cruzeiro	Cr$100	obverse	1981–1987
Dona Isabel	1846–1921	Princess of Brazil; emancipation of slaves	Cruzeiro	Cr$200	obverse
Castelo Branco	1897–1967	President of Brazil (1965–1967)	Cruzeiro	Cr$5,000	obverse	1981-1989
Rui Barbosa	1849–1923	Brazilian delegate in the Second Hague Conference	Cruzeiro Cruzado	Cr$10,000 Cz$10	obverse	1984–1990
Oswaldo Cruz	1872–1917	Bacteriologist and public health officer	Cruzeiro Cruzado	Cr$50,000 Cz$50	obverse
Juscelino Kubitschek	1902–1976	President of Brazil (1956–1961)	Cruzeiro Cruzado	Cr$100,000 Cz$100	obverse	1985-1990
Heitor Villa-Lobos	1887–1959	Composer	Cruzado	Cz$500	obverse	1986–1990
Machado de Assis	1839–1908	Writer	Cruzado	Cz$1,000	obverse	1987–1990
Cândido Portinari	1903–1962	Neo-realist painter	Cruzado	Cz$5,000	obverse	1988–1990
Carlos Chagas	1879–1934	Bacteriologist, discoverer of the Chagas Disease	Cruzado	Cz$10,000	obverse
Carlos Drummond de Andrade	1902–1987	Writer	Cruzado Novo	NCz$50	obverse	1989–1992
Cecília Meireles	1901–1964	Poet	Cruzado Novo Cruzeiro	NCz$100 Cr$100	obverse
Augusto Ruschi	1915–1986	Ecologist	Cruzado Novo Cruzeiro	NCz$500 Cr$500	obverse	1990–1994
Cândido Rondon	1865-1958		Cruzeiro	Cr$1,000	obverse
Carlos Gomes	1836-1896		Cruzeiro	Cr$5,000	obverse
Vital Brasil	1865-1950		Cruzeiro	Cr$10,000	obverse	1991–1994
Câmara Cascudo	1898-1986		Cruzeiro	Cr$50,000	obverse
Mário de Andrade	1893-1945		Cruzeiro	Cr$500,000	obverse	1993–1994
Anísio Teixeira	1900–1971	Educational system reformer	Cruzeiro Real	CR$1,000	obverse

Bulgaria

Currency: Lev (pl. Leva, лв; since 1881)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Georgi Dimitrov	1882–1949	General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1946–1949); Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria (1946–1949); Head of the International Policy Department of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1943–1945); General Secretary of the executive committee of the Communist International (1935–1943)	Lev	All (10–500 лв.)	Obverse	1951–1974
Desislava Sevastokratoritsa Ktitoritsa		13th-century Bulgarian noble	Lev	20 лв.	Obverse	1991
Hristo G. Danov	1828–1911	Bulgarian enlightener, teacher and book publisher	Lev	50 лв.	Obverse	1991
Zakhary Khristovich Dimitrov	1810–1853	Painter	Lev	100 лв.	Obverse	1991–1993
Ivan Minchov Vazov	1850–1921	Poet, novelist and playwright	Lev	200 лв.	Obverse	1992
Dobri Hristov	1875–1941	Composer	Lev	500 лв.	Obverse	1993
Vasil Levski	1837–1873	Revolutionary and national hero of Bulgaria	Lev	1,000 лв.	Obverse	1994–1997
Nikola Fichev (Kolyu Ficheto)	1800–1881	Architect, builder and sculptor	Lev	2,000 лв.	Obverse	1994–1996
Zahari Stoyanov	1850–1889	Revolutionary, writer and historian	Lev	5,000 лв.	Obverse	1996–1997
Vladimir Dimitrov—Maystora	1882–1960	Painter, draughtsman and teacher	Lev	10,000 лв.	Obverse	1996
Petar Beron	1799–1871	Educator	Lev	10,000 лв.	Obverse	1997
Saints Cyril and Methodius	826–869 (Saint Cryil); 815–885 (Saint Methodus)	Devising the Glagolitic alphabet, the first alphabet used to transcribe Old Church Slavonic	Lev	50,000 лв.	Obverse	1997

Burma/Myanmar

Currency: Kyat (K (singular), Ks. (pl); since 1852)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Aung San	1915–1947	5th Premier of the British Crown Colony of Burma (1946–1947); President of the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (1945–1947)	Kyat	All (1–20 kyats)	Obverse	1965
Aung San	1915–1947	5th Premier of the British Crown Colony of Burma (1946–1947); President of the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (1945–1947)	Kyat	K 1/-, Ks 5/-, Ks 10/-, Ks 15/-, Ks 25/-, Ks 35/-, Ks 50/-, Ks 75/- and Ks 100/-	Obverse	1972–1986
Thakin Pho Hla Gyi			Kyat	Ks 45/-	Obverse	1987
Saya San	1876–1931	Leader of the 'Saya San Rebellion' of 1930–1932 in British Burma	Kyat	Ks 90/-	Obverse	1987

Cameroon

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

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Ahmadou Babatoura Ahidjo	1924–1989	1st President of Cameroon (1960–1982)	Central African CFA franc	5,000 CFA francs	Obverse	1961
Ahmadou Babatoura Ahidjo	1924–1989	1st President of Cameroon (1960–1982)	Central African CFA franc	100, 5,000 and 10,000 CFA francs	Obverse	1962 (100 CFA francs); 1962 (5,000 CFA francs); 1972 (10,000 CFA francs)
Ahmadou Babatoura Ahidjo	1924–1989	1st President of Cameroon (1960–1982)	Central African CFA franc	5,000 and 10,000 CFA francs	Obverse	1974 (5,000 CFA francs); 1974–1981 (10,000 CFA francs)
Paul Biya	1933–	2nd President of Cameroon (1982–)	Central African CFA franc	1,000 CFA francs	Obverse	1985–1992

Canada

See also: Banknotes of the Canadian dollar

Currency: Dollar (Can$, 1867–Present)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Robert Borden	1854–1937	8th Prime Minister (1911–1920)	dollar	Can$100	obverse	1976–1990
						1990–2004
Edward	1894–1972	Prince of Wales (1910–1936)	dollar	Can$5	obverse	1935–1937
Elizabeth	1926–2022	Princess of York (1936–1952)	dollar	Can$20	obverse	1935–1937
Elizabeth II		Queen of Canada (1952–2022)		Can$1	obverse	1954–1974
				Can$2	obverse	1954–1975
						1986–1996
				Can$5	obverse	1954–1972
				Can$10	obverse	1954–1971
				Can$20	obverse	1954–1969
						1969–1993
						1993–2004
				Can$50	obverse	1954–1975
				Can$100	obverse	1954–1976
				Can$1,000	obverse	1954–1992
						1992–2000
George V	1865–1936	King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions (1910–1936)	dollar	Can$1	obverse	1935–1936
Albert	1895–1952	Duke of York (1920–1936)	dollar	Can$50	obverse	1935–1937
George VI		King of Canada (1936–1952)		Can$1	obverse	1936–1954
				Can$2	obverse
				Can$5	obverse
				Can$10	obverse
				Can$20	obverse
				Can$50	obverse
Henry	1900–1974	Duke of Gloucester (1928–1974)	dollar	Can$100	obverse	1935–1937
William Lyon Mackenzie King	1874–1950	10th Prime Minister (1921–1926; 1926–1930; 1935–1948)	dollar	Can$50	obverse	1975–1989
						1989–2004
Wilfrid Laurier	1841–1919	7th Prime Minister of Canada (1896–1911)	dollar	Can$5	obverse	1972–1986
						1986–2001
				Can$1,000	obverse	1935–1937
						1937–1954
John A. Macdonald	1815–1891	1st Prime Minister (1867–1873 and 1878–1891)	dollar	Can$10	obverse	1971–1989
						1989–2000
				Can$100	obverse	1937–1954
				Can$500	obverse	1935–1937
Mary	1867–1953	Royal consort to George V (1910–1936)	dollar	Can$2	obverse	1935–1937
Mary	1897–1965	Princess Royal of Canada (1932–1965)	dollar	Can$10	obverse	1935–1937

Central African Republic/Central African Empire

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

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Jean-Bédel Bokassa	1921–1996	2nd President of the Central African Republic (1966–1976); Emperor of the Central African Empire (1976–1979)	Central African CFA franc	All (500-10,000 francs)	Obverse	1974–1976 (Central African Republic); 1978–1979 (Central African Empire)

Chad

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

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
François Tombalbaye (N'Garta Tombalbaye)	1918–1975	1st President of Chad (1960–1975)	Central African CFA franc	5,000 and 10,000 CFA francs	Obverse	1974 (5,000 CFA francs); 1971 (10,000 CFA francs)

Chile

Currency: Old Chilean peso ($; 1817–1960)
Chilean escudo (Eº; 1960–1975)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Bernardo O'Higgins	1778–1842	Supreme Director of Chile (1817–1823); Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army (1819–1823); Chilean independence leader who freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence	Old Chilean peso	5 pesos (1⁄2 condor)	Obverse	1923–1947
Manuel Bulnes	1799–1866	President of Chile (1841–1851)	Old Chilean peso	10 pesos (1 condor)	Obverse	1931–1959
Pedro de Valdivia	1497–1553	1st Royal Governor of Chile (1540–1547); 3rd Royal Governor of Chile (1549–1553)	Old Chilean peso	20 pesos (2 condores)	Obverse	1939–1947
Aníbal Pinto	1825–1884	8th President of Chile (1876–1881)	Old Chilean peso	50 pesos (5 condores)	Obverse	1932–1959
Arturo Prat	1848–1879	Lawyer and naval officer of the Chilean Navy	Old Chilean peso	100 pesos (10 condores)	Obverse	1933–1958
Álvarez Jorge Montt			Old Chilean peso	500 pesos (50 condores)	Obverse	1933–1959
Manuel Blanco Encalada	1790–1876	Provisional President of Chile (July 9 – September 9, 1826)	Old Chilean peso	1,000 pesos (100 condores)	Obverse	1933–1959
Manuel A. Tocornal			Old Chilean peso	5,000 pesos (500 condores)	Obverse	1932–1959
José Manuel Balmaceda	1840–1891	10th President of Chile (1886–1891)	Old Chilean peso	10,000 pesos (1,000 condores)	Obverse	1932–1959
Arturo Alessandri	1868–1950	17th & 21st President of Chile (1920–1924 (17th); March 20 – October 1, 1925; 1932–1938 (21st)	Old Chilean peso	50,000 pesos (5,000 condores)	Obverse	1958–1959
Bernardo O'Higgins	1778–1842	Supreme Director of Chile (1817–1823); Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army (1819–1823); Chilean independence leader	Chilean escudo	Eº0.50 (50 Centésimos)	Obverse	1962–1975
Arturo Prat	1848–1879	Lawyer and naval officer of the Chilean Navy	Chilean escudo	Eº1	Obverse	1962–1975
Manuel Bulnes	1799–1866	President of Chile (1841–1851)	Chilean escudo	Eº5	Obverse	1962–1964
José Manuel Balmaceda	1840–1891	10th President of Chile (1886–1891)	Chilean escudo	Eº10	Obverse	1962–1975
Arturo Alessandri	1868–1950	17th & 21st President of Chile (1920–1924 (17th); March 20 – October 1, 1925; 1932–1938 (21st)	Chilean escudo	Eº50	Obverse	1962–1975
Manuel Rengifo	1793–1845	Chilean politician	Chilean escudo	Eº100	Obverse	1962–1975
José Miguel Carrera	1785–1821	President of the First Chilean Governing Council (1811–1814)	Chilean escudo	Eº1,000 and Eº5,000	Obverse	1973–1975
Bernardo O'Higgins	1778–1842	Supreme Director of Chile (1817–1823); Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army (1819–1823); Chilean independence leader who freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence	Chilean escudo	Eº10,000	Obverse	1974

