Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

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

Argentine peso

The peso is the currency of Argentina, identified by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using dollar currencies. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. Its ISO 4217 code is ARS...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Manuel Belgrano Manuel Belgrano Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano , usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano, was an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina... *	1770–1820	leader for independence from Spain	$10	obverse	1992
José de San Martín José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín, known simply as Don José de San Martín , was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes , he left his mother country at the... *	1778–1850	leader for independence from Spain	$5	obverse
Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel de Rosas , was an argentine militar and politician, who was elected governor of the province of Buenos Aires in 1829 to 1835, and then of the Argentine Confederation from 1835 until 1852...	1793–1877	ruler of Argentina, 1829–1852	$20	obverse
Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Martínez was an Argentine statesman, military figure, and author. He was the President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868.-Life and times:... *	1821–1906	President, 1862–1868	$2	obverse
Julio Argentino Roca Julio Argentino Roca Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz was an army general who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1880 to 12 October 1886 and again from 12 October 1898 to 12 October 1904.-Upbringing and early career:... *	1843–1914	President, 1880–1886 and 1898–1904	$100	obverse
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history... *	1811–1888	President, 1868–1874	$50	obverse

*See also Argentina in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

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

Banknotes of the Australian dollar

The banknotes of the Australian dollar were first issued on 14 February 1966, when Australia adopted decimal currency.- Former series :The $5 note was not issued until 1967...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Edith Cowan Edith Cowan Edith Dircksey Cowan , MBE was an Australian politician, social campaigner and the first woman elected to an Australian parliament....	1861–1932	suffragette, first woman elected to Parliament, 1920–1924	$50	reverse	1995
Elizabeth II*	1926-	Queen of Australia Monarchy in Australia The Monarchy of Australia is a form of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign of Australia. The monarchy is a constitutional one modelled on the Westminster style of parliamentary government, incorporating features unique to the Constitution of Australia.The present monarch is... , 1952-	$5	obverse	1992
John Flynn John Flynn (minister) John Flynn OBE was an Australian Presbyterian minister who founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the world's first air ambulance.-Biography:...	1880–1951	founder, Royal Flying Doctor Service, 1928	$20	reverse	1994
Mary Gilmore Mary Gilmore Dame Mary Gilmore DBE was a prominent Australian socialist poet and journalist.-Early life:Mary Jean Cameron was born on 16 August 1865 at Cotta Walla near Goulburn, New South Wales...	1865–1962	poet and journalist	$10	reverse	1993
Nellie Melba Nellie Melba Dame Nellie Melba GBE , born Helen "Nellie" Porter Mitchell, was an Australian operatic soprano. She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian Era and the early 20th century...	1861–1931	international opera soprano, 1886–1926	$100	obverse	1996
John Monash John Monash General Sir John Monash GCMG, KCB, VD was a civil engineer who became the Australian military commander in the First World War. He commanded the 13th Infantry Brigade before the War and then became commander of the 4th Brigade in Egypt shortly after the outbreak of the War with whom he took part...	1865–1931	general during World War I	$100	reverse	1996
Henry Parkes Henry Parkes Sir Henry Parkes, GCMG was an Australian statesman, the "Father of Federation." As the earliest advocate of a Federal Council of the colonies of Australia, a precursor to the Federation of Australia, he was the most prominent of the Australian Founding Fathers.Parkes was described during his...	1815–1896	The Father of the Federation	$5	obverse	2001
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson Banjo Paterson Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, OBE was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales where he spent much of his childhood...	1864–1941	poet, author of "Waltzing Matilda" (1895) and "The Man from Snowy River" (1890)	$10	obverse	1993
Mary Reibey Mary Reibey Mary Reibey was an Englishwoman who was transported to Australia as a convict but went on to become a successful businesswoman in Sydney.-Early life:...	1777–1855	businesswoman	$20	obverse	1994
Catherine Helen Spence Catherine Helen Spence Catherine Helen Spence was a Scottish-born Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician and leading suffragette. In 1897 she became Australia's first female political candidate after standing for the Federal Convention held in Adelaide...	1825–1910	politician, journalist, suffragette	$5	reverse	2001
David Unaipon David Unaipon David Unaipon was an Australian Aboriginal of the Ngarrindjeri people, a preacher, inventor and writer. He was the most widely known Aboriginal in Australia, and broke stereotypes of Aboriginals...	1872–1967	inventor, writer	$50	obverse	1995

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

Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since 2212
Robert Borden Robert Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office... *	1854–1937	8th Prime Minister, 1911–1920	$100	obverse	9090
Marie Thérèse Forget Casgrain Thérèse Casgrain Marie Thérèse Forget Casgrain, was a feminist, reformer, politician and senator in Quebec, Canada.Thérèse Casgrain was raised in a wealthy family, the daughter of Lady Blanche MacDonald and Sir Rodolphe Forget...	1849–1931	suffragist	$50	reverse
Henrietta Muir Edwards Henrietta Edwards Henrietta Muir Edwards was a Canadian women's rights activist and reformer.She was born Henrietta Louise Muir in Montreal. As a young woman, she espoused various feminist causes, forming the Working Girls' Association in 1875 to provide vocational training for women and editing the journal Women's...	1849–1931	founder, Victorian Order of Nurses, 1893	$50	reverse
Elizabeth II Style of the Canadian sovereign The title and style of the Canadian sovereign is the formal mode of address of the monarch of Canada. The form is based on those that were inherited from the United Kingdom and France, used in the colonies to refer to the reigning monarch in Europe... *§	1926-	Queen of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1952-	$20	obverse
William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948... *	1874–1950	10th Prime Minister, 1921–1926, 1926–1930, and 1935–1948	$50	obverse
Wilfrid Laurier Wilfrid Laurier Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911.... *	1941-1919	7th Prime Minister, 1896–1911	$5	obverse
John A. Macdonald John A. Macdonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century... *	1815–1891	1st Prime Minister, 1867–1873 and 1878–1891	$10	obverse
Nellie Mooney McClung Nellie McClung Nellie McClung, born Nellie Letitia Mooney , was a Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist. She was a part of the social and moral reform movements prevalent in Western Canada in the early 1900s...	1873–1951	suffragist	$50	reverse
Louise Crummy McKinney Louise McKinney Louise McKinney née Crummy was a provincial politician and women's rights activist from Alberta, Canada. She was the first woman sworn in to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and the first woman elected to a legislature in Canada and in the British Empire...	1868–1931	first woman elected to a legislature in the British Empire, 1917–1921	$50	reverse
Emily Murphy Emily Murphy Emily Murphy was a Canadian women's rights activist, jurist, and author. In 1916, she became the first woman magistrate in Canada, and in the British Empire...	1868–1933	British Empire's first woman judge, 1916–1933	$50	reverse
Irene Marryat Parlby Irene Parlby Irene Parlby was a Canadian women's farm leader, activist and politician.Born in London, England, Parlby came to Canada in 1896. In 1913, Parlby helped to found the first women's local of the United Farmers of Alberta. In 1921, she was elected to the Alberta Legislature for the riding of Lacombe,...	1868–1965	first woman Cabinet minister in Alberta, 1921–1935	$50	reverse

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

People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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

Fifth series of the renminbi

The fifth series of the renminbi is the current coin and banknote series of the Chinese currency, the renminbi. They were progressively introduced since 1999 and consist of ¥0.1, ¥0.5, and ¥1 coins, and ¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥20, ¥50, ¥100 notes. ¥20 is a new denomination.-First edition:Coins of the first...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mao Zedong Mao Zedong Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution... *	1893–1976	1st President, 1954–1959	¥1	obverse	2004
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			¥20	obverse	2000
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			¥100	obverse	1999

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

Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

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

Colombian peso

The peso is the currency of Colombia. Its ISO 4217 code is COP and it is also informally abbreviated as COL$. However, the official peso symbol is $. As 20 July 2011, the exchange rate of the Colombian peso is 1750 Colombian pesos to 1 U.S. dollar.-History:The peso has been the currency of Colombia...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
José Asunción Silva José Asunción Silva José Asunción Silva was a Colombian poet. He is considered one of the founders of Spanish-American Modernism.-Life:...	1865–1896	poet	$5,000	obverse	1995
Francisco de Paula Santander Francisco de Paula Santander Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña , was a Colombian military and political leader during the 1810–1819 independence war of the United Provinces of New Granada...	1792–1840	military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	$2,000	obverse	2005
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala was a politician, a leader of a populist movement in Colombia, a former Education Minister and Labor Minister , mayor of Bogotá and one of the most charismatic leaders of the Liberal Party.He was assassinated during his second presidential campaign in 1948, setting off...	1903–1948	Labor Party leader, two-time presidential candidate, assassinated during second campaign	$1,000	both	2005
Julio Garavito Armero Julio Garavito Armero Julio Garavito Armero was a Colombian astronomer.Born in Bogotá, he was a child prodigy in science and mathematics. He obtained his degrees as mathematician and civil engineer in the Escuela Nacional de Ingeniería...	1865–1920	astronomer	$20,000	obverse	1996
Jorge Isaacs Jorge Isaacs Jorge Isaacs Ferrer was a Colombian writer, politician and soldier. His only novel, María, became one of the most notable works of the Romantic movement in Spanish literature....	1837–1895	writer, politician, soldier	$50,000	obverse	1992
Policarpa "La Pola" Salavarrieta Policarpa Salavarrieta Policarpa Salavarrieta , also known as La Pola, was a Neogranadine seamstress who spied for the Revolutionary Forces during the Spanish Reconquista of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. She was captured by Spanish Royalists and ultimately executed for high treason...	1795–1817	seamstress, spy, executed by Spain	$10,000	obverse	1995

Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

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

Croatian kuna

The kuna is the currency of Croatia since 1994 . It is subdivided into 100 lipa. The kuna is issued by the Croatian National Bank and the coins are minted by the Croatian Monetary Institute....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Juraj Dobrila Juraj Dobrila Juraj Dobrila was a bishop and benefactor from Istria who advocated for greater national rights for Croats under Italian rule....	1812–1882	Catholic bishop; public supporter of Croatian language and culture	10 kn	obverse	1994
Fran Krsto Frankopan Fran Krsto Frankopan Fran Krsto Frankopan was a Croatian baroque poet, nobleman and politician in the 17th century. He is remembered primarily for his involvement in the failed Zrinski-Frankopan conspiracy.-Early life and poetry:...	1643–1671	statesman and poet; died for Croatian liberty	5 kn	obverse
Ivan Gundulić Ivan Gundulic Ivan Franov Gundulić is the most celebrated Croatian Baroque poet from the Republic of Ragusa. His work embodies central characteristics of Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation: religious fervor, insistence on "vanity of this world" and zeal in opposition to "infidels." Gundulić's major...	1589–1638	Baroque poet	50 kn	obverse
Josip Jelačić Josip Jelacic Count Josip Jelačić of Bužim was the Ban of Croatia between 23 March 1848 and 19 May 1859...	1801–1859	ban, 1848–1859; abolished serfdom	20 kn	obverse
Marko Marulić Marko Marulic Marko Marulić |Split]], 18 August 1450 – Split, 5 January 1524) was a Croatian national poet and Christian humanist, known as the Crown of the Croatian Medieval Age and the father of the Croatian Renaissance. He signed his works as Marko Marulić Splićanin , Marko Pečenić, Marcus Marulus ...	1450–1524	poet and humanist	500 kn	obverse
Ivan Mažuranić Ivan Mažuranic Ivan Mažuranić was a Croatian poet, linguist and politician—probably the most important figure in Croatia's cultural life in the mid-19th century...	1814–1890	ban, 1873–1880; modernized economy and education	100 kn	obverse
Stjepan Radić Stjepan Radic Stjepan Radić was a Croatian politician and the founder of the Croatian Peasant Party in 1905. Radić is credited with galvanizing the peasantry of Croatia into a viable political force...	1871–1928	founder of the Croatian Peasant Party, 1905	200 kn	obverse
Ante Starčević Ante Starcevic Ante Starčević , was a Croatian politician and writer whose activities and works laid the foundations for the modern Croatian state.His works are base for Croatian nationalism, he is often referred to as Father of the Fatherland by Croats.-Life:...	1823–1896	politician and writer	1,000 kn	obverse
Tomislav Tomislav King Tomislav was a ruler of Croatia in the Middle Ages. He reigned from 910 until 928, first as Duke of Dalmatian Croatia in 910–925, and then became first King of the Croatian Kingdom in 925–928....	???-928	1st King of Croatia, 925-928	1,000 kn	reverse
Petar Zrinski Petar Zrinski Petar Zrinski was a Croatian Ban and writer. A member of the Zrinski noble family, he was noted for his role in the attempted Croatian-Hungarian rebellion of 1664-1670 which ultimately led to his execution for high treason.-Zrinski family:Petar Zrinski was born in Vrbovec, a small town near...	1621–1671	statesman and poet; died for Croatian liberty	5 kn	obverse

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

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

Banknotes of the Czech koruna

Czech koruna paper money is part of the physical form of the Czech Republic's currency. All Czech paper money are banknotes. First overstamped Czechoslovak koruna banknotes served as legal tender in the just-created Czech Republic. Later but still in 1993, the first original Czech banknotes appeared...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ottokar I of Bohemia Ottokar I of Bohemia -External links:...	1155–1230	First heredetary king of Bohemia	20 czk	obverse	1993 - 2008
Agnes of Bohemia Agnes of Bohemia Saint Agnes of Bohemia , or Agnes of Prague , was a medieval Bohemian princess who opted for a life of charity and piety over a life of luxury and comfort...	1211–1282	medieval Bohemian princess	50 czk	obverse	1993 - 2011
Charles IV Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....	1346–1348	king of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor	100 czk	obverse	1993
John Amos Comenius	1592–1670	bishop of Unity of the Brethren	200 czk	obverse	1993
Božena Němcová Božena Nemcová Božena Němcová was a Czech writer of the final phase of the Czech National Revival movement.-Biography:...	1820–1862	author	500 czk	obverse	1993
František Palacký František Palacký František Palacký was a Czech historian and politician.-Biography:...	1798–1876	historian and politician	1000 czk	obverse	1993
Emmy Destinn Emmy Destinn Emmy Destinn was a Czech operatic soprano with a strong and soaring lyric-dramatic voice. She had a career both in Europe and at the New York Metropolitan Opera.- Biography :...	1878–1930	Czech operatic soprano	2000 czk	obverse	1993
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk	1850–1937	president of Czechoslovakia	5000 czk	obverse	1993

Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

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

Danish krone

The krone is the official currency of the Kingdom of Denmark consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is subdivided into 100 øre...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Anna Ancher Anna Ancher Anna Ancher was a Danish artist associated with the Skagen Painters, an artists' colony in the very north of Jutland.-Background:...	1859–1935	painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2004
Michael Peter Ancher Michael Peter Ancher Michael Peter Ancher was a Danish impressionist artist. He is most associated with his paintings of fishermen and other scenes from the Danish port of Skagen. His paintings are classics and he is probably one of Denmark's most popular artists.-Background:Michael Peter Ancher was born at Rutsker on...	1849–1927	painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2004
Karen Blixen Karen Blixen Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke , , née Karen Christenze Dinesen, was a Danish author also known by her pen name Isak Dinesen. She also wrote under the pen names Osceola and Pierre Andrézel...	1885–1962	author	50 kr	obverse	2005
Niels Bohr Niels Bohr Niels Henrik David Bohr was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. Bohr mentored and collaborated with many of the top physicists of the century at his institute in...	1885–1962	winner of Nobel Prize in Physics, 1922	500 kr	obverse	2003
Johanne Luise Heiberg Johanne Luise Heiberg Johanne Luise Heiberg was one of the greatest Danish actresses of the 19th century. She is most famous for her work at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, where she achieved great success.-Early life:...	1812–1890	actress, 1827–1864	200 kr	obverse	2003
Carl Nielsen Carl Nielsen Carl August Nielsen , , widely recognised as Denmark's greatest composer, was also a conductor and a violinist. Brought up by poor but musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he demonstrated his musical abilities at an early age...	1865–1931	composer, conductor, violinist	100 kr	obverse	2002

Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

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

Egyptian pound

The Egyptian Pound is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 Qirsh , or 1,000 Milliemes ....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ramesses II Ramesses II Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire... *	1302-1213 BCE	Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty, 1279-1213 BCE	Pt.50	reverse	1996
			£1	reverse	1979
Khafra Khafra Khafra — also Khafre — was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty, who had his capital at Memphis. According to some authors he was the son and successor of Khufu, but it is more commonly accepted that Djedefre was Khufu's successor and Khafra was Djedefre's... *	unknown	Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, 2558-2532 BCE	£10	reverse	2003

*See also Egypt Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

Currency: Kroon (1992–2010)
Symbol: KR
See also Estonian kroon

Estonian kroon

In 1992, coins were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 20 & 50 senti, as well as 1 kroon. The 1 kroon was struck in cupronickel, the others in aluminum-bronze. However, in 1997, nickel-plated steel 20 senti were introduced, followed by aluminum-bronze 1 kroon in 1998. 5 senti coins were not...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jakob Hurt Jakob Hurt Jakob Hurt was a notable Estonian folklorist, theologist, and linguist. With respect to the latter, he is perhaps best known for his dissertation on "pure" -ne stem nouns...	1839–1907	linguist, theologian, folklorist	10 KR	obverse	1991
Carl Robert Jakobson Carl Robert Jakobson Carl Robert Jakobson was an Estonian writer, politician and teacher active in Livonia, Russian Empire. He was one of the most important persons of Estonian national awakening in the second half of the 19th century.Between 1860 and 1880, the Governorate of Livonia was led by a moderate...	1841–1882	established Estonia's first political newspaper Sakala, 1878	500 KR	obverse	1991
Paul Keres Paul Keres Paul Keres , was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....	1916–1975	chess grandmaster	5 KR	obverse	1991
Lydia Koidula Lydia Koidula Lydia Emilie Florentine Jannsen, , known after her pen name Lydia Koidula was an Estonian poet. Her sobriquet means ‘Lydia of the Dawn’ in Estonian. It was given her by the writer Carl Robert Jakobson...	1843–1886	poet	100 KR	obverse	1991
Anton Hansen Tammsaare Anton Hansen Tammsaare Anton Hansen Tammsaare , born Anton Hansen, was an Estonian writer whose pentalogy Truth and Justice is considered one of the major works of Estonian literature and "The Estonian Novel"....	1878–1940	author	25 KR	obverse	1991
Rudolf Tobias Rudolf Tobias Rudolf Tobias was the first Estonian professional composer, as well as a professional organist. He studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory...	1873–1918	composer, organist	50 KR	obverse	1994
Karl Ernst von Baer Karl Ernst von Baer Karl Ernst Ritter von Baer, Edler von Huthorn also known in Russia as Karl Maksimovich Baer was an Estonian naturalist, biologist, geologist, meteorologist, geographer, a founding father of embryology, explorer of European Russia and Scandinavia, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a...	1792–1879	biologist, pioneer of embryology	2 KR	obverse	1992

Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

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

Banknotes of the Hungarian forint

Hungarian forint paper money is part of the physical form of the current Hungarian currency, the Hungarian forint. The forint paper money consists of exclusively banknotes. During its history, denominations ranging from 10 to 20 000 forint were put into circulation in correspondence with the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen was a prince of Transylvania , duke of Opole and leader of an anti-Habsburg insurrection in the Habsburg Royal Hungary. His last armed intervention in 1626 was part of the Thirty Years' War...	1580–1629	Prince of Transylvania, 1613–1629; led an uprising against the Hungarian monarchy	2,000 Ft	both	1998
Charles I Charles I of Hungary Charles I , also known as Charles Robert , was the first King of Hungary and Croatia of the House of Anjou. He was also descended from the old Hungarian Árpád dynasty. His claim to the throne of Hungary was contested by several pretenders...	1288–1342	King of Hungary, 1308–1342	200 Ft	obverse	1998
Matthias Corvinus Matthias Corvinus of Hungary Matthias Corvinus , also called the Just in folk tales, was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458, at the age of 14 until his death...	1443–1490	King of Hungary, 1458–1490	1,000 Ft	obverse	1998
Ferenc Deák Ferenc Deák Ferenc Deák de Kehida , , was a Hungarian statesman and Minister of Justice. He was known as "The Wise Man of the Nation".-Early life and law career:...	1803–1876	statesman and reformer	20,000 Ft	obverse	2001
Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Hungarian aristocrat, he was the leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11 as the prince of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was also Prince of Transylvania, an Imperial Prince, and a member of the Order of the Golden... *	1676–1735	Prince of Transylvania; led the uprising against the Hungarian monarchy, 1703–1711	500 Ft	obverse	1998
Stephen I	975-1038	1st King of Hungary, 1006–1038	10,000 Ft	obverse	1997
István Széchenyi István Széchenyi Széchenyi committed suicide by a shot to his head on April 8, 1860. All Hungary mourned his death. The Academy was in official mourning, along with the most prominent persons of the leading political and cultural associations... *	1791–1860	statesman and political theorist	5,000 Ft	obverse	1999

*See also Hungary in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

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

Icelandic króna

The króna is the currency of Iceland. The króna is technically subdivided into 100 aurar , but in practice this subdivision is no longer used....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ingibjörg Benediktsdóttir	????-????	2nd wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	obverse	1986
Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir was the daughter of the Icelandic priest Jón Arason and his wife Hólmfríður Sigurðardóttir. She was one of twelve children and was an active seamstress. She taught this skill actively. Ragnheiður became the wife of two consecutive bishops in the Hólar see -- Gísli...	1646–1715	developer of embroidery; 3rd wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	both	1986
Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval was an Icelandic painter. He is one of the most famous artists of Iceland.The paintings of Kjarval vary greatly in style. Most of them are rather realistic presentations of the Icelandic landscape whereas others are more influenced by a somewhat mythical style...	1885–1972	painter	2,000 kr	obverse	1995
Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement.Born at Hrafnseyri, near Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords area of Iceland, he was the son of a pastor, Sigurður Jónsson. He moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1833 to study grammar and history at the university there...	1811–1879	leader of the 19th century independence movement	500 kr	both	1981
Brynjólfur Sveinsson Brynjólfur Sveinsson Brynjólfur Sveinsson served as the Lutheran Bishop of the see of Skálholt in Iceland. His main influence has been on modern knowledge of Old Norse literature. He is currently pictured on the Icelandic 1000 krónur bill....	1605–1675	Lutheran bishop; collected Old Norse literature	1,000 kr	obverse	1984
Gísli Þorláksson	????-????	Lutheran bishop of Hólar, 1657–1684; husband of Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir	5,000 kr	obverse	1986
Gróa Þorleifsdóttir	????-????	1st wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	obverse	1986

India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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

Indian rupee

The Indian rupee is the official currency of the Republic of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...	1869–1948	political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement	Rs.5	obverse	2002
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			Rs.500	obverse	2000
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Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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

Iranian rial

The rial is the currency of Iran. It is subdivided into 100 dinar but, because of the very low current value of the rial, no fraction of the rial is used in accounting....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Hassan Modarres Hassan Modarres Seyyed Hassan Modarres , was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a cleric and a notable supporter of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution. He was among the founding members, along with Abdolhossein Teymourtash, of the reformist party Hezb-e Eslaah-talab of the time, which was formed during the fourth...	1870–1937	notable supporter of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution Iranian Constitutional Revolution The Persian Constitutional Revolution or Iranian Constitutional Revolution took place between 1905 and 1907...	100 ریال	obverse	1985-
Ruhollah Khomeini Ruhollah Khomeini Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran...	1902–1989	leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...  and 1st Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Supreme Leader of Iran The Supreme Leader of Iran is the highest ranking political and religious authority in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The post was established by the constitution in accordance with the concept of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists...	1000 ریال	obverse	1992-
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Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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

Israeli new sheqel

The Israeli New Shekel is the currency of the State of Israel. The shekel is divided into 100 agorot...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon , was a Nobel Prize laureate writer and was one of the central figures of modern Hebrew fiction. In Hebrew, he is known by the acronym Shai Agnon . In English, his works are published under the name S. Y. Agnon.Agnon was born in Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire... *	1888–1970	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1966	₪50	obverse	1998
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, the second and longest-serving President of Israel.-Biography:... *	1884–1963	2nd President, 1952–1963	₪100	obverse
Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett on 15 October 1894, died 7 July 1965) was the second Prime Minister of Israel , serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurion's two terms.-Early life:... *	1894–1965	2nd Prime Minister, 1954–1955	₪20	obverse
Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar was an Israeli politician, author. and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.-Biography:... *	1889–1974	3rd President, 1963–1973	₪200	obverse

*See also Israel in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

Currency: Yen (since 1870)
Symbol: ¥
See also Japanese yen

Japanese yen

The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Higuchi Ichiyō	1872–1896	author	¥5,000	obverse	2004
Hideyo Noguchi Hideyo Noguchi , also known as , was a prominent Japanese bacteriologist who discovered the agent of syphilis as the cause of progressive paralytic disease in 1911.-Early life:...	1876–1928	bacteriologist	¥1,000	obverse
Fukuzawa Yukichi Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era... *	1835–1901	political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator, author	¥10,000	obverse

*See also Japan in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Jersey

States of Jersey

The States of Jersey is the parliament and government of Jersey.The Assembly of the States of Jersey has exercised legislative powers since 1771, when law-making power was transferred from the Royal Court of Jersey....

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

Jersey pound

The pound is the currency of Jersey. Jersey is in currency union with the United Kingdom, and the Jersey pound is not a separate currency but is an issue of banknotes and coins by the States of Jersey denominated in pound sterling, in a similar way to the banknotes issued in Scotland and Northern...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Elizabeth II*	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth, 1952-	£1	obverse	1971
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Francis Pierson	1757–1781	Major in the British Army, killed in the Battle of Jersey Battle of Jersey The Battle of Jersey was an attempt by France to invade Jersey and remove the threat the island posed to American shipping in the American War of Independence. Jersey was used as a base for privateering by the British, and France, engaged in the war as an ally of the United States, sent an...	£10	reverse

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

Korea, South

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

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

South Korean won

The won is the currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary subunit. The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions, and appears only in foreign exchange rates...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Yi Hwang Yi Hwang Yi Hwang is one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his younger contemporary Yi I . A key figure of the Neo-Confucian literati, he established the Yeongnam School and set up the Dosan Seowon, a private Confucian academy. Yi Hwang is often...	1501–1570	Confucian Korean Confucianism Korean Confucianism is the form of Confucianism developed in Korea. One of the most substantial influences in Korean intellectual history was the introduction of Confucian thought as part of the cultural influence from China...  scholar	₩1,000	obverse	1983
Yi I Yi I Yi I was one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his older contemporary, Yi Hwang . Yi I is often referred to by his pen name Yulgok...	1536–1584	Confucian scholar	₩5,000	obverse
King Sejong the Great	1397–1450	monarch	₩10,000	obverse
Shin Saimdang	1504–1551	poet, calligraphist	₩50,000	obverse	2009

*See also South Korea in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

Currency: Litas (since 1993)
Symbol: Lt
See also Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

The modern banknotes of Lithuania are denominated in litas. All banknotes are of the same size except for the 500 litų banknote. They bear signatures of Minister of Finance and of Chairperson of the Bank of Lithuania Board. 10, 20, and 50 litų banknotes have 4 releases...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavicius Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius...	1851–1927	leader in the Lithuanian national movement; signatory of the Act of Independence, 1918	50 Lt	obverse	2003
Steponas Darius Steponas Darius Steponas Darius was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1896–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	10 Lt	obverse	2001
Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas or Szymon Dowkont was a Lithuanian writer, ethnographer and historian. One of the pioneers of the Lithuanian national revival, he is credited as an author of the first book on the history of Lithuania written in the Lithuanian language...	1793–1864	historian; wrote the first Lithuanian history books in the Lithuanian language	100 Lt	obverse	2000
Stasys Girėnas Stasys Girenas Stasys Girėnas was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1893–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	10 Lt	obverse	2001
Vincas Kudirka Vincas Kudirka Vincas Kudirka was a Lithuanian poet and physician, and the author of both the music and lyrics of the Lithuanian National Anthem, Tautiška giesmė. He is regarded in Lithuania as a National Hero. Kudirka used pen names - V...	1858–1899	poet, physician; author of the music and lyrics for the national anthem	500 Lt	obverse	2009
Maironis Maironis Maironis is one of the most famous Lithuanian romantic poets. He was born in Pasandravys, Raseiniai district municipality, Lithuania. Maironis graduated from Kaunas high school and went on to study Literature at Kiev University. However, in 1884, after one year of studies at the university, he...	1862–1932	romantic poet; active member of the Lithuanian national movement	20 Lt	obverse	2001
Vydūnas Vydunas Wilhelm Storost, artistic name Vilius Storostas-Vydūnas , mostly known as Vydūnas, was a Prussian-Lithuania teacher, poet, humanist, philosopher and Lithuanian...	1868–1953	writer, philosopher; leader in the Lithuantian national movement	200 Lt	obverse	2000

Malaysia

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

Malaysian ringgit

The Malaysian ringgit is the currency of Malaysia. It is divided into 100 sen...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan	1895 – 1960	1st Yang di-Pertuan Agong Yang di-Pertuan Agong The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957 when the Federation of Malaya gained independence....  (Supreme Head of State) of the Federation of Malaya Federation of Malaya The Federation of Malaya is the name given to a federation of 11 states that existed from 31 January 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957...	RM 1	obverse	1967
			RM 2	obverse	1996
			RM 5	obverse	1967 (polymer in 1996)
			RM 10	obverse	1967
			RM 20	obverse	1982
			RM 50	obverse	1967
			RM 100	obverse	1967
			RM 500	obverse	1982 - 1999
			RM 1,000	obverse	1967 - 1999

Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

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

Mexican peso

The peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 12th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded in the Americas, and by far the most...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz	1648/51-1695	nun, scholar, poet	$200	obverse	1996
Miguel Hidalgo Miguel Hidalgo Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseñor , more commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or simply Miguel Hidalgo, was a Mexican priest and a leader of the Mexican War of Independence.In 1810 Hidalgo led a group of peasants in a revolt against the dominant...	1753–1811	Catholic priest; leader of Mexico's struggle for independence	$1,000	obverse	2004
Benito Juárez Benito Juárez Benito Juárez born Benito Pablo Juárez García, was a Mexican lawyer and politician of Zapotec origin from Oaxaca who served five terms as president of Mexico: 1858–1861 as interim, 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872...	1806–1832	31st President, 1858–1872	$20	both	1996 (polymer in 2002)
José María Morelos José María Morelos José María Teclo Morelos y Pavón was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary rebel leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming its leadership after the execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1811...	1765–1815	leader for Mexican independence	$50	obverse	1996 (polymer in 2006)
Nezahualcoyotl Nezahualcoyotl Nezahualcoyotl was a philosopher, warrior, architect, poet and ruler of the city-state of Texcoco in pre-Columbian Mexico...	1402–1472	Texcocan king	$100	obverse	1996
Diego Rivera Diego Rivera Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez was a prominent Mexican painter born in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, an active communist, and husband of Frida Kahlo . His large wall works in fresco helped establish the Mexican Mural Movement in...  and Frida Kalho	1829–1862	Artists and Communist Party militants	$500	obverse	1996

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

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

Banknotes of the New Zealand dollar

-Pre-dollar:Prior to 10 July 1967, the New Zealand pound, using the £sd system, was the main currency of New Zealand. Since 1934, banknotes of the New Zealand pound were issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, and came in denominations of 10s, £1, £5, £10, and £50.-First issue: 1967 -...

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Elizabeth II	1926 -	Queen Monarchy in New Zealand The monarchy of New Zealand also referred to as The Crown in Right of New Zealand, Her Majesty in Right of New Zealand, or The Queen in Right of New Zealand is the constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of the Realm of New Zealand,...  and Head of State Head of State A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...  of New Zealand since 1952, and leader of the Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states... .	$20	Obverse	1967
Sir Edmund Hillary Edmund Hillary Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE , was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest – see Timeline of climbing Mount Everest...	1919–2008	Mountaineer and explorer. First person to reach the summit of Mount Everest Mount Everest Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...  (1953), and first person to drive overland to the South Pole South Pole The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies on the opposite side of the Earth from the North Pole...  (1958). Later known for his community work in Nepal.	$5		1990
Apirana Ngata Apirana Ngata Sir Apirana Turupa Ngata was a prominent New Zealand politician and lawyer. He has often been described as the foremost Māori politician to have ever served in Parliament, and is also known for his work in promoting and protecting Māori culture and language.-Early life:One of 15 children, Ngata...	1874–1950	Played a significant role in the revival of Maori people and culture during the early 20th century. First Maori graduate for a New Zealand University, and Member of Parliament Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...  for 38 years.	$50		1990
Lord Rutherford of Nelson	1871–1937	New Zealand physicist Physicist A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...  and 'father of the atom'; explaining the perplexing problem of naturally occurring radioactivity, determining the structure of the atom, and changing one element into another. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Nobel Prize in Chemistry The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature,...  in 1908.	$100		1990
Kate Sheppard Kate Sheppard Katherine Wilson Sheppard Some sources, eg give a birth year of 1847; others eg give a birth year of 1848. was the most prominent member of New Zealand's women's suffrage movement, and is the country's most famous suffragette...	1848–1934	Prominent suffragette Suffragette "Suffragette" is a term coined by the Daily Mail newspaper as a derogatory label for members of the late 19th and early 20th century movement for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, in particular members of the Women's Social and Political Union... , who led the campaign for woman's right to vote. This determination led to New Zealand being the first sovereign state to allow woman to vote, in 1893.	$10		1990

Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen Peter Christen Asbjørnsen Peter Christen Asbjørnsen was a Norwegian writer and scholar. He and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe were collectors of Norwegian folklore...	1812–1885	writer, scholar; collector of Norwegian folklore	50 kr	obverse	1997
Kristian Birkeland Kristian Birkeland Kristian Olaf Birkeland was a Norwegian scientist. He is best remembered as the person who first elucidated the nature of the Aurora borealis. In order to fund his research on the aurorae, he invented the electromagnetic cannon and the Birkeland-Eyde process of fixing nitrogen from the air...	1867–1917	scientist	200 kr	obverse	1994
Kirsten Flagstad Kirsten Flagstad Kirsten Målfrid Flagstad was a Norwegian opera singer and a highly regarded Wagnerian soprano...	1895–1962	opera singer	100 kr	obverse	1997
Edvard Munch Edvard Munch Edvard Munch was a Norwegian Symbolist painter, printmaker and an important forerunner of expressionist art. His best-known composition, The Scream, is part of a series The Frieze of Life, in which Munch explored the themes of love, fear, death, melancholia, and anxiety.- Childhood :Edvard Munch...	1863–1944	Expressionist painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2001
Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undset was a Norwegian novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928.-Biography:Undset was born in Kalundborg, Denmark, but her family moved to Norway when she was two years old. In 1924, she converted to Catholicism and became a lay Dominican...	1882-1849	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1928	500 kr	obverse	1999

Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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

Pakistani rupee

The rupee is the currency of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank of the country. The most commonly used symbol for the rupee is Rs, used on receipts when purchasing goods and services. In Pakistan, the rupee is referred to as the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum ....	1876–1948	1st Governor-General, 1947–1948; "Father of the Nation"	Rs. 10	obverse	2006
			Rs. 20	obverse	2005
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Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

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

Peruvian nuevo sol

The nuevo sol plural: nuevos soles; currency sign: S/.) is the currency of Peru. It is subdivided into 100 cents, called céntimos in Spanish. The ISO 4217 currency code is PEN. It is most commonly referred to just as sol...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
José Quiñones Gonzáles José Quiñones Gonzáles José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzáles was a Peruvian military aviator and national aviation hero. He sacrificed his life crashing into an Ecuadorian battery during the Battle of Zarumilla in the Ecuadorian–Peruvian war.-Combat History:Lieutenant Quinones was a fighter pilot...	1914–1941	National aviation hero	Nuevo sol	S/. 10	obverse	1991–
Raúl Porras Barrenechea Raúl Porras Barrenechea Raúl Porras Barrenechea was a Peruvian historian. He was born in Pisco, Peru on March 23, 1897 and died in Lima, Peru on September 27, 1960. He was a teacher at the Anglo-Peruvian School. As a student during the 1950s Mario Vargas Llosa worked with Porras for four and one-half years and learned a...	1897–1960	Historian	Nuevo sol	S/. 20	obverse	1991–
Abraham Valdelomar Abraham Valdelomar Pedro Abraham Valdelomar Pinto was a Peruvian narrator, poet, journalist, essayist and dramatist; he is considered the founder of the avant-garde in Peru, although more for his dandy-like public poses and his founding of the journal Colónida than for his own writing, which is lyrically...	1888–1919	Poet	Nuevo sol	S/. 50	obverse	1991–
Jorge Basadre Jorge Basadre Jorge Basadre Grohmann was a Peruvian historian known for his extensive publications about the independent history of his country...	1903–1980	Minister of education, Historian	Nuevo sol	S/. 100	obverse	1991–
Rose of Lima Rose of Lima Rose of Lima, , the first Catholic saint of the Americas, was born in Lima, Peru.-Biography:Saint Rose of Lima was born in the city of that name, the daughter of Gaspar Flores, a harquebusier from San German, Puerto Rico, and his wife, Maria de Oliva, who was a native of Lima. She was part of a...	1586–1617	Saint Rose of Lima, First catholic saint of the Americas Americas The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...	Nuevo sol	S/. 200	obverse	1995–

Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. He played an instrumental role during the Philippines' revolution against Spain, and the subsequent Philippine-American War or War of Philippine Independence that resisted American occupation...	1869–1964	1st President, 1899–1901	P5	obverse	1985
Benigno Aquino, Jr. Benigno Aquino, Jr. Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. was a Filipino Senator and a former Governor of Tarlac. Aquino, together with Gerry Roxas and Jovito Salonga, formed the leadership of the opposition to the Marcos regime in the years leading to the imposition of martial law in the Philippines...	1932–1983	leader of the opposition to President Ferdinand Marcos' autocracy	P500	both	2002
Andrés Bonifacio Andres Bonifacio Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro was a Filipino nationalist and revolutionary. He was a founder and later Supremo of the Katipunan movement which sought the independence of the Philippines from Spanish colonial rule and started the Philippine Revolution...	1863–1897	leader in the Philippine Revolution	P10	obverse	1987
Hilario Davide, Jr. Hilario Davide, Jr. Hilario Gelbolingo Davide, Jr, GCSS is a former Ambassador/Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations in New York City....	1935-	20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 1998–2005; swore in President Macapagal-Arroyo	P200	reverse	2002
Josefa Llanes Escoda Josefa Llanes Escoda Josefa Llanes Madamba Vd.ª De Escoda was a well-known Filipino advocate of women's right of suffrage and founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines.-Early life:...	1898–1945	founder of the Girl Scouts in the Philippines; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Vicente Lim Vicente Lim Brigadier General Vicente Lim was an Filipino General in the Philippine Army who served during the Second World War.-Early life:He was born in the town of Calamba, Laguna, on the 24th of February, 1888, the third of Jose Ayala Lim-Yaoco’s four children. His father was a full-blooded Chinese who...	1889–1945	Brigadier General, Army; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Apolinario Mabini Apolinario Mabini Apolinario Mabini y Maranan was a Filipino political philosopher and revolutionary who wrote a constitutional plan for the of 1899-1901, and served as its first prime minister in 1899...	1864–1903	1st Prime Minister, 1899; author of the 1st Constitution	P10	obverse	1987
Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Pangan Macapagal was the ninth President of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the sixth Vice President, serving from 1957 to 1961. He also served as a member of the House of Representatives, and headed the Constitutional Convention of 1970...	1910–1997	9th President, 1961–1965	P200	obverse	2002
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...	1947-	daughter of President Macapagal; 14th President, 2001-2009	P200	reverse	2002
Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña y Suico was a Filipino politician who served as the 4th President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon, and rose to the presidency upon Quezon's death in 1944, being the oldest Philippine president to hold office at age 65...	1878–1961	4th President, 1944–1946	P50	obverse	1987
Manuel L. Quezon Manuel L. Quezon Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the Philippines...	1878–1944	2nd President, 1935–1944	P20	obverse	1987
Manuel Roxas Manuel Roxas Manuel Acuña Roxas was the first president of the independent Third Republic of the Philippines and fifth president overall. He served as president from the granting of independence in 1946 until his abrupt death in 1948...	1892–1948	5th President, 1946–1948	P100	obverse	2002
José Abad Santos José Abad Santos In 1919, Abad Santos would become instrumental in laying the legal groundwork as well as drafting the by-laws and constitution of the Philippine Women's University, the country's and Asia's first private non-sectarian institution for higher learning for women...	1886–1942	5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Corazon Aquino Corazon Aquino Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines...	1933-2009	11th President,1986-1992	P500	obverse	2010

Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

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

Polish coins and banknotes

Current Polish coins and banknotes issued by the National Bank of Poland. For historical ones, see here.-Coins:Although some of the coins were minted as early as 1990, they were not released until January 1, 1995, when the złoty was redenominated....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Boleslaw I Boleslaw I of Poland Bolesław I Chrobry , in the past also known as Bolesław I the Great , was a Duke of Poland from 992-1025 and the first King of Poland from 19 April 1025 until his death...	966/7-1025	King of Poland, 992-1025	20 zł	obverse	1995
Casimir III Casimir III of Poland Casimir III the Great , last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty , was the son of King Władysław I the Elbow-high and Hedwig of Kalisz.-Biography:...	1310–1370	King of Poland, 1333–1370	50 zł	obverse
Jogaila Jogaila Jogaila, later 'He is known under a number of names: ; ; . See also: Jogaila : names and titles. was Grand Duke of Lithuania , king consort of Kingdom of Poland , and sole King of Poland . He ruled in Lithuania from 1377, at first with his uncle Kęstutis...	1351–1434	King of Poland, 1386–1434	100 zł	obverse
Mieszko I	935-992	Duke of Poland, 960-922	10 zł	obverse
Sigismund II Augustus Sigismund II Augustus Sigismund II Augustus I was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, the only son of Sigismund I the Old, whom Sigismund II succeeded in 1548...	1520–1572	King of Poland, 1530–1572	200 zł	obverse

Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

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

Romanian leu

The leu is the currency of Romania. It is subdivided into 100 bani . The name of the currency means "lion". On 1 July 2005, Romania underwent a currency reform, switching from the previous leu to a new leu . 1 RON is equal to 10,000 ROL...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Lucian Blaga Lucian Blaga -Biography:Lucian Blaga was a commanding personality of the Romanian culture of the interbellum period. He was a philosopher and writer higly acclaimed for his originality, a university professor and a diplomat. He was born on May 9, 1895 in Lancrăm, near Alba Iulia, Romania, his father being an...	1895–1961	poet, playwright, philosopher	200 L	obverse	2006
Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist...	1852–1912	playwright, short story writer	100 L	obverse	2005
Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party...	1850–1889	romantic poet	500 L	obverse	2005
George Enescu George Enescu George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical...	1881–1955	composer, violinist, pianist	5 L	obverse	2005
Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.-Biography:He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age , he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of...	1838–1907	painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting	10 L	obverse	2005
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Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister...	1871–1940	Prime Minister,historian 1931–1932	1 L	obverse	2005
Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot.-Biography:Aurel Vlaicu was born in Binţinţi , Geoagiu, Transylvania. He attended Calvinist High School in Orăştie and took his Baccalaureate in Sibiu in 1902...	1882–1913	engineer, inventor, early pilot	50 L	obverse	2005

Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

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

Russian ruble

The ruble or rouble is the currency of the Russian Federation and the two partially recognized republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Formerly, the ruble was also the currency of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union prior to their breakups. Belarus and Transnistria also use currencies with...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky Nikolay Nikolayevich Muravyov-Amursky was a Russian statesman and diplomat, who played a major role in the expansion of the Russian Empire into the Amur River basin and to the shores of the Sea of Japan.-Surname spelling:The surname Muravyov has also been transcribed as Muravyev or Murav'ev.-Early...	1809–1881	Governor General of Irkutsk and Yeniseysk, 1847–1861	руб5,000	obverse	2000
Peter I Peter I of Russia Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov Dates indicated by the letters "O.S." are Old Style. All other dates in this article are New Style. ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother, Ivan V...	1672–1725	Tsar, 1682–1725	руб500	obverse	1998
Yaroslav I Yaroslav I the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise (Old Norse: Jarizleifr; ; Old East Slavic and Russian: Ярослав Мудрый; Ukrainian: Ярослав Мудрий; c...	978-1054	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 1019–1054	руб1,000	obverse	2000

Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

See under United Kingdom

Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

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

Serbian dinar

The dinar is the currency of Serbia. An earlier currency also called dinar was used in Serbia between 1868 and 1918. The earliest use of the dinar date to 1214. Today's Serbian dinar is a continuation of the last Yugoslav dinar...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jovan Cvijić Jovan Cvijic Jovan Cvijić was a Serbian geographer, president of the Serbian Royal Academy of Sciences, and rector of the University of Belgrade. A world-renowned scientist, Cvijić is considered the founder of geography in Serbia.-Early life and family:Jovan Cvijić was born on October 11 Jovan Cvijić...	1865–1927	geographer	500 din.	both	2004
Slobodan Jovanović Slobodan Jovanovic Slobodan Jovanović was one of Serbia's most prolific jurists, historians, sociologists, journalists and literary critics. He distinguished himself with a characteristically clear and sharp writing style later called the "Belgrade style"...	1869–1958	Prime Minister of the Yugoslav government-in-exile, 1942–1943	5,000 din.	both	2003
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić Vuk Stefanovic Karadžic Vuk Stefanović Karadžić was a Serbian philolog and linguist, the major reformer of the Serbian language, and deserves, perhaps, for his collections of songs, fairy tales, and riddles to be called the father of the study of Serbian folklore. He was the author of the first Serbian dictionary...	1787–1864	linguist; reformer of the Serbian language	10 din.	both	2006
Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac Stevan Stojanovic Mokranjac Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac was a Serbian composer and music educator. His work was essential in bringing the spirit of Valach Serbian unwritten folk poems into organized art.-Biography:He was born in Negotin...	1856–1914	composer and music educator	50 din.	both	2005
Petar II Petar II Petrovic-Njegoš Petar II Petrović-Njegoš , was a Serbian Orthodox Prince-Bishop of Montenegro , who transformed Montenegro from a theocracy into a secular state. However, he is most famous as a poet...	1813–1851	Prince-Bishop of Montenegro, 1830–1851; Serbian language poet	20 din.	both	2006
Nadežda Petrović Nadežda Petrovic Nadežda Petrović is considered the most important Serbian female painter from the late 19th and early 20th century...	1873–1915	painter	200 din.	both	2006
Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer...	1856–1943	inventor, physicist, mechanical and electrical engineer	100 din.	both	2006
Ðorđe Vajfert	1850–1937	1st president of the National Bank of Serbia, 1912–1926	1,000 din.	both	2006

Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

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

Singapore dollar

The Singapore dollar or Dollar is the official currency of Singapore. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively S$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...

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Person	Years of Birth–Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Yusof bin Ishak Yusof bin Ishak Yusof bin Ishak was an eminent Singaporean politician and the first President of Singapore of Minangkabau descent. His portrait appears on the Singapore Portrait Series currency notes introduced in 1999.-Early life:...	1910–1970	First President, 1965–1970	S$2	obverse	1999
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Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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

Swedish krona

The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...

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Person	Years of Birth–Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Charles XI Charles XI of Sweden Charles XI also Carl, was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period in Swedish history known as the Swedish empire ....	1655–1697	King of Sweden, 1660–1697	500 kr	obverse	1985
Gustav I Gustav I of Sweden Gustav I of Sweden, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known simply as Gustav Vasa , was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death....	1496–1560	King of Sweden, 1523–1560	1,000 kr	obverse	1989
Selma Lagerlöf Selma Lagerlöf Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....	1858–1940	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1909	20 kr	obverse	1991
Jenny Lind Jenny Lind Johanna Maria Lind , better known as Jenny Lind, was a Swedish opera singer, often known as the "Swedish Nightingale". One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she is known for her performances in soprano roles in opera in Sweden and across Europe, and for an extraordinarily...	1820–1887	opera singer	50 kr	obverse	1996
Carolus Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...	1707–1778	botanist, physician, zoologist; father of taxonomy	100 kr	obverse	1986
Christopher Polhem Christopher Polhem Christopher Polhammar , better known as , which he took after his ennoblement, was a Swedish scientist, inventor and industrialist. He made significant contributions to the economic and industrial development of Sweden, particularly mining.-Biography:Polhem was born on the island of Gotland...	1661–1751	industrialist; planned and started construction of the Göta Canal	500 kr	reverse	1985

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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

Banknotes of the Swiss franc

The first banknotes in Switzerland were issued in 1825 by the Caisse de Dépôt of the city of Bern.During the 19th century the Cantons had the right of printing notes. Following the law of 8 March 1881 the Swiss National Bank had the exclusive right to issue banknotes in Switzerland. First notes...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jacob Burckhardt Jacob Burckhardt Carl Jacob Christoph Burckhardt was a historian of art and culture, and an influential figure in the historiography of each field. He is known as one of the major progenitors of cultural history, albeit in a form very different from how cultural history is conceived and studied in academia today...	1818–1897	historian of the arts	1,000 Fr.	obverse	1998
Le Corbusier Le Corbusier Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier , was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and painter, famous for being one of the pioneers of what now is called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930...	1887–1965	modernist architect	10 Fr.	obverse	1997
Alberto Giacometti Alberto Giacometti Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draughtsman, and printmaker.Alberto Giacometti was born in the canton Graubünden's southerly alpine valley Val Bregaglia and came from an artistic background; his father, Giovanni, was a well-known post-Impressionist painter...	1901–1966	sculptor, painter, draftsman	100 Fr.	obverse	1998
Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger was a Swiss composer, who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. He was a member of Les six. His most frequently performed work is probably the orchestral work Pacific 231, which is interpreted as imitating the sound of a steam locomotive.-Biography:Born...	1892–1955	composer	20 Fr.	obverse	1996
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz Charles Ferdinand Ramuz Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz was a French-speaking Swiss writer.He was born in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud and educated at the University of Lausanne. He taught briefly in nearby Aubonne, and then in Weimar, Germany. In 1903, he left for Paris and remained there until World War I, with frequent...	1878–1947	French-speaking Swiss author	200 Fr.	obverse	1997
Sophie Taeuber-Arp Sophie Taeuber-Arp Sophie Taeuber-Arp was a Swiss artist, painter and sculptor. Born in Davos, Switzerland, Sophie Täuber began her art studies in her homeland, at the School of Applied Arts in St. Gallen...	1889–1943	artist, painter, sculptor	50 Fr.	obverse	1995

Republic of China

Republic of China

The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

 (Taiwan)

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

New Taiwan dollar

The New Taiwan dollar , or simply Taiwan dollar, is the official currency of the Taiwan Area of the Republic of China since 1949, when it replaced the Old Taiwan dollar...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese doctor, revolutionary and political leader. As the foremost pioneer of Nationalist China, Sun is frequently referred to as the "Father of the Nation" , a view agreed upon by both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China...	1866–1925	Founding father of the Republic of China	$100	obverse	2001
Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He is known as Jiǎng Jièshí or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng in Mandarin....	1887–1975	President of the Republic of China, 1948–1975	$200	obverse	2002

Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

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

Turkish lira

The Turkish lira is the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The lira is subdivided into 100 kuruş...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....	1881–1938	Founder and 1st President of the Republic of Turkey, 1923-1938	1 TL	obverse	1926 - 1938 1950–present
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İsmet İnönü Ismet Inönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...	1884–1973	2nd President of the Republic of Turkey, 1938-1950	2.5 TL	obverse	1938–1950
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Cahit Arf Cahit Arf Cahit Arf was a Turkish mathematician. He is known for the Arf invariant of a quadratic form in characteristic 2 in topology, the Hasse–Arf theorem in ramification theory, Arf semigroups, and Arf rings.-Biography:Cahit Arf was born on 11 October 1910 in Selanik , which was then...	1910–1997	Mathematician	10 TL	reverse	2009–present
Yunus Emre Yunus Emre Yunus Emre was a Turkish poet and Sufi mystic. He has exercised immense influence on Turkish literature, from his own day until the present...	1240?-1321?	Poet and Sufi mystic Mysticism Mysticism is the knowledge of, and especially the personal experience of, states of consciousness, i.e. levels of being, beyond normal human perception, including experience and even communion with a supreme being.-Classical origins:...	200 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Âkif Ersoy was a Turkish poet, author, academic, member of parliament, and the poet of the Turkish National Anthem....	1873–1936	Poet of the Turkish National Anthem Istiklâl Marsi The İstiklâl Marşı is the National Anthem of Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, officially adopted on 12 March 1921 - two and a half years before the 29 October 1923 establishment of the Republic of Turkey, both as a motivational musical saga for the troops fighting in the Turkish War...	100 TL	reverse	1983–1989
Itri Buhurizade Itri Buhurizade Itri, or just simply Itri was a composer and performer of Turkish classical music from Istanbul, Ottoman Empire.-Biography:...	1640?-1711	Composer and performer of Turkish classical music	100 TL	reverse	2009–present
Kemaleddin Bey	1870–1927	Architect	20 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mehmed II Mehmed II Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from...	1432–1481	Ottoman Ottoman Empire The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...  sultan and conqueror of Constantinople Constantinople Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...	1000 TL	reverse	1986–1992
Mevlana	1207–1273	Philosopher	5000 TL	reverse	1981–1994
Aydın Sayılı Aydin Sayili Aydın Sayılı was a historian of science. His career was aided by chance meeting with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, whom he impressed enough to receive a state-supported scholarship to attend graduate school at Harvard, where he studied under George Sarton....	1913–1993	Historian of science	5 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mimar Sinan	1489–1588	Architect and civil engineer	10000 TL	reverse	1982–1995
Fatma Aliye Topuz Fatma Aliye Topuz Fatma Aliye Topuz , aka simply Fatma Aliye or Fatma Aliye Hanım, was a Turkish novelist, columnist, essayist, women's rights activist and humanitarian...	1862–1936	First female Muslim Islam Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...  novelist	50 TL	reverse	2009–present

Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

Currency: Hryvnia (since 1996)
Symbol: Ƨ
See also Ukrainian hryvnia

Ukrainian hryvnia

The hryvnia, sometimes hryvnya or grivna ; sign: ₴, code: , has been the national currency of Ukraine since September 2, 1996. The hryvnia is subdivided into 100 kopiyok. In medieval times, it was a currency of Kievan Rus'....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ivan Franko Ivan Franko Ivan Yakovych Franko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, political activist, doctor of philosophy, the author of the first detective novels and modern poetry in the Ukrainian language....	1856–1916	poet, writer, journalist	Ƨ20	obverse	2003
Mykhailo Hrushevsky Mykhailo Hrushevsky Mykhailo Serhiyovych Hrushevsky was a Ukrainian academician, politician, historian, and statesman, one of the most important figures of the Ukrainian national revival of the early 20th century...	1866–1934	1st President of the Ukrainian People's Republic, 1917–1918	Ƨ50	obverse	2004
Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bohdan Zynoviy Mykhailovych Khmelnytsky was a hetman of the Zaporozhian Cossack Hetmanate of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth . He led an uprising against the Commonwealth and its magnates which resulted in the creation of a Cossack state...	1595–1657	Hetman of Ukraine, 1648–1657	Ƨ5	obverse	2004
Ivan Mazepa Ivan Mazepa Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa , Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate in Left-bank Ukraine, from 1687–1708. He was famous as a patron of the arts, and also played an important role in the Battle of Poltava where after learning of Peter I's intent to relieve him as acting Hetman of Ukraine and replace him...	1640–1709	Hetman of Ukraine, 1687–1708	Ƨ10	obverse	2004
Taras Shevchenko Taras Shevchenko Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko -Life:Born into a serf family of Hryhoriy Ivanovych Shevchenko and Kateryna Yakymivna Shevchenko in the village of Moryntsi, of Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire Shevchenko was orphaned at the age of eleven...	1814–1861	poet; works considered to be the foundation of both modern Ukrainian language and literature	Ƨ100	obverse	2006
Hryhori Skovoroda Hryhori Skovoroda Hryhorii Savych Skovoroda was a Ukrainian philosopher, poet, teacher and composer who lived in the Russian Empire and who made important contributions to Russian philosophy and culture. He lived and worked in Ukraine and passionately and consciously identified with its people, differentiating them...	1722–1794	poet, philosopher, composer	Ƨ500	obverse	2006
Lesya Ukrainka Lesya Ukrainka Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka better known under her literary pseudonym Lesya Ukrainka , was one of Ukraine's best-known poets and writers and the foremost woman writer in Ukrainian literature. She also was a political, civil, and female activist....	1871–1913	poet, writer	Ƨ200	obverse	2001
Vladimir I Vladimir I of Kiev Vladimir Sviatoslavich the Great Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь Old Norse as Valdamarr Sveinaldsson, , Vladimir, , Volodymyr, was a grand prince of Kiev, ruler of Kievan Rus' in .Vladimir's father was the prince Sviatoslav of the Rurik dynasty...	958-1015	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 978-1015	Ƨ1	obverse	2006
Yaroslav I Yaroslav I the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise (Old Norse: Jarizleifr; ; Old East Slavic and Russian: Ярослав Мудрый; Ukrainian: Ярослав Мудрий; c...	978-1054	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod	Ƨ2	obverse	2004

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

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

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

England & Wales

Exclusive sterling note issue granted to the Bank of England.
Bank of England

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Charles Darwin Charles Darwin Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...	1809–1882	naturalist	£10	reverse	2000
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-	£5	obverse	2002
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Elizabeth Fry Elizabeth Fry Elizabeth Fry , née Gurney, was an English prison reformer, social reformer and, as a Quaker, a Christian philanthropist...	1780–1845	prison reformer	£5	reverse	2002
John Houblon John Houblon Sir John Houblon was the first Governor of the Bank of England from 1694 to 1697.-Biography:Sir John was the third son of James Houblon, a London merchant, and his wife, Mary Du Quesne, daughter of Jean Du Quesne, the younger...	1632–1712	1st Governor, Bank of England, 1694–1697	£50	reverse	1994
Adam Smith Adam Smith Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...	1723–1790	economist	£20	reverse	2007

Scotland

Three commercial banks are authorised to issue their own sterling banknotes.

Bank of Scotland

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sir Walter Scott Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time....	1771–1832	historical novelist and poet; campaigner for the continuation of Scottish banknotes	£5	obverse	2007
			£10	obverse	2007
			£20	obverse	1999
			£50	obverse	2007
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Royal Bank of Scotland

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Lord Ilay Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, 1st Earl of Ilay was a Scottish nobleman, politician, lawyer, businessman and soldier...	1682–1761	founder and first governor of the Royal Bank of Scotland	£1	obverse	1987
			£5	obverse	1987
			£10	obverse	1987
			£20	obverse	1987
			£50	obverse	1987
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Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....	1850–1894	Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer (special commemorative issue)	£1	reverse	1994
Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone....	1847–1922	Inventor of the telephone Telephone The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...   (special commemorative issue)	£1	reverse	1997
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...	1900–2002	Queen Consort Queen consort A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...  of King George VI George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...  and mother of Queen Elizabeth II  (special commemorative issue)	£20	reverse	2000
Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...	1940-	Notable American golf Golf Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes.... er (special commemorative issue)	£5	reverse	2005

Clydesdale Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...	1759–1796	Notable Scottish poet Scottish literature Scottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by Scottish writers. It includes literature written in English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Brythonic, French, Latin and any other language in which a piece of literature was ever written within the boundaries of modern Scotland.The earliest...	£5	obverse	1998
Mary Slessor Mary Slessor Mary Mitchell Slessor was a Scottish missionary to Nigeria.Her determined work and strong personality allowed her to be trusted and accepted by the locals, spreading Christianity and promoting women's rights.-Early life:...	1848–1915	Scottish missionary Missionary A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...  to Nigeria and campaigner for women's rights Women's rights Women's rights are entitlements and freedoms claimed for women and girls of all ages in many societies.In some places these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behaviour, whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed...	£10	both	1998
Robert the Bruce Robert I of Scotland Robert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage , and...	1274–1329	King of the Scots 1306-1329.	£20	obverse	1998
Adam Smith Adam Smith Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...	1723–1790	economist and key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment Scottish Enlightenment The Scottish Enlightenment was the period in 18th century Scotland characterised by an outpouring of intellectual and scientific accomplishments. By 1750, Scots were among the most literate citizens of Europe, with an estimated 75% level of literacy...	£50	both	1998
Lord Kelvin William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, PRSE, was a mathematical physicist and engineer. At the University of Glasgow he did important work in the mathematical analysis of electricity and formulation of the first and second laws of thermodynamics, and did much to unify the emerging...	1824–1907	mathematical physicist Mathematical physics Mathematical physics refers to development of mathematical methods for application to problems in physics. The Journal of Mathematical Physics defines this area as: "the application of mathematics to problems in physics and the development of mathematical methods suitable for such applications and...  and engineer Engineer An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...	£100	both	1998
Alexander Fleming Alexander Fleming Sir Alexander Fleming was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. He wrote many articles on bacteriology, immunology, and chemotherapy...	1881–1955	Discoverer of penicillin Penicillin Penicillin is a group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium fungi. They include penicillin G, procaine penicillin, benzathine penicillin, and penicillin V.... .	£5	obverse	2009
Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...	1759–1796	Notable Scottish poet Scottish literature Scottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by Scottish writers. It includes literature written in English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Brythonic, French, Latin and any other language in which a piece of literature was ever written within the boundaries of modern Scotland.The earliest...	£10	obverse	2009
Robert the Bruce Robert I of Scotland Robert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage , and...	1274–1329	King of the Scots 1306-1329.	£20	obverse	2009
Elsie Inglis Elsie Inglis Elsie Inglis was an innovative Scottish doctor and suffragist.-Education:She was born in the hill station town of Naini Tal, India, to John Forbes David Inglis who worked in the Indian civil service as Chief Commissioner of Oudh...	1864–1917	Doctor and suffragist.	£50	obverse	2009
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a Scottish architect, designer, watercolourist and artist. He was a designer in the Arts and Crafts movement and also the main representative of Art Nouveau in the United Kingdom. He had a considerable influence on European design...	1868-1928	Architect and designer.	£100	obverse	2009

Northern Ireland

Four commercial banks are authorised to issue their own sterling banknotes.

Northern Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
John Boyd Dunlop John Boyd Dunlop John Boyd Dunlop was a Scottish inventor. He was one of the founders of the rubber company that bore his name, Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company....	1840–1921	Founder of the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company	£10	obverse	2005
Harry Ferguson Harry Ferguson Henry George "Harry" Ferguson was an Irish engineer and inventor who is noted for his role in the development of the modern agricultural tractor, for becoming the first Irishman to build and fly his own aeroplane, and for developing the first four-wheel drive Formula One car, the Ferguson P99...	1884–1960	Engineer and developer of the modern agricultural tractor, the Ferguson monoplane and the Ferguson P99	£20	obverse	2005
Sir Samuel Cleland Davidson		founder of the Belfast Sirocco Works and pioneer of air conditioning Air conditioning An air conditioner is a home appliance, system, or mechanism designed to dehumidify and extract heat from an area. The cooling is done using a simple refrigeration cycle...	£50	obverse	2005
Sir James Martin	1893–1981	Inventor of the aircraft ejector seat	£100	obverse	2005

Ulster Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
George Best George Best George Best was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, who played for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders...	1946–2005	Footballer for Northern Ireland Northern Ireland national football team The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...  and Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...   (special commemorative issue)	£5	obverse	2006

United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Currency: Dollar (since 1792)
Symbol: $
See also Federal Reserve Note

Federal Reserve Note

A Federal Reserve Note is a type of banknote used in the United States of America. Federal Reserve Notes are printed by the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing on paper made by Crane & Co. of Dalton, Massachusetts. They are the only type of U.S...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
John Adams John Adams John Adams was an American lawyer, statesman, diplomat and political theorist. A leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United States...	1735–1826	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Adams Samuel Adams Samuel Adams was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. As a politician in colonial Massachusetts, Adams was a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and was one of the architects of the principles of American...	1722–1803	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Charles Carroll Charles Carroll of Carrollton Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from Great Britain. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and later as United States Senator for Maryland...	1737–1802	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Chase Samuel Chase Samuel Chase was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and earlier was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland. Early in life, Chase was a "firebrand" states-righter and revolutionary...	1741–1811	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Abraham Clark Abraham Clark Abraham Clark was an American politician and Revolutionary War figure. He was delegate for New Jersey to the Continental Congress where he signed the Declaration of Independence and later served in the United States House of Representatives in both the Second and Third United States Congress, from...	1725–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Clinton George Clinton (vice president) George Clinton was an American soldier and politician, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was the first Governor of New York, and then the fourth Vice President of the United States , serving under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. He and John C...	1739–1812	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Clymer George Clymer George Clymer was an American politician and founding father. He was one of the first Patriots to advocate complete independence from Britain. As a Pennsylvania representative, Clymer was, along with five others, a signatory of both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution...	1739–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
John Dickinson John Dickinson (delegate) John Dickinson was an American lawyer and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware. He was a militia officer during the American Revolution, a Continental Congressman from Pennsylvania and Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, President of...	1732–1808	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Ellery	1727–1820	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Floyd William Floyd William Floyd was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a U.S. Representative from New York.-Biography:...	1734–1821	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Dr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat...	1706–1790	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
		Founding Father	$100	obverse	1996
Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Thomas Gerry was an American statesman and diplomat. As a Democratic-Republican he was selected as the fifth Vice President of the United States , serving under James Madison, until his death a year and a half into his term...	1744–1814	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...	1822–1877	18th President, 1869–1877	$50	obverse	2004
Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of America's first constitutional lawyers and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury...	1755/7-1804	1st Secretary of the Treasury, 1789–1795	$10	both	2006
John Hancock John Hancock John Hancock was a merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...	1737–1793	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Harrison, V	1726–1791	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Joseph Hewes Joseph Hewes Joseph Hewes was a native of Princeton, New Jersey, where he was born in 1730. Hewes’s parents were part of the Quaker Society of Friends. Immediately after their marriage they moved to New Jersey, which became Joseph Hewes’s home state. Hewes was formally educated at Princeton and after...	1730–1779	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas Heyward, Jr.	1746–1809	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Hooper William Hooper William Hooper was an American lawyer, politician, and a member of the Continental Congress representing North Carolina from 1774 through 1777...	1742–1790	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Stephen Hopkins Stephen Hopkins (politician) Stephen Hopkins was an American political leader from Rhode Island who signed the Declaration of Independence. He served as the Chief Justice and Governor of the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and was a Delegate to the Colonial Congress in Albany in 1754 and to the...	1707–1785	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Francis Hopkinson Francis Hopkinson Francis Hopkinson , an American author, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence as a delegate from New Jersey. He later served as a federal judge in Pennsylvania...	1737–1791	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Huntington Samuel Huntington (statesman) Samuel Huntington was a jurist, statesman, and Patriot in the American Revolution from Connecticut. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation...	1731–1796	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...	1767–1845	7th President, 1829–1837	$20	obverse	2003
Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...	1743–1826	3rd President, 1801–1809; signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	both	1976
Richard Henry Lee Richard Henry Lee Richard Henry Lee was an American statesman from Virginia best known for the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain. He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and his famous resolution of June 1776 led to the United States...	1732–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Francis Lewis Francis Lewis Francis Lewis was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New York....	1713–1803	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...	1809–1865	16th President, 1861–1865	$5	both	2000
Philip Livingston Philip Livingston Philip Livingston was an American merchant and statesman from New York City. He was a delegate for New York to the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1778, and signed the Declaration of Independence.-Family history:...	1716–1778	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert R. Livingston Robert Livingston (1746-1813) Robert R Livingston was an American lawyer, politician, diplomat from New York, and a Founding Father of the United States. He was known as "The Chancellor," after the office he held for 25 years....	1746–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas McKean Thomas McKean Thomas McKean was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the American Revolution he was a delegate to the Continental Congress where he signed the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of...	1734–1817	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Arthur Middleton Arthur Middleton Arthur Middleton , of Charleston, South Carolina, was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence....	1742–1787	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Lewis Morris Lewis Morris Lewis Morris was an American landowner and developer from Morrisania, New York. He signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence as a delegate to the Continental Congress for New York....	1726–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert Morris Robert Morris (merchant) Robert Morris, Jr. was a British-born American merchant, and signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution...	1734–1806	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Paca William Paca William Paca was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland, and later Governor of Maryland and a United States federal judge.-Early life:...	1740–1799	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert Treat Paine Robert Treat Paine Robert Treat Paine was a signer of the Declaration of Independence as a representative of Massachusetts.-Early life and ancestors:...	1731–1814	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Read George Read (signer) George Read was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Continental Congressman from Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, President of Delaware, and a member of the...	1733–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Rush Benjamin Rush Benjamin Rush was a Founding Father of the United States. Rush lived in the state of Pennsylvania and was a physician, writer, educator, humanitarian and a Christian Universalist, as well as the founder of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania....	1745–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Edward Rutledge Edward Rutledge Edward Rutledge was an American politician and youngest signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. He later served as the 39th Governor of South Carolina.-Early years and career:...	1749–1800	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Roger Sherman Roger Sherman Roger Sherman was an early American lawyer and politician, as well as a founding father. He served as the first mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, and served on the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence, and was also a representative and senator in the new republic...	1721–1793	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Richard Stockton Richard Stockton (1730-1781) Richard Stockton was an American lawyer, jurist, legislator, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.-Early life:...	1730–1781	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Charles Thomson Charles Thomson Charles Thomson was a Patriot leader in Philadelphia during the American Revolution and the secretary of the Continental Congress throughout its existence.-Biography:...	1729–1824	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Walton George Walton George Walton signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia and also served as the second Chief Executive of that state.-Life and work:...	1749/50-1804	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Washington George Washington George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...	1732–1799	1st President, 1789–1797	$1	obverse	1963
William Williams William Williams (signer) William Williams was a merchant, and a delegate for Connecticut to the Continental Congress in 1776, and a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. Williams was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, the son of a minister, Tim Solomon Williams, and Mary Porter. He studied theology and graduated from...	1731–1811	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas Willing Thomas Willing Thomas Willing was an American merchant and financier and a Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania....	1731–1821	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
James Wilson James Wilson James Wilson was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. Wilson was elected twice to the Continental Congress, and was a major force in drafting the United States Constitution...	1742–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
John Witherspoon John Witherspoon John Witherspoon was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Jersey. As president of the College of New Jersey , he trained many leaders of the early nation and was the only active clergyman and the only college president to sign the Declaration...	1723–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Oliver Wolcott	1726–1797	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976

Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

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

Venezuelan bolívar

The bolívar fuerte is the currency of Venezuela since 1 January 2008. It is subdivided into 100 céntimos and replaced the bolívar at the rate of Bs.F. 1 = Bs...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Francisco de Miranda Francisco de Miranda Sebastián Francisco de Miranda Ravelo y Rodríguez de Espinoza , commonly known as Francisco de Miranda , was a Venezuelan revolutionary...	1750–1816	military leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	2 bolívares	obverse	2008
Pedro Camejo Pedro Camejo Pedro Camejo, better known as Negro Primero, or 'The First Black' was a Venezuelan soldier who at first fought with the royal army, only to later go over to the rebel army during the Venezuelan War of Independence, reaching the rank of lieutenant.The nickname of Negro Primero was inspired by his...	1790–1821	soldier during the struggle for independence from Spain	5 bolívares	obverse	2008
Guaicaipuro Guaicaipuro Guaicaipuro was a native Venezuelan chief of both the Teques and Caracas tribes. Though known today as Guaicaipuro, in documents of the time his name was written Guacaipuro.-Life:...	c1530-1568	Venezuelan indigenous leader against Spanish colonization	10 bolívares	obverse	2008
Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi María Luisa Cáceres Díaz de Arismendi was a heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence.-The beginning of the war:...	1799–1866	heroine of Venezuelan War of Independence	20 bolívares	obverse	2008
Simón Rodríguez Simón Rodríguez Simón Rodríguez , known during his exile from Spanish America as Samuel Robinson, was a South American philosopher and educator, notably Simón Bolívar's tutor and mentor....	1769–1854	philosopher, educator	50 bolívares	obverse	2008
Simón Bolívar Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Yeiter, commonly known as Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader...	1783–1830	military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	100 bolívares	obverse	2008

Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

Currencies: Peso Moneda Nacional (m$n, 1881–1969)
Peso Ley ($L, 1970–1983)
Peso Argentino ($a, 1983–1985)
Austral (A, 1985–1991)
Peso ($, 1992–Present)
See also Argentine peso moneda nacional

Argentine peso moneda nacional

The peso moneda nacional was the currency of Argentina between November 5, 1881 and December 31, 1969. It was subdivided into 100 centavos, with the argentino worth 5 pesos. Its symbol was m$n or $m/n. Its ISO 4217 code was ARM.-History:...

, Argentine peso ley

Argentine peso ley

The peso ley 18.188, usually known as either peso or, to distinguish it from the earlier peso moneda nacional, informally as peso ley, was the currency of Argentina between January 1, 1970 and May 5, 1983. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. Its symbol was $, sometimes $L. Its name comes from law...

, Argentine peso argentino

Argentine peso argentino

The peso argentino was the currency of Argentina between June 6, 1983 and June 14, 1985. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. The symbol was $a. The ISO 4217 code was ARP.-History:...

, Argentine austral

Argentine austral

The austral was the currency of Argentina between June 15, 1985 and December 31, 1991. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. The symbol was an uppercase A with an extra horizontal line . This symbol appeared on all coins issued in this currency , to distinguish them from earlier currencies...

, and Argentine peso

Argentine peso

The peso is the currency of Argentina, identified by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using dollar currencies. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. Its ISO 4217 code is ARS...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Juan Bautista Alberdi Juan Bautista Alberdi Juan Bautista Alberdi was an Argentine political theorist and diplomat. Although he lived most of his life in exile in Montevideo and Chile, he was one of the most influential Argentine liberals of his age.-Biography:...	1810–1884	political theorist and diplomat	Peso Argentino	$a5,000	obverse	1984–1987
Nicolás Avellaneda Nicolás Avellaneda Nicolás Remigio Aurelio Avellaneda Silva was an Argentine politician and journalist, and president of Argentina from 1874 to 1880. Avellaneda's main projects while in office were banking and education reform, leading to Argentina's economic growth...	1837–1885	President of Argentina, 1874–1880	Austral	A500	obverse	1988–1992
Manuel Belgrano Manuel Belgrano Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano , usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano, was an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina...	1770–1820	leader for independence from Spain	Peso Ley	$L1	obverse	1970–1981
				$L5	obverse	1971–1981
				$L10	obverse	1970–1981
			Peso Argentino	$a10,000	obverse	1984–1987
Miguel Juárez Celman	1844–1909	President of Argentina, 1886–1890	Austral	A5,000	obverse	1988–1992
José de San Martín José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín, known simply as Don José de San Martín , was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes , he left his mother country at the...	1778–1850	leader for independence from Spain	Peso Moneda Nacional	m$n5	obverse	1935–1965
				m$n10	obverse	1936–1965
				m$n50	obverse	1936–1968
						1943–1968
				m$n100	obverse	1936–1968
						1943–1968
				m$n500	obverse	1944–1968
						1964–1968
				m$n1,000	obverse	1944–1975
				m$n5,000	obverse	1962–1975
				m$n10,000	obverse	1961–1975
			Peso Ley	$L50	obverse	1972–1981
				$L100	obverse	1971–1981
				$L500	obverse	1972–1984
				$L1,000	obverse	1973–1984
				$L5,000	obverse	1977–1984
				$L10,000	obverse	1976–1985
				$L50,000	obverse	1979–1985
				$L100,000	obverse
				$L500,000	obverse	1980–1985
				$L1,000,000	obverse	1981–1985
			Peso Argentino	$a1	obverse	1983–1985
				$a5	obverse	1983–1987
				$a10	obverse
				$a50	obverse
				$a100	obverse
				$a500	obverse	1984–1987
				$a1,000	obverse	1983–1987
			Austral	A10,000	obverse	1989–1991
				A50,000	obverse
				A500,000	obverse	1990–1991
Justo José de Urquiza Justo José de Urquiza Justo José de Urquiza y García was an Argentine general and politician. He was president of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860.He was governor of Entre Ríos during the government of Juan Manuel de Rosas, governor of Buenos Aires with powers delegated from the other provinces...	1801–1870	President of Argentina, 1854–1860	Austral	A5	obverse	1986–1991
Santiago Derqui Santiago Derqui Santiago Rafael Luis Manuel José María Derqui Rodríguez was president of Argentina from March 5, 1860 to November 5, 1861. He was featured on the 10 Australes note, which is now obsolete....	1809–1867	President of Argentina, 1860–1861	Austral	A10	obverse	1985–1991
Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Martínez was an Argentine statesman, military figure, and author. He was the President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868.-Life and times:...	1821–1906	President of Argentina, 1862–1868	Austral	A50	obverse	1986–1991
Carlos Pellegrini Carlos Pellegrini Carlos Enrique José Pellegrini Bevans was President of Argentina from 6 August 1890 to 12 October 1892....	1846–1906	President of Argentina, 1890–1892	Austral	A10,000	obverse	1989–1992
			Peso	$1	obverse	1992-????
Manuel Quintana Manuel Quintana Manuel Pedro Quintana y Sáenz de Gaona was the President of Argentina from 12 October 1904 to 12 March 1906. He died in office....	1835–1906	President of Argentina, 1904–1906	Austral	A500,000	obverse	1990–1993
Bernardino Rivadavia Bernardino Rivadavia Bernardino de la Trinidad Gónzalez Rivadavia y Rivadavia was the first president of Argentina, from February 8, 1826 to July 7, 1827 . He was a politician of the United Provinces of Río de la Plata, Argentina today...	1780–1845	President of Argentina, 1826–1827	Austral	A1	obverse	1985–1991
Julio Argentino Roca Julio Argentino Roca Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz was an army general who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1880 to 12 October 1886 and again from 12 October 1898 to 12 October 1904.-Upbringing and early career:...	1843–1914	President of Argentina, 1880–1886 and 1898–1904	Austral	A1,000	obverse	1988–1992
Luis Sáenz Peña Luis Sáenz Peña Luis Sáenz Peña was a lawyer and President of Argentina.He graduated in law from the University of Buenos Aires, and participated in the constitutional assembly of 1860. He was a number of times a national deputy and senator. In 1882 he occupied a seat on the Supreme Court of the Province of...	1822–1907	President of Argentina, 1892–1895	Austral	A50,000	obverse	1989–1993
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history...	1811–1888	President of Argentina, 1868–1874	Austral	A100	obverse	1985–1992
José Evaristo Uriburu José Evaristo Uriburu José Evaristo de Uriburu y Álvarez de Arenales was President of Argentina from 23 January 1895 to 12 October 1898....	1831–1914	President of Argentina, 1895–1898	Austral	A100,000	obverse	1990–1993

Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

Currencies: Pound (£, 1910–1966)
Dollar ($, 1966–Present)
See also Australian pound

Australian pound

The pound was the currency of Australia from 1910 until 13 February 1966, when it was replaced by the Australian dollar. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence.- Earlier Australian currencies :...

 and Banknotes of the Australian dollar

Banknotes of the Australian dollar

The banknotes of the Australian dollar were first issued on 14 February 1966, when Australia adopted decimal currency.- Former series :The $5 note was not issued until 1967...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Joseph Banks Joseph Banks Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, PRS was an English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences. He took part in Captain James Cook's first great voyage . Banks is credited with the introduction to the Western world of eucalyptus, acacia, mimosa and the genus named after him,...	1743–1820	English botonist, introduced the West to eucalyptus	Dollar	$5	obverse	1967–1992
Caroline Chisholm Caroline Chisholm Caroline Chisholm was a progressive 19th-century English humanitarian known mostly for her involvement with female immigrant welfare in Australia. She is commemorated on 16 May in the Calendar of saints of the Church of England...	1808–1877	humanitarian for women's immigrant welfare	Dollar	$5	reverse	1967–1992
James Cook James Cook Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...	1728–1779	explorer, first European to visit the Australian east coast	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen Australia Monarchy in Australia The Monarchy of Australia is a form of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign of Australia. The monarchy is a constitutional one modelled on the Westminster style of parliamentary government, incorporating features unique to the Constitution of Australia.The present monarch is... , 1952-	Pound	£1	obverse	1953–1966
			Dollar	$1	obverse	1966–1984
William Farrer William Farrer William James Farrer was a leading Australian agronomist and plant breeder. Farrer is best remembered as the originator of the "Federation" strain of wheat, distributed in 1903...	1845–1906	leading agronomist, wheat breeder	Dollar	$2	reverse	1966–1988
Matthew Flinders Matthew Flinders Captain Matthew Flinders RN was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age. In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he sailed with Captain William Bligh, circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent, which had previously been...	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
John Franklin John Franklin Rear-Admiral Sir John Franklin KCH FRGS RN was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. Franklin also served as governor of Tasmania for several years. In his last expedition, he disappeared while attempting to chart and navigate a section of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic...	1786–1847	explorer of Australia	Pound	£5	obverse	1953–1966
Lawrence Hargrave Lawrence Hargrave Lawrence Hargrave was an engineer, explorer, astronomer, inventor and aeronautical pioneer.- Early life :Hargrave was born in Greenwich, England, the second son of John Fletcher Hargrave and was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland...	1850–1915	inventor aeronautical pioneer; invented the box kite (1893)	Dollar	$20	reverse	1966–1994
Hamilton Hume Hamilton Hume Hamilton Hume was the first Australian born explorer. Along with Hovell in 1824, Hume was part of an expedition that first took an overland route from Sydney to Port Phillip near the site of present day Melbourne...	1797–1873	first Australian-born explorer of Australia	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
Henry Lawson Henry Lawson Henry Lawson was an Australian writer and poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period and is often called Australia's "greatest writer"...	1867–1922	poet and novelist	Dollar	$10	reverse	1966–1993
John Macarthur John Macarthur (wool pioneer) John Macarthur was a British army officer, entrepreneur, politician, architect and pioneer of settlement in Australia. Macarthur is recognised as the pioneer of the wool industry that was to boom in Australia in the early 19th century and become a trademark of the nation...	1766–1834	pioneer of the Australian wool industry	Dollar	$2	obverse	1966–1988
Douglas Mawson Douglas Mawson Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and Academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Mawson was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.-Early work:He was appointed geologist to an...	1882–1958	Antarctic explorer and geologist	Dollar	$100	obverse	1984–1996
Arthur Phillip Arthur Phillip Admiral Arthur Phillip RN was a British admiral and colonial administrator. Phillip was appointed Governor of New South Wales, the first European colony on the Australian continent, and was the founder of the settlement which is now the city of Sydney.-Early life and naval career:Arthur Phillip...	1738–1814	established first European colony of Sydney, New South Wales	Pound	£10	obverse	1953–1966
Ian Clunies Ross Ian Clunies Ross Sir Ian Clunies Ross, CMG is described as the 'architect' of Australia's scientific boom, for his stewardship of Australia's scientific organisation the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation - CSIRO.-Family:...	1899–1959	scientist, leader in veterinary medicine	Dollar	$50	reverse	1973–1995
Charles Kingsford Smith Charles Kingsford Smith Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith MC, AFC , often called by his nickname Smithy, was an early Australian aviator. In 1928, he earned global fame when he made the first trans-Pacific flight from the United States to Australia...	1897–1935	aviator; first to fly across the Pacific, 1928	Dollar	$20	obverse	1966–1994
Charles Sturt Charles Sturt Captain Charles Napier Sturt was an English explorer of Australia, and part of the European Exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent, starting from both Sydney and later from Adelaide. His expeditions traced several of the westward-flowing rivers,...	1795–1869	English explorer of Australia	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
John Tebbutt John Tebbutt John Tebbutt was an Australian astronomer, credited with discovering the "Great Comet of 1861" .-Early life:...	1834–1916	astronomer, discoverer of the "Great Comet of 1861"	Dollar	$100	reverse	1984–1996

Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

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

Austrian schilling

The schilling was the currency of Austria from 1924 to 1938 and from 1945 to 1999, and the circulating currency until 2002. The euro was introduced at a fixed parity of €1 = 13.7603 schilling to replace it...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk Eugen Ritter von Böhm-Bawerk was an Austrian economist who made important contributions to the development of the Austrian School of economics.-Biography:...	1851–1914	economist	Schilling	S100	obverse	1985–2001
Moritz Michael Daffinger Moritz Michael Daffinger Moritz Michael Daffinger was an Austrian miniature painter and sculptor. His father was Johann Daffinger....	1790–1849	miniature painter and sculpture	Schilling	S20	obverse	1988–2001
Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud , born Sigismund Schlomo Freud , was an Austrian neurologist who founded the discipline of psychoanalysis...	1856–1939	co-founder of psychoanalytic school of psychology	Schilling	S50	obverse	1987–2001
Karl Landsteiner Karl Landsteiner Karl Landsteiner , was an Austrian-born American biologist and physician of Jewish origin. He is noted for having first distinguished the main blood groups in 1900, having developed the modern system of classification of blood groups from his identification of the presence of agglutinins in the...	1868–1943	Nobel Prize winner	Schilling	S1,000	both	1997–2001
Rosa Mayreder Rosa Mayreder Rosa Mayreder was an Austrian freethinker, author, painter, musician and feminist. She was the daughter of Franz Arnold Obermayer, a wealthy restaurant operator and barkeeper, and his second wife Marie.Rosa had 12 brothers and sisters and although her conservative father did not believe in the...	1858–1938	feminist, painter, author	Schilling	S500	obverse	1997–2001
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...	1756–1791	classical composer and pianist	Schilling	S5,000	obverse	1989–2001
Erwin Schrödinger Erwin Schrödinger Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger was an Austrian physicist and theoretical biologist who was one of the fathers of quantum mechanics, and is famed for a number of important contributions to physics, especially the Schrödinger equation, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933...	1887–1961	Nobel Prize winner	Schilling	S1,000	obverse	1983–1997
Otto Wagner Otto Wagner Otto Koloman Wagner was an Austrian architect and urban planner, known for his lasting impact on the appearance of his home town Vienna, to which he contributed many landmarks.-Life:...	1841–1918	architect	Schilling	S500	obverse	1986–1997

Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

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

Belgian franc

The franc was the currency of Belgium until 2002 when the euro was introduced into circulation. It was subdivided into centimes , 100 centiem or Centime .-History:...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Albert II Albert II of Belgium Albert II is the current reigning King of the Belgians, a constitutional monarch. He is a member of the royal house "of Belgium"; formerly this house was named Saxe-Coburg-Gotha...	1934-	King of Belgium, 1993-	Franc	10,000 fr.	obverse	1994–2001
James Ensor James Ensor James Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor was a Flemish-Belgian painter and printmaker, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism who lived in Ostend for almost his entire life...	1860–1949	impressionist painter	Franc	100 fr.	obverse
Victor Horta Victor Horta Victor, Baron Horta was a Belgian architect and designer. John Julius Norwich described him as "undoubtedly the key European Art Nouveau architect." Indeed, Horta is one of the most important names in Art Nouveau architecture; the construction of his Hôtel Tassel in Brussels in 1892-3 means that...	1861–1947	Art Nouveau architect	Franc	2,000 fr.	obverse
René Magritte René Magritte René François Ghislain Magritte[p] was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images...	1898–1967	surrealist artist	Franc	500 fr.	obverse
Paola Queen Paola of Belgium Paola, Queen of the Belgians , is the queen consort of Albert II of Belgium....	1937-	Queen Consort of Belgium, 1993-	Franc	10,000 fr.	obverse
Constant Permeke Constant Permeke Constant Permeke was a Belgian painter and sculptor who is considered the leading figure of Flemish expressionism.Permeke was born in Antwerp but when he was six years old the family moved to Ostend, where his father became curator of the Municipal Museum of Arts. Permeke went to school in Bruges...	1886–1952	Flemish expressionist painter	Franc	1,000 fr.	obverse
Adolphe Sax Adolphe Sax Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax was a Belgian musical instrument designer and musician who played the flute and clarinet, and is best known for having invented the saxophone.-Biography:...	1814–1894	musician, inventor of the saxophone	Franc	200 fr.	obverse

Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Robert Borden Robert Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office...	1854–1937	8th Prime Minister, 1911–1920	dollar	$100	obverse	1976–1990
						1990–2004
Edward Edward VIII of the United Kingdom Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January to 11 December 1936.Before his accession to the throne, Edward was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay...	1894–1972	Prince of Wales Prince of Wales Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms... , 1910–1936	dollar	$5	obverse	1935–1937
Elizabeth Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...	1926-	Princess of York, 1936–1952	dollar	$20	obverse	1935–1937
Elizabeth II		Queen of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1952-		$1	obverse	1954–1974
				$2	obverse	1954–1975
						1986–1996
				$5	obverse	1954–1972
				$10	obverse	1954–1971
				$20	obverse	1954–1969
						1969–1993
						1993–2004
				$50	obverse	1954–1975
				$100	obverse	1954–1976
				$1,000	obverse	1954–1992
						1992–2000
George V George V of the United Kingdom George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....	1865–1936	King of the United Kingdom British monarchy The monarchy of the United Kingdom is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories. The present monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, has reigned since 6 February 1952. She and her immediate family undertake various official, ceremonial and representational duties...  and the British Dominions, 1910–1936	dollar	$1	obverse	1935–1936
Albert George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...	1895–1952	Duke of York, 1920–1936	dollar	$50	obverse	1935–1937
George VI George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...		King of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1936–1952		$1	obverse	1936–1954
				$2	obverse
				$5	obverse
				$10	obverse
				$20	obverse
				$50	obverse
Henry Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was a soldier and member of the British Royal Family, the third son of George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary....	1900–1974	Duke of Gloucester, 1928–1974	dollar	$100	obverse	1935–1937
William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948...	1874–1950	10th Prime Minister, 1921–1926, 1926–1930, 1935–1948	dollar	$50	obverse	1975–1989
						1989–2004
Wilfrid Laurier Wilfrid Laurier Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911....	1841–1919	7th Prime Minister of Canada, 1896–1911	dollar	$5	obverse	1972–1986
						1986–2001
				$1,000	obverse	1935–1937
						1937–1954
John A. Macdonald John A. Macdonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century...	1815–1891	1st Prime Minister, 1867–1873 and 1878–1891	dollar	$10	obverse	1971–1989
						1989–2000
				$100	obverse	1937–1954
				$500	obverse	1935–1937
Mary Mary of Teck Mary of Teck was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V....	1867–1953	Royal consort to George V, 1910–1936	dollar	$2	obverse	1935–1937
Mary Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood The Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood was a member of the British Royal Family; she was the third child and only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary. She was the sixth holder of the title of Princess Royal...	1897–1965	Princess Royal of Canada, 1932–1965	dollar	$10	obverse	1935–1937

People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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

Fourth series of the renminbi

The fourth series of the renminbi was the series introduced between 1987 and 1997, although the banknotes were dated 1980, 1990, or 1996. Unlike the second and the third series, they are still legal tender.-Banknotes:Banknotes are available in :*First edition**¥0.1 ,**¥0.2...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Mao Zedong Mao Zedong Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...	1893–1976	1st President, 1954–1959	Renminbi	¥100	obverse	1992–1999
Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai was the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, serving from October 1949 until his death in January 1976...	1898–1976	1st Premier, 1949–1976; 1st Foreign Minister, 1949–1958
Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi was a Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and theorist. He was Chairman of the People's Republic of China, China's head of state, from 27 April 1959 to 31 October 1968, during which he implemented policies of economic reconstruction in China...	1898–1969	2nd President, 1959–1968
Zhu De Zhu De Zhu De was a Chinese militarist, politician, revolutionary, and one of the pioneers of the Chinese Communist Party. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in 1955 Zhu became one of the Ten Marshals of the People's Liberation Army, of which he is regarded as the founder.-Early...	1886–1976	founder, Chinese Red Army

Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

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

Danish krone

The krone is the official currency of the Kingdom of Denmark consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is subdivided into 100 øre...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling."...	1805–1875	poet and author of fairy tales	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1952–1955
					obverse	1954–1975
Christian Ditlev Frederik Christian Ditlev Frederik, Count Reventlow Christian Ditlev Frederik, Count of Reventlow was a Danish statesman and reformer, the son of Privy Councillor Christian Ditlev Reventlow by his first wife, baroness Johanne Sophie Frederikke von Bothmer....	1748–1827	agricultural reformer	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1964–1975
Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd Baroness Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd was a Danish author, born in Copenhagen. Her maiden name was Buntzen....	1779–1856	author; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1975–1998
Jens Juel Jens Juel (painter) Jens Juel was a Danish painter, primarily known for his many portraits, of which the largest collection is on display at Frederiksborg Castle.-Early life and career:...	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 Hans Christian Ørsted Hans Christian Ørsted was a Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, an important aspect of electromagnetism...	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 Bertel Thorvaldsen Bertel Thorvaldsen was a Danish-Icelandic sculptor of international fame, who spent most of his life in Italy . Thorvaldsen was born in Copenhagen into a Danish/Icelandic family of humble means, and was accepted to the Royal Academy of Arts when he was eleven years old...	1770–1844	sculptor	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1952–1962
Pauline Lucia Tutein	1761–1827	wife of Peter Tutein, merchant; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	20 kr	obverse	1980–1990
Franziska Genoveva von Qualen	????-????	noble woman of Holstein, Germany; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1974–1997

Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

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

Egyptian pound

The Egyptian Pound is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 Qirsh , or 1,000 Milliemes ....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Farouk I Farouk of Egypt Farouk I of Egypt , was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936....	1920–1965	King of Egypt, 1936–1952	Pound	£1	obverse	1950–1952
				£5	obverse	1946–1952
Khafra Khafra Khafra — also Khafre — was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty, who had his capital at Memphis. According to some authors he was the son and successor of Khufu, but it is more commonly accepted that Djedefre was Khufu's successor and Khafra was Djedefre's...	unknown	Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, 2558-2532 BCE	Pound	£10	reverse	1970–1979
						1979–2003
Ramesses II Ramesses II Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire...	1302-1213 BCE	Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, 1279-1213 BCE	Pound	Pt.50	obverse	1968–1981
						1981–1986
				£1	obverse	1968–1979
Tutankhamun Tutankhamun Tutankhamun , Egyptian , ; approx. 1341 BC – 1323 BC) was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty , during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom...	unknown	Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, 1333-1324 BCE	Pound	Pt.25	obverse	1952–1962
				Pt.50	obverse	1952–1962
				£1	obverse	1930–1950
						1952–1963
						1963–1968
				£5	obverse	1952–1963
						1963–1969
						1970–1981
				£10	obverse	1952–1962
						1962–1970
				£100	obverse	1979–1994

Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

Currency: Kroon (KR, 1992–2010)
See also Estonian kroon

Estonian kroon

In 1992, coins were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 20 & 50 senti, as well as 1 kroon. The 1 kroon was struck in cupronickel, the others in aluminum-bronze. However, in 1997, nickel-plated steel 20 senti were introduced, followed by aluminum-bronze 1 kroon in 1998. 5 senti coins were not...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Kristjan Raud Kristjan Raud Kristjan Raud was an Estonian painter and draughtsman.His parents were Jaan Raud and his wife Henriette Loviisa Raud...	1865–1943	painter	Kroon	1 KR	obverse	1992-????

Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...

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

Faroese króna

The króna is the currency of the Faroe Islands. It is issued by the Danish National Bank. It is not an independent currency but a version of the Danish krone. Consequently, it does not have an ISO 4217 currency code. The ISO 4217 code for the Danish krone is DKK...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jens Christian Djurhuus Jens Christian Djurhuus Jens Christian Djurhuus or Sjóvarbóndin was the first poet who wrote in Faroese. He composed several Faroese ballads in traditional style on historical themes. The best known is Ormurin langi...	1773–1853	first poet to write in Faroese	Króna	1,000 kr	obverse	1980–2005
Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb was a Faroese Lutheran minister who established the modern orthography of Faroese, the language of the Faroe Islands, based on the Icelandic language, which like Faroese derives from Old Norse.-Background:Hammershaimb was born in Sandavágur on the island of Vágar in...	1819–1909	established modern orthography for the Faroese language	Króna	100 kr	obverse	1964–1978
					obverse	1978–2003
Nólsoyar Páll Nólsoyar Páll Nólsoyar Páll is a Faroese national hero. He was a seaman, trader, poet, farmer and boat builder who tried to develop direct trade between the Faroes and the rest of Europe and introduced vaccination to the islands...	1765–1809	seaman, trader, poet	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1967–1978
					obverse	1978–2001

Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

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

Finnish mark

The Finnish markka was the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002, when it ceased to be legal tender. The markka was replaced by the euro , which had been introduced, in cash form, on 1 January 2002....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Alvar Aalto Alvar Aalto Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware...	1898–1976	modernist architect	Mark	50mk	reverse	1986–2002
Anders Chydenius Anders Chydenius Anders Chydenius was the leading classical liberal of Nordic history. Born in Sotkamo, Ostrobothnia, Sweden and having studied under Pehr Kalm at the Royal Academy of Åbo, Chydenius became a priest, Enlightenment philosopher and member of the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates.The world's first...	1792–1803	priest and statesman	Mark	1,000mk	reverse	1986–2002
Väinö Linna Väinö Linna Väinö Linna was one of the most influential Finnish authors of the 20th century. He shot to immediate literary fame with his third novel, Tuntematon sotilas , and consolidated his position with the trilogy Täällä Pohjantähden alla Väinö Linna (20 December 1920 – 21 April 1992) was one of the...	1920–1992	novelist	Mark	20mk	reverse	1993–2002
Elias Lönnrot Elias Lönnrot Elias Lönnrot was a Finnish philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. He is best known for compiling the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic compiled from national folklore.-Education and early life:...	1802–1884	historian, composer of Kalevala (the national epic)	Mark	500mk	reverse	1986–2002
Paavo Nurmi Paavo Nurmi Paavo Johannes Nurmi was a Finnish runner. Born in Turku, he was known as one of the "Flying Finns," a term given to him, Hannes Kolehmainen, Ville Ritola, and others for their distinction in running...	1897–1973	Olympic gold and silver multi-medalist	Mark	10mk	reverse	1986–1992
Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious."...	1865–1957	classical composer	Mark	100mk	reverse	1986–2002

France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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

French franc

The franc was a currency of France. Along with the Spanish peseta, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra . Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of coins worth 1 livre tournois and it remained in common parlance as a term for this amount of money...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th century conception of artistic endeavour to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century. Cézanne can be said to form the bridge between late 19th...	1839–1906	Post-Impressionist painter	Franc	₣100	obverse	1997–2002
Marie Curie Marie Curie Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...	1867–1934	Nobel Prize winner, 1903	Franc	₣500	obverse	1995–2002
Pierre Curie Pierre Curie Pierre Curie was a French physicist, a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity, and Nobel laureate. He was the son of Dr. Eugène Curie and Sophie-Claire Depouilly Curie ...	1859–1906	Nobel Prize winner, 1903	Franc	₣500	obverse	1995–2002
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , officially Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint Exupéry , was a French writer, poet and pioneering aviator. He became a laureate of France's highest literary awards, and in 1939 was the winner of the U.S. National Book Award...	1900–1944	author and aviator	Franc	₣50	obverse	1992–2002
Claude Debussy Claude Debussy Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions...	1862–1918	impressionist composer	Franc	₣20	both	1997–2002
Gustave Eiffel Gustave Eiffel Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was a French structural engineer from the École Centrale Paris, an architect, an entrepreneur and a specialist of metallic structures...	1832–1923	engineer and architect	Franc	₣200	obverse	1996–2002

Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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

German mark

The Deutsche Mark |mark]], abbreviated "DM") was the official currency of West Germany and Germany until the adoption of the euro in 2002. It is commonly called the "Deutschmark" in English but not in German. Germans often say "Mark" or "D-Mark"...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich was a German scientist in the fields of hematology, immunology, and chemotherapy, and Nobel laureate. He is noted for curing syphilis and for his research in autoimmunity, calling it "horror autotoxicus"...	1854–1915	Nobel Prize winner, 1908	Deutsche Mark	200 DM	obverse	1990–2002
Carl Friedrich Gauss Carl Friedrich Gauss Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician and scientist who contributed significantly to many fields, including number theory, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, geophysics, electrostatics, astronomy and optics.Sometimes referred to as the Princeps mathematicorum...	1777–1855	mathematician and scientist	Deutsche Mark	10 DM	obverse	1991–2002
Jacob Grimm Jacob Grimm Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm was a German philologist, jurist and mythologist. He is best known as the discoverer of Grimm's Law, the author of the monumental Deutsches Wörterbuch, the author of Deutsche Mythologie and, more popularly, as one of the Brothers Grimm, as the editor of Grimm's Fairy...	1785–1863	older of the Brothers Grimm, recorders of folk and fairy tales	Deutsche Mark	1,000 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Wilhelm Grimm Wilhelm Grimm Wilhelm Carl Grimm was a German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm.-Life and work:...	1786–1859	younger of the Brothers Grimm, recorders of folk and fairy tales	Deutsche Mark	1,000 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Maria Sibylla Merian Maria Sibylla Merian Maria Sibylla Merian was a naturalist and scientific illustrator who studied plants and insects and made detailed paintings about them...	1647–1717	naturalist and illustrator	Deutsche Mark	500 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Balthasar Neumann Balthasar Neumann Johann Balthasar Neumann , also known as Balthasar Neumann, was a [German] military artillery engineer and architect who developed a refined brand of Baroque architecture, fusing Austrian, Bohemian, Italian, and French elements to design some of the most impressive buildings of the period,...	1687–1753	Baroque architect	Deutsche Mark	50 DM	obverse	1991–2002
Clara Schumann Clara Schumann Clara Schumann was a German musician and composer, considered one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era...	1819–1896	classical pianist and composer	Deutsche Mark	100 DM	obverse	1990–2002
Bettina von Arnim Bettina von Arnim Bettina von Arnim , born Elisabeth Catharina Ludovica Magdalena Brentano, was a German writer and novelist....	1785–1859	novelist	Deutsche Mark	5 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff Annette von Droste-Hülshoff Anna Elisabeth von Droste-Hülshoff, known as Annette von Droste-Hülshoff , was a 19th century German author, and one of the most important German poets.-Biography:...	1797–1848	poet and author	Deutsche Mark	20 DM	obverse	1992–2002

Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

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

Greek drachma

Drachma, pl. drachmas or drachmae was the currency used in Greece during several periods in its history:...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
John Capodistria	1776–1831	1st Governor of Greece, 1827–1831	Drachma	500 Δρ.	obverse	1983–2002
Rigas Feraios Rigas Feraios Rigas Feraios or Rigas Velestinlis was a Greek writer and revolutionary of Aromanian origin, active in the Modern Greek Enlightenment, remembered as a Greek national hero, a victim of Balkan uprising against the Ottoman Empire and a forerunner of the Greek War of Independence.-Early...	1757–1798	revolutionary, first casualty of the Greek War of Independence	Drachma	200 Δρ.	obverse	1997–2002
Theodoros Kolokotronis Theodoros Kolokotronis Theodoros Kolokotronis was a Greek Field Marshal and one of the leaders of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire....	1770–1843	General during the Greek War of Independence	Drachma	5,000 Δρ.	obverse	1997–2002
Adamantios Korais Adamantios Korais Adamantios Korais or Coraïs was a humanist scholar credited with laying the foundations of Modern Greek literature and a major figure in the Greek Enlightenment. His activities paved the way for the Greek War of Independence and emergence of a purified form of the Greek language, known as...	1748–1833	linguist, author of the first modern Greek dictionary	Drachma	100 Δρ.	reverse	1978–2002
Georgios Papanikolaou Georgios Papanikolaou Georgios Nicholas Papanikolaou was a Greek pioneer in cytology and early cancer detection, and inventor of the "Pap smear".-Life:...	1883–1962	pioneer in early cancer detection	Drachma	10,000 Δρ.	obverse	1995–2002

Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

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

Banknotes of the Hungarian forint

Hungarian forint paper money is part of the physical form of the current Hungarian currency, the Hungarian forint. The forint paper money consists of exclusively banknotes. During its history, denominations ranging from 10 to 20 000 forint were put into circulation in correspondence with the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Endre Ady Endre Ady Endre Ady was a Hungarian poet.-Biography:Ady was born in Érmindszent, Szilágy county . He belonged to an impoverished Calvinist noble family...	1877–1919	poet	Forint	500 Ft	obverse	1970–1999
						1992–1999
Béla Bartók Béla Bartók Béla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary's greatest composer...	1881–1945	composer, pianist	Forint	1,000 Ft	obverse	1983–1999
						1993–1999
György Dózsa György Dózsa György Dózsa was a Székely Hungarian man-at-arms from Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary who led a peasants' revolt against the kingdom's landed nobility...	????-1514	led a peasants' revolt against the nobility	Forint	20 Ft	obverse	1948–1992
						1920–1992
						1960–1992
Francis II Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Hungarian aristocrat, he was the leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11 as the prince of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was also Prince of Transylvania, an Imperial Prince, and a member of the Order of the Golden...	1676–1735	Prince of Transylvania; led the uprising against the Hungarian monarchy, 1703–1711	Forint	50 Ft	obverse	1953–1996
						1966–1996
Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva was a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician and Regent-President of Hungary in 1849. He was widely honored during his lifetime, including in the United Kingdom and the United States, as a freedom fighter and bellwether of democracy in Europe.-Family:Lajos...	1802–1894	statesman and freedom fighter	Forint	100 Ft	obverse	1948–1998
						1920–1998
						1959–1998
						1992–1998
Sándor Petőfi Sándor Petofi Sándor Petőfi , was a Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary. He is considered as Hungary's national poet and he was one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848...	1823–1849	national poet; key figure of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848	Forint	10 Ft	obverse	1947–1992
						1950–1992
						1959–1992
István Széchenyi István Széchenyi Széchenyi committed suicide by a shot to his head on April 8, 1860. All Hungary mourned his death. The Academy was in official mourning, along with the most prominent persons of the leading political and cultural associations...	1791–1860	statesman and political theorist	Forint	5,000 Ft	obverse	1991–1999

Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

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

Icelandic króna

The króna is the currency of Iceland. The króna is technically subdivided into 100 aurar , but in practice this subdivision is no longer used....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Ingólfur Arnarson Ingólfur Arnarson Ingólfr Arnarson is recognized as the first permanent Nordic settler of Iceland. According to Landnáma he built his homestead in Reykjavík in 874...	unknown	first permanent settler of Iceland, 874	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1960–1969
Christian IX Christian IX of Denmark Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...	1818–1906	King of Denmark, 1863–1906; signed the treaty that gave Iceland sovereignty, 1874	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1907–1919
					obverse	1919–1920
				10 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1916–1920
				50 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1916–1920
				100 kr	obverse	1916–1935
Christian X Christian X of Denmark Christian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only King of Iceland between 1918 and 1944....	1870–1947	King of Denmark, 1912–1947; King of Iceland, 1918–1944	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1929–1935
				10 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1929–1934
				50 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1931–1936
				100 kr	obverse	1929–1935
Jón Eiríksson	1728–1787	promoter of enlightenment	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1935–1947
					obverse	1947–1960
				10 kr	1969–1984
				50 kr	obverse	1936–1948
					obverse	1948–1960
Frederick VIII Frederick VIII of Denmark Frederick VIII was King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912.-Early life:Frederick was born on 3 June 1843 in the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen as Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior male line of the House of Oldenburg descended from Christian III of Denmark and who had...	1843–1912	King of Denmark, 1906–1912	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1907–1916
Arngrímur Jónsson Arngrímur Jónsson Arngrímur Jónsson the Learned was an Icelandic scholar and an apologist. His father was Jón Jónsson, who died in 1591...	1568–1648	scholar	Króna	10 kr	obverse	1981–1984
Árni Magnússon Árni Magnússon Árni Magnússon was an Icelandic scholar and collector of manuscripts. He assembled the Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection.-Life:...	1663–1730	medieval Icelanic scholar	Króna	100 kr	obverse	1981–1995
Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement.Born at Hrafnseyri, near Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords area of Iceland, he was the son of a pastor, Sigurður Jónsson. He moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1833 to study grammar and history at the university there...	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 Guðbrandur Þorláksson Guðbrandur Þorláksson was an Icelandic mathematician, cartographer and clergyman.He studied at the cathedral school in Hólar and then at the University of Copenhagen. He and was successively rector of the school at Skálholt and minister at historic Breiðabólstaður in Vesturhóp...	1541–1627	bishop; published the first Icelandic translation of the Bible, 1584	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1981–1987

Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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

Iranian rial

The rial is the currency of Iran. It is subdivided into 100 dinar but, because of the very low current value of the rial, no fraction of the rial is used in accounting....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Reza Shah Reza Shah Rezā Shāh, also known as Rezā Shāh Pahlavi and Rezā Shāh Kabir , , was the Shah of the Imperial State of Iran from December 15, 1925, until he was forced to abdicate by the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran on September 16, 1941.In 1925, Reza Shah overthrew Ahmad Shah Qajar, the last Shah of the Qajar...	1878–1944	founded the Pahlavi Dynasty Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925–1941) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty ...	5 ریال	obverse	1924–1937
			10 ریال	obverse	1924–1951
			20 ریال	obverse	1924–1951
			50 ریال	obverse	1924–1962
			100 ریال	obverse	1924–1954
			500 ریال	obverse	1924–1974
			1000 ریال	obverse	1936–1974
Mohammad Reza Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Mohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, Shah of Persia , ruled Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Iranian Revolution on 11 February 1979...	1919–1980	second and last monarch of the House of Pahlavi Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925–1941) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty ...	10 ریال	obverse	1951–1979
			20 ریال	obverse	1951–1979
			50 ریال	obverse	1962–1979
			100 ریال	obverse	1954–1976
			200 ریال	obverse	1965–1979
			500 ریال	obverse	1974–1979
			1000 ریال	obverse	1974–1979
			10000 ریال	obverse	1975–1979
Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza Shah			100 ریال	obverse	1976–1979

Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

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

Irish pound

The Irish pound was the currency of Ireland until 2002. Its ISO 4217 code was IEP, and the usual notation was the prefix £...

, Series B Banknotes (Ireland)

Series B Banknotes (Ireland)

The Series B Banknotes of the Republic of Ireland replaced the Series A Banknotes. The banknotes were issued between 1976 and 1982 by the Central Bank of Ireland, the series was replaced in 1993 by Series C Banknotes.-Banknotes:...

 and Series C Banknotes (Ireland)

Series C Banknotes (Ireland)

The Series C Banknotes of the Republic of Ireland were the final series of notes created for the state before the advent of the euro; it replaced Series B Banknotes. The series gradually entered circulation from 1992 and remained in circulation until 2002....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Johannes Scotus Eriugena Johannes Scotus Eriugena Johannes Scotus Eriugena was an Irish theologian, Neoplatonist philosopher, and poet. He is known for having translated and made commentaries upon the work of Pseudo-Dionysius.-Name:...	815-877	theologian, philosopher, poet	Pound	£5	obverse	1975–1994
Douglas Hyde Douglas Hyde Douglas Hyde , known as An Craoibhín Aoibhinn , was an Irish scholar of the Irish language who served as the first President of Ireland from 1938 to 1945...	1860–1949	1st President, 1938–1945	Pound	£50	obverse	1995–2002
James Joyce James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century...	1882–1941	author and poet	Pound	£10	obverse	1993–2002
Catherine McAuley Catherine McAuley The Venerable Mother Catherine Elizabeth McAuley was an Irish nun, who founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831...	1787–1841	founder, The Sisters of Mercy, 1831	Pound	£5	obverse	1994–2002
Turlough O'Carolan Turlough O'Carolan Turlough Carolan, also known as Turlough O'Carolan, was a blind, early Irish harper, composer and singer whose great fame is due to his gift for melodic composition. He was the last great Irish harper-composer and is considered by many to be Ireland's national composer...	1670–1738	most famous Irish bard	Pound	£50	obverse	1977–1995
Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847; often referred to as The Liberator, or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century...	1775–1847	a leader of Catholic Emancipation	Pound	£20	obverse	1992–2002
Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell was an Irish landowner, nationalist political leader, land reform agitator, and the founder and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party...	1846–1891	statesman, forerunner to the modern Irish independence movement	Pound	£100	both	1995–2002
Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift was an Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer , poet and cleric who became Dean of St...	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

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon , was a Nobel Prize laureate writer and was one of the central figures of modern Hebrew fiction. In Hebrew, he is known by the acronym Shai Agnon . In English, his works are published under the name S. Y. Agnon.Agnon was born in Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire...	1888–1970	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1966	New Sheqel	₪50	obverse	1985–1999
David Ben-Gurion David Ben-Gurion ' was the first Prime Minister of Israel.Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, which began early in life, led him to become a major Zionist leader and Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization in 1946...	1886–1973	1st Prime Minister, 1948–1953 and 1955–1963	Pound	£500	obverse	1977–1984
			Sheqel	₪50	obverse	1980–1986
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, the second and longest-serving President of Israel.-Biography:...	1884–1963	2nd President, 1952–1963	New Sheqel	₪100	obverse	1986–1999
Hayyim Nahman Bialik Hayyim Nahman Bialik Hayim Nahman Bialik , also Chaim or Haim, was a Jewish poet who wrote in Hebrew. Bialik was one of the pioneers of modern Hebrew poets and came to be recognized as Israel's national poet.-Biography:...	1873–1934	National Poet	Pound	£10	obverse	1970–1984
Edmond James de Rothschild Edmond James de Rothschild Baron Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild was a French member of the Rothschild banking family. A strong supporter of Zionism, his generous donations lent significant support to the movement during its early years, which helped lead to the establishment of the State of Israel.- Early years :A...	1845–1934	philanthropist; activist for Jewish affairs	Sheqel	₪500	obverse	1982–1986
Albert Einstein Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...	1879–1955	Nobel Prize winner in Physics, 1921	Pound	£5	obverse	1972–1984
Levi Eshkol Levi Eshkol ' served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a heart attack in 1969. He was the first Israeli Prime Minister to die in office.-Biography:...	1895–1969	3rd Prime Minister, 1963–1969	Sheqel	₪5,000	obverse	1984–1986
			New Sheqel	₪5	obverse	1985–1999
Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl , born Benjamin Ze’ev Herzl was an Ashkenazi Jew Austro-Hungarian journalist and the father of modern political Zionism and in effect the State of Israel.-Early life:...	1860–1904	founder of the Zionist movement	Pound	£100 ₪10	obverse	1969–1984
						1975–1984
			Sheqel	₪10	obverse	1980–1986
Ze'ev Jabotinsky	1880–1940	a leader in the Zionist movement	Sheqel	₪100	obverse	1980–1986
Maimonides Maimonides Moses ben-Maimon, called Maimonides and also known as Mūsā ibn Maymūn in Arabic, or Rambam , was a preeminent medieval Jewish philosopher and one of the greatest Torah scholars and physicians of the Middle Ages...	1135/8-1204	author of the Mishneh	Sheqel	₪1,000	obverse	1983–1986
			New Sheqel	₪1	obverse	1986–1999
Golda Meir Golda Meir Golda Meir ; May 3, 1898 – December 8, 1978) was a teacher, kibbutznik and politician who became the fourth Prime Minister of the State of Israel....	1898–1978	4th Prime Minister, 1969–1974	Sheqel	₪10,000	obverse	1984–1986
			New Sheqel	₪10	obverse	1985–1999
Moses Montefiore Moses Montefiore Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, 1st Baronet, Kt was one of the most famous British Jews of the 19th century. Montefiore was a financier, banker, philanthropist and Sheriff of London...	1784–1885	philanthropist	Pound	£10	obverse	1975–1984
			Sheqel	₪1	obverse	1980–1986
Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett on 15 October 1894, died 7 July 1965) was the second Prime Minister of Israel , serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurion's two terms.-Early life:...	1894–1965	2nd Prime Minister, 1954–1955	New Sheqel	₪20	obverse	1988–1999
Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar was an Israeli politician, author. and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.-Biography:...	1889–1974	3rd President, 1963–1972	New Sheqel	₪200	obverse	1992–1999
Henrietta Szold Henrietta Szold Henrietta Szold was a U.S. Jewish Zionist leader and founder of the Hadassah Women's Organization. In 1942, she co-founded Ihud, a political party in Mandate Palestine dedicated to a binational solution.-Biography:...	1860–1945	a leader of the Zionist movement	Pound	£5	obverse	1976–1984
Haim Weizman	1874–1952	1st President of Israel, 1949–1952	Pound	£50	obverse	1972–1984
						1978–1984
			Sheqel	₪5	obverse	1980–1986

Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

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

Italian lira

The lira was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. Between 1999 and 2002, the Italian lira was officially a “national subunit” of the euro...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini was an Italian opera composer. His greatest works are I Capuleti ed i Montecchi , La sonnambula , Norma , Beatrice di Tenda , and I puritani...	1801–1835	opera composer	Lira	5,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian artist who worked principally in Rome. He was the leading sculptor of his age and also a prominent architect...	1598–1680	Baroque sculptor and architect	Lira	50,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Caravaggio Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. His paintings, which combine a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, had a formative influence on the Baroque...	1571–1610	Baroque artist	Lira	100,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor, known as the father of long distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system. Marconi is often credited as the inventor of radio, and indeed he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand...	1874–1937	Nobel Prize winner, 1909	Lira	2,000 ₤	obverse	1990–2002
Maria Montessori Maria Montessori Maria Montessori was an Italian physician and educator, a noted humanitarian and devout Catholic best known for the philosophy of education which bears her name...	1870–1952	developed the Montessori method of education	Lira	1,000 ₤	obverse	1990–2002
Raphael Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino , better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur...	1483–1520	Renaissance painter	Lira	500,000 ₤	obverse	1997–2002
Alessandro Volta Alessandro Volta Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Gerolamo Umberto Volta was a Lombard physicist known especially for the invention of the battery in 1800.-Early life and works:...	1745–1827	developer of the electric battery, 1800	Lira	10,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002

Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

Currency: Yen (¥, 1870–Present)

See also Japanese yen

Japanese yen

The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Itō Hirobumi Ito Hirobumi Prince was a samurai of Chōshū domain, Japanese statesman, four time Prime Minister of Japan , genrō and Resident-General of Korea. Itō was assassinated by An Jung-geun, a Korean nationalist who was against the annexation of Korea by the Japanese Empire...	1841–1909	1st, 5th, 7th, and 10th Prime Minister, 1885–1888, 1892–1896, 1898, 1900–1901	Yen	¥1,000	obverse	1963–1986
Nitobe Inazo	1862–1933	politician, economist, author	Yen	¥5,000	obverse	1984–2004
Takahashi Korekiyo Takahashi Korekiyo Viscount was a Japanese politician and the 20th Prime Minister of Japan from 13 November 1921 to 12 June 1922. He was known as an expert on finance during his political career.-Early life :...	1854–1936	20th Prime Minister, 1921–1922	Yen	¥50	obverse	1951–1958
Prince Shōtoku Prince Shotoku , also known as or , was a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. He was a son of Emperor Yōmei and his younger half-sister Princess Anahobe no Hashihito. His parents were relatives of the ruling Soga clan, and was involved in the defeat...	574-622	regent, politician	Yen	¥100	obverse	1946–1956
				¥1,000	obverse	1950–1965
				¥5,000	obverse	1957–1986
				¥10,000	obverse	1958–1986
Ninomiya Sontoku Ninomiya Sontoku , born Ninomiya Kinjirō , was a prominent 19th century Japanese agricultural leader, philosopher, moralist and economist.-Life:Ninomiya Sontoku was born to a poor peasant family with a name of Kinjiro in Kayama Ashigarakami-gun Sagami province. His father died when he was 14 and his mother died...	1787–1856	philosopher, economist, moralist	Yen	¥1	obverse	1946–1958
Natsume Sōseki Natsume Soseki , born ', is widely considered to be the foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji period . He is best known for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. He was also a scholar of British literature and composer of haiku, Chinese-style poetry, and fairy tales...	1867–1916	novelist	Yen	¥1,000	obverse	1984–2004
Itagaki Taisuke Itagaki Taisuke Count was a Japanese politician and leader of the , which evolved into Japan's first political party.- Early life :Itagaki Taisuke was born into a middle-ranking samurai family in Tosa Domain, , After studies in Kōchi and in Edo, he was appointed as sobayonin to Tosa daimyo Yamauchi Toyoshige,...	1837–1919	politician	Yen	¥100	obverse	1953–1974
Iwakura Tomomi Iwakura Tomomi was a Japanese statesman in the Meiji period. The former 500 Yen banknote issued by the Bank of Japan carried his portrait.-Early life:Iwakura was born in Kyoto as the second son of a low-ranking courtier and nobleman . In 1836 he was adopted by another nobleman, , from whom he received his family...	1825–1883	politician	Yen	¥500	obverse	1951–1971
				¥500	obverse	1969–1994
Fukuzawa Yukichi Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era...	1835–1901	political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator, author	Yen	¥10,000	obverse	1984–2004

Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

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

Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

The modern banknotes of Lithuania are denominated in litas. All banknotes are of the same size except for the 500 litų banknote. They bear signatures of Minister of Finance and of Chairperson of the Bank of Lithuania Board. 10, 20, and 50 litų banknotes have 4 releases...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavicius Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius...	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 Steponas Darius Steponas Darius was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1896–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	Litas	10 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas or Szymon Dowkont was a Lithuanian writer, ethnographer and historian. One of the pioneers of the Lithuanian national revival, he is credited as an author of the first book on the history of Lithuania written in the Lithuanian language...	1793–1864	historian; wrote the first Lithuanian history books in the Lithuanian language	Litas	100 Lt	obverse	1993–2000
Stasys Girėnas Stasys Girenas Stasys Girėnas was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1893–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	Litas	10 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Jonas Jablonskis Jonas Jablonskis Jonas Jablonskis was a distinguished Lithuanian linguist and one of the founders of the standard Lithuanian language...	1860–1930	standardized the Lithuanian language	Litas	5 Lt	obverse	1993–1998
Maironis Maironis Maironis is one of the most famous Lithuanian romantic poets. He was born in Pasandravys, Raseiniai district municipality, Lithuania. Maironis graduated from Kaunas high school and went on to study Literature at Kiev University. However, in 1884, after one year of studies at the university, he...	1862–1932	romantic poet; active member of the Lithuanian national movement	Litas	20 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Motiejus Valančius Motiejus Valancius Motiejus Valančius was a Catholic bishop of Samogitia, historian and one of the best known Lithuanian writers of the 19th century.-Biography:...	1801–1875	a leader in the Lithuanian national movement	Litas	2 Lt	obverse	1993–1998
Vydūnas Vydunas Wilhelm Storost, artistic name Vilius Storostas-Vydūnas , mostly known as Vydūnas, was a Prussian-Lithuania teacher, poet, humanist, philosopher and Lithuanian...	1868–1953	writer, philosopher; leader in the Lithuantian national movement	Litas	200 Lt	obverse	1997–2000
Žemaitė Žemaite Žemaitė - a pen name of Julija Beniuševičiūtė-Žymantienė; in Bukantė near Plungė — 7 December 1921 in Marijampolė) was a Lithuanian writer. Born to impoverished gentry, she became one of the major participants in the Lithuanian National Revival...	1845–1921	author	Litas	1 Lt	obverse	1994–1998

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

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

Luxembourgish franc

The Luxembourgish franc was the currency of Luxembourg between 1854 and 1999 . The franc remained in circulation until 2002, when it was replaced by the euro...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jean I Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg ruled Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000. He is the father of the current ruler, Grand Duke Henri, and the son of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma...	1921-	Grand Duke, 1964–2000	Franc	100 fr.	obverse	1986–2002
				1,000 fr.	obverse	1985–2002
				5,000 fr.	obverse	1993–2002

Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

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

Mexican peso

The peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 12th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded in the Americas, and by far the most...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata Salazar was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, which broke out in 1910, and which was initially directed against the president Porfirio Díaz. He formed and commanded an important revolutionary force, the Liberation Army of the South, during the Mexican Revolution...	1879–1919	Leader in the Mexican Revolution, 1910–1919	Peso	$10	both	1993–1997

Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Michiel de Ruyter Michiel de Ruyter Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter is the most famous and one of the most skilled admirals in Dutch history. De Ruyter is most famous for his role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th century. He fought the English and French and scored several major victories against them, the best known probably...	1607–1676	admiral of the Dutch navy during the Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1652–1676	Gulden	ƒ100	obverse	1972–1981
Frans Hals Frans Hals Frans Hals was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He is notable for his loose painterly brushwork, and helped introduce this lively style of painting into Dutch art. Hals was also instrumental in the evolution of 17th century group portraiture.-Biography:Hals was born in 1580 or 1581, in Antwerp...	1580–1666	painter	Gulden	ƒ10	obverse	1971–1977
Baruch Spinoza Baruch Spinoza Baruch de Spinoza and later Benedict de Spinoza was a Dutch Jewish philosopher. Revealing considerable scientific aptitude, the breadth and importance of Spinoza's work was not fully realized until years after his death...	1632–1677	rationalist philosopher	Gulden	ƒ1,000	obverse	1973–1996
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck was a Dutch composer, organist, and pedagogue whose work straddled the end of the Renaissance and beginning of the Baroque eras. He was among the first major keyboard composers of Europe, and his work as a teacher helped establish the north German organ...	1562–1621	composer, organist, teacher	Gulden	ƒ25	obverse	1972–1990
Joost van den Vondel Joost van den Vondel Joost van den Vondel was a Dutch writer and playwright. He is considered the most prominent Dutch poet and playwright of the 17th century. His plays are the ones from that period that are still most frequently performed, and his epic Joannes de Boetgezant , on the life of John the Baptist, has...	1587–1697	writer, playwright	Gulden	ƒ5	obverse	1976–1988

Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Niels Henrik Abel Niels Henrik Abel Niels Henrik Abel was a Norwegian mathematician who proved the impossibility of solving the quintic equation in radicals.-Early life:...	1802–1829	mathematician	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1948–2002
						1978–2002
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson was a Norwegian writer and the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. Bjørnson is considered as one of The Four Greats Norwegian writers; the others being Henrik Ibsen, Jonas Lie, and Alexander Kielland...	1832–1910	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1903	Krone	50 kr	obverse	1950–1999
						1966–1999
Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie was a Norwegian constitutional father, known for being the constitutional assembly's writer. -Background:...	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 Camilla Collett Jacobine Camilla Collett was a Norwegian writer, often referred to as the first Norwegian feminist. She was also the younger sister of Norwegian poet Henrik Wergeland, and is recognized as being one of the first contributors to realism in Norwegian literature...	1813–1885	writer	Krone	100 kr	obverse	1979–1997
Christian Magnus Falsen Christian Magnus Falsen Christian Magnus Falsen was a Norwegian constitutional father, statesman, jurist, and historian. He was an important member of the constitutional assembly and was one of the writers of the constitutional laws....	1782–1830	co-author of the Constitution, 1814	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1991–2001
Edvard Grieg Edvard Grieg Edvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt , and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.-Biography:Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in...	1843–1907	composer and pianist	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1991–2000
Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...	1828–1906	playwright; known as "The Father of Modern Drama"	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1949–1999
						1975–2001
Christian Michelsen Christian Michelsen Peter Christian Hersleb Kjerschow Michelsen was a Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman. He was the first Prime Minister of an independent Norway from 1905 to 1907...	1857–1925	Prime Minister, 1905–1907	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1954–1999
Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In his youth a champion skier and ice skater, he led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, and won international fame after reaching a...	1861–1930	Nobel Prize winner for Peace, 1922	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1955–1999
				10 kr	obverse	1972–1999
Oscar II Oscar II of Sweden Oscar II , baptised Oscar Fredrik was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death and King of Norway from 1872 until 1905. The third son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Josephine of Leuchtenberg, he was a descendant of Gustav I of Sweden through his mother.-Early life:At his birth in Stockholm, Oscar...	1829–1907	King of Norway, 1872–1905	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1877–1998
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Peder Tordenskjold Peder Tordenskjold Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskiold , commonly referred to as Tordenskjold , was a Norwegian nobleman and an eminent naval flag officer in the service of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy. He rose to the rank of Vice-Admiral for his services in the Great Northern War...	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 Aasmund Olavsson Vinje Aasmund Olavsson Vinje was a famous Norwegian poet and journalist who is remembered for poetry, travel writing, and his pioneering use of Landsmål .-Background:...	1818–1870	poet and journalist	Krone	50 kr	obverse	1985–1997
Henrik Wergeland Henrik Wergeland Henrik Arnold Thaulow Wergeland was a Norwegian writer, most celebrated for his poetry but also a prolific playwright, polemicist, historian, and linguist...	1808–1845	poet and writer	Krone	100 kr	obverse	1949–1999
						1962–1999

Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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

Pakistani rupee

The rupee is the currency of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank of the country. The most commonly used symbol for the rupee is Rs, used on receipts when purchasing goods and services. In Pakistan, the rupee is referred to as the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum ....	1876–1948	1st Governor-General, 1947–1948; "Father of the Nation"	Rupee	Rs. 5	obverse	1997–2002

Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

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

Historical coins and banknotes of Poland

Historical coins and banknotes of Poland, see also Polish złoty.-Before 20th century:-20th century Interwar:-Post WWII:-1974 series:-See also:* Polish coins and banknotes...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Józef Bem Józef Bem Józef Zachariasz Bem was a Polish general, an Ottoman Pasha and a national hero of Poland and Hungary, and a figure intertwined with other European nationalisms...	1794–1850	general; war hero	Złoty	10 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Boleslaw I Boleslaw I of Poland Bolesław I Chrobry , in the past also known as Bolesław I the Great , was a Duke of Poland from 992-1025 and the first King of Poland from 19 April 1025 until his death...	966/7-1025	King of Poland, 992-1025	Złoty	2,000 zł	reverse	1977–1995
Frédéric Chopin Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano"....	1810–1849	romantic composer and pianist	Złoty	5,000 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance astronomer and the first person to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe....	1473–1543	developed a heliocentric model of the solar system	Złoty	1,000 zł	obverse	1962–1965
						1975–1995
Marie Curie Marie Curie Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...	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
Dubrawka Dubrawka Dobrawa was a Bohemian princess member of the Přemyslid dynasty and by marriage Duchess of the Polans.She was the daughter of Boleslav I the Cruel, Duke of Bohemia, by his wife Biagota....	940/45-977	Queen Consort of Mieszko I, 965-977	Złoty	2 zł	obverse	1936–1940
Tadeusz Kościuszko Tadeusz Kosciuszko Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko was a Polish–Lithuanian and American general and military leader during the Kościuszko Uprising. He is a national hero of Poland, Lithuania, the United States and Belarus...	1746–1817	general; leader of the Kościuszko Uprising, 1794	Złoty	500 zł	obverse	1976–1995
Mieszko I Mieszko I of Poland Mieszko I , was a Duke of the Polans from about 960 until his death. A member of the Piast dynasty, he was son of Siemomysł; grandchild of Lestek; father of Bolesław I the Brave, the first crowned King of Poland; likely father of Świętosława , a Nordic Queen; and grandfather of her son, Cnut the...	935-992	King of Poland, 960-992	Złoty	2,000 zł	obverse	1977–1995
Stanisław Moniuszko Stanisław Moniuszko Stanisław Moniuszko was a Polish composer, conductor and teacher. His output includes many songs and operas, and his musical style is filled with patriotic folk themes of the peoples of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...	1819–1872	conductor and composer	Złoty	100,000 zł	obverse	1990–1995
Ignacy Jan Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski GBE was a Polish pianist, composer, diplomat, politician, and the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland.-Biography:...	1860–1941	3rd Prime Minister, 1919	Złoty	2,000,000 zł	obverse	1992–1995
Emilia Plater Emilia Plater Countess Emilia Plater was a Polish-Lithuanian noblewoman and revolutionary from the lands of the partitioned Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...	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 Henryk Sienkiewicz Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz was a Polish journalist and Nobel Prize-winning novelist. A Polish szlachcic of the Oszyk coat of arms, he was one of the most popular Polish writers at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905 for his...	1846–1916	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1905	Złoty	500,000 zł	obverse	1990–1995
Stanisław Staszic	1755–1826	priest, philosopher, statesman; supporter of the Constitution of May 3, 1791	Złoty	50,000 zł	obverse	1989–1995
Karol Świerczewski Karol Swierczewski Karol Wacław Świerczewski was a Pole who became a Soviet military officer and a general. He served as a general in the service of the Soviet Union, Republican Spain, and the Soviet sponsored Polish Provisional Government of National Unity after World War II.- Life :Karol Świerczewski grew up in...	1897–1947	leader in post-World War II government	Złoty	50 zł	obverse	1975–1995
Romuald Traugutt Romuald Traugutt Romuald Traugutt was a Polish general and war hero, best known for commanding the January Uprising. From October 1863 to August 1864 he was Dictator of Insurrection. He headed the Polish national government from October 17, 1863 to April 20, 1864, and was president of its Foreign Affairs...	1826–1864	general; hero from the January Uprising	Złoty	20 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Ludwik Waryński Ludwik Warynski Ludwik Tadeusz Waryński was an activist and theoretician of the socialist movement in Poland.-Biography:...	1856–1889	socialist activist	Złoty	100 zł	obverse	1975–1995
Stanisław Wyspiański	1869–1907	playwright	Złoty	10,000 zł	obverse	1988–1995

Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

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

Portuguese escudo

The escudo was the currency of Portugal prior to the introduction of the Euro on 1 January 1999 and its removal from circulation on 28 February 2002. The escudo was subdivided into 100 centavos....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Pedro Álvares Cabral Pedro Álvares Cabral Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese noble, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the discoverer of Brazil. Cabral conducted the first substantial exploration of the northeast coast of South America and claimed it for Portugal. While details of Cabral's early life are sketchy, it...	1467–1520	explorer and navigator, discovered the sea route to Brazil, 1500	Escudo	1,000$	obverse	1996–2002
Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India...	1469–1524	explorer and navigator, sailed from Europe to India, 1497–1498	Escudo	5,000$	obverse	1996–2002
João de Barros João de Barros João de Barros , called the Portuguese Livy, is one of the first great Portuguese historians, most famous for his Décadas da Ásia , a history of the Portuguese in India and Asia.-Early years:...	1496–1570	historian	Escudo	500$	obverse	1997–2002
Bartolomeu Dias Bartolomeu Dias Bartolomeu Dias , a nobleman of the Portuguese royal household, was a Portuguese explorer who sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, the first European known to have done so.-Purposes of the Dias expedition:...	1450–1500	explorer and navigator, sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, 1488	Escudo	2,000$	obverse	1996–2002
Henry the Navigator	1394–1460	patron of Portuguese exploration	Escudo	10,000$	obverse	1996–2002

Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

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

Banknotes of the Romanian leu

-1917 issue :Issued in Iaşi, during World War I by the Ministry of Finance, as war money. The banknotes represent the subdivision of the leu, the ban -1917 issue ("paper coins"):Issued in Iaşi, during World War I by the Ministry of Finance, as war money. The banknotes represent the subdivision of...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Grigore Antipa Grigore Antipa Grigore Antipa was a Romanian Darwinist biologist who studied the fauna of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea. Between 1892 and 1944 he was the director of the Bucharest Natural History Museum, which now bears his name....	1867–1944	biologist; studied fauna and wildlife of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea	Leu	200 L	obverse	1992–1996
Nicolae Bălcescu Nicolae Balcescu Nicolae Bălcescu was a Romanian Wallachian soldier, historian, journalist, and leader of the 1848 Wallachian Revolution.-Early life:...	1819–1852	a leader of the Wallachian Revolution of 1848	Leu	100 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Lucian Blaga Lucian Blaga -Biography:Lucian Blaga was a commanding personality of the Romanian culture of the interbellum period. He was a philosopher and writer higly acclaimed for his originality, a university professor and a diplomat. He was born on May 9, 1895 in Lancrăm, near Alba Iulia, Romania, his father being an...	1895–1961	poet, playwright, philosopher	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1998–2002
Constantin Brâncuşi Constantin Brancusi Constantin Brâncuşi was a Romanian-born sculptor who made his career in France. As a child he displayed an aptitude for carving wooden farm tools. Formal studies took him first to Bucharest, then to Munich, then to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris...	1876–1957	sculptor	Leu	500 L	both	1991–1992
						1992–1996
Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist...	1852–1912	playwright, short story writer	Leu	1,000,000 L	obverse	2003–2007
Alexander John Cuza Alexander John Cuza Alexander John Cuza was a Moldavian-born Romanian politician who ruled as the first Domnitor of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia between 1859 and 1866.-Early life:...	1820–1873	Prince of Moldovia and Wallachia, 1859–1862; Dominator of Romania, 1862–1866	Leu	50 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party...	1850–1889	romantic poet	Leu	1,000 L	obverse	1991–1993
						1993–1998
						1998–2001
George Enescu George Enescu George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical...	1881–1955	composer, violinist, pianist	Leu	50,000 L	obverse	1996–2002
						2000–2004
						2001–2007
Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.-Biography:He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age , he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of...	1838–1907	painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting	Leu	100,000 L	obverse	1998–2004
						2001–2007
Avram Iancu Avram Iancu Avram Iancu was a Transylvanian Romanian lawyer who played an important role in the local chapter of the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848–1849. He was especially active in the Ţara Moţilor region and the Apuseni Mountains...	1824–1872	leader in the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848-1849	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1992–1993
						1993–1998
Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister...	1871–1940	Prime Minister, 1931–1932	Leu	10,000 L	obverse	1994–1999
						1999–2002
						2000–2007
Tudor Vladimirescu Tudor Vladimirescu Tudor Vladimirescu was a Wallachian Romanian revolutionary hero, the leader of the Wallachian uprising of 1821 and of the Pandur militia. He is also known as Tudor din Vladimiri or — occasionally — as Domnul Tudor .-Background:Tudor was born in Vladimiri, Gorj County in a family of landed peasants...	1780–1821	revolutionary leader; led the Wallachian Uprising of 1821 and the Pandur militia	Leu	25 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot.-Biography:Aurel Vlaicu was born in Binţinţi , Geoagiu, Transylvania. He attended Calvinist High School in Orăştie and took his Baccalaureate in Sibiu in 1902...	1882–1913	engineer, inventor, early pilot	Leu	500,000 L	obverse	2000–2007

Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

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

Slovenian tolar

The tolar was the currency of Slovenia from 1991 until the introduction of the euro on 1 January 2007. It was subdivided into 100 stotins...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Ivan Cankar Ivan Cankar Ivan Cankar was a Slovene writer, playwright, essayist, poet and political activist. Together with Oton Župančič, Dragotin Kette, and Josip Murn, he is considered as the beginner of modernism in Slovene literature...	1876–1918	writer, playwright, poet	Tolar	10,000 SIT	obverse	1995–2007
Jacobus Gallus Jacobus Gallus Jacobus Gallus Carniolus was a late Renaissance composer of Slovenian ethnicity...	1550–1591	Renaissance composer	Tolar	200 SIT	obverse	1993–2007
Rihard Jakopič Rihard Jakopic Rihard Jakopič was a Slovenian painter. He was the leading Slovenian Impressionist painter and theoretician. Together with Matej Sternen, Matija Jama and Ivan Grohar, he is considered the pioneer of Slovenian impressionist painting.- Life :Jakopič was born in Ljubljana, then part of the...	1869–1943	impressionist painter	Tolar	100 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Ivana Kobilca Ivana Kobilca Ivana Kobilca was a Slovene realist painter who lived, worked and studied in various European cities including Vienna, Sarajevo, Berlin, Paris and Munich. She was a member of Société Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris. Many of her paintings are still lifes, portraits or country settings...	1861–1926	realist painter	Tolar	5,000 SIT	obverse	1993–2007
Jože Plečnik Jože Plecnik Jože Plečnik , was a Slovene architect who practised in Vienna, Belgrade, Prague and Ljubljana.-Biography:...	1872–1957	architect	Tolar	500 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
France Prešeren France Prešeren France Prešeren was a Slovene Romantic poet. He is considered the Slovene national poet. Although he was not a particularly prolific author, he inspired virtually all Slovene literature thereafter....	1800–1849	poet	Tolar	1,000 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Primož Trubar Primož Trubar Primož Trubar or Primož Truber was a Slovene Protestant reformer, the founder and the first superintendent of the Protestant Church of the Slovene Lands, a consolidator of the Slovene language and the author of the first Slovene-language printed book...	1508–1586	founder and superintendent of the Protestant Church of Slovenia	Tolar	10 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Janez Vajkard Valvasor Janez Vajkard Valvasor Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor or simply Valvasor was a Slovenian nobleman, scientist and polymath, and a fellow of the Royal Society in London.-Biography:...	1641–1693	scholar	Tolar	20 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Jurij Vega Jurij Vega Baron Jurij Bartolomej Vega was a Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer.-Early life:...	1754–1802	mathematician and physicist	Tolar	50 SIT	obverse	1993–2007

South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

Currencies: Pound (£, 1825–1961)
Rand (R, 1961–Present)
See also South African pound

South African pound

In 1825, an imperial order-in-council made sterling coinage legal tender in all the British colonies. At that time, the only British colony in Southern Africa was the Cape of Good Hope Colony. As time went on, the British pound sterling and its associated subsidiary coinage became the currency of...

 and South African rand

South African rand

The rand is the currency of South Africa. It takes its name from the Witwatersrand , the ridge upon which Johannesburg is built and where most of South Africa's gold deposits were found. The rand has the symbol "R" and is subdivided into 100 cents, symbol "c"...

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

Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

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

Soviet ruble

The Soviet ruble or rouble was the currency of the Soviet Union. One ruble is divided into 100 kopeks, ....

 and Russian chervonets.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years , as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a...	1870–1924	leader of the October Revolution; 1st Chairman Premier of the Soviet Union The office of Premier of the Soviet Union was synonymous with head of government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics . Twelve individuals have been premier...  of the Council of People's Commissars, 1917–1924	Ruble	руб10	obverse	1947–1961
					obverse	1961–1991
				руб25	obverse	1947–1961
					obverse	1961–1992
				руб50	obverse
				руб100	obverse
			Chervonet	5 chervozev	obverse	1937–1947
				10 chervozev	obverse

Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

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

Spanish peseta

The peseta was the currency of Spain between 1869 and 2002. Along with the French franc, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra .- Etymology :...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Leopoldo Alas y Ureña Leopoldo Alas y Ureña Leopoldo García-Alas y Ureña , also known as Clarín, was a Asturian realist novelist born in Zamora. He died in Oviedo....	1851–1901	novelist	Peseta	200 ₧	obverse	1982–2002
Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...	1451–1506	navigator and explorer, discovered the Americas, 1492	Peseta	5,000 ₧	obverse	1992–2002
Hernando Cortés Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century...	1485–1547	conquistador of Mexico	Peseta	1,000 ₧	obverse	1992–2002
Rosalía de Castro Rosalía de Castro María Rosalía Rita de Castro , was a Galician romanticist writer and poet.Writing in the Galician language, after the Séculos Escuros , she became an important figure of the Galician romantic movement, known today as the Rexurdimento , along with Manuel Curros Enríquez and Eduardo Pondal...	1837–1885	writer, poet	Peseta	500 ₧	obverse	1982–2002
Antonio de Ulloa Antonio de Ulloa Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Girault was a Spanish general, explorer, author, astronomer, colonial administrator and the first Spanish governor of Louisiana.Rebellion of 1768]]....	1716–1795	explorer, colonial administrator, first Spanish governor of Louisiana, 1766–1768	Peseta	10,000 ₧	reverse	1987–2002
Felipe Felipe, Prince of Asturias Felipe, Prince of Asturias de Borbón y de Grecia; born 30 January 1968), is the third child and only son of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain....	1968-	Prince of Asturias, 1977-	Peseta	10,000 ₧	reverse	1982–1987
Juan Ramón Jiménez Juan Ramón Jiménez Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón was a Spanish poet, a prolific writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956. One of Jiménez's most important contributions to modern poetry was his advocacy of the French concept of "pure poetry."-Biography:Jiménez was born in Moguer, near Huelva, in...	1881–1958	poet; Nobel Prize winner, 1956	Peseta	2,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
Juan Carlos I Juan Carlos I of Spain Juan Carlos I |Italy]]) is the reigning King of Spain.On 22 November 1975, two days after the death of General Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos was designated king according to the law of succession promulgated by Franco. Spain had no monarch for 38 years in 1969 when Franco named Juan Carlos as the...	1938-	King of Spain, 1975-	Peseta	5,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
				10,000 ₧	obverse
					obverse	1987–2002
José Celestino Mutis José Celestino Mutis -External links:*** at The Catholic Encyclopedia official site...	1732–1808	botanist and mathematician	Peseta	2,000 ₧	obverse	1987–2002
Benito Pérez Galdós Benito Pérez Galdós Benito Pérez Galdós was a Spanish realist novelist. Considered second only to Cervantes in stature, he was the leading Spanish realist novelist....	1843–1920	novelist	Peseta	1,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro González, Marquess was a Spanish conquistador, conqueror of the Incan Empire, and founder of Lima, the modern-day capital of the Republic of Peru.-Early life:...	1475–1541	conquistador of Peru	Peseta	1,000 ₧	reverse	1992–2002

Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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

Swedish krona

The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Charles XI	1655–1697	King of Sweden, 1660–1697	Krona	500 kr	obverse	1985–1999
					obverse	1989–2006
Charles XIV John Charles XIV John of Sweden Charles XIV & III John, also Carl John, Swedish and Norwegian: Karl Johan was King of Sweden and King of Norway from 1818 until his death...	1763–1844	King of Sweden and Norway, 1818–1844	Krona	1,000 kr	obverse	1976–1998
Gustav I Gustav I of Sweden Gustav I of Sweden, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known simply as Gustav Vasa , was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death....	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	????-1987
				100 kr	reverse	????-1987
				1,000 kr	reverse	1890–1987
Gustav III Gustav III of Sweden Gustav III was King of Sweden from 1771 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Adolph Frederick and Queen Louise Ulrica of Sweden, she a sister of Frederick the Great of Prussia....	1746–1792	King of Sweden, 1771–1792	Krona	50 kr	obverse	????-1998
Gustav V	1858–1950	King of Sweden, 1907–1950	Krona	5 kr	obverse	1948–1987
				1,000 kr	reverse	1952–1987
Gustav II Adolf Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden Gustav II Adolf has been widely known in English by his Latinized name Gustavus Adolphus Magnus and variously in historical writings also as Gustavus, or Gustavus the Great, or Gustav Adolph the Great,...	1594–1632	King of Sweden, 1611–1632	Krona	100 kr	obverse	????-1998
					obverse	1986–2006
Gustaf VI Adolf Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden Gustaf VI Adolf - Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf - was King of Sweden from October 29, 1950 until his death. His official title was King of Sweden, of the Goths and of the Wends. He was the eldest son of King Gustaf V and his wife Victoria of Baden...	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 Selma Lagerlöf Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....	1858–1940	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1909	Krona	20 kr	obverse	1992–2006
Carolus Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...	1707–1778	botanist, physician, zoologist; father of taxonomy	Krona	50 kr	obverse	????-1998

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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

Swiss franc

The franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. Although not formally legal tender in the German exclave Büsingen , it is in wide daily use there...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Francesco Borromini Francesco Borromini Francesco Borromini, byname of Francesco Castelli was an architect from Ticino who, with his contemporaries, Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Pietro da Cortona, was a leading figure in the emergence of Roman Baroque architecture.A keen student of the architecture of Michelangelo and the ruins of...	1599–1667	Baroque architect	Franc	100 Fr.	obverse	1976–2000
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure Horace-Bénédict de Saussure 200px|thumb|Portrait of Horace-Bénédict de Saussure Horace-Bénédict de Saussure was a Genevan aristocrat, physicist and Alpine traveller, often considered the founder of alpinism, and considered to be the first person to build a successful solar oven.-Life and work:Saussure was born in Conches,...	1740–1799	aristocrat, physicist; considered the founder of mountaineering	Franc	20 Fr.	obverse	1979–2000
Leonhard Euler Leonhard Euler Leonhard Euler was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist. He made important discoveries in fields as diverse as infinitesimal calculus and graph theory. He also introduced much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation, particularly for mathematical analysis, such as the notion...	1707–1783	mathematician, physicist	Franc	10 Fr.	obverse	1979–2000
Auguste-Henri Forel Auguste-Henri Forel Auguste-Henri Forel was a Swiss myrmecologist, neuroanatomist and psychiatrist, notable for his investigations into the structure of the human brain and that of ants. For example, he is considered a co-founder of the neuron theory...	1848–1931	psychiatrist and neuroanatomist; studied brain structures of humans and ants	Franc	1,000 Fr.	obverse	1978–2000
Conrad Gessner Conrad Gessner Conrad Gessner was a Swiss naturalist and bibliographer. His five-volume Historiae animalium is considered the beginning of modern zoology, and the flowering plant genus Gesneria is named after him...	1516–1565	authored Historiae animalium Historiae animalium (Gesner) Historiae animalium published at Zurich in 1551-58 and 1587, is an encyclopedic work of "an inventory of renaissance zoology" by Conrad Gesner, a doctor and professor at the Carolinum, the precursor of the University of Zurich... (1551–1558), considered the foundation of modern zoology	Franc	50 Fr.	obverse	1978–2000
Gottfried Keller Gottfried Keller Gottfried Keller , a Swiss writer of German-language literature, was best known for his novel Green Henry .- Life and work :...	1819–1890	writer	Franc	10 Fr.	obverse	1956–2000
Saint Martin Martin of Tours Martin of Tours was a Bishop of Tours whose shrine became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela. Around his name much legendary material accrued, and he has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints...	316/7-397	patron saint of soldiers	Franc	100 Fr.	obverse	1957–2000
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi was a Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer who exemplified Romanticism in his approach....	1746–1827	teacher and education reformer	Franc	20 Fr.	obverse	1930–1976
Albrecht von Haller Albrecht von Haller Albrecht von Haller was a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist and poet.-Early life:He was born of an old Swiss family at Bern. Prevented by long-continued ill-health from taking part in boyish sports, he had the more opportunity for the development of his precocious mind...	1708–1777	anatomist and physiologist	Franc	500 Fr.	obverse	1977–2000

Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

Currency: Lira (₤, 1843–2005)
New Lira (₤, 2005–Present)
See also Turkish lira

Turkish lira

The Turkish lira is the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The lira is subdivided into 100 kuruş...

 and Turkish new lira

Turkish new lira

The new Turkish lira was the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus between 1 January 2005 and 1 January 2009 which was a transition period for the removal of six zeroes from the currency. The new lira was subdivided into 100 new kurush...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....	1881–1938	founder of the Republic of Turkey; 1st President, 1923–1938	Lira	₤2½	obverse	1939–1952
					obverse	1952–1966
					obverse	1955–1966
					obverse	1957–1966
					obverse	1960–1966
				₤5	obverse	1937–1952
					obverse	1952–1968
					obverse	1959–1968
					obverse	1961–1968
					obverse	1965–1968
					obverse	1968–1983
					obverse	1976–1983
				₤10	obverse	1938–1952
					obverse	1952–1966
					obverse	1953–1966
					obverse	1958–1966
					obverse	1960–1966
					obverse	1961–1966
					obverse	1963–1966
					obverse	1966–1981
					obverse	1975–1981
					both	1979–1987
					both	1982–1987
				₤20	obverse	1966–1987
					obverse	1974–1987
					obverse	1979–1987
					obverse	1983–1987
				₤50	obverse	1927–1938
					obverse	1938–1952
					obverse	1951–1979
					obverse	1953–1979
					obverse	1956–1979
					obverse	1957–1979
					obverse	1960–1979
					obverse	1964–1979
					obverse	1971–1979
					obverse	1976–1987
					obverse	1983–1987
				₤100	obverse	1927–1938
					obverse	1938–1942
					obverse	1952–1976
					obverse	1956–1976
					obverse	1958–1976
					obverse	1962–1976
					obverse	1964–1976
					obverse	1969–1976
					obverse	1972–1986
					obverse	1979–1986
					obverse	1983–1986
					obverse	1984–1989
				₤500	obverse	1927–1939
					obverse	1939–1946
					obverse	1953–1976
					obverse	1959–1976
					obverse	1962–1976
					obverse	1968–1976
					obverse	1971–1984
					obverse	1974–1984
					obverse	1983–1989
					obverse	1984–1989
				₤1,000	obverse	1927–1939
					obverse	1939–1946
					obverse	1953–1979
					obverse	1978–1986
obverse	1979–1986
obverse	1981–1986
obverse	1986–1992
obverse	1988–1992
₤5,000	obverse	1981–1994
	obverse	1985–1994
	obverse	1988–1994
	obverse	1990–1994
₤10,000	obverse	1982–1995
	obverse	1984–1995
	obverse	1989–1995
	obverse	1993–1995
₤20,000	obverse	1988–1997
	obverse	1995–1997
₤50,000	obverse	1989–1999
	obverse	1995–1999
₤100,000	both	1991–2001
	both	1994–2001
	both	1996–2001
₤250,000	obverse	1992–2006
	obverse	1995–2006
	obverse	1998–2006
₤500,000	obverse	1993–2006
	obverse	1994–2006
	obverse	1997–2006
₤1,000,000	obverse	1995–2006
	obverse	1996–2006
	obverse	2002–2006
₤5,000,000	obverse	1997–2006
₤10,000,000	obverse	1999–2006
₤20,000,000	obverse	2001–2006
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Âkif Ersoy was a Turkish poet, author, academic, member of parliament, and the poet of the Turkish National Anthem....	1873–1936	poet; author of the lyrics to the National Anthem	Lira	₤100	reverse	1983–1989
					reverse	1984–1989
İsmet İnönü Ismet Inönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...	1884–1973	2nd President, 1938–1950	Lira	50 kuruş	obverse	1944–1947
				₤1	obverse	1942–1947
				₤2½	obverse	1947–1952
				₤10	obverse	1942–1950
					obverse	1947–1952
					obverse	1948–1952
				₤50	obverse	1942–1951
					obverse	1947–1951
				₤100	obverse	1942–1946
					obverse	1947–1952
				₤500	obverse	1940–1946
					obverse	1946–1953
				₤1,000	obverse	1940–1946
					obverse	1946–1953
Mehmed II Mehmed II Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from...	1432–1481	Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1444–1446 and 1451–1481	Lira	₤1,000	reverse	1986–1989
					reverse	1988–1992
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī , also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī and popularly known as Mevlānā in Turkey and Mawlānā in Iran and Afghanistan but known to the English-speaking world simply as Rumi was a 13th-century Persian Muslim poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic...	1207–1273	Persian theologian and poet; his followers founded the Mevlevi Order, or "Whirling Dervishes"	Lira	₤5,000	reverse	1981–1994
					reverse	1985–1994
					reverse	1988–1994
Mimar Sinan	1489–1588	chief architect of the Ottoman Empire, 1512–1588	Lira	₤10,000	reverse	1982–1995
					reverse	1984–1995
					reverse	1989–1995
					reverse	1993–1995

Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

Currency: Hryvnia

Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

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

Argentine peso

The peso is the currency of Argentina, identified by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using dollar currencies. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. Its ISO 4217 code is ARS...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Manuel Belgrano Manuel Belgrano Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano , usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano, was an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina... *	1770–1820	leader for independence from Spain	$10	obverse	1992
José de San Martín José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín, known simply as Don José de San Martín , was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes , he left his mother country at the... *	1778–1850	leader for independence from Spain	$5	obverse
Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel de Rosas , was an argentine militar and politician, who was elected governor of the province of Buenos Aires in 1829 to 1835, and then of the Argentine Confederation from 1835 until 1852...	1793–1877	ruler of Argentina, 1829–1852	$20	obverse
Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Martínez was an Argentine statesman, military figure, and author. He was the President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868.-Life and times:... *	1821–1906	President, 1862–1868	$2	obverse
Julio Argentino Roca Julio Argentino Roca Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz was an army general who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1880 to 12 October 1886 and again from 12 October 1898 to 12 October 1904.-Upbringing and early career:... *	1843–1914	President, 1880–1886 and 1898–1904	$100	obverse
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history... *	1811–1888	President, 1868–1874	$50	obverse

*See also Argentina in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

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

Banknotes of the Australian dollar

The banknotes of the Australian dollar were first issued on 14 February 1966, when Australia adopted decimal currency.- Former series :The $5 note was not issued until 1967...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Edith Cowan Edith Cowan Edith Dircksey Cowan , MBE was an Australian politician, social campaigner and the first woman elected to an Australian parliament....	1861–1932	suffragette, first woman elected to Parliament, 1920–1924	$50	reverse	1995
Elizabeth II*	1926-	Queen of Australia Monarchy in Australia The Monarchy of Australia is a form of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign of Australia. The monarchy is a constitutional one modelled on the Westminster style of parliamentary government, incorporating features unique to the Constitution of Australia.The present monarch is... , 1952-	$5	obverse	1992
John Flynn John Flynn (minister) John Flynn OBE was an Australian Presbyterian minister who founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the world's first air ambulance.-Biography:...	1880–1951	founder, Royal Flying Doctor Service, 1928	$20	reverse	1994
Mary Gilmore Mary Gilmore Dame Mary Gilmore DBE was a prominent Australian socialist poet and journalist.-Early life:Mary Jean Cameron was born on 16 August 1865 at Cotta Walla near Goulburn, New South Wales...	1865–1962	poet and journalist	$10	reverse	1993
Nellie Melba Nellie Melba Dame Nellie Melba GBE , born Helen "Nellie" Porter Mitchell, was an Australian operatic soprano. She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian Era and the early 20th century...	1861–1931	international opera soprano, 1886–1926	$100	obverse	1996
John Monash John Monash General Sir John Monash GCMG, KCB, VD was a civil engineer who became the Australian military commander in the First World War. He commanded the 13th Infantry Brigade before the War and then became commander of the 4th Brigade in Egypt shortly after the outbreak of the War with whom he took part...	1865–1931	general during World War I	$100	reverse	1996
Henry Parkes Henry Parkes Sir Henry Parkes, GCMG was an Australian statesman, the "Father of Federation." As the earliest advocate of a Federal Council of the colonies of Australia, a precursor to the Federation of Australia, he was the most prominent of the Australian Founding Fathers.Parkes was described during his...	1815–1896	The Father of the Federation	$5	obverse	2001
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson Banjo Paterson Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, OBE was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales where he spent much of his childhood...	1864–1941	poet, author of "Waltzing Matilda" (1895) and "The Man from Snowy River" (1890)	$10	obverse	1993
Mary Reibey Mary Reibey Mary Reibey was an Englishwoman who was transported to Australia as a convict but went on to become a successful businesswoman in Sydney.-Early life:...	1777–1855	businesswoman	$20	obverse	1994
Catherine Helen Spence Catherine Helen Spence Catherine Helen Spence was a Scottish-born Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician and leading suffragette. In 1897 she became Australia's first female political candidate after standing for the Federal Convention held in Adelaide...	1825–1910	politician, journalist, suffragette	$5	reverse	2001
David Unaipon David Unaipon David Unaipon was an Australian Aboriginal of the Ngarrindjeri people, a preacher, inventor and writer. He was the most widely known Aboriginal in Australia, and broke stereotypes of Aboriginals...	1872–1967	inventor, writer	$50	obverse	1995

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

Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since 2212
Robert Borden Robert Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office... *	1854–1937	8th Prime Minister, 1911–1920	$100	obverse	9090
Marie Thérèse Forget Casgrain Thérèse Casgrain Marie Thérèse Forget Casgrain, was a feminist, reformer, politician and senator in Quebec, Canada.Thérèse Casgrain was raised in a wealthy family, the daughter of Lady Blanche MacDonald and Sir Rodolphe Forget...	1849–1931	suffragist	$50	reverse
Henrietta Muir Edwards Henrietta Edwards Henrietta Muir Edwards was a Canadian women's rights activist and reformer.She was born Henrietta Louise Muir in Montreal. As a young woman, she espoused various feminist causes, forming the Working Girls' Association in 1875 to provide vocational training for women and editing the journal Women's...	1849–1931	founder, Victorian Order of Nurses, 1893	$50	reverse
Elizabeth II Style of the Canadian sovereign The title and style of the Canadian sovereign is the formal mode of address of the monarch of Canada. The form is based on those that were inherited from the United Kingdom and France, used in the colonies to refer to the reigning monarch in Europe... *§	1926-	Queen of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1952-	$20	obverse
William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948... *	1874–1950	10th Prime Minister, 1921–1926, 1926–1930, and 1935–1948	$50	obverse
Wilfrid Laurier Wilfrid Laurier Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911.... *	1941-1919	7th Prime Minister, 1896–1911	$5	obverse
John A. Macdonald John A. Macdonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century... *	1815–1891	1st Prime Minister, 1867–1873 and 1878–1891	$10	obverse
Nellie Mooney McClung Nellie McClung Nellie McClung, born Nellie Letitia Mooney , was a Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist. She was a part of the social and moral reform movements prevalent in Western Canada in the early 1900s...	1873–1951	suffragist	$50	reverse
Louise Crummy McKinney Louise McKinney Louise McKinney née Crummy was a provincial politician and women's rights activist from Alberta, Canada. She was the first woman sworn in to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and the first woman elected to a legislature in Canada and in the British Empire...	1868–1931	first woman elected to a legislature in the British Empire, 1917–1921	$50	reverse
Emily Murphy Emily Murphy Emily Murphy was a Canadian women's rights activist, jurist, and author. In 1916, she became the first woman magistrate in Canada, and in the British Empire...	1868–1933	British Empire's first woman judge, 1916–1933	$50	reverse
Irene Marryat Parlby Irene Parlby Irene Parlby was a Canadian women's farm leader, activist and politician.Born in London, England, Parlby came to Canada in 1896. In 1913, Parlby helped to found the first women's local of the United Farmers of Alberta. In 1921, she was elected to the Alberta Legislature for the riding of Lacombe,...	1868–1965	first woman Cabinet minister in Alberta, 1921–1935	$50	reverse

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

People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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

Fifth series of the renminbi

The fifth series of the renminbi is the current coin and banknote series of the Chinese currency, the renminbi. They were progressively introduced since 1999 and consist of ¥0.1, ¥0.5, and ¥1 coins, and ¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥20, ¥50, ¥100 notes. ¥20 is a new denomination.-First edition:Coins of the first...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mao Zedong Mao Zedong Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution... *	1893–1976	1st President, 1954–1959	¥1	obverse	2004
			¥5	obverse	2002
			¥10	obverse	2001
			¥20	obverse	2000
			¥50	obverse	2001
			¥100	obverse	1999

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

Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

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

Colombian peso

The peso is the currency of Colombia. Its ISO 4217 code is COP and it is also informally abbreviated as COL$. However, the official peso symbol is $. As 20 July 2011, the exchange rate of the Colombian peso is 1750 Colombian pesos to 1 U.S. dollar.-History:The peso has been the currency of Colombia...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
José Asunción Silva José Asunción Silva José Asunción Silva was a Colombian poet. He is considered one of the founders of Spanish-American Modernism.-Life:...	1865–1896	poet	$5,000	obverse	1995
Francisco de Paula Santander Francisco de Paula Santander Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña , was a Colombian military and political leader during the 1810–1819 independence war of the United Provinces of New Granada...	1792–1840	military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	$2,000	obverse	2005
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala was a politician, a leader of a populist movement in Colombia, a former Education Minister and Labor Minister , mayor of Bogotá and one of the most charismatic leaders of the Liberal Party.He was assassinated during his second presidential campaign in 1948, setting off...	1903–1948	Labor Party leader, two-time presidential candidate, assassinated during second campaign	$1,000	both	2005
Julio Garavito Armero Julio Garavito Armero Julio Garavito Armero was a Colombian astronomer.Born in Bogotá, he was a child prodigy in science and mathematics. He obtained his degrees as mathematician and civil engineer in the Escuela Nacional de Ingeniería...	1865–1920	astronomer	$20,000	obverse	1996
Jorge Isaacs Jorge Isaacs Jorge Isaacs Ferrer was a Colombian writer, politician and soldier. His only novel, María, became one of the most notable works of the Romantic movement in Spanish literature....	1837–1895	writer, politician, soldier	$50,000	obverse	1992
Policarpa "La Pola" Salavarrieta Policarpa Salavarrieta Policarpa Salavarrieta , also known as La Pola, was a Neogranadine seamstress who spied for the Revolutionary Forces during the Spanish Reconquista of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. She was captured by Spanish Royalists and ultimately executed for high treason...	1795–1817	seamstress, spy, executed by Spain	$10,000	obverse	1995

Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

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

Croatian kuna

The kuna is the currency of Croatia since 1994 . It is subdivided into 100 lipa. The kuna is issued by the Croatian National Bank and the coins are minted by the Croatian Monetary Institute....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Juraj Dobrila Juraj Dobrila Juraj Dobrila was a bishop and benefactor from Istria who advocated for greater national rights for Croats under Italian rule....	1812–1882	Catholic bishop; public supporter of Croatian language and culture	10 kn	obverse	1994
Fran Krsto Frankopan Fran Krsto Frankopan Fran Krsto Frankopan was a Croatian baroque poet, nobleman and politician in the 17th century. He is remembered primarily for his involvement in the failed Zrinski-Frankopan conspiracy.-Early life and poetry:...	1643–1671	statesman and poet; died for Croatian liberty	5 kn	obverse
Ivan Gundulić Ivan Gundulic Ivan Franov Gundulić is the most celebrated Croatian Baroque poet from the Republic of Ragusa. His work embodies central characteristics of Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation: religious fervor, insistence on "vanity of this world" and zeal in opposition to "infidels." Gundulić's major...	1589–1638	Baroque poet	50 kn	obverse
Josip Jelačić Josip Jelacic Count Josip Jelačić of Bužim was the Ban of Croatia between 23 March 1848 and 19 May 1859...	1801–1859	ban, 1848–1859; abolished serfdom	20 kn	obverse
Marko Marulić Marko Marulic Marko Marulić |Split]], 18 August 1450 – Split, 5 January 1524) was a Croatian national poet and Christian humanist, known as the Crown of the Croatian Medieval Age and the father of the Croatian Renaissance. He signed his works as Marko Marulić Splićanin , Marko Pečenić, Marcus Marulus ...	1450–1524	poet and humanist	500 kn	obverse
Ivan Mažuranić Ivan Mažuranic Ivan Mažuranić was a Croatian poet, linguist and politician—probably the most important figure in Croatia's cultural life in the mid-19th century...	1814–1890	ban, 1873–1880; modernized economy and education	100 kn	obverse
Stjepan Radić Stjepan Radic Stjepan Radić was a Croatian politician and the founder of the Croatian Peasant Party in 1905. Radić is credited with galvanizing the peasantry of Croatia into a viable political force...	1871–1928	founder of the Croatian Peasant Party, 1905	200 kn	obverse
Ante Starčević Ante Starcevic Ante Starčević , was a Croatian politician and writer whose activities and works laid the foundations for the modern Croatian state.His works are base for Croatian nationalism, he is often referred to as Father of the Fatherland by Croats.-Life:...	1823–1896	politician and writer	1,000 kn	obverse
Tomislav Tomislav King Tomislav was a ruler of Croatia in the Middle Ages. He reigned from 910 until 928, first as Duke of Dalmatian Croatia in 910–925, and then became first King of the Croatian Kingdom in 925–928....	???-928	1st King of Croatia, 925-928	1,000 kn	reverse
Petar Zrinski Petar Zrinski Petar Zrinski was a Croatian Ban and writer. A member of the Zrinski noble family, he was noted for his role in the attempted Croatian-Hungarian rebellion of 1664-1670 which ultimately led to his execution for high treason.-Zrinski family:Petar Zrinski was born in Vrbovec, a small town near...	1621–1671	statesman and poet; died for Croatian liberty	5 kn	obverse

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

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

Banknotes of the Czech koruna

Czech koruna paper money is part of the physical form of the Czech Republic's currency. All Czech paper money are banknotes. First overstamped Czechoslovak koruna banknotes served as legal tender in the just-created Czech Republic. Later but still in 1993, the first original Czech banknotes appeared...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ottokar I of Bohemia Ottokar I of Bohemia -External links:...	1155–1230	First heredetary king of Bohemia	20 czk	obverse	1993 - 2008
Agnes of Bohemia Agnes of Bohemia Saint Agnes of Bohemia , or Agnes of Prague , was a medieval Bohemian princess who opted for a life of charity and piety over a life of luxury and comfort...	1211–1282	medieval Bohemian princess	50 czk	obverse	1993 - 2011
Charles IV Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....	1346–1348	king of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor	100 czk	obverse	1993
John Amos Comenius	1592–1670	bishop of Unity of the Brethren	200 czk	obverse	1993
Božena Němcová Božena Nemcová Božena Němcová was a Czech writer of the final phase of the Czech National Revival movement.-Biography:...	1820–1862	author	500 czk	obverse	1993
František Palacký František Palacký František Palacký was a Czech historian and politician.-Biography:...	1798–1876	historian and politician	1000 czk	obverse	1993
Emmy Destinn Emmy Destinn Emmy Destinn was a Czech operatic soprano with a strong and soaring lyric-dramatic voice. She had a career both in Europe and at the New York Metropolitan Opera.- Biography :...	1878–1930	Czech operatic soprano	2000 czk	obverse	1993
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk	1850–1937	president of Czechoslovakia	5000 czk	obverse	1993

Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

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

Danish krone

The krone is the official currency of the Kingdom of Denmark consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is subdivided into 100 øre...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Anna Ancher Anna Ancher Anna Ancher was a Danish artist associated with the Skagen Painters, an artists' colony in the very north of Jutland.-Background:...	1859–1935	painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2004
Michael Peter Ancher Michael Peter Ancher Michael Peter Ancher was a Danish impressionist artist. He is most associated with his paintings of fishermen and other scenes from the Danish port of Skagen. His paintings are classics and he is probably one of Denmark's most popular artists.-Background:Michael Peter Ancher was born at Rutsker on...	1849–1927	painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2004
Karen Blixen Karen Blixen Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke , , née Karen Christenze Dinesen, was a Danish author also known by her pen name Isak Dinesen. She also wrote under the pen names Osceola and Pierre Andrézel...	1885–1962	author	50 kr	obverse	2005
Niels Bohr Niels Bohr Niels Henrik David Bohr was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. Bohr mentored and collaborated with many of the top physicists of the century at his institute in...	1885–1962	winner of Nobel Prize in Physics, 1922	500 kr	obverse	2003
Johanne Luise Heiberg Johanne Luise Heiberg Johanne Luise Heiberg was one of the greatest Danish actresses of the 19th century. She is most famous for her work at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, where she achieved great success.-Early life:...	1812–1890	actress, 1827–1864	200 kr	obverse	2003
Carl Nielsen Carl Nielsen Carl August Nielsen , , widely recognised as Denmark's greatest composer, was also a conductor and a violinist. Brought up by poor but musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he demonstrated his musical abilities at an early age...	1865–1931	composer, conductor, violinist	100 kr	obverse	2002

Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

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

Egyptian pound

The Egyptian Pound is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 Qirsh , or 1,000 Milliemes ....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ramesses II Ramesses II Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire... *	1302-1213 BCE	Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty, 1279-1213 BCE	Pt.50	reverse	1996
			£1	reverse	1979
Khafra Khafra Khafra — also Khafre — was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty, who had his capital at Memphis. According to some authors he was the son and successor of Khufu, but it is more commonly accepted that Djedefre was Khufu's successor and Khafra was Djedefre's... *	unknown	Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, 2558-2532 BCE	£10	reverse	2003

*See also Egypt Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

Currency: Kroon (1992–2010)
Symbol: KR
See also Estonian kroon

Estonian kroon

In 1992, coins were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 20 & 50 senti, as well as 1 kroon. The 1 kroon was struck in cupronickel, the others in aluminum-bronze. However, in 1997, nickel-plated steel 20 senti were introduced, followed by aluminum-bronze 1 kroon in 1998. 5 senti coins were not...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jakob Hurt Jakob Hurt Jakob Hurt was a notable Estonian folklorist, theologist, and linguist. With respect to the latter, he is perhaps best known for his dissertation on "pure" -ne stem nouns...	1839–1907	linguist, theologian, folklorist	10 KR	obverse	1991
Carl Robert Jakobson Carl Robert Jakobson Carl Robert Jakobson was an Estonian writer, politician and teacher active in Livonia, Russian Empire. He was one of the most important persons of Estonian national awakening in the second half of the 19th century.Between 1860 and 1880, the Governorate of Livonia was led by a moderate...	1841–1882	established Estonia's first political newspaper Sakala, 1878	500 KR	obverse	1991
Paul Keres Paul Keres Paul Keres , was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....	1916–1975	chess grandmaster	5 KR	obverse	1991
Lydia Koidula Lydia Koidula Lydia Emilie Florentine Jannsen, , known after her pen name Lydia Koidula was an Estonian poet. Her sobriquet means ‘Lydia of the Dawn’ in Estonian. It was given her by the writer Carl Robert Jakobson...	1843–1886	poet	100 KR	obverse	1991
Anton Hansen Tammsaare Anton Hansen Tammsaare Anton Hansen Tammsaare , born Anton Hansen, was an Estonian writer whose pentalogy Truth and Justice is considered one of the major works of Estonian literature and "The Estonian Novel"....	1878–1940	author	25 KR	obverse	1991
Rudolf Tobias Rudolf Tobias Rudolf Tobias was the first Estonian professional composer, as well as a professional organist. He studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory...	1873–1918	composer, organist	50 KR	obverse	1994
Karl Ernst von Baer Karl Ernst von Baer Karl Ernst Ritter von Baer, Edler von Huthorn also known in Russia as Karl Maksimovich Baer was an Estonian naturalist, biologist, geologist, meteorologist, geographer, a founding father of embryology, explorer of European Russia and Scandinavia, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a...	1792–1879	biologist, pioneer of embryology	2 KR	obverse	1992

Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

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

Banknotes of the Hungarian forint

Hungarian forint paper money is part of the physical form of the current Hungarian currency, the Hungarian forint. The forint paper money consists of exclusively banknotes. During its history, denominations ranging from 10 to 20 000 forint were put into circulation in correspondence with the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen was a prince of Transylvania , duke of Opole and leader of an anti-Habsburg insurrection in the Habsburg Royal Hungary. His last armed intervention in 1626 was part of the Thirty Years' War...	1580–1629	Prince of Transylvania, 1613–1629; led an uprising against the Hungarian monarchy	2,000 Ft	both	1998
Charles I Charles I of Hungary Charles I , also known as Charles Robert , was the first King of Hungary and Croatia of the House of Anjou. He was also descended from the old Hungarian Árpád dynasty. His claim to the throne of Hungary was contested by several pretenders...	1288–1342	King of Hungary, 1308–1342	200 Ft	obverse	1998
Matthias Corvinus Matthias Corvinus of Hungary Matthias Corvinus , also called the Just in folk tales, was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458, at the age of 14 until his death...	1443–1490	King of Hungary, 1458–1490	1,000 Ft	obverse	1998
Ferenc Deák Ferenc Deák Ferenc Deák de Kehida , , was a Hungarian statesman and Minister of Justice. He was known as "The Wise Man of the Nation".-Early life and law career:...	1803–1876	statesman and reformer	20,000 Ft	obverse	2001
Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Hungarian aristocrat, he was the leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11 as the prince of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was also Prince of Transylvania, an Imperial Prince, and a member of the Order of the Golden... *	1676–1735	Prince of Transylvania; led the uprising against the Hungarian monarchy, 1703–1711	500 Ft	obverse	1998
Stephen I	975-1038	1st King of Hungary, 1006–1038	10,000 Ft	obverse	1997
István Széchenyi István Széchenyi Széchenyi committed suicide by a shot to his head on April 8, 1860. All Hungary mourned his death. The Academy was in official mourning, along with the most prominent persons of the leading political and cultural associations... *	1791–1860	statesman and political theorist	5,000 Ft	obverse	1999

*See also Hungary in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

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

Icelandic króna

The króna is the currency of Iceland. The króna is technically subdivided into 100 aurar , but in practice this subdivision is no longer used....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ingibjörg Benediktsdóttir	????-????	2nd wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	obverse	1986
Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir was the daughter of the Icelandic priest Jón Arason and his wife Hólmfríður Sigurðardóttir. She was one of twelve children and was an active seamstress. She taught this skill actively. Ragnheiður became the wife of two consecutive bishops in the Hólar see -- Gísli...	1646–1715	developer of embroidery; 3rd wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	both	1986
Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval was an Icelandic painter. He is one of the most famous artists of Iceland.The paintings of Kjarval vary greatly in style. Most of them are rather realistic presentations of the Icelandic landscape whereas others are more influenced by a somewhat mythical style...	1885–1972	painter	2,000 kr	obverse	1995
Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement.Born at Hrafnseyri, near Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords area of Iceland, he was the son of a pastor, Sigurður Jónsson. He moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1833 to study grammar and history at the university there...	1811–1879	leader of the 19th century independence movement	500 kr	both	1981
Brynjólfur Sveinsson Brynjólfur Sveinsson Brynjólfur Sveinsson served as the Lutheran Bishop of the see of Skálholt in Iceland. His main influence has been on modern knowledge of Old Norse literature. He is currently pictured on the Icelandic 1000 krónur bill....	1605–1675	Lutheran bishop; collected Old Norse literature	1,000 kr	obverse	1984
Gísli Þorláksson	????-????	Lutheran bishop of Hólar, 1657–1684; husband of Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir	5,000 kr	obverse	1986
Gróa Þorleifsdóttir	????-????	1st wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	obverse	1986

India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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

Indian rupee

The Indian rupee is the official currency of the Republic of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...	1869–1948	political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement	Rs.5	obverse	2002
			Rs.10	obverse	1996
			Rs.20	obverse	2002
			Rs.50	obverse	1997
			Rs.100	obverse	1996
			Rs.500	obverse	2000
			Rs.1,000	obverse	2000

Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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

Iranian rial

The rial is the currency of Iran. It is subdivided into 100 dinar but, because of the very low current value of the rial, no fraction of the rial is used in accounting....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Hassan Modarres Hassan Modarres Seyyed Hassan Modarres , was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a cleric and a notable supporter of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution. He was among the founding members, along with Abdolhossein Teymourtash, of the reformist party Hezb-e Eslaah-talab of the time, which was formed during the fourth...	1870–1937	notable supporter of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution Iranian Constitutional Revolution The Persian Constitutional Revolution or Iranian Constitutional Revolution took place between 1905 and 1907...	100 ریال	obverse	1985-
Ruhollah Khomeini Ruhollah Khomeini Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran...	1902–1989	leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...  and 1st Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Supreme Leader of Iran The Supreme Leader of Iran is the highest ranking political and religious authority in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The post was established by the constitution in accordance with the concept of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists...	1000 ریال	obverse	1992-
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			5000 ریال	obverse	1993-
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Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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

Israeli new sheqel

The Israeli New Shekel is the currency of the State of Israel. The shekel is divided into 100 agorot...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon , was a Nobel Prize laureate writer and was one of the central figures of modern Hebrew fiction. In Hebrew, he is known by the acronym Shai Agnon . In English, his works are published under the name S. Y. Agnon.Agnon was born in Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire... *	1888–1970	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1966	₪50	obverse	1998
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, the second and longest-serving President of Israel.-Biography:... *	1884–1963	2nd President, 1952–1963	₪100	obverse
Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett on 15 October 1894, died 7 July 1965) was the second Prime Minister of Israel , serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurion's two terms.-Early life:... *	1894–1965	2nd Prime Minister, 1954–1955	₪20	obverse
Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar was an Israeli politician, author. and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.-Biography:... *	1889–1974	3rd President, 1963–1973	₪200	obverse

*See also Israel in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

Currency: Yen (since 1870)
Symbol: ¥
See also Japanese yen

Japanese yen

The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Higuchi Ichiyō	1872–1896	author	¥5,000	obverse	2004
Hideyo Noguchi Hideyo Noguchi , also known as , was a prominent Japanese bacteriologist who discovered the agent of syphilis as the cause of progressive paralytic disease in 1911.-Early life:...	1876–1928	bacteriologist	¥1,000	obverse
Fukuzawa Yukichi Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era... *	1835–1901	political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator, author	¥10,000	obverse

*See also Japan in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Jersey

States of Jersey

The States of Jersey is the parliament and government of Jersey.The Assembly of the States of Jersey has exercised legislative powers since 1771, when law-making power was transferred from the Royal Court of Jersey....

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

Jersey pound

The pound is the currency of Jersey. Jersey is in currency union with the United Kingdom, and the Jersey pound is not a separate currency but is an issue of banknotes and coins by the States of Jersey denominated in pound sterling, in a similar way to the banknotes issued in Scotland and Northern...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Elizabeth II*	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth, 1952-	£1	obverse	1971
			£5	obverse
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Francis Pierson	1757–1781	Major in the British Army, killed in the Battle of Jersey Battle of Jersey The Battle of Jersey was an attempt by France to invade Jersey and remove the threat the island posed to American shipping in the American War of Independence. Jersey was used as a base for privateering by the British, and France, engaged in the war as an ally of the United States, sent an...	£10	reverse

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

Korea, South

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

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

South Korean won

The won is the currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary subunit. The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions, and appears only in foreign exchange rates...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Yi Hwang Yi Hwang Yi Hwang is one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his younger contemporary Yi I . A key figure of the Neo-Confucian literati, he established the Yeongnam School and set up the Dosan Seowon, a private Confucian academy. Yi Hwang is often...	1501–1570	Confucian Korean Confucianism Korean Confucianism is the form of Confucianism developed in Korea. One of the most substantial influences in Korean intellectual history was the introduction of Confucian thought as part of the cultural influence from China...  scholar	₩1,000	obverse	1983
Yi I Yi I Yi I was one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his older contemporary, Yi Hwang . Yi I is often referred to by his pen name Yulgok...	1536–1584	Confucian scholar	₩5,000	obverse
King Sejong the Great	1397–1450	monarch	₩10,000	obverse
Shin Saimdang	1504–1551	poet, calligraphist	₩50,000	obverse	2009

*See also South Korea in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

Currency: Litas (since 1993)
Symbol: Lt
See also Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

The modern banknotes of Lithuania are denominated in litas. All banknotes are of the same size except for the 500 litų banknote. They bear signatures of Minister of Finance and of Chairperson of the Bank of Lithuania Board. 10, 20, and 50 litų banknotes have 4 releases...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavicius Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius...	1851–1927	leader in the Lithuanian national movement; signatory of the Act of Independence, 1918	50 Lt	obverse	2003
Steponas Darius Steponas Darius Steponas Darius was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1896–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	10 Lt	obverse	2001
Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas or Szymon Dowkont was a Lithuanian writer, ethnographer and historian. One of the pioneers of the Lithuanian national revival, he is credited as an author of the first book on the history of Lithuania written in the Lithuanian language...	1793–1864	historian; wrote the first Lithuanian history books in the Lithuanian language	100 Lt	obverse	2000
Stasys Girėnas Stasys Girenas Stasys Girėnas was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1893–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	10 Lt	obverse	2001
Vincas Kudirka Vincas Kudirka Vincas Kudirka was a Lithuanian poet and physician, and the author of both the music and lyrics of the Lithuanian National Anthem, Tautiška giesmė. He is regarded in Lithuania as a National Hero. Kudirka used pen names - V...	1858–1899	poet, physician; author of the music and lyrics for the national anthem	500 Lt	obverse	2009
Maironis Maironis Maironis is one of the most famous Lithuanian romantic poets. He was born in Pasandravys, Raseiniai district municipality, Lithuania. Maironis graduated from Kaunas high school and went on to study Literature at Kiev University. However, in 1884, after one year of studies at the university, he...	1862–1932	romantic poet; active member of the Lithuanian national movement	20 Lt	obverse	2001
Vydūnas Vydunas Wilhelm Storost, artistic name Vilius Storostas-Vydūnas , mostly known as Vydūnas, was a Prussian-Lithuania teacher, poet, humanist, philosopher and Lithuanian...	1868–1953	writer, philosopher; leader in the Lithuantian national movement	200 Lt	obverse	2000

Malaysia

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

Malaysian ringgit

The Malaysian ringgit is the currency of Malaysia. It is divided into 100 sen...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan	1895 – 1960	1st Yang di-Pertuan Agong Yang di-Pertuan Agong The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957 when the Federation of Malaya gained independence....  (Supreme Head of State) of the Federation of Malaya Federation of Malaya The Federation of Malaya is the name given to a federation of 11 states that existed from 31 January 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957...	RM 1	obverse	1967
			RM 2	obverse	1996
			RM 5	obverse	1967 (polymer in 1996)
			RM 10	obverse	1967
			RM 20	obverse	1982
			RM 50	obverse	1967
			RM 100	obverse	1967
			RM 500	obverse	1982 - 1999
			RM 1,000	obverse	1967 - 1999

Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

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

Mexican peso

The peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 12th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded in the Americas, and by far the most...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz	1648/51-1695	nun, scholar, poet	$200	obverse	1996
Miguel Hidalgo Miguel Hidalgo Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseñor , more commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or simply Miguel Hidalgo, was a Mexican priest and a leader of the Mexican War of Independence.In 1810 Hidalgo led a group of peasants in a revolt against the dominant...	1753–1811	Catholic priest; leader of Mexico's struggle for independence	$1,000	obverse	2004
Benito Juárez Benito Juárez Benito Juárez born Benito Pablo Juárez García, was a Mexican lawyer and politician of Zapotec origin from Oaxaca who served five terms as president of Mexico: 1858–1861 as interim, 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872...	1806–1832	31st President, 1858–1872	$20	both	1996 (polymer in 2002)
José María Morelos José María Morelos José María Teclo Morelos y Pavón was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary rebel leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming its leadership after the execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1811...	1765–1815	leader for Mexican independence	$50	obverse	1996 (polymer in 2006)
Nezahualcoyotl Nezahualcoyotl Nezahualcoyotl was a philosopher, warrior, architect, poet and ruler of the city-state of Texcoco in pre-Columbian Mexico...	1402–1472	Texcocan king	$100	obverse	1996
Diego Rivera Diego Rivera Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez was a prominent Mexican painter born in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, an active communist, and husband of Frida Kahlo . His large wall works in fresco helped establish the Mexican Mural Movement in...  and Frida Kalho	1829–1862	Artists and Communist Party militants	$500	obverse	1996

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

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

Banknotes of the New Zealand dollar

-Pre-dollar:Prior to 10 July 1967, the New Zealand pound, using the £sd system, was the main currency of New Zealand. Since 1934, banknotes of the New Zealand pound were issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, and came in denominations of 10s, £1, £5, £10, and £50.-First issue: 1967 -...