Czechoslovakia

Currency: Czechoslovak crown (Kčs; 1919–1993)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Jan Žižka	c.1360–1424	Czech general, contemporary and follower of Jan Hus, Hussite military leader, and later also a Radical Hussite who led the Taborites	Czechoslovak crown	25 Kčs	Obverse	1958–1972
Jan Žižka	c.1360–1424	Czech general, contemporary and follower of Jan Hus, Hussite military leader, and later also a Radical Hussite who led the Taborites	Czechoslovak crown	20 Kčs	Obverse	1971–1991
Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav	1849–1921	Poet, dramatist, translator, and for a short time, member of the Czechoslovak parliament	Czechoslovak crown	10 Kčs	Obverse	1986–1993
John Amos Comenius	1592–1670	Philosopher, pedagogue and theologian from the Margraviate of Moravia	Czechoslovak crown	20 Kčs	Obverse	1988–1993
Ľudovít Štúr	1815–1856	Leader of the Slovak national revival in the 19th century, and the author of the Slovak language standard	Czechoslovak koruna	50 Kčs	Obverse	1987–1993
Klement Gottwald	1896–1953	Leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (1929–1953); 14th Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1946–1948); 5th President of Czechoslovakia (1948–1953)	Czechoslovak crown	100 Kčs	Obverse	1989–1990
Bedřich Smetana	1824–1884	Composer who pioneered the development of a musical style which became closely identified with his country's aspirations to independent statehood	Czechoslovak crown	1,000 Kčs	Obverse	1985–1993

Czech Republic

Currency: Czech crown (Kč; since 1993)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Ottokar I	c.1155–1230	Duke of Bohemia (1192–1193); King of Bohemia (1197–1230)	Czech crown	20 Kč	Obverse	1993–2014
Agnes of Bohemia	1211–1282	Princess of Bohemia; Saint of the Czech Republic	Czech crown	50 Kč	Obverse	1993–2017

China

See also: Third series of the renminbi and Fourth series of the renminbi

Currency: Renminbi (¥; since 1948)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Mao Zedong	1893–1976	1st President (1954–1959)	Renminbi	¥100	obverse	1992–1999
Zhou Enlai	1898–1976	1st Premier (1949–1976); 1st Foreign Minister (1949–1958)
Liu Shaoqi	1898–1969	2nd President (1959–1968)
Zhu De	1886–1976	Founder of the Chinese Red Army

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Liang Jun	1930–2020	Became China's first female tractor driver	Renminbi	¥1	Obverse	1969–1996

Confederate States of America

Currency: Confederate States dollar (US$; 1861–1865)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
George Washington	1732–1799	1st President of the United States (1789–1797); Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army; Founding Father of the United States	Confederate States dollar	$50 and $100	Obverse	July 29 – October 22, 1861 ($50 and $100); August 25 – September 23, 1861 ($50)
John Caldwell Calhoun	1782–1850	7th Vice President of the United States (1825–1832)	Confederate States dollar	$1,000	Obverse	April 5 – June 21, 1861
Andrew Jackson	1767–1845	7th President of the United States (1829–1837)	Confederate States dollar	$1,000	Obverse	April 5 – June 21, 1861
Jefferson Davis	1808–1889	President of the Confederate States (1862–1865)	Confederate States dollar	$50	Obverse	April 17 – December 10, 1862
Alexander Hamilton Stephens	1812–1883	Vice President of the Confederate States (1862–1865)	Confederate States dollar	$20	Obverse	June 21 – December 8, 1862 (Version 1); June 28 – November 15, 1862 (Version 2)
John Elliott Ward	1814–1902	Politician and diplomat	Confederate States dollar	$10	Obverse	November 15 – December 30, 1861
Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter	1809–1887	President pro tempore of the Confederate States Senate (1862–1865); Confederate States Senator from Virginia (1862–1865); 2nd Confederate States Secretary of State (1861–1862)	Confederate States dollar	$10	Obverse	February 20 – December 8, 1862 (Version 1); May 12 – August 9, 1862 (Version 2); July 12 – December 8, 1862 (Version 3); June 14, 1862 – January 3, 1863 (Version 4)
Christopher Gustavus Memminger	1803–1888	1st Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury (1861–1864)	Confederate States dollar	$5	Obverse	March 13 – June 19, 1862 (Version 1); May 12 – December 8, 1862 (Version 2); April 7 – September 13, 1862 (Version 3)
Judah Philip Benjamin	1811–1884	3rd Confederate States Secretary of State (1862–1865); 2nd Confederate States Secretary of War (1861–1862); 1st Confederate States Attorney General (February 25 – November 15, 1861)	Confederate States dollar	$2	Obverse
John Caldwell Calhoun	1782–1850	7th Vice President of the United States (1825–1832)	Confederate States dollar	$100	Obverse
Lucy Pickens	1832–1899	Socialite	Confederate States dollar	$1, $100	Obverse
George Wythe Randolph	1818–1867	3rd Confederate States Secretary of War (March 24 – November 15, 1862)	Confederate States dollar	$100	Obverse
Clement Claiborne Clay	1816–1882	Confederate States Senator from Alabama (1862–1864)	Confederate States dollar	$1	Obverse
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson	1824–1863	General of the Confederate States Army	Confederate States dollar	$500	Obverse

Croatia

Currency: Kuna (kn; 1994–2023)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Juraj Dobrila	1812–1882	Catholic bishop; public supporter of Croatian language and culture	Kuna	10 kn	obverse	1994-2023
Fran Krsto Frankopan	1643–1671	Statesman and poet; died for Croatian liberty	Kuna	5 kn	obverse
Ivan Gundulić	1589–1638	Baroque poet	Kuna	50 kn	obverse
Josip Jelačić	1801–1859	Ban (1848–1859); abolished serfdom	Kuna	20 kn	obverse
Marko Marulić	1450–1524	Poet and humanist	Kuna	500 kn	obverse
Ivan Mažuranić	1814–1890	Ban (1873–1880); modernized economy and education	Kuna	100 kn	obverse
Stjepan Radić	1871–1928	Founder of the Croatian Peasant Party (1905)	Kuna	200 kn	obverse
Ante Starčević	1823–1896	Politician and writer	Kuna	1,000 kn	obverse
Tomislav	???-928	1st King of Croatia (925–928)	Kuna	1,000 kn	reverse
Petar Zrinski	1621–1671	Statesman and poet; died for Croatian liberty	Kuna	5 kn	obverse

Denmark

Currency: Krone (kr, 1873–Present)

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

East Germany

Currency: Mark (M, 1948–1990)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Alexander von Humbolt	1769-1859	geographer	East German mark	M 5	Obverse	1964-1975
Thomas Müntzer	1489–1525	Reformation-era German theologian	East German mark	M 5	Obverse	1975–1990
Friedrich Schiller	1759-1805	Poet and philosopher	East German mark	M 10	Obverse	1964-1971
Clara Zetkin	1857–1933	Marxist theorist, activist, and advocate for women's rights; Responsible for organizing the first International Women's Day in 1911	East German mark	M 10	Obverse	1971–1990
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe	1749–1832	Writer and statesman	East German mark	M20	Obverse	1964-1975
						1975–1990
Friedrich Engels	1820–1895	Social scientist, author, political theorist, philosopher, and father of Marxist theory	East German mark	M 50	Obverse	1964-1971
						1971–1990
Karl Marx	1818–1883	Philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist	East German mark	M 100	Obverse	1964-1975
						1975–1990

Egypt

Currency: Pound (LE, 1836–Present)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Farouk I	1920–1965	King of Egypt (1936–1952)	Pound	LE 1	obverse	1950–1952
				LE 5	obverse	1946–1952
Khafre	unknown	Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty (2558–2532 BC)	Pound	LE 10	reverse	1970–1979
						1979–2003
Ramesses II	1302–1213 BC	Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty (1279–1213 BC)	Pound	50 PT	obverse	1968–1981
						1981–1986
				LE 1	obverse	1968–1979
Tutankhamun	unknown	Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty (1333–1324 BC)	Pound	25 PT	obverse	1952–1962
				50 PT	obverse	1952–1962
				LE 1	obverse	1930–1950
						1952–1963
						1963–1968
				LE 5	obverse	1952–1963
						1963–1969
						1970–1981
				LE 10	obverse	1952–1962
						1962–1970
				LE 100	obverse	1979–1994

Equatorial Guinea

[ Currency: Peseta (Pta (singular), Pts (pl), 1969–1975) and Ekwele (plu. Bipkwele; 1975–1985)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Francisco Macías Nguema	1924–1979	1st President of Equatorial Guinea (1968–1979)	Peseta	All (100 to 1,000 Pts)	Obverse	1969–1975
Francisco Macías Nguema	1924–1979	1st President of Equatorial Guinea (1968–1979)	Ekwele (plu. Bipkwele)	All (25 to 1,000 bipkwele)	Obverse	1975–1985
Tomas Engono Nkogo			Bipkwele	100 bipkwele	Obverse	1979–1985
Rey Uganda			Bipkwele	500 bipkwele	Obverse	1979–1985
Rey Bioko			Bipkwele	1,000 bipkwele	Obverse	1979–1985
Enrique Nvo Okenve			Bipkwele	5,000 bipkwele	Obverse	1979–1985

Ethiopia

Currency: Ethiopian dollar (Br/ብር; since 1894)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Haile Selassie	1892–1975	Emperor of Ethiopia (1930–1974)	Ethiopian dollar	All (1–500 dollars)	Obverse	1945 (1–500 dollars); 1961 (1–500 dollars); 1966 (1–100 dollars)

Estonia

Currency: Kroon (KR, 1928–1940, 1992–2010)

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

Faroe Islands

Currency: Króna (kr, 1951–present)

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

Federated Malay States

Currency: Dollar ($; 1939–1953)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
George VI	1895–1952	King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth (1936–1952); Emperor of India (1936–1947); and the first Head of the Commonwealth	Cent	All (1–50 cents)	Obverse	1940–1945
George VI	1895–1952	King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth (1936–1952); Emperor of India (1936–1947); and the first Head of the Commonwealth	Dollar	All (1–10,000 dollars)	Obverse	1941–1945

Federation of Malaya

Currency: Dollar ($; 1953–1967)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Elizabeth II	1926–2022	Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth Realms (1952–2022)	Dollar	All (1–10,000 dollars)	Obverse	1953–1967

Finland

Currency: Mark (Mk., 1860–2002)
Euro (€, 2002–present)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Alvar Aalto	1898–1976	modernist architect	Mark	Mk 50	reverse	1986–2002
Anders Chydenius	1729–1803	priest and statesman	Mark	Mk 1,000	reverse	1986–2002
Väinö Linna	1920–1992	novelist	Mark	Mk 20	reverse	1993–2002
Elias Lönnrot	1802–1884	historian, composer of Kalevala (the national epic)	Mark	Mk 500	reverse	1986–2002
Paavo Nurmi	1897–1973	Olympic gold and silver multi-medalist	Mark	Mk 10	reverse	1986–1992
Jean Sibelius	1865–1957	classical composer	Mark	Mk 100	reverse	1986–2002