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Elizabeth II	1926 -	Queen Monarchy in New Zealand The monarchy of New Zealand also referred to as The Crown in Right of New Zealand, Her Majesty in Right of New Zealand, or The Queen in Right of New Zealand is the constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of the Realm of New Zealand,...  and Head of State Head of State A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...  of New Zealand since 1952, and leader of the Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states... .	$20	Obverse	1967
Sir Edmund Hillary Edmund Hillary Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE , was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest – see Timeline of climbing Mount Everest...	1919–2008	Mountaineer and explorer. First person to reach the summit of Mount Everest Mount Everest Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...  (1953), and first person to drive overland to the South Pole South Pole The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies on the opposite side of the Earth from the North Pole...  (1958). Later known for his community work in Nepal.	$5		1990
Apirana Ngata Apirana Ngata Sir Apirana Turupa Ngata was a prominent New Zealand politician and lawyer. He has often been described as the foremost Māori politician to have ever served in Parliament, and is also known for his work in promoting and protecting Māori culture and language.-Early life:One of 15 children, Ngata...	1874–1950	Played a significant role in the revival of Maori people and culture during the early 20th century. First Maori graduate for a New Zealand University, and Member of Parliament Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...  for 38 years.	$50		1990
Lord Rutherford of Nelson	1871–1937	New Zealand physicist Physicist A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...  and 'father of the atom'; explaining the perplexing problem of naturally occurring radioactivity, determining the structure of the atom, and changing one element into another. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Nobel Prize in Chemistry The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature,...  in 1908.	$100		1990
Kate Sheppard Kate Sheppard Katherine Wilson Sheppard Some sources, eg give a birth year of 1847; others eg give a birth year of 1848. was the most prominent member of New Zealand's women's suffrage movement, and is the country's most famous suffragette...	1848–1934	Prominent suffragette Suffragette "Suffragette" is a term coined by the Daily Mail newspaper as a derogatory label for members of the late 19th and early 20th century movement for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, in particular members of the Women's Social and Political Union... , who led the campaign for woman's right to vote. This determination led to New Zealand being the first sovereign state to allow woman to vote, in 1893.	$10		1990

Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen Peter Christen Asbjørnsen Peter Christen Asbjørnsen was a Norwegian writer and scholar. He and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe were collectors of Norwegian folklore...	1812–1885	writer, scholar; collector of Norwegian folklore	50 kr	obverse	1997
Kristian Birkeland Kristian Birkeland Kristian Olaf Birkeland was a Norwegian scientist. He is best remembered as the person who first elucidated the nature of the Aurora borealis. In order to fund his research on the aurorae, he invented the electromagnetic cannon and the Birkeland-Eyde process of fixing nitrogen from the air...	1867–1917	scientist	200 kr	obverse	1994
Kirsten Flagstad Kirsten Flagstad Kirsten Målfrid Flagstad was a Norwegian opera singer and a highly regarded Wagnerian soprano...	1895–1962	opera singer	100 kr	obverse	1997
Edvard Munch Edvard Munch Edvard Munch was a Norwegian Symbolist painter, printmaker and an important forerunner of expressionist art. His best-known composition, The Scream, is part of a series The Frieze of Life, in which Munch explored the themes of love, fear, death, melancholia, and anxiety.- Childhood :Edvard Munch...	1863–1944	Expressionist painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2001
Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undset was a Norwegian novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928.-Biography:Undset was born in Kalundborg, Denmark, but her family moved to Norway when she was two years old. In 1924, she converted to Catholicism and became a lay Dominican...	1882-1849	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1928	500 kr	obverse	1999

Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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

Pakistani rupee

The rupee is the currency of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank of the country. The most commonly used symbol for the rupee is Rs, used on receipts when purchasing goods and services. In Pakistan, the rupee is referred to as the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum ....	1876–1948	1st Governor-General, 1947–1948; "Father of the Nation"	Rs. 10	obverse	2006
			Rs. 20	obverse	2005
			Rs. 50	obverse	1977
			Rs. 100	obverse	2006
			Rs. 500	obverse	2006
			Rs. 1,000	obverse	2007
			Rs. 5,000	obverse	2006

Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

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

Peruvian nuevo sol

The nuevo sol plural: nuevos soles; currency sign: S/.) is the currency of Peru. It is subdivided into 100 cents, called céntimos in Spanish. The ISO 4217 currency code is PEN. It is most commonly referred to just as sol...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
José Quiñones Gonzáles José Quiñones Gonzáles José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzáles was a Peruvian military aviator and national aviation hero. He sacrificed his life crashing into an Ecuadorian battery during the Battle of Zarumilla in the Ecuadorian–Peruvian war.-Combat History:Lieutenant Quinones was a fighter pilot...	1914–1941	National aviation hero	Nuevo sol	S/. 10	obverse	1991–
Raúl Porras Barrenechea Raúl Porras Barrenechea Raúl Porras Barrenechea was a Peruvian historian. He was born in Pisco, Peru on March 23, 1897 and died in Lima, Peru on September 27, 1960. He was a teacher at the Anglo-Peruvian School. As a student during the 1950s Mario Vargas Llosa worked with Porras for four and one-half years and learned a...	1897–1960	Historian	Nuevo sol	S/. 20	obverse	1991–
Abraham Valdelomar Abraham Valdelomar Pedro Abraham Valdelomar Pinto was a Peruvian narrator, poet, journalist, essayist and dramatist; he is considered the founder of the avant-garde in Peru, although more for his dandy-like public poses and his founding of the journal Colónida than for his own writing, which is lyrically...	1888–1919	Poet	Nuevo sol	S/. 50	obverse	1991–
Jorge Basadre Jorge Basadre Jorge Basadre Grohmann was a Peruvian historian known for his extensive publications about the independent history of his country...	1903–1980	Minister of education, Historian	Nuevo sol	S/. 100	obverse	1991–
Rose of Lima Rose of Lima Rose of Lima, , the first Catholic saint of the Americas, was born in Lima, Peru.-Biography:Saint Rose of Lima was born in the city of that name, the daughter of Gaspar Flores, a harquebusier from San German, Puerto Rico, and his wife, Maria de Oliva, who was a native of Lima. She was part of a...	1586–1617	Saint Rose of Lima, First catholic saint of the Americas Americas The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...	Nuevo sol	S/. 200	obverse	1995–

Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. He played an instrumental role during the Philippines' revolution against Spain, and the subsequent Philippine-American War or War of Philippine Independence that resisted American occupation...	1869–1964	1st President, 1899–1901	P5	obverse	1985
Benigno Aquino, Jr. Benigno Aquino, Jr. Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. was a Filipino Senator and a former Governor of Tarlac. Aquino, together with Gerry Roxas and Jovito Salonga, formed the leadership of the opposition to the Marcos regime in the years leading to the imposition of martial law in the Philippines...	1932–1983	leader of the opposition to President Ferdinand Marcos' autocracy	P500	both	2002
Andrés Bonifacio Andres Bonifacio Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro was a Filipino nationalist and revolutionary. He was a founder and later Supremo of the Katipunan movement which sought the independence of the Philippines from Spanish colonial rule and started the Philippine Revolution...	1863–1897	leader in the Philippine Revolution	P10	obverse	1987
Hilario Davide, Jr. Hilario Davide, Jr. Hilario Gelbolingo Davide, Jr, GCSS is a former Ambassador/Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations in New York City....	1935-	20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 1998–2005; swore in President Macapagal-Arroyo	P200	reverse	2002
Josefa Llanes Escoda Josefa Llanes Escoda Josefa Llanes Madamba Vd.ª De Escoda was a well-known Filipino advocate of women's right of suffrage and founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines.-Early life:...	1898–1945	founder of the Girl Scouts in the Philippines; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Vicente Lim Vicente Lim Brigadier General Vicente Lim was an Filipino General in the Philippine Army who served during the Second World War.-Early life:He was born in the town of Calamba, Laguna, on the 24th of February, 1888, the third of Jose Ayala Lim-Yaoco’s four children. His father was a full-blooded Chinese who...	1889–1945	Brigadier General, Army; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Apolinario Mabini Apolinario Mabini Apolinario Mabini y Maranan was a Filipino political philosopher and revolutionary who wrote a constitutional plan for the of 1899-1901, and served as its first prime minister in 1899...	1864–1903	1st Prime Minister, 1899; author of the 1st Constitution	P10	obverse	1987
Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Pangan Macapagal was the ninth President of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the sixth Vice President, serving from 1957 to 1961. He also served as a member of the House of Representatives, and headed the Constitutional Convention of 1970...	1910–1997	9th President, 1961–1965	P200	obverse	2002
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...	1947-	daughter of President Macapagal; 14th President, 2001-2009	P200	reverse	2002
Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña y Suico was a Filipino politician who served as the 4th President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon, and rose to the presidency upon Quezon's death in 1944, being the oldest Philippine president to hold office at age 65...	1878–1961	4th President, 1944–1946	P50	obverse	1987
Manuel L. Quezon Manuel L. Quezon Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the Philippines...	1878–1944	2nd President, 1935–1944	P20	obverse	1987
Manuel Roxas Manuel Roxas Manuel Acuña Roxas was the first president of the independent Third Republic of the Philippines and fifth president overall. He served as president from the granting of independence in 1946 until his abrupt death in 1948...	1892–1948	5th President, 1946–1948	P100	obverse	2002
José Abad Santos José Abad Santos In 1919, Abad Santos would become instrumental in laying the legal groundwork as well as drafting the by-laws and constitution of the Philippine Women's University, the country's and Asia's first private non-sectarian institution for higher learning for women...	1886–1942	5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Corazon Aquino Corazon Aquino Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines...	1933-2009	11th President,1986-1992	P500	obverse	2010

Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

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

Polish coins and banknotes

Current Polish coins and banknotes issued by the National Bank of Poland. For historical ones, see here.-Coins:Although some of the coins were minted as early as 1990, they were not released until January 1, 1995, when the złoty was redenominated....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Boleslaw I Boleslaw I of Poland Bolesław I Chrobry , in the past also known as Bolesław I the Great , was a Duke of Poland from 992-1025 and the first King of Poland from 19 April 1025 until his death...	966/7-1025	King of Poland, 992-1025	20 zł	obverse	1995
Casimir III Casimir III of Poland Casimir III the Great , last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty , was the son of King Władysław I the Elbow-high and Hedwig of Kalisz.-Biography:...	1310–1370	King of Poland, 1333–1370	50 zł	obverse
Jogaila Jogaila Jogaila, later 'He is known under a number of names: ; ; . See also: Jogaila : names and titles. was Grand Duke of Lithuania , king consort of Kingdom of Poland , and sole King of Poland . He ruled in Lithuania from 1377, at first with his uncle Kęstutis...	1351–1434	King of Poland, 1386–1434	100 zł	obverse
Mieszko I	935-992	Duke of Poland, 960-922	10 zł	obverse
Sigismund II Augustus Sigismund II Augustus Sigismund II Augustus I was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, the only son of Sigismund I the Old, whom Sigismund II succeeded in 1548...	1520–1572	King of Poland, 1530–1572	200 zł	obverse

Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

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

Romanian leu

The leu is the currency of Romania. It is subdivided into 100 bani . The name of the currency means "lion". On 1 July 2005, Romania underwent a currency reform, switching from the previous leu to a new leu . 1 RON is equal to 10,000 ROL...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Lucian Blaga Lucian Blaga -Biography:Lucian Blaga was a commanding personality of the Romanian culture of the interbellum period. He was a philosopher and writer higly acclaimed for his originality, a university professor and a diplomat. He was born on May 9, 1895 in Lancrăm, near Alba Iulia, Romania, his father being an...	1895–1961	poet, playwright, philosopher	200 L	obverse	2006
Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist...	1852–1912	playwright, short story writer	100 L	obverse	2005
Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party...	1850–1889	romantic poet	500 L	obverse	2005
George Enescu George Enescu George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical...	1881–1955	composer, violinist, pianist	5 L	obverse	2005
Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.-Biography:He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age , he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of...	1838–1907	painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting	10 L	obverse	2005
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Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister...	1871–1940	Prime Minister,historian 1931–1932	1 L	obverse	2005
Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot.-Biography:Aurel Vlaicu was born in Binţinţi , Geoagiu, Transylvania. He attended Calvinist High School in Orăştie and took his Baccalaureate in Sibiu in 1902...	1882–1913	engineer, inventor, early pilot	50 L	obverse	2005

Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

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

Russian ruble

The ruble or rouble is the currency of the Russian Federation and the two partially recognized republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Formerly, the ruble was also the currency of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union prior to their breakups. Belarus and Transnistria also use currencies with...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky Nikolay Nikolayevich Muravyov-Amursky was a Russian statesman and diplomat, who played a major role in the expansion of the Russian Empire into the Amur River basin and to the shores of the Sea of Japan.-Surname spelling:The surname Muravyov has also been transcribed as Muravyev or Murav'ev.-Early...	1809–1881	Governor General of Irkutsk and Yeniseysk, 1847–1861	руб5,000	obverse	2000
Peter I Peter I of Russia Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov Dates indicated by the letters "O.S." are Old Style. All other dates in this article are New Style. ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother, Ivan V...	1672–1725	Tsar, 1682–1725	руб500	obverse	1998
Yaroslav I Yaroslav I the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise (Old Norse: Jarizleifr; ; Old East Slavic and Russian: Ярослав Мудрый; Ukrainian: Ярослав Мудрий; c...	978-1054	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 1019–1054	руб1,000	obverse	2000

Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

See under United Kingdom

Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

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

Serbian dinar

The dinar is the currency of Serbia. An earlier currency also called dinar was used in Serbia between 1868 and 1918. The earliest use of the dinar date to 1214. Today's Serbian dinar is a continuation of the last Yugoslav dinar...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jovan Cvijić Jovan Cvijic Jovan Cvijić was a Serbian geographer, president of the Serbian Royal Academy of Sciences, and rector of the University of Belgrade. A world-renowned scientist, Cvijić is considered the founder of geography in Serbia.-Early life and family:Jovan Cvijić was born on October 11 Jovan Cvijić...	1865–1927	geographer	500 din.	both	2004
Slobodan Jovanović Slobodan Jovanovic Slobodan Jovanović was one of Serbia's most prolific jurists, historians, sociologists, journalists and literary critics. He distinguished himself with a characteristically clear and sharp writing style later called the "Belgrade style"...	1869–1958	Prime Minister of the Yugoslav government-in-exile, 1942–1943	5,000 din.	both	2003
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić Vuk Stefanovic Karadžic Vuk Stefanović Karadžić was a Serbian philolog and linguist, the major reformer of the Serbian language, and deserves, perhaps, for his collections of songs, fairy tales, and riddles to be called the father of the study of Serbian folklore. He was the author of the first Serbian dictionary...	1787–1864	linguist; reformer of the Serbian language	10 din.	both	2006
Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac Stevan Stojanovic Mokranjac Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac was a Serbian composer and music educator. His work was essential in bringing the spirit of Valach Serbian unwritten folk poems into organized art.-Biography:He was born in Negotin...	1856–1914	composer and music educator	50 din.	both	2005
Petar II Petar II Petrovic-Njegoš Petar II Petrović-Njegoš , was a Serbian Orthodox Prince-Bishop of Montenegro , who transformed Montenegro from a theocracy into a secular state. However, he is most famous as a poet...	1813–1851	Prince-Bishop of Montenegro, 1830–1851; Serbian language poet	20 din.	both	2006
Nadežda Petrović Nadežda Petrovic Nadežda Petrović is considered the most important Serbian female painter from the late 19th and early 20th century...	1873–1915	painter	200 din.	both	2006
Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer...	1856–1943	inventor, physicist, mechanical and electrical engineer	100 din.	both	2006
Ðorđe Vajfert	1850–1937	1st president of the National Bank of Serbia, 1912–1926	1,000 din.	both	2006

Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

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

Singapore dollar

The Singapore dollar or Dollar is the official currency of Singapore. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively S$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...

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Person	Years of Birth–Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Yusof bin Ishak Yusof bin Ishak Yusof bin Ishak was an eminent Singaporean politician and the first President of Singapore of Minangkabau descent. His portrait appears on the Singapore Portrait Series currency notes introduced in 1999.-Early life:...	1910–1970	First President, 1965–1970	S$2	obverse	1999
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Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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

Swedish krona

The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...

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Person	Years of Birth–Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Charles XI Charles XI of Sweden Charles XI also Carl, was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period in Swedish history known as the Swedish empire ....	1655–1697	King of Sweden, 1660–1697	500 kr	obverse	1985
Gustav I Gustav I of Sweden Gustav I of Sweden, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known simply as Gustav Vasa , was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death....	1496–1560	King of Sweden, 1523–1560	1,000 kr	obverse	1989
Selma Lagerlöf Selma Lagerlöf Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....	1858–1940	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1909	20 kr	obverse	1991
Jenny Lind Jenny Lind Johanna Maria Lind , better known as Jenny Lind, was a Swedish opera singer, often known as the "Swedish Nightingale". One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she is known for her performances in soprano roles in opera in Sweden and across Europe, and for an extraordinarily...	1820–1887	opera singer	50 kr	obverse	1996
Carolus Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...	1707–1778	botanist, physician, zoologist; father of taxonomy	100 kr	obverse	1986
Christopher Polhem Christopher Polhem Christopher Polhammar , better known as , which he took after his ennoblement, was a Swedish scientist, inventor and industrialist. He made significant contributions to the economic and industrial development of Sweden, particularly mining.-Biography:Polhem was born on the island of Gotland...	1661–1751	industrialist; planned and started construction of the Göta Canal	500 kr	reverse	1985

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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

Banknotes of the Swiss franc

The first banknotes in Switzerland were issued in 1825 by the Caisse de Dépôt of the city of Bern.During the 19th century the Cantons had the right of printing notes. Following the law of 8 March 1881 the Swiss National Bank had the exclusive right to issue banknotes in Switzerland. First notes...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jacob Burckhardt Jacob Burckhardt Carl Jacob Christoph Burckhardt was a historian of art and culture, and an influential figure in the historiography of each field. He is known as one of the major progenitors of cultural history, albeit in a form very different from how cultural history is conceived and studied in academia today...	1818–1897	historian of the arts	1,000 Fr.	obverse	1998
Le Corbusier Le Corbusier Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier , was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and painter, famous for being one of the pioneers of what now is called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930...	1887–1965	modernist architect	10 Fr.	obverse	1997
Alberto Giacometti Alberto Giacometti Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draughtsman, and printmaker.Alberto Giacometti was born in the canton Graubünden's southerly alpine valley Val Bregaglia and came from an artistic background; his father, Giovanni, was a well-known post-Impressionist painter...	1901–1966	sculptor, painter, draftsman	100 Fr.	obverse	1998
Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger was a Swiss composer, who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. He was a member of Les six. His most frequently performed work is probably the orchestral work Pacific 231, which is interpreted as imitating the sound of a steam locomotive.-Biography:Born...	1892–1955	composer	20 Fr.	obverse	1996
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz Charles Ferdinand Ramuz Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz was a French-speaking Swiss writer.He was born in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud and educated at the University of Lausanne. He taught briefly in nearby Aubonne, and then in Weimar, Germany. In 1903, he left for Paris and remained there until World War I, with frequent...	1878–1947	French-speaking Swiss author	200 Fr.	obverse	1997
Sophie Taeuber-Arp Sophie Taeuber-Arp Sophie Taeuber-Arp was a Swiss artist, painter and sculptor. Born in Davos, Switzerland, Sophie Täuber began her art studies in her homeland, at the School of Applied Arts in St. Gallen...	1889–1943	artist, painter, sculptor	50 Fr.	obverse	1995

Republic of China

Republic of China

The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

 (Taiwan)

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

New Taiwan dollar

The New Taiwan dollar , or simply Taiwan dollar, is the official currency of the Taiwan Area of the Republic of China since 1949, when it replaced the Old Taiwan dollar...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese doctor, revolutionary and political leader. As the foremost pioneer of Nationalist China, Sun is frequently referred to as the "Father of the Nation" , a view agreed upon by both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China...	1866–1925	Founding father of the Republic of China	$100	obverse	2001
Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He is known as Jiǎng Jièshí or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng in Mandarin....	1887–1975	President of the Republic of China, 1948–1975	$200	obverse	2002

Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

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

Turkish lira

The Turkish lira is the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The lira is subdivided into 100 kuruş...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....	1881–1938	Founder and 1st President of the Republic of Turkey, 1923-1938	1 TL	obverse	1926 - 1938 1950–present
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İsmet İnönü Ismet Inönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...	1884–1973	2nd President of the Republic of Turkey, 1938-1950	2.5 TL	obverse	1938–1950
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Cahit Arf Cahit Arf Cahit Arf was a Turkish mathematician. He is known for the Arf invariant of a quadratic form in characteristic 2 in topology, the Hasse–Arf theorem in ramification theory, Arf semigroups, and Arf rings.-Biography:Cahit Arf was born on 11 October 1910 in Selanik , which was then...	1910–1997	Mathematician	10 TL	reverse	2009–present
Yunus Emre Yunus Emre Yunus Emre was a Turkish poet and Sufi mystic. He has exercised immense influence on Turkish literature, from his own day until the present...	1240?-1321?	Poet and Sufi mystic Mysticism Mysticism is the knowledge of, and especially the personal experience of, states of consciousness, i.e. levels of being, beyond normal human perception, including experience and even communion with a supreme being.-Classical origins:...	200 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Âkif Ersoy was a Turkish poet, author, academic, member of parliament, and the poet of the Turkish National Anthem....	1873–1936	Poet of the Turkish National Anthem Istiklâl Marsi The İstiklâl Marşı is the National Anthem of Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, officially adopted on 12 March 1921 - two and a half years before the 29 October 1923 establishment of the Republic of Turkey, both as a motivational musical saga for the troops fighting in the Turkish War...	100 TL	reverse	1983–1989
Itri Buhurizade Itri Buhurizade Itri, or just simply Itri was a composer and performer of Turkish classical music from Istanbul, Ottoman Empire.-Biography:...	1640?-1711	Composer and performer of Turkish classical music	100 TL	reverse	2009–present
Kemaleddin Bey	1870–1927	Architect	20 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mehmed II Mehmed II Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from...	1432–1481	Ottoman Ottoman Empire The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...  sultan and conqueror of Constantinople Constantinople Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...	1000 TL	reverse	1986–1992
Mevlana	1207–1273	Philosopher	5000 TL	reverse	1981–1994
Aydın Sayılı Aydin Sayili Aydın Sayılı was a historian of science. His career was aided by chance meeting with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, whom he impressed enough to receive a state-supported scholarship to attend graduate school at Harvard, where he studied under George Sarton....	1913–1993	Historian of science	5 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mimar Sinan	1489–1588	Architect and civil engineer	10000 TL	reverse	1982–1995
Fatma Aliye Topuz Fatma Aliye Topuz Fatma Aliye Topuz , aka simply Fatma Aliye or Fatma Aliye Hanım, was a Turkish novelist, columnist, essayist, women's rights activist and humanitarian...	1862–1936	First female Muslim Islam Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...  novelist	50 TL	reverse	2009–present

Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

Currency: Hryvnia (since 1996)
Symbol: Ƨ
See also Ukrainian hryvnia

Ukrainian hryvnia

The hryvnia, sometimes hryvnya or grivna ; sign: ₴, code: , has been the national currency of Ukraine since September 2, 1996. The hryvnia is subdivided into 100 kopiyok. In medieval times, it was a currency of Kievan Rus'....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ivan Franko Ivan Franko Ivan Yakovych Franko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, political activist, doctor of philosophy, the author of the first detective novels and modern poetry in the Ukrainian language....	1856–1916	poet, writer, journalist	Ƨ20	obverse	2003
Mykhailo Hrushevsky Mykhailo Hrushevsky Mykhailo Serhiyovych Hrushevsky was a Ukrainian academician, politician, historian, and statesman, one of the most important figures of the Ukrainian national revival of the early 20th century...	1866–1934	1st President of the Ukrainian People's Republic, 1917–1918	Ƨ50	obverse	2004
Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bohdan Zynoviy Mykhailovych Khmelnytsky was a hetman of the Zaporozhian Cossack Hetmanate of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth . He led an uprising against the Commonwealth and its magnates which resulted in the creation of a Cossack state...	1595–1657	Hetman of Ukraine, 1648–1657	Ƨ5	obverse	2004
Ivan Mazepa Ivan Mazepa Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa , Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate in Left-bank Ukraine, from 1687–1708. He was famous as a patron of the arts, and also played an important role in the Battle of Poltava where after learning of Peter I's intent to relieve him as acting Hetman of Ukraine and replace him...	1640–1709	Hetman of Ukraine, 1687–1708	Ƨ10	obverse	2004
Taras Shevchenko Taras Shevchenko Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko -Life:Born into a serf family of Hryhoriy Ivanovych Shevchenko and Kateryna Yakymivna Shevchenko in the village of Moryntsi, of Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire Shevchenko was orphaned at the age of eleven...	1814–1861	poet; works considered to be the foundation of both modern Ukrainian language and literature	Ƨ100	obverse	2006
Hryhori Skovoroda Hryhori Skovoroda Hryhorii Savych Skovoroda was a Ukrainian philosopher, poet, teacher and composer who lived in the Russian Empire and who made important contributions to Russian philosophy and culture. He lived and worked in Ukraine and passionately and consciously identified with its people, differentiating them...	1722–1794	poet, philosopher, composer	Ƨ500	obverse	2006
Lesya Ukrainka Lesya Ukrainka Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka better known under her literary pseudonym Lesya Ukrainka , was one of Ukraine's best-known poets and writers and the foremost woman writer in Ukrainian literature. She also was a political, civil, and female activist....	1871–1913	poet, writer	Ƨ200	obverse	2001
Vladimir I Vladimir I of Kiev Vladimir Sviatoslavich the Great Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь Old Norse as Valdamarr Sveinaldsson, , Vladimir, , Volodymyr, was a grand prince of Kiev, ruler of Kievan Rus' in .Vladimir's father was the prince Sviatoslav of the Rurik dynasty...	958-1015	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 978-1015	Ƨ1	obverse	2006
Yaroslav I Yaroslav I the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise (Old Norse: Jarizleifr; ; Old East Slavic and Russian: Ярослав Мудрый; Ukrainian: Ярослав Мудрий; c...	978-1054	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod	Ƨ2	obverse	2004

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

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

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

England & Wales

Exclusive sterling note issue granted to the Bank of England.
Bank of England

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Charles Darwin Charles Darwin Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...	1809–1882	naturalist	£10	reverse	2000
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-	£5	obverse	2002
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Elizabeth Fry Elizabeth Fry Elizabeth Fry , née Gurney, was an English prison reformer, social reformer and, as a Quaker, a Christian philanthropist...	1780–1845	prison reformer	£5	reverse	2002
John Houblon John Houblon Sir John Houblon was the first Governor of the Bank of England from 1694 to 1697.-Biography:Sir John was the third son of James Houblon, a London merchant, and his wife, Mary Du Quesne, daughter of Jean Du Quesne, the younger...	1632–1712	1st Governor, Bank of England, 1694–1697	£50	reverse	1994
Adam Smith Adam Smith Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...	1723–1790	economist	£20	reverse	2007

Scotland

Three commercial banks are authorised to issue their own sterling banknotes.

Bank of Scotland

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Sir Walter Scott Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time....	1771–1832	historical novelist and poet; campaigner for the continuation of Scottish banknotes	£5	obverse	2007
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Royal Bank of Scotland

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Lord Ilay Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, 1st Earl of Ilay was a Scottish nobleman, politician, lawyer, businessman and soldier...	1682–1761	founder and first governor of the Royal Bank of Scotland	£1	obverse	1987
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Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....	1850–1894	Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer (special commemorative issue)	£1	reverse	1994
Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone....	1847–1922	Inventor of the telephone Telephone The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...   (special commemorative issue)	£1	reverse	1997
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...	1900–2002	Queen Consort Queen consort A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...  of King George VI George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...  and mother of Queen Elizabeth II  (special commemorative issue)	£20	reverse	2000
Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...	1940-	Notable American golf Golf Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes.... er (special commemorative issue)	£5	reverse	2005

Clydesdale Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...	1759–1796	Notable Scottish poet Scottish literature Scottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by Scottish writers. It includes literature written in English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Brythonic, French, Latin and any other language in which a piece of literature was ever written within the boundaries of modern Scotland.The earliest...	£5	obverse	1998
Mary Slessor Mary Slessor Mary Mitchell Slessor was a Scottish missionary to Nigeria.Her determined work and strong personality allowed her to be trusted and accepted by the locals, spreading Christianity and promoting women's rights.-Early life:...	1848–1915	Scottish missionary Missionary A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...  to Nigeria and campaigner for women's rights Women's rights Women's rights are entitlements and freedoms claimed for women and girls of all ages in many societies.In some places these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behaviour, whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed...	£10	both	1998
Robert the Bruce Robert I of Scotland Robert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage , and...	1274–1329	King of the Scots 1306-1329.	£20	obverse	1998
Adam Smith Adam Smith Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...	1723–1790	economist and key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment Scottish Enlightenment The Scottish Enlightenment was the period in 18th century Scotland characterised by an outpouring of intellectual and scientific accomplishments. By 1750, Scots were among the most literate citizens of Europe, with an estimated 75% level of literacy...	£50	both	1998
Lord Kelvin William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, PRSE, was a mathematical physicist and engineer. At the University of Glasgow he did important work in the mathematical analysis of electricity and formulation of the first and second laws of thermodynamics, and did much to unify the emerging...	1824–1907	mathematical physicist Mathematical physics Mathematical physics refers to development of mathematical methods for application to problems in physics. The Journal of Mathematical Physics defines this area as: "the application of mathematics to problems in physics and the development of mathematical methods suitable for such applications and...  and engineer Engineer An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...	£100	both	1998
Alexander Fleming Alexander Fleming Sir Alexander Fleming was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. He wrote many articles on bacteriology, immunology, and chemotherapy...	1881–1955	Discoverer of penicillin Penicillin Penicillin is a group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium fungi. They include penicillin G, procaine penicillin, benzathine penicillin, and penicillin V.... .	£5	obverse	2009
Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...	1759–1796	Notable Scottish poet Scottish literature Scottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by Scottish writers. It includes literature written in English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Brythonic, French, Latin and any other language in which a piece of literature was ever written within the boundaries of modern Scotland.The earliest...	£10	obverse	2009
Robert the Bruce Robert I of Scotland Robert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage , and...	1274–1329	King of the Scots 1306-1329.	£20	obverse	2009
Elsie Inglis Elsie Inglis Elsie Inglis was an innovative Scottish doctor and suffragist.-Education:She was born in the hill station town of Naini Tal, India, to John Forbes David Inglis who worked in the Indian civil service as Chief Commissioner of Oudh...	1864–1917	Doctor and suffragist.	£50	obverse	2009
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a Scottish architect, designer, watercolourist and artist. He was a designer in the Arts and Crafts movement and also the main representative of Art Nouveau in the United Kingdom. He had a considerable influence on European design...	1868-1928	Architect and designer.	£100	obverse	2009

Northern Ireland

Four commercial banks are authorised to issue their own sterling banknotes.

Northern Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
John Boyd Dunlop John Boyd Dunlop John Boyd Dunlop was a Scottish inventor. He was one of the founders of the rubber company that bore his name, Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company....	1840–1921	Founder of the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company	£10	obverse	2005
Harry Ferguson Harry Ferguson Henry George "Harry" Ferguson was an Irish engineer and inventor who is noted for his role in the development of the modern agricultural tractor, for becoming the first Irishman to build and fly his own aeroplane, and for developing the first four-wheel drive Formula One car, the Ferguson P99...	1884–1960	Engineer and developer of the modern agricultural tractor, the Ferguson monoplane and the Ferguson P99	£20	obverse	2005
Sir Samuel Cleland Davidson		founder of the Belfast Sirocco Works and pioneer of air conditioning Air conditioning An air conditioner is a home appliance, system, or mechanism designed to dehumidify and extract heat from an area. The cooling is done using a simple refrigeration cycle...	£50	obverse	2005
Sir James Martin	1893–1981	Inventor of the aircraft ejector seat	£100	obverse	2005

Ulster Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
George Best George Best George Best was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, who played for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders...	1946–2005	Footballer for Northern Ireland Northern Ireland national football team The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...  and Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...   (special commemorative issue)	£5	obverse	2006

United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Currency: Dollar (since 1792)
Symbol: $
See also Federal Reserve Note

Federal Reserve Note

A Federal Reserve Note is a type of banknote used in the United States of America. Federal Reserve Notes are printed by the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing on paper made by Crane & Co. of Dalton, Massachusetts. They are the only type of U.S...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
John Adams John Adams John Adams was an American lawyer, statesman, diplomat and political theorist. A leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United States...	1735–1826	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Adams Samuel Adams Samuel Adams was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. As a politician in colonial Massachusetts, Adams was a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and was one of the architects of the principles of American...	1722–1803	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Charles Carroll Charles Carroll of Carrollton Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from Great Britain. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and later as United States Senator for Maryland...	1737–1802	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Chase Samuel Chase Samuel Chase was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and earlier was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland. Early in life, Chase was a "firebrand" states-righter and revolutionary...	1741–1811	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Abraham Clark Abraham Clark Abraham Clark was an American politician and Revolutionary War figure. He was delegate for New Jersey to the Continental Congress where he signed the Declaration of Independence and later served in the United States House of Representatives in both the Second and Third United States Congress, from...	1725–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Clinton George Clinton (vice president) George Clinton was an American soldier and politician, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was the first Governor of New York, and then the fourth Vice President of the United States , serving under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. He and John C...	1739–1812	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Clymer George Clymer George Clymer was an American politician and founding father. He was one of the first Patriots to advocate complete independence from Britain. As a Pennsylvania representative, Clymer was, along with five others, a signatory of both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution...	1739–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
John Dickinson John Dickinson (delegate) John Dickinson was an American lawyer and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware. He was a militia officer during the American Revolution, a Continental Congressman from Pennsylvania and Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, President of...	1732–1808	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Ellery	1727–1820	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Floyd William Floyd William Floyd was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a U.S. Representative from New York.-Biography:...	1734–1821	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Dr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat...	1706–1790	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
		Founding Father	$100	obverse	1996
Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Thomas Gerry was an American statesman and diplomat. As a Democratic-Republican he was selected as the fifth Vice President of the United States , serving under James Madison, until his death a year and a half into his term...	1744–1814	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...	1822–1877	18th President, 1869–1877	$50	obverse	2004
Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of America's first constitutional lawyers and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury...	1755/7-1804	1st Secretary of the Treasury, 1789–1795	$10	both	2006
John Hancock John Hancock John Hancock was a merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...	1737–1793	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Harrison, V	1726–1791	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Joseph Hewes Joseph Hewes Joseph Hewes was a native of Princeton, New Jersey, where he was born in 1730. Hewes’s parents were part of the Quaker Society of Friends. Immediately after their marriage they moved to New Jersey, which became Joseph Hewes’s home state. Hewes was formally educated at Princeton and after...	1730–1779	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas Heyward, Jr.	1746–1809	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Hooper William Hooper William Hooper was an American lawyer, politician, and a member of the Continental Congress representing North Carolina from 1774 through 1777...	1742–1790	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Stephen Hopkins Stephen Hopkins (politician) Stephen Hopkins was an American political leader from Rhode Island who signed the Declaration of Independence. He served as the Chief Justice and Governor of the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and was a Delegate to the Colonial Congress in Albany in 1754 and to the...	1707–1785	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Francis Hopkinson Francis Hopkinson Francis Hopkinson , an American author, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence as a delegate from New Jersey. He later served as a federal judge in Pennsylvania...	1737–1791	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Huntington Samuel Huntington (statesman) Samuel Huntington was a jurist, statesman, and Patriot in the American Revolution from Connecticut. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation...	1731–1796	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...	1767–1845	7th President, 1829–1837	$20	obverse	2003
Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...	1743–1826	3rd President, 1801–1809; signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	both	1976
Richard Henry Lee Richard Henry Lee Richard Henry Lee was an American statesman from Virginia best known for the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain. He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and his famous resolution of June 1776 led to the United States...	1732–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Francis Lewis Francis Lewis Francis Lewis was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New York....	1713–1803	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...	1809–1865	16th President, 1861–1865	$5	both	2000
Philip Livingston Philip Livingston Philip Livingston was an American merchant and statesman from New York City. He was a delegate for New York to the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1778, and signed the Declaration of Independence.-Family history:...	1716–1778	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert R. Livingston Robert Livingston (1746-1813) Robert R Livingston was an American lawyer, politician, diplomat from New York, and a Founding Father of the United States. He was known as "The Chancellor," after the office he held for 25 years....	1746–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas McKean Thomas McKean Thomas McKean was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the American Revolution he was a delegate to the Continental Congress where he signed the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of...	1734–1817	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Arthur Middleton Arthur Middleton Arthur Middleton , of Charleston, South Carolina, was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence....	1742–1787	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Lewis Morris Lewis Morris Lewis Morris was an American landowner and developer from Morrisania, New York. He signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence as a delegate to the Continental Congress for New York....	1726–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert Morris Robert Morris (merchant) Robert Morris, Jr. was a British-born American merchant, and signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution...	1734–1806	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Paca William Paca William Paca was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland, and later Governor of Maryland and a United States federal judge.-Early life:...	1740–1799	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert Treat Paine Robert Treat Paine Robert Treat Paine was a signer of the Declaration of Independence as a representative of Massachusetts.-Early life and ancestors:...	1731–1814	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Read George Read (signer) George Read was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Continental Congressman from Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, President of Delaware, and a member of the...	1733–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Rush Benjamin Rush Benjamin Rush was a Founding Father of the United States. Rush lived in the state of Pennsylvania and was a physician, writer, educator, humanitarian and a Christian Universalist, as well as the founder of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania....	1745–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Edward Rutledge Edward Rutledge Edward Rutledge was an American politician and youngest signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. He later served as the 39th Governor of South Carolina.-Early years and career:...	1749–1800	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Roger Sherman Roger Sherman Roger Sherman was an early American lawyer and politician, as well as a founding father. He served as the first mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, and served on the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence, and was also a representative and senator in the new republic...	1721–1793	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Richard Stockton Richard Stockton (1730-1781) Richard Stockton was an American lawyer, jurist, legislator, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.-Early life:...	1730–1781	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Charles Thomson Charles Thomson Charles Thomson was a Patriot leader in Philadelphia during the American Revolution and the secretary of the Continental Congress throughout its existence.-Biography:...	1729–1824	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Walton George Walton George Walton signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia and also served as the second Chief Executive of that state.-Life and work:...	1749/50-1804	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Washington George Washington George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...	1732–1799	1st President, 1789–1797	$1	obverse	1963
William Williams William Williams (signer) William Williams was a merchant, and a delegate for Connecticut to the Continental Congress in 1776, and a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. Williams was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, the son of a minister, Tim Solomon Williams, and Mary Porter. He studied theology and graduated from...	1731–1811	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas Willing Thomas Willing Thomas Willing was an American merchant and financier and a Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania....	1731–1821	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
James Wilson James Wilson James Wilson was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. Wilson was elected twice to the Continental Congress, and was a major force in drafting the United States Constitution...	1742–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
John Witherspoon John Witherspoon John Witherspoon was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Jersey. As president of the College of New Jersey , he trained many leaders of the early nation and was the only active clergyman and the only college president to sign the Declaration...	1723–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Oliver Wolcott	1726–1797	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976

Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

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

Venezuelan bolívar

The bolívar fuerte is the currency of Venezuela since 1 January 2008. It is subdivided into 100 céntimos and replaced the bolívar at the rate of Bs.F. 1 = Bs...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Francisco de Miranda Francisco de Miranda Sebastián Francisco de Miranda Ravelo y Rodríguez de Espinoza , commonly known as Francisco de Miranda , was a Venezuelan revolutionary...	1750–1816	military leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	2 bolívares	obverse	2008
Pedro Camejo Pedro Camejo Pedro Camejo, better known as Negro Primero, or 'The First Black' was a Venezuelan soldier who at first fought with the royal army, only to later go over to the rebel army during the Venezuelan War of Independence, reaching the rank of lieutenant.The nickname of Negro Primero was inspired by his...	1790–1821	soldier during the struggle for independence from Spain	5 bolívares	obverse	2008
Guaicaipuro Guaicaipuro Guaicaipuro was a native Venezuelan chief of both the Teques and Caracas tribes. Though known today as Guaicaipuro, in documents of the time his name was written Guacaipuro.-Life:...	c1530-1568	Venezuelan indigenous leader against Spanish colonization	10 bolívares	obverse	2008
Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi María Luisa Cáceres Díaz de Arismendi was a heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence.-The beginning of the war:...	1799–1866	heroine of Venezuelan War of Independence	20 bolívares	obverse	2008
Simón Rodríguez Simón Rodríguez Simón Rodríguez , known during his exile from Spanish America as Samuel Robinson, was a South American philosopher and educator, notably Simón Bolívar's tutor and mentor....	1769–1854	philosopher, educator	50 bolívares	obverse	2008
Simón Bolívar Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Yeiter, commonly known as Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader...	1783–1830	military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	100 bolívares	obverse	2008

Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

Currencies: Peso Moneda Nacional (m$n, 1881–1969)
Peso Ley ($L, 1970–1983)
Peso Argentino ($a, 1983–1985)
Austral (A, 1985–1991)
Peso ($, 1992–Present)
See also Argentine peso moneda nacional

Argentine peso moneda nacional

The peso moneda nacional was the currency of Argentina between November 5, 1881 and December 31, 1969. It was subdivided into 100 centavos, with the argentino worth 5 pesos. Its symbol was m$n or $m/n. Its ISO 4217 code was ARM.-History:...

, Argentine peso ley

Argentine peso ley

The peso ley 18.188, usually known as either peso or, to distinguish it from the earlier peso moneda nacional, informally as peso ley, was the currency of Argentina between January 1, 1970 and May 5, 1983. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. Its symbol was $, sometimes $L. Its name comes from law...

, Argentine peso argentino

Argentine peso argentino

The peso argentino was the currency of Argentina between June 6, 1983 and June 14, 1985. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. The symbol was $a. The ISO 4217 code was ARP.-History:...

, Argentine austral

Argentine austral

The austral was the currency of Argentina between June 15, 1985 and December 31, 1991. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. The symbol was an uppercase A with an extra horizontal line . This symbol appeared on all coins issued in this currency , to distinguish them from earlier currencies...

, and Argentine peso

Argentine peso

The peso is the currency of Argentina, identified by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using dollar currencies. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. Its ISO 4217 code is ARS...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Juan Bautista Alberdi Juan Bautista Alberdi Juan Bautista Alberdi was an Argentine political theorist and diplomat. Although he lived most of his life in exile in Montevideo and Chile, he was one of the most influential Argentine liberals of his age.-Biography:...	1810–1884	political theorist and diplomat	Peso Argentino	$a5,000	obverse	1984–1987
Nicolás Avellaneda Nicolás Avellaneda Nicolás Remigio Aurelio Avellaneda Silva was an Argentine politician and journalist, and president of Argentina from 1874 to 1880. Avellaneda's main projects while in office were banking and education reform, leading to Argentina's economic growth...	1837–1885	President of Argentina, 1874–1880	Austral	A500	obverse	1988–1992
Manuel Belgrano Manuel Belgrano Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano , usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano, was an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina...	1770–1820	leader for independence from Spain	Peso Ley	$L1	obverse	1970–1981
				$L5	obverse	1971–1981
				$L10	obverse	1970–1981
			Peso Argentino	$a10,000	obverse	1984–1987
Miguel Juárez Celman	1844–1909	President of Argentina, 1886–1890	Austral	A5,000	obverse	1988–1992
José de San Martín José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín, known simply as Don José de San Martín , was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes , he left his mother country at the...	1778–1850	leader for independence from Spain	Peso Moneda Nacional	m$n5	obverse	1935–1965
				m$n10	obverse	1936–1965
				m$n50	obverse	1936–1968
						1943–1968
				m$n100	obverse	1936–1968
						1943–1968
				m$n500	obverse	1944–1968
						1964–1968
				m$n1,000	obverse	1944–1975
				m$n5,000	obverse	1962–1975
				m$n10,000	obverse	1961–1975
			Peso Ley	$L50	obverse	1972–1981
				$L100	obverse	1971–1981
				$L500	obverse	1972–1984
				$L1,000	obverse	1973–1984
				$L5,000	obverse	1977–1984
				$L10,000	obverse	1976–1985
				$L50,000	obverse	1979–1985
				$L100,000	obverse
				$L500,000	obverse	1980–1985
				$L1,000,000	obverse	1981–1985
			Peso Argentino	$a1	obverse	1983–1985
				$a5	obverse	1983–1987
				$a10	obverse
				$a50	obverse
				$a100	obverse
				$a500	obverse	1984–1987
				$a1,000	obverse	1983–1987
			Austral	A10,000	obverse	1989–1991
				A50,000	obverse
				A500,000	obverse	1990–1991
Justo José de Urquiza Justo José de Urquiza Justo José de Urquiza y García was an Argentine general and politician. He was president of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860.He was governor of Entre Ríos during the government of Juan Manuel de Rosas, governor of Buenos Aires with powers delegated from the other provinces...	1801–1870	President of Argentina, 1854–1860	Austral	A5	obverse	1986–1991
Santiago Derqui Santiago Derqui Santiago Rafael Luis Manuel José María Derqui Rodríguez was president of Argentina from March 5, 1860 to November 5, 1861. He was featured on the 10 Australes note, which is now obsolete....	1809–1867	President of Argentina, 1860–1861	Austral	A10	obverse	1985–1991
Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Martínez was an Argentine statesman, military figure, and author. He was the President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868.-Life and times:...	1821–1906	President of Argentina, 1862–1868	Austral	A50	obverse	1986–1991
Carlos Pellegrini Carlos Pellegrini Carlos Enrique José Pellegrini Bevans was President of Argentina from 6 August 1890 to 12 October 1892....	1846–1906	President of Argentina, 1890–1892	Austral	A10,000	obverse	1989–1992
			Peso	$1	obverse	1992-????
Manuel Quintana Manuel Quintana Manuel Pedro Quintana y Sáenz de Gaona was the President of Argentina from 12 October 1904 to 12 March 1906. He died in office....	1835–1906	President of Argentina, 1904–1906	Austral	A500,000	obverse	1990–1993
Bernardino Rivadavia Bernardino Rivadavia Bernardino de la Trinidad Gónzalez Rivadavia y Rivadavia was the first president of Argentina, from February 8, 1826 to July 7, 1827 . He was a politician of the United Provinces of Río de la Plata, Argentina today...	1780–1845	President of Argentina, 1826–1827	Austral	A1	obverse	1985–1991
Julio Argentino Roca Julio Argentino Roca Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz was an army general who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1880 to 12 October 1886 and again from 12 October 1898 to 12 October 1904.-Upbringing and early career:...	1843–1914	President of Argentina, 1880–1886 and 1898–1904	Austral	A1,000	obverse	1988–1992
Luis Sáenz Peña Luis Sáenz Peña Luis Sáenz Peña was a lawyer and President of Argentina.He graduated in law from the University of Buenos Aires, and participated in the constitutional assembly of 1860. He was a number of times a national deputy and senator. In 1882 he occupied a seat on the Supreme Court of the Province of...	1822–1907	President of Argentina, 1892–1895	Austral	A50,000	obverse	1989–1993
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history...	1811–1888	President of Argentina, 1868–1874	Austral	A100	obverse	1985–1992
José Evaristo Uriburu José Evaristo Uriburu José Evaristo de Uriburu y Álvarez de Arenales was President of Argentina from 23 January 1895 to 12 October 1898....	1831–1914	President of Argentina, 1895–1898	Austral	A100,000	obverse	1990–1993

Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

Currencies: Pound (£, 1910–1966)
Dollar ($, 1966–Present)
See also Australian pound

Australian pound

The pound was the currency of Australia from 1910 until 13 February 1966, when it was replaced by the Australian dollar. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence.- Earlier Australian currencies :...

 and Banknotes of the Australian dollar

Banknotes of the Australian dollar

The banknotes of the Australian dollar were first issued on 14 February 1966, when Australia adopted decimal currency.- Former series :The $5 note was not issued until 1967...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Joseph Banks Joseph Banks Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, PRS was an English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences. He took part in Captain James Cook's first great voyage . Banks is credited with the introduction to the Western world of eucalyptus, acacia, mimosa and the genus named after him,...	1743–1820	English botonist, introduced the West to eucalyptus	Dollar	$5	obverse	1967–1992
Caroline Chisholm Caroline Chisholm Caroline Chisholm was a progressive 19th-century English humanitarian known mostly for her involvement with female immigrant welfare in Australia. She is commemorated on 16 May in the Calendar of saints of the Church of England...	1808–1877	humanitarian for women's immigrant welfare	Dollar	$5	reverse	1967–1992
James Cook James Cook Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...	1728–1779	explorer, first European to visit the Australian east coast	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen Australia Monarchy in Australia The Monarchy of Australia is a form of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign of Australia. The monarchy is a constitutional one modelled on the Westminster style of parliamentary government, incorporating features unique to the Constitution of Australia.The present monarch is... , 1952-	Pound	£1	obverse	1953–1966
			Dollar	$1	obverse	1966–1984
William Farrer William Farrer William James Farrer was a leading Australian agronomist and plant breeder. Farrer is best remembered as the originator of the "Federation" strain of wheat, distributed in 1903...	1845–1906	leading agronomist, wheat breeder	Dollar	$2	reverse	1966–1988
Matthew Flinders Matthew Flinders Captain Matthew Flinders RN was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age. In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he sailed with Captain William Bligh, circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent, which had previously been...	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
John Franklin John Franklin Rear-Admiral Sir John Franklin KCH FRGS RN was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. Franklin also served as governor of Tasmania for several years. In his last expedition, he disappeared while attempting to chart and navigate a section of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic...	1786–1847	explorer of Australia	Pound	£5	obverse	1953–1966
Lawrence Hargrave Lawrence Hargrave Lawrence Hargrave was an engineer, explorer, astronomer, inventor and aeronautical pioneer.- Early life :Hargrave was born in Greenwich, England, the second son of John Fletcher Hargrave and was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland...	1850–1915	inventor aeronautical pioneer; invented the box kite (1893)	Dollar	$20	reverse	1966–1994
Hamilton Hume Hamilton Hume Hamilton Hume was the first Australian born explorer. Along with Hovell in 1824, Hume was part of an expedition that first took an overland route from Sydney to Port Phillip near the site of present day Melbourne...	1797–1873	first Australian-born explorer of Australia	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
Henry Lawson Henry Lawson Henry Lawson was an Australian writer and poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period and is often called Australia's "greatest writer"...	1867–1922	poet and novelist	Dollar	$10	reverse	1966–1993
John Macarthur John Macarthur (wool pioneer) John Macarthur was a British army officer, entrepreneur, politician, architect and pioneer of settlement in Australia. Macarthur is recognised as the pioneer of the wool industry that was to boom in Australia in the early 19th century and become a trademark of the nation...	1766–1834	pioneer of the Australian wool industry	Dollar	$2	obverse	1966–1988
Douglas Mawson Douglas Mawson Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and Academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Mawson was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.-Early work:He was appointed geologist to an...	1882–1958	Antarctic explorer and geologist	Dollar	$100	obverse	1984–1996
Arthur Phillip Arthur Phillip Admiral Arthur Phillip RN was a British admiral and colonial administrator. Phillip was appointed Governor of New South Wales, the first European colony on the Australian continent, and was the founder of the settlement which is now the city of Sydney.-Early life and naval career:Arthur Phillip...	1738–1814	established first European colony of Sydney, New South Wales	Pound	£10	obverse	1953–1966
Ian Clunies Ross Ian Clunies Ross Sir Ian Clunies Ross, CMG is described as the 'architect' of Australia's scientific boom, for his stewardship of Australia's scientific organisation the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation - CSIRO.-Family:...	1899–1959	scientist, leader in veterinary medicine	Dollar	$50	reverse	1973–1995
Charles Kingsford Smith Charles Kingsford Smith Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith MC, AFC , often called by his nickname Smithy, was an early Australian aviator. In 1928, he earned global fame when he made the first trans-Pacific flight from the United States to Australia...	1897–1935	aviator; first to fly across the Pacific, 1928	Dollar	$20	obverse	1966–1994
Charles Sturt Charles Sturt Captain Charles Napier Sturt was an English explorer of Australia, and part of the European Exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent, starting from both Sydney and later from Adelaide. His expeditions traced several of the westward-flowing rivers,...	1795–1869	English explorer of Australia	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
John Tebbutt John Tebbutt John Tebbutt was an Australian astronomer, credited with discovering the "Great Comet of 1861" .-Early life:...	1834–1916	astronomer, discoverer of the "Great Comet of 1861"	Dollar	$100	reverse	1984–1996

Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

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

Austrian schilling

The schilling was the currency of Austria from 1924 to 1938 and from 1945 to 1999, and the circulating currency until 2002. The euro was introduced at a fixed parity of €1 = 13.7603 schilling to replace it...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk Eugen Ritter von Böhm-Bawerk was an Austrian economist who made important contributions to the development of the Austrian School of economics.-Biography:...	1851–1914	economist	Schilling	S100	obverse	1985–2001
Moritz Michael Daffinger Moritz Michael Daffinger Moritz Michael Daffinger was an Austrian miniature painter and sculptor. His father was Johann Daffinger....	1790–1849	miniature painter and sculpture	Schilling	S20	obverse	1988–2001
Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud , born Sigismund Schlomo Freud , was an Austrian neurologist who founded the discipline of psychoanalysis...	1856–1939	co-founder of psychoanalytic school of psychology	Schilling	S50	obverse	1987–2001
Karl Landsteiner Karl Landsteiner Karl Landsteiner , was an Austrian-born American biologist and physician of Jewish origin. He is noted for having first distinguished the main blood groups in 1900, having developed the modern system of classification of blood groups from his identification of the presence of agglutinins in the...	1868–1943	Nobel Prize winner	Schilling	S1,000	both	1997–2001
Rosa Mayreder Rosa Mayreder Rosa Mayreder was an Austrian freethinker, author, painter, musician and feminist. She was the daughter of Franz Arnold Obermayer, a wealthy restaurant operator and barkeeper, and his second wife Marie.Rosa had 12 brothers and sisters and although her conservative father did not believe in the...	1858–1938	feminist, painter, author	Schilling	S500	obverse	1997–2001
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...	1756–1791	classical composer and pianist	Schilling	S5,000	obverse	1989–2001
Erwin Schrödinger Erwin Schrödinger Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger was an Austrian physicist and theoretical biologist who was one of the fathers of quantum mechanics, and is famed for a number of important contributions to physics, especially the Schrödinger equation, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933...	1887–1961	Nobel Prize winner	Schilling	S1,000	obverse	1983–1997
Otto Wagner Otto Wagner Otto Koloman Wagner was an Austrian architect and urban planner, known for his lasting impact on the appearance of his home town Vienna, to which he contributed many landmarks.-Life:...	1841–1918	architect	Schilling	S500	obverse	1986–1997

Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

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

Belgian franc

The franc was the currency of Belgium until 2002 when the euro was introduced into circulation. It was subdivided into centimes , 100 centiem or Centime .-History:...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Albert II Albert II of Belgium Albert II is the current reigning King of the Belgians, a constitutional monarch. He is a member of the royal house "of Belgium"; formerly this house was named Saxe-Coburg-Gotha...	1934-	King of Belgium, 1993-	Franc	10,000 fr.	obverse	1994–2001
James Ensor James Ensor James Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor was a Flemish-Belgian painter and printmaker, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism who lived in Ostend for almost his entire life...	1860–1949	impressionist painter	Franc	100 fr.	obverse
Victor Horta Victor Horta Victor, Baron Horta was a Belgian architect and designer. John Julius Norwich described him as "undoubtedly the key European Art Nouveau architect." Indeed, Horta is one of the most important names in Art Nouveau architecture; the construction of his Hôtel Tassel in Brussels in 1892-3 means that...	1861–1947	Art Nouveau architect	Franc	2,000 fr.	obverse
René Magritte René Magritte René François Ghislain Magritte[p] was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images...	1898–1967	surrealist artist	Franc	500 fr.	obverse
Paola Queen Paola of Belgium Paola, Queen of the Belgians , is the queen consort of Albert II of Belgium....	1937-	Queen Consort of Belgium, 1993-	Franc	10,000 fr.	obverse
Constant Permeke Constant Permeke Constant Permeke was a Belgian painter and sculptor who is considered the leading figure of Flemish expressionism.Permeke was born in Antwerp but when he was six years old the family moved to Ostend, where his father became curator of the Municipal Museum of Arts. Permeke went to school in Bruges...	1886–1952	Flemish expressionist painter	Franc	1,000 fr.	obverse
Adolphe Sax Adolphe Sax Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax was a Belgian musical instrument designer and musician who played the flute and clarinet, and is best known for having invented the saxophone.-Biography:...	1814–1894	musician, inventor of the saxophone	Franc	200 fr.	obverse

Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Robert Borden Robert Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office...	1854–1937	8th Prime Minister, 1911–1920	dollar	$100	obverse	1976–1990
						1990–2004
Edward Edward VIII of the United Kingdom Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January to 11 December 1936.Before his accession to the throne, Edward was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay...	1894–1972	Prince of Wales Prince of Wales Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms... , 1910–1936	dollar	$5	obverse	1935–1937
Elizabeth Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...	1926-	Princess of York, 1936–1952	dollar	$20	obverse	1935–1937
Elizabeth II		Queen of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1952-		$1	obverse	1954–1974
				$2	obverse	1954–1975
						1986–1996
				$5	obverse	1954–1972
				$10	obverse	1954–1971
				$20	obverse	1954–1969
						1969–1993
						1993–2004
				$50	obverse	1954–1975
				$100	obverse	1954–1976
				$1,000	obverse	1954–1992
						1992–2000
George V George V of the United Kingdom George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....	1865–1936	King of the United Kingdom British monarchy The monarchy of the United Kingdom is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories. The present monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, has reigned since 6 February 1952. She and her immediate family undertake various official, ceremonial and representational duties...  and the British Dominions, 1910–1936	dollar	$1	obverse	1935–1936
Albert George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...	1895–1952	Duke of York, 1920–1936	dollar	$50	obverse	1935–1937
George VI George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...		King of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1936–1952		$1	obverse	1936–1954
				$2	obverse
				$5	obverse
				$10	obverse
				$20	obverse
				$50	obverse
Henry Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was a soldier and member of the British Royal Family, the third son of George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary....	1900–1974	Duke of Gloucester, 1928–1974	dollar	$100	obverse	1935–1937
William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948...	1874–1950	10th Prime Minister, 1921–1926, 1926–1930, 1935–1948	dollar	$50	obverse	1975–1989
						1989–2004
Wilfrid Laurier Wilfrid Laurier Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911....	1841–1919	7th Prime Minister of Canada, 1896–1911	dollar	$5	obverse	1972–1986
						1986–2001
				$1,000	obverse	1935–1937
						1937–1954
John A. Macdonald John A. Macdonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century...	1815–1891	1st Prime Minister, 1867–1873 and 1878–1891	dollar	$10	obverse	1971–1989
						1989–2000
				$100	obverse	1937–1954
				$500	obverse	1935–1937
Mary Mary of Teck Mary of Teck was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V....	1867–1953	Royal consort to George V, 1910–1936	dollar	$2	obverse	1935–1937
Mary Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood The Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood was a member of the British Royal Family; she was the third child and only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary. She was the sixth holder of the title of Princess Royal...	1897–1965	Princess Royal of Canada, 1932–1965	dollar	$10	obverse	1935–1937

People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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

Fourth series of the renminbi

The fourth series of the renminbi was the series introduced between 1987 and 1997, although the banknotes were dated 1980, 1990, or 1996. Unlike the second and the third series, they are still legal tender.-Banknotes:Banknotes are available in :*First edition**¥0.1 ,**¥0.2...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Mao Zedong Mao Zedong Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...	1893–1976	1st President, 1954–1959	Renminbi	¥100	obverse	1992–1999
Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai was the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, serving from October 1949 until his death in January 1976...	1898–1976	1st Premier, 1949–1976; 1st Foreign Minister, 1949–1958
Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi was a Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and theorist. He was Chairman of the People's Republic of China, China's head of state, from 27 April 1959 to 31 October 1968, during which he implemented policies of economic reconstruction in China...	1898–1969	2nd President, 1959–1968
Zhu De Zhu De Zhu De was a Chinese militarist, politician, revolutionary, and one of the pioneers of the Chinese Communist Party. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in 1955 Zhu became one of the Ten Marshals of the People's Liberation Army, of which he is regarded as the founder.-Early...	1886–1976	founder, Chinese Red Army

Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

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

Danish krone

The krone is the official currency of the Kingdom of Denmark consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is subdivided into 100 øre...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling."...	1805–1875	poet and author of fairy tales	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1952–1955
					obverse	1954–1975
Christian Ditlev Frederik Christian Ditlev Frederik, Count Reventlow Christian Ditlev Frederik, Count of Reventlow was a Danish statesman and reformer, the son of Privy Councillor Christian Ditlev Reventlow by his first wife, baroness Johanne Sophie Frederikke von Bothmer....	1748–1827	agricultural reformer	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1964–1975
Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd Baroness Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd was a Danish author, born in Copenhagen. Her maiden name was Buntzen....	1779–1856	author; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1975–1998
Jens Juel Jens Juel (painter) Jens Juel was a Danish painter, primarily known for his many portraits, of which the largest collection is on display at Frederiksborg Castle.-Early life and career:...	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 Hans Christian Ørsted Hans Christian Ørsted was a Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, an important aspect of electromagnetism...	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 Bertel Thorvaldsen Bertel Thorvaldsen was a Danish-Icelandic sculptor of international fame, who spent most of his life in Italy . Thorvaldsen was born in Copenhagen into a Danish/Icelandic family of humble means, and was accepted to the Royal Academy of Arts when he was eleven years old...	1770–1844	sculptor	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1952–1962
Pauline Lucia Tutein	1761–1827	wife of Peter Tutein, merchant; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	20 kr	obverse	1980–1990
Franziska Genoveva von Qualen	????-????	noble woman of Holstein, Germany; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1974–1997

Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

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

Egyptian pound

The Egyptian Pound is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 Qirsh , or 1,000 Milliemes ....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Farouk I Farouk of Egypt Farouk I of Egypt , was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936....	1920–1965	King of Egypt, 1936–1952	Pound	£1	obverse	1950–1952
				£5	obverse	1946–1952
Khafra Khafra Khafra — also Khafre — was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty, who had his capital at Memphis. According to some authors he was the son and successor of Khufu, but it is more commonly accepted that Djedefre was Khufu's successor and Khafra was Djedefre's...	unknown	Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, 2558-2532 BCE	Pound	£10	reverse	1970–1979
						1979–2003
Ramesses II Ramesses II Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire...	1302-1213 BCE	Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, 1279-1213 BCE	Pound	Pt.50	obverse	1968–1981
						1981–1986
				£1	obverse	1968–1979
Tutankhamun Tutankhamun Tutankhamun , Egyptian , ; approx. 1341 BC – 1323 BC) was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty , during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom...	unknown	Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, 1333-1324 BCE	Pound	Pt.25	obverse	1952–1962
				Pt.50	obverse	1952–1962
				£1	obverse	1930–1950
						1952–1963
						1963–1968
				£5	obverse	1952–1963
						1963–1969
						1970–1981
				£10	obverse	1952–1962
						1962–1970
				£100	obverse	1979–1994

Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

Currency: Kroon (KR, 1992–2010)
See also Estonian kroon

Estonian kroon

In 1992, coins were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 20 & 50 senti, as well as 1 kroon. The 1 kroon was struck in cupronickel, the others in aluminum-bronze. However, in 1997, nickel-plated steel 20 senti were introduced, followed by aluminum-bronze 1 kroon in 1998. 5 senti coins were not...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Kristjan Raud Kristjan Raud Kristjan Raud was an Estonian painter and draughtsman.His parents were Jaan Raud and his wife Henriette Loviisa Raud...	1865–1943	painter	Kroon	1 KR	obverse	1992-????

Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...

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

Faroese króna

The króna is the currency of the Faroe Islands. It is issued by the Danish National Bank. It is not an independent currency but a version of the Danish krone. Consequently, it does not have an ISO 4217 currency code. The ISO 4217 code for the Danish krone is DKK...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jens Christian Djurhuus Jens Christian Djurhuus Jens Christian Djurhuus or Sjóvarbóndin was the first poet who wrote in Faroese. He composed several Faroese ballads in traditional style on historical themes. The best known is Ormurin langi...	1773–1853	first poet to write in Faroese	Króna	1,000 kr	obverse	1980–2005
Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb was a Faroese Lutheran minister who established the modern orthography of Faroese, the language of the Faroe Islands, based on the Icelandic language, which like Faroese derives from Old Norse.-Background:Hammershaimb was born in Sandavágur on the island of Vágar in...	1819–1909	established modern orthography for the Faroese language	Króna	100 kr	obverse	1964–1978
					obverse	1978–2003
Nólsoyar Páll Nólsoyar Páll Nólsoyar Páll is a Faroese national hero. He was a seaman, trader, poet, farmer and boat builder who tried to develop direct trade between the Faroes and the rest of Europe and introduced vaccination to the islands...	1765–1809	seaman, trader, poet	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1967–1978
					obverse	1978–2001

Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

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

Finnish mark

The Finnish markka was the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002, when it ceased to be legal tender. The markka was replaced by the euro , which had been introduced, in cash form, on 1 January 2002....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Alvar Aalto Alvar Aalto Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware...	1898–1976	modernist architect	Mark	50mk	reverse	1986–2002
Anders Chydenius Anders Chydenius Anders Chydenius was the leading classical liberal of Nordic history. Born in Sotkamo, Ostrobothnia, Sweden and having studied under Pehr Kalm at the Royal Academy of Åbo, Chydenius became a priest, Enlightenment philosopher and member of the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates.The world's first...	1792–1803	priest and statesman	Mark	1,000mk	reverse	1986–2002
Väinö Linna Väinö Linna Väinö Linna was one of the most influential Finnish authors of the 20th century. He shot to immediate literary fame with his third novel, Tuntematon sotilas , and consolidated his position with the trilogy Täällä Pohjantähden alla Väinö Linna (20 December 1920 – 21 April 1992) was one of the...	1920–1992	novelist	Mark	20mk	reverse	1993–2002
Elias Lönnrot Elias Lönnrot Elias Lönnrot was a Finnish philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. He is best known for compiling the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic compiled from national folklore.-Education and early life:...	1802–1884	historian, composer of Kalevala (the national epic)	Mark	500mk	reverse	1986–2002
Paavo Nurmi Paavo Nurmi Paavo Johannes Nurmi was a Finnish runner. Born in Turku, he was known as one of the "Flying Finns," a term given to him, Hannes Kolehmainen, Ville Ritola, and others for their distinction in running...	1897–1973	Olympic gold and silver multi-medalist	Mark	10mk	reverse	1986–1992
Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious."...	1865–1957	classical composer	Mark	100mk	reverse	1986–2002

France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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

French franc

The franc was a currency of France. Along with the Spanish peseta, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra . Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of coins worth 1 livre tournois and it remained in common parlance as a term for this amount of money...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th century conception of artistic endeavour to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century. Cézanne can be said to form the bridge between late 19th...	1839–1906	Post-Impressionist painter	Franc	₣100	obverse	1997–2002
Marie Curie Marie Curie Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...	1867–1934	Nobel Prize winner, 1903	Franc	₣500	obverse	1995–2002
Pierre Curie Pierre Curie Pierre Curie was a French physicist, a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity, and Nobel laureate. He was the son of Dr. Eugène Curie and Sophie-Claire Depouilly Curie ...	1859–1906	Nobel Prize winner, 1903	Franc	₣500	obverse	1995–2002
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , officially Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint Exupéry , was a French writer, poet and pioneering aviator. He became a laureate of France's highest literary awards, and in 1939 was the winner of the U.S. National Book Award...	1900–1944	author and aviator	Franc	₣50	obverse	1992–2002
Claude Debussy Claude Debussy Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions...	1862–1918	impressionist composer	Franc	₣20	both	1997–2002
Gustave Eiffel Gustave Eiffel Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was a French structural engineer from the École Centrale Paris, an architect, an entrepreneur and a specialist of metallic structures...	1832–1923	engineer and architect	Franc	₣200	obverse	1996–2002

Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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

German mark

The Deutsche Mark |mark]], abbreviated "DM") was the official currency of West Germany and Germany until the adoption of the euro in 2002. It is commonly called the "Deutschmark" in English but not in German. Germans often say "Mark" or "D-Mark"...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich was a German scientist in the fields of hematology, immunology, and chemotherapy, and Nobel laureate. He is noted for curing syphilis and for his research in autoimmunity, calling it "horror autotoxicus"...	1854–1915	Nobel Prize winner, 1908	Deutsche Mark	200 DM	obverse	1990–2002
Carl Friedrich Gauss Carl Friedrich Gauss Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician and scientist who contributed significantly to many fields, including number theory, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, geophysics, electrostatics, astronomy and optics.Sometimes referred to as the Princeps mathematicorum...	1777–1855	mathematician and scientist	Deutsche Mark	10 DM	obverse	1991–2002
Jacob Grimm Jacob Grimm Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm was a German philologist, jurist and mythologist. He is best known as the discoverer of Grimm's Law, the author of the monumental Deutsches Wörterbuch, the author of Deutsche Mythologie and, more popularly, as one of the Brothers Grimm, as the editor of Grimm's Fairy...	1785–1863	older of the Brothers Grimm, recorders of folk and fairy tales	Deutsche Mark	1,000 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Wilhelm Grimm Wilhelm Grimm Wilhelm Carl Grimm was a German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm.-Life and work:...	1786–1859	younger of the Brothers Grimm, recorders of folk and fairy tales	Deutsche Mark	1,000 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Maria Sibylla Merian Maria Sibylla Merian Maria Sibylla Merian was a naturalist and scientific illustrator who studied plants and insects and made detailed paintings about them...	1647–1717	naturalist and illustrator	Deutsche Mark	500 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Balthasar Neumann Balthasar Neumann Johann Balthasar Neumann , also known as Balthasar Neumann, was a [German] military artillery engineer and architect who developed a refined brand of Baroque architecture, fusing Austrian, Bohemian, Italian, and French elements to design some of the most impressive buildings of the period,...	1687–1753	Baroque architect	Deutsche Mark	50 DM	obverse	1991–2002
Clara Schumann Clara Schumann Clara Schumann was a German musician and composer, considered one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era...	1819–1896	classical pianist and composer	Deutsche Mark	100 DM	obverse	1990–2002
Bettina von Arnim Bettina von Arnim Bettina von Arnim , born Elisabeth Catharina Ludovica Magdalena Brentano, was a German writer and novelist....	1785–1859	novelist	Deutsche Mark	5 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff Annette von Droste-Hülshoff Anna Elisabeth von Droste-Hülshoff, known as Annette von Droste-Hülshoff , was a 19th century German author, and one of the most important German poets.-Biography:...	1797–1848	poet and author	Deutsche Mark	20 DM	obverse	1992–2002

Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

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

Greek drachma

Drachma, pl. drachmas or drachmae was the currency used in Greece during several periods in its history:...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
John Capodistria	1776–1831	1st Governor of Greece, 1827–1831	Drachma	500 Δρ.	obverse	1983–2002
Rigas Feraios Rigas Feraios Rigas Feraios or Rigas Velestinlis was a Greek writer and revolutionary of Aromanian origin, active in the Modern Greek Enlightenment, remembered as a Greek national hero, a victim of Balkan uprising against the Ottoman Empire and a forerunner of the Greek War of Independence.-Early...	1757–1798	revolutionary, first casualty of the Greek War of Independence	Drachma	200 Δρ.	obverse	1997–2002
Theodoros Kolokotronis Theodoros Kolokotronis Theodoros Kolokotronis was a Greek Field Marshal and one of the leaders of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire....	1770–1843	General during the Greek War of Independence	Drachma	5,000 Δρ.	obverse	1997–2002
Adamantios Korais Adamantios Korais Adamantios Korais or Coraïs was a humanist scholar credited with laying the foundations of Modern Greek literature and a major figure in the Greek Enlightenment. His activities paved the way for the Greek War of Independence and emergence of a purified form of the Greek language, known as...	1748–1833	linguist, author of the first modern Greek dictionary	Drachma	100 Δρ.	reverse	1978–2002
Georgios Papanikolaou Georgios Papanikolaou Georgios Nicholas Papanikolaou was a Greek pioneer in cytology and early cancer detection, and inventor of the "Pap smear".-Life:...	1883–1962	pioneer in early cancer detection	Drachma	10,000 Δρ.	obverse	1995–2002

Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

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

Banknotes of the Hungarian forint

Hungarian forint paper money is part of the physical form of the current Hungarian currency, the Hungarian forint. The forint paper money consists of exclusively banknotes. During its history, denominations ranging from 10 to 20 000 forint were put into circulation in correspondence with the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Endre Ady Endre Ady Endre Ady was a Hungarian poet.-Biography:Ady was born in Érmindszent, Szilágy county . He belonged to an impoverished Calvinist noble family...	1877–1919	poet	Forint	500 Ft	obverse	1970–1999
						1992–1999
Béla Bartók Béla Bartók Béla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary's greatest composer...	1881–1945	composer, pianist	Forint	1,000 Ft	obverse	1983–1999
						1993–1999
György Dózsa György Dózsa György Dózsa was a Székely Hungarian man-at-arms from Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary who led a peasants' revolt against the kingdom's landed nobility...	????-1514	led a peasants' revolt against the nobility	Forint	20 Ft	obverse	1948–1992
						1920–1992
						1960–1992
Francis II Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Hungarian aristocrat, he was the leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11 as the prince of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was also Prince of Transylvania, an Imperial Prince, and a member of the Order of the Golden...	1676–1735	Prince of Transylvania; led the uprising against the Hungarian monarchy, 1703–1711	Forint	50 Ft	obverse	1953–1996
						1966–1996
Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva was a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician and Regent-President of Hungary in 1849. He was widely honored during his lifetime, including in the United Kingdom and the United States, as a freedom fighter and bellwether of democracy in Europe.-Family:Lajos...	1802–1894	statesman and freedom fighter	Forint	100 Ft	obverse	1948–1998
						1920–1998
						1959–1998
						1992–1998
Sándor Petőfi Sándor Petofi Sándor Petőfi , was a Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary. He is considered as Hungary's national poet and he was one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848...	1823–1849	national poet; key figure of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848	Forint	10 Ft	obverse	1947–1992
						1950–1992
						1959–1992
István Széchenyi István Széchenyi Széchenyi committed suicide by a shot to his head on April 8, 1860. All Hungary mourned his death. The Academy was in official mourning, along with the most prominent persons of the leading political and cultural associations...	1791–1860	statesman and political theorist	Forint	5,000 Ft	obverse	1991–1999

Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

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

Icelandic króna

The króna is the currency of Iceland. The króna is technically subdivided into 100 aurar , but in practice this subdivision is no longer used....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Ingólfur Arnarson Ingólfur Arnarson Ingólfr Arnarson is recognized as the first permanent Nordic settler of Iceland. According to Landnáma he built his homestead in Reykjavík in 874...	unknown	first permanent settler of Iceland, 874	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1960–1969
Christian IX Christian IX of Denmark Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...	1818–1906	King of Denmark, 1863–1906; signed the treaty that gave Iceland sovereignty, 1874	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1907–1919
					obverse	1919–1920
				10 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1916–1920
				50 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1916–1920
				100 kr	obverse	1916–1935
Christian X Christian X of Denmark Christian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only King of Iceland between 1918 and 1944....	1870–1947	King of Denmark, 1912–1947; King of Iceland, 1918–1944	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1929–1935
				10 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1929–1934
				50 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1931–1936
				100 kr	obverse	1929–1935
Jón Eiríksson	1728–1787	promoter of enlightenment	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1935–1947
					obverse	1947–1960
				10 kr	1969–1984
				50 kr	obverse	1936–1948
					obverse	1948–1960
Frederick VIII Frederick VIII of Denmark Frederick VIII was King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912.-Early life:Frederick was born on 3 June 1843 in the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen as Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior male line of the House of Oldenburg descended from Christian III of Denmark and who had...	1843–1912	King of Denmark, 1906–1912	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1907–1916
Arngrímur Jónsson Arngrímur Jónsson Arngrímur Jónsson the Learned was an Icelandic scholar and an apologist. His father was Jón Jónsson, who died in 1591...	1568–1648	scholar	Króna	10 kr	obverse	1981–1984
Árni Magnússon Árni Magnússon Árni Magnússon was an Icelandic scholar and collector of manuscripts. He assembled the Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection.-Life:...	1663–1730	medieval Icelanic scholar	Króna	100 kr	obverse	1981–1995
Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement.Born at Hrafnseyri, near Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords area of Iceland, he was the son of a pastor, Sigurður Jónsson. He moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1833 to study grammar and history at the university there...	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 Guðbrandur Þorláksson Guðbrandur Þorláksson was an Icelandic mathematician, cartographer and clergyman.He studied at the cathedral school in Hólar and then at the University of Copenhagen. He and was successively rector of the school at Skálholt and minister at historic Breiðabólstaður in Vesturhóp...	1541–1627	bishop; published the first Icelandic translation of the Bible, 1584	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1981–1987

Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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

Iranian rial

The rial is the currency of Iran. It is subdivided into 100 dinar but, because of the very low current value of the rial, no fraction of the rial is used in accounting....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Reza Shah Reza Shah Rezā Shāh, also known as Rezā Shāh Pahlavi and Rezā Shāh Kabir , , was the Shah of the Imperial State of Iran from December 15, 1925, until he was forced to abdicate by the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran on September 16, 1941.In 1925, Reza Shah overthrew Ahmad Shah Qajar, the last Shah of the Qajar...	1878–1944	founded the Pahlavi Dynasty Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925–1941) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty ...	5 ریال	obverse	1924–1937
			10 ریال	obverse	1924–1951
			20 ریال	obverse	1924–1951
			50 ریال	obverse	1924–1962
			100 ریال	obverse	1924–1954
			500 ریال	obverse	1924–1974
			1000 ریال	obverse	1936–1974
Mohammad Reza Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Mohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, Shah of Persia , ruled Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Iranian Revolution on 11 February 1979...	1919–1980	second and last monarch of the House of Pahlavi Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925–1941) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty ...	10 ریال	obverse	1951–1979
			20 ریال	obverse	1951–1979
			50 ریال	obverse	1962–1979
			100 ریال	obverse	1954–1976
			200 ریال	obverse	1965–1979
			500 ریال	obverse	1974–1979
			1000 ریال	obverse	1974–1979
			10000 ریال	obverse	1975–1979
Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza Shah			100 ریال	obverse	1976–1979

Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

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

Irish pound

The Irish pound was the currency of Ireland until 2002. Its ISO 4217 code was IEP, and the usual notation was the prefix £...