France

Currencies: Franc (F, 1795–2002)
Euro (€, 2002–present)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
René Descartes	1595–1650	Philosopher, mathematician, and scientist	Franc	100 F	Obverse	1942–1944
Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquis de Seignelay	1651–1690	Politician	Franc	100 F	Obverse	1944
Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier	1811–1877	Mathematician who specialised in celestial mechanics and is best known for predicting the existence and position of Neptune using only mathematics	Franc	50 F	Obverse	1946–1951
François-René de Chateaubriand	1768–1848	Writer, politician, diplomat, and historian; founder of Romanticism in French literature	Franc	500 F	Obverse	1945–1953
Victor Hugo	1802–1885	Poet, novelist and dramatist	Franc	500 F	Both	1954–1958
Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal-Duke of Richelieu and of Fronsac	1585–1642	Clergyman, nobleman, and statesman; Cardinal, Bishop of Luçon	Franc	1,000 F	Both	1953–1957
King Henri IV	1553–1610	King of France (1589–1610)	Franc	5,000 F	Both	1957 and 1958
Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I)	1769–1821	Military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars; Emperor of the French (1804–1814); King of Italy (1805–1814); Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine (1806–1813)	Franc	10,000 F	Both	1955–1958
Victor Hugo	1802–1885	Poet, novelist and dramatist	New Franc	5 NF	Both	1960
Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal-Duke of Richelieu and of Fronsac	1585–1642	Clergyman, nobleman, and statesman; Cardinal, Bishop of Luçon	New Franc	10 NF	Both	1960
King Henri IV	1553–1610	King of France (1589–1610)	New Franc	50 NF	Both	1960
Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I)	1769–1821	Military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars; Emperor of the French (1804–1814); King of Italy (1805–1814); Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine (1806–1813)	New Franc	100 NF	Both	1960
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin	1622–1673	Playwright and actor	New Franc	500 NF	Both	1959–1966
Louis Pasteur	1822–1895	Chemist and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization	Franc	5 F	Both	1966–1970
François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire)	1694–1778	Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher	Franc	10 F	Both	1963–1973
Jean Racine	1639–1699	Dramatist	Franc	50 F	Both	1962–1976
Pierre Corneille	1606–1684	Tragedian	Franc	100 F	Both	1964–1979
Hector Berlioz	1803–1869	Composer	Franc	10 F	Both	1972–1978
Claude-Achille Debussy	1862–1918	Composer	Franc	20 F	Both	1980–1997
Maurice Quentin de La Tour	1704–1788	Portraitist	Franc	50 F	Both	1976–1992
Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène Delacroix	1898-1863	Romantic painter	Franc	100 F	Both	1978–1995
Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu	1689–1755	Lawyer, man of letters, and political philosopher	Franc	200 F	Both	1981–1994
Blaise Pascal	1623–1662	Mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Christian philosopher	Franc	500 F	Both	1968–1993
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry	1900–1944	Author and aviator	Franc	50 F	Obverse	1992–2002
Paul Cézanne	1839–1906	Post-Impressionist painter	Franc	100 F	Obverse	1997–2002
Gustave Eiffel	1832–1923	engineer and architect	Franc	200 F	obverse	1996–2002
Marie Curie and Pierre Curie	1867–1934 (Marie Curie); 1859–1906 (Pierre Curie)	Physicist and chemist (Marie Curie); Physicist, a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity (Pierre Curie); received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903	Franc	500 F	Obverse	1995–2002

French Polynesia

Currency: CFP franc (F; 1945–)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Louis Antoine de Bougainville	1729–1811	Admiral and explorer; known to circumnavigate the world, during the 18th century	CFP franc	5,000 CFP francs	Obverse	1992–2010
Auguste Febvrier Despointes	1796–1855	Counter admiral	CFP franc	5,000 CFP francs	Reverse	1992–2010

Gabon

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

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba	1935–2009	President of Gabon (1967–2009)	Central African CFA franc	10,000 CFA francs	Obverse	1971
El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba	1935–2009	President of Gabon (1967–2009)	Central African CFA franc	All (1,000–10,000 CFA francs)	Obverse	1974–1984 (1,000 CFA francs); 1974–1978 (5,000 CFA francs); 1974–1978 (10,000 CFA francs)
El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba	1935–2009	President of Gabon (1967–2009)	Central African CFA franc	1,000 CFA francs	Obverse	1985–1992

Germany

Currencies: Deutsche Mark (DM, 1948–2002)
Euro (€, 2002–present)

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

Greece

Currencies: Drachma (₯, 1832–2002)
Euro (€, 2002–present)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
John Capodistria	1776–1831	1st Governor of Greece (1827–1831)	Drachma	₯500	obverse	1983–2002
Rigas Feraios	1757–1798	Revolutionary; first casualty of the Greek War of Independence	Drachma	₯200.	obverse	1997–2002
Theodoros Kolokotronis	1770–1843	General during the Greek War of Independence	Drachma	₯5,000	obverse	1997–2002
Adamantios Korais	1748–1833	Linguist; author of the first modern Greek dictionary	Drachma	₯100.	reverse	1978–2002
Georgios Papanikolaou	1883–1962	Pioneer in early cancer detection	Drachma	₯10,000	obverse	1995–2002

Guadeloupe

Currency: Franc (1848–1960)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Christopher Columbus	1451–1506	Explorer, navigator and colonizer; responsible for establishing permanent settlements on the island of Hispaniola and initiated the European colonization of the New World	Franc	5 francs	Obverse	1942
Louis Antoine de Bougainville	1729–1811	First Frenchman to circumnavigate the world, during the 18th century	Franc	5 francs	Obverse	1947–1949
Jean-Baptiste Colbert (Marquis de Seignelay)	1651–1690	Politician	Franc	10 francs	Obverse	1947–1949
Émile Gentil	1866–1914	Colonial administrator, naval officer, and colonial military leader	Franc	20 francs	Obverse	1947–1949
Belain d'Esnambuc			Franc	50 francs	Obverse	1947–1949
Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais	1699–1753	Naval officer	Franc	100 francs	Obverse	1947–1949
Victor Schœlcher	1804–1893	Abolitionist	Franc	5,000 francs	Obverse	1947–1949

Guinea

Currency: Franc (FG; 1959–1971); Syli (1971–1985)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Ahmed Sékou Touré	1922–1984	1st President of Guinea (1958–1984)	Franc	All (50-10,000 francs)	Obverse	1958–1963
Mafori Bangoura			Syli	1 Syli	Obverse	1981
Mohammed V	1909–1961	Sultan of Morocco (1927–1957); King of Morocco (1957–1961)	Syli	2 Sylis	Obverse	1981
Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah	1909–1972	1st President of Ghana (1960–1966)	Syli	5 Sylis	Obverse	1980
Patrice Émery Lumumba	1925–1961	Prime Minister of Congo-Léopoldville (June 24 – September 14, 1960)	Syli	10 Sylis	Obverse	1971–1980
Behazin of Dahomey		King of Dahomey	Syli	25 Sylis	Obverse	1971–1980
Alpha Yaya Diallo		King of Labé	Syli	50 Sylis	Obverse	1971–1980
Samory Touré			Syli	100 Sylis	Obverse	1971–1980
Josip Broz Tito	1892–1980	1st President of Yugoslavia (1953–1980); 23rd Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1944–1963); 1st Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement (1961–1964); 1st Federal Secretary of National Defense (1945–1953); 4th President of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1939–1940)	Syli	500 Sylis	Obverse	1980

Guinea-Bissau

Currency: Peso (1975–1993)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Pansa Na Isna			Peso	50 pesos	Obverse	1975–1993
Domingos Ramos			Peso	100 pesos	Obverse	1975–1990
Francisco Mendes	1939–1978	1st Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (1973–1978)	Peso	500 pesos	Obverse	1983–1990
Amílcar Cabral	1924–1973	Guinea-Bissauan and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, writer, and a nationalist thinker and political leader	Peso	All (1000–10,000 pesos)	Obverse	1978–1993 (1000 pesos); 1984–1993 (5000 pesos); 1990–1997 (10,000 pesos)

Hungary

See also: Banknotes of the Hungarian forint

Currency: Forint (Ft, 1946–present)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Endre Ady	1877–1919	poet	Forint	500 Ft	obverse	1970–1999
						1992–1999
Béla Bartók	1881–1945	Composer and pianist	Forint	1,000 Ft	obverse	1983–1999
						1993–1999
Charles I	1288–1342	King of Hungary (1308–1342)	Forint	200 Ft	obverse	1998-2009
György Dózsa	????-1514	Led a peasants' revolt against the nobility	Forint	20 Ft	obverse	1948–1992
						1920–1992
						1960–1992
Lajos Kossuth	1802–1894	Statesman and freedom fighter	Forint	100 Ft	obverse	1948–1998
						1920–1998
						1959–1998
						1992–1998
Sándor Petőfi	1823–1849	National poet; key figure of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848	Forint	10 Ft	obverse	1947–1992
						1950–1992
						1959–1992

Iceland

Currency: Króna (kr, 1874–Present)

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

India

See also: Mahatma Gandhi Series, Mahatma Gandhi New Series, and 2016 Indian banknote demonetisation

Currency: Rupee (since 1947)
Symbol: ₹

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honor	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Mahatma Gandhi	1869–1948	Leader of the Indian independence movement	₹1000	Obverse	2000–2016
			₹2000		2016–2023

Indonesia

See also: Banknotes of the rupiah

Currency: Rupiah (Rp; since 1945)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Sukarno	1901–1970	1st President of Indonesia (1945–1967)	Rupiah	All (1–100 rupiah)	Obverse	1946–1950
			Rupiah	All (5–100 rupiah)	Obverse	1947
			Rupiah	All (25–250 rupiah)	Obverse	1947
			Rupiah	All (40–600 rupiah)	Obverse	1947
			New Rupiah (Rupiah Baru)	Both (10 and 100 rupiah baru)	Obverse	1949
			Rupiah	Both (Rp 5 and Rp 10)	Obverse	1950
Raden Adjeng Kartini	1879–1904	Women's emancipation and national heroine	Rupiah	Rp 5	Obverse	1953–1961
Pangeran Diponegoro	1785–1855	Prince of Java, national hero	Rupiah	Rp 100	Obverse	1953–1960
Sukarno	1901–1970	1st President of Indonesia (1945–1967)	Rupiah	Both (Rp 1 and Rp 21⁄2)	Obverse	1964–1968
Sukarno	1901–1970	1st President of Indonesia (1945–1967)	Rupiah	All (5–5,000 rupiah)	Obverse	1965–1971 (except for the 2,500 and 5,000 rupiah notes, which were not issued)
Sudirman	1916–1950	1st commander-in-chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces (1945–1950)	Rupiah	All (1–10,000 rupiah)	Obverse	1968–1977
Pangeran Diponegoro	1785–1855	Prince of Java, national hero	Rupiah	Rp 1,000	Obverse	1975–1988
Soetomo	1888–1938	Doctor and politician, national hero	Rupiah	Rp 1,000	Obverse	1980–1992
Sisingamangaraja XII	1849–1907	Priest-king of Batak people in northern Sumatra, national hero	Rupiah	Rp 1,000	Obverse	1987–1995
Teuku Umar	1854–1899	Leader in a guerrilla campaign against the Dutch during the Aceh War, national hero	Rupiah	Rp 5,000	Obverse	1986–1995
Raden Adjeng Kartini	1879–1904	Women's emancipation and national heroine	Rupiah	Rp 10,000	Obverse	1985–1995
Hamengkubuwono IX	1912–1988	2nd Vice President of Indonesia (1973–1978), national hero	Rupiah	Rp 10,000	Obverse	1992–2000
Suharto	1921–2008	2nd President of Indonesia (1967–1998)	Rupiah	Rp 50,000	Obverse	1993–2000
Cut Nyak Dhien	1850–1908	Leader of the Aceh guerrilla forces during the Aceh War, national heroine	Rupiah	Rp 10,000	Obverse	1998–2008
Ki Hajar Dewantara	1889–1959	1st Minister of National Education of Indonesia (1945), national hero	Rupiah	Rp 20,000	Obverse	1998–2008
Wage Rudolf Supratman	1903–1938	Songwriter who wrote both the lyrics and melody of the national anthem of Indonesia, national hero	Rupiah	Rp 50,000	Obverse	1999–2008