, Series B Banknotes (Ireland)

Series B Banknotes (Ireland)

The Series B Banknotes of the Republic of Ireland replaced the Series A Banknotes. The banknotes were issued between 1976 and 1982 by the Central Bank of Ireland, the series was replaced in 1993 by Series C Banknotes.-Banknotes:...

 and Series C Banknotes (Ireland)

Series C Banknotes (Ireland)

The Series C Banknotes of the Republic of Ireland were the final series of notes created for the state before the advent of the euro; it replaced Series B Banknotes. The series gradually entered circulation from 1992 and remained in circulation until 2002....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Johannes Scotus Eriugena Johannes Scotus Eriugena Johannes Scotus Eriugena was an Irish theologian, Neoplatonist philosopher, and poet. He is known for having translated and made commentaries upon the work of Pseudo-Dionysius.-Name:...	815-877	theologian, philosopher, poet	Pound	£5	obverse	1975–1994
Douglas Hyde Douglas Hyde Douglas Hyde , known as An Craoibhín Aoibhinn , was an Irish scholar of the Irish language who served as the first President of Ireland from 1938 to 1945...	1860–1949	1st President, 1938–1945	Pound	£50	obverse	1995–2002
James Joyce James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century...	1882–1941	author and poet	Pound	£10	obverse	1993–2002
Catherine McAuley Catherine McAuley The Venerable Mother Catherine Elizabeth McAuley was an Irish nun, who founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831...	1787–1841	founder, The Sisters of Mercy, 1831	Pound	£5	obverse	1994–2002
Turlough O'Carolan Turlough O'Carolan Turlough Carolan, also known as Turlough O'Carolan, was a blind, early Irish harper, composer and singer whose great fame is due to his gift for melodic composition. He was the last great Irish harper-composer and is considered by many to be Ireland's national composer...	1670–1738	most famous Irish bard	Pound	£50	obverse	1977–1995
Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847; often referred to as The Liberator, or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century...	1775–1847	a leader of Catholic Emancipation	Pound	£20	obverse	1992–2002
Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell was an Irish landowner, nationalist political leader, land reform agitator, and the founder and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party...	1846–1891	statesman, forerunner to the modern Irish independence movement	Pound	£100	both	1995–2002
Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift was an Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer , poet and cleric who became Dean of St...	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

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon , was a Nobel Prize laureate writer and was one of the central figures of modern Hebrew fiction. In Hebrew, he is known by the acronym Shai Agnon . In English, his works are published under the name S. Y. Agnon.Agnon was born in Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire...	1888–1970	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1966	New Sheqel	₪50	obverse	1985–1999
David Ben-Gurion David Ben-Gurion ' was the first Prime Minister of Israel.Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, which began early in life, led him to become a major Zionist leader and Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization in 1946...	1886–1973	1st Prime Minister, 1948–1953 and 1955–1963	Pound	£500	obverse	1977–1984
			Sheqel	₪50	obverse	1980–1986
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, the second and longest-serving President of Israel.-Biography:...	1884–1963	2nd President, 1952–1963	New Sheqel	₪100	obverse	1986–1999
Hayyim Nahman Bialik Hayyim Nahman Bialik Hayim Nahman Bialik , also Chaim or Haim, was a Jewish poet who wrote in Hebrew. Bialik was one of the pioneers of modern Hebrew poets and came to be recognized as Israel's national poet.-Biography:...	1873–1934	National Poet	Pound	£10	obverse	1970–1984
Edmond James de Rothschild Edmond James de Rothschild Baron Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild was a French member of the Rothschild banking family. A strong supporter of Zionism, his generous donations lent significant support to the movement during its early years, which helped lead to the establishment of the State of Israel.- Early years :A...	1845–1934	philanthropist; activist for Jewish affairs	Sheqel	₪500	obverse	1982–1986
Albert Einstein Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...	1879–1955	Nobel Prize winner in Physics, 1921	Pound	£5	obverse	1972–1984
Levi Eshkol Levi Eshkol ' served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a heart attack in 1969. He was the first Israeli Prime Minister to die in office.-Biography:...	1895–1969	3rd Prime Minister, 1963–1969	Sheqel	₪5,000	obverse	1984–1986
			New Sheqel	₪5	obverse	1985–1999
Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl , born Benjamin Ze’ev Herzl was an Ashkenazi Jew Austro-Hungarian journalist and the father of modern political Zionism and in effect the State of Israel.-Early life:...	1860–1904	founder of the Zionist movement	Pound	£100 ₪10	obverse	1969–1984
						1975–1984
			Sheqel	₪10	obverse	1980–1986
Ze'ev Jabotinsky	1880–1940	a leader in the Zionist movement	Sheqel	₪100	obverse	1980–1986
Maimonides Maimonides Moses ben-Maimon, called Maimonides and also known as Mūsā ibn Maymūn in Arabic, or Rambam , was a preeminent medieval Jewish philosopher and one of the greatest Torah scholars and physicians of the Middle Ages...	1135/8-1204	author of the Mishneh	Sheqel	₪1,000	obverse	1983–1986
			New Sheqel	₪1	obverse	1986–1999
Golda Meir Golda Meir Golda Meir ; May 3, 1898 – December 8, 1978) was a teacher, kibbutznik and politician who became the fourth Prime Minister of the State of Israel....	1898–1978	4th Prime Minister, 1969–1974	Sheqel	₪10,000	obverse	1984–1986
			New Sheqel	₪10	obverse	1985–1999
Moses Montefiore Moses Montefiore Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, 1st Baronet, Kt was one of the most famous British Jews of the 19th century. Montefiore was a financier, banker, philanthropist and Sheriff of London...	1784–1885	philanthropist	Pound	£10	obverse	1975–1984
			Sheqel	₪1	obverse	1980–1986
Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett on 15 October 1894, died 7 July 1965) was the second Prime Minister of Israel , serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurion's two terms.-Early life:...	1894–1965	2nd Prime Minister, 1954–1955	New Sheqel	₪20	obverse	1988–1999
Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar was an Israeli politician, author. and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.-Biography:...	1889–1974	3rd President, 1963–1972	New Sheqel	₪200	obverse	1992–1999
Henrietta Szold Henrietta Szold Henrietta Szold was a U.S. Jewish Zionist leader and founder of the Hadassah Women's Organization. In 1942, she co-founded Ihud, a political party in Mandate Palestine dedicated to a binational solution.-Biography:...	1860–1945	a leader of the Zionist movement	Pound	£5	obverse	1976–1984
Haim Weizman	1874–1952	1st President of Israel, 1949–1952	Pound	£50	obverse	1972–1984
						1978–1984
			Sheqel	₪5	obverse	1980–1986

Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

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

Italian lira

The lira was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. Between 1999 and 2002, the Italian lira was officially a “national subunit” of the euro...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini was an Italian opera composer. His greatest works are I Capuleti ed i Montecchi , La sonnambula , Norma , Beatrice di Tenda , and I puritani...	1801–1835	opera composer	Lira	5,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian artist who worked principally in Rome. He was the leading sculptor of his age and also a prominent architect...	1598–1680	Baroque sculptor and architect	Lira	50,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Caravaggio Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. His paintings, which combine a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, had a formative influence on the Baroque...	1571–1610	Baroque artist	Lira	100,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor, known as the father of long distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system. Marconi is often credited as the inventor of radio, and indeed he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand...	1874–1937	Nobel Prize winner, 1909	Lira	2,000 ₤	obverse	1990–2002
Maria Montessori Maria Montessori Maria Montessori was an Italian physician and educator, a noted humanitarian and devout Catholic best known for the philosophy of education which bears her name...	1870–1952	developed the Montessori method of education	Lira	1,000 ₤	obverse	1990–2002
Raphael Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino , better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur...	1483–1520	Renaissance painter	Lira	500,000 ₤	obverse	1997–2002
Alessandro Volta Alessandro Volta Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Gerolamo Umberto Volta was a Lombard physicist known especially for the invention of the battery in 1800.-Early life and works:...	1745–1827	developer of the electric battery, 1800	Lira	10,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002

Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

Currency: Yen (¥, 1870–Present)

See also Japanese yen

Japanese yen

The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Itō Hirobumi Ito Hirobumi Prince was a samurai of Chōshū domain, Japanese statesman, four time Prime Minister of Japan , genrō and Resident-General of Korea. Itō was assassinated by An Jung-geun, a Korean nationalist who was against the annexation of Korea by the Japanese Empire...	1841–1909	1st, 5th, 7th, and 10th Prime Minister, 1885–1888, 1892–1896, 1898, 1900–1901	Yen	¥1,000	obverse	1963–1986
Nitobe Inazo	1862–1933	politician, economist, author	Yen	¥5,000	obverse	1984–2004
Takahashi Korekiyo Takahashi Korekiyo Viscount was a Japanese politician and the 20th Prime Minister of Japan from 13 November 1921 to 12 June 1922. He was known as an expert on finance during his political career.-Early life :...	1854–1936	20th Prime Minister, 1921–1922	Yen	¥50	obverse	1951–1958
Prince Shōtoku Prince Shotoku , also known as or , was a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. He was a son of Emperor Yōmei and his younger half-sister Princess Anahobe no Hashihito. His parents were relatives of the ruling Soga clan, and was involved in the defeat...	574-622	regent, politician	Yen	¥100	obverse	1946–1956
				¥1,000	obverse	1950–1965
				¥5,000	obverse	1957–1986
				¥10,000	obverse	1958–1986
Ninomiya Sontoku Ninomiya Sontoku , born Ninomiya Kinjirō , was a prominent 19th century Japanese agricultural leader, philosopher, moralist and economist.-Life:Ninomiya Sontoku was born to a poor peasant family with a name of Kinjiro in Kayama Ashigarakami-gun Sagami province. His father died when he was 14 and his mother died...	1787–1856	philosopher, economist, moralist	Yen	¥1	obverse	1946–1958
Natsume Sōseki Natsume Soseki , born ', is widely considered to be the foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji period . He is best known for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. He was also a scholar of British literature and composer of haiku, Chinese-style poetry, and fairy tales...	1867–1916	novelist	Yen	¥1,000	obverse	1984–2004
Itagaki Taisuke Itagaki Taisuke Count was a Japanese politician and leader of the , which evolved into Japan's first political party.- Early life :Itagaki Taisuke was born into a middle-ranking samurai family in Tosa Domain, , After studies in Kōchi and in Edo, he was appointed as sobayonin to Tosa daimyo Yamauchi Toyoshige,...	1837–1919	politician	Yen	¥100	obverse	1953–1974
Iwakura Tomomi Iwakura Tomomi was a Japanese statesman in the Meiji period. The former 500 Yen banknote issued by the Bank of Japan carried his portrait.-Early life:Iwakura was born in Kyoto as the second son of a low-ranking courtier and nobleman . In 1836 he was adopted by another nobleman, , from whom he received his family...	1825–1883	politician	Yen	¥500	obverse	1951–1971
				¥500	obverse	1969–1994
Fukuzawa Yukichi Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era...	1835–1901	political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator, author	Yen	¥10,000	obverse	1984–2004

Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

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

Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

The modern banknotes of Lithuania are denominated in litas. All banknotes are of the same size except for the 500 litų banknote. They bear signatures of Minister of Finance and of Chairperson of the Bank of Lithuania Board. 10, 20, and 50 litų banknotes have 4 releases...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavicius Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius...	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 Steponas Darius Steponas Darius was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1896–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	Litas	10 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas or Szymon Dowkont was a Lithuanian writer, ethnographer and historian. One of the pioneers of the Lithuanian national revival, he is credited as an author of the first book on the history of Lithuania written in the Lithuanian language...	1793–1864	historian; wrote the first Lithuanian history books in the Lithuanian language	Litas	100 Lt	obverse	1993–2000
Stasys Girėnas Stasys Girenas Stasys Girėnas was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1893–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	Litas	10 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Jonas Jablonskis Jonas Jablonskis Jonas Jablonskis was a distinguished Lithuanian linguist and one of the founders of the standard Lithuanian language...	1860–1930	standardized the Lithuanian language	Litas	5 Lt	obverse	1993–1998
Maironis Maironis Maironis is one of the most famous Lithuanian romantic poets. He was born in Pasandravys, Raseiniai district municipality, Lithuania. Maironis graduated from Kaunas high school and went on to study Literature at Kiev University. However, in 1884, after one year of studies at the university, he...	1862–1932	romantic poet; active member of the Lithuanian national movement	Litas	20 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Motiejus Valančius Motiejus Valancius Motiejus Valančius was a Catholic bishop of Samogitia, historian and one of the best known Lithuanian writers of the 19th century.-Biography:...	1801–1875	a leader in the Lithuanian national movement	Litas	2 Lt	obverse	1993–1998
Vydūnas Vydunas Wilhelm Storost, artistic name Vilius Storostas-Vydūnas , mostly known as Vydūnas, was a Prussian-Lithuania teacher, poet, humanist, philosopher and Lithuanian...	1868–1953	writer, philosopher; leader in the Lithuantian national movement	Litas	200 Lt	obverse	1997–2000
Žemaitė Žemaite Žemaitė - a pen name of Julija Beniuševičiūtė-Žymantienė; in Bukantė near Plungė — 7 December 1921 in Marijampolė) was a Lithuanian writer. Born to impoverished gentry, she became one of the major participants in the Lithuanian National Revival...	1845–1921	author	Litas	1 Lt	obverse	1994–1998

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

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

Luxembourgish franc

The Luxembourgish franc was the currency of Luxembourg between 1854 and 1999 . The franc remained in circulation until 2002, when it was replaced by the euro...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jean I Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg ruled Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000. He is the father of the current ruler, Grand Duke Henri, and the son of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma...	1921-	Grand Duke, 1964–2000	Franc	100 fr.	obverse	1986–2002
				1,000 fr.	obverse	1985–2002
				5,000 fr.	obverse	1993–2002

Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

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

Mexican peso

The peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 12th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded in the Americas, and by far the most...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata Salazar was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, which broke out in 1910, and which was initially directed against the president Porfirio Díaz. He formed and commanded an important revolutionary force, the Liberation Army of the South, during the Mexican Revolution...	1879–1919	Leader in the Mexican Revolution, 1910–1919	Peso	$10	both	1993–1997

Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Michiel de Ruyter Michiel de Ruyter Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter is the most famous and one of the most skilled admirals in Dutch history. De Ruyter is most famous for his role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th century. He fought the English and French and scored several major victories against them, the best known probably...	1607–1676	admiral of the Dutch navy during the Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1652–1676	Gulden	ƒ100	obverse	1972–1981
Frans Hals Frans Hals Frans Hals was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He is notable for his loose painterly brushwork, and helped introduce this lively style of painting into Dutch art. Hals was also instrumental in the evolution of 17th century group portraiture.-Biography:Hals was born in 1580 or 1581, in Antwerp...	1580–1666	painter	Gulden	ƒ10	obverse	1971–1977
Baruch Spinoza Baruch Spinoza Baruch de Spinoza and later Benedict de Spinoza was a Dutch Jewish philosopher. Revealing considerable scientific aptitude, the breadth and importance of Spinoza's work was not fully realized until years after his death...	1632–1677	rationalist philosopher	Gulden	ƒ1,000	obverse	1973–1996
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck was a Dutch composer, organist, and pedagogue whose work straddled the end of the Renaissance and beginning of the Baroque eras. He was among the first major keyboard composers of Europe, and his work as a teacher helped establish the north German organ...	1562–1621	composer, organist, teacher	Gulden	ƒ25	obverse	1972–1990
Joost van den Vondel Joost van den Vondel Joost van den Vondel was a Dutch writer and playwright. He is considered the most prominent Dutch poet and playwright of the 17th century. His plays are the ones from that period that are still most frequently performed, and his epic Joannes de Boetgezant , on the life of John the Baptist, has...	1587–1697	writer, playwright	Gulden	ƒ5	obverse	1976–1988

Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Niels Henrik Abel Niels Henrik Abel Niels Henrik Abel was a Norwegian mathematician who proved the impossibility of solving the quintic equation in radicals.-Early life:...	1802–1829	mathematician	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1948–2002
						1978–2002
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson was a Norwegian writer and the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. Bjørnson is considered as one of The Four Greats Norwegian writers; the others being Henrik Ibsen, Jonas Lie, and Alexander Kielland...	1832–1910	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1903	Krone	50 kr	obverse	1950–1999
						1966–1999
Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie was a Norwegian constitutional father, known for being the constitutional assembly's writer. -Background:...	1779–1849	Speaker of the Storting, 1815 and 1818	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1901–1945
				10 kr	obverse
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				500 kr	obverse
				1,000 kr	obverse
Camilla Collett Camilla Collett Jacobine Camilla Collett was a Norwegian writer, often referred to as the first Norwegian feminist. She was also the younger sister of Norwegian poet Henrik Wergeland, and is recognized as being one of the first contributors to realism in Norwegian literature...	1813–1885	writer	Krone	100 kr	obverse	1979–1997
Christian Magnus Falsen Christian Magnus Falsen Christian Magnus Falsen was a Norwegian constitutional father, statesman, jurist, and historian. He was an important member of the constitutional assembly and was one of the writers of the constitutional laws....	1782–1830	co-author of the Constitution, 1814	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1991–2001
Edvard Grieg Edvard Grieg Edvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt , and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.-Biography:Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in...	1843–1907	composer and pianist	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1991–2000
Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...	1828–1906	playwright; known as "The Father of Modern Drama"	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1949–1999
						1975–2001
Christian Michelsen Christian Michelsen Peter Christian Hersleb Kjerschow Michelsen was a Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman. He was the first Prime Minister of an independent Norway from 1905 to 1907...	1857–1925	Prime Minister, 1905–1907	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1954–1999
Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In his youth a champion skier and ice skater, he led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, and won international fame after reaching a...	1861–1930	Nobel Prize winner for Peace, 1922	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1955–1999
				10 kr	obverse	1972–1999
Oscar II Oscar II of Sweden Oscar II , baptised Oscar Fredrik was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death and King of Norway from 1872 until 1905. The third son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Josephine of Leuchtenberg, he was a descendant of Gustav I of Sweden through his mother.-Early life:At his birth in Stockholm, Oscar...	1829–1907	King of Norway, 1872–1905	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1877–1998
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Peder Tordenskjold Peder Tordenskjold Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskiold , commonly referred to as Tordenskjold , was a Norwegian nobleman and an eminent naval flag officer in the service of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy. He rose to the rank of Vice-Admiral for his services in the Great Northern War...	1691–1720	Vice-Admiral; hero from the Great Northern War	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1901–1945
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Aasmund Olavsson Vinje Aasmund Olavsson Vinje Aasmund Olavsson Vinje was a famous Norwegian poet and journalist who is remembered for poetry, travel writing, and his pioneering use of Landsmål .-Background:...	1818–1870	poet and journalist	Krone	50 kr	obverse	1985–1997
Henrik Wergeland Henrik Wergeland Henrik Arnold Thaulow Wergeland was a Norwegian writer, most celebrated for his poetry but also a prolific playwright, polemicist, historian, and linguist...	1808–1845	poet and writer	Krone	100 kr	obverse	1949–1999
						1962–1999

Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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

Pakistani rupee

The rupee is the currency of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank of the country. The most commonly used symbol for the rupee is Rs, used on receipts when purchasing goods and services. In Pakistan, the rupee is referred to as the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum ....	1876–1948	1st Governor-General, 1947–1948; "Father of the Nation"	Rupee	Rs. 5	obverse	1997–2002

Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

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

Historical coins and banknotes of Poland

Historical coins and banknotes of Poland, see also Polish złoty.-Before 20th century:-20th century Interwar:-Post WWII:-1974 series:-See also:* Polish coins and banknotes...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Józef Bem Józef Bem Józef Zachariasz Bem was a Polish general, an Ottoman Pasha and a national hero of Poland and Hungary, and a figure intertwined with other European nationalisms...	1794–1850	general; war hero	Złoty	10 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Boleslaw I Boleslaw I of Poland Bolesław I Chrobry , in the past also known as Bolesław I the Great , was a Duke of Poland from 992-1025 and the first King of Poland from 19 April 1025 until his death...	966/7-1025	King of Poland, 992-1025	Złoty	2,000 zł	reverse	1977–1995
Frédéric Chopin Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano"....	1810–1849	romantic composer and pianist	Złoty	5,000 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance astronomer and the first person to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe....	1473–1543	developed a heliocentric model of the solar system	Złoty	1,000 zł	obverse	1962–1965
						1975–1995
Marie Curie Marie Curie Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...	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
Dubrawka Dubrawka Dobrawa was a Bohemian princess member of the Přemyslid dynasty and by marriage Duchess of the Polans.She was the daughter of Boleslav I the Cruel, Duke of Bohemia, by his wife Biagota....	940/45-977	Queen Consort of Mieszko I, 965-977	Złoty	2 zł	obverse	1936–1940
Tadeusz Kościuszko Tadeusz Kosciuszko Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko was a Polish–Lithuanian and American general and military leader during the Kościuszko Uprising. He is a national hero of Poland, Lithuania, the United States and Belarus...	1746–1817	general; leader of the Kościuszko Uprising, 1794	Złoty	500 zł	obverse	1976–1995
Mieszko I Mieszko I of Poland Mieszko I , was a Duke of the Polans from about 960 until his death. A member of the Piast dynasty, he was son of Siemomysł; grandchild of Lestek; father of Bolesław I the Brave, the first crowned King of Poland; likely father of Świętosława , a Nordic Queen; and grandfather of her son, Cnut the...	935-992	King of Poland, 960-992	Złoty	2,000 zł	obverse	1977–1995
Stanisław Moniuszko Stanisław Moniuszko Stanisław Moniuszko was a Polish composer, conductor and teacher. His output includes many songs and operas, and his musical style is filled with patriotic folk themes of the peoples of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...	1819–1872	conductor and composer	Złoty	100,000 zł	obverse	1990–1995
Ignacy Jan Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski GBE was a Polish pianist, composer, diplomat, politician, and the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland.-Biography:...	1860–1941	3rd Prime Minister, 1919	Złoty	2,000,000 zł	obverse	1992–1995
Emilia Plater Emilia Plater Countess Emilia Plater was a Polish-Lithuanian noblewoman and revolutionary from the lands of the partitioned Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...	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 Henryk Sienkiewicz Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz was a Polish journalist and Nobel Prize-winning novelist. A Polish szlachcic of the Oszyk coat of arms, he was one of the most popular Polish writers at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905 for his...	1846–1916	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1905	Złoty	500,000 zł	obverse	1990–1995
Stanisław Staszic	1755–1826	priest, philosopher, statesman; supporter of the Constitution of May 3, 1791	Złoty	50,000 zł	obverse	1989–1995
Karol Świerczewski Karol Swierczewski Karol Wacław Świerczewski was a Pole who became a Soviet military officer and a general. He served as a general in the service of the Soviet Union, Republican Spain, and the Soviet sponsored Polish Provisional Government of National Unity after World War II.- Life :Karol Świerczewski grew up in...	1897–1947	leader in post-World War II government	Złoty	50 zł	obverse	1975–1995
Romuald Traugutt Romuald Traugutt Romuald Traugutt was a Polish general and war hero, best known for commanding the January Uprising. From October 1863 to August 1864 he was Dictator of Insurrection. He headed the Polish national government from October 17, 1863 to April 20, 1864, and was president of its Foreign Affairs...	1826–1864	general; hero from the January Uprising	Złoty	20 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Ludwik Waryński Ludwik Warynski Ludwik Tadeusz Waryński was an activist and theoretician of the socialist movement in Poland.-Biography:...	1856–1889	socialist activist	Złoty	100 zł	obverse	1975–1995
Stanisław Wyspiański	1869–1907	playwright	Złoty	10,000 zł	obverse	1988–1995

Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

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

Portuguese escudo

The escudo was the currency of Portugal prior to the introduction of the Euro on 1 January 1999 and its removal from circulation on 28 February 2002. The escudo was subdivided into 100 centavos....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Pedro Álvares Cabral Pedro Álvares Cabral Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese noble, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the discoverer of Brazil. Cabral conducted the first substantial exploration of the northeast coast of South America and claimed it for Portugal. While details of Cabral's early life are sketchy, it...	1467–1520	explorer and navigator, discovered the sea route to Brazil, 1500	Escudo	1,000$	obverse	1996–2002
Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India...	1469–1524	explorer and navigator, sailed from Europe to India, 1497–1498	Escudo	5,000$	obverse	1996–2002
João de Barros João de Barros João de Barros , called the Portuguese Livy, is one of the first great Portuguese historians, most famous for his Décadas da Ásia , a history of the Portuguese in India and Asia.-Early years:...	1496–1570	historian	Escudo	500$	obverse	1997–2002
Bartolomeu Dias Bartolomeu Dias Bartolomeu Dias , a nobleman of the Portuguese royal household, was a Portuguese explorer who sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, the first European known to have done so.-Purposes of the Dias expedition:...	1450–1500	explorer and navigator, sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, 1488	Escudo	2,000$	obverse	1996–2002
Henry the Navigator	1394–1460	patron of Portuguese exploration	Escudo	10,000$	obverse	1996–2002

Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

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

Banknotes of the Romanian leu

-1917 issue :Issued in Iaşi, during World War I by the Ministry of Finance, as war money. The banknotes represent the subdivision of the leu, the ban -1917 issue ("paper coins"):Issued in Iaşi, during World War I by the Ministry of Finance, as war money. The banknotes represent the subdivision of...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Grigore Antipa Grigore Antipa Grigore Antipa was a Romanian Darwinist biologist who studied the fauna of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea. Between 1892 and 1944 he was the director of the Bucharest Natural History Museum, which now bears his name....	1867–1944	biologist; studied fauna and wildlife of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea	Leu	200 L	obverse	1992–1996
Nicolae Bălcescu Nicolae Balcescu Nicolae Bălcescu was a Romanian Wallachian soldier, historian, journalist, and leader of the 1848 Wallachian Revolution.-Early life:...	1819–1852	a leader of the Wallachian Revolution of 1848	Leu	100 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Lucian Blaga Lucian Blaga -Biography:Lucian Blaga was a commanding personality of the Romanian culture of the interbellum period. He was a philosopher and writer higly acclaimed for his originality, a university professor and a diplomat. He was born on May 9, 1895 in Lancrăm, near Alba Iulia, Romania, his father being an...	1895–1961	poet, playwright, philosopher	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1998–2002
Constantin Brâncuşi Constantin Brancusi Constantin Brâncuşi was a Romanian-born sculptor who made his career in France. As a child he displayed an aptitude for carving wooden farm tools. Formal studies took him first to Bucharest, then to Munich, then to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris...	1876–1957	sculptor	Leu	500 L	both	1991–1992
						1992–1996
Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist...	1852–1912	playwright, short story writer	Leu	1,000,000 L	obverse	2003–2007
Alexander John Cuza Alexander John Cuza Alexander John Cuza was a Moldavian-born Romanian politician who ruled as the first Domnitor of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia between 1859 and 1866.-Early life:...	1820–1873	Prince of Moldovia and Wallachia, 1859–1862; Dominator of Romania, 1862–1866	Leu	50 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party...	1850–1889	romantic poet	Leu	1,000 L	obverse	1991–1993
						1993–1998
						1998–2001
George Enescu George Enescu George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical...	1881–1955	composer, violinist, pianist	Leu	50,000 L	obverse	1996–2002
						2000–2004
						2001–2007
Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.-Biography:He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age , he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of...	1838–1907	painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting	Leu	100,000 L	obverse	1998–2004
						2001–2007
Avram Iancu Avram Iancu Avram Iancu was a Transylvanian Romanian lawyer who played an important role in the local chapter of the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848–1849. He was especially active in the Ţara Moţilor region and the Apuseni Mountains...	1824–1872	leader in the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848-1849	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1992–1993
						1993–1998
Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister...	1871–1940	Prime Minister, 1931–1932	Leu	10,000 L	obverse	1994–1999
						1999–2002
						2000–2007
Tudor Vladimirescu Tudor Vladimirescu Tudor Vladimirescu was a Wallachian Romanian revolutionary hero, the leader of the Wallachian uprising of 1821 and of the Pandur militia. He is also known as Tudor din Vladimiri or — occasionally — as Domnul Tudor .-Background:Tudor was born in Vladimiri, Gorj County in a family of landed peasants...	1780–1821	revolutionary leader; led the Wallachian Uprising of 1821 and the Pandur militia	Leu	25 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot.-Biography:Aurel Vlaicu was born in Binţinţi , Geoagiu, Transylvania. He attended Calvinist High School in Orăştie and took his Baccalaureate in Sibiu in 1902...	1882–1913	engineer, inventor, early pilot	Leu	500,000 L	obverse	2000–2007

Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

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

Slovenian tolar

The tolar was the currency of Slovenia from 1991 until the introduction of the euro on 1 January 2007. It was subdivided into 100 stotins...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Ivan Cankar Ivan Cankar Ivan Cankar was a Slovene writer, playwright, essayist, poet and political activist. Together with Oton Župančič, Dragotin Kette, and Josip Murn, he is considered as the beginner of modernism in Slovene literature...	1876–1918	writer, playwright, poet	Tolar	10,000 SIT	obverse	1995–2007
Jacobus Gallus Jacobus Gallus Jacobus Gallus Carniolus was a late Renaissance composer of Slovenian ethnicity...	1550–1591	Renaissance composer	Tolar	200 SIT	obverse	1993–2007
Rihard Jakopič Rihard Jakopic Rihard Jakopič was a Slovenian painter. He was the leading Slovenian Impressionist painter and theoretician. Together with Matej Sternen, Matija Jama and Ivan Grohar, he is considered the pioneer of Slovenian impressionist painting.- Life :Jakopič was born in Ljubljana, then part of the...	1869–1943	impressionist painter	Tolar	100 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Ivana Kobilca Ivana Kobilca Ivana Kobilca was a Slovene realist painter who lived, worked and studied in various European cities including Vienna, Sarajevo, Berlin, Paris and Munich. She was a member of Société Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris. Many of her paintings are still lifes, portraits or country settings...	1861–1926	realist painter	Tolar	5,000 SIT	obverse	1993–2007
Jože Plečnik Jože Plecnik Jože Plečnik , was a Slovene architect who practised in Vienna, Belgrade, Prague and Ljubljana.-Biography:...	1872–1957	architect	Tolar	500 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
France Prešeren France Prešeren France Prešeren was a Slovene Romantic poet. He is considered the Slovene national poet. Although he was not a particularly prolific author, he inspired virtually all Slovene literature thereafter....	1800–1849	poet	Tolar	1,000 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Primož Trubar Primož Trubar Primož Trubar or Primož Truber was a Slovene Protestant reformer, the founder and the first superintendent of the Protestant Church of the Slovene Lands, a consolidator of the Slovene language and the author of the first Slovene-language printed book...	1508–1586	founder and superintendent of the Protestant Church of Slovenia	Tolar	10 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Janez Vajkard Valvasor Janez Vajkard Valvasor Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor or simply Valvasor was a Slovenian nobleman, scientist and polymath, and a fellow of the Royal Society in London.-Biography:...	1641–1693	scholar	Tolar	20 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Jurij Vega Jurij Vega Baron Jurij Bartolomej Vega was a Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer.-Early life:...	1754–1802	mathematician and physicist	Tolar	50 SIT	obverse	1993–2007

South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

Currencies: Pound (£, 1825–1961)
Rand (R, 1961–Present)
See also South African pound

South African pound

In 1825, an imperial order-in-council made sterling coinage legal tender in all the British colonies. At that time, the only British colony in Southern Africa was the Cape of Good Hope Colony. As time went on, the British pound sterling and its associated subsidiary coinage became the currency of...

 and South African rand

South African rand

The rand is the currency of South Africa. It takes its name from the Witwatersrand , the ridge upon which Johannesburg is built and where most of South Africa's gold deposits were found. The rand has the symbol "R" and is subdivided into 100 cents, symbol "c"...

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

Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

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

Soviet ruble

The Soviet ruble or rouble was the currency of the Soviet Union. One ruble is divided into 100 kopeks, ....

 and Russian chervonets.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years , as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a...	1870–1924	leader of the October Revolution; 1st Chairman Premier of the Soviet Union The office of Premier of the Soviet Union was synonymous with head of government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics . Twelve individuals have been premier...  of the Council of People's Commissars, 1917–1924	Ruble	руб10	obverse	1947–1961
					obverse	1961–1991
				руб25	obverse	1947–1961
					obverse	1961–1992
				руб50	obverse
				руб100	obverse
			Chervonet	5 chervozev	obverse	1937–1947
				10 chervozev	obverse

Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

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

Spanish peseta

The peseta was the currency of Spain between 1869 and 2002. Along with the French franc, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra .- Etymology :...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Leopoldo Alas y Ureña Leopoldo Alas y Ureña Leopoldo García-Alas y Ureña , also known as Clarín, was a Asturian realist novelist born in Zamora. He died in Oviedo....	1851–1901	novelist	Peseta	200 ₧	obverse	1982–2002
Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...	1451–1506	navigator and explorer, discovered the Americas, 1492	Peseta	5,000 ₧	obverse	1992–2002
Hernando Cortés Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century...	1485–1547	conquistador of Mexico	Peseta	1,000 ₧	obverse	1992–2002
Rosalía de Castro Rosalía de Castro María Rosalía Rita de Castro , was a Galician romanticist writer and poet.Writing in the Galician language, after the Séculos Escuros , she became an important figure of the Galician romantic movement, known today as the Rexurdimento , along with Manuel Curros Enríquez and Eduardo Pondal...	1837–1885	writer, poet	Peseta	500 ₧	obverse	1982–2002
Antonio de Ulloa Antonio de Ulloa Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Girault was a Spanish general, explorer, author, astronomer, colonial administrator and the first Spanish governor of Louisiana.Rebellion of 1768]]....	1716–1795	explorer, colonial administrator, first Spanish governor of Louisiana, 1766–1768	Peseta	10,000 ₧	reverse	1987–2002
Felipe Felipe, Prince of Asturias Felipe, Prince of Asturias de Borbón y de Grecia; born 30 January 1968), is the third child and only son of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain....	1968-	Prince of Asturias, 1977-	Peseta	10,000 ₧	reverse	1982–1987
Juan Ramón Jiménez Juan Ramón Jiménez Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón was a Spanish poet, a prolific writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956. One of Jiménez's most important contributions to modern poetry was his advocacy of the French concept of "pure poetry."-Biography:Jiménez was born in Moguer, near Huelva, in...	1881–1958	poet; Nobel Prize winner, 1956	Peseta	2,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
Juan Carlos I Juan Carlos I of Spain Juan Carlos I |Italy]]) is the reigning King of Spain.On 22 November 1975, two days after the death of General Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos was designated king according to the law of succession promulgated by Franco. Spain had no monarch for 38 years in 1969 when Franco named Juan Carlos as the...	1938-	King of Spain, 1975-	Peseta	5,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
				10,000 ₧	obverse
					obverse	1987–2002
José Celestino Mutis José Celestino Mutis -External links:*** at The Catholic Encyclopedia official site...	1732–1808	botanist and mathematician	Peseta	2,000 ₧	obverse	1987–2002
Benito Pérez Galdós Benito Pérez Galdós Benito Pérez Galdós was a Spanish realist novelist. Considered second only to Cervantes in stature, he was the leading Spanish realist novelist....	1843–1920	novelist	Peseta	1,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro González, Marquess was a Spanish conquistador, conqueror of the Incan Empire, and founder of Lima, the modern-day capital of the Republic of Peru.-Early life:...	1475–1541	conquistador of Peru	Peseta	1,000 ₧	reverse	1992–2002

Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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

Swedish krona

The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Charles XI	1655–1697	King of Sweden, 1660–1697	Krona	500 kr	obverse	1985–1999
					obverse	1989–2006
Charles XIV John Charles XIV John of Sweden Charles XIV & III John, also Carl John, Swedish and Norwegian: Karl Johan was King of Sweden and King of Norway from 1818 until his death...	1763–1844	King of Sweden and Norway, 1818–1844	Krona	1,000 kr	obverse	1976–1998
Gustav I Gustav I of Sweden Gustav I of Sweden, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known simply as Gustav Vasa , was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death....	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	????-1987
				100 kr	reverse	????-1987
				1,000 kr	reverse	1890–1987
Gustav III Gustav III of Sweden Gustav III was King of Sweden from 1771 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Adolph Frederick and Queen Louise Ulrica of Sweden, she a sister of Frederick the Great of Prussia....	1746–1792	King of Sweden, 1771–1792	Krona	50 kr	obverse	????-1998
Gustav V	1858–1950	King of Sweden, 1907–1950	Krona	5 kr	obverse	1948–1987
				1,000 kr	reverse	1952–1987
Gustav II Adolf Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden Gustav II Adolf has been widely known in English by his Latinized name Gustavus Adolphus Magnus and variously in historical writings also as Gustavus, or Gustavus the Great, or Gustav Adolph the Great,...	1594–1632	King of Sweden, 1611–1632	Krona	100 kr	obverse	????-1998
					obverse	1986–2006
Gustaf VI Adolf Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden Gustaf VI Adolf - Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf - was King of Sweden from October 29, 1950 until his death. His official title was King of Sweden, of the Goths and of the Wends. He was the eldest son of King Gustaf V and his wife Victoria of Baden...	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 Selma Lagerlöf Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....	1858–1940	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1909	Krona	20 kr	obverse	1992–2006
Carolus Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...	1707–1778	botanist, physician, zoologist; father of taxonomy	Krona	50 kr	obverse	????-1998

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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

Swiss franc

The franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. Although not formally legal tender in the German exclave Büsingen , it is in wide daily use there...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Francesco Borromini Francesco Borromini Francesco Borromini, byname of Francesco Castelli was an architect from Ticino who, with his contemporaries, Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Pietro da Cortona, was a leading figure in the emergence of Roman Baroque architecture.A keen student of the architecture of Michelangelo and the ruins of...	1599–1667	Baroque architect	Franc	100 Fr.	obverse	1976–2000
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure Horace-Bénédict de Saussure 200px|thumb|Portrait of Horace-Bénédict de Saussure Horace-Bénédict de Saussure was a Genevan aristocrat, physicist and Alpine traveller, often considered the founder of alpinism, and considered to be the first person to build a successful solar oven.-Life and work:Saussure was born in Conches,...	1740–1799	aristocrat, physicist; considered the founder of mountaineering	Franc	20 Fr.	obverse	1979–2000
Leonhard Euler Leonhard Euler Leonhard Euler was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist. He made important discoveries in fields as diverse as infinitesimal calculus and graph theory. He also introduced much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation, particularly for mathematical analysis, such as the notion...	1707–1783	mathematician, physicist	Franc	10 Fr.	obverse	1979–2000
Auguste-Henri Forel Auguste-Henri Forel Auguste-Henri Forel was a Swiss myrmecologist, neuroanatomist and psychiatrist, notable for his investigations into the structure of the human brain and that of ants. For example, he is considered a co-founder of the neuron theory...	1848–1931	psychiatrist and neuroanatomist; studied brain structures of humans and ants	Franc	1,000 Fr.	obverse	1978–2000
Conrad Gessner Conrad Gessner Conrad Gessner was a Swiss naturalist and bibliographer. His five-volume Historiae animalium is considered the beginning of modern zoology, and the flowering plant genus Gesneria is named after him...	1516–1565	authored Historiae animalium Historiae animalium (Gesner) Historiae animalium published at Zurich in 1551-58 and 1587, is an encyclopedic work of "an inventory of renaissance zoology" by Conrad Gesner, a doctor and professor at the Carolinum, the precursor of the University of Zurich... (1551–1558), considered the foundation of modern zoology	Franc	50 Fr.	obverse	1978–2000
Gottfried Keller Gottfried Keller Gottfried Keller , a Swiss writer of German-language literature, was best known for his novel Green Henry .- Life and work :...	1819–1890	writer	Franc	10 Fr.	obverse	1956–2000
Saint Martin Martin of Tours Martin of Tours was a Bishop of Tours whose shrine became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela. Around his name much legendary material accrued, and he has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints...	316/7-397	patron saint of soldiers	Franc	100 Fr.	obverse	1957–2000
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi was a Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer who exemplified Romanticism in his approach....	1746–1827	teacher and education reformer	Franc	20 Fr.	obverse	1930–1976
Albrecht von Haller Albrecht von Haller Albrecht von Haller was a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist and poet.-Early life:He was born of an old Swiss family at Bern. Prevented by long-continued ill-health from taking part in boyish sports, he had the more opportunity for the development of his precocious mind...	1708–1777	anatomist and physiologist	Franc	500 Fr.	obverse	1977–2000

Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

Currency: Lira (₤, 1843–2005)
New Lira (₤, 2005–Present)
See also Turkish lira

Turkish lira

The Turkish lira is the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The lira is subdivided into 100 kuruş...

 and Turkish new lira

Turkish new lira

The new Turkish lira was the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus between 1 January 2005 and 1 January 2009 which was a transition period for the removal of six zeroes from the currency. The new lira was subdivided into 100 new kurush...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....	1881–1938	founder of the Republic of Turkey; 1st President, 1923–1938	Lira	₤2½	obverse	1939–1952
					obverse	1952–1966
					obverse	1955–1966
					obverse	1957–1966
					obverse	1960–1966
				₤5	obverse	1937–1952
					obverse	1952–1968
					obverse	1959–1968
					obverse	1961–1968
					obverse	1965–1968
					obverse	1968–1983
					obverse	1976–1983
				₤10	obverse	1938–1952
					obverse	1952–1966
					obverse	1953–1966
					obverse	1958–1966
					obverse	1960–1966
					obverse	1961–1966
					obverse	1963–1966
					obverse	1966–1981
					obverse	1975–1981
					both	1979–1987
					both	1982–1987
				₤20	obverse	1966–1987
					obverse	1974–1987
					obverse	1979–1987
					obverse	1983–1987
				₤50	obverse	1927–1938
					obverse	1938–1952
					obverse	1951–1979
					obverse	1953–1979
					obverse	1956–1979
					obverse	1957–1979
					obverse	1960–1979
					obverse	1964–1979
					obverse	1971–1979
					obverse	1976–1987
					obverse	1983–1987
				₤100	obverse	1927–1938
					obverse	1938–1942
					obverse	1952–1976
					obverse	1956–1976
					obverse	1958–1976
					obverse	1962–1976
					obverse	1964–1976
					obverse	1969–1976
					obverse	1972–1986
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Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Âkif Ersoy was a Turkish poet, author, academic, member of parliament, and the poet of the Turkish National Anthem....	1873–1936	poet; author of the lyrics to the National Anthem	Lira	₤100	reverse	1983–1989
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İsmet İnönü Ismet Inönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...	1884–1973	2nd President, 1938–1950	Lira	50 kuruş	obverse	1944–1947
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Mehmed II Mehmed II Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from...	1432–1481	Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1444–1446 and 1451–1481	Lira	₤1,000	reverse	1986–1989
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Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī , also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī and popularly known as Mevlānā in Turkey and Mawlānā in Iran and Afghanistan but known to the English-speaking world simply as Rumi was a 13th-century Persian Muslim poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic...	1207–1273	Persian theologian and poet; his followers founded the Mevlevi Order, or "Whirling Dervishes"	Lira	₤5,000	reverse	1981–1994
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Mimar Sinan	1489–1588	chief architect of the Ottoman Empire, 1512–1588	Lira	₤10,000	reverse	1982–1995
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Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

Currency: Hryvnia

Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

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

Argentine peso

The peso is the currency of Argentina, identified by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using dollar currencies. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. Its ISO 4217 code is ARS...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Manuel Belgrano Manuel Belgrano Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano , usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano, was an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina... *	1770–1820	leader for independence from Spain	$10	obverse	1992
José de San Martín José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín, known simply as Don José de San Martín , was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes , he left his mother country at the... *	1778–1850	leader for independence from Spain	$5	obverse
Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel de Rosas , was an argentine militar and politician, who was elected governor of the province of Buenos Aires in 1829 to 1835, and then of the Argentine Confederation from 1835 until 1852...	1793–1877	ruler of Argentina, 1829–1852	$20	obverse
Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Martínez was an Argentine statesman, military figure, and author. He was the President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868.-Life and times:... *	1821–1906	President, 1862–1868	$2	obverse
Julio Argentino Roca Julio Argentino Roca Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz was an army general who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1880 to 12 October 1886 and again from 12 October 1898 to 12 October 1904.-Upbringing and early career:... *	1843–1914	President, 1880–1886 and 1898–1904	$100	obverse
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history... *	1811–1888	President, 1868–1874	$50	obverse

*See also Argentina in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

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

Banknotes of the Australian dollar

The banknotes of the Australian dollar were first issued on 14 February 1966, when Australia adopted decimal currency.- Former series :The $5 note was not issued until 1967...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Edith Cowan Edith Cowan Edith Dircksey Cowan , MBE was an Australian politician, social campaigner and the first woman elected to an Australian parliament....	1861–1932	suffragette, first woman elected to Parliament, 1920–1924	$50	reverse	1995
Elizabeth II*	1926-	Queen of Australia Monarchy in Australia The Monarchy of Australia is a form of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign of Australia. The monarchy is a constitutional one modelled on the Westminster style of parliamentary government, incorporating features unique to the Constitution of Australia.The present monarch is... , 1952-	$5	obverse	1992
John Flynn John Flynn (minister) John Flynn OBE was an Australian Presbyterian minister who founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the world's first air ambulance.-Biography:...	1880–1951	founder, Royal Flying Doctor Service, 1928	$20	reverse	1994
Mary Gilmore Mary Gilmore Dame Mary Gilmore DBE was a prominent Australian socialist poet and journalist.-Early life:Mary Jean Cameron was born on 16 August 1865 at Cotta Walla near Goulburn, New South Wales...	1865–1962	poet and journalist	$10	reverse	1993
Nellie Melba Nellie Melba Dame Nellie Melba GBE , born Helen "Nellie" Porter Mitchell, was an Australian operatic soprano. She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian Era and the early 20th century...	1861–1931	international opera soprano, 1886–1926	$100	obverse	1996
John Monash John Monash General Sir John Monash GCMG, KCB, VD was a civil engineer who became the Australian military commander in the First World War. He commanded the 13th Infantry Brigade before the War and then became commander of the 4th Brigade in Egypt shortly after the outbreak of the War with whom he took part...	1865–1931	general during World War I	$100	reverse	1996
Henry Parkes Henry Parkes Sir Henry Parkes, GCMG was an Australian statesman, the "Father of Federation." As the earliest advocate of a Federal Council of the colonies of Australia, a precursor to the Federation of Australia, he was the most prominent of the Australian Founding Fathers.Parkes was described during his...	1815–1896	The Father of the Federation	$5	obverse	2001
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson Banjo Paterson Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, OBE was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales where he spent much of his childhood...	1864–1941	poet, author of "Waltzing Matilda" (1895) and "The Man from Snowy River" (1890)	$10	obverse	1993
Mary Reibey Mary Reibey Mary Reibey was an Englishwoman who was transported to Australia as a convict but went on to become a successful businesswoman in Sydney.-Early life:...	1777–1855	businesswoman	$20	obverse	1994
Catherine Helen Spence Catherine Helen Spence Catherine Helen Spence was a Scottish-born Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician and leading suffragette. In 1897 she became Australia's first female political candidate after standing for the Federal Convention held in Adelaide...	1825–1910	politician, journalist, suffragette	$5	reverse	2001
David Unaipon David Unaipon David Unaipon was an Australian Aboriginal of the Ngarrindjeri people, a preacher, inventor and writer. He was the most widely known Aboriginal in Australia, and broke stereotypes of Aboriginals...	1872–1967	inventor, writer	$50	obverse	1995

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

Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since 2212
Robert Borden Robert Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office... *	1854–1937	8th Prime Minister, 1911–1920	$100	obverse	9090
Marie Thérèse Forget Casgrain Thérèse Casgrain Marie Thérèse Forget Casgrain, was a feminist, reformer, politician and senator in Quebec, Canada.Thérèse Casgrain was raised in a wealthy family, the daughter of Lady Blanche MacDonald and Sir Rodolphe Forget...	1849–1931	suffragist	$50	reverse
Henrietta Muir Edwards Henrietta Edwards Henrietta Muir Edwards was a Canadian women's rights activist and reformer.She was born Henrietta Louise Muir in Montreal. As a young woman, she espoused various feminist causes, forming the Working Girls' Association in 1875 to provide vocational training for women and editing the journal Women's...	1849–1931	founder, Victorian Order of Nurses, 1893	$50	reverse
Elizabeth II Style of the Canadian sovereign The title and style of the Canadian sovereign is the formal mode of address of the monarch of Canada. The form is based on those that were inherited from the United Kingdom and France, used in the colonies to refer to the reigning monarch in Europe... *§	1926-	Queen of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1952-	$20	obverse
William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948... *	1874–1950	10th Prime Minister, 1921–1926, 1926–1930, and 1935–1948	$50	obverse
Wilfrid Laurier Wilfrid Laurier Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911.... *	1941-1919	7th Prime Minister, 1896–1911	$5	obverse
John A. Macdonald John A. Macdonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century... *	1815–1891	1st Prime Minister, 1867–1873 and 1878–1891	$10	obverse
Nellie Mooney McClung Nellie McClung Nellie McClung, born Nellie Letitia Mooney , was a Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist. She was a part of the social and moral reform movements prevalent in Western Canada in the early 1900s...	1873–1951	suffragist	$50	reverse
Louise Crummy McKinney Louise McKinney Louise McKinney née Crummy was a provincial politician and women's rights activist from Alberta, Canada. She was the first woman sworn in to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and the first woman elected to a legislature in Canada and in the British Empire...	1868–1931	first woman elected to a legislature in the British Empire, 1917–1921	$50	reverse
Emily Murphy Emily Murphy Emily Murphy was a Canadian women's rights activist, jurist, and author. In 1916, she became the first woman magistrate in Canada, and in the British Empire...	1868–1933	British Empire's first woman judge, 1916–1933	$50	reverse
Irene Marryat Parlby Irene Parlby Irene Parlby was a Canadian women's farm leader, activist and politician.Born in London, England, Parlby came to Canada in 1896. In 1913, Parlby helped to found the first women's local of the United Farmers of Alberta. In 1921, she was elected to the Alberta Legislature for the riding of Lacombe,...	1868–1965	first woman Cabinet minister in Alberta, 1921–1935	$50	reverse

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

People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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

Fifth series of the renminbi

The fifth series of the renminbi is the current coin and banknote series of the Chinese currency, the renminbi. They were progressively introduced since 1999 and consist of ¥0.1, ¥0.5, and ¥1 coins, and ¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥20, ¥50, ¥100 notes. ¥20 is a new denomination.-First edition:Coins of the first...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mao Zedong Mao Zedong Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution... *	1893–1976	1st President, 1954–1959	¥1	obverse	2004
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*See also People's Republic of China in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

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

Colombian peso

The peso is the currency of Colombia. Its ISO 4217 code is COP and it is also informally abbreviated as COL$. However, the official peso symbol is $. As 20 July 2011, the exchange rate of the Colombian peso is 1750 Colombian pesos to 1 U.S. dollar.-History:The peso has been the currency of Colombia...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
José Asunción Silva José Asunción Silva José Asunción Silva was a Colombian poet. He is considered one of the founders of Spanish-American Modernism.-Life:...	1865–1896	poet	$5,000	obverse	1995
Francisco de Paula Santander Francisco de Paula Santander Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña , was a Colombian military and political leader during the 1810–1819 independence war of the United Provinces of New Granada...	1792–1840	military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	$2,000	obverse	2005
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala was a politician, a leader of a populist movement in Colombia, a former Education Minister and Labor Minister , mayor of Bogotá and one of the most charismatic leaders of the Liberal Party.He was assassinated during his second presidential campaign in 1948, setting off...	1903–1948	Labor Party leader, two-time presidential candidate, assassinated during second campaign	$1,000	both	2005
Julio Garavito Armero Julio Garavito Armero Julio Garavito Armero was a Colombian astronomer.Born in Bogotá, he was a child prodigy in science and mathematics. He obtained his degrees as mathematician and civil engineer in the Escuela Nacional de Ingeniería...	1865–1920	astronomer	$20,000	obverse	1996
Jorge Isaacs Jorge Isaacs Jorge Isaacs Ferrer was a Colombian writer, politician and soldier. His only novel, María, became one of the most notable works of the Romantic movement in Spanish literature....	1837–1895	writer, politician, soldier	$50,000	obverse	1992
Policarpa "La Pola" Salavarrieta Policarpa Salavarrieta Policarpa Salavarrieta , also known as La Pola, was a Neogranadine seamstress who spied for the Revolutionary Forces during the Spanish Reconquista of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. She was captured by Spanish Royalists and ultimately executed for high treason...	1795–1817	seamstress, spy, executed by Spain	$10,000	obverse	1995

Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

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

Croatian kuna

The kuna is the currency of Croatia since 1994 . It is subdivided into 100 lipa. The kuna is issued by the Croatian National Bank and the coins are minted by the Croatian Monetary Institute....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Juraj Dobrila Juraj Dobrila Juraj Dobrila was a bishop and benefactor from Istria who advocated for greater national rights for Croats under Italian rule....	1812–1882	Catholic bishop; public supporter of Croatian language and culture	10 kn	obverse	1994
Fran Krsto Frankopan Fran Krsto Frankopan Fran Krsto Frankopan was a Croatian baroque poet, nobleman and politician in the 17th century. He is remembered primarily for his involvement in the failed Zrinski-Frankopan conspiracy.-Early life and poetry:...	1643–1671	statesman and poet; died for Croatian liberty	5 kn	obverse
Ivan Gundulić Ivan Gundulic Ivan Franov Gundulić is the most celebrated Croatian Baroque poet from the Republic of Ragusa. His work embodies central characteristics of Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation: religious fervor, insistence on "vanity of this world" and zeal in opposition to "infidels." Gundulić's major...	1589–1638	Baroque poet	50 kn	obverse
Josip Jelačić Josip Jelacic Count Josip Jelačić of Bužim was the Ban of Croatia between 23 March 1848 and 19 May 1859...	1801–1859	ban, 1848–1859; abolished serfdom	20 kn	obverse
Marko Marulić Marko Marulic Marko Marulić |Split]], 18 August 1450 – Split, 5 January 1524) was a Croatian national poet and Christian humanist, known as the Crown of the Croatian Medieval Age and the father of the Croatian Renaissance. He signed his works as Marko Marulić Splićanin , Marko Pečenić, Marcus Marulus ...	1450–1524	poet and humanist	500 kn	obverse
Ivan Mažuranić Ivan Mažuranic Ivan Mažuranić was a Croatian poet, linguist and politician—probably the most important figure in Croatia's cultural life in the mid-19th century...	1814–1890	ban, 1873–1880; modernized economy and education	100 kn	obverse
Stjepan Radić Stjepan Radic Stjepan Radić was a Croatian politician and the founder of the Croatian Peasant Party in 1905. Radić is credited with galvanizing the peasantry of Croatia into a viable political force...	1871–1928	founder of the Croatian Peasant Party, 1905	200 kn	obverse
Ante Starčević Ante Starcevic Ante Starčević , was a Croatian politician and writer whose activities and works laid the foundations for the modern Croatian state.His works are base for Croatian nationalism, he is often referred to as Father of the Fatherland by Croats.-Life:...	1823–1896	politician and writer	1,000 kn	obverse
Tomislav Tomislav King Tomislav was a ruler of Croatia in the Middle Ages. He reigned from 910 until 928, first as Duke of Dalmatian Croatia in 910–925, and then became first King of the Croatian Kingdom in 925–928....	???-928	1st King of Croatia, 925-928	1,000 kn	reverse
Petar Zrinski Petar Zrinski Petar Zrinski was a Croatian Ban and writer. A member of the Zrinski noble family, he was noted for his role in the attempted Croatian-Hungarian rebellion of 1664-1670 which ultimately led to his execution for high treason.-Zrinski family:Petar Zrinski was born in Vrbovec, a small town near...	1621–1671	statesman and poet; died for Croatian liberty	5 kn	obverse

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

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

Banknotes of the Czech koruna

Czech koruna paper money is part of the physical form of the Czech Republic's currency. All Czech paper money are banknotes. First overstamped Czechoslovak koruna banknotes served as legal tender in the just-created Czech Republic. Later but still in 1993, the first original Czech banknotes appeared...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ottokar I of Bohemia Ottokar I of Bohemia -External links:...	1155–1230	First heredetary king of Bohemia	20 czk	obverse	1993 - 2008
Agnes of Bohemia Agnes of Bohemia Saint Agnes of Bohemia , or Agnes of Prague , was a medieval Bohemian princess who opted for a life of charity and piety over a life of luxury and comfort...	1211–1282	medieval Bohemian princess	50 czk	obverse	1993 - 2011
Charles IV Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....	1346–1348	king of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor	100 czk	obverse	1993
John Amos Comenius	1592–1670	bishop of Unity of the Brethren	200 czk	obverse	1993
Božena Němcová Božena Nemcová Božena Němcová was a Czech writer of the final phase of the Czech National Revival movement.-Biography:...	1820–1862	author	500 czk	obverse	1993
František Palacký František Palacký František Palacký was a Czech historian and politician.-Biography:...	1798–1876	historian and politician	1000 czk	obverse	1993
Emmy Destinn Emmy Destinn Emmy Destinn was a Czech operatic soprano with a strong and soaring lyric-dramatic voice. She had a career both in Europe and at the New York Metropolitan Opera.- Biography :...	1878–1930	Czech operatic soprano	2000 czk	obverse	1993
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk	1850–1937	president of Czechoslovakia	5000 czk	obverse	1993

Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

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

Danish krone

The krone is the official currency of the Kingdom of Denmark consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is subdivided into 100 øre...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Anna Ancher Anna Ancher Anna Ancher was a Danish artist associated with the Skagen Painters, an artists' colony in the very north of Jutland.-Background:...	1859–1935	painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2004
Michael Peter Ancher Michael Peter Ancher Michael Peter Ancher was a Danish impressionist artist. He is most associated with his paintings of fishermen and other scenes from the Danish port of Skagen. His paintings are classics and he is probably one of Denmark's most popular artists.-Background:Michael Peter Ancher was born at Rutsker on...	1849–1927	painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2004
Karen Blixen Karen Blixen Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke , , née Karen Christenze Dinesen, was a Danish author also known by her pen name Isak Dinesen. She also wrote under the pen names Osceola and Pierre Andrézel...	1885–1962	author	50 kr	obverse	2005
Niels Bohr Niels Bohr Niels Henrik David Bohr was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. Bohr mentored and collaborated with many of the top physicists of the century at his institute in...	1885–1962	winner of Nobel Prize in Physics, 1922	500 kr	obverse	2003
Johanne Luise Heiberg Johanne Luise Heiberg Johanne Luise Heiberg was one of the greatest Danish actresses of the 19th century. She is most famous for her work at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, where she achieved great success.-Early life:...	1812–1890	actress, 1827–1864	200 kr	obverse	2003
Carl Nielsen Carl Nielsen Carl August Nielsen , , widely recognised as Denmark's greatest composer, was also a conductor and a violinist. Brought up by poor but musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he demonstrated his musical abilities at an early age...	1865–1931	composer, conductor, violinist	100 kr	obverse	2002

Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

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

Egyptian pound

The Egyptian Pound is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 Qirsh , or 1,000 Milliemes ....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ramesses II Ramesses II Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire... *	1302-1213 BCE	Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty, 1279-1213 BCE	Pt.50	reverse	1996
			£1	reverse	1979
Khafra Khafra Khafra — also Khafre — was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty, who had his capital at Memphis. According to some authors he was the son and successor of Khufu, but it is more commonly accepted that Djedefre was Khufu's successor and Khafra was Djedefre's... *	unknown	Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, 2558-2532 BCE	£10	reverse	2003

*See also Egypt Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

Currency: Kroon (1992–2010)
Symbol: KR
See also Estonian kroon

Estonian kroon

In 1992, coins were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 20 & 50 senti, as well as 1 kroon. The 1 kroon was struck in cupronickel, the others in aluminum-bronze. However, in 1997, nickel-plated steel 20 senti were introduced, followed by aluminum-bronze 1 kroon in 1998. 5 senti coins were not...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jakob Hurt Jakob Hurt Jakob Hurt was a notable Estonian folklorist, theologist, and linguist. With respect to the latter, he is perhaps best known for his dissertation on "pure" -ne stem nouns...	1839–1907	linguist, theologian, folklorist	10 KR	obverse	1991
Carl Robert Jakobson Carl Robert Jakobson Carl Robert Jakobson was an Estonian writer, politician and teacher active in Livonia, Russian Empire. He was one of the most important persons of Estonian national awakening in the second half of the 19th century.Between 1860 and 1880, the Governorate of Livonia was led by a moderate...	1841–1882	established Estonia's first political newspaper Sakala, 1878	500 KR	obverse	1991
Paul Keres Paul Keres Paul Keres , was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....	1916–1975	chess grandmaster	5 KR	obverse	1991
Lydia Koidula Lydia Koidula Lydia Emilie Florentine Jannsen, , known after her pen name Lydia Koidula was an Estonian poet. Her sobriquet means ‘Lydia of the Dawn’ in Estonian. It was given her by the writer Carl Robert Jakobson...	1843–1886	poet	100 KR	obverse	1991
Anton Hansen Tammsaare Anton Hansen Tammsaare Anton Hansen Tammsaare , born Anton Hansen, was an Estonian writer whose pentalogy Truth and Justice is considered one of the major works of Estonian literature and "The Estonian Novel"....	1878–1940	author	25 KR	obverse	1991
Rudolf Tobias Rudolf Tobias Rudolf Tobias was the first Estonian professional composer, as well as a professional organist. He studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory...	1873–1918	composer, organist	50 KR	obverse	1994
Karl Ernst von Baer Karl Ernst von Baer Karl Ernst Ritter von Baer, Edler von Huthorn also known in Russia as Karl Maksimovich Baer was an Estonian naturalist, biologist, geologist, meteorologist, geographer, a founding father of embryology, explorer of European Russia and Scandinavia, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a...	1792–1879	biologist, pioneer of embryology	2 KR	obverse	1992

Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

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

Banknotes of the Hungarian forint

Hungarian forint paper money is part of the physical form of the current Hungarian currency, the Hungarian forint. The forint paper money consists of exclusively banknotes. During its history, denominations ranging from 10 to 20 000 forint were put into circulation in correspondence with the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen was a prince of Transylvania , duke of Opole and leader of an anti-Habsburg insurrection in the Habsburg Royal Hungary. His last armed intervention in 1626 was part of the Thirty Years' War...	1580–1629	Prince of Transylvania, 1613–1629; led an uprising against the Hungarian monarchy	2,000 Ft	both	1998
Charles I Charles I of Hungary Charles I , also known as Charles Robert , was the first King of Hungary and Croatia of the House of Anjou. He was also descended from the old Hungarian Árpád dynasty. His claim to the throne of Hungary was contested by several pretenders...	1288–1342	King of Hungary, 1308–1342	200 Ft	obverse	1998
Matthias Corvinus Matthias Corvinus of Hungary Matthias Corvinus , also called the Just in folk tales, was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458, at the age of 14 until his death...	1443–1490	King of Hungary, 1458–1490	1,000 Ft	obverse	1998
Ferenc Deák Ferenc Deák Ferenc Deák de Kehida , , was a Hungarian statesman and Minister of Justice. He was known as "The Wise Man of the Nation".-Early life and law career:...	1803–1876	statesman and reformer	20,000 Ft	obverse	2001
Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Hungarian aristocrat, he was the leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11 as the prince of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was also Prince of Transylvania, an Imperial Prince, and a member of the Order of the Golden... *	1676–1735	Prince of Transylvania; led the uprising against the Hungarian monarchy, 1703–1711	500 Ft	obverse	1998
Stephen I	975-1038	1st King of Hungary, 1006–1038	10,000 Ft	obverse	1997
István Széchenyi István Széchenyi Széchenyi committed suicide by a shot to his head on April 8, 1860. All Hungary mourned his death. The Academy was in official mourning, along with the most prominent persons of the leading political and cultural associations... *	1791–1860	statesman and political theorist	5,000 Ft	obverse	1999

*See also Hungary in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

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

Icelandic króna

The króna is the currency of Iceland. The króna is technically subdivided into 100 aurar , but in practice this subdivision is no longer used....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ingibjörg Benediktsdóttir	????-????	2nd wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	obverse	1986
Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir was the daughter of the Icelandic priest Jón Arason and his wife Hólmfríður Sigurðardóttir. She was one of twelve children and was an active seamstress. She taught this skill actively. Ragnheiður became the wife of two consecutive bishops in the Hólar see -- Gísli...	1646–1715	developer of embroidery; 3rd wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	both	1986
Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval was an Icelandic painter. He is one of the most famous artists of Iceland.The paintings of Kjarval vary greatly in style. Most of them are rather realistic presentations of the Icelandic landscape whereas others are more influenced by a somewhat mythical style...	1885–1972	painter	2,000 kr	obverse	1995
Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement.Born at Hrafnseyri, near Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords area of Iceland, he was the son of a pastor, Sigurður Jónsson. He moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1833 to study grammar and history at the university there...	1811–1879	leader of the 19th century independence movement	500 kr	both	1981
Brynjólfur Sveinsson Brynjólfur Sveinsson Brynjólfur Sveinsson served as the Lutheran Bishop of the see of Skálholt in Iceland. His main influence has been on modern knowledge of Old Norse literature. He is currently pictured on the Icelandic 1000 krónur bill....	1605–1675	Lutheran bishop; collected Old Norse literature	1,000 kr	obverse	1984
Gísli Þorláksson	????-????	Lutheran bishop of Hólar, 1657–1684; husband of Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir	5,000 kr	obverse	1986
Gróa Þorleifsdóttir	????-????	1st wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	obverse	1986

India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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

Indian rupee

The Indian rupee is the official currency of the Republic of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...	1869–1948	political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement	Rs.5	obverse	2002
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			Rs.500	obverse	2000
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Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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

Iranian rial

The rial is the currency of Iran. It is subdivided into 100 dinar but, because of the very low current value of the rial, no fraction of the rial is used in accounting....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Hassan Modarres Hassan Modarres Seyyed Hassan Modarres , was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a cleric and a notable supporter of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution. He was among the founding members, along with Abdolhossein Teymourtash, of the reformist party Hezb-e Eslaah-talab of the time, which was formed during the fourth...	1870–1937	notable supporter of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution Iranian Constitutional Revolution The Persian Constitutional Revolution or Iranian Constitutional Revolution took place between 1905 and 1907...	100 ریال	obverse	1985-
Ruhollah Khomeini Ruhollah Khomeini Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran...	1902–1989	leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...  and 1st Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Supreme Leader of Iran The Supreme Leader of Iran is the highest ranking political and religious authority in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The post was established by the constitution in accordance with the concept of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists...	1000 ریال	obverse	1992-
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Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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

Israeli new sheqel

The Israeli New Shekel is the currency of the State of Israel. The shekel is divided into 100 agorot...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon , was a Nobel Prize laureate writer and was one of the central figures of modern Hebrew fiction. In Hebrew, he is known by the acronym Shai Agnon . In English, his works are published under the name S. Y. Agnon.Agnon was born in Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire... *	1888–1970	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1966	₪50	obverse	1998
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, the second and longest-serving President of Israel.-Biography:... *	1884–1963	2nd President, 1952–1963	₪100	obverse
Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett on 15 October 1894, died 7 July 1965) was the second Prime Minister of Israel , serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurion's two terms.-Early life:... *	1894–1965	2nd Prime Minister, 1954–1955	₪20	obverse
Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar was an Israeli politician, author. and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.-Biography:... *	1889–1974	3rd President, 1963–1973	₪200	obverse

*See also Israel in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

Currency: Yen (since 1870)
Symbol: ¥
See also Japanese yen

Japanese yen

The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Higuchi Ichiyō	1872–1896	author	¥5,000	obverse	2004
Hideyo Noguchi Hideyo Noguchi , also known as , was a prominent Japanese bacteriologist who discovered the agent of syphilis as the cause of progressive paralytic disease in 1911.-Early life:...	1876–1928	bacteriologist	¥1,000	obverse
Fukuzawa Yukichi Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era... *	1835–1901	political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator, author	¥10,000	obverse

*See also Japan in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Jersey

States of Jersey

The States of Jersey is the parliament and government of Jersey.The Assembly of the States of Jersey has exercised legislative powers since 1771, when law-making power was transferred from the Royal Court of Jersey....

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

Jersey pound

The pound is the currency of Jersey. Jersey is in currency union with the United Kingdom, and the Jersey pound is not a separate currency but is an issue of banknotes and coins by the States of Jersey denominated in pound sterling, in a similar way to the banknotes issued in Scotland and Northern...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Elizabeth II*	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth, 1952-	£1	obverse	1971
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Francis Pierson	1757–1781	Major in the British Army, killed in the Battle of Jersey Battle of Jersey The Battle of Jersey was an attempt by France to invade Jersey and remove the threat the island posed to American shipping in the American War of Independence. Jersey was used as a base for privateering by the British, and France, engaged in the war as an ally of the United States, sent an...	£10	reverse

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

Korea, South

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

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

South Korean won

The won is the currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary subunit. The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions, and appears only in foreign exchange rates...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Yi Hwang Yi Hwang Yi Hwang is one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his younger contemporary Yi I . A key figure of the Neo-Confucian literati, he established the Yeongnam School and set up the Dosan Seowon, a private Confucian academy. Yi Hwang is often...	1501–1570	Confucian Korean Confucianism Korean Confucianism is the form of Confucianism developed in Korea. One of the most substantial influences in Korean intellectual history was the introduction of Confucian thought as part of the cultural influence from China...  scholar	₩1,000	obverse	1983
Yi I Yi I Yi I was one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his older contemporary, Yi Hwang . Yi I is often referred to by his pen name Yulgok...	1536–1584	Confucian scholar	₩5,000	obverse
King Sejong the Great	1397–1450	monarch	₩10,000	obverse
Shin Saimdang	1504–1551	poet, calligraphist	₩50,000	obverse	2009

*See also South Korea in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

Currency: Litas (since 1993)
Symbol: Lt
See also Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

The modern banknotes of Lithuania are denominated in litas. All banknotes are of the same size except for the 500 litų banknote. They bear signatures of Minister of Finance and of Chairperson of the Bank of Lithuania Board. 10, 20, and 50 litų banknotes have 4 releases...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavicius Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius...	1851–1927	leader in the Lithuanian national movement; signatory of the Act of Independence, 1918	50 Lt	obverse	2003
Steponas Darius Steponas Darius Steponas Darius was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1896–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	10 Lt	obverse	2001
Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas or Szymon Dowkont was a Lithuanian writer, ethnographer and historian. One of the pioneers of the Lithuanian national revival, he is credited as an author of the first book on the history of Lithuania written in the Lithuanian language...	1793–1864	historian; wrote the first Lithuanian history books in the Lithuanian language	100 Lt	obverse	2000
Stasys Girėnas Stasys Girenas Stasys Girėnas was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1893–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	10 Lt	obverse	2001
Vincas Kudirka Vincas Kudirka Vincas Kudirka was a Lithuanian poet and physician, and the author of both the music and lyrics of the Lithuanian National Anthem, Tautiška giesmė. He is regarded in Lithuania as a National Hero. Kudirka used pen names - V...	1858–1899	poet, physician; author of the music and lyrics for the national anthem	500 Lt	obverse	2009
Maironis Maironis Maironis is one of the most famous Lithuanian romantic poets. He was born in Pasandravys, Raseiniai district municipality, Lithuania. Maironis graduated from Kaunas high school and went on to study Literature at Kiev University. However, in 1884, after one year of studies at the university, he...	1862–1932	romantic poet; active member of the Lithuanian national movement	20 Lt	obverse	2001
Vydūnas Vydunas Wilhelm Storost, artistic name Vilius Storostas-Vydūnas , mostly known as Vydūnas, was a Prussian-Lithuania teacher, poet, humanist, philosopher and Lithuanian...	1868–1953	writer, philosopher; leader in the Lithuantian national movement	200 Lt	obverse	2000

Malaysia

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

Malaysian ringgit

The Malaysian ringgit is the currency of Malaysia. It is divided into 100 sen...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan	1895 – 1960	1st Yang di-Pertuan Agong Yang di-Pertuan Agong The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957 when the Federation of Malaya gained independence....  (Supreme Head of State) of the Federation of Malaya Federation of Malaya The Federation of Malaya is the name given to a federation of 11 states that existed from 31 January 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957...	RM 1	obverse	1967
			RM 2	obverse	1996
			RM 5	obverse	1967 (polymer in 1996)
			RM 10	obverse	1967
			RM 20	obverse	1982
			RM 50	obverse	1967
			RM 100	obverse	1967
			RM 500	obverse	1982 - 1999
			RM 1,000	obverse	1967 - 1999

Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

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

Mexican peso

The peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 12th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded in the Americas, and by far the most...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz	1648/51-1695	nun, scholar, poet	$200	obverse	1996
Miguel Hidalgo Miguel Hidalgo Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseñor , more commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or simply Miguel Hidalgo, was a Mexican priest and a leader of the Mexican War of Independence.In 1810 Hidalgo led a group of peasants in a revolt against the dominant...	1753–1811	Catholic priest; leader of Mexico's struggle for independence	$1,000	obverse	2004
Benito Juárez Benito Juárez Benito Juárez born Benito Pablo Juárez García, was a Mexican lawyer and politician of Zapotec origin from Oaxaca who served five terms as president of Mexico: 1858–1861 as interim, 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872...	1806–1832	31st President, 1858–1872	$20	both	1996 (polymer in 2002)
José María Morelos José María Morelos José María Teclo Morelos y Pavón was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary rebel leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming its leadership after the execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1811...	1765–1815	leader for Mexican independence	$50	obverse	1996 (polymer in 2006)
Nezahualcoyotl Nezahualcoyotl Nezahualcoyotl was a philosopher, warrior, architect, poet and ruler of the city-state of Texcoco in pre-Columbian Mexico...	1402–1472	Texcocan king	$100	obverse	1996
Diego Rivera Diego Rivera Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez was a prominent Mexican painter born in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, an active communist, and husband of Frida Kahlo . His large wall works in fresco helped establish the Mexican Mural Movement in...  and Frida Kalho	1829–1862	Artists and Communist Party militants	$500	obverse	1996

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

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

Banknotes of the New Zealand dollar

-Pre-dollar:Prior to 10 July 1967, the New Zealand pound, using the £sd system, was the main currency of New Zealand. Since 1934, banknotes of the New Zealand pound were issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, and came in denominations of 10s, £1, £5, £10, and £50.-First issue: 1967 -...

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Elizabeth II	1926 -	Queen Monarchy in New Zealand The monarchy of New Zealand also referred to as The Crown in Right of New Zealand, Her Majesty in Right of New Zealand, or The Queen in Right of New Zealand is the constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of the Realm of New Zealand,...  and Head of State Head of State A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...  of New Zealand since 1952, and leader of the Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states... .	$20	Obverse	1967
Sir Edmund Hillary Edmund Hillary Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE , was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest – see Timeline of climbing Mount Everest...	1919–2008	Mountaineer and explorer. First person to reach the summit of Mount Everest Mount Everest Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...  (1953), and first person to drive overland to the South Pole South Pole The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies on the opposite side of the Earth from the North Pole...  (1958). Later known for his community work in Nepal.	$5		1990
Apirana Ngata Apirana Ngata Sir Apirana Turupa Ngata was a prominent New Zealand politician and lawyer. He has often been described as the foremost Māori politician to have ever served in Parliament, and is also known for his work in promoting and protecting Māori culture and language.-Early life:One of 15 children, Ngata...	1874–1950	Played a significant role in the revival of Maori people and culture during the early 20th century. First Maori graduate for a New Zealand University, and Member of Parliament Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...  for 38 years.	$50		1990
Lord Rutherford of Nelson	1871–1937	New Zealand physicist Physicist A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...  and 'father of the atom'; explaining the perplexing problem of naturally occurring radioactivity, determining the structure of the atom, and changing one element into another. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Nobel Prize in Chemistry The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature,...  in 1908.	$100		1990
Kate Sheppard Kate Sheppard Katherine Wilson Sheppard Some sources, eg give a birth year of 1847; others eg give a birth year of 1848. was the most prominent member of New Zealand's women's suffrage movement, and is the country's most famous suffragette...	1848–1934	Prominent suffragette Suffragette "Suffragette" is a term coined by the Daily Mail newspaper as a derogatory label for members of the late 19th and early 20th century movement for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, in particular members of the Women's Social and Political Union... , who led the campaign for woman's right to vote. This determination led to New Zealand being the first sovereign state to allow woman to vote, in 1893.	$10		1990

Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen Peter Christen Asbjørnsen Peter Christen Asbjørnsen was a Norwegian writer and scholar. He and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe were collectors of Norwegian folklore...	1812–1885	writer, scholar; collector of Norwegian folklore	50 kr	obverse	1997
Kristian Birkeland Kristian Birkeland Kristian Olaf Birkeland was a Norwegian scientist. He is best remembered as the person who first elucidated the nature of the Aurora borealis. In order to fund his research on the aurorae, he invented the electromagnetic cannon and the Birkeland-Eyde process of fixing nitrogen from the air...	1867–1917	scientist	200 kr	obverse	1994
Kirsten Flagstad Kirsten Flagstad Kirsten Målfrid Flagstad was a Norwegian opera singer and a highly regarded Wagnerian soprano...	1895–1962	opera singer	100 kr	obverse	1997
Edvard Munch Edvard Munch Edvard Munch was a Norwegian Symbolist painter, printmaker and an important forerunner of expressionist art. His best-known composition, The Scream, is part of a series The Frieze of Life, in which Munch explored the themes of love, fear, death, melancholia, and anxiety.- Childhood :Edvard Munch...	1863–1944	Expressionist painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2001
Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undset was a Norwegian novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928.-Biography:Undset was born in Kalundborg, Denmark, but her family moved to Norway when she was two years old. In 1924, she converted to Catholicism and became a lay Dominican...	1882-1849	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1928	500 kr	obverse	1999

Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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

Pakistani rupee

The rupee is the currency of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank of the country. The most commonly used symbol for the rupee is Rs, used on receipts when purchasing goods and services. In Pakistan, the rupee is referred to as the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum ....	1876–1948	1st Governor-General, 1947–1948; "Father of the Nation"	Rs. 10	obverse	2006
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Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

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

Peruvian nuevo sol

The nuevo sol plural: nuevos soles; currency sign: S/.) is the currency of Peru. It is subdivided into 100 cents, called céntimos in Spanish. The ISO 4217 currency code is PEN. It is most commonly referred to just as sol...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
José Quiñones Gonzáles José Quiñones Gonzáles José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzáles was a Peruvian military aviator and national aviation hero. He sacrificed his life crashing into an Ecuadorian battery during the Battle of Zarumilla in the Ecuadorian–Peruvian war.-Combat History:Lieutenant Quinones was a fighter pilot...	1914–1941	National aviation hero	Nuevo sol	S/. 10	obverse	1991–
Raúl Porras Barrenechea Raúl Porras Barrenechea Raúl Porras Barrenechea was a Peruvian historian. He was born in Pisco, Peru on March 23, 1897 and died in Lima, Peru on September 27, 1960. He was a teacher at the Anglo-Peruvian School. As a student during the 1950s Mario Vargas Llosa worked with Porras for four and one-half years and learned a...	1897–1960	Historian	Nuevo sol	S/. 20	obverse	1991–
Abraham Valdelomar Abraham Valdelomar Pedro Abraham Valdelomar Pinto was a Peruvian narrator, poet, journalist, essayist and dramatist; he is considered the founder of the avant-garde in Peru, although more for his dandy-like public poses and his founding of the journal Colónida than for his own writing, which is lyrically...	1888–1919	Poet	Nuevo sol	S/. 50	obverse	1991–
Jorge Basadre Jorge Basadre Jorge Basadre Grohmann was a Peruvian historian known for his extensive publications about the independent history of his country...	1903–1980	Minister of education, Historian	Nuevo sol	S/. 100	obverse	1991–
Rose of Lima Rose of Lima Rose of Lima, , the first Catholic saint of the Americas, was born in Lima, Peru.-Biography:Saint Rose of Lima was born in the city of that name, the daughter of Gaspar Flores, a harquebusier from San German, Puerto Rico, and his wife, Maria de Oliva, who was a native of Lima. She was part of a...	1586–1617	Saint Rose of Lima, First catholic saint of the Americas Americas The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...	Nuevo sol	S/. 200	obverse	1995–

Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. He played an instrumental role during the Philippines' revolution against Spain, and the subsequent Philippine-American War or War of Philippine Independence that resisted American occupation...	1869–1964	1st President, 1899–1901	P5	obverse	1985
Benigno Aquino, Jr. Benigno Aquino, Jr. Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. was a Filipino Senator and a former Governor of Tarlac. Aquino, together with Gerry Roxas and Jovito Salonga, formed the leadership of the opposition to the Marcos regime in the years leading to the imposition of martial law in the Philippines...	1932–1983	leader of the opposition to President Ferdinand Marcos' autocracy	P500	both	2002
Andrés Bonifacio Andres Bonifacio Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro was a Filipino nationalist and revolutionary. He was a founder and later Supremo of the Katipunan movement which sought the independence of the Philippines from Spanish colonial rule and started the Philippine Revolution...	1863–1897	leader in the Philippine Revolution	P10	obverse	1987
Hilario Davide, Jr. Hilario Davide, Jr. Hilario Gelbolingo Davide, Jr, GCSS is a former Ambassador/Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations in New York City....	1935-	20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 1998–2005; swore in President Macapagal-Arroyo	P200	reverse	2002
Josefa Llanes Escoda Josefa Llanes Escoda Josefa Llanes Madamba Vd.ª De Escoda was a well-known Filipino advocate of women's right of suffrage and founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines.-Early life:...	1898–1945	founder of the Girl Scouts in the Philippines; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Vicente Lim Vicente Lim Brigadier General Vicente Lim was an Filipino General in the Philippine Army who served during the Second World War.-Early life:He was born in the town of Calamba, Laguna, on the 24th of February, 1888, the third of Jose Ayala Lim-Yaoco’s four children. His father was a full-blooded Chinese who...	1889–1945	Brigadier General, Army; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Apolinario Mabini Apolinario Mabini Apolinario Mabini y Maranan was a Filipino political philosopher and revolutionary who wrote a constitutional plan for the of 1899-1901, and served as its first prime minister in 1899...	1864–1903	1st Prime Minister, 1899; author of the 1st Constitution	P10	obverse	1987
Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Pangan Macapagal was the ninth President of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the sixth Vice President, serving from 1957 to 1961. He also served as a member of the House of Representatives, and headed the Constitutional Convention of 1970...	1910–1997	9th President, 1961–1965	P200	obverse	2002
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...	1947-	daughter of President Macapagal; 14th President, 2001-2009	P200	reverse	2002
Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña y Suico was a Filipino politician who served as the 4th President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon, and rose to the presidency upon Quezon's death in 1944, being the oldest Philippine president to hold office at age 65...	1878–1961	4th President, 1944–1946	P50	obverse	1987
Manuel L. Quezon Manuel L. Quezon Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the Philippines...	1878–1944	2nd President, 1935–1944	P20	obverse	1987
Manuel Roxas Manuel Roxas Manuel Acuña Roxas was the first president of the independent Third Republic of the Philippines and fifth president overall. He served as president from the granting of independence in 1946 until his abrupt death in 1948...	1892–1948	5th President, 1946–1948	P100	obverse	2002
José Abad Santos José Abad Santos In 1919, Abad Santos would become instrumental in laying the legal groundwork as well as drafting the by-laws and constitution of the Philippine Women's University, the country's and Asia's first private non-sectarian institution for higher learning for women...	1886–1942	5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Corazon Aquino Corazon Aquino Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines...	1933-2009	11th President,1986-1992	P500	obverse	2010

Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

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

Polish coins and banknotes

Current Polish coins and banknotes issued by the National Bank of Poland. For historical ones, see here.-Coins:Although some of the coins were minted as early as 1990, they were not released until January 1, 1995, when the złoty was redenominated....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Boleslaw I Boleslaw I of Poland Bolesław I Chrobry , in the past also known as Bolesław I the Great , was a Duke of Poland from 992-1025 and the first King of Poland from 19 April 1025 until his death...	966/7-1025	King of Poland, 992-1025	20 zł	obverse	1995
Casimir III Casimir III of Poland Casimir III the Great , last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty , was the son of King Władysław I the Elbow-high and Hedwig of Kalisz.-Biography:...	1310–1370	King of Poland, 1333–1370	50 zł	obverse
Jogaila Jogaila Jogaila, later 'He is known under a number of names: ; ; . See also: Jogaila : names and titles. was Grand Duke of Lithuania , king consort of Kingdom of Poland , and sole King of Poland . He ruled in Lithuania from 1377, at first with his uncle Kęstutis...	1351–1434	King of Poland, 1386–1434	100 zł	obverse
Mieszko I	935-992	Duke of Poland, 960-922	10 zł	obverse
Sigismund II Augustus Sigismund II Augustus Sigismund II Augustus I was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, the only son of Sigismund I the Old, whom Sigismund II succeeded in 1548...	1520–1572	King of Poland, 1530–1572	200 zł	obverse

Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

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

Romanian leu

The leu is the currency of Romania. It is subdivided into 100 bani . The name of the currency means "lion". On 1 July 2005, Romania underwent a currency reform, switching from the previous leu to a new leu . 1 RON is equal to 10,000 ROL...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Lucian Blaga Lucian Blaga -Biography:Lucian Blaga was a commanding personality of the Romanian culture of the interbellum period. He was a philosopher and writer higly acclaimed for his originality, a university professor and a diplomat. He was born on May 9, 1895 in Lancrăm, near Alba Iulia, Romania, his father being an...	1895–1961	poet, playwright, philosopher	200 L	obverse	2006
Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist...	1852–1912	playwright, short story writer	100 L	obverse	2005
Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party...	1850–1889	romantic poet	500 L	obverse	2005
George Enescu George Enescu George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical...	1881–1955	composer, violinist, pianist	5 L	obverse	2005
Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.-Biography:He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age , he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of...	1838–1907	painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting	10 L	obverse	2005
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Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister...	1871–1940	Prime Minister,historian 1931–1932	1 L	obverse	2005
Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot.-Biography:Aurel Vlaicu was born in Binţinţi , Geoagiu, Transylvania. He attended Calvinist High School in Orăştie and took his Baccalaureate in Sibiu in 1902...	1882–1913	engineer, inventor, early pilot	50 L	obverse	2005

Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

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

Russian ruble

The ruble or rouble is the currency of the Russian Federation and the two partially recognized republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Formerly, the ruble was also the currency of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union prior to their breakups. Belarus and Transnistria also use currencies with...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky Nikolay Nikolayevich Muravyov-Amursky was a Russian statesman and diplomat, who played a major role in the expansion of the Russian Empire into the Amur River basin and to the shores of the Sea of Japan.-Surname spelling:The surname Muravyov has also been transcribed as Muravyev or Murav'ev.-Early...	1809–1881	Governor General of Irkutsk and Yeniseysk, 1847–1861	руб5,000	obverse	2000
Peter I Peter I of Russia Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov Dates indicated by the letters "O.S." are Old Style. All other dates in this article are New Style. ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother, Ivan V...	1672–1725	Tsar, 1682–1725	руб500	obverse	1998
Yaroslav I Yaroslav I the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise (Old Norse: Jarizleifr; ; Old East Slavic and Russian: Ярослав Мудрый; Ukrainian: Ярослав Мудрий; c...	978-1054	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 1019–1054	руб1,000	obverse	2000

Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

See under United Kingdom

Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

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

Serbian dinar

The dinar is the currency of Serbia. An earlier currency also called dinar was used in Serbia between 1868 and 1918. The earliest use of the dinar date to 1214. Today's Serbian dinar is a continuation of the last Yugoslav dinar...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jovan Cvijić Jovan Cvijic Jovan Cvijić was a Serbian geographer, president of the Serbian Royal Academy of Sciences, and rector of the University of Belgrade. A world-renowned scientist, Cvijić is considered the founder of geography in Serbia.-Early life and family:Jovan Cvijić was born on October 11 Jovan Cvijić...	1865–1927	geographer	500 din.	both	2004
Slobodan Jovanović Slobodan Jovanovic Slobodan Jovanović was one of Serbia's most prolific jurists, historians, sociologists, journalists and literary critics. He distinguished himself with a characteristically clear and sharp writing style later called the "Belgrade style"...	1869–1958	Prime Minister of the Yugoslav government-in-exile, 1942–1943	5,000 din.	both	2003
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić Vuk Stefanovic Karadžic Vuk Stefanović Karadžić was a Serbian philolog and linguist, the major reformer of the Serbian language, and deserves, perhaps, for his collections of songs, fairy tales, and riddles to be called the father of the study of Serbian folklore. He was the author of the first Serbian dictionary...	1787–1864	linguist; reformer of the Serbian language	10 din.	both	2006
Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac Stevan Stojanovic Mokranjac Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac was a Serbian composer and music educator. His work was essential in bringing the spirit of Valach Serbian unwritten folk poems into organized art.-Biography:He was born in Negotin...	1856–1914	composer and music educator	50 din.	both	2005
Petar II Petar II Petrovic-Njegoš Petar II Petrović-Njegoš , was a Serbian Orthodox Prince-Bishop of Montenegro , who transformed Montenegro from a theocracy into a secular state. However, he is most famous as a poet...	1813–1851	Prince-Bishop of Montenegro, 1830–1851; Serbian language poet	20 din.	both	2006
Nadežda Petrović Nadežda Petrovic Nadežda Petrović is considered the most important Serbian female painter from the late 19th and early 20th century...	1873–1915	painter	200 din.	both	2006
Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer...	1856–1943	inventor, physicist, mechanical and electrical engineer	100 din.	both	2006
Ðorđe Vajfert	1850–1937	1st president of the National Bank of Serbia, 1912–1926	1,000 din.	both	2006

Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

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

Singapore dollar

The Singapore dollar or Dollar is the official currency of Singapore. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively S$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...

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Person	Years of Birth–Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Yusof bin Ishak Yusof bin Ishak Yusof bin Ishak was an eminent Singaporean politician and the first President of Singapore of Minangkabau descent. His portrait appears on the Singapore Portrait Series currency notes introduced in 1999.-Early life:...	1910–1970	First President, 1965–1970	S$2	obverse	1999
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Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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

Swedish krona

The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...

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Person	Years of Birth–Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Charles XI Charles XI of Sweden Charles XI also Carl, was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period in Swedish history known as the Swedish empire ....	1655–1697	King of Sweden, 1660–1697	500 kr	obverse	1985
Gustav I Gustav I of Sweden Gustav I of Sweden, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known simply as Gustav Vasa , was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death....	1496–1560	King of Sweden, 1523–1560	1,000 kr	obverse	1989
Selma Lagerlöf Selma Lagerlöf Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....	1858–1940	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1909	20 kr	obverse	1991
Jenny Lind Jenny Lind Johanna Maria Lind , better known as Jenny Lind, was a Swedish opera singer, often known as the "Swedish Nightingale". One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she is known for her performances in soprano roles in opera in Sweden and across Europe, and for an extraordinarily...	1820–1887	opera singer	50 kr	obverse	1996
Carolus Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...	1707–1778	botanist, physician, zoologist; father of taxonomy	100 kr	obverse	1986
Christopher Polhem Christopher Polhem Christopher Polhammar , better known as , which he took after his ennoblement, was a Swedish scientist, inventor and industrialist. He made significant contributions to the economic and industrial development of Sweden, particularly mining.-Biography:Polhem was born on the island of Gotland...	1661–1751	industrialist; planned and started construction of the Göta Canal	500 kr	reverse	1985

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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

Banknotes of the Swiss franc

The first banknotes in Switzerland were issued in 1825 by the Caisse de Dépôt of the city of Bern.During the 19th century the Cantons had the right of printing notes. Following the law of 8 March 1881 the Swiss National Bank had the exclusive right to issue banknotes in Switzerland. First notes...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jacob Burckhardt Jacob Burckhardt Carl Jacob Christoph Burckhardt was a historian of art and culture, and an influential figure in the historiography of each field. He is known as one of the major progenitors of cultural history, albeit in a form very different from how cultural history is conceived and studied in academia today...	1818–1897	historian of the arts	1,000 Fr.	obverse	1998
Le Corbusier Le Corbusier Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier , was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and painter, famous for being one of the pioneers of what now is called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930...	1887–1965	modernist architect	10 Fr.	obverse	1997
Alberto Giacometti Alberto Giacometti Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draughtsman, and printmaker.Alberto Giacometti was born in the canton Graubünden's southerly alpine valley Val Bregaglia and came from an artistic background; his father, Giovanni, was a well-known post-Impressionist painter...	1901–1966	sculptor, painter, draftsman	100 Fr.	obverse	1998
Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger was a Swiss composer, who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. He was a member of Les six. His most frequently performed work is probably the orchestral work Pacific 231, which is interpreted as imitating the sound of a steam locomotive.-Biography:Born...	1892–1955	composer	20 Fr.	obverse	1996
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz Charles Ferdinand Ramuz Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz was a French-speaking Swiss writer.He was born in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud and educated at the University of Lausanne. He taught briefly in nearby Aubonne, and then in Weimar, Germany. In 1903, he left for Paris and remained there until World War I, with frequent...	1878–1947	French-speaking Swiss author	200 Fr.	obverse	1997
Sophie Taeuber-Arp Sophie Taeuber-Arp Sophie Taeuber-Arp was a Swiss artist, painter and sculptor. Born in Davos, Switzerland, Sophie Täuber began her art studies in her homeland, at the School of Applied Arts in St. Gallen...	1889–1943	artist, painter, sculptor	50 Fr.	obverse	1995

Republic of China

Republic of China

The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

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

New Taiwan dollar

The New Taiwan dollar , or simply Taiwan dollar, is the official currency of the Taiwan Area of the Republic of China since 1949, when it replaced the Old Taiwan dollar...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese doctor, revolutionary and political leader. As the foremost pioneer of Nationalist China, Sun is frequently referred to as the "Father of the Nation" , a view agreed upon by both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China...	1866–1925	Founding father of the Republic of China	$100	obverse	2001
Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He is known as Jiǎng Jièshí or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng in Mandarin....	1887–1975	President of the Republic of China, 1948–1975	$200	obverse	2002

Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

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

Turkish lira

The Turkish lira is the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The lira is subdivided into 100 kuruş...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....	1881–1938	Founder and 1st President of the Republic of Turkey, 1923-1938	1 TL	obverse	1926 - 1938 1950–present
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İsmet İnönü Ismet Inönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...	1884–1973	2nd President of the Republic of Turkey, 1938-1950	2.5 TL	obverse	1938–1950
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Cahit Arf Cahit Arf Cahit Arf was a Turkish mathematician. He is known for the Arf invariant of a quadratic form in characteristic 2 in topology, the Hasse–Arf theorem in ramification theory, Arf semigroups, and Arf rings.-Biography:Cahit Arf was born on 11 October 1910 in Selanik , which was then...	1910–1997	Mathematician	10 TL	reverse	2009–present
Yunus Emre Yunus Emre Yunus Emre was a Turkish poet and Sufi mystic. He has exercised immense influence on Turkish literature, from his own day until the present...	1240?-1321?	Poet and Sufi mystic Mysticism Mysticism is the knowledge of, and especially the personal experience of, states of consciousness, i.e. levels of being, beyond normal human perception, including experience and even communion with a supreme being.-Classical origins:...	200 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Âkif Ersoy was a Turkish poet, author, academic, member of parliament, and the poet of the Turkish National Anthem....	1873–1936	Poet of the Turkish National Anthem Istiklâl Marsi The İstiklâl Marşı is the National Anthem of Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, officially adopted on 12 March 1921 - two and a half years before the 29 October 1923 establishment of the Republic of Turkey, both as a motivational musical saga for the troops fighting in the Turkish War...	100 TL	reverse	1983–1989
Itri Buhurizade Itri Buhurizade Itri, or just simply Itri was a composer and performer of Turkish classical music from Istanbul, Ottoman Empire.-Biography:...	1640?-1711	Composer and performer of Turkish classical music	100 TL	reverse	2009–present
Kemaleddin Bey	1870–1927	Architect	20 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mehmed II Mehmed II Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from...	1432–1481	Ottoman Ottoman Empire The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...  sultan and conqueror of Constantinople Constantinople Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...	1000 TL	reverse	1986–1992
Mevlana	1207–1273	Philosopher	5000 TL	reverse	1981–1994
Aydın Sayılı Aydin Sayili Aydın Sayılı was a historian of science. His career was aided by chance meeting with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, whom he impressed enough to receive a state-supported scholarship to attend graduate school at Harvard, where he studied under George Sarton....	1913–1993	Historian of science	5 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mimar Sinan	1489–1588	Architect and civil engineer	10000 TL	reverse	1982–1995
Fatma Aliye Topuz Fatma Aliye Topuz Fatma Aliye Topuz , aka simply Fatma Aliye or Fatma Aliye Hanım, was a Turkish novelist, columnist, essayist, women's rights activist and humanitarian...	1862–1936	First female Muslim Islam Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...  novelist	50 TL	reverse	2009–present

Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

Currency: Hryvnia (since 1996)
Symbol: Ƨ
See also Ukrainian hryvnia

Ukrainian hryvnia

The hryvnia, sometimes hryvnya or grivna ; sign: ₴, code: , has been the national currency of Ukraine since September 2, 1996. The hryvnia is subdivided into 100 kopiyok. In medieval times, it was a currency of Kievan Rus'....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ivan Franko Ivan Franko Ivan Yakovych Franko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, political activist, doctor of philosophy, the author of the first detective novels and modern poetry in the Ukrainian language....	1856–1916	poet, writer, journalist	Ƨ20	obverse	2003
Mykhailo Hrushevsky Mykhailo Hrushevsky Mykhailo Serhiyovych Hrushevsky was a Ukrainian academician, politician, historian, and statesman, one of the most important figures of the Ukrainian national revival of the early 20th century...	1866–1934	1st President of the Ukrainian People's Republic, 1917–1918	Ƨ50	obverse	2004
Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bohdan Zynoviy Mykhailovych Khmelnytsky was a hetman of the Zaporozhian Cossack Hetmanate of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth . He led an uprising against the Commonwealth and its magnates which resulted in the creation of a Cossack state...	1595–1657	Hetman of Ukraine, 1648–1657	Ƨ5	obverse	2004
Ivan Mazepa Ivan Mazepa Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa , Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate in Left-bank Ukraine, from 1687–1708. He was famous as a patron of the arts, and also played an important role in the Battle of Poltava where after learning of Peter I's intent to relieve him as acting Hetman of Ukraine and replace him...	1640–1709	Hetman of Ukraine, 1687–1708	Ƨ10	obverse	2004
Taras Shevchenko Taras Shevchenko Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko -Life:Born into a serf family of Hryhoriy Ivanovych Shevchenko and Kateryna Yakymivna Shevchenko in the village of Moryntsi, of Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire Shevchenko was orphaned at the age of eleven...	1814–1861	poet; works considered to be the foundation of both modern Ukrainian language and literature	Ƨ100	obverse	2006
Hryhori Skovoroda Hryhori Skovoroda Hryhorii Savych Skovoroda was a Ukrainian philosopher, poet, teacher and composer who lived in the Russian Empire and who made important contributions to Russian philosophy and culture. He lived and worked in Ukraine and passionately and consciously identified with its people, differentiating them...	1722–1794	poet, philosopher, composer	Ƨ500	obverse	2006
Lesya Ukrainka Lesya Ukrainka Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka better known under her literary pseudonym Lesya Ukrainka , was one of Ukraine's best-known poets and writers and the foremost woman writer in Ukrainian literature. She also was a political, civil, and female activist....	1871–1913	poet, writer	Ƨ200	obverse	2001
Vladimir I Vladimir I of Kiev Vladimir Sviatoslavich the Great Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь Old Norse as Valdamarr Sveinaldsson, , Vladimir, , Volodymyr, was a grand prince of Kiev, ruler of Kievan Rus' in .Vladimir's father was the prince Sviatoslav of the Rurik dynasty...	958-1015	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 978-1015	Ƨ1	obverse	2006
Yaroslav I Yaroslav I the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise (Old Norse: Jarizleifr; ; Old East Slavic and Russian: Ярослав Мудрый; Ukrainian: Ярослав Мудрий; c...	978-1054	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod	Ƨ2	obverse	2004

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

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

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

England & Wales

Exclusive sterling note issue granted to the Bank of England.
Bank of England

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Charles Darwin Charles Darwin Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...	1809–1882	naturalist	£10	reverse	2000
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-	£5	obverse	2002
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Elizabeth Fry Elizabeth Fry Elizabeth Fry , née Gurney, was an English prison reformer, social reformer and, as a Quaker, a Christian philanthropist...	1780–1845	prison reformer	£5	reverse	2002
John Houblon John Houblon Sir John Houblon was the first Governor of the Bank of England from 1694 to 1697.-Biography:Sir John was the third son of James Houblon, a London merchant, and his wife, Mary Du Quesne, daughter of Jean Du Quesne, the younger...	1632–1712	1st Governor, Bank of England, 1694–1697	£50	reverse	1994
Adam Smith Adam Smith Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...	1723–1790	economist	£20	reverse	2007

Scotland

Three commercial banks are authorised to issue their own sterling banknotes.