Iran/Persia

Currency: Toman (to 1931); Rial (since 1932)
Symbol: Rl (singular) and Rls (pl) in Latin, in Persian

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar	1831–1896	King of Persia (1848–1896)	1 toman	obverse	1890–1923
			2 toman	obverse	1890–1923
			3 toman	obverse	1890–1923
			5 toman	obverse	1890–1923
			10 toman	obverse	1890–1923
			20 toman	obverse	1890–1923
			25 toman	obverse	1890–1923
			50 toman	obverse	1890–1923
			100 toman	obverse	1890–1923
			500 toman	obverse	1890–1923
			1,000 toman	obverse	Treasury reserve only
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar	1831–1896	King of Persia (1848–1896)	1 toman	obverse	1924–31
			2 toman	obverse	1924–31
			5 toman	obverse	1924–31
			10 toman	obverse	1924–31
			20 toman	obverse	1924–31
			50 toman	obverse	1924–31
			100 toman	obverse	1924–31
Reza Shah	1878–1944	Founded the Pahlavi dynasty	5 Rls	obverse	1932–1937
			10 Rls	obverse	1932–1951
			20 Rls	obverse	1932–1951
			50 Rls	obverse	1932–1962
			100 Rls	obverse	1932–1954
			500 Rls	obverse	1932–1974
			1,000 Rls	obverse	1936–1974
Mohammad Reza Shah	1919–1980	Second and last monarch of the House of Pahlavi	10 Rls	obverse	1951–1979
			20 Rls	obverse	1951–1979
			50 Rls	obverse	1962–1979
			100 Rls	obverse	1954–1976
			200 Rls	obverse	1965–1979
			500 Rls	obverse	1974–1979
			1,000 Rls	obverse	1974–1979
			10,000 Rls	obverse	1975–1979
Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza Shah			100 Rls	obverse	1976–1979

Iraq

Currencies: Dinar (ID, 1932–present)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Faisal I	1885–1933	King of Iraq (1921–1933); King of Syria (March 8 to July 24, 1920)	Dinar	All (1⁄4-100 dinars)	Obverse	1931–1932
King Ghazi	1912–1939	King of Iraq (1933–1939)	Dinar	All (1⁄4-100 dinars)	Obverse	1934–1940
Faisal II	1935–1958	King of Iraq (1939–1958)	Dinar	All (100 fils-100 dinars)	Obverse	1941–1959
Saddam Hussein	1937–2006	5th President of Iraq (1979–2003)	Dinar	5–10,000 dinars	obverse	1978–2003

Ireland

See also: Series B Banknotes and Series C Banknotes

Currencies: Pound (IR£, 1928–2002)
Euro (€, 2002–present)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Johannes Scotus Eriugena	815–877	Theologian, philosopher and poet	Pound	£5	obverse	1975–1994
Douglas Hyde	1860–1949	1st President of the Republic of Ireland (1938–1945)	Pound	£50	obverse	1995–2002
James Joyce	1882–1941	Author and poet	Pound	£10	obverse	1993–2002
Catherine McAuley	1787–1841	Founder of the Sisters of Mercy (1831)	Pound	£5	obverse	1994–2002
Turlough O'Carolan	1670–1738	Most famous Irish bard	Pound	£50	obverse	1977–1995
Daniel O'Connell	1775–1847	A leader of Catholic Emancipation	Pound	£20	obverse	1992–2002
Charles Stewart Parnell	1846–1891	Statesman; forerunner to the modern Irish independence movement	Pound	£100	both	1995–2002
Jonathan Swift	1667–1745	Satirist and poet	Pound	£10	obverse	1976–1993
W. B. Yeats	1865–1939	Nobel Prize winner (1923)	Pound	£20	obverse	1976–1992

Israel

Currencies: Pound (IL, 1948–1980)
Old Shekel (IS, 1980–1985)
New Shekel (₪, 1985–present)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	In circulation since
Shmuel Yosef Agnon	1888–1970	Nobel Prize winner in Literature (1966)	New Shekel	₪50	obverse	1985–1999
David Ben-Gurion	1886–1973	1st Prime Minister of Israel (1948–1953 and 1955–1963)	Pound	IL500	obverse	1977–1984
			Old Shekel	IS 50	obverse	1980–1986
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi	1884–1963	2nd President of Israel (1952–1963)	New Shekel	₪100	obverse	1986–1999
Hayyim Nahman Bialik	1873–1934	National Poet	Pound	IL10	obverse	1970–1984
Edmond James de Rothschild	1845–1934	Philanthropist; activist for Jewish affairs	Old Shekel	IS 500	obverse	1982–1986
Albert Einstein	1879–1955	Nobel Prize winner in Physics (1921)	Pound	IL5	obverse	1972–1984
Levi Eshkol	1895–1969	3rd Prime Minister of Israel (1963–1969)	Old Shekel	IS 5,000	obverse	1984–1986
			New Shekel	₪5	obverse	1985–1999
Theodor Herzl	1860–1904	Founder of the Zionist movement	Pound	IL100 IS 10	obverse	1969–1984
						1975–1984
			Old Shekel	IS 10	obverse	1980–1986
Ze'ev Jabotinsky	1880–1940	A leader in the Zionist movement	Old Shekel	IS 100	obverse	1980–1986
Maimonides	1135/8-1204	Medieval Jewish scholar	Old Shekel	IS 1,000	obverse	1983–1986
			New Shekel	₪1	obverse	1986–1999
Golda Meir	1898–1978	4th Prime Minister of Israel (1969–1974)	Old Shekel	IS 10,000	obverse	1984–1986
			New Shekel	₪10	obverse	1985–1999
Moses Montefiore	1784–1885	Philanthropist	Pound	IL10	obverse	1975–1984
			Old Shekel	IS 1	obverse	1980–1986
Moshe Sharett	1894–1965	2nd Prime Minister of Israel (1954–1955)	New Shekel	₪20	obverse	1988–1999
Zalman Shazar	1889–1974	3rd President of Israel (1963–1972)	New Shekel	₪200	obverse	1992–1999
Henrietta Szold	1860–1945	A leader of the Zionist movement	Pound	IL5	obverse	1976–1984
Haim Weizman	1874–1952	1st President of Israel (1949–1952)	Pound	IL50	obverse	1972–1984
						1978–1984
			Old Shekel	IS 5	obverse	1980–1986

Italy

Currencies: Lira (pl. lire: 1861–2002)
Euro (€, 2002–present)

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

Japan

Currency: Yen (¥, 1870–Present)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Itō Hirobumi	1841–1909	1st, 5th, 7th, and 10th Prime Minister of Japan (1885–1888 (1st); 1892–1896 (5th), 1898 (7th), 1900–1901 (10th))	Yen	¥1,000	obverse	1963–1986
Nitobe Inazo	1862–1933	Politician, economist and author	Yen	¥5,000	obverse	1984–2004
Takahashi Korekiyo	1854–1936	20th Prime Minister of Japan (1921–1922)	Yen	¥50	obverse	1951–1958
Prince Shōtoku	574–622	Regent and politician	Yen	¥100	obverse	1946–1956
				¥1,000	obverse	1950–1965
				¥5,000	obverse	1957–1986
				¥10,000	obverse	1958–1986
Ninomiya Sontoku	1787–1856	Philosopher, economist and moralist	Yen	¥1	obverse	1946–1958
Natsume Sōseki	1867–1916	Novelist	Yen	¥1,000	obverse	1984–2004
Itagaki Taisuke	1837–1919	Politician	Yen	¥100	obverse	1953–1974
Iwakura Tomomi	1825–1883	Politician	Yen	¥500	obverse	1951–1971
				¥500	obverse	1969–1994
Fukuzawa Yukichi	1835–1901	Political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator and author	Yen	¥10,000	obverse	1984–2004

Katanga

Currency: Franc (1960–1963)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Moise Tshombe	1919–1969	Prime Minister of Congo-Léopoldville (1964–1965)	Franc	All (10-1,000 francs)	Obverse	1960–1963

Kenya

Currency: Shilling (/=, sometimes prefixed KSh; since 1966)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Daniel Toroitich arap Moi	1924–2020	2nd President of Kenya (1978–2002)	Shilling	All (5-1,000 shillings)	Obverse	1981–1984 (5/=); 1981–1988 (10/=); 1989–1994 (20/=); 1981–1987 (20/=); 1989–1992 (20/=); 1995–1998 (20/=); 1996–2002 (50/=); 1980–1988 (50/=); 1990 & 1992 (50/=); 1980–1988 (100/=); 1989–1995 (100/=); 1996–2002 (100/=); 1986–1988 (200/=); 1989–1994 (200/=); 1996–2002 (200/=); 1988–1995 (500/=); 1995–2001 (500/=); 1994 & 1995 (1,000/=); 1997–2002 (1,000/=)

Korea

Currency: Korean yen (엔; 1902–1945)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Shibusawa Eiichi	1840–1931	Industrialist; known as the "Father of Japanese capitalism"	Korean yen	1, 5 and 10 yen	Obverse	1902–1910

North Korea

Currency: Second North Korean won (₩; 1959–2009)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Hong Yong-hee		Actress; known for the title role as The Flower Girl	Second North Korean won	₩1	Obverse	1992–2009
Kim Il Sung	1912–1994	Founder of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea); Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army (1950–1991); Chairman of the National Defence Commission (1972–1993); Chairman of the North Korea Bureau of the Communist Party of Korea (1945–1946); Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of North Korea (1946–1949); Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (1949–1966); General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (1966–1994); Deputy to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Supreme People's Assembly (1948–1994); Premier of North Korea (1948–1972); President of North Korea (1972–1994); Eternal President of the Republic/Eternal leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1998–)	Second North Korean won	₩100, ₩1,000 and ₩5,000	Obverse	1992–2009 (₩100); 2002–2009 (₩1,000 and ₩5,000)

South Korea

Currency: First South Korean won (1945–1953); Hwan (전; 1953–1962)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
I Seungman	1875–1975	1st President of South Korea (1948–1960)	First South Korean won	Both (500 and 1,000 won)	Obverse	1952–1953 (500 won); 1950–1953 (1,000 won)
I Seungman	1875–1975	1st President of South Korea (1948–1960)	Hwan	All (100-1,000 hwan)	Obverse	1953–1962 (100 hwan); 1956–1962 (500 hwan); 1957–1962 (1,000 hwan)
King Sejong the Great	1397–1450	4th King of the Kingdom of Joseon (1418–1450)	Hwan	Both (500 and 1,000 hwan)	Obverse	1961–1962 (500 hwan); 1960–1962 (1,000 hwan)

Latvia

Currency: Lats (Ls, 1922–1940, 1993–2014)

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

Libya

Currency: Dinar (LD; since 1971)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi	1942–2011	Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution (1969–2011)	Dinar	LD 1, LD 20 and LD 50	Obverse (LD 1 and LD 50); Reverse (LD 20)	1988–2009 (LD 1); 2002–2009 (LD 20); 2008–2012 (LD 50)