Bank of Scotland

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sir Walter Scott Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time....	1771–1832	historical novelist and poet; campaigner for the continuation of Scottish banknotes	£5	obverse	2007
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Royal Bank of Scotland

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Lord Ilay Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, 1st Earl of Ilay was a Scottish nobleman, politician, lawyer, businessman and soldier...	1682–1761	founder and first governor of the Royal Bank of Scotland	£1	obverse	1987
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Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....	1850–1894	Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer (special commemorative issue)	£1	reverse	1994
Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone....	1847–1922	Inventor of the telephone Telephone The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...   (special commemorative issue)	£1	reverse	1997
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...	1900–2002	Queen Consort Queen consort A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...  of King George VI George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...  and mother of Queen Elizabeth II  (special commemorative issue)	£20	reverse	2000
Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...	1940-	Notable American golf Golf Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes.... er (special commemorative issue)	£5	reverse	2005

Clydesdale Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...	1759–1796	Notable Scottish poet Scottish literature Scottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by Scottish writers. It includes literature written in English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Brythonic, French, Latin and any other language in which a piece of literature was ever written within the boundaries of modern Scotland.The earliest...	£5	obverse	1998
Mary Slessor Mary Slessor Mary Mitchell Slessor was a Scottish missionary to Nigeria.Her determined work and strong personality allowed her to be trusted and accepted by the locals, spreading Christianity and promoting women's rights.-Early life:...	1848–1915	Scottish missionary Missionary A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...  to Nigeria and campaigner for women's rights Women's rights Women's rights are entitlements and freedoms claimed for women and girls of all ages in many societies.In some places these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behaviour, whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed...	£10	both	1998
Robert the Bruce Robert I of Scotland Robert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage , and...	1274–1329	King of the Scots 1306-1329.	£20	obverse	1998
Adam Smith Adam Smith Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...	1723–1790	economist and key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment Scottish Enlightenment The Scottish Enlightenment was the period in 18th century Scotland characterised by an outpouring of intellectual and scientific accomplishments. By 1750, Scots were among the most literate citizens of Europe, with an estimated 75% level of literacy...	£50	both	1998
Lord Kelvin William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, PRSE, was a mathematical physicist and engineer. At the University of Glasgow he did important work in the mathematical analysis of electricity and formulation of the first and second laws of thermodynamics, and did much to unify the emerging...	1824–1907	mathematical physicist Mathematical physics Mathematical physics refers to development of mathematical methods for application to problems in physics. The Journal of Mathematical Physics defines this area as: "the application of mathematics to problems in physics and the development of mathematical methods suitable for such applications and...  and engineer Engineer An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...	£100	both	1998
Alexander Fleming Alexander Fleming Sir Alexander Fleming was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. He wrote many articles on bacteriology, immunology, and chemotherapy...	1881–1955	Discoverer of penicillin Penicillin Penicillin is a group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium fungi. They include penicillin G, procaine penicillin, benzathine penicillin, and penicillin V.... .	£5	obverse	2009
Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...	1759–1796	Notable Scottish poet Scottish literature Scottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by Scottish writers. It includes literature written in English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Brythonic, French, Latin and any other language in which a piece of literature was ever written within the boundaries of modern Scotland.The earliest...	£10	obverse	2009
Robert the Bruce Robert I of Scotland Robert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage , and...	1274–1329	King of the Scots 1306-1329.	£20	obverse	2009
Elsie Inglis Elsie Inglis Elsie Inglis was an innovative Scottish doctor and suffragist.-Education:She was born in the hill station town of Naini Tal, India, to John Forbes David Inglis who worked in the Indian civil service as Chief Commissioner of Oudh...	1864–1917	Doctor and suffragist.	£50	obverse	2009
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a Scottish architect, designer, watercolourist and artist. He was a designer in the Arts and Crafts movement and also the main representative of Art Nouveau in the United Kingdom. He had a considerable influence on European design...	1868-1928	Architect and designer.	£100	obverse	2009

Northern Ireland

Four commercial banks are authorised to issue their own sterling banknotes.

Northern Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
John Boyd Dunlop John Boyd Dunlop John Boyd Dunlop was a Scottish inventor. He was one of the founders of the rubber company that bore his name, Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company....	1840–1921	Founder of the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company	£10	obverse	2005
Harry Ferguson Harry Ferguson Henry George "Harry" Ferguson was an Irish engineer and inventor who is noted for his role in the development of the modern agricultural tractor, for becoming the first Irishman to build and fly his own aeroplane, and for developing the first four-wheel drive Formula One car, the Ferguson P99...	1884–1960	Engineer and developer of the modern agricultural tractor, the Ferguson monoplane and the Ferguson P99	£20	obverse	2005
Sir Samuel Cleland Davidson		founder of the Belfast Sirocco Works and pioneer of air conditioning Air conditioning An air conditioner is a home appliance, system, or mechanism designed to dehumidify and extract heat from an area. The cooling is done using a simple refrigeration cycle...	£50	obverse	2005
Sir James Martin	1893–1981	Inventor of the aircraft ejector seat	£100	obverse	2005

Ulster Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
George Best George Best George Best was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, who played for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders...	1946–2005	Footballer for Northern Ireland Northern Ireland national football team The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...  and Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...   (special commemorative issue)	£5	obverse	2006

United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Currency: Dollar (since 1792)
Symbol: $
See also Federal Reserve Note

Federal Reserve Note

A Federal Reserve Note is a type of banknote used in the United States of America. Federal Reserve Notes are printed by the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing on paper made by Crane & Co. of Dalton, Massachusetts. They are the only type of U.S...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
John Adams John Adams John Adams was an American lawyer, statesman, diplomat and political theorist. A leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United States...	1735–1826	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Adams Samuel Adams Samuel Adams was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. As a politician in colonial Massachusetts, Adams was a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and was one of the architects of the principles of American...	1722–1803	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Charles Carroll Charles Carroll of Carrollton Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from Great Britain. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and later as United States Senator for Maryland...	1737–1802	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Chase Samuel Chase Samuel Chase was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and earlier was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland. Early in life, Chase was a "firebrand" states-righter and revolutionary...	1741–1811	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Abraham Clark Abraham Clark Abraham Clark was an American politician and Revolutionary War figure. He was delegate for New Jersey to the Continental Congress where he signed the Declaration of Independence and later served in the United States House of Representatives in both the Second and Third United States Congress, from...	1725–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Clinton George Clinton (vice president) George Clinton was an American soldier and politician, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was the first Governor of New York, and then the fourth Vice President of the United States , serving under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. He and John C...	1739–1812	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Clymer George Clymer George Clymer was an American politician and founding father. He was one of the first Patriots to advocate complete independence from Britain. As a Pennsylvania representative, Clymer was, along with five others, a signatory of both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution...	1739–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
John Dickinson John Dickinson (delegate) John Dickinson was an American lawyer and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware. He was a militia officer during the American Revolution, a Continental Congressman from Pennsylvania and Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, President of...	1732–1808	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Ellery	1727–1820	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Floyd William Floyd William Floyd was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a U.S. Representative from New York.-Biography:...	1734–1821	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Dr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat...	1706–1790	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
		Founding Father	$100	obverse	1996
Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Thomas Gerry was an American statesman and diplomat. As a Democratic-Republican he was selected as the fifth Vice President of the United States , serving under James Madison, until his death a year and a half into his term...	1744–1814	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...	1822–1877	18th President, 1869–1877	$50	obverse	2004
Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of America's first constitutional lawyers and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury...	1755/7-1804	1st Secretary of the Treasury, 1789–1795	$10	both	2006
John Hancock John Hancock John Hancock was a merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...	1737–1793	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Harrison, V	1726–1791	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Joseph Hewes Joseph Hewes Joseph Hewes was a native of Princeton, New Jersey, where he was born in 1730. Hewes’s parents were part of the Quaker Society of Friends. Immediately after their marriage they moved to New Jersey, which became Joseph Hewes’s home state. Hewes was formally educated at Princeton and after...	1730–1779	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas Heyward, Jr.	1746–1809	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Hooper William Hooper William Hooper was an American lawyer, politician, and a member of the Continental Congress representing North Carolina from 1774 through 1777...	1742–1790	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Stephen Hopkins Stephen Hopkins (politician) Stephen Hopkins was an American political leader from Rhode Island who signed the Declaration of Independence. He served as the Chief Justice and Governor of the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and was a Delegate to the Colonial Congress in Albany in 1754 and to the...	1707–1785	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Francis Hopkinson Francis Hopkinson Francis Hopkinson , an American author, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence as a delegate from New Jersey. He later served as a federal judge in Pennsylvania...	1737–1791	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Huntington Samuel Huntington (statesman) Samuel Huntington was a jurist, statesman, and Patriot in the American Revolution from Connecticut. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation...	1731–1796	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...	1767–1845	7th President, 1829–1837	$20	obverse	2003
Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...	1743–1826	3rd President, 1801–1809; signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	both	1976
Richard Henry Lee Richard Henry Lee Richard Henry Lee was an American statesman from Virginia best known for the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain. He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and his famous resolution of June 1776 led to the United States...	1732–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Francis Lewis Francis Lewis Francis Lewis was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New York....	1713–1803	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...	1809–1865	16th President, 1861–1865	$5	both	2000
Philip Livingston Philip Livingston Philip Livingston was an American merchant and statesman from New York City. He was a delegate for New York to the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1778, and signed the Declaration of Independence.-Family history:...	1716–1778	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert R. Livingston Robert Livingston (1746-1813) Robert R Livingston was an American lawyer, politician, diplomat from New York, and a Founding Father of the United States. He was known as "The Chancellor," after the office he held for 25 years....	1746–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas McKean Thomas McKean Thomas McKean was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the American Revolution he was a delegate to the Continental Congress where he signed the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of...	1734–1817	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Arthur Middleton Arthur Middleton Arthur Middleton , of Charleston, South Carolina, was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence....	1742–1787	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Lewis Morris Lewis Morris Lewis Morris was an American landowner and developer from Morrisania, New York. He signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence as a delegate to the Continental Congress for New York....	1726–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert Morris Robert Morris (merchant) Robert Morris, Jr. was a British-born American merchant, and signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution...	1734–1806	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Paca William Paca William Paca was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland, and later Governor of Maryland and a United States federal judge.-Early life:...	1740–1799	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert Treat Paine Robert Treat Paine Robert Treat Paine was a signer of the Declaration of Independence as a representative of Massachusetts.-Early life and ancestors:...	1731–1814	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Read George Read (signer) George Read was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Continental Congressman from Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, President of Delaware, and a member of the...	1733–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Rush Benjamin Rush Benjamin Rush was a Founding Father of the United States. Rush lived in the state of Pennsylvania and was a physician, writer, educator, humanitarian and a Christian Universalist, as well as the founder of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania....	1745–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Edward Rutledge Edward Rutledge Edward Rutledge was an American politician and youngest signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. He later served as the 39th Governor of South Carolina.-Early years and career:...	1749–1800	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Roger Sherman Roger Sherman Roger Sherman was an early American lawyer and politician, as well as a founding father. He served as the first mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, and served on the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence, and was also a representative and senator in the new republic...	1721–1793	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Richard Stockton Richard Stockton (1730-1781) Richard Stockton was an American lawyer, jurist, legislator, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.-Early life:...	1730–1781	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Charles Thomson Charles Thomson Charles Thomson was a Patriot leader in Philadelphia during the American Revolution and the secretary of the Continental Congress throughout its existence.-Biography:...	1729–1824	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Walton George Walton George Walton signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia and also served as the second Chief Executive of that state.-Life and work:...	1749/50-1804	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Washington George Washington George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...	1732–1799	1st President, 1789–1797	$1	obverse	1963
William Williams William Williams (signer) William Williams was a merchant, and a delegate for Connecticut to the Continental Congress in 1776, and a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. Williams was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, the son of a minister, Tim Solomon Williams, and Mary Porter. He studied theology and graduated from...	1731–1811	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas Willing Thomas Willing Thomas Willing was an American merchant and financier and a Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania....	1731–1821	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
James Wilson James Wilson James Wilson was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. Wilson was elected twice to the Continental Congress, and was a major force in drafting the United States Constitution...	1742–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
John Witherspoon John Witherspoon John Witherspoon was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Jersey. As president of the College of New Jersey , he trained many leaders of the early nation and was the only active clergyman and the only college president to sign the Declaration...	1723–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Oliver Wolcott	1726–1797	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976

Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

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

Venezuelan bolívar

The bolívar fuerte is the currency of Venezuela since 1 January 2008. It is subdivided into 100 céntimos and replaced the bolívar at the rate of Bs.F. 1 = Bs...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Francisco de Miranda Francisco de Miranda Sebastián Francisco de Miranda Ravelo y Rodríguez de Espinoza , commonly known as Francisco de Miranda , was a Venezuelan revolutionary...	1750–1816	military leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	2 bolívares	obverse	2008
Pedro Camejo Pedro Camejo Pedro Camejo, better known as Negro Primero, or 'The First Black' was a Venezuelan soldier who at first fought with the royal army, only to later go over to the rebel army during the Venezuelan War of Independence, reaching the rank of lieutenant.The nickname of Negro Primero was inspired by his...	1790–1821	soldier during the struggle for independence from Spain	5 bolívares	obverse	2008
Guaicaipuro Guaicaipuro Guaicaipuro was a native Venezuelan chief of both the Teques and Caracas tribes. Though known today as Guaicaipuro, in documents of the time his name was written Guacaipuro.-Life:...	c1530-1568	Venezuelan indigenous leader against Spanish colonization	10 bolívares	obverse	2008
Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi María Luisa Cáceres Díaz de Arismendi was a heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence.-The beginning of the war:...	1799–1866	heroine of Venezuelan War of Independence	20 bolívares	obverse	2008
Simón Rodríguez Simón Rodríguez Simón Rodríguez , known during his exile from Spanish America as Samuel Robinson, was a South American philosopher and educator, notably Simón Bolívar's tutor and mentor....	1769–1854	philosopher, educator	50 bolívares	obverse	2008
Simón Bolívar Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Yeiter, commonly known as Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader...	1783–1830	military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	100 bolívares	obverse	2008

Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

Currencies: Peso Moneda Nacional (m$n, 1881–1969)
Peso Ley ($L, 1970–1983)
Peso Argentino ($a, 1983–1985)
Austral (A, 1985–1991)
Peso ($, 1992–Present)
See also Argentine peso moneda nacional

Argentine peso moneda nacional

The peso moneda nacional was the currency of Argentina between November 5, 1881 and December 31, 1969. It was subdivided into 100 centavos, with the argentino worth 5 pesos. Its symbol was m$n or $m/n. Its ISO 4217 code was ARM.-History:...

, Argentine peso ley

Argentine peso ley

The peso ley 18.188, usually known as either peso or, to distinguish it from the earlier peso moneda nacional, informally as peso ley, was the currency of Argentina between January 1, 1970 and May 5, 1983. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. Its symbol was $, sometimes $L. Its name comes from law...

, Argentine peso argentino

Argentine peso argentino

The peso argentino was the currency of Argentina between June 6, 1983 and June 14, 1985. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. The symbol was $a. The ISO 4217 code was ARP.-History:...

, Argentine austral

Argentine austral

The austral was the currency of Argentina between June 15, 1985 and December 31, 1991. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. The symbol was an uppercase A with an extra horizontal line . This symbol appeared on all coins issued in this currency , to distinguish them from earlier currencies...

, and Argentine peso

Argentine peso

The peso is the currency of Argentina, identified by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using dollar currencies. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. Its ISO 4217 code is ARS...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Juan Bautista Alberdi Juan Bautista Alberdi Juan Bautista Alberdi was an Argentine political theorist and diplomat. Although he lived most of his life in exile in Montevideo and Chile, he was one of the most influential Argentine liberals of his age.-Biography:...	1810–1884	political theorist and diplomat	Peso Argentino	$a5,000	obverse	1984–1987
Nicolás Avellaneda Nicolás Avellaneda Nicolás Remigio Aurelio Avellaneda Silva was an Argentine politician and journalist, and president of Argentina from 1874 to 1880. Avellaneda's main projects while in office were banking and education reform, leading to Argentina's economic growth...	1837–1885	President of Argentina, 1874–1880	Austral	A500	obverse	1988–1992
Manuel Belgrano Manuel Belgrano Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano , usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano, was an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina...	1770–1820	leader for independence from Spain	Peso Ley	$L1	obverse	1970–1981
				$L5	obverse	1971–1981
				$L10	obverse	1970–1981
			Peso Argentino	$a10,000	obverse	1984–1987
Miguel Juárez Celman	1844–1909	President of Argentina, 1886–1890	Austral	A5,000	obverse	1988–1992
José de San Martín José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín, known simply as Don José de San Martín , was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes , he left his mother country at the...	1778–1850	leader for independence from Spain	Peso Moneda Nacional	m$n5	obverse	1935–1965
				m$n10	obverse	1936–1965
				m$n50	obverse	1936–1968
						1943–1968
				m$n100	obverse	1936–1968
						1943–1968
				m$n500	obverse	1944–1968
						1964–1968
				m$n1,000	obverse	1944–1975
				m$n5,000	obverse	1962–1975
				m$n10,000	obverse	1961–1975
			Peso Ley	$L50	obverse	1972–1981
				$L100	obverse	1971–1981
				$L500	obverse	1972–1984
				$L1,000	obverse	1973–1984
				$L5,000	obverse	1977–1984
				$L10,000	obverse	1976–1985
				$L50,000	obverse	1979–1985
				$L100,000	obverse
				$L500,000	obverse	1980–1985
				$L1,000,000	obverse	1981–1985
			Peso Argentino	$a1	obverse	1983–1985
				$a5	obverse	1983–1987
				$a10	obverse
				$a50	obverse
				$a100	obverse
				$a500	obverse	1984–1987
				$a1,000	obverse	1983–1987
			Austral	A10,000	obverse	1989–1991
				A50,000	obverse
				A500,000	obverse	1990–1991
Justo José de Urquiza Justo José de Urquiza Justo José de Urquiza y García was an Argentine general and politician. He was president of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860.He was governor of Entre Ríos during the government of Juan Manuel de Rosas, governor of Buenos Aires with powers delegated from the other provinces...	1801–1870	President of Argentina, 1854–1860	Austral	A5	obverse	1986–1991
Santiago Derqui Santiago Derqui Santiago Rafael Luis Manuel José María Derqui Rodríguez was president of Argentina from March 5, 1860 to November 5, 1861. He was featured on the 10 Australes note, which is now obsolete....	1809–1867	President of Argentina, 1860–1861	Austral	A10	obverse	1985–1991
Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Martínez was an Argentine statesman, military figure, and author. He was the President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868.-Life and times:...	1821–1906	President of Argentina, 1862–1868	Austral	A50	obverse	1986–1991
Carlos Pellegrini Carlos Pellegrini Carlos Enrique José Pellegrini Bevans was President of Argentina from 6 August 1890 to 12 October 1892....	1846–1906	President of Argentina, 1890–1892	Austral	A10,000	obverse	1989–1992
			Peso	$1	obverse	1992-????
Manuel Quintana Manuel Quintana Manuel Pedro Quintana y Sáenz de Gaona was the President of Argentina from 12 October 1904 to 12 March 1906. He died in office....	1835–1906	President of Argentina, 1904–1906	Austral	A500,000	obverse	1990–1993
Bernardino Rivadavia Bernardino Rivadavia Bernardino de la Trinidad Gónzalez Rivadavia y Rivadavia was the first president of Argentina, from February 8, 1826 to July 7, 1827 . He was a politician of the United Provinces of Río de la Plata, Argentina today...	1780–1845	President of Argentina, 1826–1827	Austral	A1	obverse	1985–1991
Julio Argentino Roca Julio Argentino Roca Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz was an army general who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1880 to 12 October 1886 and again from 12 October 1898 to 12 October 1904.-Upbringing and early career:...	1843–1914	President of Argentina, 1880–1886 and 1898–1904	Austral	A1,000	obverse	1988–1992
Luis Sáenz Peña Luis Sáenz Peña Luis Sáenz Peña was a lawyer and President of Argentina.He graduated in law from the University of Buenos Aires, and participated in the constitutional assembly of 1860. He was a number of times a national deputy and senator. In 1882 he occupied a seat on the Supreme Court of the Province of...	1822–1907	President of Argentina, 1892–1895	Austral	A50,000	obverse	1989–1993
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history...	1811–1888	President of Argentina, 1868–1874	Austral	A100	obverse	1985–1992
José Evaristo Uriburu José Evaristo Uriburu José Evaristo de Uriburu y Álvarez de Arenales was President of Argentina from 23 January 1895 to 12 October 1898....	1831–1914	President of Argentina, 1895–1898	Austral	A100,000	obverse	1990–1993

Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

Currencies: Pound (£, 1910–1966)
Dollar ($, 1966–Present)
See also Australian pound

Australian pound

The pound was the currency of Australia from 1910 until 13 February 1966, when it was replaced by the Australian dollar. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence.- Earlier Australian currencies :...

 and Banknotes of the Australian dollar

Banknotes of the Australian dollar

The banknotes of the Australian dollar were first issued on 14 February 1966, when Australia adopted decimal currency.- Former series :The $5 note was not issued until 1967...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Joseph Banks Joseph Banks Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, PRS was an English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences. He took part in Captain James Cook's first great voyage . Banks is credited with the introduction to the Western world of eucalyptus, acacia, mimosa and the genus named after him,...	1743–1820	English botonist, introduced the West to eucalyptus	Dollar	$5	obverse	1967–1992
Caroline Chisholm Caroline Chisholm Caroline Chisholm was a progressive 19th-century English humanitarian known mostly for her involvement with female immigrant welfare in Australia. She is commemorated on 16 May in the Calendar of saints of the Church of England...	1808–1877	humanitarian for women's immigrant welfare	Dollar	$5	reverse	1967–1992
James Cook James Cook Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...	1728–1779	explorer, first European to visit the Australian east coast	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen Australia Monarchy in Australia The Monarchy of Australia is a form of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign of Australia. The monarchy is a constitutional one modelled on the Westminster style of parliamentary government, incorporating features unique to the Constitution of Australia.The present monarch is... , 1952-	Pound	£1	obverse	1953–1966
			Dollar	$1	obverse	1966–1984
William Farrer William Farrer William James Farrer was a leading Australian agronomist and plant breeder. Farrer is best remembered as the originator of the "Federation" strain of wheat, distributed in 1903...	1845–1906	leading agronomist, wheat breeder	Dollar	$2	reverse	1966–1988
Matthew Flinders Matthew Flinders Captain Matthew Flinders RN was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age. In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he sailed with Captain William Bligh, circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent, which had previously been...	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
John Franklin John Franklin Rear-Admiral Sir John Franklin KCH FRGS RN was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. Franklin also served as governor of Tasmania for several years. In his last expedition, he disappeared while attempting to chart and navigate a section of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic...	1786–1847	explorer of Australia	Pound	£5	obverse	1953–1966
Lawrence Hargrave Lawrence Hargrave Lawrence Hargrave was an engineer, explorer, astronomer, inventor and aeronautical pioneer.- Early life :Hargrave was born in Greenwich, England, the second son of John Fletcher Hargrave and was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland...	1850–1915	inventor aeronautical pioneer; invented the box kite (1893)	Dollar	$20	reverse	1966–1994
Hamilton Hume Hamilton Hume Hamilton Hume was the first Australian born explorer. Along with Hovell in 1824, Hume was part of an expedition that first took an overland route from Sydney to Port Phillip near the site of present day Melbourne...	1797–1873	first Australian-born explorer of Australia	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
Henry Lawson Henry Lawson Henry Lawson was an Australian writer and poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period and is often called Australia's "greatest writer"...	1867–1922	poet and novelist	Dollar	$10	reverse	1966–1993
John Macarthur John Macarthur (wool pioneer) John Macarthur was a British army officer, entrepreneur, politician, architect and pioneer of settlement in Australia. Macarthur is recognised as the pioneer of the wool industry that was to boom in Australia in the early 19th century and become a trademark of the nation...	1766–1834	pioneer of the Australian wool industry	Dollar	$2	obverse	1966–1988
Douglas Mawson Douglas Mawson Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and Academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Mawson was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.-Early work:He was appointed geologist to an...	1882–1958	Antarctic explorer and geologist	Dollar	$100	obverse	1984–1996
Arthur Phillip Arthur Phillip Admiral Arthur Phillip RN was a British admiral and colonial administrator. Phillip was appointed Governor of New South Wales, the first European colony on the Australian continent, and was the founder of the settlement which is now the city of Sydney.-Early life and naval career:Arthur Phillip...	1738–1814	established first European colony of Sydney, New South Wales	Pound	£10	obverse	1953–1966
Ian Clunies Ross Ian Clunies Ross Sir Ian Clunies Ross, CMG is described as the 'architect' of Australia's scientific boom, for his stewardship of Australia's scientific organisation the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation - CSIRO.-Family:...	1899–1959	scientist, leader in veterinary medicine	Dollar	$50	reverse	1973–1995
Charles Kingsford Smith Charles Kingsford Smith Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith MC, AFC , often called by his nickname Smithy, was an early Australian aviator. In 1928, he earned global fame when he made the first trans-Pacific flight from the United States to Australia...	1897–1935	aviator; first to fly across the Pacific, 1928	Dollar	$20	obverse	1966–1994
Charles Sturt Charles Sturt Captain Charles Napier Sturt was an English explorer of Australia, and part of the European Exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent, starting from both Sydney and later from Adelaide. His expeditions traced several of the westward-flowing rivers,...	1795–1869	English explorer of Australia	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
John Tebbutt John Tebbutt John Tebbutt was an Australian astronomer, credited with discovering the "Great Comet of 1861" .-Early life:...	1834–1916	astronomer, discoverer of the "Great Comet of 1861"	Dollar	$100	reverse	1984–1996

Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

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

Austrian schilling

The schilling was the currency of Austria from 1924 to 1938 and from 1945 to 1999, and the circulating currency until 2002. The euro was introduced at a fixed parity of €1 = 13.7603 schilling to replace it...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk Eugen Ritter von Böhm-Bawerk was an Austrian economist who made important contributions to the development of the Austrian School of economics.-Biography:...	1851–1914	economist	Schilling	S100	obverse	1985–2001
Moritz Michael Daffinger Moritz Michael Daffinger Moritz Michael Daffinger was an Austrian miniature painter and sculptor. His father was Johann Daffinger....	1790–1849	miniature painter and sculpture	Schilling	S20	obverse	1988–2001
Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud , born Sigismund Schlomo Freud , was an Austrian neurologist who founded the discipline of psychoanalysis...	1856–1939	co-founder of psychoanalytic school of psychology	Schilling	S50	obverse	1987–2001
Karl Landsteiner Karl Landsteiner Karl Landsteiner , was an Austrian-born American biologist and physician of Jewish origin. He is noted for having first distinguished the main blood groups in 1900, having developed the modern system of classification of blood groups from his identification of the presence of agglutinins in the...	1868–1943	Nobel Prize winner	Schilling	S1,000	both	1997–2001
Rosa Mayreder Rosa Mayreder Rosa Mayreder was an Austrian freethinker, author, painter, musician and feminist. She was the daughter of Franz Arnold Obermayer, a wealthy restaurant operator and barkeeper, and his second wife Marie.Rosa had 12 brothers and sisters and although her conservative father did not believe in the...	1858–1938	feminist, painter, author	Schilling	S500	obverse	1997–2001
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...	1756–1791	classical composer and pianist	Schilling	S5,000	obverse	1989–2001
Erwin Schrödinger Erwin Schrödinger Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger was an Austrian physicist and theoretical biologist who was one of the fathers of quantum mechanics, and is famed for a number of important contributions to physics, especially the Schrödinger equation, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933...	1887–1961	Nobel Prize winner	Schilling	S1,000	obverse	1983–1997
Otto Wagner Otto Wagner Otto Koloman Wagner was an Austrian architect and urban planner, known for his lasting impact on the appearance of his home town Vienna, to which he contributed many landmarks.-Life:...	1841–1918	architect	Schilling	S500	obverse	1986–1997

Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

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

Belgian franc

The franc was the currency of Belgium until 2002 when the euro was introduced into circulation. It was subdivided into centimes , 100 centiem or Centime .-History:...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Albert II Albert II of Belgium Albert II is the current reigning King of the Belgians, a constitutional monarch. He is a member of the royal house "of Belgium"; formerly this house was named Saxe-Coburg-Gotha...	1934-	King of Belgium, 1993-	Franc	10,000 fr.	obverse	1994–2001
James Ensor James Ensor James Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor was a Flemish-Belgian painter and printmaker, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism who lived in Ostend for almost his entire life...	1860–1949	impressionist painter	Franc	100 fr.	obverse
Victor Horta Victor Horta Victor, Baron Horta was a Belgian architect and designer. John Julius Norwich described him as "undoubtedly the key European Art Nouveau architect." Indeed, Horta is one of the most important names in Art Nouveau architecture; the construction of his Hôtel Tassel in Brussels in 1892-3 means that...	1861–1947	Art Nouveau architect	Franc	2,000 fr.	obverse
René Magritte René Magritte René François Ghislain Magritte[p] was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images...	1898–1967	surrealist artist	Franc	500 fr.	obverse
Paola Queen Paola of Belgium Paola, Queen of the Belgians , is the queen consort of Albert II of Belgium....	1937-	Queen Consort of Belgium, 1993-	Franc	10,000 fr.	obverse
Constant Permeke Constant Permeke Constant Permeke was a Belgian painter and sculptor who is considered the leading figure of Flemish expressionism.Permeke was born in Antwerp but when he was six years old the family moved to Ostend, where his father became curator of the Municipal Museum of Arts. Permeke went to school in Bruges...	1886–1952	Flemish expressionist painter	Franc	1,000 fr.	obverse
Adolphe Sax Adolphe Sax Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax was a Belgian musical instrument designer and musician who played the flute and clarinet, and is best known for having invented the saxophone.-Biography:...	1814–1894	musician, inventor of the saxophone	Franc	200 fr.	obverse

Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Robert Borden Robert Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office...	1854–1937	8th Prime Minister, 1911–1920	dollar	$100	obverse	1976–1990
						1990–2004
Edward Edward VIII of the United Kingdom Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January to 11 December 1936.Before his accession to the throne, Edward was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay...	1894–1972	Prince of Wales Prince of Wales Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms... , 1910–1936	dollar	$5	obverse	1935–1937
Elizabeth Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...	1926-	Princess of York, 1936–1952	dollar	$20	obverse	1935–1937
Elizabeth II		Queen of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1952-		$1	obverse	1954–1974
				$2	obverse	1954–1975
						1986–1996
				$5	obverse	1954–1972
				$10	obverse	1954–1971
				$20	obverse	1954–1969
						1969–1993
						1993–2004
				$50	obverse	1954–1975
				$100	obverse	1954–1976
				$1,000	obverse	1954–1992
						1992–2000
George V George V of the United Kingdom George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....	1865–1936	King of the United Kingdom British monarchy The monarchy of the United Kingdom is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories. The present monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, has reigned since 6 February 1952. She and her immediate family undertake various official, ceremonial and representational duties...  and the British Dominions, 1910–1936	dollar	$1	obverse	1935–1936
Albert George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...	1895–1952	Duke of York, 1920–1936	dollar	$50	obverse	1935–1937
George VI George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...		King of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1936–1952		$1	obverse	1936–1954
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Henry Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was a soldier and member of the British Royal Family, the third son of George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary....	1900–1974	Duke of Gloucester, 1928–1974	dollar	$100	obverse	1935–1937
William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948...	1874–1950	10th Prime Minister, 1921–1926, 1926–1930, 1935–1948	dollar	$50	obverse	1975–1989
						1989–2004
Wilfrid Laurier Wilfrid Laurier Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911....	1841–1919	7th Prime Minister of Canada, 1896–1911	dollar	$5	obverse	1972–1986
						1986–2001
				$1,000	obverse	1935–1937
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John A. Macdonald John A. Macdonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century...	1815–1891	1st Prime Minister, 1867–1873 and 1878–1891	dollar	$10	obverse	1971–1989
						1989–2000
				$100	obverse	1937–1954
				$500	obverse	1935–1937
Mary Mary of Teck Mary of Teck was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V....	1867–1953	Royal consort to George V, 1910–1936	dollar	$2	obverse	1935–1937
Mary Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood The Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood was a member of the British Royal Family; she was the third child and only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary. She was the sixth holder of the title of Princess Royal...	1897–1965	Princess Royal of Canada, 1932–1965	dollar	$10	obverse	1935–1937

People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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

Fourth series of the renminbi

The fourth series of the renminbi was the series introduced between 1987 and 1997, although the banknotes were dated 1980, 1990, or 1996. Unlike the second and the third series, they are still legal tender.-Banknotes:Banknotes are available in :*First edition**¥0.1 ,**¥0.2...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Mao Zedong Mao Zedong Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...	1893–1976	1st President, 1954–1959	Renminbi	¥100	obverse	1992–1999
Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai was the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, serving from October 1949 until his death in January 1976...	1898–1976	1st Premier, 1949–1976; 1st Foreign Minister, 1949–1958
Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi was a Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and theorist. He was Chairman of the People's Republic of China, China's head of state, from 27 April 1959 to 31 October 1968, during which he implemented policies of economic reconstruction in China...	1898–1969	2nd President, 1959–1968
Zhu De Zhu De Zhu De was a Chinese militarist, politician, revolutionary, and one of the pioneers of the Chinese Communist Party. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in 1955 Zhu became one of the Ten Marshals of the People's Liberation Army, of which he is regarded as the founder.-Early...	1886–1976	founder, Chinese Red Army

Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

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

Danish krone

The krone is the official currency of the Kingdom of Denmark consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is subdivided into 100 øre...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling."...	1805–1875	poet and author of fairy tales	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1952–1955
					obverse	1954–1975
Christian Ditlev Frederik Christian Ditlev Frederik, Count Reventlow Christian Ditlev Frederik, Count of Reventlow was a Danish statesman and reformer, the son of Privy Councillor Christian Ditlev Reventlow by his first wife, baroness Johanne Sophie Frederikke von Bothmer....	1748–1827	agricultural reformer	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1964–1975
Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd Baroness Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd was a Danish author, born in Copenhagen. Her maiden name was Buntzen....	1779–1856	author; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1975–1998
Jens Juel Jens Juel (painter) Jens Juel was a Danish painter, primarily known for his many portraits, of which the largest collection is on display at Frederiksborg Castle.-Early life and career:...	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 Hans Christian Ørsted Hans Christian Ørsted was a Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, an important aspect of electromagnetism...	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 Bertel Thorvaldsen Bertel Thorvaldsen was a Danish-Icelandic sculptor of international fame, who spent most of his life in Italy . Thorvaldsen was born in Copenhagen into a Danish/Icelandic family of humble means, and was accepted to the Royal Academy of Arts when he was eleven years old...	1770–1844	sculptor	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1952–1962
Pauline Lucia Tutein	1761–1827	wife of Peter Tutein, merchant; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	20 kr	obverse	1980–1990
Franziska Genoveva von Qualen	????-????	noble woman of Holstein, Germany; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1974–1997

Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

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

Egyptian pound

The Egyptian Pound is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 Qirsh , or 1,000 Milliemes ....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Farouk I Farouk of Egypt Farouk I of Egypt , was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936....	1920–1965	King of Egypt, 1936–1952	Pound	£1	obverse	1950–1952
				£5	obverse	1946–1952
Khafra Khafra Khafra — also Khafre — was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty, who had his capital at Memphis. According to some authors he was the son and successor of Khufu, but it is more commonly accepted that Djedefre was Khufu's successor and Khafra was Djedefre's...	unknown	Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, 2558-2532 BCE	Pound	£10	reverse	1970–1979
						1979–2003
Ramesses II Ramesses II Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire...	1302-1213 BCE	Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, 1279-1213 BCE	Pound	Pt.50	obverse	1968–1981
						1981–1986
				£1	obverse	1968–1979
Tutankhamun Tutankhamun Tutankhamun , Egyptian , ; approx. 1341 BC – 1323 BC) was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty , during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom...	unknown	Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, 1333-1324 BCE	Pound	Pt.25	obverse	1952–1962
				Pt.50	obverse	1952–1962
				£1	obverse	1930–1950
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						1963–1968
				£5	obverse	1952–1963
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						1962–1970
				£100	obverse	1979–1994

Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

Currency: Kroon (KR, 1992–2010)
See also Estonian kroon

Estonian kroon

In 1992, coins were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 20 & 50 senti, as well as 1 kroon. The 1 kroon was struck in cupronickel, the others in aluminum-bronze. However, in 1997, nickel-plated steel 20 senti were introduced, followed by aluminum-bronze 1 kroon in 1998. 5 senti coins were not...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Kristjan Raud Kristjan Raud Kristjan Raud was an Estonian painter and draughtsman.His parents were Jaan Raud and his wife Henriette Loviisa Raud...	1865–1943	painter	Kroon	1 KR	obverse	1992-????

Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...

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

Faroese króna

The króna is the currency of the Faroe Islands. It is issued by the Danish National Bank. It is not an independent currency but a version of the Danish krone. Consequently, it does not have an ISO 4217 currency code. The ISO 4217 code for the Danish krone is DKK...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jens Christian Djurhuus Jens Christian Djurhuus Jens Christian Djurhuus or Sjóvarbóndin was the first poet who wrote in Faroese. He composed several Faroese ballads in traditional style on historical themes. The best known is Ormurin langi...	1773–1853	first poet to write in Faroese	Króna	1,000 kr	obverse	1980–2005
Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb was a Faroese Lutheran minister who established the modern orthography of Faroese, the language of the Faroe Islands, based on the Icelandic language, which like Faroese derives from Old Norse.-Background:Hammershaimb was born in Sandavágur on the island of Vágar in...	1819–1909	established modern orthography for the Faroese language	Króna	100 kr	obverse	1964–1978
					obverse	1978–2003
Nólsoyar Páll Nólsoyar Páll Nólsoyar Páll is a Faroese national hero. He was a seaman, trader, poet, farmer and boat builder who tried to develop direct trade between the Faroes and the rest of Europe and introduced vaccination to the islands...	1765–1809	seaman, trader, poet	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1967–1978
					obverse	1978–2001

Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

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

Finnish mark

The Finnish markka was the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002, when it ceased to be legal tender. The markka was replaced by the euro , which had been introduced, in cash form, on 1 January 2002....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Alvar Aalto Alvar Aalto Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware...	1898–1976	modernist architect	Mark	50mk	reverse	1986–2002
Anders Chydenius Anders Chydenius Anders Chydenius was the leading classical liberal of Nordic history. Born in Sotkamo, Ostrobothnia, Sweden and having studied under Pehr Kalm at the Royal Academy of Åbo, Chydenius became a priest, Enlightenment philosopher and member of the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates.The world's first...	1792–1803	priest and statesman	Mark	1,000mk	reverse	1986–2002
Väinö Linna Väinö Linna Väinö Linna was one of the most influential Finnish authors of the 20th century. He shot to immediate literary fame with his third novel, Tuntematon sotilas , and consolidated his position with the trilogy Täällä Pohjantähden alla Väinö Linna (20 December 1920 – 21 April 1992) was one of the...	1920–1992	novelist	Mark	20mk	reverse	1993–2002
Elias Lönnrot Elias Lönnrot Elias Lönnrot was a Finnish philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. He is best known for compiling the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic compiled from national folklore.-Education and early life:...	1802–1884	historian, composer of Kalevala (the national epic)	Mark	500mk	reverse	1986–2002
Paavo Nurmi Paavo Nurmi Paavo Johannes Nurmi was a Finnish runner. Born in Turku, he was known as one of the "Flying Finns," a term given to him, Hannes Kolehmainen, Ville Ritola, and others for their distinction in running...	1897–1973	Olympic gold and silver multi-medalist	Mark	10mk	reverse	1986–1992
Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious."...	1865–1957	classical composer	Mark	100mk	reverse	1986–2002

France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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

French franc

The franc was a currency of France. Along with the Spanish peseta, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra . Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of coins worth 1 livre tournois and it remained in common parlance as a term for this amount of money...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th century conception of artistic endeavour to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century. Cézanne can be said to form the bridge between late 19th...	1839–1906	Post-Impressionist painter	Franc	₣100	obverse	1997–2002
Marie Curie Marie Curie Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...	1867–1934	Nobel Prize winner, 1903	Franc	₣500	obverse	1995–2002
Pierre Curie Pierre Curie Pierre Curie was a French physicist, a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity, and Nobel laureate. He was the son of Dr. Eugène Curie and Sophie-Claire Depouilly Curie ...	1859–1906	Nobel Prize winner, 1903	Franc	₣500	obverse	1995–2002
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , officially Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint Exupéry , was a French writer, poet and pioneering aviator. He became a laureate of France's highest literary awards, and in 1939 was the winner of the U.S. National Book Award...	1900–1944	author and aviator	Franc	₣50	obverse	1992–2002
Claude Debussy Claude Debussy Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions...	1862–1918	impressionist composer	Franc	₣20	both	1997–2002
Gustave Eiffel Gustave Eiffel Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was a French structural engineer from the École Centrale Paris, an architect, an entrepreneur and a specialist of metallic structures...	1832–1923	engineer and architect	Franc	₣200	obverse	1996–2002

Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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

German mark

The Deutsche Mark |mark]], abbreviated "DM") was the official currency of West Germany and Germany until the adoption of the euro in 2002. It is commonly called the "Deutschmark" in English but not in German. Germans often say "Mark" or "D-Mark"...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich was a German scientist in the fields of hematology, immunology, and chemotherapy, and Nobel laureate. He is noted for curing syphilis and for his research in autoimmunity, calling it "horror autotoxicus"...	1854–1915	Nobel Prize winner, 1908	Deutsche Mark	200 DM	obverse	1990–2002
Carl Friedrich Gauss Carl Friedrich Gauss Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician and scientist who contributed significantly to many fields, including number theory, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, geophysics, electrostatics, astronomy and optics.Sometimes referred to as the Princeps mathematicorum...	1777–1855	mathematician and scientist	Deutsche Mark	10 DM	obverse	1991–2002
Jacob Grimm Jacob Grimm Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm was a German philologist, jurist and mythologist. He is best known as the discoverer of Grimm's Law, the author of the monumental Deutsches Wörterbuch, the author of Deutsche Mythologie and, more popularly, as one of the Brothers Grimm, as the editor of Grimm's Fairy...	1785–1863	older of the Brothers Grimm, recorders of folk and fairy tales	Deutsche Mark	1,000 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Wilhelm Grimm Wilhelm Grimm Wilhelm Carl Grimm was a German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm.-Life and work:...	1786–1859	younger of the Brothers Grimm, recorders of folk and fairy tales	Deutsche Mark	1,000 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Maria Sibylla Merian Maria Sibylla Merian Maria Sibylla Merian was a naturalist and scientific illustrator who studied plants and insects and made detailed paintings about them...	1647–1717	naturalist and illustrator	Deutsche Mark	500 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Balthasar Neumann Balthasar Neumann Johann Balthasar Neumann , also known as Balthasar Neumann, was a [German] military artillery engineer and architect who developed a refined brand of Baroque architecture, fusing Austrian, Bohemian, Italian, and French elements to design some of the most impressive buildings of the period,...	1687–1753	Baroque architect	Deutsche Mark	50 DM	obverse	1991–2002
Clara Schumann Clara Schumann Clara Schumann was a German musician and composer, considered one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era...	1819–1896	classical pianist and composer	Deutsche Mark	100 DM	obverse	1990–2002
Bettina von Arnim Bettina von Arnim Bettina von Arnim , born Elisabeth Catharina Ludovica Magdalena Brentano, was a German writer and novelist....	1785–1859	novelist	Deutsche Mark	5 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff Annette von Droste-Hülshoff Anna Elisabeth von Droste-Hülshoff, known as Annette von Droste-Hülshoff , was a 19th century German author, and one of the most important German poets.-Biography:...	1797–1848	poet and author	Deutsche Mark	20 DM	obverse	1992–2002

Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

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

Greek drachma

Drachma, pl. drachmas or drachmae was the currency used in Greece during several periods in its history:...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
John Capodistria	1776–1831	1st Governor of Greece, 1827–1831	Drachma	500 Δρ.	obverse	1983–2002
Rigas Feraios Rigas Feraios Rigas Feraios or Rigas Velestinlis was a Greek writer and revolutionary of Aromanian origin, active in the Modern Greek Enlightenment, remembered as a Greek national hero, a victim of Balkan uprising against the Ottoman Empire and a forerunner of the Greek War of Independence.-Early...	1757–1798	revolutionary, first casualty of the Greek War of Independence	Drachma	200 Δρ.	obverse	1997–2002
Theodoros Kolokotronis Theodoros Kolokotronis Theodoros Kolokotronis was a Greek Field Marshal and one of the leaders of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire....	1770–1843	General during the Greek War of Independence	Drachma	5,000 Δρ.	obverse	1997–2002
Adamantios Korais Adamantios Korais Adamantios Korais or Coraïs was a humanist scholar credited with laying the foundations of Modern Greek literature and a major figure in the Greek Enlightenment. His activities paved the way for the Greek War of Independence and emergence of a purified form of the Greek language, known as...	1748–1833	linguist, author of the first modern Greek dictionary	Drachma	100 Δρ.	reverse	1978–2002
Georgios Papanikolaou Georgios Papanikolaou Georgios Nicholas Papanikolaou was a Greek pioneer in cytology and early cancer detection, and inventor of the "Pap smear".-Life:...	1883–1962	pioneer in early cancer detection	Drachma	10,000 Δρ.	obverse	1995–2002

Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

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

Banknotes of the Hungarian forint

Hungarian forint paper money is part of the physical form of the current Hungarian currency, the Hungarian forint. The forint paper money consists of exclusively banknotes. During its history, denominations ranging from 10 to 20 000 forint were put into circulation in correspondence with the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Endre Ady Endre Ady Endre Ady was a Hungarian poet.-Biography:Ady was born in Érmindszent, Szilágy county . He belonged to an impoverished Calvinist noble family...	1877–1919	poet	Forint	500 Ft	obverse	1970–1999
						1992–1999
Béla Bartók Béla Bartók Béla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary's greatest composer...	1881–1945	composer, pianist	Forint	1,000 Ft	obverse	1983–1999
						1993–1999
György Dózsa György Dózsa György Dózsa was a Székely Hungarian man-at-arms from Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary who led a peasants' revolt against the kingdom's landed nobility...	????-1514	led a peasants' revolt against the nobility	Forint	20 Ft	obverse	1948–1992
						1920–1992
						1960–1992
Francis II Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Hungarian aristocrat, he was the leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11 as the prince of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was also Prince of Transylvania, an Imperial Prince, and a member of the Order of the Golden...	1676–1735	Prince of Transylvania; led the uprising against the Hungarian monarchy, 1703–1711	Forint	50 Ft	obverse	1953–1996
						1966–1996
Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva was a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician and Regent-President of Hungary in 1849. He was widely honored during his lifetime, including in the United Kingdom and the United States, as a freedom fighter and bellwether of democracy in Europe.-Family:Lajos...	1802–1894	statesman and freedom fighter	Forint	100 Ft	obverse	1948–1998
						1920–1998
						1959–1998
						1992–1998
Sándor Petőfi Sándor Petofi Sándor Petőfi , was a Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary. He is considered as Hungary's national poet and he was one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848...	1823–1849	national poet; key figure of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848	Forint	10 Ft	obverse	1947–1992
						1950–1992
						1959–1992
István Széchenyi István Széchenyi Széchenyi committed suicide by a shot to his head on April 8, 1860. All Hungary mourned his death. The Academy was in official mourning, along with the most prominent persons of the leading political and cultural associations...	1791–1860	statesman and political theorist	Forint	5,000 Ft	obverse	1991–1999

Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

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

Icelandic króna

The króna is the currency of Iceland. The króna is technically subdivided into 100 aurar , but in practice this subdivision is no longer used....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Ingólfur Arnarson Ingólfur Arnarson Ingólfr Arnarson is recognized as the first permanent Nordic settler of Iceland. According to Landnáma he built his homestead in Reykjavík in 874...	unknown	first permanent settler of Iceland, 874	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1960–1969
Christian IX Christian IX of Denmark Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...	1818–1906	King of Denmark, 1863–1906; signed the treaty that gave Iceland sovereignty, 1874	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1907–1919
					obverse	1919–1920
				10 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1916–1920
				50 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1916–1920
				100 kr	obverse	1916–1935
Christian X Christian X of Denmark Christian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only King of Iceland between 1918 and 1944....	1870–1947	King of Denmark, 1912–1947; King of Iceland, 1918–1944	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1929–1935
				10 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1929–1934
				50 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1931–1936
				100 kr	obverse	1929–1935
Jón Eiríksson	1728–1787	promoter of enlightenment	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1935–1947
					obverse	1947–1960
				10 kr	1969–1984
				50 kr	obverse	1936–1948
					obverse	1948–1960
Frederick VIII Frederick VIII of Denmark Frederick VIII was King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912.-Early life:Frederick was born on 3 June 1843 in the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen as Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior male line of the House of Oldenburg descended from Christian III of Denmark and who had...	1843–1912	King of Denmark, 1906–1912	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1907–1916
Arngrímur Jónsson Arngrímur Jónsson Arngrímur Jónsson the Learned was an Icelandic scholar and an apologist. His father was Jón Jónsson, who died in 1591...	1568–1648	scholar	Króna	10 kr	obverse	1981–1984
Árni Magnússon Árni Magnússon Árni Magnússon was an Icelandic scholar and collector of manuscripts. He assembled the Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection.-Life:...	1663–1730	medieval Icelanic scholar	Króna	100 kr	obverse	1981–1995
Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement.Born at Hrafnseyri, near Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords area of Iceland, he was the son of a pastor, Sigurður Jónsson. He moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1833 to study grammar and history at the university there...	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 Guðbrandur Þorláksson Guðbrandur Þorláksson was an Icelandic mathematician, cartographer and clergyman.He studied at the cathedral school in Hólar and then at the University of Copenhagen. He and was successively rector of the school at Skálholt and minister at historic Breiðabólstaður in Vesturhóp...	1541–1627	bishop; published the first Icelandic translation of the Bible, 1584	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1981–1987

Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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

Iranian rial

The rial is the currency of Iran. It is subdivided into 100 dinar but, because of the very low current value of the rial, no fraction of the rial is used in accounting....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Reza Shah Reza Shah Rezā Shāh, also known as Rezā Shāh Pahlavi and Rezā Shāh Kabir , , was the Shah of the Imperial State of Iran from December 15, 1925, until he was forced to abdicate by the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran on September 16, 1941.In 1925, Reza Shah overthrew Ahmad Shah Qajar, the last Shah of the Qajar...	1878–1944	founded the Pahlavi Dynasty Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925–1941) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty ...	5 ریال	obverse	1924–1937
			10 ریال	obverse	1924–1951
			20 ریال	obverse	1924–1951
			50 ریال	obverse	1924–1962
			100 ریال	obverse	1924–1954
			500 ریال	obverse	1924–1974
			1000 ریال	obverse	1936–1974
Mohammad Reza Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Mohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, Shah of Persia , ruled Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Iranian Revolution on 11 February 1979...	1919–1980	second and last monarch of the House of Pahlavi Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925–1941) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty ...	10 ریال	obverse	1951–1979
			20 ریال	obverse	1951–1979
			50 ریال	obverse	1962–1979
			100 ریال	obverse	1954–1976
			200 ریال	obverse	1965–1979
			500 ریال	obverse	1974–1979
			1000 ریال	obverse	1974–1979
			10000 ریال	obverse	1975–1979
Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza Shah			100 ریال	obverse	1976–1979

Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

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

Irish pound

The Irish pound was the currency of Ireland until 2002. Its ISO 4217 code was IEP, and the usual notation was the prefix £...

, Series B Banknotes (Ireland)

Series B Banknotes (Ireland)

The Series B Banknotes of the Republic of Ireland replaced the Series A Banknotes. The banknotes were issued between 1976 and 1982 by the Central Bank of Ireland, the series was replaced in 1993 by Series C Banknotes.-Banknotes:...

 and Series C Banknotes (Ireland)

Series C Banknotes (Ireland)

The Series C Banknotes of the Republic of Ireland were the final series of notes created for the state before the advent of the euro; it replaced Series B Banknotes. The series gradually entered circulation from 1992 and remained in circulation until 2002....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Johannes Scotus Eriugena Johannes Scotus Eriugena Johannes Scotus Eriugena was an Irish theologian, Neoplatonist philosopher, and poet. He is known for having translated and made commentaries upon the work of Pseudo-Dionysius.-Name:...	815-877	theologian, philosopher, poet	Pound	£5	obverse	1975–1994
Douglas Hyde Douglas Hyde Douglas Hyde , known as An Craoibhín Aoibhinn , was an Irish scholar of the Irish language who served as the first President of Ireland from 1938 to 1945...	1860–1949	1st President, 1938–1945	Pound	£50	obverse	1995–2002
James Joyce James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century...	1882–1941	author and poet	Pound	£10	obverse	1993–2002
Catherine McAuley Catherine McAuley The Venerable Mother Catherine Elizabeth McAuley was an Irish nun, who founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831...	1787–1841	founder, The Sisters of Mercy, 1831	Pound	£5	obverse	1994–2002
Turlough O'Carolan Turlough O'Carolan Turlough Carolan, also known as Turlough O'Carolan, was a blind, early Irish harper, composer and singer whose great fame is due to his gift for melodic composition. He was the last great Irish harper-composer and is considered by many to be Ireland's national composer...	1670–1738	most famous Irish bard	Pound	£50	obverse	1977–1995
Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847; often referred to as The Liberator, or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century...	1775–1847	a leader of Catholic Emancipation	Pound	£20	obverse	1992–2002
Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell was an Irish landowner, nationalist political leader, land reform agitator, and the founder and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party...	1846–1891	statesman, forerunner to the modern Irish independence movement	Pound	£100	both	1995–2002
Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift was an Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer , poet and cleric who became Dean of St...	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

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon , was a Nobel Prize laureate writer and was one of the central figures of modern Hebrew fiction. In Hebrew, he is known by the acronym Shai Agnon . In English, his works are published under the name S. Y. Agnon.Agnon was born in Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire...	1888–1970	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1966	New Sheqel	₪50	obverse	1985–1999
David Ben-Gurion David Ben-Gurion ' was the first Prime Minister of Israel.Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, which began early in life, led him to become a major Zionist leader and Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization in 1946...	1886–1973	1st Prime Minister, 1948–1953 and 1955–1963	Pound	£500	obverse	1977–1984
			Sheqel	₪50	obverse	1980–1986
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, the second and longest-serving President of Israel.-Biography:...	1884–1963	2nd President, 1952–1963	New Sheqel	₪100	obverse	1986–1999
Hayyim Nahman Bialik Hayyim Nahman Bialik Hayim Nahman Bialik , also Chaim or Haim, was a Jewish poet who wrote in Hebrew. Bialik was one of the pioneers of modern Hebrew poets and came to be recognized as Israel's national poet.-Biography:...	1873–1934	National Poet	Pound	£10	obverse	1970–1984
Edmond James de Rothschild Edmond James de Rothschild Baron Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild was a French member of the Rothschild banking family. A strong supporter of Zionism, his generous donations lent significant support to the movement during its early years, which helped lead to the establishment of the State of Israel.- Early years :A...	1845–1934	philanthropist; activist for Jewish affairs	Sheqel	₪500	obverse	1982–1986
Albert Einstein Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...	1879–1955	Nobel Prize winner in Physics, 1921	Pound	£5	obverse	1972–1984
Levi Eshkol Levi Eshkol ' served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a heart attack in 1969. He was the first Israeli Prime Minister to die in office.-Biography:...	1895–1969	3rd Prime Minister, 1963–1969	Sheqel	₪5,000	obverse	1984–1986
			New Sheqel	₪5	obverse	1985–1999
Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl , born Benjamin Ze’ev Herzl was an Ashkenazi Jew Austro-Hungarian journalist and the father of modern political Zionism and in effect the State of Israel.-Early life:...	1860–1904	founder of the Zionist movement	Pound	£100 ₪10	obverse	1969–1984
						1975–1984
			Sheqel	₪10	obverse	1980–1986
Ze'ev Jabotinsky	1880–1940	a leader in the Zionist movement	Sheqel	₪100	obverse	1980–1986
Maimonides Maimonides Moses ben-Maimon, called Maimonides and also known as Mūsā ibn Maymūn in Arabic, or Rambam , was a preeminent medieval Jewish philosopher and one of the greatest Torah scholars and physicians of the Middle Ages...	1135/8-1204	author of the Mishneh	Sheqel	₪1,000	obverse	1983–1986
			New Sheqel	₪1	obverse	1986–1999
Golda Meir Golda Meir Golda Meir ; May 3, 1898 – December 8, 1978) was a teacher, kibbutznik and politician who became the fourth Prime Minister of the State of Israel....	1898–1978	4th Prime Minister, 1969–1974	Sheqel	₪10,000	obverse	1984–1986
			New Sheqel	₪10	obverse	1985–1999
Moses Montefiore Moses Montefiore Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, 1st Baronet, Kt was one of the most famous British Jews of the 19th century. Montefiore was a financier, banker, philanthropist and Sheriff of London...	1784–1885	philanthropist	Pound	£10	obverse	1975–1984
			Sheqel	₪1	obverse	1980–1986
Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett on 15 October 1894, died 7 July 1965) was the second Prime Minister of Israel , serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurion's two terms.-Early life:...	1894–1965	2nd Prime Minister, 1954–1955	New Sheqel	₪20	obverse	1988–1999
Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar was an Israeli politician, author. and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.-Biography:...	1889–1974	3rd President, 1963–1972	New Sheqel	₪200	obverse	1992–1999
Henrietta Szold Henrietta Szold Henrietta Szold was a U.S. Jewish Zionist leader and founder of the Hadassah Women's Organization. In 1942, she co-founded Ihud, a political party in Mandate Palestine dedicated to a binational solution.-Biography:...	1860–1945	a leader of the Zionist movement	Pound	£5	obverse	1976–1984
Haim Weizman	1874–1952	1st President of Israel, 1949–1952	Pound	£50	obverse	1972–1984
						1978–1984
			Sheqel	₪5	obverse	1980–1986

Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

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

Italian lira

The lira was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. Between 1999 and 2002, the Italian lira was officially a “national subunit” of the euro...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini was an Italian opera composer. His greatest works are I Capuleti ed i Montecchi , La sonnambula , Norma , Beatrice di Tenda , and I puritani...	1801–1835	opera composer	Lira	5,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian artist who worked principally in Rome. He was the leading sculptor of his age and also a prominent architect...	1598–1680	Baroque sculptor and architect	Lira	50,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Caravaggio Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. His paintings, which combine a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, had a formative influence on the Baroque...	1571–1610	Baroque artist	Lira	100,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor, known as the father of long distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system. Marconi is often credited as the inventor of radio, and indeed he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand...	1874–1937	Nobel Prize winner, 1909	Lira	2,000 ₤	obverse	1990–2002
Maria Montessori Maria Montessori Maria Montessori was an Italian physician and educator, a noted humanitarian and devout Catholic best known for the philosophy of education which bears her name...	1870–1952	developed the Montessori method of education	Lira	1,000 ₤	obverse	1990–2002
Raphael Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino , better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur...	1483–1520	Renaissance painter	Lira	500,000 ₤	obverse	1997–2002
Alessandro Volta Alessandro Volta Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Gerolamo Umberto Volta was a Lombard physicist known especially for the invention of the battery in 1800.-Early life and works:...	1745–1827	developer of the electric battery, 1800	Lira	10,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002

Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

Currency: Yen (¥, 1870–Present)

See also Japanese yen

Japanese yen

The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Itō Hirobumi Ito Hirobumi Prince was a samurai of Chōshū domain, Japanese statesman, four time Prime Minister of Japan , genrō and Resident-General of Korea. Itō was assassinated by An Jung-geun, a Korean nationalist who was against the annexation of Korea by the Japanese Empire...	1841–1909	1st, 5th, 7th, and 10th Prime Minister, 1885–1888, 1892–1896, 1898, 1900–1901	Yen	¥1,000	obverse	1963–1986
Nitobe Inazo	1862–1933	politician, economist, author	Yen	¥5,000	obverse	1984–2004
Takahashi Korekiyo Takahashi Korekiyo Viscount was a Japanese politician and the 20th Prime Minister of Japan from 13 November 1921 to 12 June 1922. He was known as an expert on finance during his political career.-Early life :...	1854–1936	20th Prime Minister, 1921–1922	Yen	¥50	obverse	1951–1958
Prince Shōtoku Prince Shotoku , also known as or , was a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. He was a son of Emperor Yōmei and his younger half-sister Princess Anahobe no Hashihito. His parents were relatives of the ruling Soga clan, and was involved in the defeat...	574-622	regent, politician	Yen	¥100	obverse	1946–1956
				¥1,000	obverse	1950–1965
				¥5,000	obverse	1957–1986
				¥10,000	obverse	1958–1986
Ninomiya Sontoku Ninomiya Sontoku , born Ninomiya Kinjirō , was a prominent 19th century Japanese agricultural leader, philosopher, moralist and economist.-Life:Ninomiya Sontoku was born to a poor peasant family with a name of Kinjiro in Kayama Ashigarakami-gun Sagami province. His father died when he was 14 and his mother died...	1787–1856	philosopher, economist, moralist	Yen	¥1	obverse	1946–1958
Natsume Sōseki Natsume Soseki , born ', is widely considered to be the foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji period . He is best known for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. He was also a scholar of British literature and composer of haiku, Chinese-style poetry, and fairy tales...	1867–1916	novelist	Yen	¥1,000	obverse	1984–2004
Itagaki Taisuke Itagaki Taisuke Count was a Japanese politician and leader of the , which evolved into Japan's first political party.- Early life :Itagaki Taisuke was born into a middle-ranking samurai family in Tosa Domain, , After studies in Kōchi and in Edo, he was appointed as sobayonin to Tosa daimyo Yamauchi Toyoshige,...	1837–1919	politician	Yen	¥100	obverse	1953–1974
Iwakura Tomomi Iwakura Tomomi was a Japanese statesman in the Meiji period. The former 500 Yen banknote issued by the Bank of Japan carried his portrait.-Early life:Iwakura was born in Kyoto as the second son of a low-ranking courtier and nobleman . In 1836 he was adopted by another nobleman, , from whom he received his family...	1825–1883	politician	Yen	¥500	obverse	1951–1971
				¥500	obverse	1969–1994
Fukuzawa Yukichi Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era...	1835–1901	political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator, author	Yen	¥10,000	obverse	1984–2004

Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

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

Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

The modern banknotes of Lithuania are denominated in litas. All banknotes are of the same size except for the 500 litų banknote. They bear signatures of Minister of Finance and of Chairperson of the Bank of Lithuania Board. 10, 20, and 50 litų banknotes have 4 releases...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavicius Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius...	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 Steponas Darius Steponas Darius was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1896–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	Litas	10 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas or Szymon Dowkont was a Lithuanian writer, ethnographer and historian. One of the pioneers of the Lithuanian national revival, he is credited as an author of the first book on the history of Lithuania written in the Lithuanian language...	1793–1864	historian; wrote the first Lithuanian history books in the Lithuanian language	Litas	100 Lt	obverse	1993–2000
Stasys Girėnas Stasys Girenas Stasys Girėnas was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1893–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	Litas	10 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Jonas Jablonskis Jonas Jablonskis Jonas Jablonskis was a distinguished Lithuanian linguist and one of the founders of the standard Lithuanian language...	1860–1930	standardized the Lithuanian language	Litas	5 Lt	obverse	1993–1998
Maironis Maironis Maironis is one of the most famous Lithuanian romantic poets. He was born in Pasandravys, Raseiniai district municipality, Lithuania. Maironis graduated from Kaunas high school and went on to study Literature at Kiev University. However, in 1884, after one year of studies at the university, he...	1862–1932	romantic poet; active member of the Lithuanian national movement	Litas	20 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Motiejus Valančius Motiejus Valancius Motiejus Valančius was a Catholic bishop of Samogitia, historian and one of the best known Lithuanian writers of the 19th century.-Biography:...	1801–1875	a leader in the Lithuanian national movement	Litas	2 Lt	obverse	1993–1998
Vydūnas Vydunas Wilhelm Storost, artistic name Vilius Storostas-Vydūnas , mostly known as Vydūnas, was a Prussian-Lithuania teacher, poet, humanist, philosopher and Lithuanian...	1868–1953	writer, philosopher; leader in the Lithuantian national movement	Litas	200 Lt	obverse	1997–2000
Žemaitė Žemaite Žemaitė - a pen name of Julija Beniuševičiūtė-Žymantienė; in Bukantė near Plungė — 7 December 1921 in Marijampolė) was a Lithuanian writer. Born to impoverished gentry, she became one of the major participants in the Lithuanian National Revival...	1845–1921	author	Litas	1 Lt	obverse	1994–1998

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

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

Luxembourgish franc

The Luxembourgish franc was the currency of Luxembourg between 1854 and 1999 . The franc remained in circulation until 2002, when it was replaced by the euro...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jean I Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg ruled Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000. He is the father of the current ruler, Grand Duke Henri, and the son of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma...	1921-	Grand Duke, 1964–2000	Franc	100 fr.	obverse	1986–2002
				1,000 fr.	obverse	1985–2002
				5,000 fr.	obverse	1993–2002

Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

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

Mexican peso

The peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 12th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded in the Americas, and by far the most...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata Salazar was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, which broke out in 1910, and which was initially directed against the president Porfirio Díaz. He formed and commanded an important revolutionary force, the Liberation Army of the South, during the Mexican Revolution...	1879–1919	Leader in the Mexican Revolution, 1910–1919	Peso	$10	both	1993–1997

Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Michiel de Ruyter Michiel de Ruyter Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter is the most famous and one of the most skilled admirals in Dutch history. De Ruyter is most famous for his role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th century. He fought the English and French and scored several major victories against them, the best known probably...	1607–1676	admiral of the Dutch navy during the Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1652–1676	Gulden	ƒ100	obverse	1972–1981
Frans Hals Frans Hals Frans Hals was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He is notable for his loose painterly brushwork, and helped introduce this lively style of painting into Dutch art. Hals was also instrumental in the evolution of 17th century group portraiture.-Biography:Hals was born in 1580 or 1581, in Antwerp...	1580–1666	painter	Gulden	ƒ10	obverse	1971–1977
Baruch Spinoza Baruch Spinoza Baruch de Spinoza and later Benedict de Spinoza was a Dutch Jewish philosopher. Revealing considerable scientific aptitude, the breadth and importance of Spinoza's work was not fully realized until years after his death...	1632–1677	rationalist philosopher	Gulden	ƒ1,000	obverse	1973–1996
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck was a Dutch composer, organist, and pedagogue whose work straddled the end of the Renaissance and beginning of the Baroque eras. He was among the first major keyboard composers of Europe, and his work as a teacher helped establish the north German organ...	1562–1621	composer, organist, teacher	Gulden	ƒ25	obverse	1972–1990
Joost van den Vondel Joost van den Vondel Joost van den Vondel was a Dutch writer and playwright. He is considered the most prominent Dutch poet and playwright of the 17th century. His plays are the ones from that period that are still most frequently performed, and his epic Joannes de Boetgezant , on the life of John the Baptist, has...	1587–1697	writer, playwright	Gulden	ƒ5	obverse	1976–1988

Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Niels Henrik Abel Niels Henrik Abel Niels Henrik Abel was a Norwegian mathematician who proved the impossibility of solving the quintic equation in radicals.-Early life:...	1802–1829	mathematician	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1948–2002
						1978–2002
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson was a Norwegian writer and the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. Bjørnson is considered as one of The Four Greats Norwegian writers; the others being Henrik Ibsen, Jonas Lie, and Alexander Kielland...	1832–1910	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1903	Krone	50 kr	obverse	1950–1999
						1966–1999
Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie was a Norwegian constitutional father, known for being the constitutional assembly's writer. -Background:...	1779–1849	Speaker of the Storting, 1815 and 1818	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1901–1945
				10 kr	obverse
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Camilla Collett Camilla Collett Jacobine Camilla Collett was a Norwegian writer, often referred to as the first Norwegian feminist. She was also the younger sister of Norwegian poet Henrik Wergeland, and is recognized as being one of the first contributors to realism in Norwegian literature...	1813–1885	writer	Krone	100 kr	obverse	1979–1997
Christian Magnus Falsen Christian Magnus Falsen Christian Magnus Falsen was a Norwegian constitutional father, statesman, jurist, and historian. He was an important member of the constitutional assembly and was one of the writers of the constitutional laws....	1782–1830	co-author of the Constitution, 1814	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1991–2001
Edvard Grieg Edvard Grieg Edvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt , and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.-Biography:Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in...	1843–1907	composer and pianist	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1991–2000
Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...	1828–1906	playwright; known as "The Father of Modern Drama"	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1949–1999
						1975–2001
Christian Michelsen Christian Michelsen Peter Christian Hersleb Kjerschow Michelsen was a Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman. He was the first Prime Minister of an independent Norway from 1905 to 1907...	1857–1925	Prime Minister, 1905–1907	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1954–1999
Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In his youth a champion skier and ice skater, he led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, and won international fame after reaching a...	1861–1930	Nobel Prize winner for Peace, 1922	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1955–1999
				10 kr	obverse	1972–1999
Oscar II Oscar II of Sweden Oscar II , baptised Oscar Fredrik was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death and King of Norway from 1872 until 1905. The third son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Josephine of Leuchtenberg, he was a descendant of Gustav I of Sweden through his mother.-Early life:At his birth in Stockholm, Oscar...	1829–1907	King of Norway, 1872–1905	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1877–1998
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Peder Tordenskjold Peder Tordenskjold Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskiold , commonly referred to as Tordenskjold , was a Norwegian nobleman and an eminent naval flag officer in the service of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy. He rose to the rank of Vice-Admiral for his services in the Great Northern War...	1691–1720	Vice-Admiral; hero from the Great Northern War	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1901–1945
				100 kr	obverse
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Aasmund Olavsson Vinje Aasmund Olavsson Vinje Aasmund Olavsson Vinje was a famous Norwegian poet and journalist who is remembered for poetry, travel writing, and his pioneering use of Landsmål .-Background:...	1818–1870	poet and journalist	Krone	50 kr	obverse	1985–1997
Henrik Wergeland Henrik Wergeland Henrik Arnold Thaulow Wergeland was a Norwegian writer, most celebrated for his poetry but also a prolific playwright, polemicist, historian, and linguist...	1808–1845	poet and writer	Krone	100 kr	obverse	1949–1999
						1962–1999

Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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

Pakistani rupee

The rupee is the currency of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank of the country. The most commonly used symbol for the rupee is Rs, used on receipts when purchasing goods and services. In Pakistan, the rupee is referred to as the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum ....	1876–1948	1st Governor-General, 1947–1948; "Father of the Nation"	Rupee	Rs. 5	obverse	1997–2002

Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

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

Historical coins and banknotes of Poland

Historical coins and banknotes of Poland, see also Polish złoty.-Before 20th century:-20th century Interwar:-Post WWII:-1974 series:-See also:* Polish coins and banknotes...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Józef Bem Józef Bem Józef Zachariasz Bem was a Polish general, an Ottoman Pasha and a national hero of Poland and Hungary, and a figure intertwined with other European nationalisms...	1794–1850	general; war hero	Złoty	10 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Boleslaw I Boleslaw I of Poland Bolesław I Chrobry , in the past also known as Bolesław I the Great , was a Duke of Poland from 992-1025 and the first King of Poland from 19 April 1025 until his death...	966/7-1025	King of Poland, 992-1025	Złoty	2,000 zł	reverse	1977–1995
Frédéric Chopin Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano"....	1810–1849	romantic composer and pianist	Złoty	5,000 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance astronomer and the first person to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe....	1473–1543	developed a heliocentric model of the solar system	Złoty	1,000 zł	obverse	1962–1965
						1975–1995
Marie Curie Marie Curie Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...	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
Dubrawka Dubrawka Dobrawa was a Bohemian princess member of the Přemyslid dynasty and by marriage Duchess of the Polans.She was the daughter of Boleslav I the Cruel, Duke of Bohemia, by his wife Biagota....	940/45-977	Queen Consort of Mieszko I, 965-977	Złoty	2 zł	obverse	1936–1940
Tadeusz Kościuszko Tadeusz Kosciuszko Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko was a Polish–Lithuanian and American general and military leader during the Kościuszko Uprising. He is a national hero of Poland, Lithuania, the United States and Belarus...	1746–1817	general; leader of the Kościuszko Uprising, 1794	Złoty	500 zł	obverse	1976–1995
Mieszko I Mieszko I of Poland Mieszko I , was a Duke of the Polans from about 960 until his death. A member of the Piast dynasty, he was son of Siemomysł; grandchild of Lestek; father of Bolesław I the Brave, the first crowned King of Poland; likely father of Świętosława , a Nordic Queen; and grandfather of her son, Cnut the...	935-992	King of Poland, 960-992	Złoty	2,000 zł	obverse	1977–1995
Stanisław Moniuszko Stanisław Moniuszko Stanisław Moniuszko was a Polish composer, conductor and teacher. His output includes many songs and operas, and his musical style is filled with patriotic folk themes of the peoples of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...	1819–1872	conductor and composer	Złoty	100,000 zł	obverse	1990–1995
Ignacy Jan Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski GBE was a Polish pianist, composer, diplomat, politician, and the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland.-Biography:...	1860–1941	3rd Prime Minister, 1919	Złoty	2,000,000 zł	obverse	1992–1995
Emilia Plater Emilia Plater Countess Emilia Plater was a Polish-Lithuanian noblewoman and revolutionary from the lands of the partitioned Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...	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 Henryk Sienkiewicz Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz was a Polish journalist and Nobel Prize-winning novelist. A Polish szlachcic of the Oszyk coat of arms, he was one of the most popular Polish writers at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905 for his...	1846–1916	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1905	Złoty	500,000 zł	obverse	1990–1995
Stanisław Staszic	1755–1826	priest, philosopher, statesman; supporter of the Constitution of May 3, 1791	Złoty	50,000 zł	obverse	1989–1995
Karol Świerczewski Karol Swierczewski Karol Wacław Świerczewski was a Pole who became a Soviet military officer and a general. He served as a general in the service of the Soviet Union, Republican Spain, and the Soviet sponsored Polish Provisional Government of National Unity after World War II.- Life :Karol Świerczewski grew up in...	1897–1947	leader in post-World War II government	Złoty	50 zł	obverse	1975–1995
Romuald Traugutt Romuald Traugutt Romuald Traugutt was a Polish general and war hero, best known for commanding the January Uprising. From October 1863 to August 1864 he was Dictator of Insurrection. He headed the Polish national government from October 17, 1863 to April 20, 1864, and was president of its Foreign Affairs...	1826–1864	general; hero from the January Uprising	Złoty	20 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Ludwik Waryński Ludwik Warynski Ludwik Tadeusz Waryński was an activist and theoretician of the socialist movement in Poland.-Biography:...	1856–1889	socialist activist	Złoty	100 zł	obverse	1975–1995
Stanisław Wyspiański	1869–1907	playwright	Złoty	10,000 zł	obverse	1988–1995

Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

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

Portuguese escudo

The escudo was the currency of Portugal prior to the introduction of the Euro on 1 January 1999 and its removal from circulation on 28 February 2002. The escudo was subdivided into 100 centavos....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Pedro Álvares Cabral Pedro Álvares Cabral Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese noble, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the discoverer of Brazil. Cabral conducted the first substantial exploration of the northeast coast of South America and claimed it for Portugal. While details of Cabral's early life are sketchy, it...	1467–1520	explorer and navigator, discovered the sea route to Brazil, 1500	Escudo	1,000$	obverse	1996–2002
Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India...	1469–1524	explorer and navigator, sailed from Europe to India, 1497–1498	Escudo	5,000$	obverse	1996–2002
João de Barros João de Barros João de Barros , called the Portuguese Livy, is one of the first great Portuguese historians, most famous for his Décadas da Ásia , a history of the Portuguese in India and Asia.-Early years:...	1496–1570	historian	Escudo	500$	obverse	1997–2002
Bartolomeu Dias Bartolomeu Dias Bartolomeu Dias , a nobleman of the Portuguese royal household, was a Portuguese explorer who sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, the first European known to have done so.-Purposes of the Dias expedition:...	1450–1500	explorer and navigator, sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, 1488	Escudo	2,000$	obverse	1996–2002
Henry the Navigator	1394–1460	patron of Portuguese exploration	Escudo	10,000$	obverse	1996–2002

Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

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

Banknotes of the Romanian leu

-1917 issue :Issued in Iaşi, during World War I by the Ministry of Finance, as war money. The banknotes represent the subdivision of the leu, the ban -1917 issue ("paper coins"):Issued in Iaşi, during World War I by the Ministry of Finance, as war money. The banknotes represent the subdivision of...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Grigore Antipa Grigore Antipa Grigore Antipa was a Romanian Darwinist biologist who studied the fauna of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea. Between 1892 and 1944 he was the director of the Bucharest Natural History Museum, which now bears his name....	1867–1944	biologist; studied fauna and wildlife of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea	Leu	200 L	obverse	1992–1996
Nicolae Bălcescu Nicolae Balcescu Nicolae Bălcescu was a Romanian Wallachian soldier, historian, journalist, and leader of the 1848 Wallachian Revolution.-Early life:...	1819–1852	a leader of the Wallachian Revolution of 1848	Leu	100 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Lucian Blaga Lucian Blaga -Biography:Lucian Blaga was a commanding personality of the Romanian culture of the interbellum period. He was a philosopher and writer higly acclaimed for his originality, a university professor and a diplomat. He was born on May 9, 1895 in Lancrăm, near Alba Iulia, Romania, his father being an...	1895–1961	poet, playwright, philosopher	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1998–2002
Constantin Brâncuşi Constantin Brancusi Constantin Brâncuşi was a Romanian-born sculptor who made his career in France. As a child he displayed an aptitude for carving wooden farm tools. Formal studies took him first to Bucharest, then to Munich, then to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris...	1876–1957	sculptor	Leu	500 L	both	1991–1992
						1992–1996
Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist...	1852–1912	playwright, short story writer	Leu	1,000,000 L	obverse	2003–2007
Alexander John Cuza Alexander John Cuza Alexander John Cuza was a Moldavian-born Romanian politician who ruled as the first Domnitor of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia between 1859 and 1866.-Early life:...	1820–1873	Prince of Moldovia and Wallachia, 1859–1862; Dominator of Romania, 1862–1866	Leu	50 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party...	1850–1889	romantic poet	Leu	1,000 L	obverse	1991–1993
						1993–1998
						1998–2001
George Enescu George Enescu George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical...	1881–1955	composer, violinist, pianist	Leu	50,000 L	obverse	1996–2002
						2000–2004
						2001–2007
Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.-Biography:He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age , he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of...	1838–1907	painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting	Leu	100,000 L	obverse	1998–2004
						2001–2007
Avram Iancu Avram Iancu Avram Iancu was a Transylvanian Romanian lawyer who played an important role in the local chapter of the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848–1849. He was especially active in the Ţara Moţilor region and the Apuseni Mountains...	1824–1872	leader in the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848-1849	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1992–1993
						1993–1998
Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister...	1871–1940	Prime Minister, 1931–1932	Leu	10,000 L	obverse	1994–1999
						1999–2002
						2000–2007
Tudor Vladimirescu Tudor Vladimirescu Tudor Vladimirescu was a Wallachian Romanian revolutionary hero, the leader of the Wallachian uprising of 1821 and of the Pandur militia. He is also known as Tudor din Vladimiri or — occasionally — as Domnul Tudor .-Background:Tudor was born in Vladimiri, Gorj County in a family of landed peasants...	1780–1821	revolutionary leader; led the Wallachian Uprising of 1821 and the Pandur militia	Leu	25 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot.-Biography:Aurel Vlaicu was born in Binţinţi , Geoagiu, Transylvania. He attended Calvinist High School in Orăştie and took his Baccalaureate in Sibiu in 1902...	1882–1913	engineer, inventor, early pilot	Leu	500,000 L	obverse	2000–2007

Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

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

Slovenian tolar

The tolar was the currency of Slovenia from 1991 until the introduction of the euro on 1 January 2007. It was subdivided into 100 stotins...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Ivan Cankar Ivan Cankar Ivan Cankar was a Slovene writer, playwright, essayist, poet and political activist. Together with Oton Župančič, Dragotin Kette, and Josip Murn, he is considered as the beginner of modernism in Slovene literature...	1876–1918	writer, playwright, poet	Tolar	10,000 SIT	obverse	1995–2007
Jacobus Gallus Jacobus Gallus Jacobus Gallus Carniolus was a late Renaissance composer of Slovenian ethnicity...	1550–1591	Renaissance composer	Tolar	200 SIT	obverse	1993–2007
Rihard Jakopič Rihard Jakopic Rihard Jakopič was a Slovenian painter. He was the leading Slovenian Impressionist painter and theoretician. Together with Matej Sternen, Matija Jama and Ivan Grohar, he is considered the pioneer of Slovenian impressionist painting.- Life :Jakopič was born in Ljubljana, then part of the...	1869–1943	impressionist painter	Tolar	100 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Ivana Kobilca Ivana Kobilca Ivana Kobilca was a Slovene realist painter who lived, worked and studied in various European cities including Vienna, Sarajevo, Berlin, Paris and Munich. She was a member of Société Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris. Many of her paintings are still lifes, portraits or country settings...	1861–1926	realist painter	Tolar	5,000 SIT	obverse	1993–2007
Jože Plečnik Jože Plecnik Jože Plečnik , was a Slovene architect who practised in Vienna, Belgrade, Prague and Ljubljana.-Biography:...	1872–1957	architect	Tolar	500 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
France Prešeren France Prešeren France Prešeren was a Slovene Romantic poet. He is considered the Slovene national poet. Although he was not a particularly prolific author, he inspired virtually all Slovene literature thereafter....	1800–1849	poet	Tolar	1,000 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Primož Trubar Primož Trubar Primož Trubar or Primož Truber was a Slovene Protestant reformer, the founder and the first superintendent of the Protestant Church of the Slovene Lands, a consolidator of the Slovene language and the author of the first Slovene-language printed book...	1508–1586	founder and superintendent of the Protestant Church of Slovenia	Tolar	10 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Janez Vajkard Valvasor Janez Vajkard Valvasor Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor or simply Valvasor was a Slovenian nobleman, scientist and polymath, and a fellow of the Royal Society in London.-Biography:...	1641–1693	scholar	Tolar	20 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Jurij Vega Jurij Vega Baron Jurij Bartolomej Vega was a Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer.-Early life:...	1754–1802	mathematician and physicist	Tolar	50 SIT	obverse	1993–2007

South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

Currencies: Pound (£, 1825–1961)
Rand (R, 1961–Present)
See also South African pound

South African pound

In 1825, an imperial order-in-council made sterling coinage legal tender in all the British colonies. At that time, the only British colony in Southern Africa was the Cape of Good Hope Colony. As time went on, the British pound sterling and its associated subsidiary coinage became the currency of...

 and South African rand

South African rand

The rand is the currency of South Africa. It takes its name from the Witwatersrand , the ridge upon which Johannesburg is built and where most of South Africa's gold deposits were found. The rand has the symbol "R" and is subdivided into 100 cents, symbol "c"...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jan van Riebeeck Jan van Riebeeck Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck was a Dutch colonial administrator and founder of Cape Town.-Biography:...	1619–1677	Dutch founder and colonial administrator of Cape Town, 1652–1662	Pound	10/-	obverse	1948–1961
				£1	obverse
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					obverse	1966–1975
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					obverse	1979–1993
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Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

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

Soviet ruble

The Soviet ruble or rouble was the currency of the Soviet Union. One ruble is divided into 100 kopeks, ....

 and Russian chervonets.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years , as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a...	1870–1924	leader of the October Revolution; 1st Chairman Premier of the Soviet Union The office of Premier of the Soviet Union was synonymous with head of government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics . Twelve individuals have been premier...  of the Council of People's Commissars, 1917–1924	Ruble	руб10	obverse	1947–1961
					obverse	1961–1991
				руб25	obverse	1947–1961
					obverse	1961–1992
				руб50	obverse
				руб100	obverse
			Chervonet	5 chervozev	obverse	1937–1947
				10 chervozev	obverse

Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

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

Spanish peseta

The peseta was the currency of Spain between 1869 and 2002. Along with the French franc, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra .- Etymology :...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Leopoldo Alas y Ureña Leopoldo Alas y Ureña Leopoldo García-Alas y Ureña , also known as Clarín, was a Asturian realist novelist born in Zamora. He died in Oviedo....	1851–1901	novelist	Peseta	200 ₧	obverse	1982–2002
Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...	1451–1506	navigator and explorer, discovered the Americas, 1492	Peseta	5,000 ₧	obverse	1992–2002
Hernando Cortés Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century...	1485–1547	conquistador of Mexico	Peseta	1,000 ₧	obverse	1992–2002
Rosalía de Castro Rosalía de Castro María Rosalía Rita de Castro , was a Galician romanticist writer and poet.Writing in the Galician language, after the Séculos Escuros , she became an important figure of the Galician romantic movement, known today as the Rexurdimento , along with Manuel Curros Enríquez and Eduardo Pondal...	1837–1885	writer, poet	Peseta	500 ₧	obverse	1982–2002
Antonio de Ulloa Antonio de Ulloa Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Girault was a Spanish general, explorer, author, astronomer, colonial administrator and the first Spanish governor of Louisiana.Rebellion of 1768]]....	1716–1795	explorer, colonial administrator, first Spanish governor of Louisiana, 1766–1768	Peseta	10,000 ₧	reverse	1987–2002
Felipe Felipe, Prince of Asturias Felipe, Prince of Asturias de Borbón y de Grecia; born 30 January 1968), is the third child and only son of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain....	1968-	Prince of Asturias, 1977-	Peseta	10,000 ₧	reverse	1982–1987
Juan Ramón Jiménez Juan Ramón Jiménez Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón was a Spanish poet, a prolific writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956. One of Jiménez's most important contributions to modern poetry was his advocacy of the French concept of "pure poetry."-Biography:Jiménez was born in Moguer, near Huelva, in...	1881–1958	poet; Nobel Prize winner, 1956	Peseta	2,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
Juan Carlos I Juan Carlos I of Spain Juan Carlos I |Italy]]) is the reigning King of Spain.On 22 November 1975, two days after the death of General Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos was designated king according to the law of succession promulgated by Franco. Spain had no monarch for 38 years in 1969 when Franco named Juan Carlos as the...	1938-	King of Spain, 1975-	Peseta	5,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
				10,000 ₧	obverse
					obverse	1987–2002
José Celestino Mutis José Celestino Mutis -External links:*** at The Catholic Encyclopedia official site...	1732–1808	botanist and mathematician	Peseta	2,000 ₧	obverse	1987–2002
Benito Pérez Galdós Benito Pérez Galdós Benito Pérez Galdós was a Spanish realist novelist. Considered second only to Cervantes in stature, he was the leading Spanish realist novelist....	1843–1920	novelist	Peseta	1,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro González, Marquess was a Spanish conquistador, conqueror of the Incan Empire, and founder of Lima, the modern-day capital of the Republic of Peru.-Early life:...	1475–1541	conquistador of Peru	Peseta	1,000 ₧	reverse	1992–2002

Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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

Swedish krona

The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Charles XI	1655–1697	King of Sweden, 1660–1697	Krona	500 kr	obverse	1985–1999
					obverse	1989–2006
Charles XIV John Charles XIV John of Sweden Charles XIV & III John, also Carl John, Swedish and Norwegian: Karl Johan was King of Sweden and King of Norway from 1818 until his death...	1763–1844	King of Sweden and Norway, 1818–1844	Krona	1,000 kr	obverse	1976–1998
Gustav I Gustav I of Sweden Gustav I of Sweden, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known simply as Gustav Vasa , was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death....	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	????-1987
				100 kr	reverse	????-1987
				1,000 kr	reverse	1890–1987
Gustav III Gustav III of Sweden Gustav III was King of Sweden from 1771 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Adolph Frederick and Queen Louise Ulrica of Sweden, she a sister of Frederick the Great of Prussia....	1746–1792	King of Sweden, 1771–1792	Krona	50 kr	obverse	????-1998
Gustav V	1858–1950	King of Sweden, 1907–1950	Krona	5 kr	obverse	1948–1987
				1,000 kr	reverse	1952–1987
Gustav II Adolf Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden Gustav II Adolf has been widely known in English by his Latinized name Gustavus Adolphus Magnus and variously in historical writings also as Gustavus, or Gustavus the Great, or Gustav Adolph the Great,...	1594–1632	King of Sweden, 1611–1632	Krona	100 kr	obverse	????-1998
					obverse	1986–2006
Gustaf VI Adolf Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden Gustaf VI Adolf - Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf - was King of Sweden from October 29, 1950 until his death. His official title was King of Sweden, of the Goths and of the Wends. He was the eldest son of King Gustaf V and his wife Victoria of Baden...	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 Selma Lagerlöf Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....	1858–1940	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1909	Krona	20 kr	obverse	1992–2006
Carolus Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...	1707–1778	botanist, physician, zoologist; father of taxonomy	Krona	50 kr	obverse	????-1998

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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

Swiss franc

The franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. Although not formally legal tender in the German exclave Büsingen , it is in wide daily use there...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Francesco Borromini Francesco Borromini Francesco Borromini, byname of Francesco Castelli was an architect from Ticino who, with his contemporaries, Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Pietro da Cortona, was a leading figure in the emergence of Roman Baroque architecture.A keen student of the architecture of Michelangelo and the ruins of...	1599–1667	Baroque architect	Franc	100 Fr.	obverse	1976–2000
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure Horace-Bénédict de Saussure 200px|thumb|Portrait of Horace-Bénédict de Saussure Horace-Bénédict de Saussure was a Genevan aristocrat, physicist and Alpine traveller, often considered the founder of alpinism, and considered to be the first person to build a successful solar oven.-Life and work:Saussure was born in Conches,...	1740–1799	aristocrat, physicist; considered the founder of mountaineering	Franc	20 Fr.	obverse	1979–2000
Leonhard Euler Leonhard Euler Leonhard Euler was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist. He made important discoveries in fields as diverse as infinitesimal calculus and graph theory. He also introduced much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation, particularly for mathematical analysis, such as the notion...	1707–1783	mathematician, physicist	Franc	10 Fr.	obverse	1979–2000
Auguste-Henri Forel Auguste-Henri Forel Auguste-Henri Forel was a Swiss myrmecologist, neuroanatomist and psychiatrist, notable for his investigations into the structure of the human brain and that of ants. For example, he is considered a co-founder of the neuron theory...	1848–1931	psychiatrist and neuroanatomist; studied brain structures of humans and ants	Franc	1,000 Fr.	obverse	1978–2000
Conrad Gessner Conrad Gessner Conrad Gessner was a Swiss naturalist and bibliographer. His five-volume Historiae animalium is considered the beginning of modern zoology, and the flowering plant genus Gesneria is named after him...	1516–1565	authored Historiae animalium Historiae animalium (Gesner) Historiae animalium published at Zurich in 1551-58 and 1587, is an encyclopedic work of "an inventory of renaissance zoology" by Conrad Gesner, a doctor and professor at the Carolinum, the precursor of the University of Zurich... (1551–1558), considered the foundation of modern zoology	Franc	50 Fr.	obverse	1978–2000
Gottfried Keller Gottfried Keller Gottfried Keller , a Swiss writer of German-language literature, was best known for his novel Green Henry .- Life and work :...	1819–1890	writer	Franc	10 Fr.	obverse	1956–2000
Saint Martin Martin of Tours Martin of Tours was a Bishop of Tours whose shrine became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela. Around his name much legendary material accrued, and he has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints...	316/7-397	patron saint of soldiers	Franc	100 Fr.	obverse	1957–2000
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi was a Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer who exemplified Romanticism in his approach....	1746–1827	teacher and education reformer	Franc	20 Fr.	obverse	1930–1976
Albrecht von Haller Albrecht von Haller Albrecht von Haller was a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist and poet.-Early life:He was born of an old Swiss family at Bern. Prevented by long-continued ill-health from taking part in boyish sports, he had the more opportunity for the development of his precocious mind...	1708–1777	anatomist and physiologist	Franc	500 Fr.	obverse	1977–2000

Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

Currency: Lira (₤, 1843–2005)
New Lira (₤, 2005–Present)
See also Turkish lira

Turkish lira

The Turkish lira is the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The lira is subdivided into 100 kuruş...