Lithuania

See also: Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

Currency: Litas (Lt, 1993–2015)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Jonas Basanavičius	1851–1927	leader in the Lithuanian national movement; signatory of the Act of Independence (1918)	Litas	50 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1998
						1998–2001
Steponas Darius	1896–1933	Pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the United States to Lithuania	Litas	10 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Simonas Daukantas	1793–1864	Historian; wrote the first Lithuanian history books in the Lithuanian language	Litas	100 Lt	obverse	1993–2000
Stasys Girėnas	1893–1933	Pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the United States to Lithuania	Litas	10 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Jonas Jablonskis	1860–1930	Standardised the Lithuanian language	Litas	5 Lt	obverse	1993–1998
Maironis	1862–1932	Romantic poet; active member of the Lithuanian national movement	Litas	20 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Motiejus Valančius	1801–1875	A leader in the Lithuanian national movement	Litas	2 Lt	obverse	1993–1998
Vydūnas	1868–1953	Writer and philosopher; leader in the Lithuanian national movement	Litas	200 Lt	obverse	1997–2000
Žemaitė	1845–1921	Author	Litas	1 Lt	obverse	1994–1998

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Jonas Basanavičius	1851–1927	Leader in the Lithuanian national movement; signatory of the Act of Independence (1918)	50 Lt	obverse	1998–2015
Steponas Darius	1896–1933	Pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the United States to Lithuania	10 Lt	obverse	2001–2015
Simonas Daukantas	1793–1864	Historian; wrote the first Lithuanian history books in the Lithuanian language	100 Lt	obverse	2000–2015
Stasys Girėnas	1893–1933	Pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the United States to Lithuania	10 Lt	obverse	2001–2015
Vincas Kudirka	1858–1899	Poet and physician; author of the music and lyrics for the national anthem	500 Lt	obverse	2000–2015
Maironis	1862–1932	Romantic poet; active member of the Lithuanian national movement	20 Lt	obverse	2001–2015
Vydūnas	1868–1953	Writer and philosopher; leader in the Lithuanian national movement	200 Lt	obverse	1997–2015

Luxembourg

Currencies: Franc (fr., 1944–2002)
Euro (€, 2002–present)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Jean I	1921–2019	Grand Duke (1964–2000)	Franc	100 fr.	obverse	1986–2002
				1,000 fr.	obverse	1985–2002
				5,000 fr.	obverse	1993–2002

Macau

Currency: Pataca (MOP$; since 1894)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Luís de Camões	c. 1524-1525-1580	Poet	Pataca	All (10–500 patacas)	Obverse	1958
Belchior Carneiro Leitão	1516–1583	Jesuit missionary and bishop	Pataca	5, 10 and 500 patacas	Obverse	1963–1968
Manuel José de Arriaga Brum da Silveira e Peyrelongue	1840–1917	1st President of Portugal (1911–1915); 1st Attorney General of the Republic (1910–1911)	Pataca	100 patacas	Obverse	1952–1966
Venceslau de Morais	1854–1929	Writer, naval officer and diplomat; Known for explaining Japan in Portuguese	Pataca	500 Patacas	Obverse	1981–1984

Mali

Currency: Malian franc (MAF; 1962–1984)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Modibo Keïta	1915–1977	1st President of Mali (1960–1968)	Malian franc	All (50-5000 francs)	Obverse	1960

Malta

Currency: Lira (pl. liri: Lm; 1825–2007)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Agatha Barbara	1923–2002	3rd President of Malta (1982–1987)	Lira	All (2–20 liri)	Obverse	1986–2000
George Borg Olivier	1911–1980	7th Prime Minister of Malta (1950–1955 and 1962–1971)	Lira	Lm 20	Reverse	1989–2008

Mexico

Currency: Peso ($, 1821–Present)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Doña Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez (La Corregidora)	1773–1829	Insurgent and supporter of the Mexican War of Independence	Old Mexican peso	$5 and $20	obverse	1937–1970 ($20); 1969–1972 ($5)
Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín	1829–1862	General of the Mexican Army and politician; for defeating the invading French forces at the Battle of Puebla	Old Mexican peso	$50	obverse	1937–1940
Ignacio José de Allende y Unzaga	1769–1811	Captain of the Spanish Army who came to sympathize the Mexican independence movement	Old Mexican peso	$50	obverse	1941–1945
Francisco Ignacio Madero González	1873–1913	33rd President of Mexico (1911–1913)	Old Mexican peso	$100 and $500	obverse	1936–1942 ($100); 1979–1984 ($500)
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla	1753–1811	Leader of the Mexican War of Independence	Old Mexican peso	$10, $100	obverse	1945–1973 ($100); 1969–1977 ($10)
José María Teclo Morelos Pérez y Pavón	1765–1815	Leader of the Mexican War of Independence after the execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costa; Member of the Council of Zitacuaro (1811–1813); Chief of the Congress of Anáhuac (1813–1814); President of the Supreme Mexican Government (1814–1815)	Old Mexican peso	$20 and $500	obverse	1940–1948 ($500); 1972–1977 ($20)
Cuauhtémoc	c.1497–1521	Aztec ruler (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan (1520–1521)	Old Mexican peso	$1,000 and $50,000	obverse	1941–1977 ($1,000); 1986–1990 ($50,000)
Matías Romero Avendaño	1837–1898	Secretary of Finance (first term; 1868–1872; second term; 1877–1879; third term; March 26 – December 31, 1892); Ambassador of Mexico to the United States (First term; 1863–1868; second term; 1893–1898)	Old Mexican peso	$10,000	obverse	1943–1978
Benito Pablo Juárez García	1806–1872	26th President of Mexico (1858–1872)	Old Mexican peso	$50	obverse	1973–1981
Venustiano Carranza Garza	1859–1920	37th President of Mexico (1917–1920)	Old Mexican peso	$100	obverse	1974–1982
Juana Inés de la Cruz	1651–1695	Nun, scholar and poet	Old Mexican peso	$1,000	obverse	1978–1985
Justo Sierra Méndez	1848–1912	Writer, historian, journalist, poet and political figure	Old Mexican peso	$2,000	obverse	1983–1989
Juan de la Barrera, Juan Escutia, Francisco Márquez, Agustín Melgar, Fernando Montes de Oca and Vicente Suárez	1828–1847 (Juan de la Barrera); 1828–1847 (Juan Escutia); 1834–1847 (Francisco Márquez); 1828–1847 (Agustín Melgar); 1828–1847 (Fernando Montes de Oca); 1833–1847 (Vicente Suárez)	Defending Mexico at Mexico City's Chapultepec Castle from invading U.S. forces in the September 13, 1847 Battle of Chapultepec, during the Mexican–American War	Old Mexican peso	$5,000	obverse	1980–1989
Lázaro Cárdenas del Río	1895–1970	44th President of Mexico (1934–1940); Nationalization of the oil industry of Mexico in 1938	Old Mexican peso	$10,000	obverse	1981–1991
Andrés Quintana Roo	1787–1851	Liberal politician, lawyer and author	Old Mexican peso	$20,000	obverse	1985–1989
Plutarco Elías Calles	1877–1945	40th President of Mexico (1924–1928)	Old Mexican peso	$100,000	obverse	1988–1991
Emiliano Zapata	1879–1919	Leader in the Mexican Revolution (1910–1919)	Mexican nuevo peso (new peso)/peso	$10	both	1993–1997

Nepal

Currency: Mohru/Rupee (Rs.; since 1932)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah	1903–1955	King of Nepal (1911–1950)	Nepalese mohru/rupee	5, 10 and 100 mohru/rupees	Obverse	1945–1955
Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah	1920–1972	King of Nepal (1955–1972)	Nepalese rupee	All (1-1,000 rupees)		1956–1972
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah	1944–2001	King of Nepal (1972–2001)	Nepalese rupee	All (1-1,000 rupees)		1974–2001
Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah	1947–	King of Nepal (2001–2008)	Nepalese rupee	All (5-1,000 rupees)		2002–2006

Netherlands

See also: Banknotes of the Dutch guilder

Currencies: Guilder (florin) (ƒ, 1817–2002)
Euro (€, 2002–present)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Herman Boerhave	1668-1738	Dutch botanist and physician	Guilder	ƒ20	obverse	1955-1960
Hugo de Groot	1583-1645	Dutch philosopher and jurist	Guilder	ƒ10	obverse	1953–1971
Desiderius Erasmus	1469-1536	Dutch humanist and philosopher	Guilder	ƒ100	obverse	1953-1972
Christiaan Huygens	1629-1695	Dutch mathematician and physicist	Guilder	ƒ25	obverse	1955–1972
Michiel de Ruyter	1607–1676	Admiral of the Dutch navy during the Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652–1676)	Guilder	ƒ100	obverse	1972–1981
Frans Hals	1580–1666	Painter	Guilder	ƒ10	obverse	1971–1977
Baruch Spinoza	1632–1677	Rationalist philosopher	Guilder	ƒ1,000	obverse	1973–1996
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck	1562-1621	Composer, organist and teacher	Guilder	ƒ25	obverse	1972–1990
Joost van den Vondel	1587–1697	Writer and playwright	Guilder	ƒ5	obverse	1966–1973
						1973–1988
Rembrandt van Rijn	1606-1669	Dutch painter	Guilder	ƒ1,000	obverse	1956-1972

Norway

See also: Banknotes of the Norwegian krone

Currency: Krone (kr, 1877–Present)

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

Pakistan

Currency: Rupee (Re (singular) and Rs (pl), 1947–present)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Muhammad Ali Jinnah	1876–1948	1st Governor-General of Pakistan (1947–1948); "Father of the Nation"	Rupee	Rs 5/-	obverse	1997–2002

Panama

Currency: Balboa (B/.; since 1904)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Vasco Núñez de Balboa	1475–1519	Explorer, governor, and conquistador; best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, becoming the first European to lead an expedition to have seen or reached the Pacific from the New World	Balboa	B/.1	Obverse	1941

Philippines

See also: Banknotes of the Philippine peso

Currency: Peso (₱; since 1903)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Isabel II	1830–1904	Queen of Spain (1833–1868)	Philippine peso fuerte	All (10–200 pesos fuertes)	Obverse	1852–1898
Charles A. Conant	1861–1915	Journalist, author, and promoter; recognized as an expert on banking and finance	Peso	₱1	Obverse	1916–1924 (Philippine National Bank)
Apolinario Mabini	1864–1903	1st Prime Minister of the Philippines (January 23 – May 7, 1899); responsible for drafting the Constitution of the Philippines	Peso/Piso	₱1 and ₱10	Obverse	1918–1929 (Philippine Islands Treasury Certificate); 1936–1941 (Commonwealth Treasury Certificate); 1944 ("Victory" overprint); 1949–1969 (Central Bank of the Philippines); 1969 ("Pilipino" series); 1970 ("Pilipino" series; full printing); 1970–1978 ("Ang Bagong Lipunan" series); 1985–1997 ("New Design/BSP" series)
José Rizal	1861–1896	National hero of the Philippines	Peso/Piso	₱1 and ₱2	Obverse	1916–1921 (Philippine National Bank); 1903–1906 (Philippine Islands Silver Certificate); 1918–1929 (Philippine Islands Treasury Certificate); 1936–1941 (Commonwealth Treasury Certificate); 1944 ("Victory" overprint); 1949–1969 (Central Bank of the Philippines); 1969 ("Pilipino" series); 1970–1978 ("Ang Bagong Lipunan" series)
Ferdinand Magellan	1480–1521	The first circumnavigation of the Earth, from Europe to East, and to West; for the first expedition from Europe to Asia by the West; and for captaining the first expedition across the Atlantic Ocean to the Strait of Magellan and across the Pacific Ocean	Peso	₱2 and ₱100	Reverse (₱2); Obverse (₱100)	1916–1920 (Philippine National Bank); 1916 (Philippine Islands Silver Certificate); 1918–1929 (Philippine Islands Treasury Certificate); 1944 ("Victory" overprint); 1949 (Central Bank of the Philippines)
William McKinley	1843–1901	25th President of the United States (1897–1901)	Peso	₱5	Obverse	1916–1937 (Philippine National Bank); 1903–1916 (Philippine Islands Silver Certificate); 1918–1929 (Philippine Islands Treasury Certificate)
George Dewey	1837–1916	Admiral of the Navy	Peso	₱5	Obverse	1929 (Philippine Islands Treasury Certificate); 1936–1941 (Commonwealth Treasury Certificate); 1944 ("Victory" overprint)
George Washington	1732–1799	1st President of the United States (1789–1797)	Peso	₱10	Obverse	1916–1937 (Philippine National Bank); 1903–1916 (Philippine Islands Silver Certificate); 1918–1929 (Philippine Islands Treasury Certificate); 1936–1941 (Commonwealth Treasury Certificate); 1944 ("Victory" overprint)
Henry W. Lawton	1843–1899	Major-General of the United States Army; served in the American Civil War, the Apache Wars, the Spanish–American War and the Philippine–American War	Peso	₱50	Obverse	1916–1920 (Philippine National Bank); 1916 (Philippine Islands Silver Certificate); 1918–1929 (Philippine Islands Treasury Certificate); 1936 (Commonwealth Treasury Certificate); 1944 ("Victory" overprint)
Miguel López de Legazpi	c. 1502–1572	Governor-General of the Spanish East Indies (1565–1572)	Peso	₱500 and ₱50	Obverse (₱500); Reverse (₱50)	1906 (Philippine Islands Silver Certificate); 1918–1929 (Philippine Islands Treasury Certificate); 1936 (Commonwealth Treasury Certificate); 1944 ("Victory" overprint); 1949 (Central Bank of the Philippines)
William A. Jones	1849–1918	Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia's 1st district (1891–1918); Chairman of the Committee on Insular Affairs (1911–1918)	Peso	₱20	Obverse	1916–1937 (Philippine National Bank)
Marcelo Hilario del Pilar y Gatmaitán	1850–1896	Writer, lawyer, journalist, and freemason; leader of the Reform Movement	Peso	₱5	Obverse	1949 (Central Bank of the Philippines)
Graciano López Jaena	1856–1896	Journalist, orator, revolutionary, and national hero	Peso	₱5	Obverse	1949 (Central Bank of the Philippines)
Mariano Goez, José Burgos and Jacinto Zamora (Gomburza)	1799–1872 (Mariano Gomez); 1837–1872 (José Burgos); 1835–1872 (Jacinto Zamora)	Known for the 1872 Cavite Mutiny	Peso	₱10	Obverse	1949 (Central Bank of the Philippines)
Andrés Bonifacio	1863–1897	Revolutionary leader and the president of the Tagalog Republic	Peso/Piso	₱10 and ₱20	Obverse	1949 (Central Bank of the Philippines); 1997–2001 ("New Design/BSP" series)
Emilio Jacinto	1875–1899	General during the Philippine Revolution	Peso	₱20	Obverse	1949 (Central Bank of the Philippines)
Antonio Luna	1866–1899	General in the Philippine–American War	Peso	₱50	Obverse	1949 (Central Bank of the Philippines)
Melchora Aquino	1812–1919	Revolutionary	Peso	₱100	Obverse	1949 (Central Bank of the Philippines)

Poland

See also: Historical coins and banknotes of Poland

Currency: Złoty (zł, 1924–present)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Józef Bem	1794–1850	general; war hero	Złoty	10 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Bolesław I	966/7-1025	King of Poland (992–1025)	Złoty	2,000 zł	reverse	1977–1995
Frédéric Chopin	1810–1849	romantic composer and pianist	Złoty	5,000 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Nicolaus Copernicus	1473–1543	developed a heliocentric model of the solar system	Złoty	1,000 zł	obverse	1962–1965
						1975–1995
Marie Curie	1867–1934	Nobel Prize winner for Physics (1903) and Chemistry (1911)	Złoty	20,000 zł	obverse	1989–1995
Jarosław Dąbrowski	1836–1871	General; commander-in-chief of the Paris Commune	Złoty	200 zł	obverse	1976–1995
Doubravka of Bohemia	940/45-977	Queen Consort of Mieszko I (965–977)	Złoty	2 zł	obverse	1936–1940
Tadeusz Kościuszko	1746–1817	General; leader of the Kościuszko Uprising (1794)	Złoty	500 zł	obverse	1976–1995
Mieszko I	935–992	Ruler of Poland (960–992)	Złoty	2,000 zł	obverse	1977–1995
Stanisław Moniuszko	1819–1872	Conductor and composer	Złoty	100,000 zł	obverse	1990–1995
Ignacy Jan Paderewski	1860–1941	3rd Prime Minister (1919)	Złoty	2,000,000 zł	obverse	1992–1995
Emilia Plater	1806–1831	countess; hero from the November Uprising	Złoty	20 zł	obverse	1936–1939
						1940–1944
Władysław Reymont	1867–1925	Nobel Prize winner for Literature (1924)	Złoty	1,000,000 zł	obverse	1991–1995
Henryk Sienkiewicz	1846–1916	Nobel Prize winner for Literature (1905)	Złoty	500,000 zł	obverse	1990–1995
Stanisław Staszic	1755–1826	Priest, philosopher and statesman; supporter of the Constitution of May 3, 1791	Złoty	50,000 zł	obverse	1989–1995
Karol Świerczewski	1897–1947	Leader in the post-World War II government of Poland	Złoty	50 zł	obverse	1975–1995
Romuald Traugutt	1826–1864	general; hero from the January Uprising	Złoty	20 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Ludwik Waryński	1856–1889	socialist activist	Złoty	100 zł	obverse	1975–1995
Stanisław Wyspiański	1869–1907	playwright	Złoty	10,000 zł	obverse	1988–1995

Portugal

Currencies: Escudo ($, 1911–2002)
Euro (€, 2002–present)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Pedro Álvares Cabral	1467–1520	Explorer and navigator; discovered the sea route to Brazil in 1500	Escudo	1,000 00	obverse	1996–2002
Vasco da Gama	1469–1524	Explorer and navigator; sailed from Europe to India (1497–1498)	Escudo	5,000 00	obverse	1996–2002
João de Barros	1496–1570	Historian	Escudo	500 00	obverse	1997–2002
Bartolomeu Dias	1450–1500	Explorer and navigator; sailed around the Cape of Good Hope in 1488	Escudo	2,000 00	obverse	1996–2002
Henry the Navigator	1394–1460	Patron of Portuguese exploration	Escudo	10,000 00	obverse	1996–2002

Portuguese India

Currency: Portuguese Indian rupia (1871–1958); Portuguese Indian escudo (1958–1961)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Afonso de Albuquerque	1453–1615	Governor and Captain-General of the Seas of India, Viceroy of India, First Duke of Goa	Rupia	All (5-500 rupia)	Obverse	1945
			Escudo	All (30-1,000 escudos)	Both	1959–1961

Portuguese Timor

Currency: Portuguese Timorese escudo (1959–1976)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Jose Celestino da Silva			Escudo	All (30–500 escudos)	Obverse	1959
Régulo D. Aleixo			Escudo	All (20-1,000 escudos)	Obverse	1963–1968

Republika Srpska

Currency: Dinar (plural: dinara (1992–1998))

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Petar Kočić	1877–1916	Writer and poet	Dinar	All (5,000–50,000,000,000 din.)	Obverse	1993

Romania

See also: Banknotes of the Romanian leu

Currency: Leu (pl. lei: 1867–Present)

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

São Tomé and Príncipe

Currency: Dobra (Db; 1977–present)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honor	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	In circulation since
Rei Amador	?-1596	King of the Angolars	All (500-50,000 dobras)	Obverse	1993 (500 and 1,000 dobras); 1996 (5,000–50,000 dobras)
Francisco José Tenreiro	1921–1963	Geographer and poet	100,000 dobras	Obverse	2005

Sarawak, Raj of

Currency: Dollar ($; 1858–1953)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Charles Vyner Brooke	1874–1963	3rd and last White Rajah of Sarawak (1917–1946)	Cent	10 cents	Obverse	1940 (emergency issue)
Charles Vyner Brooke	1874–1963	3rd and last White Rajah of Sarawak (1917–1946)	Dollar	All (1–50 dollars)	Obverse	1919–1940

Slovenia

Currencies: Tolar (SIT, 1991–2007)
Euro (€, 2007–present)

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

South Africa

Currencies: Pound (£SA, 1825–1961)
Rand (R, 1961–present)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Jan van Riebeeck	1619–1677	Dutch founder and colonial administrator of Cape Town (1652–1662)	Pound	10/–	obverse	1948–1961
				£1	obverse
				£5	obverse
				£10	obverse	1952–1961
				£100	obverse
			Rand	R 1	obverse	1961–1966
					obverse	1966–1973
					obverse	1973–1975
					obverse	1975–1977
				R 2	obverse	1961–1974
					obverse	1974–1975
					obverse	1975–1978
					obverse	1978–1993
				R 5	obverse	1966–1975
					obverse	1975–1978
					obverse	1978–1993
				R 10	obverse	1961–1966
					obverse	1966–1975
					obverse	1975–1978
					obverse	1978–1993
				R 20	obverse	1961–1979
					obverse	1979–1993
				R 50	obverse	1984–1992

Soviet Union

Currency: Rouble (руб (Cyrillic) Rbl (singular) and Rbls (pl), 1917–1991) and Chervonets (1922–1947)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Vladimir Lenin	1870–1924	Leader of the October Revolution; 1st Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (1917–1924)	Rouble	10 Rbls	obverse	1947–1961
						1961–1991
				25 Rbls		1947–1961
						1961–1992
				50 Rbls
				100 Rbls
			Chervonets	5 chervonzev		1937–1947
				10 chervonzev

Spain

Currencies: Peseta (Pta (singular) and Pts (pl), 1868–2002)
Euro (€, 2002–present)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Leopoldo Alas y Ureña	1851–1901	Novelist	Peseta	200 Pts	obverse	1982–2002
Christopher Columbus	1451–1506	Navigator and explorer; began European colonization of the Americas (1492)	Peseta	5,000 Pts	obverse	1992–2002
Hernando Cortés	1485–1547	Conquistador of Mexico	Peseta	1,000 Pts	obverse	1992–2002
Rosalía de Castro	1837–1885	Writer and poet	Peseta	500 Pts	obverse	1982–2002
Antonio de Ulloa	1716–1795	Explorer and colonial administrator; served as the first Spanish governor of Louisiana (1766–1768)	Peseta	10,000 Pts	reverse	1987–2002
Felipe VI (Prince of Asturias and King of Spain)	1968–	Prince of Asturias (1977–2014); King of Spain (2014–)	Peseta	10,000 Pts	reverse	1982–1987
Juan Ramón Jiménez	1881–1958	Poet; Nobel Prize winner (1956)	Peseta	2,000 Pts	obverse	1982–1987
Juan Carlos I	1938–	King of Spain (1975–2014)	Peseta	5,000 Pts	obverse	1982–1987
				10,000 Pts	obverse
					obverse	1987–2002
José Celestino Mutis	1732–1808	Botanist and mathematician	Peseta	2,000 Pts	obverse	1987–2002
Benito Pérez Galdós	1843–1920	Novelist	Peseta	1,000 Pts	obverse	1982–1987
Francisco Pizarro	1475–1541	Conquistador of Peru	Peseta	1,000 Pts	reverse	1992–2002

Straits Settlements

Currency: Dollar ($; 1898–1939)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
George V	1865–1936	King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India (1910–1936)	Dollar	$1, $5, $10, $50, $100 and $1,000	Obverse	1916–1935