 and Turkish new lira

Turkish new lira

The new Turkish lira was the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus between 1 January 2005 and 1 January 2009 which was a transition period for the removal of six zeroes from the currency. The new lira was subdivided into 100 new kurush...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....	1881–1938	founder of the Republic of Turkey; 1st President, 1923–1938	Lira	₤2½	obverse	1939–1952
					obverse	1952–1966
					obverse	1955–1966
					obverse	1957–1966
					obverse	1960–1966
				₤5	obverse	1937–1952
					obverse	1952–1968
					obverse	1959–1968
					obverse	1961–1968
					obverse	1965–1968
					obverse	1968–1983
					obverse	1976–1983
				₤10	obverse	1938–1952
					obverse	1952–1966
					obverse	1953–1966
					obverse	1958–1966
					obverse	1960–1966
					obverse	1961–1966
					obverse	1963–1966
					obverse	1966–1981
					obverse	1975–1981
					both	1979–1987
					both	1982–1987
				₤20	obverse	1966–1987
					obverse	1974–1987
					obverse	1979–1987
					obverse	1983–1987
				₤50	obverse	1927–1938
					obverse	1938–1952
					obverse	1951–1979
					obverse	1953–1979
					obverse	1956–1979
					obverse	1957–1979
					obverse	1960–1979
					obverse	1964–1979
					obverse	1971–1979
					obverse	1976–1987
					obverse	1983–1987
				₤100	obverse	1927–1938
					obverse	1938–1942
					obverse	1952–1976
					obverse	1956–1976
					obverse	1958–1976
					obverse	1962–1976
					obverse	1964–1976
					obverse	1969–1976
					obverse	1972–1986
					obverse	1979–1986
					obverse	1983–1986
					obverse	1984–1989
				₤500	obverse	1927–1939
					obverse	1939–1946
					obverse	1953–1976
					obverse	1959–1976
					obverse	1962–1976
					obverse	1968–1976
					obverse	1971–1984
					obverse	1974–1984
					obverse	1983–1989
					obverse	1984–1989
				₤1,000	obverse	1927–1939
					obverse	1939–1946
					obverse	1953–1979
					obverse	1978–1986
obverse	1979–1986
obverse	1981–1986
obverse	1986–1992
obverse	1988–1992
₤5,000	obverse	1981–1994
	obverse	1985–1994
	obverse	1988–1994
	obverse	1990–1994
₤10,000	obverse	1982–1995
	obverse	1984–1995
	obverse	1989–1995
	obverse	1993–1995
₤20,000	obverse	1988–1997
	obverse	1995–1997
₤50,000	obverse	1989–1999
	obverse	1995–1999
₤100,000	both	1991–2001
	both	1994–2001
	both	1996–2001
₤250,000	obverse	1992–2006
	obverse	1995–2006
	obverse	1998–2006
₤500,000	obverse	1993–2006
	obverse	1994–2006
	obverse	1997–2006
₤1,000,000	obverse	1995–2006
	obverse	1996–2006
	obverse	2002–2006
₤5,000,000	obverse	1997–2006
₤10,000,000	obverse	1999–2006
₤20,000,000	obverse	2001–2006
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Âkif Ersoy was a Turkish poet, author, academic, member of parliament, and the poet of the Turkish National Anthem....	1873–1936	poet; author of the lyrics to the National Anthem	Lira	₤100	reverse	1983–1989
					reverse	1984–1989
İsmet İnönü Ismet Inönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...	1884–1973	2nd President, 1938–1950	Lira	50 kuruş	obverse	1944–1947
				₤1	obverse	1942–1947
				₤2½	obverse	1947–1952
				₤10	obverse	1942–1950
					obverse	1947–1952
					obverse	1948–1952
				₤50	obverse	1942–1951
					obverse	1947–1951
				₤100	obverse	1942–1946
					obverse	1947–1952
				₤500	obverse	1940–1946
					obverse	1946–1953
				₤1,000	obverse	1940–1946
					obverse	1946–1953
Mehmed II Mehmed II Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from...	1432–1481	Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1444–1446 and 1451–1481	Lira	₤1,000	reverse	1986–1989
					reverse	1988–1992
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī , also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī and popularly known as Mevlānā in Turkey and Mawlānā in Iran and Afghanistan but known to the English-speaking world simply as Rumi was a 13th-century Persian Muslim poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic...	1207–1273	Persian theologian and poet; his followers founded the Mevlevi Order, or "Whirling Dervishes"	Lira	₤5,000	reverse	1981–1994
					reverse	1985–1994
					reverse	1988–1994
Mimar Sinan	1489–1588	chief architect of the Ottoman Empire, 1512–1588	Lira	₤10,000	reverse	1982–1995
					reverse	1984–1995
					reverse	1989–1995
					reverse	1993–1995

Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

Currency: Hryvnia

Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

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

Argentine peso

The peso is the currency of Argentina, identified by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using dollar currencies. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. Its ISO 4217 code is ARS...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Manuel Belgrano Manuel Belgrano Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano , usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano, was an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina... *	1770–1820	leader for independence from Spain	$10	obverse	1992
José de San Martín José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín, known simply as Don José de San Martín , was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes , he left his mother country at the... *	1778–1850	leader for independence from Spain	$5	obverse
Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel de Rosas , was an argentine militar and politician, who was elected governor of the province of Buenos Aires in 1829 to 1835, and then of the Argentine Confederation from 1835 until 1852...	1793–1877	ruler of Argentina, 1829–1852	$20	obverse
Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Martínez was an Argentine statesman, military figure, and author. He was the President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868.-Life and times:... *	1821–1906	President, 1862–1868	$2	obverse
Julio Argentino Roca Julio Argentino Roca Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz was an army general who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1880 to 12 October 1886 and again from 12 October 1898 to 12 October 1904.-Upbringing and early career:... *	1843–1914	President, 1880–1886 and 1898–1904	$100	obverse
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history... *	1811–1888	President, 1868–1874	$50	obverse

*See also Argentina in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

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

Banknotes of the Australian dollar

The banknotes of the Australian dollar were first issued on 14 February 1966, when Australia adopted decimal currency.- Former series :The $5 note was not issued until 1967...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Edith Cowan Edith Cowan Edith Dircksey Cowan , MBE was an Australian politician, social campaigner and the first woman elected to an Australian parliament....	1861–1932	suffragette, first woman elected to Parliament, 1920–1924	$50	reverse	1995
Elizabeth II*	1926-	Queen of Australia Monarchy in Australia The Monarchy of Australia is a form of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign of Australia. The monarchy is a constitutional one modelled on the Westminster style of parliamentary government, incorporating features unique to the Constitution of Australia.The present monarch is... , 1952-	$5	obverse	1992
John Flynn John Flynn (minister) John Flynn OBE was an Australian Presbyterian minister who founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the world's first air ambulance.-Biography:...	1880–1951	founder, Royal Flying Doctor Service, 1928	$20	reverse	1994
Mary Gilmore Mary Gilmore Dame Mary Gilmore DBE was a prominent Australian socialist poet and journalist.-Early life:Mary Jean Cameron was born on 16 August 1865 at Cotta Walla near Goulburn, New South Wales...	1865–1962	poet and journalist	$10	reverse	1993
Nellie Melba Nellie Melba Dame Nellie Melba GBE , born Helen "Nellie" Porter Mitchell, was an Australian operatic soprano. She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian Era and the early 20th century...	1861–1931	international opera soprano, 1886–1926	$100	obverse	1996
John Monash John Monash General Sir John Monash GCMG, KCB, VD was a civil engineer who became the Australian military commander in the First World War. He commanded the 13th Infantry Brigade before the War and then became commander of the 4th Brigade in Egypt shortly after the outbreak of the War with whom he took part...	1865–1931	general during World War I	$100	reverse	1996
Henry Parkes Henry Parkes Sir Henry Parkes, GCMG was an Australian statesman, the "Father of Federation." As the earliest advocate of a Federal Council of the colonies of Australia, a precursor to the Federation of Australia, he was the most prominent of the Australian Founding Fathers.Parkes was described during his...	1815–1896	The Father of the Federation	$5	obverse	2001
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson Banjo Paterson Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, OBE was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales where he spent much of his childhood...	1864–1941	poet, author of "Waltzing Matilda" (1895) and "The Man from Snowy River" (1890)	$10	obverse	1993
Mary Reibey Mary Reibey Mary Reibey was an Englishwoman who was transported to Australia as a convict but went on to become a successful businesswoman in Sydney.-Early life:...	1777–1855	businesswoman	$20	obverse	1994
Catherine Helen Spence Catherine Helen Spence Catherine Helen Spence was a Scottish-born Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician and leading suffragette. In 1897 she became Australia's first female political candidate after standing for the Federal Convention held in Adelaide...	1825–1910	politician, journalist, suffragette	$5	reverse	2001
David Unaipon David Unaipon David Unaipon was an Australian Aboriginal of the Ngarrindjeri people, a preacher, inventor and writer. He was the most widely known Aboriginal in Australia, and broke stereotypes of Aboriginals...	1872–1967	inventor, writer	$50	obverse	1995

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

Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since 2212
Robert Borden Robert Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office... *	1854–1937	8th Prime Minister, 1911–1920	$100	obverse	9090
Marie Thérèse Forget Casgrain Thérèse Casgrain Marie Thérèse Forget Casgrain, was a feminist, reformer, politician and senator in Quebec, Canada.Thérèse Casgrain was raised in a wealthy family, the daughter of Lady Blanche MacDonald and Sir Rodolphe Forget...	1849–1931	suffragist	$50	reverse
Henrietta Muir Edwards Henrietta Edwards Henrietta Muir Edwards was a Canadian women's rights activist and reformer.She was born Henrietta Louise Muir in Montreal. As a young woman, she espoused various feminist causes, forming the Working Girls' Association in 1875 to provide vocational training for women and editing the journal Women's...	1849–1931	founder, Victorian Order of Nurses, 1893	$50	reverse
Elizabeth II Style of the Canadian sovereign The title and style of the Canadian sovereign is the formal mode of address of the monarch of Canada. The form is based on those that were inherited from the United Kingdom and France, used in the colonies to refer to the reigning monarch in Europe... *§	1926-	Queen of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1952-	$20	obverse
William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948... *	1874–1950	10th Prime Minister, 1921–1926, 1926–1930, and 1935–1948	$50	obverse
Wilfrid Laurier Wilfrid Laurier Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911.... *	1941-1919	7th Prime Minister, 1896–1911	$5	obverse
John A. Macdonald John A. Macdonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century... *	1815–1891	1st Prime Minister, 1867–1873 and 1878–1891	$10	obverse
Nellie Mooney McClung Nellie McClung Nellie McClung, born Nellie Letitia Mooney , was a Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist. She was a part of the social and moral reform movements prevalent in Western Canada in the early 1900s...	1873–1951	suffragist	$50	reverse
Louise Crummy McKinney Louise McKinney Louise McKinney née Crummy was a provincial politician and women's rights activist from Alberta, Canada. She was the first woman sworn in to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and the first woman elected to a legislature in Canada and in the British Empire...	1868–1931	first woman elected to a legislature in the British Empire, 1917–1921	$50	reverse
Emily Murphy Emily Murphy Emily Murphy was a Canadian women's rights activist, jurist, and author. In 1916, she became the first woman magistrate in Canada, and in the British Empire...	1868–1933	British Empire's first woman judge, 1916–1933	$50	reverse
Irene Marryat Parlby Irene Parlby Irene Parlby was a Canadian women's farm leader, activist and politician.Born in London, England, Parlby came to Canada in 1896. In 1913, Parlby helped to found the first women's local of the United Farmers of Alberta. In 1921, she was elected to the Alberta Legislature for the riding of Lacombe,...	1868–1965	first woman Cabinet minister in Alberta, 1921–1935	$50	reverse

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

People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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

Fifth series of the renminbi

The fifth series of the renminbi is the current coin and banknote series of the Chinese currency, the renminbi. They were progressively introduced since 1999 and consist of ¥0.1, ¥0.5, and ¥1 coins, and ¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥20, ¥50, ¥100 notes. ¥20 is a new denomination.-First edition:Coins of the first...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mao Zedong Mao Zedong Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution... *	1893–1976	1st President, 1954–1959	¥1	obverse	2004
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*See also People's Republic of China in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

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

Colombian peso

The peso is the currency of Colombia. Its ISO 4217 code is COP and it is also informally abbreviated as COL$. However, the official peso symbol is $. As 20 July 2011, the exchange rate of the Colombian peso is 1750 Colombian pesos to 1 U.S. dollar.-History:The peso has been the currency of Colombia...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
José Asunción Silva José Asunción Silva José Asunción Silva was a Colombian poet. He is considered one of the founders of Spanish-American Modernism.-Life:...	1865–1896	poet	$5,000	obverse	1995
Francisco de Paula Santander Francisco de Paula Santander Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña , was a Colombian military and political leader during the 1810–1819 independence war of the United Provinces of New Granada...	1792–1840	military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	$2,000	obverse	2005
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala was a politician, a leader of a populist movement in Colombia, a former Education Minister and Labor Minister , mayor of Bogotá and one of the most charismatic leaders of the Liberal Party.He was assassinated during his second presidential campaign in 1948, setting off...	1903–1948	Labor Party leader, two-time presidential candidate, assassinated during second campaign	$1,000	both	2005
Julio Garavito Armero Julio Garavito Armero Julio Garavito Armero was a Colombian astronomer.Born in Bogotá, he was a child prodigy in science and mathematics. He obtained his degrees as mathematician and civil engineer in the Escuela Nacional de Ingeniería...	1865–1920	astronomer	$20,000	obverse	1996
Jorge Isaacs Jorge Isaacs Jorge Isaacs Ferrer was a Colombian writer, politician and soldier. His only novel, María, became one of the most notable works of the Romantic movement in Spanish literature....	1837–1895	writer, politician, soldier	$50,000	obverse	1992
Policarpa "La Pola" Salavarrieta Policarpa Salavarrieta Policarpa Salavarrieta , also known as La Pola, was a Neogranadine seamstress who spied for the Revolutionary Forces during the Spanish Reconquista of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. She was captured by Spanish Royalists and ultimately executed for high treason...	1795–1817	seamstress, spy, executed by Spain	$10,000	obverse	1995

Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

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

Croatian kuna

The kuna is the currency of Croatia since 1994 . It is subdivided into 100 lipa. The kuna is issued by the Croatian National Bank and the coins are minted by the Croatian Monetary Institute....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Juraj Dobrila Juraj Dobrila Juraj Dobrila was a bishop and benefactor from Istria who advocated for greater national rights for Croats under Italian rule....	1812–1882	Catholic bishop; public supporter of Croatian language and culture	10 kn	obverse	1994
Fran Krsto Frankopan Fran Krsto Frankopan Fran Krsto Frankopan was a Croatian baroque poet, nobleman and politician in the 17th century. He is remembered primarily for his involvement in the failed Zrinski-Frankopan conspiracy.-Early life and poetry:...	1643–1671	statesman and poet; died for Croatian liberty	5 kn	obverse
Ivan Gundulić Ivan Gundulic Ivan Franov Gundulić is the most celebrated Croatian Baroque poet from the Republic of Ragusa. His work embodies central characteristics of Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation: religious fervor, insistence on "vanity of this world" and zeal in opposition to "infidels." Gundulić's major...	1589–1638	Baroque poet	50 kn	obverse
Josip Jelačić Josip Jelacic Count Josip Jelačić of Bužim was the Ban of Croatia between 23 March 1848 and 19 May 1859...	1801–1859	ban, 1848–1859; abolished serfdom	20 kn	obverse
Marko Marulić Marko Marulic Marko Marulić |Split]], 18 August 1450 – Split, 5 January 1524) was a Croatian national poet and Christian humanist, known as the Crown of the Croatian Medieval Age and the father of the Croatian Renaissance. He signed his works as Marko Marulić Splićanin , Marko Pečenić, Marcus Marulus ...	1450–1524	poet and humanist	500 kn	obverse
Ivan Mažuranić Ivan Mažuranic Ivan Mažuranić was a Croatian poet, linguist and politician—probably the most important figure in Croatia's cultural life in the mid-19th century...	1814–1890	ban, 1873–1880; modernized economy and education	100 kn	obverse
Stjepan Radić Stjepan Radic Stjepan Radić was a Croatian politician and the founder of the Croatian Peasant Party in 1905. Radić is credited with galvanizing the peasantry of Croatia into a viable political force...	1871–1928	founder of the Croatian Peasant Party, 1905	200 kn	obverse
Ante Starčević Ante Starcevic Ante Starčević , was a Croatian politician and writer whose activities and works laid the foundations for the modern Croatian state.His works are base for Croatian nationalism, he is often referred to as Father of the Fatherland by Croats.-Life:...	1823–1896	politician and writer	1,000 kn	obverse
Tomislav Tomislav King Tomislav was a ruler of Croatia in the Middle Ages. He reigned from 910 until 928, first as Duke of Dalmatian Croatia in 910–925, and then became first King of the Croatian Kingdom in 925–928....	???-928	1st King of Croatia, 925-928	1,000 kn	reverse
Petar Zrinski Petar Zrinski Petar Zrinski was a Croatian Ban and writer. A member of the Zrinski noble family, he was noted for his role in the attempted Croatian-Hungarian rebellion of 1664-1670 which ultimately led to his execution for high treason.-Zrinski family:Petar Zrinski was born in Vrbovec, a small town near...	1621–1671	statesman and poet; died for Croatian liberty	5 kn	obverse

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

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

Banknotes of the Czech koruna

Czech koruna paper money is part of the physical form of the Czech Republic's currency. All Czech paper money are banknotes. First overstamped Czechoslovak koruna banknotes served as legal tender in the just-created Czech Republic. Later but still in 1993, the first original Czech banknotes appeared...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ottokar I of Bohemia Ottokar I of Bohemia -External links:...	1155–1230	First heredetary king of Bohemia	20 czk	obverse	1993 - 2008
Agnes of Bohemia Agnes of Bohemia Saint Agnes of Bohemia , or Agnes of Prague , was a medieval Bohemian princess who opted for a life of charity and piety over a life of luxury and comfort...	1211–1282	medieval Bohemian princess	50 czk	obverse	1993 - 2011
Charles IV Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....	1346–1348	king of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor	100 czk	obverse	1993
John Amos Comenius	1592–1670	bishop of Unity of the Brethren	200 czk	obverse	1993
Božena Němcová Božena Nemcová Božena Němcová was a Czech writer of the final phase of the Czech National Revival movement.-Biography:...	1820–1862	author	500 czk	obverse	1993
František Palacký František Palacký František Palacký was a Czech historian and politician.-Biography:...	1798–1876	historian and politician	1000 czk	obverse	1993
Emmy Destinn Emmy Destinn Emmy Destinn was a Czech operatic soprano with a strong and soaring lyric-dramatic voice. She had a career both in Europe and at the New York Metropolitan Opera.- Biography :...	1878–1930	Czech operatic soprano	2000 czk	obverse	1993
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk	1850–1937	president of Czechoslovakia	5000 czk	obverse	1993

Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

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

Danish krone

The krone is the official currency of the Kingdom of Denmark consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is subdivided into 100 øre...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Anna Ancher Anna Ancher Anna Ancher was a Danish artist associated with the Skagen Painters, an artists' colony in the very north of Jutland.-Background:...	1859–1935	painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2004
Michael Peter Ancher Michael Peter Ancher Michael Peter Ancher was a Danish impressionist artist. He is most associated with his paintings of fishermen and other scenes from the Danish port of Skagen. His paintings are classics and he is probably one of Denmark's most popular artists.-Background:Michael Peter Ancher was born at Rutsker on...	1849–1927	painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2004
Karen Blixen Karen Blixen Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke , , née Karen Christenze Dinesen, was a Danish author also known by her pen name Isak Dinesen. She also wrote under the pen names Osceola and Pierre Andrézel...	1885–1962	author	50 kr	obverse	2005
Niels Bohr Niels Bohr Niels Henrik David Bohr was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. Bohr mentored and collaborated with many of the top physicists of the century at his institute in...	1885–1962	winner of Nobel Prize in Physics, 1922	500 kr	obverse	2003
Johanne Luise Heiberg Johanne Luise Heiberg Johanne Luise Heiberg was one of the greatest Danish actresses of the 19th century. She is most famous for her work at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, where she achieved great success.-Early life:...	1812–1890	actress, 1827–1864	200 kr	obverse	2003
Carl Nielsen Carl Nielsen Carl August Nielsen , , widely recognised as Denmark's greatest composer, was also a conductor and a violinist. Brought up by poor but musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he demonstrated his musical abilities at an early age...	1865–1931	composer, conductor, violinist	100 kr	obverse	2002

Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

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

Egyptian pound

The Egyptian Pound is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 Qirsh , or 1,000 Milliemes ....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ramesses II Ramesses II Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire... *	1302-1213 BCE	Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty, 1279-1213 BCE	Pt.50	reverse	1996
			£1	reverse	1979
Khafra Khafra Khafra — also Khafre — was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty, who had his capital at Memphis. According to some authors he was the son and successor of Khufu, but it is more commonly accepted that Djedefre was Khufu's successor and Khafra was Djedefre's... *	unknown	Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, 2558-2532 BCE	£10	reverse	2003

*See also Egypt Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

Currency: Kroon (1992–2010)
Symbol: KR
See also Estonian kroon

Estonian kroon

In 1992, coins were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 20 & 50 senti, as well as 1 kroon. The 1 kroon was struck in cupronickel, the others in aluminum-bronze. However, in 1997, nickel-plated steel 20 senti were introduced, followed by aluminum-bronze 1 kroon in 1998. 5 senti coins were not...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jakob Hurt Jakob Hurt Jakob Hurt was a notable Estonian folklorist, theologist, and linguist. With respect to the latter, he is perhaps best known for his dissertation on "pure" -ne stem nouns...	1839–1907	linguist, theologian, folklorist	10 KR	obverse	1991
Carl Robert Jakobson Carl Robert Jakobson Carl Robert Jakobson was an Estonian writer, politician and teacher active in Livonia, Russian Empire. He was one of the most important persons of Estonian national awakening in the second half of the 19th century.Between 1860 and 1880, the Governorate of Livonia was led by a moderate...	1841–1882	established Estonia's first political newspaper Sakala, 1878	500 KR	obverse	1991
Paul Keres Paul Keres Paul Keres , was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....	1916–1975	chess grandmaster	5 KR	obverse	1991
Lydia Koidula Lydia Koidula Lydia Emilie Florentine Jannsen, , known after her pen name Lydia Koidula was an Estonian poet. Her sobriquet means ‘Lydia of the Dawn’ in Estonian. It was given her by the writer Carl Robert Jakobson...	1843–1886	poet	100 KR	obverse	1991
Anton Hansen Tammsaare Anton Hansen Tammsaare Anton Hansen Tammsaare , born Anton Hansen, was an Estonian writer whose pentalogy Truth and Justice is considered one of the major works of Estonian literature and "The Estonian Novel"....	1878–1940	author	25 KR	obverse	1991
Rudolf Tobias Rudolf Tobias Rudolf Tobias was the first Estonian professional composer, as well as a professional organist. He studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory...	1873–1918	composer, organist	50 KR	obverse	1994
Karl Ernst von Baer Karl Ernst von Baer Karl Ernst Ritter von Baer, Edler von Huthorn also known in Russia as Karl Maksimovich Baer was an Estonian naturalist, biologist, geologist, meteorologist, geographer, a founding father of embryology, explorer of European Russia and Scandinavia, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a...	1792–1879	biologist, pioneer of embryology	2 KR	obverse	1992

Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

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

Banknotes of the Hungarian forint

Hungarian forint paper money is part of the physical form of the current Hungarian currency, the Hungarian forint. The forint paper money consists of exclusively banknotes. During its history, denominations ranging from 10 to 20 000 forint were put into circulation in correspondence with the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen was a prince of Transylvania , duke of Opole and leader of an anti-Habsburg insurrection in the Habsburg Royal Hungary. His last armed intervention in 1626 was part of the Thirty Years' War...	1580–1629	Prince of Transylvania, 1613–1629; led an uprising against the Hungarian monarchy	2,000 Ft	both	1998
Charles I Charles I of Hungary Charles I , also known as Charles Robert , was the first King of Hungary and Croatia of the House of Anjou. He was also descended from the old Hungarian Árpád dynasty. His claim to the throne of Hungary was contested by several pretenders...	1288–1342	King of Hungary, 1308–1342	200 Ft	obverse	1998
Matthias Corvinus Matthias Corvinus of Hungary Matthias Corvinus , also called the Just in folk tales, was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458, at the age of 14 until his death...	1443–1490	King of Hungary, 1458–1490	1,000 Ft	obverse	1998
Ferenc Deák Ferenc Deák Ferenc Deák de Kehida , , was a Hungarian statesman and Minister of Justice. He was known as "The Wise Man of the Nation".-Early life and law career:...	1803–1876	statesman and reformer	20,000 Ft	obverse	2001
Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Hungarian aristocrat, he was the leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11 as the prince of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was also Prince of Transylvania, an Imperial Prince, and a member of the Order of the Golden... *	1676–1735	Prince of Transylvania; led the uprising against the Hungarian monarchy, 1703–1711	500 Ft	obverse	1998
Stephen I	975-1038	1st King of Hungary, 1006–1038	10,000 Ft	obverse	1997
István Széchenyi István Széchenyi Széchenyi committed suicide by a shot to his head on April 8, 1860. All Hungary mourned his death. The Academy was in official mourning, along with the most prominent persons of the leading political and cultural associations... *	1791–1860	statesman and political theorist	5,000 Ft	obverse	1999

*See also Hungary in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

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

Icelandic króna

The króna is the currency of Iceland. The króna is technically subdivided into 100 aurar , but in practice this subdivision is no longer used....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ingibjörg Benediktsdóttir	????-????	2nd wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	obverse	1986
Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir was the daughter of the Icelandic priest Jón Arason and his wife Hólmfríður Sigurðardóttir. She was one of twelve children and was an active seamstress. She taught this skill actively. Ragnheiður became the wife of two consecutive bishops in the Hólar see -- Gísli...	1646–1715	developer of embroidery; 3rd wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	both	1986
Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval was an Icelandic painter. He is one of the most famous artists of Iceland.The paintings of Kjarval vary greatly in style. Most of them are rather realistic presentations of the Icelandic landscape whereas others are more influenced by a somewhat mythical style...	1885–1972	painter	2,000 kr	obverse	1995
Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement.Born at Hrafnseyri, near Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords area of Iceland, he was the son of a pastor, Sigurður Jónsson. He moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1833 to study grammar and history at the university there...	1811–1879	leader of the 19th century independence movement	500 kr	both	1981
Brynjólfur Sveinsson Brynjólfur Sveinsson Brynjólfur Sveinsson served as the Lutheran Bishop of the see of Skálholt in Iceland. His main influence has been on modern knowledge of Old Norse literature. He is currently pictured on the Icelandic 1000 krónur bill....	1605–1675	Lutheran bishop; collected Old Norse literature	1,000 kr	obverse	1984
Gísli Þorláksson	????-????	Lutheran bishop of Hólar, 1657–1684; husband of Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir	5,000 kr	obverse	1986
Gróa Þorleifsdóttir	????-????	1st wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	obverse	1986

India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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

Indian rupee

The Indian rupee is the official currency of the Republic of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...	1869–1948	political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement	Rs.5	obverse	2002
			Rs.10	obverse	1996
			Rs.20	obverse	2002
			Rs.50	obverse	1997
			Rs.100	obverse	1996
			Rs.500	obverse	2000
			Rs.1,000	obverse	2000

Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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

Iranian rial

The rial is the currency of Iran. It is subdivided into 100 dinar but, because of the very low current value of the rial, no fraction of the rial is used in accounting....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Hassan Modarres Hassan Modarres Seyyed Hassan Modarres , was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a cleric and a notable supporter of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution. He was among the founding members, along with Abdolhossein Teymourtash, of the reformist party Hezb-e Eslaah-talab of the time, which was formed during the fourth...	1870–1937	notable supporter of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution Iranian Constitutional Revolution The Persian Constitutional Revolution or Iranian Constitutional Revolution took place between 1905 and 1907...	100 ریال	obverse	1985-
Ruhollah Khomeini Ruhollah Khomeini Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran...	1902–1989	leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...  and 1st Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Supreme Leader of Iran The Supreme Leader of Iran is the highest ranking political and religious authority in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The post was established by the constitution in accordance with the concept of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists...	1000 ریال	obverse	1992-
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			5000 ریال	obverse	1993-
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			100000 ریال	obverse	2010-

Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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

Israeli new sheqel

The Israeli New Shekel is the currency of the State of Israel. The shekel is divided into 100 agorot...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon , was a Nobel Prize laureate writer and was one of the central figures of modern Hebrew fiction. In Hebrew, he is known by the acronym Shai Agnon . In English, his works are published under the name S. Y. Agnon.Agnon was born in Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire... *	1888–1970	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1966	₪50	obverse	1998
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, the second and longest-serving President of Israel.-Biography:... *	1884–1963	2nd President, 1952–1963	₪100	obverse
Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett on 15 October 1894, died 7 July 1965) was the second Prime Minister of Israel , serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurion's two terms.-Early life:... *	1894–1965	2nd Prime Minister, 1954–1955	₪20	obverse
Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar was an Israeli politician, author. and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.-Biography:... *	1889–1974	3rd President, 1963–1973	₪200	obverse

*See also Israel in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

Currency: Yen (since 1870)
Symbol: ¥
See also Japanese yen

Japanese yen

The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Higuchi Ichiyō	1872–1896	author	¥5,000	obverse	2004
Hideyo Noguchi Hideyo Noguchi , also known as , was a prominent Japanese bacteriologist who discovered the agent of syphilis as the cause of progressive paralytic disease in 1911.-Early life:...	1876–1928	bacteriologist	¥1,000	obverse
Fukuzawa Yukichi Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era... *	1835–1901	political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator, author	¥10,000	obverse

*See also Japan in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Jersey

States of Jersey

The States of Jersey is the parliament and government of Jersey.The Assembly of the States of Jersey has exercised legislative powers since 1771, when law-making power was transferred from the Royal Court of Jersey....

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

Jersey pound

The pound is the currency of Jersey. Jersey is in currency union with the United Kingdom, and the Jersey pound is not a separate currency but is an issue of banknotes and coins by the States of Jersey denominated in pound sterling, in a similar way to the banknotes issued in Scotland and Northern...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Elizabeth II*	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth, 1952-	£1	obverse	1971
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Francis Pierson	1757–1781	Major in the British Army, killed in the Battle of Jersey Battle of Jersey The Battle of Jersey was an attempt by France to invade Jersey and remove the threat the island posed to American shipping in the American War of Independence. Jersey was used as a base for privateering by the British, and France, engaged in the war as an ally of the United States, sent an...	£10	reverse

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

Korea, South

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

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

South Korean won

The won is the currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary subunit. The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions, and appears only in foreign exchange rates...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Yi Hwang Yi Hwang Yi Hwang is one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his younger contemporary Yi I . A key figure of the Neo-Confucian literati, he established the Yeongnam School and set up the Dosan Seowon, a private Confucian academy. Yi Hwang is often...	1501–1570	Confucian Korean Confucianism Korean Confucianism is the form of Confucianism developed in Korea. One of the most substantial influences in Korean intellectual history was the introduction of Confucian thought as part of the cultural influence from China...  scholar	₩1,000	obverse	1983
Yi I Yi I Yi I was one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his older contemporary, Yi Hwang . Yi I is often referred to by his pen name Yulgok...	1536–1584	Confucian scholar	₩5,000	obverse
King Sejong the Great	1397–1450	monarch	₩10,000	obverse
Shin Saimdang	1504–1551	poet, calligraphist	₩50,000	obverse	2009

*See also South Korea in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

Currency: Litas (since 1993)
Symbol: Lt
See also Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

The modern banknotes of Lithuania are denominated in litas. All banknotes are of the same size except for the 500 litų banknote. They bear signatures of Minister of Finance and of Chairperson of the Bank of Lithuania Board. 10, 20, and 50 litų banknotes have 4 releases...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavicius Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius...	1851–1927	leader in the Lithuanian national movement; signatory of the Act of Independence, 1918	50 Lt	obverse	2003
Steponas Darius Steponas Darius Steponas Darius was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1896–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	10 Lt	obverse	2001
Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas or Szymon Dowkont was a Lithuanian writer, ethnographer and historian. One of the pioneers of the Lithuanian national revival, he is credited as an author of the first book on the history of Lithuania written in the Lithuanian language...	1793–1864	historian; wrote the first Lithuanian history books in the Lithuanian language	100 Lt	obverse	2000
Stasys Girėnas Stasys Girenas Stasys Girėnas was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1893–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	10 Lt	obverse	2001
Vincas Kudirka Vincas Kudirka Vincas Kudirka was a Lithuanian poet and physician, and the author of both the music and lyrics of the Lithuanian National Anthem, Tautiška giesmė. He is regarded in Lithuania as a National Hero. Kudirka used pen names - V...	1858–1899	poet, physician; author of the music and lyrics for the national anthem	500 Lt	obverse	2009
Maironis Maironis Maironis is one of the most famous Lithuanian romantic poets. He was born in Pasandravys, Raseiniai district municipality, Lithuania. Maironis graduated from Kaunas high school and went on to study Literature at Kiev University. However, in 1884, after one year of studies at the university, he...	1862–1932	romantic poet; active member of the Lithuanian national movement	20 Lt	obverse	2001
Vydūnas Vydunas Wilhelm Storost, artistic name Vilius Storostas-Vydūnas , mostly known as Vydūnas, was a Prussian-Lithuania teacher, poet, humanist, philosopher and Lithuanian...	1868–1953	writer, philosopher; leader in the Lithuantian national movement	200 Lt	obverse	2000

Malaysia

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

Malaysian ringgit

The Malaysian ringgit is the currency of Malaysia. It is divided into 100 sen...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan	1895 – 1960	1st Yang di-Pertuan Agong Yang di-Pertuan Agong The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957 when the Federation of Malaya gained independence....  (Supreme Head of State) of the Federation of Malaya Federation of Malaya The Federation of Malaya is the name given to a federation of 11 states that existed from 31 January 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957...	RM 1	obverse	1967
			RM 2	obverse	1996
			RM 5	obverse	1967 (polymer in 1996)
			RM 10	obverse	1967
			RM 20	obverse	1982
			RM 50	obverse	1967
			RM 100	obverse	1967
			RM 500	obverse	1982 - 1999
			RM 1,000	obverse	1967 - 1999

Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

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

Mexican peso

The peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 12th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded in the Americas, and by far the most...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz	1648/51-1695	nun, scholar, poet	$200	obverse	1996
Miguel Hidalgo Miguel Hidalgo Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseñor , more commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or simply Miguel Hidalgo, was a Mexican priest and a leader of the Mexican War of Independence.In 1810 Hidalgo led a group of peasants in a revolt against the dominant...	1753–1811	Catholic priest; leader of Mexico's struggle for independence	$1,000	obverse	2004
Benito Juárez Benito Juárez Benito Juárez born Benito Pablo Juárez García, was a Mexican lawyer and politician of Zapotec origin from Oaxaca who served five terms as president of Mexico: 1858–1861 as interim, 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872...	1806–1832	31st President, 1858–1872	$20	both	1996 (polymer in 2002)
José María Morelos José María Morelos José María Teclo Morelos y Pavón was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary rebel leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming its leadership after the execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1811...	1765–1815	leader for Mexican independence	$50	obverse	1996 (polymer in 2006)
Nezahualcoyotl Nezahualcoyotl Nezahualcoyotl was a philosopher, warrior, architect, poet and ruler of the city-state of Texcoco in pre-Columbian Mexico...	1402–1472	Texcocan king	$100	obverse	1996
Diego Rivera Diego Rivera Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez was a prominent Mexican painter born in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, an active communist, and husband of Frida Kahlo . His large wall works in fresco helped establish the Mexican Mural Movement in...  and Frida Kalho	1829–1862	Artists and Communist Party militants	$500	obverse	1996

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

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

Banknotes of the New Zealand dollar

-Pre-dollar:Prior to 10 July 1967, the New Zealand pound, using the £sd system, was the main currency of New Zealand. Since 1934, banknotes of the New Zealand pound were issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, and came in denominations of 10s, £1, £5, £10, and £50.-First issue: 1967 -...

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Elizabeth II	1926 -	Queen Monarchy in New Zealand The monarchy of New Zealand also referred to as The Crown in Right of New Zealand, Her Majesty in Right of New Zealand, or The Queen in Right of New Zealand is the constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of the Realm of New Zealand,...  and Head of State Head of State A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...  of New Zealand since 1952, and leader of the Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states... .	$20	Obverse	1967
Sir Edmund Hillary Edmund Hillary Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE , was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest – see Timeline of climbing Mount Everest...	1919–2008	Mountaineer and explorer. First person to reach the summit of Mount Everest Mount Everest Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...  (1953), and first person to drive overland to the South Pole South Pole The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies on the opposite side of the Earth from the North Pole...  (1958). Later known for his community work in Nepal.	$5		1990
Apirana Ngata Apirana Ngata Sir Apirana Turupa Ngata was a prominent New Zealand politician and lawyer. He has often been described as the foremost Māori politician to have ever served in Parliament, and is also known for his work in promoting and protecting Māori culture and language.-Early life:One of 15 children, Ngata...	1874–1950	Played a significant role in the revival of Maori people and culture during the early 20th century. First Maori graduate for a New Zealand University, and Member of Parliament Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...  for 38 years.	$50		1990
Lord Rutherford of Nelson	1871–1937	New Zealand physicist Physicist A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...  and 'father of the atom'; explaining the perplexing problem of naturally occurring radioactivity, determining the structure of the atom, and changing one element into another. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Nobel Prize in Chemistry The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature,...  in 1908.	$100		1990
Kate Sheppard Kate Sheppard Katherine Wilson Sheppard Some sources, eg give a birth year of 1847; others eg give a birth year of 1848. was the most prominent member of New Zealand's women's suffrage movement, and is the country's most famous suffragette...	1848–1934	Prominent suffragette Suffragette "Suffragette" is a term coined by the Daily Mail newspaper as a derogatory label for members of the late 19th and early 20th century movement for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, in particular members of the Women's Social and Political Union... , who led the campaign for woman's right to vote. This determination led to New Zealand being the first sovereign state to allow woman to vote, in 1893.	$10		1990

Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen Peter Christen Asbjørnsen Peter Christen Asbjørnsen was a Norwegian writer and scholar. He and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe were collectors of Norwegian folklore...	1812–1885	writer, scholar; collector of Norwegian folklore	50 kr	obverse	1997
Kristian Birkeland Kristian Birkeland Kristian Olaf Birkeland was a Norwegian scientist. He is best remembered as the person who first elucidated the nature of the Aurora borealis. In order to fund his research on the aurorae, he invented the electromagnetic cannon and the Birkeland-Eyde process of fixing nitrogen from the air...	1867–1917	scientist	200 kr	obverse	1994
Kirsten Flagstad Kirsten Flagstad Kirsten Målfrid Flagstad was a Norwegian opera singer and a highly regarded Wagnerian soprano...	1895–1962	opera singer	100 kr	obverse	1997
Edvard Munch Edvard Munch Edvard Munch was a Norwegian Symbolist painter, printmaker and an important forerunner of expressionist art. His best-known composition, The Scream, is part of a series The Frieze of Life, in which Munch explored the themes of love, fear, death, melancholia, and anxiety.- Childhood :Edvard Munch...	1863–1944	Expressionist painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2001
Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undset was a Norwegian novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928.-Biography:Undset was born in Kalundborg, Denmark, but her family moved to Norway when she was two years old. In 1924, she converted to Catholicism and became a lay Dominican...	1882-1849	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1928	500 kr	obverse	1999

Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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

Pakistani rupee

The rupee is the currency of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank of the country. The most commonly used symbol for the rupee is Rs, used on receipts when purchasing goods and services. In Pakistan, the rupee is referred to as the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum ....	1876–1948	1st Governor-General, 1947–1948; "Father of the Nation"	Rs. 10	obverse	2006
			Rs. 20	obverse	2005
			Rs. 50	obverse	1977
			Rs. 100	obverse	2006
			Rs. 500	obverse	2006
			Rs. 1,000	obverse	2007
			Rs. 5,000	obverse	2006

Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

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

Peruvian nuevo sol

The nuevo sol plural: nuevos soles; currency sign: S/.) is the currency of Peru. It is subdivided into 100 cents, called céntimos in Spanish. The ISO 4217 currency code is PEN. It is most commonly referred to just as sol...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
José Quiñones Gonzáles José Quiñones Gonzáles José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzáles was a Peruvian military aviator and national aviation hero. He sacrificed his life crashing into an Ecuadorian battery during the Battle of Zarumilla in the Ecuadorian–Peruvian war.-Combat History:Lieutenant Quinones was a fighter pilot...	1914–1941	National aviation hero	Nuevo sol	S/. 10	obverse	1991–
Raúl Porras Barrenechea Raúl Porras Barrenechea Raúl Porras Barrenechea was a Peruvian historian. He was born in Pisco, Peru on March 23, 1897 and died in Lima, Peru on September 27, 1960. He was a teacher at the Anglo-Peruvian School. As a student during the 1950s Mario Vargas Llosa worked with Porras for four and one-half years and learned a...	1897–1960	Historian	Nuevo sol	S/. 20	obverse	1991–
Abraham Valdelomar Abraham Valdelomar Pedro Abraham Valdelomar Pinto was a Peruvian narrator, poet, journalist, essayist and dramatist; he is considered the founder of the avant-garde in Peru, although more for his dandy-like public poses and his founding of the journal Colónida than for his own writing, which is lyrically...	1888–1919	Poet	Nuevo sol	S/. 50	obverse	1991–
Jorge Basadre Jorge Basadre Jorge Basadre Grohmann was a Peruvian historian known for his extensive publications about the independent history of his country...	1903–1980	Minister of education, Historian	Nuevo sol	S/. 100	obverse	1991–
Rose of Lima Rose of Lima Rose of Lima, , the first Catholic saint of the Americas, was born in Lima, Peru.-Biography:Saint Rose of Lima was born in the city of that name, the daughter of Gaspar Flores, a harquebusier from San German, Puerto Rico, and his wife, Maria de Oliva, who was a native of Lima. She was part of a...	1586–1617	Saint Rose of Lima, First catholic saint of the Americas Americas The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...	Nuevo sol	S/. 200	obverse	1995–

Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. He played an instrumental role during the Philippines' revolution against Spain, and the subsequent Philippine-American War or War of Philippine Independence that resisted American occupation...	1869–1964	1st President, 1899–1901	P5	obverse	1985
Benigno Aquino, Jr. Benigno Aquino, Jr. Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. was a Filipino Senator and a former Governor of Tarlac. Aquino, together with Gerry Roxas and Jovito Salonga, formed the leadership of the opposition to the Marcos regime in the years leading to the imposition of martial law in the Philippines...	1932–1983	leader of the opposition to President Ferdinand Marcos' autocracy	P500	both	2002
Andrés Bonifacio Andres Bonifacio Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro was a Filipino nationalist and revolutionary. He was a founder and later Supremo of the Katipunan movement which sought the independence of the Philippines from Spanish colonial rule and started the Philippine Revolution...	1863–1897	leader in the Philippine Revolution	P10	obverse	1987
Hilario Davide, Jr. Hilario Davide, Jr. Hilario Gelbolingo Davide, Jr, GCSS is a former Ambassador/Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations in New York City....	1935-	20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 1998–2005; swore in President Macapagal-Arroyo	P200	reverse	2002
Josefa Llanes Escoda Josefa Llanes Escoda Josefa Llanes Madamba Vd.ª De Escoda was a well-known Filipino advocate of women's right of suffrage and founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines.-Early life:...	1898–1945	founder of the Girl Scouts in the Philippines; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Vicente Lim Vicente Lim Brigadier General Vicente Lim was an Filipino General in the Philippine Army who served during the Second World War.-Early life:He was born in the town of Calamba, Laguna, on the 24th of February, 1888, the third of Jose Ayala Lim-Yaoco’s four children. His father was a full-blooded Chinese who...	1889–1945	Brigadier General, Army; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Apolinario Mabini Apolinario Mabini Apolinario Mabini y Maranan was a Filipino political philosopher and revolutionary who wrote a constitutional plan for the of 1899-1901, and served as its first prime minister in 1899...	1864–1903	1st Prime Minister, 1899; author of the 1st Constitution	P10	obverse	1987
Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Pangan Macapagal was the ninth President of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the sixth Vice President, serving from 1957 to 1961. He also served as a member of the House of Representatives, and headed the Constitutional Convention of 1970...	1910–1997	9th President, 1961–1965	P200	obverse	2002
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...	1947-	daughter of President Macapagal; 14th President, 2001-2009	P200	reverse	2002
Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña y Suico was a Filipino politician who served as the 4th President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon, and rose to the presidency upon Quezon's death in 1944, being the oldest Philippine president to hold office at age 65...	1878–1961	4th President, 1944–1946	P50	obverse	1987
Manuel L. Quezon Manuel L. Quezon Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the Philippines...	1878–1944	2nd President, 1935–1944	P20	obverse	1987
Manuel Roxas Manuel Roxas Manuel Acuña Roxas was the first president of the independent Third Republic of the Philippines and fifth president overall. He served as president from the granting of independence in 1946 until his abrupt death in 1948...	1892–1948	5th President, 1946–1948	P100	obverse	2002
José Abad Santos José Abad Santos In 1919, Abad Santos would become instrumental in laying the legal groundwork as well as drafting the by-laws and constitution of the Philippine Women's University, the country's and Asia's first private non-sectarian institution for higher learning for women...	1886–1942	5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Corazon Aquino Corazon Aquino Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines...	1933-2009	11th President,1986-1992	P500	obverse	2010

Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

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

Polish coins and banknotes

Current Polish coins and banknotes issued by the National Bank of Poland. For historical ones, see here.-Coins:Although some of the coins were minted as early as 1990, they were not released until January 1, 1995, when the złoty was redenominated....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Boleslaw I Boleslaw I of Poland Bolesław I Chrobry , in the past also known as Bolesław I the Great , was a Duke of Poland from 992-1025 and the first King of Poland from 19 April 1025 until his death...	966/7-1025	King of Poland, 992-1025	20 zł	obverse	1995
Casimir III Casimir III of Poland Casimir III the Great , last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty , was the son of King Władysław I the Elbow-high and Hedwig of Kalisz.-Biography:...	1310–1370	King of Poland, 1333–1370	50 zł	obverse
Jogaila Jogaila Jogaila, later 'He is known under a number of names: ; ; . See also: Jogaila : names and titles. was Grand Duke of Lithuania , king consort of Kingdom of Poland , and sole King of Poland . He ruled in Lithuania from 1377, at first with his uncle Kęstutis...	1351–1434	King of Poland, 1386–1434	100 zł	obverse
Mieszko I	935-992	Duke of Poland, 960-922	10 zł	obverse
Sigismund II Augustus Sigismund II Augustus Sigismund II Augustus I was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, the only son of Sigismund I the Old, whom Sigismund II succeeded in 1548...	1520–1572	King of Poland, 1530–1572	200 zł	obverse

Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

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

Romanian leu

The leu is the currency of Romania. It is subdivided into 100 bani . The name of the currency means "lion". On 1 July 2005, Romania underwent a currency reform, switching from the previous leu to a new leu . 1 RON is equal to 10,000 ROL...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Lucian Blaga Lucian Blaga -Biography:Lucian Blaga was a commanding personality of the Romanian culture of the interbellum period. He was a philosopher and writer higly acclaimed for his originality, a university professor and a diplomat. He was born on May 9, 1895 in Lancrăm, near Alba Iulia, Romania, his father being an...	1895–1961	poet, playwright, philosopher	200 L	obverse	2006
Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist...	1852–1912	playwright, short story writer	100 L	obverse	2005
Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party...	1850–1889	romantic poet	500 L	obverse	2005
George Enescu George Enescu George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical...	1881–1955	composer, violinist, pianist	5 L	obverse	2005
Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.-Biography:He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age , he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of...	1838–1907	painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting	10 L	obverse	2005
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Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister...	1871–1940	Prime Minister,historian 1931–1932	1 L	obverse	2005
Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot.-Biography:Aurel Vlaicu was born in Binţinţi , Geoagiu, Transylvania. He attended Calvinist High School in Orăştie and took his Baccalaureate in Sibiu in 1902...	1882–1913	engineer, inventor, early pilot	50 L	obverse	2005

Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

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

Russian ruble

The ruble or rouble is the currency of the Russian Federation and the two partially recognized republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Formerly, the ruble was also the currency of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union prior to their breakups. Belarus and Transnistria also use currencies with...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky Nikolay Nikolayevich Muravyov-Amursky was a Russian statesman and diplomat, who played a major role in the expansion of the Russian Empire into the Amur River basin and to the shores of the Sea of Japan.-Surname spelling:The surname Muravyov has also been transcribed as Muravyev or Murav'ev.-Early...	1809–1881	Governor General of Irkutsk and Yeniseysk, 1847–1861	руб5,000	obverse	2000
Peter I Peter I of Russia Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov Dates indicated by the letters "O.S." are Old Style. All other dates in this article are New Style. ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother, Ivan V...	1672–1725	Tsar, 1682–1725	руб500	obverse	1998
Yaroslav I Yaroslav I the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise (Old Norse: Jarizleifr; ; Old East Slavic and Russian: Ярослав Мудрый; Ukrainian: Ярослав Мудрий; c...	978-1054	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 1019–1054	руб1,000	obverse	2000

Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

See under United Kingdom

Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

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

Serbian dinar

The dinar is the currency of Serbia. An earlier currency also called dinar was used in Serbia between 1868 and 1918. The earliest use of the dinar date to 1214. Today's Serbian dinar is a continuation of the last Yugoslav dinar...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jovan Cvijić Jovan Cvijic Jovan Cvijić was a Serbian geographer, president of the Serbian Royal Academy of Sciences, and rector of the University of Belgrade. A world-renowned scientist, Cvijić is considered the founder of geography in Serbia.-Early life and family:Jovan Cvijić was born on October 11 Jovan Cvijić...	1865–1927	geographer	500 din.	both	2004
Slobodan Jovanović Slobodan Jovanovic Slobodan Jovanović was one of Serbia's most prolific jurists, historians, sociologists, journalists and literary critics. He distinguished himself with a characteristically clear and sharp writing style later called the "Belgrade style"...	1869–1958	Prime Minister of the Yugoslav government-in-exile, 1942–1943	5,000 din.	both	2003
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić Vuk Stefanovic Karadžic Vuk Stefanović Karadžić was a Serbian philolog and linguist, the major reformer of the Serbian language, and deserves, perhaps, for his collections of songs, fairy tales, and riddles to be called the father of the study of Serbian folklore. He was the author of the first Serbian dictionary...	1787–1864	linguist; reformer of the Serbian language	10 din.	both	2006
Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac Stevan Stojanovic Mokranjac Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac was a Serbian composer and music educator. His work was essential in bringing the spirit of Valach Serbian unwritten folk poems into organized art.-Biography:He was born in Negotin...	1856–1914	composer and music educator	50 din.	both	2005
Petar II Petar II Petrovic-Njegoš Petar II Petrović-Njegoš , was a Serbian Orthodox Prince-Bishop of Montenegro , who transformed Montenegro from a theocracy into a secular state. However, he is most famous as a poet...	1813–1851	Prince-Bishop of Montenegro, 1830–1851; Serbian language poet	20 din.	both	2006
Nadežda Petrović Nadežda Petrovic Nadežda Petrović is considered the most important Serbian female painter from the late 19th and early 20th century...	1873–1915	painter	200 din.	both	2006
Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer...	1856–1943	inventor, physicist, mechanical and electrical engineer	100 din.	both	2006
Ðorđe Vajfert	1850–1937	1st president of the National Bank of Serbia, 1912–1926	1,000 din.	both	2006

Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

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

Singapore dollar

The Singapore dollar or Dollar is the official currency of Singapore. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively S$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...

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Person	Years of Birth–Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Yusof bin Ishak Yusof bin Ishak Yusof bin Ishak was an eminent Singaporean politician and the first President of Singapore of Minangkabau descent. His portrait appears on the Singapore Portrait Series currency notes introduced in 1999.-Early life:...	1910–1970	First President, 1965–1970	S$2	obverse	1999
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Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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

Swedish krona

The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...

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Person	Years of Birth–Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Charles XI Charles XI of Sweden Charles XI also Carl, was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period in Swedish history known as the Swedish empire ....	1655–1697	King of Sweden, 1660–1697	500 kr	obverse	1985
Gustav I Gustav I of Sweden Gustav I of Sweden, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known simply as Gustav Vasa , was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death....	1496–1560	King of Sweden, 1523–1560	1,000 kr	obverse	1989
Selma Lagerlöf Selma Lagerlöf Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....	1858–1940	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1909	20 kr	obverse	1991
Jenny Lind Jenny Lind Johanna Maria Lind , better known as Jenny Lind, was a Swedish opera singer, often known as the "Swedish Nightingale". One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she is known for her performances in soprano roles in opera in Sweden and across Europe, and for an extraordinarily...	1820–1887	opera singer	50 kr	obverse	1996
Carolus Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...	1707–1778	botanist, physician, zoologist; father of taxonomy	100 kr	obverse	1986
Christopher Polhem Christopher Polhem Christopher Polhammar , better known as , which he took after his ennoblement, was a Swedish scientist, inventor and industrialist. He made significant contributions to the economic and industrial development of Sweden, particularly mining.-Biography:Polhem was born on the island of Gotland...	1661–1751	industrialist; planned and started construction of the Göta Canal	500 kr	reverse	1985

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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

Banknotes of the Swiss franc

The first banknotes in Switzerland were issued in 1825 by the Caisse de Dépôt of the city of Bern.During the 19th century the Cantons had the right of printing notes. Following the law of 8 March 1881 the Swiss National Bank had the exclusive right to issue banknotes in Switzerland. First notes...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jacob Burckhardt Jacob Burckhardt Carl Jacob Christoph Burckhardt was a historian of art and culture, and an influential figure in the historiography of each field. He is known as one of the major progenitors of cultural history, albeit in a form very different from how cultural history is conceived and studied in academia today...	1818–1897	historian of the arts	1,000 Fr.	obverse	1998
Le Corbusier Le Corbusier Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier , was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and painter, famous for being one of the pioneers of what now is called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930...	1887–1965	modernist architect	10 Fr.	obverse	1997
Alberto Giacometti Alberto Giacometti Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draughtsman, and printmaker.Alberto Giacometti was born in the canton Graubünden's southerly alpine valley Val Bregaglia and came from an artistic background; his father, Giovanni, was a well-known post-Impressionist painter...	1901–1966	sculptor, painter, draftsman	100 Fr.	obverse	1998
Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger was a Swiss composer, who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. He was a member of Les six. His most frequently performed work is probably the orchestral work Pacific 231, which is interpreted as imitating the sound of a steam locomotive.-Biography:Born...	1892–1955	composer	20 Fr.	obverse	1996
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz Charles Ferdinand Ramuz Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz was a French-speaking Swiss writer.He was born in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud and educated at the University of Lausanne. He taught briefly in nearby Aubonne, and then in Weimar, Germany. In 1903, he left for Paris and remained there until World War I, with frequent...	1878–1947	French-speaking Swiss author	200 Fr.	obverse	1997
Sophie Taeuber-Arp Sophie Taeuber-Arp Sophie Taeuber-Arp was a Swiss artist, painter and sculptor. Born in Davos, Switzerland, Sophie Täuber began her art studies in her homeland, at the School of Applied Arts in St. Gallen...	1889–1943	artist, painter, sculptor	50 Fr.	obverse	1995

Republic of China

Republic of China

The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

 (Taiwan)

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

New Taiwan dollar

The New Taiwan dollar , or simply Taiwan dollar, is the official currency of the Taiwan Area of the Republic of China since 1949, when it replaced the Old Taiwan dollar...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese doctor, revolutionary and political leader. As the foremost pioneer of Nationalist China, Sun is frequently referred to as the "Father of the Nation" , a view agreed upon by both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China...	1866–1925	Founding father of the Republic of China	$100	obverse	2001
Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He is known as Jiǎng Jièshí or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng in Mandarin....	1887–1975	President of the Republic of China, 1948–1975	$200	obverse	2002

Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

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

Turkish lira

The Turkish lira is the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The lira is subdivided into 100 kuruş...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....	1881–1938	Founder and 1st President of the Republic of Turkey, 1923-1938	1 TL	obverse	1926 - 1938 1950–present
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İsmet İnönü Ismet Inönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...	1884–1973	2nd President of the Republic of Turkey, 1938-1950	2.5 TL	obverse	1938–1950
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Cahit Arf Cahit Arf Cahit Arf was a Turkish mathematician. He is known for the Arf invariant of a quadratic form in characteristic 2 in topology, the Hasse–Arf theorem in ramification theory, Arf semigroups, and Arf rings.-Biography:Cahit Arf was born on 11 October 1910 in Selanik , which was then...	1910–1997	Mathematician	10 TL	reverse	2009–present
Yunus Emre Yunus Emre Yunus Emre was a Turkish poet and Sufi mystic. He has exercised immense influence on Turkish literature, from his own day until the present...	1240?-1321?	Poet and Sufi mystic Mysticism Mysticism is the knowledge of, and especially the personal experience of, states of consciousness, i.e. levels of being, beyond normal human perception, including experience and even communion with a supreme being.-Classical origins:...	200 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Âkif Ersoy was a Turkish poet, author, academic, member of parliament, and the poet of the Turkish National Anthem....	1873–1936	Poet of the Turkish National Anthem Istiklâl Marsi The İstiklâl Marşı is the National Anthem of Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, officially adopted on 12 March 1921 - two and a half years before the 29 October 1923 establishment of the Republic of Turkey, both as a motivational musical saga for the troops fighting in the Turkish War...	100 TL	reverse	1983–1989
Itri Buhurizade Itri Buhurizade Itri, or just simply Itri was a composer and performer of Turkish classical music from Istanbul, Ottoman Empire.-Biography:...	1640?-1711	Composer and performer of Turkish classical music	100 TL	reverse	2009–present
Kemaleddin Bey	1870–1927	Architect	20 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mehmed II Mehmed II Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from...	1432–1481	Ottoman Ottoman Empire The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...  sultan and conqueror of Constantinople Constantinople Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...	1000 TL	reverse	1986–1992
Mevlana	1207–1273	Philosopher	5000 TL	reverse	1981–1994
Aydın Sayılı Aydin Sayili Aydın Sayılı was a historian of science. His career was aided by chance meeting with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, whom he impressed enough to receive a state-supported scholarship to attend graduate school at Harvard, where he studied under George Sarton....	1913–1993	Historian of science	5 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mimar Sinan	1489–1588	Architect and civil engineer	10000 TL	reverse	1982–1995
Fatma Aliye Topuz Fatma Aliye Topuz Fatma Aliye Topuz , aka simply Fatma Aliye or Fatma Aliye Hanım, was a Turkish novelist, columnist, essayist, women's rights activist and humanitarian...	1862–1936	First female Muslim Islam Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...  novelist	50 TL	reverse	2009–present

Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

Currency: Hryvnia (since 1996)
Symbol: Ƨ
See also Ukrainian hryvnia

Ukrainian hryvnia

The hryvnia, sometimes hryvnya or grivna ; sign: ₴, code: , has been the national currency of Ukraine since September 2, 1996. The hryvnia is subdivided into 100 kopiyok. In medieval times, it was a currency of Kievan Rus'....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ivan Franko Ivan Franko Ivan Yakovych Franko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, political activist, doctor of philosophy, the author of the first detective novels and modern poetry in the Ukrainian language....	1856–1916	poet, writer, journalist	Ƨ20	obverse	2003
Mykhailo Hrushevsky Mykhailo Hrushevsky Mykhailo Serhiyovych Hrushevsky was a Ukrainian academician, politician, historian, and statesman, one of the most important figures of the Ukrainian national revival of the early 20th century...	1866–1934	1st President of the Ukrainian People's Republic, 1917–1918	Ƨ50	obverse	2004
Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bohdan Zynoviy Mykhailovych Khmelnytsky was a hetman of the Zaporozhian Cossack Hetmanate of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth . He led an uprising against the Commonwealth and its magnates which resulted in the creation of a Cossack state...	1595–1657	Hetman of Ukraine, 1648–1657	Ƨ5	obverse	2004
Ivan Mazepa Ivan Mazepa Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa , Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate in Left-bank Ukraine, from 1687–1708. He was famous as a patron of the arts, and also played an important role in the Battle of Poltava where after learning of Peter I's intent to relieve him as acting Hetman of Ukraine and replace him...	1640–1709	Hetman of Ukraine, 1687–1708	Ƨ10	obverse	2004
Taras Shevchenko Taras Shevchenko Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko -Life:Born into a serf family of Hryhoriy Ivanovych Shevchenko and Kateryna Yakymivna Shevchenko in the village of Moryntsi, of Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire Shevchenko was orphaned at the age of eleven...	1814–1861	poet; works considered to be the foundation of both modern Ukrainian language and literature	Ƨ100	obverse	2006
Hryhori Skovoroda Hryhori Skovoroda Hryhorii Savych Skovoroda was a Ukrainian philosopher, poet, teacher and composer who lived in the Russian Empire and who made important contributions to Russian philosophy and culture. He lived and worked in Ukraine and passionately and consciously identified with its people, differentiating them...	1722–1794	poet, philosopher, composer	Ƨ500	obverse	2006
Lesya Ukrainka Lesya Ukrainka Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka better known under her literary pseudonym Lesya Ukrainka , was one of Ukraine's best-known poets and writers and the foremost woman writer in Ukrainian literature. She also was a political, civil, and female activist....	1871–1913	poet, writer	Ƨ200	obverse	2001
Vladimir I Vladimir I of Kiev Vladimir Sviatoslavich the Great Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь Old Norse as Valdamarr Sveinaldsson, , Vladimir, , Volodymyr, was a grand prince of Kiev, ruler of Kievan Rus' in .Vladimir's father was the prince Sviatoslav of the Rurik dynasty...	958-1015	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 978-1015	Ƨ1	obverse	2006
Yaroslav I Yaroslav I the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise (Old Norse: Jarizleifr; ; Old East Slavic and Russian: Ярослав Мудрый; Ukrainian: Ярослав Мудрий; c...	978-1054	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod	Ƨ2	obverse	2004

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

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

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

England & Wales

Exclusive sterling note issue granted to the Bank of England.
Bank of England

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Charles Darwin Charles Darwin Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...	1809–1882	naturalist	£10	reverse	2000
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-	£5	obverse	2002
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Elizabeth Fry Elizabeth Fry Elizabeth Fry , née Gurney, was an English prison reformer, social reformer and, as a Quaker, a Christian philanthropist...	1780–1845	prison reformer	£5	reverse	2002
John Houblon John Houblon Sir John Houblon was the first Governor of the Bank of England from 1694 to 1697.-Biography:Sir John was the third son of James Houblon, a London merchant, and his wife, Mary Du Quesne, daughter of Jean Du Quesne, the younger...	1632–1712	1st Governor, Bank of England, 1694–1697	£50	reverse	1994
Adam Smith Adam Smith Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...	1723–1790	economist	£20	reverse	2007

Scotland

Three commercial banks are authorised to issue their own sterling banknotes.

Bank of Scotland

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Sir Walter Scott Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time....	1771–1832	historical novelist and poet; campaigner for the continuation of Scottish banknotes	£5	obverse	2007
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Royal Bank of Scotland

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Lord Ilay Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, 1st Earl of Ilay was a Scottish nobleman, politician, lawyer, businessman and soldier...	1682–1761	founder and first governor of the Royal Bank of Scotland	£1	obverse	1987
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Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....	1850–1894	Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer (special commemorative issue)	£1	reverse	1994
Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone....	1847–1922	Inventor of the telephone Telephone The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...   (special commemorative issue)	£1	reverse	1997
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...	1900–2002	Queen Consort Queen consort A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...  of King George VI George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...  and mother of Queen Elizabeth II  (special commemorative issue)	£20	reverse	2000
Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...	1940-	Notable American golf Golf Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes.... er (special commemorative issue)	£5	reverse	2005

Clydesdale Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...	1759–1796	Notable Scottish poet Scottish literature Scottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by Scottish writers. It includes literature written in English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Brythonic, French, Latin and any other language in which a piece of literature was ever written within the boundaries of modern Scotland.The earliest...	£5	obverse	1998
Mary Slessor Mary Slessor Mary Mitchell Slessor was a Scottish missionary to Nigeria.Her determined work and strong personality allowed her to be trusted and accepted by the locals, spreading Christianity and promoting women's rights.-Early life:...	1848–1915	Scottish missionary Missionary A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...  to Nigeria and campaigner for women's rights Women's rights Women's rights are entitlements and freedoms claimed for women and girls of all ages in many societies.In some places these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behaviour, whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed...	£10	both	1998
Robert the Bruce Robert I of Scotland Robert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage , and...	1274–1329	King of the Scots 1306-1329.	£20	obverse	1998
Adam Smith Adam Smith Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...	1723–1790	economist and key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment Scottish Enlightenment The Scottish Enlightenment was the period in 18th century Scotland characterised by an outpouring of intellectual and scientific accomplishments. By 1750, Scots were among the most literate citizens of Europe, with an estimated 75% level of literacy...	£50	both	1998
Lord Kelvin William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, PRSE, was a mathematical physicist and engineer. At the University of Glasgow he did important work in the mathematical analysis of electricity and formulation of the first and second laws of thermodynamics, and did much to unify the emerging...	1824–1907	mathematical physicist Mathematical physics Mathematical physics refers to development of mathematical methods for application to problems in physics. The Journal of Mathematical Physics defines this area as: "the application of mathematics to problems in physics and the development of mathematical methods suitable for such applications and...  and engineer Engineer An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...	£100	both	1998
Alexander Fleming Alexander Fleming Sir Alexander Fleming was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. He wrote many articles on bacteriology, immunology, and chemotherapy...	1881–1955	Discoverer of penicillin Penicillin Penicillin is a group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium fungi. They include penicillin G, procaine penicillin, benzathine penicillin, and penicillin V.... .	£5	obverse	2009
Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...	1759–1796	Notable Scottish poet Scottish literature Scottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by Scottish writers. It includes literature written in English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Brythonic, French, Latin and any other language in which a piece of literature was ever written within the boundaries of modern Scotland.The earliest...	£10	obverse	2009
Robert the Bruce Robert I of Scotland Robert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage , and...	1274–1329	King of the Scots 1306-1329.	£20	obverse	2009
Elsie Inglis Elsie Inglis Elsie Inglis was an innovative Scottish doctor and suffragist.-Education:She was born in the hill station town of Naini Tal, India, to John Forbes David Inglis who worked in the Indian civil service as Chief Commissioner of Oudh...	1864–1917	Doctor and suffragist.	£50	obverse	2009
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a Scottish architect, designer, watercolourist and artist. He was a designer in the Arts and Crafts movement and also the main representative of Art Nouveau in the United Kingdom. He had a considerable influence on European design...	1868-1928	Architect and designer.	£100	obverse	2009

Northern Ireland

Four commercial banks are authorised to issue their own sterling banknotes.

Northern Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
John Boyd Dunlop John Boyd Dunlop John Boyd Dunlop was a Scottish inventor. He was one of the founders of the rubber company that bore his name, Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company....	1840–1921	Founder of the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company	£10	obverse	2005
Harry Ferguson Harry Ferguson Henry George "Harry" Ferguson was an Irish engineer and inventor who is noted for his role in the development of the modern agricultural tractor, for becoming the first Irishman to build and fly his own aeroplane, and for developing the first four-wheel drive Formula One car, the Ferguson P99...	1884–1960	Engineer and developer of the modern agricultural tractor, the Ferguson monoplane and the Ferguson P99	£20	obverse	2005
Sir Samuel Cleland Davidson		founder of the Belfast Sirocco Works and pioneer of air conditioning Air conditioning An air conditioner is a home appliance, system, or mechanism designed to dehumidify and extract heat from an area. The cooling is done using a simple refrigeration cycle...	£50	obverse	2005
Sir James Martin	1893–1981	Inventor of the aircraft ejector seat	£100	obverse	2005

Ulster Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
George Best George Best George Best was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, who played for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders...	1946–2005	Footballer for Northern Ireland Northern Ireland national football team The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...  and Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...   (special commemorative issue)	£5	obverse	2006

United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Currency: Dollar (since 1792)
Symbol: $
See also Federal Reserve Note

Federal Reserve Note

A Federal Reserve Note is a type of banknote used in the United States of America. Federal Reserve Notes are printed by the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing on paper made by Crane & Co. of Dalton, Massachusetts. They are the only type of U.S...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
John Adams John Adams John Adams was an American lawyer, statesman, diplomat and political theorist. A leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United States...	1735–1826	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Adams Samuel Adams Samuel Adams was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. As a politician in colonial Massachusetts, Adams was a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and was one of the architects of the principles of American...	1722–1803	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Charles Carroll Charles Carroll of Carrollton Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from Great Britain. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and later as United States Senator for Maryland...	1737–1802	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Chase Samuel Chase Samuel Chase was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and earlier was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland. Early in life, Chase was a "firebrand" states-righter and revolutionary...	1741–1811	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Abraham Clark Abraham Clark Abraham Clark was an American politician and Revolutionary War figure. He was delegate for New Jersey to the Continental Congress where he signed the Declaration of Independence and later served in the United States House of Representatives in both the Second and Third United States Congress, from...	1725–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Clinton George Clinton (vice president) George Clinton was an American soldier and politician, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was the first Governor of New York, and then the fourth Vice President of the United States , serving under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. He and John C...	1739–1812	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Clymer George Clymer George Clymer was an American politician and founding father. He was one of the first Patriots to advocate complete independence from Britain. As a Pennsylvania representative, Clymer was, along with five others, a signatory of both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution...	1739–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
John Dickinson John Dickinson (delegate) John Dickinson was an American lawyer and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware. He was a militia officer during the American Revolution, a Continental Congressman from Pennsylvania and Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, President of...	1732–1808	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Ellery	1727–1820	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Floyd William Floyd William Floyd was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a U.S. Representative from New York.-Biography:...	1734–1821	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Dr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat...	1706–1790	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
		Founding Father	$100	obverse	1996
Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Thomas Gerry was an American statesman and diplomat. As a Democratic-Republican he was selected as the fifth Vice President of the United States , serving under James Madison, until his death a year and a half into his term...	1744–1814	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...	1822–1877	18th President, 1869–1877	$50	obverse	2004
Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of America's first constitutional lawyers and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury...	1755/7-1804	1st Secretary of the Treasury, 1789–1795	$10	both	2006
John Hancock John Hancock John Hancock was a merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...	1737–1793	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Harrison, V	1726–1791	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Joseph Hewes Joseph Hewes Joseph Hewes was a native of Princeton, New Jersey, where he was born in 1730. Hewes’s parents were part of the Quaker Society of Friends. Immediately after their marriage they moved to New Jersey, which became Joseph Hewes’s home state. Hewes was formally educated at Princeton and after...	1730–1779	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas Heyward, Jr.	1746–1809	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Hooper William Hooper William Hooper was an American lawyer, politician, and a member of the Continental Congress representing North Carolina from 1774 through 1777...	1742–1790	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Stephen Hopkins Stephen Hopkins (politician) Stephen Hopkins was an American political leader from Rhode Island who signed the Declaration of Independence. He served as the Chief Justice and Governor of the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and was a Delegate to the Colonial Congress in Albany in 1754 and to the...	1707–1785	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Francis Hopkinson Francis Hopkinson Francis Hopkinson , an American author, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence as a delegate from New Jersey. He later served as a federal judge in Pennsylvania...	1737–1791	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Huntington Samuel Huntington (statesman) Samuel Huntington was a jurist, statesman, and Patriot in the American Revolution from Connecticut. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation...	1731–1796	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...	1767–1845	7th President, 1829–1837	$20	obverse	2003
Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...	1743–1826	3rd President, 1801–1809; signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	both	1976
Richard Henry Lee Richard Henry Lee Richard Henry Lee was an American statesman from Virginia best known for the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain. He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and his famous resolution of June 1776 led to the United States...	1732–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Francis Lewis Francis Lewis Francis Lewis was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New York....	1713–1803	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...	1809–1865	16th President, 1861–1865	$5	both	2000
Philip Livingston Philip Livingston Philip Livingston was an American merchant and statesman from New York City. He was a delegate for New York to the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1778, and signed the Declaration of Independence.-Family history:...	1716–1778	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert R. Livingston Robert Livingston (1746-1813) Robert R Livingston was an American lawyer, politician, diplomat from New York, and a Founding Father of the United States. He was known as "The Chancellor," after the office he held for 25 years....	1746–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas McKean Thomas McKean Thomas McKean was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the American Revolution he was a delegate to the Continental Congress where he signed the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of...	1734–1817	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Arthur Middleton Arthur Middleton Arthur Middleton , of Charleston, South Carolina, was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence....	1742–1787	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Lewis Morris Lewis Morris Lewis Morris was an American landowner and developer from Morrisania, New York. He signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence as a delegate to the Continental Congress for New York....	1726–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert Morris Robert Morris (merchant) Robert Morris, Jr. was a British-born American merchant, and signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution...	1734–1806	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Paca William Paca William Paca was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland, and later Governor of Maryland and a United States federal judge.-Early life:...	1740–1799	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert Treat Paine Robert Treat Paine Robert Treat Paine was a signer of the Declaration of Independence as a representative of Massachusetts.-Early life and ancestors:...	1731–1814	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Read George Read (signer) George Read was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Continental Congressman from Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, President of Delaware, and a member of the...	1733–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Rush Benjamin Rush Benjamin Rush was a Founding Father of the United States. Rush lived in the state of Pennsylvania and was a physician, writer, educator, humanitarian and a Christian Universalist, as well as the founder of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania....	1745–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Edward Rutledge Edward Rutledge Edward Rutledge was an American politician and youngest signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. He later served as the 39th Governor of South Carolina.-Early years and career:...	1749–1800	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Roger Sherman Roger Sherman Roger Sherman was an early American lawyer and politician, as well as a founding father. He served as the first mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, and served on the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence, and was also a representative and senator in the new republic...	1721–1793	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Richard Stockton Richard Stockton (1730-1781) Richard Stockton was an American lawyer, jurist, legislator, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.-Early life:...	1730–1781	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Charles Thomson Charles Thomson Charles Thomson was a Patriot leader in Philadelphia during the American Revolution and the secretary of the Continental Congress throughout its existence.-Biography:...	1729–1824	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Walton George Walton George Walton signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia and also served as the second Chief Executive of that state.-Life and work:...	1749/50-1804	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Washington George Washington George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...	1732–1799	1st President, 1789–1797	$1	obverse	1963
William Williams William Williams (signer) William Williams was a merchant, and a delegate for Connecticut to the Continental Congress in 1776, and a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. Williams was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, the son of a minister, Tim Solomon Williams, and Mary Porter. He studied theology and graduated from...	1731–1811	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas Willing Thomas Willing Thomas Willing was an American merchant and financier and a Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania....	1731–1821	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
James Wilson James Wilson James Wilson was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. Wilson was elected twice to the Continental Congress, and was a major force in drafting the United States Constitution...	1742–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
John Witherspoon John Witherspoon John Witherspoon was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Jersey. As president of the College of New Jersey , he trained many leaders of the early nation and was the only active clergyman and the only college president to sign the Declaration...	1723–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Oliver Wolcott	1726–1797	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976

Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

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

Venezuelan bolívar

The bolívar fuerte is the currency of Venezuela since 1 January 2008. It is subdivided into 100 céntimos and replaced the bolívar at the rate of Bs.F. 1 = Bs...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Francisco de Miranda Francisco de Miranda Sebastián Francisco de Miranda Ravelo y Rodríguez de Espinoza , commonly known as Francisco de Miranda , was a Venezuelan revolutionary...	1750–1816	military leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	2 bolívares	obverse	2008
Pedro Camejo Pedro Camejo Pedro Camejo, better known as Negro Primero, or 'The First Black' was a Venezuelan soldier who at first fought with the royal army, only to later go over to the rebel army during the Venezuelan War of Independence, reaching the rank of lieutenant.The nickname of Negro Primero was inspired by his...	1790–1821	soldier during the struggle for independence from Spain	5 bolívares	obverse	2008
Guaicaipuro Guaicaipuro Guaicaipuro was a native Venezuelan chief of both the Teques and Caracas tribes. Though known today as Guaicaipuro, in documents of the time his name was written Guacaipuro.-Life:...	c1530-1568	Venezuelan indigenous leader against Spanish colonization	10 bolívares	obverse	2008
Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi María Luisa Cáceres Díaz de Arismendi was a heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence.-The beginning of the war:...	1799–1866	heroine of Venezuelan War of Independence	20 bolívares	obverse	2008
Simón Rodríguez Simón Rodríguez Simón Rodríguez , known during his exile from Spanish America as Samuel Robinson, was a South American philosopher and educator, notably Simón Bolívar's tutor and mentor....	1769–1854	philosopher, educator	50 bolívares	obverse	2008
Simón Bolívar Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Yeiter, commonly known as Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader...	1783–1830	military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	100 bolívares	obverse	2008

Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

Currencies: Peso Moneda Nacional (m$n, 1881–1969)
Peso Ley ($L, 1970–1983)
Peso Argentino ($a, 1983–1985)
Austral (A, 1985–1991)
Peso ($, 1992–Present)
See also Argentine peso moneda nacional

Argentine peso moneda nacional

The peso moneda nacional was the currency of Argentina between November 5, 1881 and December 31, 1969. It was subdivided into 100 centavos, with the argentino worth 5 pesos. Its symbol was m$n or $m/n. Its ISO 4217 code was ARM.-History:...

, Argentine peso ley

Argentine peso ley

The peso ley 18.188, usually known as either peso or, to distinguish it from the earlier peso moneda nacional, informally as peso ley, was the currency of Argentina between January 1, 1970 and May 5, 1983. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. Its symbol was $, sometimes $L. Its name comes from law...

, Argentine peso argentino

Argentine peso argentino

The peso argentino was the currency of Argentina between June 6, 1983 and June 14, 1985. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. The symbol was $a. The ISO 4217 code was ARP.-History:...

, Argentine austral

Argentine austral

The austral was the currency of Argentina between June 15, 1985 and December 31, 1991. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. The symbol was an uppercase A with an extra horizontal line . This symbol appeared on all coins issued in this currency , to distinguish them from earlier currencies...

, and Argentine peso

Argentine peso

The peso is the currency of Argentina, identified by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using dollar currencies. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. Its ISO 4217 code is ARS...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Juan Bautista Alberdi Juan Bautista Alberdi Juan Bautista Alberdi was an Argentine political theorist and diplomat. Although he lived most of his life in exile in Montevideo and Chile, he was one of the most influential Argentine liberals of his age.-Biography:...	1810–1884	political theorist and diplomat	Peso Argentino	$a5,000	obverse	1984–1987
Nicolás Avellaneda Nicolás Avellaneda Nicolás Remigio Aurelio Avellaneda Silva was an Argentine politician and journalist, and president of Argentina from 1874 to 1880. Avellaneda's main projects while in office were banking and education reform, leading to Argentina's economic growth...	1837–1885	President of Argentina, 1874–1880	Austral	A500	obverse	1988–1992
Manuel Belgrano Manuel Belgrano Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano , usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano, was an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina...	1770–1820	leader for independence from Spain	Peso Ley	$L1	obverse	1970–1981
				$L5	obverse	1971–1981
				$L10	obverse	1970–1981
			Peso Argentino	$a10,000	obverse	1984–1987
Miguel Juárez Celman	1844–1909	President of Argentina, 1886–1890	Austral	A5,000	obverse	1988–1992
José de San Martín José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín, known simply as Don José de San Martín , was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes , he left his mother country at the...	1778–1850	leader for independence from Spain	Peso Moneda Nacional	m$n5	obverse	1935–1965
				m$n10	obverse	1936–1965
				m$n50	obverse	1936–1968
						1943–1968
				m$n100	obverse	1936–1968
						1943–1968
				m$n500	obverse	1944–1968
						1964–1968
				m$n1,000	obverse	1944–1975
				m$n5,000	obverse	1962–1975
				m$n10,000	obverse	1961–1975
			Peso Ley	$L50	obverse	1972–1981
				$L100	obverse	1971–1981
				$L500	obverse	1972–1984
				$L1,000	obverse	1973–1984
				$L5,000	obverse	1977–1984
				$L10,000	obverse	1976–1985
				$L50,000	obverse	1979–1985
				$L100,000	obverse
				$L500,000	obverse	1980–1985
				$L1,000,000	obverse	1981–1985
			Peso Argentino	$a1	obverse	1983–1985
				$a5	obverse	1983–1987
				$a10	obverse
				$a50	obverse
				$a100	obverse
				$a500	obverse	1984–1987
				$a1,000	obverse	1983–1987
			Austral	A10,000	obverse	1989–1991
				A50,000	obverse
				A500,000	obverse	1990–1991
Justo José de Urquiza Justo José de Urquiza Justo José de Urquiza y García was an Argentine general and politician. He was president of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860.He was governor of Entre Ríos during the government of Juan Manuel de Rosas, governor of Buenos Aires with powers delegated from the other provinces...	1801–1870	President of Argentina, 1854–1860	Austral	A5	obverse	1986–1991
Santiago Derqui Santiago Derqui Santiago Rafael Luis Manuel José María Derqui Rodríguez was president of Argentina from March 5, 1860 to November 5, 1861. He was featured on the 10 Australes note, which is now obsolete....	1809–1867	President of Argentina, 1860–1861	Austral	A10	obverse	1985–1991
Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Martínez was an Argentine statesman, military figure, and author. He was the President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868.-Life and times:...	1821–1906	President of Argentina, 1862–1868	Austral	A50	obverse	1986–1991
Carlos Pellegrini Carlos Pellegrini Carlos Enrique José Pellegrini Bevans was President of Argentina from 6 August 1890 to 12 October 1892....	1846–1906	President of Argentina, 1890–1892	Austral	A10,000	obverse	1989–1992
			Peso	$1	obverse	1992-????
Manuel Quintana Manuel Quintana Manuel Pedro Quintana y Sáenz de Gaona was the President of Argentina from 12 October 1904 to 12 March 1906. He died in office....	1835–1906	President of Argentina, 1904–1906	Austral	A500,000	obverse	1990–1993
Bernardino Rivadavia Bernardino Rivadavia Bernardino de la Trinidad Gónzalez Rivadavia y Rivadavia was the first president of Argentina, from February 8, 1826 to July 7, 1827 . He was a politician of the United Provinces of Río de la Plata, Argentina today...	1780–1845	President of Argentina, 1826–1827	Austral	A1	obverse	1985–1991
Julio Argentino Roca Julio Argentino Roca Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz was an army general who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1880 to 12 October 1886 and again from 12 October 1898 to 12 October 1904.-Upbringing and early career:...	1843–1914	President of Argentina, 1880–1886 and 1898–1904	Austral	A1,000	obverse	1988–1992
Luis Sáenz Peña Luis Sáenz Peña Luis Sáenz Peña was a lawyer and President of Argentina.He graduated in law from the University of Buenos Aires, and participated in the constitutional assembly of 1860. He was a number of times a national deputy and senator. In 1882 he occupied a seat on the Supreme Court of the Province of...	1822–1907	President of Argentina, 1892–1895	Austral	A50,000	obverse	1989–1993
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history...	1811–1888	President of Argentina, 1868–1874	Austral	A100	obverse	1985–1992
José Evaristo Uriburu José Evaristo Uriburu José Evaristo de Uriburu y Álvarez de Arenales was President of Argentina from 23 January 1895 to 12 October 1898....	1831–1914	President of Argentina, 1895–1898	Austral	A100,000	obverse	1990–1993

Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

Currencies: Pound (£, 1910–1966)
Dollar ($, 1966–Present)
See also Australian pound

Australian pound

The pound was the currency of Australia from 1910 until 13 February 1966, when it was replaced by the Australian dollar. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence.- Earlier Australian currencies :...

 and Banknotes of the Australian dollar

Banknotes of the Australian dollar

The banknotes of the Australian dollar were first issued on 14 February 1966, when Australia adopted decimal currency.- Former series :The $5 note was not issued until 1967...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Joseph Banks Joseph Banks Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, PRS was an English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences. He took part in Captain James Cook's first great voyage . Banks is credited with the introduction to the Western world of eucalyptus, acacia, mimosa and the genus named after him,...	1743–1820	English botonist, introduced the West to eucalyptus	Dollar	$5	obverse	1967–1992
Caroline Chisholm Caroline Chisholm Caroline Chisholm was a progressive 19th-century English humanitarian known mostly for her involvement with female immigrant welfare in Australia. She is commemorated on 16 May in the Calendar of saints of the Church of England...	1808–1877	humanitarian for women's immigrant welfare	Dollar	$5	reverse	1967–1992
James Cook James Cook Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...	1728–1779	explorer, first European to visit the Australian east coast	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen Australia Monarchy in Australia The Monarchy of Australia is a form of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign of Australia. The monarchy is a constitutional one modelled on the Westminster style of parliamentary government, incorporating features unique to the Constitution of Australia.The present monarch is... , 1952-	Pound	£1	obverse	1953–1966
			Dollar	$1	obverse	1966–1984
William Farrer William Farrer William James Farrer was a leading Australian agronomist and plant breeder. Farrer is best remembered as the originator of the "Federation" strain of wheat, distributed in 1903...	1845–1906	leading agronomist, wheat breeder	Dollar	$2	reverse	1966–1988
Matthew Flinders Matthew Flinders Captain Matthew Flinders RN was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age. In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he sailed with Captain William Bligh, circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent, which had previously been...	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
John Franklin John Franklin Rear-Admiral Sir John Franklin KCH FRGS RN was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. Franklin also served as governor of Tasmania for several years. In his last expedition, he disappeared while attempting to chart and navigate a section of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic...	1786–1847	explorer of Australia	Pound	£5	obverse	1953–1966
Lawrence Hargrave Lawrence Hargrave Lawrence Hargrave was an engineer, explorer, astronomer, inventor and aeronautical pioneer.- Early life :Hargrave was born in Greenwich, England, the second son of John Fletcher Hargrave and was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland...	1850–1915	inventor aeronautical pioneer; invented the box kite (1893)	Dollar	$20	reverse	1966–1994
Hamilton Hume Hamilton Hume Hamilton Hume was the first Australian born explorer. Along with Hovell in 1824, Hume was part of an expedition that first took an overland route from Sydney to Port Phillip near the site of present day Melbourne...	1797–1873	first Australian-born explorer of Australia	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
Henry Lawson Henry Lawson Henry Lawson was an Australian writer and poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period and is often called Australia's "greatest writer"...	1867–1922	poet and novelist	Dollar	$10	reverse	1966–1993
John Macarthur John Macarthur (wool pioneer) John Macarthur was a British army officer, entrepreneur, politician, architect and pioneer of settlement in Australia. Macarthur is recognised as the pioneer of the wool industry that was to boom in Australia in the early 19th century and become a trademark of the nation...	1766–1834	pioneer of the Australian wool industry	Dollar	$2	obverse	1966–1988
Douglas Mawson Douglas Mawson Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and Academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Mawson was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.-Early work:He was appointed geologist to an...	1882–1958	Antarctic explorer and geologist	Dollar	$100	obverse	1984–1996
Arthur Phillip Arthur Phillip Admiral Arthur Phillip RN was a British admiral and colonial administrator. Phillip was appointed Governor of New South Wales, the first European colony on the Australian continent, and was the founder of the settlement which is now the city of Sydney.-Early life and naval career:Arthur Phillip...	1738–1814	established first European colony of Sydney, New South Wales	Pound	£10	obverse	1953–1966
Ian Clunies Ross Ian Clunies Ross Sir Ian Clunies Ross, CMG is described as the 'architect' of Australia's scientific boom, for his stewardship of Australia's scientific organisation the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation - CSIRO.-Family:...	1899–1959	scientist, leader in veterinary medicine	Dollar	$50	reverse	1973–1995
Charles Kingsford Smith Charles Kingsford Smith Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith MC, AFC , often called by his nickname Smithy, was an early Australian aviator. In 1928, he earned global fame when he made the first trans-Pacific flight from the United States to Australia...	1897–1935	aviator; first to fly across the Pacific, 1928	Dollar	$20	obverse	1966–1994
Charles Sturt Charles Sturt Captain Charles Napier Sturt was an English explorer of Australia, and part of the European Exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent, starting from both Sydney and later from Adelaide. His expeditions traced several of the westward-flowing rivers,...	1795–1869	English explorer of Australia	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
John Tebbutt John Tebbutt John Tebbutt was an Australian astronomer, credited with discovering the "Great Comet of 1861" .-Early life:...	1834–1916	astronomer, discoverer of the "Great Comet of 1861"	Dollar	$100	reverse	1984–1996

Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

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

Austrian schilling

The schilling was the currency of Austria from 1924 to 1938 and from 1945 to 1999, and the circulating currency until 2002. The euro was introduced at a fixed parity of €1 = 13.7603 schilling to replace it...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk Eugen Ritter von Böhm-Bawerk was an Austrian economist who made important contributions to the development of the Austrian School of economics.-Biography:...	1851–1914	economist	Schilling	S100	obverse	1985–2001
Moritz Michael Daffinger Moritz Michael Daffinger Moritz Michael Daffinger was an Austrian miniature painter and sculptor. His father was Johann Daffinger....	1790–1849	miniature painter and sculpture	Schilling	S20	obverse	1988–2001
Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud , born Sigismund Schlomo Freud , was an Austrian neurologist who founded the discipline of psychoanalysis...	1856–1939	co-founder of psychoanalytic school of psychology	Schilling	S50	obverse	1987–2001
Karl Landsteiner Karl Landsteiner Karl Landsteiner , was an Austrian-born American biologist and physician of Jewish origin. He is noted for having first distinguished the main blood groups in 1900, having developed the modern system of classification of blood groups from his identification of the presence of agglutinins in the...	1868–1943	Nobel Prize winner	Schilling	S1,000	both	1997–2001
Rosa Mayreder Rosa Mayreder Rosa Mayreder was an Austrian freethinker, author, painter, musician and feminist. She was the daughter of Franz Arnold Obermayer, a wealthy restaurant operator and barkeeper, and his second wife Marie.Rosa had 12 brothers and sisters and although her conservative father did not believe in the...	1858–1938	feminist, painter, author	Schilling	S500	obverse	1997–2001
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...	1756–1791	classical composer and pianist	Schilling	S5,000	obverse	1989–2001
Erwin Schrödinger Erwin Schrödinger Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger was an Austrian physicist and theoretical biologist who was one of the fathers of quantum mechanics, and is famed for a number of important contributions to physics, especially the Schrödinger equation, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933...	1887–1961	Nobel Prize winner	Schilling	S1,000	obverse	1983–1997
Otto Wagner Otto Wagner Otto Koloman Wagner was an Austrian architect and urban planner, known for his lasting impact on the appearance of his home town Vienna, to which he contributed many landmarks.-Life:...	1841–1918	architect	Schilling	S500	obverse	1986–1997

Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

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

Belgian franc

The franc was the currency of Belgium until 2002 when the euro was introduced into circulation. It was subdivided into centimes , 100 centiem or Centime .-History:...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Albert II Albert II of Belgium Albert II is the current reigning King of the Belgians, a constitutional monarch. He is a member of the royal house "of Belgium"; formerly this house was named Saxe-Coburg-Gotha...	1934-	King of Belgium, 1993-	Franc	10,000 fr.	obverse	1994–2001
James Ensor James Ensor James Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor was a Flemish-Belgian painter and printmaker, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism who lived in Ostend for almost his entire life...	1860–1949	impressionist painter	Franc	100 fr.	obverse
Victor Horta Victor Horta Victor, Baron Horta was a Belgian architect and designer. John Julius Norwich described him as "undoubtedly the key European Art Nouveau architect." Indeed, Horta is one of the most important names in Art Nouveau architecture; the construction of his Hôtel Tassel in Brussels in 1892-3 means that...	1861–1947	Art Nouveau architect	Franc	2,000 fr.	obverse
René Magritte René Magritte René François Ghislain Magritte[p] was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images...	1898–1967	surrealist artist	Franc	500 fr.	obverse
Paola Queen Paola of Belgium Paola, Queen of the Belgians , is the queen consort of Albert II of Belgium....	1937-	Queen Consort of Belgium, 1993-	Franc	10,000 fr.	obverse
Constant Permeke Constant Permeke Constant Permeke was a Belgian painter and sculptor who is considered the leading figure of Flemish expressionism.Permeke was born in Antwerp but when he was six years old the family moved to Ostend, where his father became curator of the Municipal Museum of Arts. Permeke went to school in Bruges...	1886–1952	Flemish expressionist painter	Franc	1,000 fr.	obverse
Adolphe Sax Adolphe Sax Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax was a Belgian musical instrument designer and musician who played the flute and clarinet, and is best known for having invented the saxophone.-Biography:...	1814–1894	musician, inventor of the saxophone	Franc	200 fr.	obverse

Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Robert Borden Robert Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office...	1854–1937	8th Prime Minister, 1911–1920	dollar	$100	obverse	1976–1990
						1990–2004
Edward Edward VIII of the United Kingdom Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January to 11 December 1936.Before his accession to the throne, Edward was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay...	1894–1972	Prince of Wales Prince of Wales Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms... , 1910–1936	dollar	$5	obverse	1935–1937
Elizabeth Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...	1926-	Princess of York, 1936–1952	dollar	$20	obverse	1935–1937
Elizabeth II		Queen of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1952-		$1	obverse	1954–1974
				$2	obverse	1954–1975
						1986–1996
				$5	obverse	1954–1972
				$10	obverse	1954–1971
				$20	obverse	1954–1969
						1969–1993
						1993–2004
				$50	obverse	1954–1975
				$100	obverse	1954–1976
				$1,000	obverse	1954–1992
						1992–2000
George V George V of the United Kingdom George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....	1865–1936	King of the United Kingdom British monarchy The monarchy of the United Kingdom is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories. The present monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, has reigned since 6 February 1952. She and her immediate family undertake various official, ceremonial and representational duties...  and the British Dominions, 1910–1936	dollar	$1	obverse	1935–1936
Albert George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...	1895–1952	Duke of York, 1920–1936	dollar	$50	obverse	1935–1937
George VI George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...		King of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1936–1952		$1	obverse	1936–1954
				$2	obverse
				$5	obverse
				$10	obverse
				$20	obverse
				$50	obverse
Henry Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was a soldier and member of the British Royal Family, the third son of George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary....	1900–1974	Duke of Gloucester, 1928–1974	dollar	$100	obverse	1935–1937
William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948...	1874–1950	10th Prime Minister, 1921–1926, 1926–1930, 1935–1948	dollar	$50	obverse	1975–1989
						1989–2004
Wilfrid Laurier Wilfrid Laurier Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911....	1841–1919	7th Prime Minister of Canada, 1896–1911	dollar	$5	obverse	1972–1986
						1986–2001
				$1,000	obverse	1935–1937
						1937–1954
John A. Macdonald John A. Macdonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century...	1815–1891	1st Prime Minister, 1867–1873 and 1878–1891	dollar	$10	obverse	1971–1989
						1989–2000
				$100	obverse	1937–1954
				$500	obverse	1935–1937
Mary Mary of Teck Mary of Teck was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V....	1867–1953	Royal consort to George V, 1910–1936	dollar	$2	obverse	1935–1937
Mary Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood The Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood was a member of the British Royal Family; she was the third child and only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary. She was the sixth holder of the title of Princess Royal...	1897–1965	Princess Royal of Canada, 1932–1965	dollar	$10	obverse	1935–1937

People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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

Fourth series of the renminbi

The fourth series of the renminbi was the series introduced between 1987 and 1997, although the banknotes were dated 1980, 1990, or 1996. Unlike the second and the third series, they are still legal tender.-Banknotes:Banknotes are available in :*First edition**¥0.1 ,**¥0.2...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Mao Zedong Mao Zedong Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...	1893–1976	1st President, 1954–1959	Renminbi	¥100	obverse	1992–1999
Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai was the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, serving from October 1949 until his death in January 1976...	1898–1976	1st Premier, 1949–1976; 1st Foreign Minister, 1949–1958
Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi was a Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and theorist. He was Chairman of the People's Republic of China, China's head of state, from 27 April 1959 to 31 October 1968, during which he implemented policies of economic reconstruction in China...	1898–1969	2nd President, 1959–1968
Zhu De Zhu De Zhu De was a Chinese militarist, politician, revolutionary, and one of the pioneers of the Chinese Communist Party. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in 1955 Zhu became one of the Ten Marshals of the People's Liberation Army, of which he is regarded as the founder.-Early...	1886–1976	founder, Chinese Red Army

Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

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

Danish krone

The krone is the official currency of the Kingdom of Denmark consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is subdivided into 100 øre...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling."...	1805–1875	poet and author of fairy tales	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1952–1955
					obverse	1954–1975
Christian Ditlev Frederik Christian Ditlev Frederik, Count Reventlow Christian Ditlev Frederik, Count of Reventlow was a Danish statesman and reformer, the son of Privy Councillor Christian Ditlev Reventlow by his first wife, baroness Johanne Sophie Frederikke von Bothmer....	1748–1827	agricultural reformer	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1964–1975
Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd Baroness Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd was a Danish author, born in Copenhagen. Her maiden name was Buntzen....	1779–1856	author; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1975–1998
Jens Juel Jens Juel (painter) Jens Juel was a Danish painter, primarily known for his many portraits, of which the largest collection is on display at Frederiksborg Castle.-Early life and career:...	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 Hans Christian Ørsted Hans Christian Ørsted was a Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, an important aspect of electromagnetism...	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 Bertel Thorvaldsen Bertel Thorvaldsen was a Danish-Icelandic sculptor of international fame, who spent most of his life in Italy . Thorvaldsen was born in Copenhagen into a Danish/Icelandic family of humble means, and was accepted to the Royal Academy of Arts when he was eleven years old...	1770–1844	sculptor	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1952–1962
Pauline Lucia Tutein	1761–1827	wife of Peter Tutein, merchant; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	20 kr	obverse	1980–1990
Franziska Genoveva von Qualen	????-????	noble woman of Holstein, Germany; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1974–1997

Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

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

Egyptian pound

The Egyptian Pound is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 Qirsh , or 1,000 Milliemes ....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Farouk I Farouk of Egypt Farouk I of Egypt , was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936....	1920–1965	King of Egypt, 1936–1952	Pound	£1	obverse	1950–1952
				£5	obverse	1946–1952
Khafra Khafra Khafra — also Khafre — was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty, who had his capital at Memphis. According to some authors he was the son and successor of Khufu, but it is more commonly accepted that Djedefre was Khufu's successor and Khafra was Djedefre's...	unknown	Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, 2558-2532 BCE	Pound	£10	reverse	1970–1979
						1979–2003
Ramesses II Ramesses II Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire...	1302-1213 BCE	Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, 1279-1213 BCE	Pound	Pt.50	obverse	1968–1981
						1981–1986
				£1	obverse	1968–1979
Tutankhamun Tutankhamun Tutankhamun , Egyptian , ; approx. 1341 BC – 1323 BC) was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty , during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom...	unknown	Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, 1333-1324 BCE	Pound	Pt.25	obverse	1952–1962
				Pt.50	obverse	1952–1962
				£1	obverse	1930–1950
						1952–1963
						1963–1968
				£5	obverse	1952–1963
						1963–1969
						1970–1981
				£10	obverse	1952–1962
						1962–1970
				£100	obverse	1979–1994

Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

Currency: Kroon (KR, 1992–2010)
See also Estonian kroon

Estonian kroon

In 1992, coins were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 20 & 50 senti, as well as 1 kroon. The 1 kroon was struck in cupronickel, the others in aluminum-bronze. However, in 1997, nickel-plated steel 20 senti were introduced, followed by aluminum-bronze 1 kroon in 1998. 5 senti coins were not...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Kristjan Raud Kristjan Raud Kristjan Raud was an Estonian painter and draughtsman.His parents were Jaan Raud and his wife Henriette Loviisa Raud...	1865–1943	painter	Kroon	1 KR	obverse	1992-????

Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...

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

Faroese króna

The króna is the currency of the Faroe Islands. It is issued by the Danish National Bank. It is not an independent currency but a version of the Danish krone. Consequently, it does not have an ISO 4217 currency code. The ISO 4217 code for the Danish krone is DKK...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jens Christian Djurhuus Jens Christian Djurhuus Jens Christian Djurhuus or Sjóvarbóndin was the first poet who wrote in Faroese. He composed several Faroese ballads in traditional style on historical themes. The best known is Ormurin langi...	1773–1853	first poet to write in Faroese	Króna	1,000 kr	obverse	1980–2005
Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb was a Faroese Lutheran minister who established the modern orthography of Faroese, the language of the Faroe Islands, based on the Icelandic language, which like Faroese derives from Old Norse.-Background:Hammershaimb was born in Sandavágur on the island of Vágar in...	1819–1909	established modern orthography for the Faroese language	Króna	100 kr	obverse	1964–1978
					obverse	1978–2003
Nólsoyar Páll Nólsoyar Páll Nólsoyar Páll is a Faroese national hero. He was a seaman, trader, poet, farmer and boat builder who tried to develop direct trade between the Faroes and the rest of Europe and introduced vaccination to the islands...	1765–1809	seaman, trader, poet	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1967–1978
					obverse	1978–2001

Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

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

Finnish mark

The Finnish markka was the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002, when it ceased to be legal tender. The markka was replaced by the euro , which had been introduced, in cash form, on 1 January 2002....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Alvar Aalto Alvar Aalto Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware...	1898–1976	modernist architect	Mark	50mk	reverse	1986–2002
Anders Chydenius Anders Chydenius Anders Chydenius was the leading classical liberal of Nordic history. Born in Sotkamo, Ostrobothnia, Sweden and having studied under Pehr Kalm at the Royal Academy of Åbo, Chydenius became a priest, Enlightenment philosopher and member of the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates.The world's first...	1792–1803	priest and statesman	Mark	1,000mk	reverse	1986–2002
Väinö Linna Väinö Linna Väinö Linna was one of the most influential Finnish authors of the 20th century. He shot to immediate literary fame with his third novel, Tuntematon sotilas , and consolidated his position with the trilogy Täällä Pohjantähden alla Väinö Linna (20 December 1920 – 21 April 1992) was one of the...	1920–1992	novelist	Mark	20mk	reverse	1993–2002
Elias Lönnrot Elias Lönnrot Elias Lönnrot was a Finnish philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. He is best known for compiling the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic compiled from national folklore.-Education and early life:...	1802–1884	historian, composer of Kalevala (the national epic)	Mark	500mk	reverse	1986–2002
Paavo Nurmi Paavo Nurmi Paavo Johannes Nurmi was a Finnish runner. Born in Turku, he was known as one of the "Flying Finns," a term given to him, Hannes Kolehmainen, Ville Ritola, and others for their distinction in running...	1897–1973	Olympic gold and silver multi-medalist	Mark	10mk	reverse	1986–1992
Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious."...	1865–1957	classical composer	Mark	100mk	reverse	1986–2002

France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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

French franc

The franc was a currency of France. Along with the Spanish peseta, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra . Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of coins worth 1 livre tournois and it remained in common parlance as a term for this amount of money...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th century conception of artistic endeavour to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century. Cézanne can be said to form the bridge between late 19th...	1839–1906	Post-Impressionist painter	Franc	₣100	obverse	1997–2002
Marie Curie Marie Curie Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...	1867–1934	Nobel Prize winner, 1903	Franc	₣500	obverse	1995–2002
Pierre Curie Pierre Curie Pierre Curie was a French physicist, a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity, and Nobel laureate. He was the son of Dr. Eugène Curie and Sophie-Claire Depouilly Curie ...	1859–1906	Nobel Prize winner, 1903	Franc	₣500	obverse	1995–2002
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , officially Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint Exupéry , was a French writer, poet and pioneering aviator. He became a laureate of France's highest literary awards, and in 1939 was the winner of the U.S. National Book Award...	1900–1944	author and aviator	Franc	₣50	obverse	1992–2002
Claude Debussy Claude Debussy Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions...	1862–1918	impressionist composer	Franc	₣20	both	1997–2002
Gustave Eiffel Gustave Eiffel Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was a French structural engineer from the École Centrale Paris, an architect, an entrepreneur and a specialist of metallic structures...	1832–1923	engineer and architect	Franc	₣200	obverse	1996–2002

Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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

German mark

The Deutsche Mark |mark]], abbreviated "DM") was the official currency of West Germany and Germany until the adoption of the euro in 2002. It is commonly called the "Deutschmark" in English but not in German. Germans often say "Mark" or "D-Mark"...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich was a German scientist in the fields of hematology, immunology, and chemotherapy, and Nobel laureate. He is noted for curing syphilis and for his research in autoimmunity, calling it "horror autotoxicus"...	1854–1915	Nobel Prize winner, 1908	Deutsche Mark	200 DM	obverse	1990–2002
Carl Friedrich Gauss Carl Friedrich Gauss Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician and scientist who contributed significantly to many fields, including number theory, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, geophysics, electrostatics, astronomy and optics.Sometimes referred to as the Princeps mathematicorum...	1777–1855	mathematician and scientist	Deutsche Mark	10 DM	obverse	1991–2002
Jacob Grimm Jacob Grimm Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm was a German philologist, jurist and mythologist. He is best known as the discoverer of Grimm's Law, the author of the monumental Deutsches Wörterbuch, the author of Deutsche Mythologie and, more popularly, as one of the Brothers Grimm, as the editor of Grimm's Fairy...	1785–1863	older of the Brothers Grimm, recorders of folk and fairy tales	Deutsche Mark	1,000 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Wilhelm Grimm Wilhelm Grimm Wilhelm Carl Grimm was a German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm.-Life and work:...	1786–1859	younger of the Brothers Grimm, recorders of folk and fairy tales	Deutsche Mark	1,000 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Maria Sibylla Merian Maria Sibylla Merian Maria Sibylla Merian was a naturalist and scientific illustrator who studied plants and insects and made detailed paintings about them...	1647–1717	naturalist and illustrator	Deutsche Mark	500 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Balthasar Neumann Balthasar Neumann Johann Balthasar Neumann , also known as Balthasar Neumann, was a [German] military artillery engineer and architect who developed a refined brand of Baroque architecture, fusing Austrian, Bohemian, Italian, and French elements to design some of the most impressive buildings of the period,...	1687–1753	Baroque architect	Deutsche Mark	50 DM	obverse	1991–2002
Clara Schumann Clara Schumann Clara Schumann was a German musician and composer, considered one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era...	1819–1896	classical pianist and composer	Deutsche Mark	100 DM	obverse	1990–2002
Bettina von Arnim Bettina von Arnim Bettina von Arnim , born Elisabeth Catharina Ludovica Magdalena Brentano, was a German writer and novelist....	1785–1859	novelist	Deutsche Mark	5 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff Annette von Droste-Hülshoff Anna Elisabeth von Droste-Hülshoff, known as Annette von Droste-Hülshoff , was a 19th century German author, and one of the most important German poets.-Biography:...	1797–1848	poet and author	Deutsche Mark	20 DM	obverse	1992–2002

Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

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

Greek drachma

Drachma, pl. drachmas or drachmae was the currency used in Greece during several periods in its history:...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
John Capodistria	1776–1831	1st Governor of Greece, 1827–1831	Drachma	500 Δρ.	obverse	1983–2002
Rigas Feraios Rigas Feraios Rigas Feraios or Rigas Velestinlis was a Greek writer and revolutionary of Aromanian origin, active in the Modern Greek Enlightenment, remembered as a Greek national hero, a victim of Balkan uprising against the Ottoman Empire and a forerunner of the Greek War of Independence.-Early...	1757–1798	revolutionary, first casualty of the Greek War of Independence	Drachma	200 Δρ.	obverse	1997–2002
Theodoros Kolokotronis Theodoros Kolokotronis Theodoros Kolokotronis was a Greek Field Marshal and one of the leaders of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire....	1770–1843	General during the Greek War of Independence	Drachma	5,000 Δρ.	obverse	1997–2002
Adamantios Korais Adamantios Korais Adamantios Korais or Coraïs was a humanist scholar credited with laying the foundations of Modern Greek literature and a major figure in the Greek Enlightenment. His activities paved the way for the Greek War of Independence and emergence of a purified form of the Greek language, known as...	1748–1833	linguist, author of the first modern Greek dictionary	Drachma	100 Δρ.	reverse	1978–2002
Georgios Papanikolaou Georgios Papanikolaou Georgios Nicholas Papanikolaou was a Greek pioneer in cytology and early cancer detection, and inventor of the "Pap smear".-Life:...	1883–1962	pioneer in early cancer detection	Drachma	10,000 Δρ.	obverse	1995–2002

Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

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

Banknotes of the Hungarian forint

Hungarian forint paper money is part of the physical form of the current Hungarian currency, the Hungarian forint. The forint paper money consists of exclusively banknotes. During its history, denominations ranging from 10 to 20 000 forint were put into circulation in correspondence with the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Endre Ady Endre Ady Endre Ady was a Hungarian poet.-Biography:Ady was born in Érmindszent, Szilágy county . He belonged to an impoverished Calvinist noble family...	1877–1919	poet	Forint	500 Ft	obverse	1970–1999
						1992–1999
Béla Bartók Béla Bartók Béla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary's greatest composer...	1881–1945	composer, pianist	Forint	1,000 Ft	obverse	1983–1999
						1993–1999
György Dózsa György Dózsa György Dózsa was a Székely Hungarian man-at-arms from Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary who led a peasants' revolt against the kingdom's landed nobility...	????-1514	led a peasants' revolt against the nobility	Forint	20 Ft	obverse	1948–1992
						1920–1992
						1960–1992
Francis II Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Hungarian aristocrat, he was the leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11 as the prince of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was also Prince of Transylvania, an Imperial Prince, and a member of the Order of the Golden...	1676–1735	Prince of Transylvania; led the uprising against the Hungarian monarchy, 1703–1711	Forint	50 Ft	obverse	1953–1996
						1966–1996
Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva was a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician and Regent-President of Hungary in 1849. He was widely honored during his lifetime, including in the United Kingdom and the United States, as a freedom fighter and bellwether of democracy in Europe.-Family:Lajos...	1802–1894	statesman and freedom fighter	Forint	100 Ft	obverse	1948–1998
						1920–1998
						1959–1998
						1992–1998
Sándor Petőfi Sándor Petofi Sándor Petőfi , was a Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary. He is considered as Hungary's national poet and he was one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848...	1823–1849	national poet; key figure of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848	Forint	10 Ft	obverse	1947–1992
						1950–1992
						1959–1992
István Széchenyi István Széchenyi Széchenyi committed suicide by a shot to his head on April 8, 1860. All Hungary mourned his death. The Academy was in official mourning, along with the most prominent persons of the leading political and cultural associations...	1791–1860	statesman and political theorist	Forint	5,000 Ft	obverse	1991–1999

Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

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

Icelandic króna

The króna is the currency of Iceland. The króna is technically subdivided into 100 aurar , but in practice this subdivision is no longer used....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Ingólfur Arnarson Ingólfur Arnarson Ingólfr Arnarson is recognized as the first permanent Nordic settler of Iceland. According to Landnáma he built his homestead in Reykjavík in 874...	unknown	first permanent settler of Iceland, 874	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1960–1969
Christian IX Christian IX of Denmark Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...	1818–1906	King of Denmark, 1863–1906; signed the treaty that gave Iceland sovereignty, 1874	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1907–1919
					obverse	1919–1920
				10 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1916–1920
				50 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1916–1920
				100 kr	obverse	1916–1935
Christian X Christian X of Denmark Christian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only King of Iceland between 1918 and 1944....	1870–1947	King of Denmark, 1912–1947; King of Iceland, 1918–1944	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1929–1935
				10 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1929–1934
				50 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1931–1936
				100 kr	obverse	1929–1935
Jón Eiríksson	1728–1787	promoter of enlightenment	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1935–1947
					obverse	1947–1960
				10 kr	1969–1984
				50 kr	obverse	1936–1948
					obverse	1948–1960
Frederick VIII Frederick VIII of Denmark Frederick VIII was King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912.-Early life:Frederick was born on 3 June 1843 in the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen as Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior male line of the House of Oldenburg descended from Christian III of Denmark and who had...	1843–1912	King of Denmark, 1906–1912	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1907–1916
Arngrímur Jónsson Arngrímur Jónsson Arngrímur Jónsson the Learned was an Icelandic scholar and an apologist. His father was Jón Jónsson, who died in 1591...	1568–1648	scholar	Króna	10 kr	obverse	1981–1984
Árni Magnússon Árni Magnússon Árni Magnússon was an Icelandic scholar and collector of manuscripts. He assembled the Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection.-Life:...	1663–1730	medieval Icelanic scholar	Króna	100 kr	obverse	1981–1995
Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement.Born at Hrafnseyri, near Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords area of Iceland, he was the son of a pastor, Sigurður Jónsson. He moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1833 to study grammar and history at the university there...	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 Guðbrandur Þorláksson Guðbrandur Þorláksson was an Icelandic mathematician, cartographer and clergyman.He studied at the cathedral school in Hólar and then at the University of Copenhagen. He and was successively rector of the school at Skálholt and minister at historic Breiðabólstaður in Vesturhóp...	1541–1627	bishop; published the first Icelandic translation of the Bible, 1584	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1981–1987

Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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

Iranian rial

The rial is the currency of Iran. It is subdivided into 100 dinar but, because of the very low current value of the rial, no fraction of the rial is used in accounting....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Reza Shah Reza Shah Rezā Shāh, also known as Rezā Shāh Pahlavi and Rezā Shāh Kabir , , was the Shah of the Imperial State of Iran from December 15, 1925, until he was forced to abdicate by the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran on September 16, 1941.In 1925, Reza Shah overthrew Ahmad Shah Qajar, the last Shah of the Qajar...	1878–1944	founded the Pahlavi Dynasty Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925–1941) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty ...	5 ریال	obverse	1924–1937
			10 ریال	obverse	1924–1951
			20 ریال	obverse	1924–1951
			50 ریال	obverse	1924–1962
			100 ریال	obverse	1924–1954
			500 ریال	obverse	1924–1974
			1000 ریال	obverse	1936–1974
Mohammad Reza Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Mohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, Shah of Persia , ruled Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Iranian Revolution on 11 February 1979...	1919–1980	second and last monarch of the House of Pahlavi Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925–1941) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty ...	10 ریال	obverse	1951–1979
			20 ریال	obverse	1951–1979
			50 ریال	obverse	1962–1979
			100 ریال	obverse	1954–1976
			200 ریال	obverse	1965–1979
			500 ریال	obverse	1974–1979
			1000 ریال	obverse	1974–1979
			10000 ریال	obverse	1975–1979
Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza Shah			100 ریال	obverse	1976–1979

Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

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

Irish pound

The Irish pound was the currency of Ireland until 2002. Its ISO 4217 code was IEP, and the usual notation was the prefix £...

, Series B Banknotes (Ireland)

Series B Banknotes (Ireland)

The Series B Banknotes of the Republic of Ireland replaced the Series A Banknotes. The banknotes were issued between 1976 and 1982 by the Central Bank of Ireland, the series was replaced in 1993 by Series C Banknotes.-Banknotes:...

 and Series C Banknotes (Ireland)

Series C Banknotes (Ireland)

The Series C Banknotes of the Republic of Ireland were the final series of notes created for the state before the advent of the euro; it replaced Series B Banknotes. The series gradually entered circulation from 1992 and remained in circulation until 2002....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Johannes Scotus Eriugena Johannes Scotus Eriugena Johannes Scotus Eriugena was an Irish theologian, Neoplatonist philosopher, and poet. He is known for having translated and made commentaries upon the work of Pseudo-Dionysius.-Name:...	815-877	theologian, philosopher, poet	Pound	£5	obverse	1975–1994
Douglas Hyde Douglas Hyde Douglas Hyde , known as An Craoibhín Aoibhinn , was an Irish scholar of the Irish language who served as the first President of Ireland from 1938 to 1945...	1860–1949	1st President, 1938–1945	Pound	£50	obverse	1995–2002
James Joyce James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century...	1882–1941	author and poet	Pound	£10	obverse	1993–2002
Catherine McAuley Catherine McAuley The Venerable Mother Catherine Elizabeth McAuley was an Irish nun, who founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831...	1787–1841	founder, The Sisters of Mercy, 1831	Pound	£5	obverse	1994–2002
Turlough O'Carolan Turlough O'Carolan Turlough Carolan, also known as Turlough O'Carolan, was a blind, early Irish harper, composer and singer whose great fame is due to his gift for melodic composition. He was the last great Irish harper-composer and is considered by many to be Ireland's national composer...	1670–1738	most famous Irish bard	Pound	£50	obverse	1977–1995
Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847; often referred to as The Liberator, or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century...	1775–1847	a leader of Catholic Emancipation	Pound	£20	obverse	1992–2002
Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell was an Irish landowner, nationalist political leader, land reform agitator, and the founder and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party...	1846–1891	statesman, forerunner to the modern Irish independence movement	Pound	£100	both	1995–2002
Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift was an Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer , poet and cleric who became Dean of St...	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

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon , was a Nobel Prize laureate writer and was one of the central figures of modern Hebrew fiction. In Hebrew, he is known by the acronym Shai Agnon . In English, his works are published under the name S. Y. Agnon.Agnon was born in Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire...	1888–1970	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1966	New Sheqel	₪50	obverse	1985–1999
David Ben-Gurion David Ben-Gurion ' was the first Prime Minister of Israel.Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, which began early in life, led him to become a major Zionist leader and Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization in 1946...	1886–1973	1st Prime Minister, 1948–1953 and 1955–1963	Pound	£500	obverse	1977–1984
			Sheqel	₪50	obverse	1980–1986
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, the second and longest-serving President of Israel.-Biography:...	1884–1963	2nd President, 1952–1963	New Sheqel	₪100	obverse	1986–1999
Hayyim Nahman Bialik Hayyim Nahman Bialik Hayim Nahman Bialik , also Chaim or Haim, was a Jewish poet who wrote in Hebrew. Bialik was one of the pioneers of modern Hebrew poets and came to be recognized as Israel's national poet.-Biography:...	1873–1934	National Poet	Pound	£10	obverse	1970–1984
Edmond James de Rothschild Edmond James de Rothschild Baron Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild was a French member of the Rothschild banking family. A strong supporter of Zionism, his generous donations lent significant support to the movement during its early years, which helped lead to the establishment of the State of Israel.- Early years :A...	1845–1934	philanthropist; activist for Jewish affairs	Sheqel	₪500	obverse	1982–1986
Albert Einstein Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...	1879–1955	Nobel Prize winner in Physics, 1921	Pound	£5	obverse	1972–1984
Levi Eshkol Levi Eshkol ' served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a heart attack in 1969. He was the first Israeli Prime Minister to die in office.-Biography:...	1895–1969	3rd Prime Minister, 1963–1969	Sheqel	₪5,000	obverse	1984–1986
			New Sheqel	₪5	obverse	1985–1999
Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl , born Benjamin Ze’ev Herzl was an Ashkenazi Jew Austro-Hungarian journalist and the father of modern political Zionism and in effect the State of Israel.-Early life:...	1860–1904	founder of the Zionist movement	Pound	£100 ₪10	obverse	1969–1984
						1975–1984
			Sheqel	₪10	obverse	1980–1986
Ze'ev Jabotinsky	1880–1940	a leader in the Zionist movement	Sheqel	₪100	obverse	1980–1986
Maimonides Maimonides Moses ben-Maimon, called Maimonides and also known as Mūsā ibn Maymūn in Arabic, or Rambam , was a preeminent medieval Jewish philosopher and one of the greatest Torah scholars and physicians of the Middle Ages...	1135/8-1204	author of the Mishneh	Sheqel	₪1,000	obverse	1983–1986
			New Sheqel	₪1	obverse	1986–1999
Golda Meir Golda Meir Golda Meir ; May 3, 1898 – December 8, 1978) was a teacher, kibbutznik and politician who became the fourth Prime Minister of the State of Israel....	1898–1978	4th Prime Minister, 1969–1974	Sheqel	₪10,000	obverse	1984–1986
			New Sheqel	₪10	obverse	1985–1999
Moses Montefiore Moses Montefiore Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, 1st Baronet, Kt was one of the most famous British Jews of the 19th century. Montefiore was a financier, banker, philanthropist and Sheriff of London...	1784–1885	philanthropist	Pound	£10	obverse	1975–1984
			Sheqel	₪1	obverse	1980–1986
Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett on 15 October 1894, died 7 July 1965) was the second Prime Minister of Israel , serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurion's two terms.-Early life:...	1894–1965	2nd Prime Minister, 1954–1955	New Sheqel	₪20	obverse	1988–1999
Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar was an Israeli politician, author. and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.-Biography:...	1889–1974	3rd President, 1963–1972	New Sheqel	₪200	obverse	1992–1999
Henrietta Szold Henrietta Szold Henrietta Szold was a U.S. Jewish Zionist leader and founder of the Hadassah Women's Organization. In 1942, she co-founded Ihud, a political party in Mandate Palestine dedicated to a binational solution.-Biography:...	1860–1945	a leader of the Zionist movement	Pound	£5	obverse	1976–1984
Haim Weizman	1874–1952	1st President of Israel, 1949–1952	Pound	£50	obverse	1972–1984
						1978–1984
			Sheqel	₪5	obverse	1980–1986

Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

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

Italian lira

The lira was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. Between 1999 and 2002, the Italian lira was officially a “national subunit” of the euro...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini was an Italian opera composer. His greatest works are I Capuleti ed i Montecchi , La sonnambula , Norma , Beatrice di Tenda , and I puritani...	1801–1835	opera composer	Lira	5,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian artist who worked principally in Rome. He was the leading sculptor of his age and also a prominent architect...	1598–1680	Baroque sculptor and architect	Lira	50,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Caravaggio Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. His paintings, which combine a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, had a formative influence on the Baroque...	1571–1610	Baroque artist	Lira	100,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor, known as the father of long distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system. Marconi is often credited as the inventor of radio, and indeed he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand...	1874–1937	Nobel Prize winner, 1909	Lira	2,000 ₤	obverse	1990–2002
Maria Montessori Maria Montessori Maria Montessori was an Italian physician and educator, a noted humanitarian and devout Catholic best known for the philosophy of education which bears her name...	1870–1952	developed the Montessori method of education	Lira	1,000 ₤	obverse	1990–2002
Raphael Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino , better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur...	1483–1520	Renaissance painter	Lira	500,000 ₤	obverse	1997–2002
Alessandro Volta Alessandro Volta Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Gerolamo Umberto Volta was a Lombard physicist known especially for the invention of the battery in 1800.-Early life and works:...	1745–1827	developer of the electric battery, 1800	Lira	10,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002

Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

Currency: Yen (¥, 1870–Present)

See also Japanese yen

Japanese yen

The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Itō Hirobumi Ito Hirobumi Prince was a samurai of Chōshū domain, Japanese statesman, four time Prime Minister of Japan , genrō and Resident-General of Korea. Itō was assassinated by An Jung-geun, a Korean nationalist who was against the annexation of Korea by the Japanese Empire...	1841–1909	1st, 5th, 7th, and 10th Prime Minister, 1885–1888, 1892–1896, 1898, 1900–1901	Yen	¥1,000	obverse	1963–1986
Nitobe Inazo	1862–1933	politician, economist, author	Yen	¥5,000	obverse	1984–2004
Takahashi Korekiyo Takahashi Korekiyo Viscount was a Japanese politician and the 20th Prime Minister of Japan from 13 November 1921 to 12 June 1922. He was known as an expert on finance during his political career.-Early life :...	1854–1936	20th Prime Minister, 1921–1922	Yen	¥50	obverse	1951–1958
Prince Shōtoku Prince Shotoku , also known as or , was a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. He was a son of Emperor Yōmei and his younger half-sister Princess Anahobe no Hashihito. His parents were relatives of the ruling Soga clan, and was involved in the defeat...	574-622	regent, politician	Yen	¥100	obverse	1946–1956
				¥1,000	obverse	1950–1965
				¥5,000	obverse	1957–1986
				¥10,000	obverse	1958–1986
Ninomiya Sontoku Ninomiya Sontoku , born Ninomiya Kinjirō , was a prominent 19th century Japanese agricultural leader, philosopher, moralist and economist.-Life:Ninomiya Sontoku was born to a poor peasant family with a name of Kinjiro in Kayama Ashigarakami-gun Sagami province. His father died when he was 14 and his mother died...	1787–1856	philosopher, economist, moralist	Yen	¥1	obverse	1946–1958
Natsume Sōseki Natsume Soseki , born ', is widely considered to be the foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji period . He is best known for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. He was also a scholar of British literature and composer of haiku, Chinese-style poetry, and fairy tales...	1867–1916	novelist	Yen	¥1,000	obverse	1984–2004
Itagaki Taisuke Itagaki Taisuke Count was a Japanese politician and leader of the , which evolved into Japan's first political party.- Early life :Itagaki Taisuke was born into a middle-ranking samurai family in Tosa Domain, , After studies in Kōchi and in Edo, he was appointed as sobayonin to Tosa daimyo Yamauchi Toyoshige,...	1837–1919	politician	Yen	¥100	obverse	1953–1974
Iwakura Tomomi Iwakura Tomomi was a Japanese statesman in the Meiji period. The former 500 Yen banknote issued by the Bank of Japan carried his portrait.-Early life:Iwakura was born in Kyoto as the second son of a low-ranking courtier and nobleman . In 1836 he was adopted by another nobleman, , from whom he received his family...	1825–1883	politician	Yen	¥500	obverse	1951–1971
				¥500	obverse	1969–1994
Fukuzawa Yukichi Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era...	1835–1901	political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator, author	Yen	¥10,000	obverse	1984–2004

Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

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

Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

The modern banknotes of Lithuania are denominated in litas. All banknotes are of the same size except for the 500 litų banknote. They bear signatures of Minister of Finance and of Chairperson of the Bank of Lithuania Board. 10, 20, and 50 litų banknotes have 4 releases...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavicius Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius...	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 Steponas Darius Steponas Darius was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1896–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	Litas	10 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas or Szymon Dowkont was a Lithuanian writer, ethnographer and historian. One of the pioneers of the Lithuanian national revival, he is credited as an author of the first book on the history of Lithuania written in the Lithuanian language...	1793–1864	historian; wrote the first Lithuanian history books in the Lithuanian language	Litas	100 Lt	obverse	1993–2000
Stasys Girėnas Stasys Girenas Stasys Girėnas was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1893–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	Litas	10 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Jonas Jablonskis Jonas Jablonskis Jonas Jablonskis was a distinguished Lithuanian linguist and one of the founders of the standard Lithuanian language...	1860–1930	standardized the Lithuanian language	Litas	5 Lt	obverse	1993–1998
Maironis Maironis Maironis is one of the most famous Lithuanian romantic poets. He was born in Pasandravys, Raseiniai district municipality, Lithuania. Maironis graduated from Kaunas high school and went on to study Literature at Kiev University. However, in 1884, after one year of studies at the university, he...	1862–1932	romantic poet; active member of the Lithuanian national movement	Litas	20 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Motiejus Valančius Motiejus Valancius Motiejus Valančius was a Catholic bishop of Samogitia, historian and one of the best known Lithuanian writers of the 19th century.-Biography:...	1801–1875	a leader in the Lithuanian national movement	Litas	2 Lt	obverse	1993–1998
Vydūnas Vydunas Wilhelm Storost, artistic name Vilius Storostas-Vydūnas , mostly known as Vydūnas, was a Prussian-Lithuania teacher, poet, humanist, philosopher and Lithuanian...	1868–1953	writer, philosopher; leader in the Lithuantian national movement	Litas	200 Lt	obverse	1997–2000
Žemaitė Žemaite Žemaitė - a pen name of Julija Beniuševičiūtė-Žymantienė; in Bukantė near Plungė — 7 December 1921 in Marijampolė) was a Lithuanian writer. Born to impoverished gentry, she became one of the major participants in the Lithuanian National Revival...	1845–1921	author	Litas	1 Lt	obverse	1994–1998

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

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

Luxembourgish franc

The Luxembourgish franc was the currency of Luxembourg between 1854 and 1999 . The franc remained in circulation until 2002, when it was replaced by the euro...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jean I Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg ruled Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000. He is the father of the current ruler, Grand Duke Henri, and the son of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma...	1921-	Grand Duke, 1964–2000	Franc	100 fr.	obverse	1986–2002
				1,000 fr.	obverse	1985–2002
				5,000 fr.	obverse	1993–2002

Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

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

Mexican peso

The peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 12th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded in the Americas, and by far the most...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata Salazar was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, which broke out in 1910, and which was initially directed against the president Porfirio Díaz. He formed and commanded an important revolutionary force, the Liberation Army of the South, during the Mexican Revolution...	1879–1919	Leader in the Mexican Revolution, 1910–1919	Peso	$10	both	1993–1997

Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Michiel de Ruyter Michiel de Ruyter Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter is the most famous and one of the most skilled admirals in Dutch history. De Ruyter is most famous for his role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th century. He fought the English and French and scored several major victories against them, the best known probably...	1607–1676	admiral of the Dutch navy during the Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1652–1676	Gulden	ƒ100	obverse	1972–1981
Frans Hals Frans Hals Frans Hals was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He is notable for his loose painterly brushwork, and helped introduce this lively style of painting into Dutch art. Hals was also instrumental in the evolution of 17th century group portraiture.-Biography:Hals was born in 1580 or 1581, in Antwerp...	1580–1666	painter	Gulden	ƒ10	obverse	1971–1977
Baruch Spinoza Baruch Spinoza Baruch de Spinoza and later Benedict de Spinoza was a Dutch Jewish philosopher. Revealing considerable scientific aptitude, the breadth and importance of Spinoza's work was not fully realized until years after his death...	1632–1677	rationalist philosopher	Gulden	ƒ1,000	obverse	1973–1996
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck was a Dutch composer, organist, and pedagogue whose work straddled the end of the Renaissance and beginning of the Baroque eras. He was among the first major keyboard composers of Europe, and his work as a teacher helped establish the north German organ...	1562–1621	composer, organist, teacher	Gulden	ƒ25	obverse	1972–1990
Joost van den Vondel Joost van den Vondel Joost van den Vondel was a Dutch writer and playwright. He is considered the most prominent Dutch poet and playwright of the 17th century. His plays are the ones from that period that are still most frequently performed, and his epic Joannes de Boetgezant , on the life of John the Baptist, has...	1587–1697	writer, playwright	Gulden	ƒ5	obverse	1976–1988

Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Niels Henrik Abel Niels Henrik Abel Niels Henrik Abel was a Norwegian mathematician who proved the impossibility of solving the quintic equation in radicals.-Early life:...	1802–1829	mathematician	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1948–2002
						1978–2002
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson was a Norwegian writer and the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. Bjørnson is considered as one of The Four Greats Norwegian writers; the others being Henrik Ibsen, Jonas Lie, and Alexander Kielland...	1832–1910	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1903	Krone	50 kr	obverse	1950–1999
						1966–1999
Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie was a Norwegian constitutional father, known for being the constitutional assembly's writer. -Background:...	1779–1849	Speaker of the Storting, 1815 and 1818	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1901–1945
				10 kr	obverse
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				500 kr	obverse
				1,000 kr	obverse
Camilla Collett Camilla Collett Jacobine Camilla Collett was a Norwegian writer, often referred to as the first Norwegian feminist. She was also the younger sister of Norwegian poet Henrik Wergeland, and is recognized as being one of the first contributors to realism in Norwegian literature...	1813–1885	writer	Krone	100 kr	obverse	1979–1997
Christian Magnus Falsen Christian Magnus Falsen Christian Magnus Falsen was a Norwegian constitutional father, statesman, jurist, and historian. He was an important member of the constitutional assembly and was one of the writers of the constitutional laws....	1782–1830	co-author of the Constitution, 1814	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1991–2001
Edvard Grieg Edvard Grieg Edvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt , and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.-Biography:Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in...	1843–1907	composer and pianist	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1991–2000
Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...	1828–1906	playwright; known as "The Father of Modern Drama"	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1949–1999
						1975–2001
Christian Michelsen Christian Michelsen Peter Christian Hersleb Kjerschow Michelsen was a Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman. He was the first Prime Minister of an independent Norway from 1905 to 1907...	1857–1925	Prime Minister, 1905–1907	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1954–1999
Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In his youth a champion skier and ice skater, he led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, and won international fame after reaching a...	1861–1930	Nobel Prize winner for Peace, 1922	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1955–1999
				10 kr	obverse	1972–1999
Oscar II Oscar II of Sweden Oscar II , baptised Oscar Fredrik was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death and King of Norway from 1872 until 1905. The third son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Josephine of Leuchtenberg, he was a descendant of Gustav I of Sweden through his mother.-Early life:At his birth in Stockholm, Oscar...	1829–1907	King of Norway, 1872–1905	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1877–1998
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Peder Tordenskjold Peder Tordenskjold Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskiold , commonly referred to as Tordenskjold , was a Norwegian nobleman and an eminent naval flag officer in the service of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy. He rose to the rank of Vice-Admiral for his services in the Great Northern War...	1691–1720	Vice-Admiral; hero from the Great Northern War	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1901–1945
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Aasmund Olavsson Vinje Aasmund Olavsson Vinje Aasmund Olavsson Vinje was a famous Norwegian poet and journalist who is remembered for poetry, travel writing, and his pioneering use of Landsmål .-Background:...	1818–1870	poet and journalist	Krone	50 kr	obverse	1985–1997
Henrik Wergeland Henrik Wergeland Henrik Arnold Thaulow Wergeland was a Norwegian writer, most celebrated for his poetry but also a prolific playwright, polemicist, historian, and linguist...	1808–1845	poet and writer	Krone	100 kr	obverse	1949–1999
						1962–1999

Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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

Pakistani rupee

The rupee is the currency of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank of the country. The most commonly used symbol for the rupee is Rs, used on receipts when purchasing goods and services. In Pakistan, the rupee is referred to as the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum ....	1876–1948	1st Governor-General, 1947–1948; "Father of the Nation"	Rupee	Rs. 5	obverse	1997–2002

Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

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

Historical coins and banknotes of Poland

Historical coins and banknotes of Poland, see also Polish złoty.-Before 20th century:-20th century Interwar:-Post WWII:-1974 series:-See also:* Polish coins and banknotes...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Józef Bem Józef Bem Józef Zachariasz Bem was a Polish general, an Ottoman Pasha and a national hero of Poland and Hungary, and a figure intertwined with other European nationalisms...	1794–1850	general; war hero	Złoty	10 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Boleslaw I Boleslaw I of Poland Bolesław I Chrobry , in the past also known as Bolesław I the Great , was a Duke of Poland from 992-1025 and the first King of Poland from 19 April 1025 until his death...	966/7-1025	King of Poland, 992-1025	Złoty	2,000 zł	reverse	1977–1995
Frédéric Chopin Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano"....	1810–1849	romantic composer and pianist	Złoty	5,000 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance astronomer and the first person to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe....	1473–1543	developed a heliocentric model of the solar system	Złoty	1,000 zł	obverse	1962–1965
						1975–1995
Marie Curie Marie Curie Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...	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
Dubrawka Dubrawka Dobrawa was a Bohemian princess member of the Přemyslid dynasty and by marriage Duchess of the Polans.She was the daughter of Boleslav I the Cruel, Duke of Bohemia, by his wife Biagota....	940/45-977	Queen Consort of Mieszko I, 965-977	Złoty	2 zł	obverse	1936–1940
Tadeusz Kościuszko Tadeusz Kosciuszko Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko was a Polish–Lithuanian and American general and military leader during the Kościuszko Uprising. He is a national hero of Poland, Lithuania, the United States and Belarus...	1746–1817	general; leader of the Kościuszko Uprising, 1794	Złoty	500 zł	obverse	1976–1995
Mieszko I Mieszko I of Poland Mieszko I , was a Duke of the Polans from about 960 until his death. A member of the Piast dynasty, he was son of Siemomysł; grandchild of Lestek; father of Bolesław I the Brave, the first crowned King of Poland; likely father of Świętosława , a Nordic Queen; and grandfather of her son, Cnut the...	935-992	King of Poland, 960-992	Złoty	2,000 zł	obverse	1977–1995
Stanisław Moniuszko Stanisław Moniuszko Stanisław Moniuszko was a Polish composer, conductor and teacher. His output includes many songs and operas, and his musical style is filled with patriotic folk themes of the peoples of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...	1819–1872	conductor and composer	Złoty	100,000 zł	obverse	1990–1995
Ignacy Jan Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski GBE was a Polish pianist, composer, diplomat, politician, and the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland.-Biography:...	1860–1941	3rd Prime Minister, 1919	Złoty	2,000,000 zł	obverse	1992–1995
Emilia Plater Emilia Plater Countess Emilia Plater was a Polish-Lithuanian noblewoman and revolutionary from the lands of the partitioned Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...	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 Henryk Sienkiewicz Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz was a Polish journalist and Nobel Prize-winning novelist. A Polish szlachcic of the Oszyk coat of arms, he was one of the most popular Polish writers at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905 for his...	1846–1916	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1905	Złoty	500,000 zł	obverse	1990–1995
Stanisław Staszic	1755–1826	priest, philosopher, statesman; supporter of the Constitution of May 3, 1791	Złoty	50,000 zł	obverse	1989–1995
Karol Świerczewski Karol Swierczewski Karol Wacław Świerczewski was a Pole who became a Soviet military officer and a general. He served as a general in the service of the Soviet Union, Republican Spain, and the Soviet sponsored Polish Provisional Government of National Unity after World War II.- Life :Karol Świerczewski grew up in...	1897–1947	leader in post-World War II government	Złoty	50 zł	obverse	1975–1995
Romuald Traugutt Romuald Traugutt Romuald Traugutt was a Polish general and war hero, best known for commanding the January Uprising. From October 1863 to August 1864 he was Dictator of Insurrection. He headed the Polish national government from October 17, 1863 to April 20, 1864, and was president of its Foreign Affairs...	1826–1864	general; hero from the January Uprising	Złoty	20 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Ludwik Waryński Ludwik Warynski Ludwik Tadeusz Waryński was an activist and theoretician of the socialist movement in Poland.-Biography:...	1856–1889	socialist activist	Złoty	100 zł	obverse	1975–1995
Stanisław Wyspiański	1869–1907	playwright	Złoty	10,000 zł	obverse	1988–1995

Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

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

Portuguese escudo

The escudo was the currency of Portugal prior to the introduction of the Euro on 1 January 1999 and its removal from circulation on 28 February 2002. The escudo was subdivided into 100 centavos....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Pedro Álvares Cabral Pedro Álvares Cabral Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese noble, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the discoverer of Brazil. Cabral conducted the first substantial exploration of the northeast coast of South America and claimed it for Portugal. While details of Cabral's early life are sketchy, it...	1467–1520	explorer and navigator, discovered the sea route to Brazil, 1500	Escudo	1,000$	obverse	1996–2002
Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India...	1469–1524	explorer and navigator, sailed from Europe to India, 1497–1498	Escudo	5,000$	obverse	1996–2002
João de Barros João de Barros João de Barros , called the Portuguese Livy, is one of the first great Portuguese historians, most famous for his Décadas da Ásia , a history of the Portuguese in India and Asia.-Early years:...	1496–1570	historian	Escudo	500$	obverse	1997–2002
Bartolomeu Dias Bartolomeu Dias Bartolomeu Dias , a nobleman of the Portuguese royal household, was a Portuguese explorer who sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, the first European known to have done so.-Purposes of the Dias expedition:...	1450–1500	explorer and navigator, sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, 1488	Escudo	2,000$	obverse	1996–2002
Henry the Navigator	1394–1460	patron of Portuguese exploration	Escudo	10,000$	obverse	1996–2002

Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

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

Banknotes of the Romanian leu

-1917 issue :Issued in Iaşi, during World War I by the Ministry of Finance, as war money. The banknotes represent the subdivision of the leu, the ban -1917 issue ("paper coins"):Issued in Iaşi, during World War I by the Ministry of Finance, as war money. The banknotes represent the subdivision of...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Grigore Antipa Grigore Antipa Grigore Antipa was a Romanian Darwinist biologist who studied the fauna of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea. Between 1892 and 1944 he was the director of the Bucharest Natural History Museum, which now bears his name....	1867–1944	biologist; studied fauna and wildlife of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea	Leu	200 L	obverse	1992–1996
Nicolae Bălcescu Nicolae Balcescu Nicolae Bălcescu was a Romanian Wallachian soldier, historian, journalist, and leader of the 1848 Wallachian Revolution.-Early life:...	1819–1852	a leader of the Wallachian Revolution of 1848	Leu	100 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Lucian Blaga Lucian Blaga -Biography:Lucian Blaga was a commanding personality of the Romanian culture of the interbellum period. He was a philosopher and writer higly acclaimed for his originality, a university professor and a diplomat. He was born on May 9, 1895 in Lancrăm, near Alba Iulia, Romania, his father being an...	1895–1961	poet, playwright, philosopher	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1998–2002
Constantin Brâncuşi Constantin Brancusi Constantin Brâncuşi was a Romanian-born sculptor who made his career in France. As a child he displayed an aptitude for carving wooden farm tools. Formal studies took him first to Bucharest, then to Munich, then to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris...	1876–1957	sculptor	Leu	500 L	both	1991–1992
						1992–1996
Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist...	1852–1912	playwright, short story writer	Leu	1,000,000 L	obverse	2003–2007
Alexander John Cuza Alexander John Cuza Alexander John Cuza was a Moldavian-born Romanian politician who ruled as the first Domnitor of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia between 1859 and 1866.-Early life:...	1820–1873	Prince of Moldovia and Wallachia, 1859–1862; Dominator of Romania, 1862–1866	Leu	50 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party...	1850–1889	romantic poet	Leu	1,000 L	obverse	1991–1993
						1993–1998
						1998–2001
George Enescu George Enescu George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical...	1881–1955	composer, violinist, pianist	Leu	50,000 L	obverse	1996–2002
						2000–2004
						2001–2007
Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.-Biography:He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age , he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of...	1838–1907	painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting	Leu	100,000 L	obverse	1998–2004
						2001–2007
Avram Iancu Avram Iancu Avram Iancu was a Transylvanian Romanian lawyer who played an important role in the local chapter of the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848–1849. He was especially active in the Ţara Moţilor region and the Apuseni Mountains...	1824–1872	leader in the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848-1849	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1992–1993
						1993–1998
Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister...	1871–1940	Prime Minister, 1931–1932	Leu	10,000 L	obverse	1994–1999
						1999–2002
						2000–2007
Tudor Vladimirescu Tudor Vladimirescu Tudor Vladimirescu was a Wallachian Romanian revolutionary hero, the leader of the Wallachian uprising of 1821 and of the Pandur militia. He is also known as Tudor din Vladimiri or — occasionally — as Domnul Tudor .-Background:Tudor was born in Vladimiri, Gorj County in a family of landed peasants...	1780–1821	revolutionary leader; led the Wallachian Uprising of 1821 and the Pandur militia	Leu	25 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot.-Biography:Aurel Vlaicu was born in Binţinţi , Geoagiu, Transylvania. He attended Calvinist High School in Orăştie and took his Baccalaureate in Sibiu in 1902...	1882–1913	engineer, inventor, early pilot	Leu	500,000 L	obverse	2000–2007

Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

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

Slovenian tolar

The tolar was the currency of Slovenia from 1991 until the introduction of the euro on 1 January 2007. It was subdivided into 100 stotins...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Ivan Cankar Ivan Cankar Ivan Cankar was a Slovene writer, playwright, essayist, poet and political activist. Together with Oton Župančič, Dragotin Kette, and Josip Murn, he is considered as the beginner of modernism in Slovene literature...	1876–1918	writer, playwright, poet	Tolar	10,000 SIT	obverse	1995–2007
Jacobus Gallus Jacobus Gallus Jacobus Gallus Carniolus was a late Renaissance composer of Slovenian ethnicity...	1550–1591	Renaissance composer	Tolar	200 SIT	obverse	1993–2007
Rihard Jakopič Rihard Jakopic Rihard Jakopič was a Slovenian painter. He was the leading Slovenian Impressionist painter and theoretician. Together with Matej Sternen, Matija Jama and Ivan Grohar, he is considered the pioneer of Slovenian impressionist painting.- Life :Jakopič was born in Ljubljana, then part of the...	1869–1943	impressionist painter	Tolar	100 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Ivana Kobilca Ivana Kobilca Ivana Kobilca was a Slovene realist painter who lived, worked and studied in various European cities including Vienna, Sarajevo, Berlin, Paris and Munich. She was a member of Société Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris. Many of her paintings are still lifes, portraits or country settings...	1861–1926	realist painter	Tolar	5,000 SIT	obverse	1993–2007
Jože Plečnik Jože Plecnik Jože Plečnik , was a Slovene architect who practised in Vienna, Belgrade, Prague and Ljubljana.-Biography:...	1872–1957	architect	Tolar	500 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
France Prešeren France Prešeren France Prešeren was a Slovene Romantic poet. He is considered the Slovene national poet. Although he was not a particularly prolific author, he inspired virtually all Slovene literature thereafter....	1800–1849	poet	Tolar	1,000 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Primož Trubar Primož Trubar Primož Trubar or Primož Truber was a Slovene Protestant reformer, the founder and the first superintendent of the Protestant Church of the Slovene Lands, a consolidator of the Slovene language and the author of the first Slovene-language printed book...	1508–1586	founder and superintendent of the Protestant Church of Slovenia	Tolar	10 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Janez Vajkard Valvasor Janez Vajkard Valvasor Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor or simply Valvasor was a Slovenian nobleman, scientist and polymath, and a fellow of the Royal Society in London.-Biography:...	1641–1693	scholar	Tolar	20 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Jurij Vega Jurij Vega Baron Jurij Bartolomej Vega was a Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer.-Early life:...	1754–1802	mathematician and physicist	Tolar	50 SIT	obverse	1993–2007

South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

Currencies: Pound (£, 1825–1961)
Rand (R, 1961–Present)
See also South African pound

South African pound

In 1825, an imperial order-in-council made sterling coinage legal tender in all the British colonies. At that time, the only British colony in Southern Africa was the Cape of Good Hope Colony. As time went on, the British pound sterling and its associated subsidiary coinage became the currency of...

 and South African rand

South African rand

The rand is the currency of South Africa. It takes its name from the Witwatersrand , the ridge upon which Johannesburg is built and where most of South Africa's gold deposits were found. The rand has the symbol "R" and is subdivided into 100 cents, symbol "c"...

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

Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

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

Soviet ruble

The Soviet ruble or rouble was the currency of the Soviet Union. One ruble is divided into 100 kopeks, ....

 and Russian chervonets.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years , as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a...	1870–1924	leader of the October Revolution; 1st Chairman Premier of the Soviet Union The office of Premier of the Soviet Union was synonymous with head of government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics . Twelve individuals have been premier...  of the Council of People's Commissars, 1917–1924	Ruble	руб10	obverse	1947–1961
					obverse	1961–1991
				руб25	obverse	1947–1961
					obverse	1961–1992
				руб50	obverse
				руб100	obverse
			Chervonet	5 chervozev	obverse	1937–1947
				10 chervozev	obverse

Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

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

Spanish peseta

The peseta was the currency of Spain between 1869 and 2002. Along with the French franc, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra .- Etymology :...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Leopoldo Alas y Ureña Leopoldo Alas y Ureña Leopoldo García-Alas y Ureña , also known as Clarín, was a Asturian realist novelist born in Zamora. He died in Oviedo....	1851–1901	novelist	Peseta	200 ₧	obverse	1982–2002
Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...	1451–1506	navigator and explorer, discovered the Americas, 1492	Peseta	5,000 ₧	obverse	1992–2002
Hernando Cortés Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century...	1485–1547	conquistador of Mexico	Peseta	1,000 ₧	obverse	1992–2002
Rosalía de Castro Rosalía de Castro María Rosalía Rita de Castro , was a Galician romanticist writer and poet.Writing in the Galician language, after the Séculos Escuros , she became an important figure of the Galician romantic movement, known today as the Rexurdimento , along with Manuel Curros Enríquez and Eduardo Pondal...	1837–1885	writer, poet	Peseta	500 ₧	obverse	1982–2002
Antonio de Ulloa Antonio de Ulloa Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Girault was a Spanish general, explorer, author, astronomer, colonial administrator and the first Spanish governor of Louisiana.Rebellion of 1768]]....	1716–1795	explorer, colonial administrator, first Spanish governor of Louisiana, 1766–1768	Peseta	10,000 ₧	reverse	1987–2002
Felipe Felipe, Prince of Asturias Felipe, Prince of Asturias de Borbón y de Grecia; born 30 January 1968), is the third child and only son of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain....	1968-	Prince of Asturias, 1977-	Peseta	10,000 ₧	reverse	1982–1987
Juan Ramón Jiménez Juan Ramón Jiménez Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón was a Spanish poet, a prolific writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956. One of Jiménez's most important contributions to modern poetry was his advocacy of the French concept of "pure poetry."-Biography:Jiménez was born in Moguer, near Huelva, in...	1881–1958	poet; Nobel Prize winner, 1956	Peseta	2,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
Juan Carlos I Juan Carlos I of Spain Juan Carlos I |Italy]]) is the reigning King of Spain.On 22 November 1975, two days after the death of General Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos was designated king according to the law of succession promulgated by Franco. Spain had no monarch for 38 years in 1969 when Franco named Juan Carlos as the...	1938-	King of Spain, 1975-	Peseta	5,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
				10,000 ₧	obverse
					obverse	1987–2002
José Celestino Mutis José Celestino Mutis -External links:*** at The Catholic Encyclopedia official site...	1732–1808	botanist and mathematician	Peseta	2,000 ₧	obverse	1987–2002
Benito Pérez Galdós Benito Pérez Galdós Benito Pérez Galdós was a Spanish realist novelist. Considered second only to Cervantes in stature, he was the leading Spanish realist novelist....	1843–1920	novelist	Peseta	1,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro González, Marquess was a Spanish conquistador, conqueror of the Incan Empire, and founder of Lima, the modern-day capital of the Republic of Peru.-Early life:...	1475–1541	conquistador of Peru	Peseta	1,000 ₧	reverse	1992–2002

Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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

Swedish krona

The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Charles XI	1655–1697	King of Sweden, 1660–1697	Krona	500 kr	obverse	1985–1999
					obverse	1989–2006
Charles XIV John Charles XIV John of Sweden Charles XIV & III John, also Carl John, Swedish and Norwegian: Karl Johan was King of Sweden and King of Norway from 1818 until his death...	1763–1844	King of Sweden and Norway, 1818–1844	Krona	1,000 kr	obverse	1976–1998
Gustav I Gustav I of Sweden Gustav I of Sweden, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known simply as Gustav Vasa , was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death....	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	????-1987
				100 kr	reverse	????-1987
				1,000 kr	reverse	1890–1987
Gustav III Gustav III of Sweden Gustav III was King of Sweden from 1771 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Adolph Frederick and Queen Louise Ulrica of Sweden, she a sister of Frederick the Great of Prussia....	1746–1792	King of Sweden, 1771–1792	Krona	50 kr	obverse	????-1998
Gustav V	1858–1950	King of Sweden, 1907–1950	Krona	5 kr	obverse	1948–1987
				1,000 kr	reverse	1952–1987
Gustav II Adolf Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden Gustav II Adolf has been widely known in English by his Latinized name Gustavus Adolphus Magnus and variously in historical writings also as Gustavus, or Gustavus the Great, or Gustav Adolph the Great,...	1594–1632	King of Sweden, 1611–1632	Krona	100 kr	obverse	????-1998
					obverse	1986–2006
Gustaf VI Adolf Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden Gustaf VI Adolf - Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf - was King of Sweden from October 29, 1950 until his death. His official title was King of Sweden, of the Goths and of the Wends. He was the eldest son of King Gustaf V and his wife Victoria of Baden...	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 Selma Lagerlöf Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....	1858–1940	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1909	Krona	20 kr	obverse	1992–2006
Carolus Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...	1707–1778	botanist, physician, zoologist; father of taxonomy	Krona	50 kr	obverse	????-1998

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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

Swiss franc

The franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. Although not formally legal tender in the German exclave Büsingen , it is in wide daily use there...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Francesco Borromini Francesco Borromini Francesco Borromini, byname of Francesco Castelli was an architect from Ticino who, with his contemporaries, Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Pietro da Cortona, was a leading figure in the emergence of Roman Baroque architecture.A keen student of the architecture of Michelangelo and the ruins of...	1599–1667	Baroque architect	Franc	100 Fr.	obverse	1976–2000
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure Horace-Bénédict de Saussure 200px|thumb|Portrait of Horace-Bénédict de Saussure Horace-Bénédict de Saussure was a Genevan aristocrat, physicist and Alpine traveller, often considered the founder of alpinism, and considered to be the first person to build a successful solar oven.-Life and work:Saussure was born in Conches,...	1740–1799	aristocrat, physicist; considered the founder of mountaineering	Franc	20 Fr.	obverse	1979–2000
Leonhard Euler Leonhard Euler Leonhard Euler was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist. He made important discoveries in fields as diverse as infinitesimal calculus and graph theory. He also introduced much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation, particularly for mathematical analysis, such as the notion...	1707–1783	mathematician, physicist	Franc	10 Fr.	obverse	1979–2000
Auguste-Henri Forel Auguste-Henri Forel Auguste-Henri Forel was a Swiss myrmecologist, neuroanatomist and psychiatrist, notable for his investigations into the structure of the human brain and that of ants. For example, he is considered a co-founder of the neuron theory...	1848–1931	psychiatrist and neuroanatomist; studied brain structures of humans and ants	Franc	1,000 Fr.	obverse	1978–2000
Conrad Gessner Conrad Gessner Conrad Gessner was a Swiss naturalist and bibliographer. His five-volume Historiae animalium is considered the beginning of modern zoology, and the flowering plant genus Gesneria is named after him...	1516–1565	authored Historiae animalium Historiae animalium (Gesner) Historiae animalium published at Zurich in 1551-58 and 1587, is an encyclopedic work of "an inventory of renaissance zoology" by Conrad Gesner, a doctor and professor at the Carolinum, the precursor of the University of Zurich... (1551–1558), considered the foundation of modern zoology	Franc	50 Fr.	obverse	1978–2000
Gottfried Keller Gottfried Keller Gottfried Keller , a Swiss writer of German-language literature, was best known for his novel Green Henry .- Life and work :...	1819–1890	writer	Franc	10 Fr.	obverse	1956–2000
Saint Martin Martin of Tours Martin of Tours was a Bishop of Tours whose shrine became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela. Around his name much legendary material accrued, and he has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints...	316/7-397	patron saint of soldiers	Franc	100 Fr.	obverse	1957–2000
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi was a Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer who exemplified Romanticism in his approach....	1746–1827	teacher and education reformer	Franc	20 Fr.	obverse	1930–1976
Albrecht von Haller Albrecht von Haller Albrecht von Haller was a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist and poet.-Early life:He was born of an old Swiss family at Bern. Prevented by long-continued ill-health from taking part in boyish sports, he had the more opportunity for the development of his precocious mind...	1708–1777	anatomist and physiologist	Franc	500 Fr.	obverse	1977–2000

Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

Currency: Lira (₤, 1843–2005)
New Lira (₤, 2005–Present)
See also Turkish lira

Turkish lira

The Turkish lira is the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The lira is subdivided into 100 kuruş...

 and Turkish new lira

Turkish new lira

The new Turkish lira was the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus between 1 January 2005 and 1 January 2009 which was a transition period for the removal of six zeroes from the currency. The new lira was subdivided into 100 new kurush...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....	1881–1938	founder of the Republic of Turkey; 1st President, 1923–1938	Lira	₤2½	obverse	1939–1952
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Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Âkif Ersoy was a Turkish poet, author, academic, member of parliament, and the poet of the Turkish National Anthem....	1873–1936	poet; author of the lyrics to the National Anthem	Lira	₤100	reverse	1983–1989
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İsmet İnönü Ismet Inönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...	1884–1973	2nd President, 1938–1950	Lira	50 kuruş	obverse	1944–1947
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Mehmed II Mehmed II Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from...	1432–1481	Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1444–1446 and 1451–1481	Lira	₤1,000	reverse	1986–1989
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Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī , also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī and popularly known as Mevlānā in Turkey and Mawlānā in Iran and Afghanistan but known to the English-speaking world simply as Rumi was a 13th-century Persian Muslim poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic...	1207–1273	Persian theologian and poet; his followers founded the Mevlevi Order, or "Whirling Dervishes"	Lira	₤5,000	reverse	1981–1994
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Mimar Sinan	1489–1588	chief architect of the Ottoman Empire, 1512–1588	Lira	₤10,000	reverse	1982–1995
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Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

Currency: Hryvnia

Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

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

Argentine peso

The peso is the currency of Argentina, identified by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using dollar currencies. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. Its ISO 4217 code is ARS...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Manuel Belgrano Manuel Belgrano Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano , usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano, was an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina... *	1770–1820	leader for independence from Spain	$10	obverse	1992
José de San Martín José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín, known simply as Don José de San Martín , was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes , he left his mother country at the... *	1778–1850	leader for independence from Spain	$5	obverse
Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel de Rosas , was an argentine militar and politician, who was elected governor of the province of Buenos Aires in 1829 to 1835, and then of the Argentine Confederation from 1835 until 1852...	1793–1877	ruler of Argentina, 1829–1852	$20	obverse
Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Martínez was an Argentine statesman, military figure, and author. He was the President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868.-Life and times:... *	1821–1906	President, 1862–1868	$2	obverse
Julio Argentino Roca Julio Argentino Roca Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz was an army general who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1880 to 12 October 1886 and again from 12 October 1898 to 12 October 1904.-Upbringing and early career:... *	1843–1914	President, 1880–1886 and 1898–1904	$100	obverse
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history... *	1811–1888	President, 1868–1874	$50	obverse

*See also Argentina in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

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

Banknotes of the Australian dollar

The banknotes of the Australian dollar were first issued on 14 February 1966, when Australia adopted decimal currency.- Former series :The $5 note was not issued until 1967...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Edith Cowan Edith Cowan Edith Dircksey Cowan , MBE was an Australian politician, social campaigner and the first woman elected to an Australian parliament....	1861–1932	suffragette, first woman elected to Parliament, 1920–1924	$50	reverse	1995
Elizabeth II*	1926-	Queen of Australia Monarchy in Australia The Monarchy of Australia is a form of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign of Australia. The monarchy is a constitutional one modelled on the Westminster style of parliamentary government, incorporating features unique to the Constitution of Australia.The present monarch is... , 1952-	$5	obverse	1992
John Flynn John Flynn (minister) John Flynn OBE was an Australian Presbyterian minister who founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the world's first air ambulance.-Biography:...	1880–1951	founder, Royal Flying Doctor Service, 1928	$20	reverse	1994
Mary Gilmore Mary Gilmore Dame Mary Gilmore DBE was a prominent Australian socialist poet and journalist.-Early life:Mary Jean Cameron was born on 16 August 1865 at Cotta Walla near Goulburn, New South Wales...	1865–1962	poet and journalist	$10	reverse	1993
Nellie Melba Nellie Melba Dame Nellie Melba GBE , born Helen "Nellie" Porter Mitchell, was an Australian operatic soprano. She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian Era and the early 20th century...	1861–1931	international opera soprano, 1886–1926	$100	obverse	1996
John Monash John Monash General Sir John Monash GCMG, KCB, VD was a civil engineer who became the Australian military commander in the First World War. He commanded the 13th Infantry Brigade before the War and then became commander of the 4th Brigade in Egypt shortly after the outbreak of the War with whom he took part...	1865–1931	general during World War I	$100	reverse	1996
Henry Parkes Henry Parkes Sir Henry Parkes, GCMG was an Australian statesman, the "Father of Federation." As the earliest advocate of a Federal Council of the colonies of Australia, a precursor to the Federation of Australia, he was the most prominent of the Australian Founding Fathers.Parkes was described during his...	1815–1896	The Father of the Federation	$5	obverse	2001
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson Banjo Paterson Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, OBE was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales where he spent much of his childhood...	1864–1941	poet, author of "Waltzing Matilda" (1895) and "The Man from Snowy River" (1890)	$10	obverse	1993
Mary Reibey Mary Reibey Mary Reibey was an Englishwoman who was transported to Australia as a convict but went on to become a successful businesswoman in Sydney.-Early life:...	1777–1855	businesswoman	$20	obverse	1994
Catherine Helen Spence Catherine Helen Spence Catherine Helen Spence was a Scottish-born Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician and leading suffragette. In 1897 she became Australia's first female political candidate after standing for the Federal Convention held in Adelaide...	1825–1910	politician, journalist, suffragette	$5	reverse	2001
David Unaipon David Unaipon David Unaipon was an Australian Aboriginal of the Ngarrindjeri people, a preacher, inventor and writer. He was the most widely known Aboriginal in Australia, and broke stereotypes of Aboriginals...	1872–1967	inventor, writer	$50	obverse	1995

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

Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since 2212
Robert Borden Robert Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office... *	1854–1937	8th Prime Minister, 1911–1920	$100	obverse	9090
Marie Thérèse Forget Casgrain Thérèse Casgrain Marie Thérèse Forget Casgrain, was a feminist, reformer, politician and senator in Quebec, Canada.Thérèse Casgrain was raised in a wealthy family, the daughter of Lady Blanche MacDonald and Sir Rodolphe Forget...	1849–1931	suffragist	$50	reverse
Henrietta Muir Edwards Henrietta Edwards Henrietta Muir Edwards was a Canadian women's rights activist and reformer.She was born Henrietta Louise Muir in Montreal. As a young woman, she espoused various feminist causes, forming the Working Girls' Association in 1875 to provide vocational training for women and editing the journal Women's...	1849–1931	founder, Victorian Order of Nurses, 1893	$50	reverse
Elizabeth II Style of the Canadian sovereign The title and style of the Canadian sovereign is the formal mode of address of the monarch of Canada. The form is based on those that were inherited from the United Kingdom and France, used in the colonies to refer to the reigning monarch in Europe... *§	1926-	Queen of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1952-	$20	obverse
William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948... *	1874–1950	10th Prime Minister, 1921–1926, 1926–1930, and 1935–1948	$50	obverse
Wilfrid Laurier Wilfrid Laurier Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911.... *	1941-1919	7th Prime Minister, 1896–1911	$5	obverse
John A. Macdonald John A. Macdonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century... *	1815–1891	1st Prime Minister, 1867–1873 and 1878–1891	$10	obverse
Nellie Mooney McClung Nellie McClung Nellie McClung, born Nellie Letitia Mooney , was a Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist. She was a part of the social and moral reform movements prevalent in Western Canada in the early 1900s...	1873–1951	suffragist	$50	reverse
Louise Crummy McKinney Louise McKinney Louise McKinney née Crummy was a provincial politician and women's rights activist from Alberta, Canada. She was the first woman sworn in to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and the first woman elected to a legislature in Canada and in the British Empire...	1868–1931	first woman elected to a legislature in the British Empire, 1917–1921	$50	reverse
Emily Murphy Emily Murphy Emily Murphy was a Canadian women's rights activist, jurist, and author. In 1916, she became the first woman magistrate in Canada, and in the British Empire...	1868–1933	British Empire's first woman judge, 1916–1933	$50	reverse
Irene Marryat Parlby Irene Parlby Irene Parlby was a Canadian women's farm leader, activist and politician.Born in London, England, Parlby came to Canada in 1896. In 1913, Parlby helped to found the first women's local of the United Farmers of Alberta. In 1921, she was elected to the Alberta Legislature for the riding of Lacombe,...	1868–1965	first woman Cabinet minister in Alberta, 1921–1935	$50	reverse

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

People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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

Fifth series of the renminbi

The fifth series of the renminbi is the current coin and banknote series of the Chinese currency, the renminbi. They were progressively introduced since 1999 and consist of ¥0.1, ¥0.5, and ¥1 coins, and ¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥20, ¥50, ¥100 notes. ¥20 is a new denomination.-First edition:Coins of the first...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mao Zedong Mao Zedong Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution... *	1893–1976	1st President, 1954–1959	¥1	obverse	2004
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*See also People's Republic of China in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

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

Colombian peso

The peso is the currency of Colombia. Its ISO 4217 code is COP and it is also informally abbreviated as COL$. However, the official peso symbol is $. As 20 July 2011, the exchange rate of the Colombian peso is 1750 Colombian pesos to 1 U.S. dollar.-History:The peso has been the currency of Colombia...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
José Asunción Silva José Asunción Silva José Asunción Silva was a Colombian poet. He is considered one of the founders of Spanish-American Modernism.-Life:...	1865–1896	poet	$5,000	obverse	1995
Francisco de Paula Santander Francisco de Paula Santander Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña , was a Colombian military and political leader during the 1810–1819 independence war of the United Provinces of New Granada...	1792–1840	military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	$2,000	obverse	2005
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala was a politician, a leader of a populist movement in Colombia, a former Education Minister and Labor Minister , mayor of Bogotá and one of the most charismatic leaders of the Liberal Party.He was assassinated during his second presidential campaign in 1948, setting off...	1903–1948	Labor Party leader, two-time presidential candidate, assassinated during second campaign	$1,000	both	2005
Julio Garavito Armero Julio Garavito Armero Julio Garavito Armero was a Colombian astronomer.Born in Bogotá, he was a child prodigy in science and mathematics. He obtained his degrees as mathematician and civil engineer in the Escuela Nacional de Ingeniería...	1865–1920	astronomer	$20,000	obverse	1996
Jorge Isaacs Jorge Isaacs Jorge Isaacs Ferrer was a Colombian writer, politician and soldier. His only novel, María, became one of the most notable works of the Romantic movement in Spanish literature....	1837–1895	writer, politician, soldier	$50,000	obverse	1992
Policarpa "La Pola" Salavarrieta Policarpa Salavarrieta Policarpa Salavarrieta , also known as La Pola, was a Neogranadine seamstress who spied for the Revolutionary Forces during the Spanish Reconquista of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. She was captured by Spanish Royalists and ultimately executed for high treason...	1795–1817	seamstress, spy, executed by Spain	$10,000	obverse	1995

Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

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

Croatian kuna

The kuna is the currency of Croatia since 1994 . It is subdivided into 100 lipa. The kuna is issued by the Croatian National Bank and the coins are minted by the Croatian Monetary Institute....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Juraj Dobrila Juraj Dobrila Juraj Dobrila was a bishop and benefactor from Istria who advocated for greater national rights for Croats under Italian rule....	1812–1882	Catholic bishop; public supporter of Croatian language and culture	10 kn	obverse	1994
Fran Krsto Frankopan Fran Krsto Frankopan Fran Krsto Frankopan was a Croatian baroque poet, nobleman and politician in the 17th century. He is remembered primarily for his involvement in the failed Zrinski-Frankopan conspiracy.-Early life and poetry:...	1643–1671	statesman and poet; died for Croatian liberty	5 kn	obverse
Ivan Gundulić Ivan Gundulic Ivan Franov Gundulić is the most celebrated Croatian Baroque poet from the Republic of Ragusa. His work embodies central characteristics of Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation: religious fervor, insistence on "vanity of this world" and zeal in opposition to "infidels." Gundulić's major...	1589–1638	Baroque poet	50 kn	obverse
Josip Jelačić Josip Jelacic Count Josip Jelačić of Bužim was the Ban of Croatia between 23 March 1848 and 19 May 1859...	1801–1859	ban, 1848–1859; abolished serfdom	20 kn	obverse
Marko Marulić Marko Marulic Marko Marulić |Split]], 18 August 1450 – Split, 5 January 1524) was a Croatian national poet and Christian humanist, known as the Crown of the Croatian Medieval Age and the father of the Croatian Renaissance. He signed his works as Marko Marulić Splićanin , Marko Pečenić, Marcus Marulus ...	1450–1524	poet and humanist	500 kn	obverse
Ivan Mažuranić Ivan Mažuranic Ivan Mažuranić was a Croatian poet, linguist and politician—probably the most important figure in Croatia's cultural life in the mid-19th century...	1814–1890	ban, 1873–1880; modernized economy and education	100 kn	obverse
Stjepan Radić Stjepan Radic Stjepan Radić was a Croatian politician and the founder of the Croatian Peasant Party in 1905. Radić is credited with galvanizing the peasantry of Croatia into a viable political force...	1871–1928	founder of the Croatian Peasant Party, 1905	200 kn	obverse
Ante Starčević Ante Starcevic Ante Starčević , was a Croatian politician and writer whose activities and works laid the foundations for the modern Croatian state.His works are base for Croatian nationalism, he is often referred to as Father of the Fatherland by Croats.-Life:...	1823–1896	politician and writer	1,000 kn	obverse
Tomislav Tomislav King Tomislav was a ruler of Croatia in the Middle Ages. He reigned from 910 until 928, first as Duke of Dalmatian Croatia in 910–925, and then became first King of the Croatian Kingdom in 925–928....	???-928	1st King of Croatia, 925-928	1,000 kn	reverse
Petar Zrinski Petar Zrinski Petar Zrinski was a Croatian Ban and writer. A member of the Zrinski noble family, he was noted for his role in the attempted Croatian-Hungarian rebellion of 1664-1670 which ultimately led to his execution for high treason.-Zrinski family:Petar Zrinski was born in Vrbovec, a small town near...	1621–1671	statesman and poet; died for Croatian liberty	5 kn	obverse

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

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

Banknotes of the Czech koruna

Czech koruna paper money is part of the physical form of the Czech Republic's currency. All Czech paper money are banknotes. First overstamped Czechoslovak koruna banknotes served as legal tender in the just-created Czech Republic. Later but still in 1993, the first original Czech banknotes appeared...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ottokar I of Bohemia Ottokar I of Bohemia -External links:...	1155–1230	First heredetary king of Bohemia	20 czk	obverse	1993 - 2008
Agnes of Bohemia Agnes of Bohemia Saint Agnes of Bohemia , or Agnes of Prague , was a medieval Bohemian princess who opted for a life of charity and piety over a life of luxury and comfort...	1211–1282	medieval Bohemian princess	50 czk	obverse	1993 - 2011
Charles IV Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....	1346–1348	king of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor	100 czk	obverse	1993
John Amos Comenius	1592–1670	bishop of Unity of the Brethren	200 czk	obverse	1993
Božena Němcová Božena Nemcová Božena Němcová was a Czech writer of the final phase of the Czech National Revival movement.-Biography:...	1820–1862	author	500 czk	obverse	1993
František Palacký František Palacký František Palacký was a Czech historian and politician.-Biography:...	1798–1876	historian and politician	1000 czk	obverse	1993
Emmy Destinn Emmy Destinn Emmy Destinn was a Czech operatic soprano with a strong and soaring lyric-dramatic voice. She had a career both in Europe and at the New York Metropolitan Opera.- Biography :...	1878–1930	Czech operatic soprano	2000 czk	obverse	1993
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk	1850–1937	president of Czechoslovakia	5000 czk	obverse	1993

Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

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

Danish krone

The krone is the official currency of the Kingdom of Denmark consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is subdivided into 100 øre...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Anna Ancher Anna Ancher Anna Ancher was a Danish artist associated with the Skagen Painters, an artists' colony in the very north of Jutland.-Background:...	1859–1935	painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2004
Michael Peter Ancher Michael Peter Ancher Michael Peter Ancher was a Danish impressionist artist. He is most associated with his paintings of fishermen and other scenes from the Danish port of Skagen. His paintings are classics and he is probably one of Denmark's most popular artists.-Background:Michael Peter Ancher was born at Rutsker on...	1849–1927	painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2004
Karen Blixen Karen Blixen Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke , , née Karen Christenze Dinesen, was a Danish author also known by her pen name Isak Dinesen. She also wrote under the pen names Osceola and Pierre Andrézel...	1885–1962	author	50 kr	obverse	2005
Niels Bohr Niels Bohr Niels Henrik David Bohr was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. Bohr mentored and collaborated with many of the top physicists of the century at his institute in...	1885–1962	winner of Nobel Prize in Physics, 1922	500 kr	obverse	2003
Johanne Luise Heiberg Johanne Luise Heiberg Johanne Luise Heiberg was one of the greatest Danish actresses of the 19th century. She is most famous for her work at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, where she achieved great success.-Early life:...	1812–1890	actress, 1827–1864	200 kr	obverse	2003
Carl Nielsen Carl Nielsen Carl August Nielsen , , widely recognised as Denmark's greatest composer, was also a conductor and a violinist. Brought up by poor but musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he demonstrated his musical abilities at an early age...	1865–1931	composer, conductor, violinist	100 kr	obverse	2002

Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

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

Egyptian pound

The Egyptian Pound is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 Qirsh , or 1,000 Milliemes ....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ramesses II Ramesses II Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire... *	1302-1213 BCE	Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty, 1279-1213 BCE	Pt.50	reverse	1996
			£1	reverse	1979
Khafra Khafra Khafra — also Khafre — was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty, who had his capital at Memphis. According to some authors he was the son and successor of Khufu, but it is more commonly accepted that Djedefre was Khufu's successor and Khafra was Djedefre's... *	unknown	Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, 2558-2532 BCE	£10	reverse	2003

*See also Egypt Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

Currency: Kroon (1992–2010)
Symbol: KR
See also Estonian kroon

Estonian kroon

In 1992, coins were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 20 & 50 senti, as well as 1 kroon. The 1 kroon was struck in cupronickel, the others in aluminum-bronze. However, in 1997, nickel-plated steel 20 senti were introduced, followed by aluminum-bronze 1 kroon in 1998. 5 senti coins were not...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jakob Hurt Jakob Hurt Jakob Hurt was a notable Estonian folklorist, theologist, and linguist. With respect to the latter, he is perhaps best known for his dissertation on "pure" -ne stem nouns...	1839–1907	linguist, theologian, folklorist	10 KR	obverse	1991
Carl Robert Jakobson Carl Robert Jakobson Carl Robert Jakobson was an Estonian writer, politician and teacher active in Livonia, Russian Empire. He was one of the most important persons of Estonian national awakening in the second half of the 19th century.Between 1860 and 1880, the Governorate of Livonia was led by a moderate...	1841–1882	established Estonia's first political newspaper Sakala, 1878	500 KR	obverse	1991
Paul Keres Paul Keres Paul Keres , was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....	1916–1975	chess grandmaster	5 KR	obverse	1991
Lydia Koidula Lydia Koidula Lydia Emilie Florentine Jannsen, , known after her pen name Lydia Koidula was an Estonian poet. Her sobriquet means ‘Lydia of the Dawn’ in Estonian. It was given her by the writer Carl Robert Jakobson...	1843–1886	poet	100 KR	obverse	1991
Anton Hansen Tammsaare Anton Hansen Tammsaare Anton Hansen Tammsaare , born Anton Hansen, was an Estonian writer whose pentalogy Truth and Justice is considered one of the major works of Estonian literature and "The Estonian Novel"....	1878–1940	author	25 KR	obverse	1991
Rudolf Tobias Rudolf Tobias Rudolf Tobias was the first Estonian professional composer, as well as a professional organist. He studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory...	1873–1918	composer, organist	50 KR	obverse	1994
Karl Ernst von Baer Karl Ernst von Baer Karl Ernst Ritter von Baer, Edler von Huthorn also known in Russia as Karl Maksimovich Baer was an Estonian naturalist, biologist, geologist, meteorologist, geographer, a founding father of embryology, explorer of European Russia and Scandinavia, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a...	1792–1879	biologist, pioneer of embryology	2 KR	obverse	1992

Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

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

Banknotes of the Hungarian forint

Hungarian forint paper money is part of the physical form of the current Hungarian currency, the Hungarian forint. The forint paper money consists of exclusively banknotes. During its history, denominations ranging from 10 to 20 000 forint were put into circulation in correspondence with the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen was a prince of Transylvania , duke of Opole and leader of an anti-Habsburg insurrection in the Habsburg Royal Hungary. His last armed intervention in 1626 was part of the Thirty Years' War...	1580–1629	Prince of Transylvania, 1613–1629; led an uprising against the Hungarian monarchy	2,000 Ft	both	1998
Charles I Charles I of Hungary Charles I , also known as Charles Robert , was the first King of Hungary and Croatia of the House of Anjou. He was also descended from the old Hungarian Árpád dynasty. His claim to the throne of Hungary was contested by several pretenders...	1288–1342	King of Hungary, 1308–1342	200 Ft	obverse	1998
Matthias Corvinus Matthias Corvinus of Hungary Matthias Corvinus , also called the Just in folk tales, was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458, at the age of 14 until his death...	1443–1490	King of Hungary, 1458–1490	1,000 Ft	obverse	1998
Ferenc Deák Ferenc Deák Ferenc Deák de Kehida , , was a Hungarian statesman and Minister of Justice. He was known as "The Wise Man of the Nation".-Early life and law career:...	1803–1876	statesman and reformer	20,000 Ft	obverse	2001
Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Hungarian aristocrat, he was the leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11 as the prince of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was also Prince of Transylvania, an Imperial Prince, and a member of the Order of the Golden... *	1676–1735	Prince of Transylvania; led the uprising against the Hungarian monarchy, 1703–1711	500 Ft	obverse	1998
Stephen I	975-1038	1st King of Hungary, 1006–1038	10,000 Ft	obverse	1997
István Széchenyi István Széchenyi Széchenyi committed suicide by a shot to his head on April 8, 1860. All Hungary mourned his death. The Academy was in official mourning, along with the most prominent persons of the leading political and cultural associations... *	1791–1860	statesman and political theorist	5,000 Ft	obverse	1999

*See also Hungary in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

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

Icelandic króna

The króna is the currency of Iceland. The króna is technically subdivided into 100 aurar , but in practice this subdivision is no longer used....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ingibjörg Benediktsdóttir	????-????	2nd wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	obverse	1986
Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir was the daughter of the Icelandic priest Jón Arason and his wife Hólmfríður Sigurðardóttir. She was one of twelve children and was an active seamstress. She taught this skill actively. Ragnheiður became the wife of two consecutive bishops in the Hólar see -- Gísli...	1646–1715	developer of embroidery; 3rd wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	both	1986
Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval was an Icelandic painter. He is one of the most famous artists of Iceland.The paintings of Kjarval vary greatly in style. Most of them are rather realistic presentations of the Icelandic landscape whereas others are more influenced by a somewhat mythical style...	1885–1972	painter	2,000 kr	obverse	1995
Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement.Born at Hrafnseyri, near Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords area of Iceland, he was the son of a pastor, Sigurður Jónsson. He moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1833 to study grammar and history at the university there...	1811–1879	leader of the 19th century independence movement	500 kr	both	1981
Brynjólfur Sveinsson Brynjólfur Sveinsson Brynjólfur Sveinsson served as the Lutheran Bishop of the see of Skálholt in Iceland. His main influence has been on modern knowledge of Old Norse literature. He is currently pictured on the Icelandic 1000 krónur bill....	1605–1675	Lutheran bishop; collected Old Norse literature	1,000 kr	obverse	1984
Gísli Þorláksson	????-????	Lutheran bishop of Hólar, 1657–1684; husband of Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir	5,000 kr	obverse	1986
Gróa Þorleifsdóttir	????-????	1st wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	obverse	1986

India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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

Indian rupee

The Indian rupee is the official currency of the Republic of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...	1869–1948	political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement	Rs.5	obverse	2002
			Rs.10	obverse	1996
			Rs.20	obverse	2002
			Rs.50	obverse	1997
			Rs.100	obverse	1996
			Rs.500	obverse	2000
			Rs.1,000	obverse	2000

Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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

Iranian rial

The rial is the currency of Iran. It is subdivided into 100 dinar but, because of the very low current value of the rial, no fraction of the rial is used in accounting....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Hassan Modarres Hassan Modarres Seyyed Hassan Modarres , was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a cleric and a notable supporter of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution. He was among the founding members, along with Abdolhossein Teymourtash, of the reformist party Hezb-e Eslaah-talab of the time, which was formed during the fourth...	1870–1937	notable supporter of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution Iranian Constitutional Revolution The Persian Constitutional Revolution or Iranian Constitutional Revolution took place between 1905 and 1907...	100 ریال	obverse	1985-
Ruhollah Khomeini Ruhollah Khomeini Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran...	1902–1989	leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...  and 1st Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Supreme Leader of Iran The Supreme Leader of Iran is the highest ranking political and religious authority in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The post was established by the constitution in accordance with the concept of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists...	1000 ریال	obverse	1992-
			2000 ریال	obverse	2005-
			5000 ریال	obverse	1993-
			10000 ریال	obverse	1992-
			20000 ریال	obverse	2003-
			50000 ریال	obverse	2005-
			100000 ریال	obverse	2010-

Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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

Israeli new sheqel

The Israeli New Shekel is the currency of the State of Israel. The shekel is divided into 100 agorot...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon , was a Nobel Prize laureate writer and was one of the central figures of modern Hebrew fiction. In Hebrew, he is known by the acronym Shai Agnon . In English, his works are published under the name S. Y. Agnon.Agnon was born in Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire... *	1888–1970	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1966	₪50	obverse	1998
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, the second and longest-serving President of Israel.-Biography:... *	1884–1963	2nd President, 1952–1963	₪100	obverse
Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett on 15 October 1894, died 7 July 1965) was the second Prime Minister of Israel , serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurion's two terms.-Early life:... *	1894–1965	2nd Prime Minister, 1954–1955	₪20	obverse
Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar was an Israeli politician, author. and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.-Biography:... *	1889–1974	3rd President, 1963–1973	₪200	obverse

*See also Israel in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

Currency: Yen (since 1870)
Symbol: ¥
See also Japanese yen

Japanese yen

The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Higuchi Ichiyō	1872–1896	author	¥5,000	obverse	2004
Hideyo Noguchi Hideyo Noguchi , also known as , was a prominent Japanese bacteriologist who discovered the agent of syphilis as the cause of progressive paralytic disease in 1911.-Early life:...	1876–1928	bacteriologist	¥1,000	obverse
Fukuzawa Yukichi Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era... *	1835–1901	political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator, author	¥10,000	obverse

*See also Japan in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Jersey

States of Jersey

The States of Jersey is the parliament and government of Jersey.The Assembly of the States of Jersey has exercised legislative powers since 1771, when law-making power was transferred from the Royal Court of Jersey....