Sudan

Currency: Sudanese pound (LS, 1957 – June 8, 1992)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Gaafar Muhammad an-Nimeiry	1930–2009	4th President of Sudan (1969–1985)	Sudanese pound	All (25 PT-LS.50)	Obverse	1981–1984

Suriname

Currency: Guilder (Gulden (ƒ); 1940–2003)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Anton de Kom	1898–1945	Resistance fighter and anti-colonialist author	Guilder	All (ƒ5-ƒ500)	Both	1986–1988
Anthony Nesty	1967–	Olympic swimmer who won a gold medal in the 100 meter butterfly event in the 1988 Summer Olympics	Guilder	ƒ25	Reverse	1991–1998

Sweden

Currency: Krona (kr, 1873–Present)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Charles XI	1655–1697	King of Sweden (1660–1697)	Krona	500 kr	obverse	1985–1999
					obverse	1989–2006
Charles XIV John	1763–1844	King of Sweden and Norway (1818–1844)	Krona	1,000 kr	obverse	1976–1998
Gustav I	1496–1560	King of Sweden (1523–1560)	Krona	5 kr	reverse	1890–1987
					obverse	1965–1998
				10 kr	reverse	1892–1987
					obverse	1940–1987
				50 kr	reverse	1907–1962
				100 kr	reverse	1907–1963
				1,000 kr	reverse	1907–1950
Gustav III	1746–1792	King of Sweden (1771–1792)	Krona	50 kr	obverse	1965–1990
Gustav V	1858–1950	King of Sweden (1907–1950)	Krona	5 kr	obverse	1948–1987
				1,000 kr	reverse	1952–1987
Gustav II Adolf	1594–1632	King of Sweden (1611–1632)	Krona	100 kr	obverse	1965–1985
					obverse	1986–2006
Gustaf VI Adolf	1882–1973	King of Sweden (1950–1973)	Krona	5 kr	obverse	1954–1987
				10 kr	obverse	1963–1998
				10,000 kr	obverse	1958–1991
Selma Lagerlöf	1858–1940	Nobel Prize winner in Literature (1909)	Krona	20 kr	obverse	1992–2006
Carl Linnaeus	1707–1778	Botanist, physician and zoologist; father of taxonomy	Krona	50 kr	reverse	1965–1990

Switzerland

Currency: Franc (Fr., 1850–Present)

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

Taiwan (Republic of China)

Currency Old Taiwan dollar (TW$; 1946–1949)
New Taiwan dollar (NT$; since 1949)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Sun Yat-sen	1866-1925	Founding father of the Republic of China; Provincial President of the Republic of China (January 1 – March 10, 1912)	Old Taiwan dollar	All (1-500 Old Taiwan dollars)	Obverse	1946
Sun Yat-sen	1866-1925	Founding father of the Republic of China; Provincial President of the Republic of China (January 1 – March 10, 1912)	Old Taiwan dollar	All (100-100,000 Old Taiwan dollars)	Obverse	1947-1949
Sun Yat-sen	1866-1925	Founding father of the Republic of China; Provincial President of the Republic of China (January 1 – March 10, 1912)	New Taiwan dollar	10 and 50 cents, 1-, 5, 10 and 100 New Taiwan dollars	Obverse	1949
Sun Yat-sen	1866-1925	Founding father of the Republic of China; Provincial President of the Republic of China (January 1 – March 10, 1912)	New Taiwan dollar	All (1-100 New Taiwan dollars)	Obverse	1954 (1 New Taiwan dollar); 1955 (5 New Taiwan dollars); 1960-1976 (10 New Taiwan dollars); 1961-1972 (50 New Taiwan dollars); 1961-1987 (100 New Taiwan dollars)
Chiang Kai-shek	1887-1975	President of the Republic of China (1948–1975)	New Taiwan dollar	500 and 1,000 New Taiwan dollars	Obverse	1976-1981

Thailand

Currency: Baht (฿; since 1925)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Prajadhipok	1893–1941	King of Siam (1925–1935)	Baht	฿1	Obverse	1934–1935
				฿5
				฿10
				฿20
				฿50	Reverse	1985–1997
Ananda Mahidol	1925–1946	King of Thailand (1935–1946)	Baht	฿1	Obverse	1935–1948
				฿5
				฿10
				฿20
				฿1,000		1938–1942
				฿100		1942–1948
				50 satang (฿0.50)
				฿50		1945–1946
				฿20	Reverse	2003–2013
Bhumibol Adulyadej	1927–2016	King of Thailand (1946–2016)	Baht	฿1	Obverse	1948–1969
				฿5		1948–1976
				฿10		1948–1988
				฿20		1948–2018
				฿100
				฿500		1975–2018
				฿50		1985–2018
				฿1,000		1992–2018
				฿1,000	Reverse	1992–2015
Naresuan	1555/1556–1605	King of Ayutthaya (1590–1605)	Baht	฿100	Reverse	1978–1994
				฿50		2012–2018
Chulalongkorn	1853–1910	King of Siam (1868–1910)	Baht	฿10	Reverse	1980–1988
				฿100		1994–2015
				฿1,000		2015–2018
Taksin	1734–1782	King of Thonburi (1767–1782)	Baht	฿20	Reverse	1981–2003
				฿100		2015–2018
Rama I	1737–1809	King of Siam (1782–1809)	Baht	฿500	Reverse	1987–2001
						2014–2018
Sirikit	1932–	Queen consort of Thailand (1950–2016)	Baht	฿1,000	Reverse	1992–1999
Vajiravudh	1881–1925	King of Siam (1910–1925)	Baht	฿100	Reverse	1994–2005
Rama II	1767–1824	King of Siam (1809–1824)	Baht	฿500	Reverse	1996–2001
Mongkut	1804–1868	King of Siam (1851–1868)	Baht	฿50	Reverse	1997–2012
Rama III	1788–1851	King of Siam (1824–1851)	Baht	฿500	Reverse	2001–2012
Ram Khamhaeng	1237/1247–1298	King of Sukhothai (1279–1298)	Baht	฿20	Reverse	2013–2018

Tonga

Currency: Paʻanga (T$; since 1967)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Sālote Tupou III	1900–1965	Queen of Tonga (1918–1965)	Paʻanga	All (1⁄2-10 paʻanga)	Obverse	1967–1973
Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV	1918–2006	King of Tonga (1965–2006)	Paʻanga	All (1⁄2-50 paʻanga)	Obverse	1973–1995

Turkey

Currency: Lira (TL, 1843–2005)
New Lira (₺, 2005–present)

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

Turkmenistan

Currency: First manat (1993–2005)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov	1940–2006	1st President of Turkmenistan (1990–2006)	First manat	(10–500 manats); (1,000–10,000 manats); (50-10,000 manats)	Obverse	1993–1995 (10–500 manats); 1995–2005 (1,000–10,000 manats); 2005 (50-5,000 manats)

Ukraine

Currency: Hryvnia (pl. Hryvni and Hryven) (₴, 1996–present)
Karbovanets (pl. Karbovantsi and Karbovantsiv) (крб, 1991–1996)

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

United Kingdom

See also: Banknotes of the pound sterling

Currency: Sterling (£, 1158–Present in England; 1695–Present in Scotland)

England and Wales

See also: Bank of England note issues

Bank of England

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Charles Darwin	1809–1882	Naturalist	Sterling	£10	reverse	2000–2018
Charles Dickens	1812–1870	Writer and social critic	Sterling	£10	reverse	1992–2003
Edward Elgar	1857–1934	Composer	Sterling	£20	reverse	1999–2010
Elizabeth II	1926–2022	Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022)	Sterling	£1	obverse	1978–1988
				£5	obverse	1971–1991
					obverse	1990–2003
					obverse	2002–2017
				£10	obverse	1975–1994
					obverse	1992–2003
					obverse	2000–2018
				£20	obverse	1970–1993
					obverse	1991–2001
				£50	obverse	1981–1996
Elizabeth Fry	1780–1845	Reformer	Sterling	£5	reverse	2002–2017
Michael Faraday	1791–1867	Physicist and chemist; significantly contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry	Sterling	£20	reverse	1991–2001
Isaac Newton	1643–1727	Physicist, mathematician and astronomer	Sterling	£1	reverse	1978–1988
Florence Nightingale	1820–1910	Pioneer of modern nursing [lower-alpha 1]	Sterling	£10	reverse	1975–1994
William Shakespeare	1564–1616	Playwright and poet; regarded as the greatest writer of the English language	Sterling	£20	reverse	1970–1993
George Stephenson	1781–1848	Co-Created the Steam Locomotive 'The Rocket'	Sterling	£5	reverse	1990–2003
Arthur Wellesley	1769–1852	1st Duke of Wellington (1814–1852); Prime Minister (1828–1830 and 1834)	Sterling	£5	reverse	1971–1991
Christopher Wren	1632–1723	Architect; designer of St. Paul's Cathedral	Sterling	£50	reverse	1981–1996
John Houblon	1632–1710	1st Governor of the Bank of England (1694–1697)	Sterling	£50	reverse	1994–2014

Scotland

Clydesdale Bank

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Robert the Bruce	1274–1329	King of the Scots (1306–1329)	£1	obverse	1971-c.1989
David Livingstone	1813–1873	Scottish missionary and explorer in Central Africa.	£10	obverse	1971–1998
Lord Kelvin	1824–1907	mathematical physicist and engineer	£20	obverse	1971-c.1989

United States of America

See also: Federal Reserve Note and Large denominations of United States currency

Currency: Dollar ($, 1792–Present)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
William Bradford	1590–1657	2nd Governor of Plymouth Colony (1621–1651)	Dollar	$10,000	reverse	1918–1928
William Brewster	1566–1644	leader and pastor of Plymouth Colony	Dollar	$10,000	reverse	1918–1928
John Carver	1576–1621	1st Governor of Plymouth Colony (1620–1621)	Dollar	$10,000	reverse	1918–1928
Salmon P. Chase	1808–1873	25th Secretary of the Treasury (1861–1864)	Dollar	$10,000	obverse	1918–1928
						1929–1969
Grover Cleveland	1837–1908	22nd and 24th President of the United States (1885–1889 (22nd presidential term) and 1893–1897 (24th presidential term)	Dollar	$1,000	obverse	1929–1969
Hernando de Soto	1496/7-1542	Spanish explorer; first European explorer to find the Mississippi River (1542)	Dollar	$500	reverse	1918–1928
Elbridge Gerry	1744–1814	Delegate, Continental Congress (1782–1785); 4th Vice President of the United States (1813–1814)	Dollar	$5,000	reverse	1918–1928
Alexander Hamilton	1755/7-1804	1st Secretary of the Treasury (1789–1795)	Dollar	$1,000	obverse	1918–1928
Thomas Jefferson	1743–1826	Delegate, Continental Congress (1783–1784); 3rd President of the United States (1801–1809)	Dollar	$5,000	reverse	1918–1928
James Madison	1751–1836	Delegate, Continental Congress (1780–1783); 4th President of the United States (1809–1817)	Dollar	$5,000	reverse	1918–1928
		4th President of the United States (1809–1817)			obverse	1929–1969
John Marshall	1755–1835	4th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1801–1835)	Dollar	$500	obverse	1918–1928
William McKinley	1843–1901	25th President of the United States (1897–1901)	Dollar	$500	obverse	1929–1969
Thomas Mifflin	1744–1800	President of the United States in Congress Assembled (1783–1784)	Dollar	$5,000	reverse	1918–1928
James Monroe	1758–1831	Delegate, Continental Congress (1783–1786); 5th President of the United States (1817–1825)	Dollar	$5,000	reverse	1918–1928
John Robinson	1575–1625	organizer of the Mayflower voyage	Dollar	$10,000	reverse	1918–1928
Myles Standish	1584–1656	military commander of Plymouth Colony	Dollar	$10,000	reverse	1918–1928
George Washington	1732–1799	Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army (1775–1783); 1st President of the United States (1789–1797)	Dollar	$5,000	reverse	1918–1928

Venezuela

Currency: Venezuelan bolívar (1879–2008)
Venezuelan hard bolívar (Bs.F., 2007–2018)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Francisco de Miranda	1750–1816	Military leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	Hard bolívar	Bs.F 2	obverse	2007–2013
Pedro Camejo	1790–1821	Soldier during the struggle for independence from Spain	Hard bolívar	Bs.F 5	obverse	2007–2014
Guaicaipuro	c1530-1568	Venezuelan indigenous leader against Spanish colonization	Hard bolívar	Bs.F 10	obverse	2007–2014
Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi	1799–1866	Heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence	Hard bolívar	Bs.F 20	obverse	2007–2014
Simón Rodríguez	1769–1854	Philosopher and educator	Hard bolívar	Bs.F 50	obverse	2007–2015
Simón Bolívar	1783–1830	Military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	Hard bolívar	Bs.F 100	obverse	2007–2015
Francisco de Miranda	1750–1816	Military leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	Hard bolívar	Bs.F 500	obverse	2016
Pedro Camejo	1790–1821	Soldier during the struggle for independence from Spain	Hard bolívar	Bs.F 1,000	obverse	2016–2018
Guaicaipuro	c1530-1568	Venezuelan indigenous leader against Spanish colonization	Hard bolívar	Bs.F 2,000	obverse	2016–2018
Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi	1799–1866	Heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence	Hard bolívar	Bs.F 5,000	obverse	2016–2018
Simón Rodríguez	1769–1854	Philosopher and educator	Hard bolívar	Bs.F 10,000	obverse	2016–2018
Simón Bolívar	1783–1830	Military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	Hard bolívar	Bs.F 20,000	obverse	2016–2018
Simón Bolívar	1783–1830	Military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	Hard bolívar	Bs.F 100,000	obverse	2017–2018

South Vietnam

Currency: South Vietnamese đồng ($; 1953–1978)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Lê Văn Duyệt	1763 or 1764–1832	General	South Vietnamese đồng	$100	Obverse	1966
Nguyễn Huệ (Quang Trung)	1753–1792	Second emperor of the Tây Sơn dynasty (1788–1792)	South Vietnamese đồng	$200	Both	1966
Trān-Hu'ng-Šao			South Vietnamese đồng	$500	Obverse	1966
Trương Công Định	1820–1864	Leading a guerrilla army in southern Vietnam against the French invasion in defiance of emperor Tự Đức	South Vietnamese đồng	$1,000	Obverse	1972 (not issued)

Weimar Republic and NS Germany

and Currency: Reichsmark (ℛℳ; 1924–1948)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Albrecht Daniel Thaer	1752–1828	Agronomist and an avid supporter of the humus theory for plant nutrition	Reichsmark	10 ℛ︁ℳ︁	Obverse	1929–1948
Werner von Siemens	1816–1892	Inventor and industrialist; his name has been adopted as the SI unit of electrical conductance, the siemens. He was also the founder of the electrical and telecommunications company Siemens	Reichsmark	20 ℛ︁ℳ︁	Obverse	1929–1948
David Justus Ludwig Hansemann	1790–1864	Prussian Minister of Finance (1848)	Reichsmark	50 ℛ︁ℳ︁	Obverse	1933–1948
Justus Freiherr von Liebig	1803–1873	Chemist who made major contributions to agricultural and biological chemistry, and was considered the founder of organic chemistry; As a professor at the University of Giessen, he devised the modern laboratory-oriented teaching method, and for such innovations, he is regarded one of the greatest chemistry teachers of all time; He has been described as the "father of the fertilizer industry" for his emphasis on nitrogen and trace minerals as essential plant nutrients, and his formulation of the Law of the Minimum which described how plant growth relied on the scarcest nutrient resource (limiting factor), rather than the total amount of resources available	Reichsmark	100 ℛ︁ℳ︁	Obverse	1935–1948
Karl Friedrich Schinkel	1781–1841	Architect, city planner, and painter	Reichsmark	1,000 ℛ︁ℳ︁	Obverse	1936–1948

Yugoslavia

See also: Banknotes of the Yugoslav dinar

Currency: Dinar (pl. Dinara; din. and дин.; 1918–2003)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Peter II Karađorđević	1923–1970	King of Yugoslavia (1934–1945)	1929–1939 Dinar	10 din, 20 din, 500 din, and 10,000 din,	Obverse	1939 (10 din,), 1936 (20 din,), 1935 (500 din,), 1936 (10,000 din,)
Alexander I	1888–1934	King of Yugoslavia (1929–1934)	1929–1939 Dinar	50 din,	Obverse	1931
Queen Maria	1900–1961	Queen consort of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1922–1929); Queen of Yugoslavia (1929–1934)	1929–1939 Dinar	1,000 din,	Obverse	1931–1935
Milivoje Rodić		Partisan; colonel of the Yugoslav army	1944 Dinar	All (1-1,000 din,)	Obverse	1944 (1-1,000 din,)
Milivoje Rodić		Partisan; colonel of the Yugoslav army	1946 Dinar	500 din,	Obverse	1946
Arif Heralić	1922–1971	Blast furnace worker	1955 Dinar	1,000 din,	Obverse	1955–1963
Arif Heralić	1922–1971	Blast furnace worker	1966 Dinar	10 din,	Obverse	1965–1981
Nikola Tesla	1856–1943	Serbian-American electrical engineer and inventor	1966 Dinar	500 din,	Obverse	1970–1986
Alija Sirotanović	1914–1990	Miner; recipient of the Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour	1985 Dinar	20,000 din,	Obverse	1987
Josip Broz Tito	1892–1980	Leader of the Partisans; 4th President of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (1939–1980); 1st Federal Secretary of National Defense (1945–1953); 1st Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement (1961–1964); 23rd Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1944–1963); 1st President of Yugoslavia (1953–1980)	1985–1990 Dinar	5,000 din, 100 din, 500 din, and 1,000 din,	Obverse	1985 (5,000 din,); was considered for issue in 1990 (100 din, 500 din, and 1,000 din,)
Nikola Tesla	1856–1943	Serbian-American electrical engineer and inventor	1992 Dinar	1,000, 5,000,000 din, and 10,000,000,000 din,	Obverse	1990–1991 (1,000 din,); 1993 (5,000,000 din,); 1993 (10,000,000,000 din,)
Ivo Andrić	1892–1975	Novelist, poet and short story writer; recipient of the 1961 Nobel Prize in Literature	1990–1992 Dinar	5,000 din, and 10,000,000 din,	Obverse	1991–1992 (5,000 din,); 1993 (10,000,000 din,)
Nikola Tesla	1856–1943	Serbian-American electrical engineer and inventor	1993 Dinar	5,000 din,	Obverse	1993
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić	1787–1864	Philologist and linguist; reformer of the Serbian language	1993 Dinar	10,000 din,	Obverse	1993
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš	1813–1851	Prince-Bishop of Montenegro	1993 Dinar	50,000 din,	Obverse	1993
Dimitrije "Dositej" Obradović	1739–1811	Writer, philosopher, dramatist, librettist, linguist, traveler, polyglot and the first minister of education of Serbia	1993 Dinar	500,000 din,	Obverse	1993
Đorđe Petrović (Karađorđe)	1768–1817	Grand Vožd of Serbia (1804–1813); President of the Administering Council (1811–1813)	1993 Dinar	5,000,000 din,	Obverse	1993
Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin (Michael I. Pupin)	1858–1935	Physicist and physical chemist	1993 Dinar	50,000,000 din,	Obverse	1993
Jovan Cvijić	1865–1927	Geographer and ethnologist	1993 Dinar	500,000,000 din,	Obverse	1993
Georgije "Đura" Jakšić	1832–1878	Poet, painter, writer, dramatist, bohemian and patriot	1993 Dinar	5,000,000,000 din,	Obverse	1993
Miloš Obrenović	1780–1860	Prince of Serbia (1815–1839; 1858–1860)	1993 Dinar	50,000,000,000 din,	Obverse	1993
Jovan Jovanović Zmaj	1833–1904	Poet	1993 Dinar	500,000,000,000 din,	Obverse	1993
Josif Pančić	1814–1888	Botanist	1994 Dinar	10 din,	Obverse	1994
Nikola Tesla	1856–1943	Serbian-American electrical engineer and inventor	1994 Dinar	100 din,	Obverse	1994
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš	1813–1851	Prince-Bishop of Montenegro	1994 Dinar	1,000 din,	Obverse	1994
Dimitrije "Dositej" Obradović	1739–1811	Writer, philosopher, dramatist, librettist, linguist, traveler, polyglot and the first minister of education of Serbia	1994 Dinar	5,000 din,	Obverse	1994
Đorđe Petrović (Karađorđe)	1768–1817	Grand Vožd of Serbia (1804–1813); President of the Administering Council (1811–1813)	1994 Dinar	50,000 din,	Obverse	1994
Jovan Cvijić	1865–1927	Geographer and ethnologist	1994 Dinar	500,000 din,	Obverse	1994
Ivo Andrić	1892–1975	Novelist, poet and short story writer; recipient of the 1961 Nobel Prize in Literature	1994 Dinar	10,000,000 din,	Obverse	1994
Josif Pančić	1814–1888	Botanist	New Dinar	1 new dinar	Obverse	1994
Nikola Tesla	1856–1943	Serbian-American electrical engineer and inventor	New Dinar	5 new dinars	Obverse	1994
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš	1813–1851	Prince-Bishop of Montenegro	New Dinar	10 new dinars	Obverse	1994
Georgije "Đura" Jakšić	1832–1878	Poet, painter, writer, dramatist, bohemian and patriot	New Dinar	20 new dinars	Obverse	1994
Miloš Obrenović	1780–1860	Prince of Serbia (1815–1839; 1858–1860)	New Dinar	50 new dinars	Obverse	1996
Dimitrije "Dositej" Obradović	1739–1811	Writer, philosopher, dramatist, librettist, linguist, traveler, polyglot and the first minister of education of Serbia	New Dinar	100 new dinars	Obverse	1996
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić	1787–1864	Philologist and linguist; reformer of the Serbian language	Dinar	10 din,	Both	2000–2007
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš	1813–1851	Prince-Bishop of Montenegro	Dinar	20 din,	Both	2000–2007
Stevan Stojanović	1856–1914	Composer and music educator	Dinar	50 din,	Both	2000–2007
Nikola Tesla	1856–1943	Serbian-American electrical engineer and inventor	Dinar	100 din,	Both	2000–2007
Nadežda Petrović	1873–1915	Painter	Dinar	200 din,	Both	2001–2007
Đorđe Vajfert	1850–1937	3rd Governor of the National Bank of the Kingdom of Serbia (1890–1892); 5th Governor of the National Bank of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1912–1926)	Dinar	1,000 din,	Both	2001–2007
Slobodan Jovanović	1869–1958	19th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1942–1943)	Dinar	5,000 din,	Both	2002–2007

Zaire

Currency: Zaire (Z; 1967–1997)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honour	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	Years of circulation
Mobutu Sese Seko (b. Joseph-Desiré Mobutu)	1930–1997	President of Zaire (1967–1997)	Makuta/Zaire	All (50 makuta/5,000,000 zaires)	Obverse	1972–1993
			New Likuta/New Makuta/New Zaire	All (1 new likuta/1,000,000 new zaires)		1993–1996

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