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

Jersey pound

The pound is the currency of Jersey. Jersey is in currency union with the United Kingdom, and the Jersey pound is not a separate currency but is an issue of banknotes and coins by the States of Jersey denominated in pound sterling, in a similar way to the banknotes issued in Scotland and Northern...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Elizabeth II*	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth, 1952-	£1	obverse	1971
			£5	obverse
			£10	obverse
			£20	obverse
			£50	obverse
Francis Pierson	1757–1781	Major in the British Army, killed in the Battle of Jersey Battle of Jersey The Battle of Jersey was an attempt by France to invade Jersey and remove the threat the island posed to American shipping in the American War of Independence. Jersey was used as a base for privateering by the British, and France, engaged in the war as an ally of the United States, sent an...	£10	reverse

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

Korea, South

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

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

South Korean won

The won is the currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary subunit. The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions, and appears only in foreign exchange rates...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Yi Hwang Yi Hwang Yi Hwang is one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his younger contemporary Yi I . A key figure of the Neo-Confucian literati, he established the Yeongnam School and set up the Dosan Seowon, a private Confucian academy. Yi Hwang is often...	1501–1570	Confucian Korean Confucianism Korean Confucianism is the form of Confucianism developed in Korea. One of the most substantial influences in Korean intellectual history was the introduction of Confucian thought as part of the cultural influence from China...  scholar	₩1,000	obverse	1983
Yi I Yi I Yi I was one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his older contemporary, Yi Hwang . Yi I is often referred to by his pen name Yulgok...	1536–1584	Confucian scholar	₩5,000	obverse
King Sejong the Great	1397–1450	monarch	₩10,000	obverse
Shin Saimdang	1504–1551	poet, calligraphist	₩50,000	obverse	2009

*See also South Korea in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

Currency: Litas (since 1993)
Symbol: Lt
See also Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

The modern banknotes of Lithuania are denominated in litas. All banknotes are of the same size except for the 500 litų banknote. They bear signatures of Minister of Finance and of Chairperson of the Bank of Lithuania Board. 10, 20, and 50 litų banknotes have 4 releases...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavicius Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius...	1851–1927	leader in the Lithuanian national movement; signatory of the Act of Independence, 1918	50 Lt	obverse	2003
Steponas Darius Steponas Darius Steponas Darius was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1896–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	10 Lt	obverse	2001
Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas or Szymon Dowkont was a Lithuanian writer, ethnographer and historian. One of the pioneers of the Lithuanian national revival, he is credited as an author of the first book on the history of Lithuania written in the Lithuanian language...	1793–1864	historian; wrote the first Lithuanian history books in the Lithuanian language	100 Lt	obverse	2000
Stasys Girėnas Stasys Girenas Stasys Girėnas was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1893–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	10 Lt	obverse	2001
Vincas Kudirka Vincas Kudirka Vincas Kudirka was a Lithuanian poet and physician, and the author of both the music and lyrics of the Lithuanian National Anthem, Tautiška giesmė. He is regarded in Lithuania as a National Hero. Kudirka used pen names - V...	1858–1899	poet, physician; author of the music and lyrics for the national anthem	500 Lt	obverse	2009
Maironis Maironis Maironis is one of the most famous Lithuanian romantic poets. He was born in Pasandravys, Raseiniai district municipality, Lithuania. Maironis graduated from Kaunas high school and went on to study Literature at Kiev University. However, in 1884, after one year of studies at the university, he...	1862–1932	romantic poet; active member of the Lithuanian national movement	20 Lt	obverse	2001
Vydūnas Vydunas Wilhelm Storost, artistic name Vilius Storostas-Vydūnas , mostly known as Vydūnas, was a Prussian-Lithuania teacher, poet, humanist, philosopher and Lithuanian...	1868–1953	writer, philosopher; leader in the Lithuantian national movement	200 Lt	obverse	2000

Malaysia

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

Malaysian ringgit

The Malaysian ringgit is the currency of Malaysia. It is divided into 100 sen...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan	1895 – 1960	1st Yang di-Pertuan Agong Yang di-Pertuan Agong The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957 when the Federation of Malaya gained independence....  (Supreme Head of State) of the Federation of Malaya Federation of Malaya The Federation of Malaya is the name given to a federation of 11 states that existed from 31 January 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957...	RM 1	obverse	1967
			RM 2	obverse	1996
			RM 5	obverse	1967 (polymer in 1996)
			RM 10	obverse	1967
			RM 20	obverse	1982
			RM 50	obverse	1967
			RM 100	obverse	1967
			RM 500	obverse	1982 - 1999
			RM 1,000	obverse	1967 - 1999

Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

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

Mexican peso

The peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 12th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded in the Americas, and by far the most...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz	1648/51-1695	nun, scholar, poet	$200	obverse	1996
Miguel Hidalgo Miguel Hidalgo Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseñor , more commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or simply Miguel Hidalgo, was a Mexican priest and a leader of the Mexican War of Independence.In 1810 Hidalgo led a group of peasants in a revolt against the dominant...	1753–1811	Catholic priest; leader of Mexico's struggle for independence	$1,000	obverse	2004
Benito Juárez Benito Juárez Benito Juárez born Benito Pablo Juárez García, was a Mexican lawyer and politician of Zapotec origin from Oaxaca who served five terms as president of Mexico: 1858–1861 as interim, 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872...	1806–1832	31st President, 1858–1872	$20	both	1996 (polymer in 2002)
José María Morelos José María Morelos José María Teclo Morelos y Pavón was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary rebel leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming its leadership after the execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1811...	1765–1815	leader for Mexican independence	$50	obverse	1996 (polymer in 2006)
Nezahualcoyotl Nezahualcoyotl Nezahualcoyotl was a philosopher, warrior, architect, poet and ruler of the city-state of Texcoco in pre-Columbian Mexico...	1402–1472	Texcocan king	$100	obverse	1996
Diego Rivera Diego Rivera Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez was a prominent Mexican painter born in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, an active communist, and husband of Frida Kahlo . His large wall works in fresco helped establish the Mexican Mural Movement in...  and Frida Kalho	1829–1862	Artists and Communist Party militants	$500	obverse	1996

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

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

Banknotes of the New Zealand dollar

-Pre-dollar:Prior to 10 July 1967, the New Zealand pound, using the £sd system, was the main currency of New Zealand. Since 1934, banknotes of the New Zealand pound were issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, and came in denominations of 10s, £1, £5, £10, and £50.-First issue: 1967 -...

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Elizabeth II	1926 -	Queen Monarchy in New Zealand The monarchy of New Zealand also referred to as The Crown in Right of New Zealand, Her Majesty in Right of New Zealand, or The Queen in Right of New Zealand is the constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of the Realm of New Zealand,...  and Head of State Head of State A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...  of New Zealand since 1952, and leader of the Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states... .	$20	Obverse	1967
Sir Edmund Hillary Edmund Hillary Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE , was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest – see Timeline of climbing Mount Everest...	1919–2008	Mountaineer and explorer. First person to reach the summit of Mount Everest Mount Everest Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...  (1953), and first person to drive overland to the South Pole South Pole The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies on the opposite side of the Earth from the North Pole...  (1958). Later known for his community work in Nepal.	$5		1990
Apirana Ngata Apirana Ngata Sir Apirana Turupa Ngata was a prominent New Zealand politician and lawyer. He has often been described as the foremost Māori politician to have ever served in Parliament, and is also known for his work in promoting and protecting Māori culture and language.-Early life:One of 15 children, Ngata...	1874–1950	Played a significant role in the revival of Maori people and culture during the early 20th century. First Maori graduate for a New Zealand University, and Member of Parliament Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...  for 38 years.	$50		1990
Lord Rutherford of Nelson	1871–1937	New Zealand physicist Physicist A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...  and 'father of the atom'; explaining the perplexing problem of naturally occurring radioactivity, determining the structure of the atom, and changing one element into another. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Nobel Prize in Chemistry The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature,...  in 1908.	$100		1990
Kate Sheppard Kate Sheppard Katherine Wilson Sheppard Some sources, eg give a birth year of 1847; others eg give a birth year of 1848. was the most prominent member of New Zealand's women's suffrage movement, and is the country's most famous suffragette...	1848–1934	Prominent suffragette Suffragette "Suffragette" is a term coined by the Daily Mail newspaper as a derogatory label for members of the late 19th and early 20th century movement for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, in particular members of the Women's Social and Political Union... , who led the campaign for woman's right to vote. This determination led to New Zealand being the first sovereign state to allow woman to vote, in 1893.	$10		1990

Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen Peter Christen Asbjørnsen Peter Christen Asbjørnsen was a Norwegian writer and scholar. He and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe were collectors of Norwegian folklore...	1812–1885	writer, scholar; collector of Norwegian folklore	50 kr	obverse	1997
Kristian Birkeland Kristian Birkeland Kristian Olaf Birkeland was a Norwegian scientist. He is best remembered as the person who first elucidated the nature of the Aurora borealis. In order to fund his research on the aurorae, he invented the electromagnetic cannon and the Birkeland-Eyde process of fixing nitrogen from the air...	1867–1917	scientist	200 kr	obverse	1994
Kirsten Flagstad Kirsten Flagstad Kirsten Målfrid Flagstad was a Norwegian opera singer and a highly regarded Wagnerian soprano...	1895–1962	opera singer	100 kr	obverse	1997
Edvard Munch Edvard Munch Edvard Munch was a Norwegian Symbolist painter, printmaker and an important forerunner of expressionist art. His best-known composition, The Scream, is part of a series The Frieze of Life, in which Munch explored the themes of love, fear, death, melancholia, and anxiety.- Childhood :Edvard Munch...	1863–1944	Expressionist painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2001
Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undset was a Norwegian novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928.-Biography:Undset was born in Kalundborg, Denmark, but her family moved to Norway when she was two years old. In 1924, she converted to Catholicism and became a lay Dominican...	1882-1849	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1928	500 kr	obverse	1999

Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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

Pakistani rupee

The rupee is the currency of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank of the country. The most commonly used symbol for the rupee is Rs, used on receipts when purchasing goods and services. In Pakistan, the rupee is referred to as the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum ....	1876–1948	1st Governor-General, 1947–1948; "Father of the Nation"	Rs. 10	obverse	2006
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Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

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

Peruvian nuevo sol

The nuevo sol plural: nuevos soles; currency sign: S/.) is the currency of Peru. It is subdivided into 100 cents, called céntimos in Spanish. The ISO 4217 currency code is PEN. It is most commonly referred to just as sol...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
José Quiñones Gonzáles José Quiñones Gonzáles José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzáles was a Peruvian military aviator and national aviation hero. He sacrificed his life crashing into an Ecuadorian battery during the Battle of Zarumilla in the Ecuadorian–Peruvian war.-Combat History:Lieutenant Quinones was a fighter pilot...	1914–1941	National aviation hero	Nuevo sol	S/. 10	obverse	1991–
Raúl Porras Barrenechea Raúl Porras Barrenechea Raúl Porras Barrenechea was a Peruvian historian. He was born in Pisco, Peru on March 23, 1897 and died in Lima, Peru on September 27, 1960. He was a teacher at the Anglo-Peruvian School. As a student during the 1950s Mario Vargas Llosa worked with Porras for four and one-half years and learned a...	1897–1960	Historian	Nuevo sol	S/. 20	obverse	1991–
Abraham Valdelomar Abraham Valdelomar Pedro Abraham Valdelomar Pinto was a Peruvian narrator, poet, journalist, essayist and dramatist; he is considered the founder of the avant-garde in Peru, although more for his dandy-like public poses and his founding of the journal Colónida than for his own writing, which is lyrically...	1888–1919	Poet	Nuevo sol	S/. 50	obverse	1991–
Jorge Basadre Jorge Basadre Jorge Basadre Grohmann was a Peruvian historian known for his extensive publications about the independent history of his country...	1903–1980	Minister of education, Historian	Nuevo sol	S/. 100	obverse	1991–
Rose of Lima Rose of Lima Rose of Lima, , the first Catholic saint of the Americas, was born in Lima, Peru.-Biography:Saint Rose of Lima was born in the city of that name, the daughter of Gaspar Flores, a harquebusier from San German, Puerto Rico, and his wife, Maria de Oliva, who was a native of Lima. She was part of a...	1586–1617	Saint Rose of Lima, First catholic saint of the Americas Americas The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...	Nuevo sol	S/. 200	obverse	1995–

Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. He played an instrumental role during the Philippines' revolution against Spain, and the subsequent Philippine-American War or War of Philippine Independence that resisted American occupation...	1869–1964	1st President, 1899–1901	P5	obverse	1985
Benigno Aquino, Jr. Benigno Aquino, Jr. Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. was a Filipino Senator and a former Governor of Tarlac. Aquino, together with Gerry Roxas and Jovito Salonga, formed the leadership of the opposition to the Marcos regime in the years leading to the imposition of martial law in the Philippines...	1932–1983	leader of the opposition to President Ferdinand Marcos' autocracy	P500	both	2002
Andrés Bonifacio Andres Bonifacio Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro was a Filipino nationalist and revolutionary. He was a founder and later Supremo of the Katipunan movement which sought the independence of the Philippines from Spanish colonial rule and started the Philippine Revolution...	1863–1897	leader in the Philippine Revolution	P10	obverse	1987
Hilario Davide, Jr. Hilario Davide, Jr. Hilario Gelbolingo Davide, Jr, GCSS is a former Ambassador/Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations in New York City....	1935-	20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 1998–2005; swore in President Macapagal-Arroyo	P200	reverse	2002
Josefa Llanes Escoda Josefa Llanes Escoda Josefa Llanes Madamba Vd.ª De Escoda was a well-known Filipino advocate of women's right of suffrage and founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines.-Early life:...	1898–1945	founder of the Girl Scouts in the Philippines; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Vicente Lim Vicente Lim Brigadier General Vicente Lim was an Filipino General in the Philippine Army who served during the Second World War.-Early life:He was born in the town of Calamba, Laguna, on the 24th of February, 1888, the third of Jose Ayala Lim-Yaoco’s four children. His father was a full-blooded Chinese who...	1889–1945	Brigadier General, Army; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Apolinario Mabini Apolinario Mabini Apolinario Mabini y Maranan was a Filipino political philosopher and revolutionary who wrote a constitutional plan for the of 1899-1901, and served as its first prime minister in 1899...	1864–1903	1st Prime Minister, 1899; author of the 1st Constitution	P10	obverse	1987
Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Pangan Macapagal was the ninth President of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the sixth Vice President, serving from 1957 to 1961. He also served as a member of the House of Representatives, and headed the Constitutional Convention of 1970...	1910–1997	9th President, 1961–1965	P200	obverse	2002
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...	1947-	daughter of President Macapagal; 14th President, 2001-2009	P200	reverse	2002
Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña y Suico was a Filipino politician who served as the 4th President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon, and rose to the presidency upon Quezon's death in 1944, being the oldest Philippine president to hold office at age 65...	1878–1961	4th President, 1944–1946	P50	obverse	1987
Manuel L. Quezon Manuel L. Quezon Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the Philippines...	1878–1944	2nd President, 1935–1944	P20	obverse	1987
Manuel Roxas Manuel Roxas Manuel Acuña Roxas was the first president of the independent Third Republic of the Philippines and fifth president overall. He served as president from the granting of independence in 1946 until his abrupt death in 1948...	1892–1948	5th President, 1946–1948	P100	obverse	2002
José Abad Santos José Abad Santos In 1919, Abad Santos would become instrumental in laying the legal groundwork as well as drafting the by-laws and constitution of the Philippine Women's University, the country's and Asia's first private non-sectarian institution for higher learning for women...	1886–1942	5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Corazon Aquino Corazon Aquino Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines...	1933-2009	11th President,1986-1992	P500	obverse	2010

Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

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

Polish coins and banknotes

Current Polish coins and banknotes issued by the National Bank of Poland. For historical ones, see here.-Coins:Although some of the coins were minted as early as 1990, they were not released until January 1, 1995, when the złoty was redenominated....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Boleslaw I Boleslaw I of Poland Bolesław I Chrobry , in the past also known as Bolesław I the Great , was a Duke of Poland from 992-1025 and the first King of Poland from 19 April 1025 until his death...	966/7-1025	King of Poland, 992-1025	20 zł	obverse	1995
Casimir III Casimir III of Poland Casimir III the Great , last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty , was the son of King Władysław I the Elbow-high and Hedwig of Kalisz.-Biography:...	1310–1370	King of Poland, 1333–1370	50 zł	obverse
Jogaila Jogaila Jogaila, later 'He is known under a number of names: ; ; . See also: Jogaila : names and titles. was Grand Duke of Lithuania , king consort of Kingdom of Poland , and sole King of Poland . He ruled in Lithuania from 1377, at first with his uncle Kęstutis...	1351–1434	King of Poland, 1386–1434	100 zł	obverse
Mieszko I	935-992	Duke of Poland, 960-922	10 zł	obverse
Sigismund II Augustus Sigismund II Augustus Sigismund II Augustus I was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, the only son of Sigismund I the Old, whom Sigismund II succeeded in 1548...	1520–1572	King of Poland, 1530–1572	200 zł	obverse

Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

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

Romanian leu

The leu is the currency of Romania. It is subdivided into 100 bani . The name of the currency means "lion". On 1 July 2005, Romania underwent a currency reform, switching from the previous leu to a new leu . 1 RON is equal to 10,000 ROL...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Lucian Blaga Lucian Blaga -Biography:Lucian Blaga was a commanding personality of the Romanian culture of the interbellum period. He was a philosopher and writer higly acclaimed for his originality, a university professor and a diplomat. He was born on May 9, 1895 in Lancrăm, near Alba Iulia, Romania, his father being an...	1895–1961	poet, playwright, philosopher	200 L	obverse	2006
Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist...	1852–1912	playwright, short story writer	100 L	obverse	2005
Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party...	1850–1889	romantic poet	500 L	obverse	2005
George Enescu George Enescu George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical...	1881–1955	composer, violinist, pianist	5 L	obverse	2005
Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.-Biography:He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age , he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of...	1838–1907	painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting	10 L	obverse	2005
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Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister...	1871–1940	Prime Minister,historian 1931–1932	1 L	obverse	2005
Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot.-Biography:Aurel Vlaicu was born in Binţinţi , Geoagiu, Transylvania. He attended Calvinist High School in Orăştie and took his Baccalaureate in Sibiu in 1902...	1882–1913	engineer, inventor, early pilot	50 L	obverse	2005

Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

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

Russian ruble

The ruble or rouble is the currency of the Russian Federation and the two partially recognized republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Formerly, the ruble was also the currency of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union prior to their breakups. Belarus and Transnistria also use currencies with...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky Nikolay Nikolayevich Muravyov-Amursky was a Russian statesman and diplomat, who played a major role in the expansion of the Russian Empire into the Amur River basin and to the shores of the Sea of Japan.-Surname spelling:The surname Muravyov has also been transcribed as Muravyev or Murav'ev.-Early...	1809–1881	Governor General of Irkutsk and Yeniseysk, 1847–1861	руб5,000	obverse	2000
Peter I Peter I of Russia Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov Dates indicated by the letters "O.S." are Old Style. All other dates in this article are New Style. ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother, Ivan V...	1672–1725	Tsar, 1682–1725	руб500	obverse	1998
Yaroslav I Yaroslav I the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise (Old Norse: Jarizleifr; ; Old East Slavic and Russian: Ярослав Мудрый; Ukrainian: Ярослав Мудрий; c...	978-1054	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 1019–1054	руб1,000	obverse	2000

Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

See under United Kingdom

Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

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

Serbian dinar

The dinar is the currency of Serbia. An earlier currency also called dinar was used in Serbia between 1868 and 1918. The earliest use of the dinar date to 1214. Today's Serbian dinar is a continuation of the last Yugoslav dinar...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jovan Cvijić Jovan Cvijic Jovan Cvijić was a Serbian geographer, president of the Serbian Royal Academy of Sciences, and rector of the University of Belgrade. A world-renowned scientist, Cvijić is considered the founder of geography in Serbia.-Early life and family:Jovan Cvijić was born on October 11 Jovan Cvijić...	1865–1927	geographer	500 din.	both	2004
Slobodan Jovanović Slobodan Jovanovic Slobodan Jovanović was one of Serbia's most prolific jurists, historians, sociologists, journalists and literary critics. He distinguished himself with a characteristically clear and sharp writing style later called the "Belgrade style"...	1869–1958	Prime Minister of the Yugoslav government-in-exile, 1942–1943	5,000 din.	both	2003
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić Vuk Stefanovic Karadžic Vuk Stefanović Karadžić was a Serbian philolog and linguist, the major reformer of the Serbian language, and deserves, perhaps, for his collections of songs, fairy tales, and riddles to be called the father of the study of Serbian folklore. He was the author of the first Serbian dictionary...	1787–1864	linguist; reformer of the Serbian language	10 din.	both	2006
Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac Stevan Stojanovic Mokranjac Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac was a Serbian composer and music educator. His work was essential in bringing the spirit of Valach Serbian unwritten folk poems into organized art.-Biography:He was born in Negotin...	1856–1914	composer and music educator	50 din.	both	2005
Petar II Petar II Petrovic-Njegoš Petar II Petrović-Njegoš , was a Serbian Orthodox Prince-Bishop of Montenegro , who transformed Montenegro from a theocracy into a secular state. However, he is most famous as a poet...	1813–1851	Prince-Bishop of Montenegro, 1830–1851; Serbian language poet	20 din.	both	2006
Nadežda Petrović Nadežda Petrovic Nadežda Petrović is considered the most important Serbian female painter from the late 19th and early 20th century...	1873–1915	painter	200 din.	both	2006
Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer...	1856–1943	inventor, physicist, mechanical and electrical engineer	100 din.	both	2006
Ðorđe Vajfert	1850–1937	1st president of the National Bank of Serbia, 1912–1926	1,000 din.	both	2006

Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

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

Singapore dollar

The Singapore dollar or Dollar is the official currency of Singapore. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively S$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...

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Person	Years of Birth–Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Yusof bin Ishak Yusof bin Ishak Yusof bin Ishak was an eminent Singaporean politician and the first President of Singapore of Minangkabau descent. His portrait appears on the Singapore Portrait Series currency notes introduced in 1999.-Early life:...	1910–1970	First President, 1965–1970	S$2	obverse	1999
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Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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

Swedish krona

The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...

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Person	Years of Birth–Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Charles XI Charles XI of Sweden Charles XI also Carl, was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period in Swedish history known as the Swedish empire ....	1655–1697	King of Sweden, 1660–1697	500 kr	obverse	1985
Gustav I Gustav I of Sweden Gustav I of Sweden, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known simply as Gustav Vasa , was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death....	1496–1560	King of Sweden, 1523–1560	1,000 kr	obverse	1989
Selma Lagerlöf Selma Lagerlöf Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....	1858–1940	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1909	20 kr	obverse	1991
Jenny Lind Jenny Lind Johanna Maria Lind , better known as Jenny Lind, was a Swedish opera singer, often known as the "Swedish Nightingale". One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she is known for her performances in soprano roles in opera in Sweden and across Europe, and for an extraordinarily...	1820–1887	opera singer	50 kr	obverse	1996
Carolus Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...	1707–1778	botanist, physician, zoologist; father of taxonomy	100 kr	obverse	1986
Christopher Polhem Christopher Polhem Christopher Polhammar , better known as , which he took after his ennoblement, was a Swedish scientist, inventor and industrialist. He made significant contributions to the economic and industrial development of Sweden, particularly mining.-Biography:Polhem was born on the island of Gotland...	1661–1751	industrialist; planned and started construction of the Göta Canal	500 kr	reverse	1985

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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

Banknotes of the Swiss franc

The first banknotes in Switzerland were issued in 1825 by the Caisse de Dépôt of the city of Bern.During the 19th century the Cantons had the right of printing notes. Following the law of 8 March 1881 the Swiss National Bank had the exclusive right to issue banknotes in Switzerland. First notes...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jacob Burckhardt Jacob Burckhardt Carl Jacob Christoph Burckhardt was a historian of art and culture, and an influential figure in the historiography of each field. He is known as one of the major progenitors of cultural history, albeit in a form very different from how cultural history is conceived and studied in academia today...	1818–1897	historian of the arts	1,000 Fr.	obverse	1998
Le Corbusier Le Corbusier Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier , was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and painter, famous for being one of the pioneers of what now is called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930...	1887–1965	modernist architect	10 Fr.	obverse	1997
Alberto Giacometti Alberto Giacometti Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draughtsman, and printmaker.Alberto Giacometti was born in the canton Graubünden's southerly alpine valley Val Bregaglia and came from an artistic background; his father, Giovanni, was a well-known post-Impressionist painter...	1901–1966	sculptor, painter, draftsman	100 Fr.	obverse	1998
Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger was a Swiss composer, who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. He was a member of Les six. His most frequently performed work is probably the orchestral work Pacific 231, which is interpreted as imitating the sound of a steam locomotive.-Biography:Born...	1892–1955	composer	20 Fr.	obverse	1996
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz Charles Ferdinand Ramuz Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz was a French-speaking Swiss writer.He was born in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud and educated at the University of Lausanne. He taught briefly in nearby Aubonne, and then in Weimar, Germany. In 1903, he left for Paris and remained there until World War I, with frequent...	1878–1947	French-speaking Swiss author	200 Fr.	obverse	1997
Sophie Taeuber-Arp Sophie Taeuber-Arp Sophie Taeuber-Arp was a Swiss artist, painter and sculptor. Born in Davos, Switzerland, Sophie Täuber began her art studies in her homeland, at the School of Applied Arts in St. Gallen...	1889–1943	artist, painter, sculptor	50 Fr.	obverse	1995

Republic of China

Republic of China

The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

 (Taiwan)

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

New Taiwan dollar

The New Taiwan dollar , or simply Taiwan dollar, is the official currency of the Taiwan Area of the Republic of China since 1949, when it replaced the Old Taiwan dollar...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese doctor, revolutionary and political leader. As the foremost pioneer of Nationalist China, Sun is frequently referred to as the "Father of the Nation" , a view agreed upon by both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China...	1866–1925	Founding father of the Republic of China	$100	obverse	2001
Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He is known as Jiǎng Jièshí or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng in Mandarin....	1887–1975	President of the Republic of China, 1948–1975	$200	obverse	2002

Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

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

Turkish lira

The Turkish lira is the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The lira is subdivided into 100 kuruş...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....	1881–1938	Founder and 1st President of the Republic of Turkey, 1923-1938	1 TL	obverse	1926 - 1938 1950–present
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İsmet İnönü Ismet Inönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...	1884–1973	2nd President of the Republic of Turkey, 1938-1950	2.5 TL	obverse	1938–1950
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Cahit Arf Cahit Arf Cahit Arf was a Turkish mathematician. He is known for the Arf invariant of a quadratic form in characteristic 2 in topology, the Hasse–Arf theorem in ramification theory, Arf semigroups, and Arf rings.-Biography:Cahit Arf was born on 11 October 1910 in Selanik , which was then...	1910–1997	Mathematician	10 TL	reverse	2009–present
Yunus Emre Yunus Emre Yunus Emre was a Turkish poet and Sufi mystic. He has exercised immense influence on Turkish literature, from his own day until the present...	1240?-1321?	Poet and Sufi mystic Mysticism Mysticism is the knowledge of, and especially the personal experience of, states of consciousness, i.e. levels of being, beyond normal human perception, including experience and even communion with a supreme being.-Classical origins:...	200 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Âkif Ersoy was a Turkish poet, author, academic, member of parliament, and the poet of the Turkish National Anthem....	1873–1936	Poet of the Turkish National Anthem Istiklâl Marsi The İstiklâl Marşı is the National Anthem of Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, officially adopted on 12 March 1921 - two and a half years before the 29 October 1923 establishment of the Republic of Turkey, both as a motivational musical saga for the troops fighting in the Turkish War...	100 TL	reverse	1983–1989
Itri Buhurizade Itri Buhurizade Itri, or just simply Itri was a composer and performer of Turkish classical music from Istanbul, Ottoman Empire.-Biography:...	1640?-1711	Composer and performer of Turkish classical music	100 TL	reverse	2009–present
Kemaleddin Bey	1870–1927	Architect	20 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mehmed II Mehmed II Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from...	1432–1481	Ottoman Ottoman Empire The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...  sultan and conqueror of Constantinople Constantinople Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...	1000 TL	reverse	1986–1992
Mevlana	1207–1273	Philosopher	5000 TL	reverse	1981–1994
Aydın Sayılı Aydin Sayili Aydın Sayılı was a historian of science. His career was aided by chance meeting with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, whom he impressed enough to receive a state-supported scholarship to attend graduate school at Harvard, where he studied under George Sarton....	1913–1993	Historian of science	5 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mimar Sinan	1489–1588	Architect and civil engineer	10000 TL	reverse	1982–1995
Fatma Aliye Topuz Fatma Aliye Topuz Fatma Aliye Topuz , aka simply Fatma Aliye or Fatma Aliye Hanım, was a Turkish novelist, columnist, essayist, women's rights activist and humanitarian...	1862–1936	First female Muslim Islam Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...  novelist	50 TL	reverse	2009–present

Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

Currency: Hryvnia (since 1996)
Symbol: Ƨ
See also Ukrainian hryvnia

Ukrainian hryvnia

The hryvnia, sometimes hryvnya or grivna ; sign: ₴, code: , has been the national currency of Ukraine since September 2, 1996. The hryvnia is subdivided into 100 kopiyok. In medieval times, it was a currency of Kievan Rus'....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ivan Franko Ivan Franko Ivan Yakovych Franko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, political activist, doctor of philosophy, the author of the first detective novels and modern poetry in the Ukrainian language....	1856–1916	poet, writer, journalist	Ƨ20	obverse	2003
Mykhailo Hrushevsky Mykhailo Hrushevsky Mykhailo Serhiyovych Hrushevsky was a Ukrainian academician, politician, historian, and statesman, one of the most important figures of the Ukrainian national revival of the early 20th century...	1866–1934	1st President of the Ukrainian People's Republic, 1917–1918	Ƨ50	obverse	2004
Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bohdan Zynoviy Mykhailovych Khmelnytsky was a hetman of the Zaporozhian Cossack Hetmanate of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth . He led an uprising against the Commonwealth and its magnates which resulted in the creation of a Cossack state...	1595–1657	Hetman of Ukraine, 1648–1657	Ƨ5	obverse	2004
Ivan Mazepa Ivan Mazepa Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa , Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate in Left-bank Ukraine, from 1687–1708. He was famous as a patron of the arts, and also played an important role in the Battle of Poltava where after learning of Peter I's intent to relieve him as acting Hetman of Ukraine and replace him...	1640–1709	Hetman of Ukraine, 1687–1708	Ƨ10	obverse	2004
Taras Shevchenko Taras Shevchenko Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko -Life:Born into a serf family of Hryhoriy Ivanovych Shevchenko and Kateryna Yakymivna Shevchenko in the village of Moryntsi, of Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire Shevchenko was orphaned at the age of eleven...	1814–1861	poet; works considered to be the foundation of both modern Ukrainian language and literature	Ƨ100	obverse	2006
Hryhori Skovoroda Hryhori Skovoroda Hryhorii Savych Skovoroda was a Ukrainian philosopher, poet, teacher and composer who lived in the Russian Empire and who made important contributions to Russian philosophy and culture. He lived and worked in Ukraine and passionately and consciously identified with its people, differentiating them...	1722–1794	poet, philosopher, composer	Ƨ500	obverse	2006
Lesya Ukrainka Lesya Ukrainka Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka better known under her literary pseudonym Lesya Ukrainka , was one of Ukraine's best-known poets and writers and the foremost woman writer in Ukrainian literature. She also was a political, civil, and female activist....	1871–1913	poet, writer	Ƨ200	obverse	2001
Vladimir I Vladimir I of Kiev Vladimir Sviatoslavich the Great Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь Old Norse as Valdamarr Sveinaldsson, , Vladimir, , Volodymyr, was a grand prince of Kiev, ruler of Kievan Rus' in .Vladimir's father was the prince Sviatoslav of the Rurik dynasty...	958-1015	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 978-1015	Ƨ1	obverse	2006
Yaroslav I Yaroslav I the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise (Old Norse: Jarizleifr; ; Old East Slavic and Russian: Ярослав Мудрый; Ukrainian: Ярослав Мудрий; c...	978-1054	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod	Ƨ2	obverse	2004

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

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

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

England & Wales

Exclusive sterling note issue granted to the Bank of England.
Bank of England

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Charles Darwin Charles Darwin Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...	1809–1882	naturalist	£10	reverse	2000
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-	£5	obverse	2002
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Elizabeth Fry Elizabeth Fry Elizabeth Fry , née Gurney, was an English prison reformer, social reformer and, as a Quaker, a Christian philanthropist...	1780–1845	prison reformer	£5	reverse	2002
John Houblon John Houblon Sir John Houblon was the first Governor of the Bank of England from 1694 to 1697.-Biography:Sir John was the third son of James Houblon, a London merchant, and his wife, Mary Du Quesne, daughter of Jean Du Quesne, the younger...	1632–1712	1st Governor, Bank of England, 1694–1697	£50	reverse	1994
Adam Smith Adam Smith Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...	1723–1790	economist	£20	reverse	2007

Scotland

Three commercial banks are authorised to issue their own sterling banknotes.

Bank of Scotland

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sir Walter Scott Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time....	1771–1832	historical novelist and poet; campaigner for the continuation of Scottish banknotes	£5	obverse	2007
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Royal Bank of Scotland

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Lord Ilay Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, 1st Earl of Ilay was a Scottish nobleman, politician, lawyer, businessman and soldier...	1682–1761	founder and first governor of the Royal Bank of Scotland	£1	obverse	1987
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Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....	1850–1894	Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer (special commemorative issue)	£1	reverse	1994
Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone....	1847–1922	Inventor of the telephone Telephone The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...   (special commemorative issue)	£1	reverse	1997
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...	1900–2002	Queen Consort Queen consort A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...  of King George VI George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...  and mother of Queen Elizabeth II  (special commemorative issue)	£20	reverse	2000
Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...	1940-	Notable American golf Golf Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes.... er (special commemorative issue)	£5	reverse	2005

Clydesdale Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...	1759–1796	Notable Scottish poet Scottish literature Scottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by Scottish writers. It includes literature written in English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Brythonic, French, Latin and any other language in which a piece of literature was ever written within the boundaries of modern Scotland.The earliest...	£5	obverse	1998
Mary Slessor Mary Slessor Mary Mitchell Slessor was a Scottish missionary to Nigeria.Her determined work and strong personality allowed her to be trusted and accepted by the locals, spreading Christianity and promoting women's rights.-Early life:...	1848–1915	Scottish missionary Missionary A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...  to Nigeria and campaigner for women's rights Women's rights Women's rights are entitlements and freedoms claimed for women and girls of all ages in many societies.In some places these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behaviour, whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed...	£10	both	1998
Robert the Bruce Robert I of Scotland Robert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage , and...	1274–1329	King of the Scots 1306-1329.	£20	obverse	1998
Adam Smith Adam Smith Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...	1723–1790	economist and key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment Scottish Enlightenment The Scottish Enlightenment was the period in 18th century Scotland characterised by an outpouring of intellectual and scientific accomplishments. By 1750, Scots were among the most literate citizens of Europe, with an estimated 75% level of literacy...	£50	both	1998
Lord Kelvin William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, PRSE, was a mathematical physicist and engineer. At the University of Glasgow he did important work in the mathematical analysis of electricity and formulation of the first and second laws of thermodynamics, and did much to unify the emerging...	1824–1907	mathematical physicist Mathematical physics Mathematical physics refers to development of mathematical methods for application to problems in physics. The Journal of Mathematical Physics defines this area as: "the application of mathematics to problems in physics and the development of mathematical methods suitable for such applications and...  and engineer Engineer An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...	£100	both	1998
Alexander Fleming Alexander Fleming Sir Alexander Fleming was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. He wrote many articles on bacteriology, immunology, and chemotherapy...	1881–1955	Discoverer of penicillin Penicillin Penicillin is a group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium fungi. They include penicillin G, procaine penicillin, benzathine penicillin, and penicillin V.... .	£5	obverse	2009
Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...	1759–1796	Notable Scottish poet Scottish literature Scottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by Scottish writers. It includes literature written in English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Brythonic, French, Latin and any other language in which a piece of literature was ever written within the boundaries of modern Scotland.The earliest...	£10	obverse	2009
Robert the Bruce Robert I of Scotland Robert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage , and...	1274–1329	King of the Scots 1306-1329.	£20	obverse	2009
Elsie Inglis Elsie Inglis Elsie Inglis was an innovative Scottish doctor and suffragist.-Education:She was born in the hill station town of Naini Tal, India, to John Forbes David Inglis who worked in the Indian civil service as Chief Commissioner of Oudh...	1864–1917	Doctor and suffragist.	£50	obverse	2009
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a Scottish architect, designer, watercolourist and artist. He was a designer in the Arts and Crafts movement and also the main representative of Art Nouveau in the United Kingdom. He had a considerable influence on European design...	1868-1928	Architect and designer.	£100	obverse	2009

Northern Ireland

Four commercial banks are authorised to issue their own sterling banknotes.

Northern Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
John Boyd Dunlop John Boyd Dunlop John Boyd Dunlop was a Scottish inventor. He was one of the founders of the rubber company that bore his name, Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company....	1840–1921	Founder of the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company	£10	obverse	2005
Harry Ferguson Harry Ferguson Henry George "Harry" Ferguson was an Irish engineer and inventor who is noted for his role in the development of the modern agricultural tractor, for becoming the first Irishman to build and fly his own aeroplane, and for developing the first four-wheel drive Formula One car, the Ferguson P99...	1884–1960	Engineer and developer of the modern agricultural tractor, the Ferguson monoplane and the Ferguson P99	£20	obverse	2005
Sir Samuel Cleland Davidson		founder of the Belfast Sirocco Works and pioneer of air conditioning Air conditioning An air conditioner is a home appliance, system, or mechanism designed to dehumidify and extract heat from an area. The cooling is done using a simple refrigeration cycle...	£50	obverse	2005
Sir James Martin	1893–1981	Inventor of the aircraft ejector seat	£100	obverse	2005

Ulster Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
George Best George Best George Best was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, who played for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders...	1946–2005	Footballer for Northern Ireland Northern Ireland national football team The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...  and Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...   (special commemorative issue)	£5	obverse	2006

United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Currency: Dollar (since 1792)
Symbol: $
See also Federal Reserve Note

Federal Reserve Note

A Federal Reserve Note is a type of banknote used in the United States of America. Federal Reserve Notes are printed by the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing on paper made by Crane & Co. of Dalton, Massachusetts. They are the only type of U.S...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
John Adams John Adams John Adams was an American lawyer, statesman, diplomat and political theorist. A leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United States...	1735–1826	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Adams Samuel Adams Samuel Adams was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. As a politician in colonial Massachusetts, Adams was a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and was one of the architects of the principles of American...	1722–1803	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Charles Carroll Charles Carroll of Carrollton Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from Great Britain. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and later as United States Senator for Maryland...	1737–1802	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Chase Samuel Chase Samuel Chase was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and earlier was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland. Early in life, Chase was a "firebrand" states-righter and revolutionary...	1741–1811	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Abraham Clark Abraham Clark Abraham Clark was an American politician and Revolutionary War figure. He was delegate for New Jersey to the Continental Congress where he signed the Declaration of Independence and later served in the United States House of Representatives in both the Second and Third United States Congress, from...	1725–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Clinton George Clinton (vice president) George Clinton was an American soldier and politician, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was the first Governor of New York, and then the fourth Vice President of the United States , serving under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. He and John C...	1739–1812	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Clymer George Clymer George Clymer was an American politician and founding father. He was one of the first Patriots to advocate complete independence from Britain. As a Pennsylvania representative, Clymer was, along with five others, a signatory of both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution...	1739–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
John Dickinson John Dickinson (delegate) John Dickinson was an American lawyer and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware. He was a militia officer during the American Revolution, a Continental Congressman from Pennsylvania and Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, President of...	1732–1808	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Ellery	1727–1820	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Floyd William Floyd William Floyd was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a U.S. Representative from New York.-Biography:...	1734–1821	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Dr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat...	1706–1790	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
		Founding Father	$100	obverse	1996
Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Thomas Gerry was an American statesman and diplomat. As a Democratic-Republican he was selected as the fifth Vice President of the United States , serving under James Madison, until his death a year and a half into his term...	1744–1814	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...	1822–1877	18th President, 1869–1877	$50	obverse	2004
Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of America's first constitutional lawyers and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury...	1755/7-1804	1st Secretary of the Treasury, 1789–1795	$10	both	2006
John Hancock John Hancock John Hancock was a merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...	1737–1793	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Harrison, V	1726–1791	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Joseph Hewes Joseph Hewes Joseph Hewes was a native of Princeton, New Jersey, where he was born in 1730. Hewes’s parents were part of the Quaker Society of Friends. Immediately after their marriage they moved to New Jersey, which became Joseph Hewes’s home state. Hewes was formally educated at Princeton and after...	1730–1779	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas Heyward, Jr.	1746–1809	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Hooper William Hooper William Hooper was an American lawyer, politician, and a member of the Continental Congress representing North Carolina from 1774 through 1777...	1742–1790	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Stephen Hopkins Stephen Hopkins (politician) Stephen Hopkins was an American political leader from Rhode Island who signed the Declaration of Independence. He served as the Chief Justice and Governor of the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and was a Delegate to the Colonial Congress in Albany in 1754 and to the...	1707–1785	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Francis Hopkinson Francis Hopkinson Francis Hopkinson , an American author, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence as a delegate from New Jersey. He later served as a federal judge in Pennsylvania...	1737–1791	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Huntington Samuel Huntington (statesman) Samuel Huntington was a jurist, statesman, and Patriot in the American Revolution from Connecticut. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation...	1731–1796	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...	1767–1845	7th President, 1829–1837	$20	obverse	2003
Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...	1743–1826	3rd President, 1801–1809; signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	both	1976
Richard Henry Lee Richard Henry Lee Richard Henry Lee was an American statesman from Virginia best known for the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain. He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and his famous resolution of June 1776 led to the United States...	1732–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Francis Lewis Francis Lewis Francis Lewis was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New York....	1713–1803	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...	1809–1865	16th President, 1861–1865	$5	both	2000
Philip Livingston Philip Livingston Philip Livingston was an American merchant and statesman from New York City. He was a delegate for New York to the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1778, and signed the Declaration of Independence.-Family history:...	1716–1778	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert R. Livingston Robert Livingston (1746-1813) Robert R Livingston was an American lawyer, politician, diplomat from New York, and a Founding Father of the United States. He was known as "The Chancellor," after the office he held for 25 years....	1746–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas McKean Thomas McKean Thomas McKean was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the American Revolution he was a delegate to the Continental Congress where he signed the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of...	1734–1817	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Arthur Middleton Arthur Middleton Arthur Middleton , of Charleston, South Carolina, was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence....	1742–1787	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Lewis Morris Lewis Morris Lewis Morris was an American landowner and developer from Morrisania, New York. He signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence as a delegate to the Continental Congress for New York....	1726–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert Morris Robert Morris (merchant) Robert Morris, Jr. was a British-born American merchant, and signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution...	1734–1806	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Paca William Paca William Paca was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland, and later Governor of Maryland and a United States federal judge.-Early life:...	1740–1799	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert Treat Paine Robert Treat Paine Robert Treat Paine was a signer of the Declaration of Independence as a representative of Massachusetts.-Early life and ancestors:...	1731–1814	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Read George Read (signer) George Read was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Continental Congressman from Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, President of Delaware, and a member of the...	1733–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Rush Benjamin Rush Benjamin Rush was a Founding Father of the United States. Rush lived in the state of Pennsylvania and was a physician, writer, educator, humanitarian and a Christian Universalist, as well as the founder of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania....	1745–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Edward Rutledge Edward Rutledge Edward Rutledge was an American politician and youngest signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. He later served as the 39th Governor of South Carolina.-Early years and career:...	1749–1800	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Roger Sherman Roger Sherman Roger Sherman was an early American lawyer and politician, as well as a founding father. He served as the first mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, and served on the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence, and was also a representative and senator in the new republic...	1721–1793	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Richard Stockton Richard Stockton (1730-1781) Richard Stockton was an American lawyer, jurist, legislator, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.-Early life:...	1730–1781	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Charles Thomson Charles Thomson Charles Thomson was a Patriot leader in Philadelphia during the American Revolution and the secretary of the Continental Congress throughout its existence.-Biography:...	1729–1824	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Walton George Walton George Walton signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia and also served as the second Chief Executive of that state.-Life and work:...	1749/50-1804	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Washington George Washington George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...	1732–1799	1st President, 1789–1797	$1	obverse	1963
William Williams William Williams (signer) William Williams was a merchant, and a delegate for Connecticut to the Continental Congress in 1776, and a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. Williams was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, the son of a minister, Tim Solomon Williams, and Mary Porter. He studied theology and graduated from...	1731–1811	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas Willing Thomas Willing Thomas Willing was an American merchant and financier and a Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania....	1731–1821	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
James Wilson James Wilson James Wilson was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. Wilson was elected twice to the Continental Congress, and was a major force in drafting the United States Constitution...	1742–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
John Witherspoon John Witherspoon John Witherspoon was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Jersey. As president of the College of New Jersey , he trained many leaders of the early nation and was the only active clergyman and the only college president to sign the Declaration...	1723–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Oliver Wolcott	1726–1797	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976

Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

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

Venezuelan bolívar

The bolívar fuerte is the currency of Venezuela since 1 January 2008. It is subdivided into 100 céntimos and replaced the bolívar at the rate of Bs.F. 1 = Bs...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Francisco de Miranda Francisco de Miranda Sebastián Francisco de Miranda Ravelo y Rodríguez de Espinoza , commonly known as Francisco de Miranda , was a Venezuelan revolutionary...	1750–1816	military leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	2 bolívares	obverse	2008
Pedro Camejo Pedro Camejo Pedro Camejo, better known as Negro Primero, or 'The First Black' was a Venezuelan soldier who at first fought with the royal army, only to later go over to the rebel army during the Venezuelan War of Independence, reaching the rank of lieutenant.The nickname of Negro Primero was inspired by his...	1790–1821	soldier during the struggle for independence from Spain	5 bolívares	obverse	2008
Guaicaipuro Guaicaipuro Guaicaipuro was a native Venezuelan chief of both the Teques and Caracas tribes. Though known today as Guaicaipuro, in documents of the time his name was written Guacaipuro.-Life:...	c1530-1568	Venezuelan indigenous leader against Spanish colonization	10 bolívares	obverse	2008
Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi María Luisa Cáceres Díaz de Arismendi was a heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence.-The beginning of the war:...	1799–1866	heroine of Venezuelan War of Independence	20 bolívares	obverse	2008
Simón Rodríguez Simón Rodríguez Simón Rodríguez , known during his exile from Spanish America as Samuel Robinson, was a South American philosopher and educator, notably Simón Bolívar's tutor and mentor....	1769–1854	philosopher, educator	50 bolívares	obverse	2008
Simón Bolívar Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Yeiter, commonly known as Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader...	1783–1830	military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	100 bolívares	obverse	2008

Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

Currencies: Peso Moneda Nacional (m$n, 1881–1969)
Peso Ley ($L, 1970–1983)
Peso Argentino ($a, 1983–1985)
Austral (A, 1985–1991)
Peso ($, 1992–Present)
See also Argentine peso moneda nacional

Argentine peso moneda nacional

The peso moneda nacional was the currency of Argentina between November 5, 1881 and December 31, 1969. It was subdivided into 100 centavos, with the argentino worth 5 pesos. Its symbol was m$n or $m/n. Its ISO 4217 code was ARM.-History:...

, Argentine peso ley

Argentine peso ley

The peso ley 18.188, usually known as either peso or, to distinguish it from the earlier peso moneda nacional, informally as peso ley, was the currency of Argentina between January 1, 1970 and May 5, 1983. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. Its symbol was $, sometimes $L. Its name comes from law...

, Argentine peso argentino

Argentine peso argentino

The peso argentino was the currency of Argentina between June 6, 1983 and June 14, 1985. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. The symbol was $a. The ISO 4217 code was ARP.-History:...

, Argentine austral

Argentine austral

The austral was the currency of Argentina between June 15, 1985 and December 31, 1991. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. The symbol was an uppercase A with an extra horizontal line . This symbol appeared on all coins issued in this currency , to distinguish them from earlier currencies...

, and Argentine peso

Argentine peso

The peso is the currency of Argentina, identified by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using dollar currencies. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. Its ISO 4217 code is ARS...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Juan Bautista Alberdi Juan Bautista Alberdi Juan Bautista Alberdi was an Argentine political theorist and diplomat. Although he lived most of his life in exile in Montevideo and Chile, he was one of the most influential Argentine liberals of his age.-Biography:...	1810–1884	political theorist and diplomat	Peso Argentino	$a5,000	obverse	1984–1987
Nicolás Avellaneda Nicolás Avellaneda Nicolás Remigio Aurelio Avellaneda Silva was an Argentine politician and journalist, and president of Argentina from 1874 to 1880. Avellaneda's main projects while in office were banking and education reform, leading to Argentina's economic growth...	1837–1885	President of Argentina, 1874–1880	Austral	A500	obverse	1988–1992
Manuel Belgrano Manuel Belgrano Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano , usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano, was an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina...	1770–1820	leader for independence from Spain	Peso Ley	$L1	obverse	1970–1981
				$L5	obverse	1971–1981
				$L10	obverse	1970–1981
			Peso Argentino	$a10,000	obverse	1984–1987
Miguel Juárez Celman	1844–1909	President of Argentina, 1886–1890	Austral	A5,000	obverse	1988–1992
José de San Martín José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín, known simply as Don José de San Martín , was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes , he left his mother country at the...	1778–1850	leader for independence from Spain	Peso Moneda Nacional	m$n5	obverse	1935–1965
				m$n10	obverse	1936–1965
				m$n50	obverse	1936–1968
						1943–1968
				m$n100	obverse	1936–1968
						1943–1968
				m$n500	obverse	1944–1968
						1964–1968
				m$n1,000	obverse	1944–1975
				m$n5,000	obverse	1962–1975
				m$n10,000	obverse	1961–1975
			Peso Ley	$L50	obverse	1972–1981
				$L100	obverse	1971–1981
				$L500	obverse	1972–1984
				$L1,000	obverse	1973–1984
				$L5,000	obverse	1977–1984
				$L10,000	obverse	1976–1985
				$L50,000	obverse	1979–1985
				$L100,000	obverse
				$L500,000	obverse	1980–1985
				$L1,000,000	obverse	1981–1985
			Peso Argentino	$a1	obverse	1983–1985
				$a5	obverse	1983–1987
				$a10	obverse
				$a50	obverse
				$a100	obverse
				$a500	obverse	1984–1987
				$a1,000	obverse	1983–1987
			Austral	A10,000	obverse	1989–1991
				A50,000	obverse
				A500,000	obverse	1990–1991
Justo José de Urquiza Justo José de Urquiza Justo José de Urquiza y García was an Argentine general and politician. He was president of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860.He was governor of Entre Ríos during the government of Juan Manuel de Rosas, governor of Buenos Aires with powers delegated from the other provinces...	1801–1870	President of Argentina, 1854–1860	Austral	A5	obverse	1986–1991
Santiago Derqui Santiago Derqui Santiago Rafael Luis Manuel José María Derqui Rodríguez was president of Argentina from March 5, 1860 to November 5, 1861. He was featured on the 10 Australes note, which is now obsolete....	1809–1867	President of Argentina, 1860–1861	Austral	A10	obverse	1985–1991
Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Martínez was an Argentine statesman, military figure, and author. He was the President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868.-Life and times:...	1821–1906	President of Argentina, 1862–1868	Austral	A50	obverse	1986–1991
Carlos Pellegrini Carlos Pellegrini Carlos Enrique José Pellegrini Bevans was President of Argentina from 6 August 1890 to 12 October 1892....	1846–1906	President of Argentina, 1890–1892	Austral	A10,000	obverse	1989–1992
			Peso	$1	obverse	1992-????
Manuel Quintana Manuel Quintana Manuel Pedro Quintana y Sáenz de Gaona was the President of Argentina from 12 October 1904 to 12 March 1906. He died in office....	1835–1906	President of Argentina, 1904–1906	Austral	A500,000	obverse	1990–1993
Bernardino Rivadavia Bernardino Rivadavia Bernardino de la Trinidad Gónzalez Rivadavia y Rivadavia was the first president of Argentina, from February 8, 1826 to July 7, 1827 . He was a politician of the United Provinces of Río de la Plata, Argentina today...	1780–1845	President of Argentina, 1826–1827	Austral	A1	obverse	1985–1991
Julio Argentino Roca Julio Argentino Roca Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz was an army general who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1880 to 12 October 1886 and again from 12 October 1898 to 12 October 1904.-Upbringing and early career:...	1843–1914	President of Argentina, 1880–1886 and 1898–1904	Austral	A1,000	obverse	1988–1992
Luis Sáenz Peña Luis Sáenz Peña Luis Sáenz Peña was a lawyer and President of Argentina.He graduated in law from the University of Buenos Aires, and participated in the constitutional assembly of 1860. He was a number of times a national deputy and senator. In 1882 he occupied a seat on the Supreme Court of the Province of...	1822–1907	President of Argentina, 1892–1895	Austral	A50,000	obverse	1989–1993
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history...	1811–1888	President of Argentina, 1868–1874	Austral	A100	obverse	1985–1992
José Evaristo Uriburu José Evaristo Uriburu José Evaristo de Uriburu y Álvarez de Arenales was President of Argentina from 23 January 1895 to 12 October 1898....	1831–1914	President of Argentina, 1895–1898	Austral	A100,000	obverse	1990–1993

Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

Currencies: Pound (£, 1910–1966)
Dollar ($, 1966–Present)
See also Australian pound

Australian pound

The pound was the currency of Australia from 1910 until 13 February 1966, when it was replaced by the Australian dollar. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence.- Earlier Australian currencies :...

 and Banknotes of the Australian dollar

Banknotes of the Australian dollar

The banknotes of the Australian dollar were first issued on 14 February 1966, when Australia adopted decimal currency.- Former series :The $5 note was not issued until 1967...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Joseph Banks Joseph Banks Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, PRS was an English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences. He took part in Captain James Cook's first great voyage . Banks is credited with the introduction to the Western world of eucalyptus, acacia, mimosa and the genus named after him,...	1743–1820	English botonist, introduced the West to eucalyptus	Dollar	$5	obverse	1967–1992
Caroline Chisholm Caroline Chisholm Caroline Chisholm was a progressive 19th-century English humanitarian known mostly for her involvement with female immigrant welfare in Australia. She is commemorated on 16 May in the Calendar of saints of the Church of England...	1808–1877	humanitarian for women's immigrant welfare	Dollar	$5	reverse	1967–1992
James Cook James Cook Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...	1728–1779	explorer, first European to visit the Australian east coast	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen Australia Monarchy in Australia The Monarchy of Australia is a form of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign of Australia. The monarchy is a constitutional one modelled on the Westminster style of parliamentary government, incorporating features unique to the Constitution of Australia.The present monarch is... , 1952-	Pound	£1	obverse	1953–1966
			Dollar	$1	obverse	1966–1984
William Farrer William Farrer William James Farrer was a leading Australian agronomist and plant breeder. Farrer is best remembered as the originator of the "Federation" strain of wheat, distributed in 1903...	1845–1906	leading agronomist, wheat breeder	Dollar	$2	reverse	1966–1988
Matthew Flinders Matthew Flinders Captain Matthew Flinders RN was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age. In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he sailed with Captain William Bligh, circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent, which had previously been...	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
John Franklin John Franklin Rear-Admiral Sir John Franklin KCH FRGS RN was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. Franklin also served as governor of Tasmania for several years. In his last expedition, he disappeared while attempting to chart and navigate a section of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic...	1786–1847	explorer of Australia	Pound	£5	obverse	1953–1966
Lawrence Hargrave Lawrence Hargrave Lawrence Hargrave was an engineer, explorer, astronomer, inventor and aeronautical pioneer.- Early life :Hargrave was born in Greenwich, England, the second son of John Fletcher Hargrave and was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland...	1850–1915	inventor aeronautical pioneer; invented the box kite (1893)	Dollar	$20	reverse	1966–1994
Hamilton Hume Hamilton Hume Hamilton Hume was the first Australian born explorer. Along with Hovell in 1824, Hume was part of an expedition that first took an overland route from Sydney to Port Phillip near the site of present day Melbourne...	1797–1873	first Australian-born explorer of Australia	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
Henry Lawson Henry Lawson Henry Lawson was an Australian writer and poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period and is often called Australia's "greatest writer"...	1867–1922	poet and novelist	Dollar	$10	reverse	1966–1993
John Macarthur John Macarthur (wool pioneer) John Macarthur was a British army officer, entrepreneur, politician, architect and pioneer of settlement in Australia. Macarthur is recognised as the pioneer of the wool industry that was to boom in Australia in the early 19th century and become a trademark of the nation...	1766–1834	pioneer of the Australian wool industry	Dollar	$2	obverse	1966–1988
Douglas Mawson Douglas Mawson Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and Academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Mawson was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.-Early work:He was appointed geologist to an...	1882–1958	Antarctic explorer and geologist	Dollar	$100	obverse	1984–1996
Arthur Phillip Arthur Phillip Admiral Arthur Phillip RN was a British admiral and colonial administrator. Phillip was appointed Governor of New South Wales, the first European colony on the Australian continent, and was the founder of the settlement which is now the city of Sydney.-Early life and naval career:Arthur Phillip...	1738–1814	established first European colony of Sydney, New South Wales	Pound	£10	obverse	1953–1966
Ian Clunies Ross Ian Clunies Ross Sir Ian Clunies Ross, CMG is described as the 'architect' of Australia's scientific boom, for his stewardship of Australia's scientific organisation the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation - CSIRO.-Family:...	1899–1959	scientist, leader in veterinary medicine	Dollar	$50	reverse	1973–1995
Charles Kingsford Smith Charles Kingsford Smith Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith MC, AFC , often called by his nickname Smithy, was an early Australian aviator. In 1928, he earned global fame when he made the first trans-Pacific flight from the United States to Australia...	1897–1935	aviator; first to fly across the Pacific, 1928	Dollar	$20	obverse	1966–1994
Charles Sturt Charles Sturt Captain Charles Napier Sturt was an English explorer of Australia, and part of the European Exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent, starting from both Sydney and later from Adelaide. His expeditions traced several of the westward-flowing rivers,...	1795–1869	English explorer of Australia	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
John Tebbutt John Tebbutt John Tebbutt was an Australian astronomer, credited with discovering the "Great Comet of 1861" .-Early life:...	1834–1916	astronomer, discoverer of the "Great Comet of 1861"	Dollar	$100	reverse	1984–1996

Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

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

Austrian schilling

The schilling was the currency of Austria from 1924 to 1938 and from 1945 to 1999, and the circulating currency until 2002. The euro was introduced at a fixed parity of €1 = 13.7603 schilling to replace it...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk Eugen Ritter von Böhm-Bawerk was an Austrian economist who made important contributions to the development of the Austrian School of economics.-Biography:...	1851–1914	economist	Schilling	S100	obverse	1985–2001
Moritz Michael Daffinger Moritz Michael Daffinger Moritz Michael Daffinger was an Austrian miniature painter and sculptor. His father was Johann Daffinger....	1790–1849	miniature painter and sculpture	Schilling	S20	obverse	1988–2001
Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud , born Sigismund Schlomo Freud , was an Austrian neurologist who founded the discipline of psychoanalysis...	1856–1939	co-founder of psychoanalytic school of psychology	Schilling	S50	obverse	1987–2001
Karl Landsteiner Karl Landsteiner Karl Landsteiner , was an Austrian-born American biologist and physician of Jewish origin. He is noted for having first distinguished the main blood groups in 1900, having developed the modern system of classification of blood groups from his identification of the presence of agglutinins in the...	1868–1943	Nobel Prize winner	Schilling	S1,000	both	1997–2001
Rosa Mayreder Rosa Mayreder Rosa Mayreder was an Austrian freethinker, author, painter, musician and feminist. She was the daughter of Franz Arnold Obermayer, a wealthy restaurant operator and barkeeper, and his second wife Marie.Rosa had 12 brothers and sisters and although her conservative father did not believe in the...	1858–1938	feminist, painter, author	Schilling	S500	obverse	1997–2001
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...	1756–1791	classical composer and pianist	Schilling	S5,000	obverse	1989–2001
Erwin Schrödinger Erwin Schrödinger Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger was an Austrian physicist and theoretical biologist who was one of the fathers of quantum mechanics, and is famed for a number of important contributions to physics, especially the Schrödinger equation, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933...	1887–1961	Nobel Prize winner	Schilling	S1,000	obverse	1983–1997
Otto Wagner Otto Wagner Otto Koloman Wagner was an Austrian architect and urban planner, known for his lasting impact on the appearance of his home town Vienna, to which he contributed many landmarks.-Life:...	1841–1918	architect	Schilling	S500	obverse	1986–1997

Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

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

Belgian franc

The franc was the currency of Belgium until 2002 when the euro was introduced into circulation. It was subdivided into centimes , 100 centiem or Centime .-History:...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Albert II Albert II of Belgium Albert II is the current reigning King of the Belgians, a constitutional monarch. He is a member of the royal house "of Belgium"; formerly this house was named Saxe-Coburg-Gotha...	1934-	King of Belgium, 1993-	Franc	10,000 fr.	obverse	1994–2001
James Ensor James Ensor James Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor was a Flemish-Belgian painter and printmaker, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism who lived in Ostend for almost his entire life...	1860–1949	impressionist painter	Franc	100 fr.	obverse
Victor Horta Victor Horta Victor, Baron Horta was a Belgian architect and designer. John Julius Norwich described him as "undoubtedly the key European Art Nouveau architect." Indeed, Horta is one of the most important names in Art Nouveau architecture; the construction of his Hôtel Tassel in Brussels in 1892-3 means that...	1861–1947	Art Nouveau architect	Franc	2,000 fr.	obverse
René Magritte René Magritte René François Ghislain Magritte[p] was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images...	1898–1967	surrealist artist	Franc	500 fr.	obverse
Paola Queen Paola of Belgium Paola, Queen of the Belgians , is the queen consort of Albert II of Belgium....	1937-	Queen Consort of Belgium, 1993-	Franc	10,000 fr.	obverse
Constant Permeke Constant Permeke Constant Permeke was a Belgian painter and sculptor who is considered the leading figure of Flemish expressionism.Permeke was born in Antwerp but when he was six years old the family moved to Ostend, where his father became curator of the Municipal Museum of Arts. Permeke went to school in Bruges...	1886–1952	Flemish expressionist painter	Franc	1,000 fr.	obverse
Adolphe Sax Adolphe Sax Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax was a Belgian musical instrument designer and musician who played the flute and clarinet, and is best known for having invented the saxophone.-Biography:...	1814–1894	musician, inventor of the saxophone	Franc	200 fr.	obverse

Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Robert Borden Robert Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office...	1854–1937	8th Prime Minister, 1911–1920	dollar	$100	obverse	1976–1990
						1990–2004
Edward Edward VIII of the United Kingdom Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January to 11 December 1936.Before his accession to the throne, Edward was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay...	1894–1972	Prince of Wales Prince of Wales Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms... , 1910–1936	dollar	$5	obverse	1935–1937
Elizabeth Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...	1926-	Princess of York, 1936–1952	dollar	$20	obverse	1935–1937
Elizabeth II		Queen of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1952-		$1	obverse	1954–1974
				$2	obverse	1954–1975
						1986–1996
				$5	obverse	1954–1972
				$10	obverse	1954–1971
				$20	obverse	1954–1969
						1969–1993
						1993–2004
				$50	obverse	1954–1975
				$100	obverse	1954–1976
				$1,000	obverse	1954–1992
						1992–2000
George V George V of the United Kingdom George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....	1865–1936	King of the United Kingdom British monarchy The monarchy of the United Kingdom is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories. The present monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, has reigned since 6 February 1952. She and her immediate family undertake various official, ceremonial and representational duties...  and the British Dominions, 1910–1936	dollar	$1	obverse	1935–1936
Albert George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...	1895–1952	Duke of York, 1920–1936	dollar	$50	obverse	1935–1937
George VI George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...		King of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1936–1952		$1	obverse	1936–1954
				$2	obverse
				$5	obverse
				$10	obverse
				$20	obverse
				$50	obverse
Henry Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was a soldier and member of the British Royal Family, the third son of George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary....	1900–1974	Duke of Gloucester, 1928–1974	dollar	$100	obverse	1935–1937
William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948...	1874–1950	10th Prime Minister, 1921–1926, 1926–1930, 1935–1948	dollar	$50	obverse	1975–1989
						1989–2004
Wilfrid Laurier Wilfrid Laurier Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911....	1841–1919	7th Prime Minister of Canada, 1896–1911	dollar	$5	obverse	1972–1986
						1986–2001
				$1,000	obverse	1935–1937
						1937–1954
John A. Macdonald John A. Macdonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century...	1815–1891	1st Prime Minister, 1867–1873 and 1878–1891	dollar	$10	obverse	1971–1989
						1989–2000
				$100	obverse	1937–1954
				$500	obverse	1935–1937
Mary Mary of Teck Mary of Teck was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V....	1867–1953	Royal consort to George V, 1910–1936	dollar	$2	obverse	1935–1937
Mary Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood The Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood was a member of the British Royal Family; she was the third child and only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary. She was the sixth holder of the title of Princess Royal...	1897–1965	Princess Royal of Canada, 1932–1965	dollar	$10	obverse	1935–1937

People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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

Fourth series of the renminbi

The fourth series of the renminbi was the series introduced between 1987 and 1997, although the banknotes were dated 1980, 1990, or 1996. Unlike the second and the third series, they are still legal tender.-Banknotes:Banknotes are available in :*First edition**¥0.1 ,**¥0.2...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Mao Zedong Mao Zedong Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...	1893–1976	1st President, 1954–1959	Renminbi	¥100	obverse	1992–1999
Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai was the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, serving from October 1949 until his death in January 1976...	1898–1976	1st Premier, 1949–1976; 1st Foreign Minister, 1949–1958
Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi was a Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and theorist. He was Chairman of the People's Republic of China, China's head of state, from 27 April 1959 to 31 October 1968, during which he implemented policies of economic reconstruction in China...	1898–1969	2nd President, 1959–1968
Zhu De Zhu De Zhu De was a Chinese militarist, politician, revolutionary, and one of the pioneers of the Chinese Communist Party. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in 1955 Zhu became one of the Ten Marshals of the People's Liberation Army, of which he is regarded as the founder.-Early...	1886–1976	founder, Chinese Red Army

Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

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

Danish krone

The krone is the official currency of the Kingdom of Denmark consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is subdivided into 100 øre...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling."...	1805–1875	poet and author of fairy tales	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1952–1955
					obverse	1954–1975
Christian Ditlev Frederik Christian Ditlev Frederik, Count Reventlow Christian Ditlev Frederik, Count of Reventlow was a Danish statesman and reformer, the son of Privy Councillor Christian Ditlev Reventlow by his first wife, baroness Johanne Sophie Frederikke von Bothmer....	1748–1827	agricultural reformer	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1964–1975
Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd Baroness Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd was a Danish author, born in Copenhagen. Her maiden name was Buntzen....	1779–1856	author; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1975–1998
Jens Juel Jens Juel (painter) Jens Juel was a Danish painter, primarily known for his many portraits, of which the largest collection is on display at Frederiksborg Castle.-Early life and career:...	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 Hans Christian Ørsted Hans Christian Ørsted was a Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, an important aspect of electromagnetism...	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 Bertel Thorvaldsen Bertel Thorvaldsen was a Danish-Icelandic sculptor of international fame, who spent most of his life in Italy . Thorvaldsen was born in Copenhagen into a Danish/Icelandic family of humble means, and was accepted to the Royal Academy of Arts when he was eleven years old...	1770–1844	sculptor	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1952–1962
Pauline Lucia Tutein	1761–1827	wife of Peter Tutein, merchant; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	20 kr	obverse	1980–1990
Franziska Genoveva von Qualen	????-????	noble woman of Holstein, Germany; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1974–1997

Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

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

Egyptian pound

The Egyptian Pound is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 Qirsh , or 1,000 Milliemes ....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Farouk I Farouk of Egypt Farouk I of Egypt , was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936....	1920–1965	King of Egypt, 1936–1952	Pound	£1	obverse	1950–1952
				£5	obverse	1946–1952
Khafra Khafra Khafra — also Khafre — was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty, who had his capital at Memphis. According to some authors he was the son and successor of Khufu, but it is more commonly accepted that Djedefre was Khufu's successor and Khafra was Djedefre's...	unknown	Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, 2558-2532 BCE	Pound	£10	reverse	1970–1979
						1979–2003
Ramesses II Ramesses II Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire...	1302-1213 BCE	Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, 1279-1213 BCE	Pound	Pt.50	obverse	1968–1981
						1981–1986
				£1	obverse	1968–1979
Tutankhamun Tutankhamun Tutankhamun , Egyptian , ; approx. 1341 BC – 1323 BC) was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty , during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom...	unknown	Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, 1333-1324 BCE	Pound	Pt.25	obverse	1952–1962
				Pt.50	obverse	1952–1962
				£1	obverse	1930–1950
						1952–1963
						1963–1968
				£5	obverse	1952–1963
						1963–1969
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				£10	obverse	1952–1962
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				£100	obverse	1979–1994

Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

Currency: Kroon (KR, 1992–2010)
See also Estonian kroon

Estonian kroon

In 1992, coins were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 20 & 50 senti, as well as 1 kroon. The 1 kroon was struck in cupronickel, the others in aluminum-bronze. However, in 1997, nickel-plated steel 20 senti were introduced, followed by aluminum-bronze 1 kroon in 1998. 5 senti coins were not...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Kristjan Raud Kristjan Raud Kristjan Raud was an Estonian painter and draughtsman.His parents were Jaan Raud and his wife Henriette Loviisa Raud...	1865–1943	painter	Kroon	1 KR	obverse	1992-????

Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...

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

Faroese króna

The króna is the currency of the Faroe Islands. It is issued by the Danish National Bank. It is not an independent currency but a version of the Danish krone. Consequently, it does not have an ISO 4217 currency code. The ISO 4217 code for the Danish krone is DKK...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jens Christian Djurhuus Jens Christian Djurhuus Jens Christian Djurhuus or Sjóvarbóndin was the first poet who wrote in Faroese. He composed several Faroese ballads in traditional style on historical themes. The best known is Ormurin langi...	1773–1853	first poet to write in Faroese	Króna	1,000 kr	obverse	1980–2005
Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb was a Faroese Lutheran minister who established the modern orthography of Faroese, the language of the Faroe Islands, based on the Icelandic language, which like Faroese derives from Old Norse.-Background:Hammershaimb was born in Sandavágur on the island of Vágar in...	1819–1909	established modern orthography for the Faroese language	Króna	100 kr	obverse	1964–1978
					obverse	1978–2003
Nólsoyar Páll Nólsoyar Páll Nólsoyar Páll is a Faroese national hero. He was a seaman, trader, poet, farmer and boat builder who tried to develop direct trade between the Faroes and the rest of Europe and introduced vaccination to the islands...	1765–1809	seaman, trader, poet	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1967–1978
					obverse	1978–2001

Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

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

Finnish mark

The Finnish markka was the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002, when it ceased to be legal tender. The markka was replaced by the euro , which had been introduced, in cash form, on 1 January 2002....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Alvar Aalto Alvar Aalto Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware...	1898–1976	modernist architect	Mark	50mk	reverse	1986–2002
Anders Chydenius Anders Chydenius Anders Chydenius was the leading classical liberal of Nordic history. Born in Sotkamo, Ostrobothnia, Sweden and having studied under Pehr Kalm at the Royal Academy of Åbo, Chydenius became a priest, Enlightenment philosopher and member of the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates.The world's first...	1792–1803	priest and statesman	Mark	1,000mk	reverse	1986–2002
Väinö Linna Väinö Linna Väinö Linna was one of the most influential Finnish authors of the 20th century. He shot to immediate literary fame with his third novel, Tuntematon sotilas , and consolidated his position with the trilogy Täällä Pohjantähden alla Väinö Linna (20 December 1920 – 21 April 1992) was one of the...	1920–1992	novelist	Mark	20mk	reverse	1993–2002
Elias Lönnrot Elias Lönnrot Elias Lönnrot was a Finnish philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. He is best known for compiling the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic compiled from national folklore.-Education and early life:...	1802–1884	historian, composer of Kalevala (the national epic)	Mark	500mk	reverse	1986–2002
Paavo Nurmi Paavo Nurmi Paavo Johannes Nurmi was a Finnish runner. Born in Turku, he was known as one of the "Flying Finns," a term given to him, Hannes Kolehmainen, Ville Ritola, and others for their distinction in running...	1897–1973	Olympic gold and silver multi-medalist	Mark	10mk	reverse	1986–1992
Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious."...	1865–1957	classical composer	Mark	100mk	reverse	1986–2002

France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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

French franc

The franc was a currency of France. Along with the Spanish peseta, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra . Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of coins worth 1 livre tournois and it remained in common parlance as a term for this amount of money...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th century conception of artistic endeavour to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century. Cézanne can be said to form the bridge between late 19th...	1839–1906	Post-Impressionist painter	Franc	₣100	obverse	1997–2002
Marie Curie Marie Curie Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...	1867–1934	Nobel Prize winner, 1903	Franc	₣500	obverse	1995–2002
Pierre Curie Pierre Curie Pierre Curie was a French physicist, a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity, and Nobel laureate. He was the son of Dr. Eugène Curie and Sophie-Claire Depouilly Curie ...	1859–1906	Nobel Prize winner, 1903	Franc	₣500	obverse	1995–2002
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , officially Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint Exupéry , was a French writer, poet and pioneering aviator. He became a laureate of France's highest literary awards, and in 1939 was the winner of the U.S. National Book Award...	1900–1944	author and aviator	Franc	₣50	obverse	1992–2002
Claude Debussy Claude Debussy Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions...	1862–1918	impressionist composer	Franc	₣20	both	1997–2002
Gustave Eiffel Gustave Eiffel Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was a French structural engineer from the École Centrale Paris, an architect, an entrepreneur and a specialist of metallic structures...	1832–1923	engineer and architect	Franc	₣200	obverse	1996–2002

Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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

German mark

The Deutsche Mark |mark]], abbreviated "DM") was the official currency of West Germany and Germany until the adoption of the euro in 2002. It is commonly called the "Deutschmark" in English but not in German. Germans often say "Mark" or "D-Mark"...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich was a German scientist in the fields of hematology, immunology, and chemotherapy, and Nobel laureate. He is noted for curing syphilis and for his research in autoimmunity, calling it "horror autotoxicus"...	1854–1915	Nobel Prize winner, 1908	Deutsche Mark	200 DM	obverse	1990–2002
Carl Friedrich Gauss Carl Friedrich Gauss Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician and scientist who contributed significantly to many fields, including number theory, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, geophysics, electrostatics, astronomy and optics.Sometimes referred to as the Princeps mathematicorum...	1777–1855	mathematician and scientist	Deutsche Mark	10 DM	obverse	1991–2002
Jacob Grimm Jacob Grimm Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm was a German philologist, jurist and mythologist. He is best known as the discoverer of Grimm's Law, the author of the monumental Deutsches Wörterbuch, the author of Deutsche Mythologie and, more popularly, as one of the Brothers Grimm, as the editor of Grimm's Fairy...	1785–1863	older of the Brothers Grimm, recorders of folk and fairy tales	Deutsche Mark	1,000 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Wilhelm Grimm Wilhelm Grimm Wilhelm Carl Grimm was a German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm.-Life and work:...	1786–1859	younger of the Brothers Grimm, recorders of folk and fairy tales	Deutsche Mark	1,000 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Maria Sibylla Merian Maria Sibylla Merian Maria Sibylla Merian was a naturalist and scientific illustrator who studied plants and insects and made detailed paintings about them...	1647–1717	naturalist and illustrator	Deutsche Mark	500 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Balthasar Neumann Balthasar Neumann Johann Balthasar Neumann , also known as Balthasar Neumann, was a [German] military artillery engineer and architect who developed a refined brand of Baroque architecture, fusing Austrian, Bohemian, Italian, and French elements to design some of the most impressive buildings of the period,...	1687–1753	Baroque architect	Deutsche Mark	50 DM	obverse	1991–2002
Clara Schumann Clara Schumann Clara Schumann was a German musician and composer, considered one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era...	1819–1896	classical pianist and composer	Deutsche Mark	100 DM	obverse	1990–2002
Bettina von Arnim Bettina von Arnim Bettina von Arnim , born Elisabeth Catharina Ludovica Magdalena Brentano, was a German writer and novelist....	1785–1859	novelist	Deutsche Mark	5 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff Annette von Droste-Hülshoff Anna Elisabeth von Droste-Hülshoff, known as Annette von Droste-Hülshoff , was a 19th century German author, and one of the most important German poets.-Biography:...	1797–1848	poet and author	Deutsche Mark	20 DM	obverse	1992–2002

Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

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

Greek drachma

Drachma, pl. drachmas or drachmae was the currency used in Greece during several periods in its history:...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
John Capodistria	1776–1831	1st Governor of Greece, 1827–1831	Drachma	500 Δρ.	obverse	1983–2002
Rigas Feraios Rigas Feraios Rigas Feraios or Rigas Velestinlis was a Greek writer and revolutionary of Aromanian origin, active in the Modern Greek Enlightenment, remembered as a Greek national hero, a victim of Balkan uprising against the Ottoman Empire and a forerunner of the Greek War of Independence.-Early...	1757–1798	revolutionary, first casualty of the Greek War of Independence	Drachma	200 Δρ.	obverse	1997–2002
Theodoros Kolokotronis Theodoros Kolokotronis Theodoros Kolokotronis was a Greek Field Marshal and one of the leaders of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire....	1770–1843	General during the Greek War of Independence	Drachma	5,000 Δρ.	obverse	1997–2002
Adamantios Korais Adamantios Korais Adamantios Korais or Coraïs was a humanist scholar credited with laying the foundations of Modern Greek literature and a major figure in the Greek Enlightenment. His activities paved the way for the Greek War of Independence and emergence of a purified form of the Greek language, known as...	1748–1833	linguist, author of the first modern Greek dictionary	Drachma	100 Δρ.	reverse	1978–2002
Georgios Papanikolaou Georgios Papanikolaou Georgios Nicholas Papanikolaou was a Greek pioneer in cytology and early cancer detection, and inventor of the "Pap smear".-Life:...	1883–1962	pioneer in early cancer detection	Drachma	10,000 Δρ.	obverse	1995–2002

Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

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

Banknotes of the Hungarian forint

Hungarian forint paper money is part of the physical form of the current Hungarian currency, the Hungarian forint. The forint paper money consists of exclusively banknotes. During its history, denominations ranging from 10 to 20 000 forint were put into circulation in correspondence with the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Endre Ady Endre Ady Endre Ady was a Hungarian poet.-Biography:Ady was born in Érmindszent, Szilágy county . He belonged to an impoverished Calvinist noble family...	1877–1919	poet	Forint	500 Ft	obverse	1970–1999
						1992–1999
Béla Bartók Béla Bartók Béla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary's greatest composer...	1881–1945	composer, pianist	Forint	1,000 Ft	obverse	1983–1999
						1993–1999
György Dózsa György Dózsa György Dózsa was a Székely Hungarian man-at-arms from Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary who led a peasants' revolt against the kingdom's landed nobility...	????-1514	led a peasants' revolt against the nobility	Forint	20 Ft	obverse	1948–1992
						1920–1992
						1960–1992
Francis II Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Hungarian aristocrat, he was the leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11 as the prince of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was also Prince of Transylvania, an Imperial Prince, and a member of the Order of the Golden...	1676–1735	Prince of Transylvania; led the uprising against the Hungarian monarchy, 1703–1711	Forint	50 Ft	obverse	1953–1996
						1966–1996
Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva was a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician and Regent-President of Hungary in 1849. He was widely honored during his lifetime, including in the United Kingdom and the United States, as a freedom fighter and bellwether of democracy in Europe.-Family:Lajos...	1802–1894	statesman and freedom fighter	Forint	100 Ft	obverse	1948–1998
						1920–1998
						1959–1998
						1992–1998
Sándor Petőfi Sándor Petofi Sándor Petőfi , was a Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary. He is considered as Hungary's national poet and he was one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848...	1823–1849	national poet; key figure of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848	Forint	10 Ft	obverse	1947–1992
						1950–1992
						1959–1992
István Széchenyi István Széchenyi Széchenyi committed suicide by a shot to his head on April 8, 1860. All Hungary mourned his death. The Academy was in official mourning, along with the most prominent persons of the leading political and cultural associations...	1791–1860	statesman and political theorist	Forint	5,000 Ft	obverse	1991–1999

Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

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

Icelandic króna

The króna is the currency of Iceland. The króna is technically subdivided into 100 aurar , but in practice this subdivision is no longer used....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Ingólfur Arnarson Ingólfur Arnarson Ingólfr Arnarson is recognized as the first permanent Nordic settler of Iceland. According to Landnáma he built his homestead in Reykjavík in 874...	unknown	first permanent settler of Iceland, 874	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1960–1969
Christian IX Christian IX of Denmark Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...	1818–1906	King of Denmark, 1863–1906; signed the treaty that gave Iceland sovereignty, 1874	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1907–1919
					obverse	1919–1920
				10 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1916–1920
				50 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1916–1920
				100 kr	obverse	1916–1935
Christian X Christian X of Denmark Christian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only King of Iceland between 1918 and 1944....	1870–1947	King of Denmark, 1912–1947; King of Iceland, 1918–1944	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1929–1935
				10 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1929–1934
				50 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1931–1936
				100 kr	obverse	1929–1935
Jón Eiríksson	1728–1787	promoter of enlightenment	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1935–1947
					obverse	1947–1960
				10 kr	1969–1984
				50 kr	obverse	1936–1948
					obverse	1948–1960
Frederick VIII Frederick VIII of Denmark Frederick VIII was King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912.-Early life:Frederick was born on 3 June 1843 in the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen as Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior male line of the House of Oldenburg descended from Christian III of Denmark and who had...	1843–1912	King of Denmark, 1906–1912	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1907–1916
Arngrímur Jónsson Arngrímur Jónsson Arngrímur Jónsson the Learned was an Icelandic scholar and an apologist. His father was Jón Jónsson, who died in 1591...	1568–1648	scholar	Króna	10 kr	obverse	1981–1984
Árni Magnússon Árni Magnússon Árni Magnússon was an Icelandic scholar and collector of manuscripts. He assembled the Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection.-Life:...	1663–1730	medieval Icelanic scholar	Króna	100 kr	obverse	1981–1995
Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement.Born at Hrafnseyri, near Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords area of Iceland, he was the son of a pastor, Sigurður Jónsson. He moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1833 to study grammar and history at the university there...	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 Guðbrandur Þorláksson Guðbrandur Þorláksson was an Icelandic mathematician, cartographer and clergyman.He studied at the cathedral school in Hólar and then at the University of Copenhagen. He and was successively rector of the school at Skálholt and minister at historic Breiðabólstaður in Vesturhóp...	1541–1627	bishop; published the first Icelandic translation of the Bible, 1584	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1981–1987

Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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

Iranian rial

The rial is the currency of Iran. It is subdivided into 100 dinar but, because of the very low current value of the rial, no fraction of the rial is used in accounting....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Reza Shah Reza Shah Rezā Shāh, also known as Rezā Shāh Pahlavi and Rezā Shāh Kabir , , was the Shah of the Imperial State of Iran from December 15, 1925, until he was forced to abdicate by the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran on September 16, 1941.In 1925, Reza Shah overthrew Ahmad Shah Qajar, the last Shah of the Qajar...	1878–1944	founded the Pahlavi Dynasty Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925–1941) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty ...	5 ریال	obverse	1924–1937
			10 ریال	obverse	1924–1951
			20 ریال	obverse	1924–1951
			50 ریال	obverse	1924–1962
			100 ریال	obverse	1924–1954
			500 ریال	obverse	1924–1974
			1000 ریال	obverse	1936–1974
Mohammad Reza Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Mohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, Shah of Persia , ruled Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Iranian Revolution on 11 February 1979...	1919–1980	second and last monarch of the House of Pahlavi Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925–1941) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty ...	10 ریال	obverse	1951–1979
			20 ریال	obverse	1951–1979
			50 ریال	obverse	1962–1979
			100 ریال	obverse	1954–1976
			200 ریال	obverse	1965–1979
			500 ریال	obverse	1974–1979
			1000 ریال	obverse	1974–1979
			10000 ریال	obverse	1975–1979
Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza Shah			100 ریال	obverse	1976–1979

Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

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

Irish pound

The Irish pound was the currency of Ireland until 2002. Its ISO 4217 code was IEP, and the usual notation was the prefix £...

, Series B Banknotes (Ireland)

Series B Banknotes (Ireland)

The Series B Banknotes of the Republic of Ireland replaced the Series A Banknotes. The banknotes were issued between 1976 and 1982 by the Central Bank of Ireland, the series was replaced in 1993 by Series C Banknotes.-Banknotes:...

 and Series C Banknotes (Ireland)

Series C Banknotes (Ireland)

The Series C Banknotes of the Republic of Ireland were the final series of notes created for the state before the advent of the euro; it replaced Series B Banknotes. The series gradually entered circulation from 1992 and remained in circulation until 2002....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Johannes Scotus Eriugena Johannes Scotus Eriugena Johannes Scotus Eriugena was an Irish theologian, Neoplatonist philosopher, and poet. He is known for having translated and made commentaries upon the work of Pseudo-Dionysius.-Name:...	815-877	theologian, philosopher, poet	Pound	£5	obverse	1975–1994
Douglas Hyde Douglas Hyde Douglas Hyde , known as An Craoibhín Aoibhinn , was an Irish scholar of the Irish language who served as the first President of Ireland from 1938 to 1945...	1860–1949	1st President, 1938–1945	Pound	£50	obverse	1995–2002
James Joyce James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century...	1882–1941	author and poet	Pound	£10	obverse	1993–2002
Catherine McAuley Catherine McAuley The Venerable Mother Catherine Elizabeth McAuley was an Irish nun, who founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831...	1787–1841	founder, The Sisters of Mercy, 1831	Pound	£5	obverse	1994–2002
Turlough O'Carolan Turlough O'Carolan Turlough Carolan, also known as Turlough O'Carolan, was a blind, early Irish harper, composer and singer whose great fame is due to his gift for melodic composition. He was the last great Irish harper-composer and is considered by many to be Ireland's national composer...	1670–1738	most famous Irish bard	Pound	£50	obverse	1977–1995
Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847; often referred to as The Liberator, or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century...	1775–1847	a leader of Catholic Emancipation	Pound	£20	obverse	1992–2002
Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell was an Irish landowner, nationalist political leader, land reform agitator, and the founder and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party...	1846–1891	statesman, forerunner to the modern Irish independence movement	Pound	£100	both	1995–2002
Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift was an Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer , poet and cleric who became Dean of St...	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

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon , was a Nobel Prize laureate writer and was one of the central figures of modern Hebrew fiction. In Hebrew, he is known by the acronym Shai Agnon . In English, his works are published under the name S. Y. Agnon.Agnon was born in Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire...	1888–1970	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1966	New Sheqel	₪50	obverse	1985–1999
David Ben-Gurion David Ben-Gurion ' was the first Prime Minister of Israel.Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, which began early in life, led him to become a major Zionist leader and Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization in 1946...	1886–1973	1st Prime Minister, 1948–1953 and 1955–1963	Pound	£500	obverse	1977–1984
			Sheqel	₪50	obverse	1980–1986
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, the second and longest-serving President of Israel.-Biography:...	1884–1963	2nd President, 1952–1963	New Sheqel	₪100	obverse	1986–1999
Hayyim Nahman Bialik Hayyim Nahman Bialik Hayim Nahman Bialik , also Chaim or Haim, was a Jewish poet who wrote in Hebrew. Bialik was one of the pioneers of modern Hebrew poets and came to be recognized as Israel's national poet.-Biography:...	1873–1934	National Poet	Pound	£10	obverse	1970–1984
Edmond James de Rothschild Edmond James de Rothschild Baron Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild was a French member of the Rothschild banking family. A strong supporter of Zionism, his generous donations lent significant support to the movement during its early years, which helped lead to the establishment of the State of Israel.- Early years :A...	1845–1934	philanthropist; activist for Jewish affairs	Sheqel	₪500	obverse	1982–1986
Albert Einstein Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...	1879–1955	Nobel Prize winner in Physics, 1921	Pound	£5	obverse	1972–1984
Levi Eshkol Levi Eshkol ' served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a heart attack in 1969. He was the first Israeli Prime Minister to die in office.-Biography:...	1895–1969	3rd Prime Minister, 1963–1969	Sheqel	₪5,000	obverse	1984–1986
			New Sheqel	₪5	obverse	1985–1999
Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl , born Benjamin Ze’ev Herzl was an Ashkenazi Jew Austro-Hungarian journalist and the father of modern political Zionism and in effect the State of Israel.-Early life:...	1860–1904	founder of the Zionist movement	Pound	£100 ₪10	obverse	1969–1984
						1975–1984
			Sheqel	₪10	obverse	1980–1986
Ze'ev Jabotinsky	1880–1940	a leader in the Zionist movement	Sheqel	₪100	obverse	1980–1986
Maimonides Maimonides Moses ben-Maimon, called Maimonides and also known as Mūsā ibn Maymūn in Arabic, or Rambam , was a preeminent medieval Jewish philosopher and one of the greatest Torah scholars and physicians of the Middle Ages...	1135/8-1204	author of the Mishneh	Sheqel	₪1,000	obverse	1983–1986
			New Sheqel	₪1	obverse	1986–1999
Golda Meir Golda Meir Golda Meir ; May 3, 1898 – December 8, 1978) was a teacher, kibbutznik and politician who became the fourth Prime Minister of the State of Israel....	1898–1978	4th Prime Minister, 1969–1974	Sheqel	₪10,000	obverse	1984–1986
			New Sheqel	₪10	obverse	1985–1999
Moses Montefiore Moses Montefiore Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, 1st Baronet, Kt was one of the most famous British Jews of the 19th century. Montefiore was a financier, banker, philanthropist and Sheriff of London...	1784–1885	philanthropist	Pound	£10	obverse	1975–1984
			Sheqel	₪1	obverse	1980–1986
Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett on 15 October 1894, died 7 July 1965) was the second Prime Minister of Israel , serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurion's two terms.-Early life:...	1894–1965	2nd Prime Minister, 1954–1955	New Sheqel	₪20	obverse	1988–1999
Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar was an Israeli politician, author. and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.-Biography:...	1889–1974	3rd President, 1963–1972	New Sheqel	₪200	obverse	1992–1999
Henrietta Szold Henrietta Szold Henrietta Szold was a U.S. Jewish Zionist leader and founder of the Hadassah Women's Organization. In 1942, she co-founded Ihud, a political party in Mandate Palestine dedicated to a binational solution.-Biography:...	1860–1945	a leader of the Zionist movement	Pound	£5	obverse	1976–1984
Haim Weizman	1874–1952	1st President of Israel, 1949–1952	Pound	£50	obverse	1972–1984
						1978–1984
			Sheqel	₪5	obverse	1980–1986

Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

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

Italian lira

The lira was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. Between 1999 and 2002, the Italian lira was officially a “national subunit” of the euro...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini was an Italian opera composer. His greatest works are I Capuleti ed i Montecchi , La sonnambula , Norma , Beatrice di Tenda , and I puritani...	1801–1835	opera composer	Lira	5,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian artist who worked principally in Rome. He was the leading sculptor of his age and also a prominent architect...	1598–1680	Baroque sculptor and architect	Lira	50,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Caravaggio Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. His paintings, which combine a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, had a formative influence on the Baroque...	1571–1610	Baroque artist	Lira	100,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor, known as the father of long distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system. Marconi is often credited as the inventor of radio, and indeed he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand...	1874–1937	Nobel Prize winner, 1909	Lira	2,000 ₤	obverse	1990–2002
Maria Montessori Maria Montessori Maria Montessori was an Italian physician and educator, a noted humanitarian and devout Catholic best known for the philosophy of education which bears her name...	1870–1952	developed the Montessori method of education	Lira	1,000 ₤	obverse	1990–2002
Raphael Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino , better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur...	1483–1520	Renaissance painter	Lira	500,000 ₤	obverse	1997–2002
Alessandro Volta Alessandro Volta Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Gerolamo Umberto Volta was a Lombard physicist known especially for the invention of the battery in 1800.-Early life and works:...	1745–1827	developer of the electric battery, 1800	Lira	10,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002

Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

Currency: Yen (¥, 1870–Present)

See also Japanese yen

Japanese yen

The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Itō Hirobumi Ito Hirobumi Prince was a samurai of Chōshū domain, Japanese statesman, four time Prime Minister of Japan , genrō and Resident-General of Korea. Itō was assassinated by An Jung-geun, a Korean nationalist who was against the annexation of Korea by the Japanese Empire...	1841–1909	1st, 5th, 7th, and 10th Prime Minister, 1885–1888, 1892–1896, 1898, 1900–1901	Yen	¥1,000	obverse	1963–1986
Nitobe Inazo	1862–1933	politician, economist, author	Yen	¥5,000	obverse	1984–2004
Takahashi Korekiyo Takahashi Korekiyo Viscount was a Japanese politician and the 20th Prime Minister of Japan from 13 November 1921 to 12 June 1922. He was known as an expert on finance during his political career.-Early life :...	1854–1936	20th Prime Minister, 1921–1922	Yen	¥50	obverse	1951–1958
Prince Shōtoku Prince Shotoku , also known as or , was a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. He was a son of Emperor Yōmei and his younger half-sister Princess Anahobe no Hashihito. His parents were relatives of the ruling Soga clan, and was involved in the defeat...	574-622	regent, politician	Yen	¥100	obverse	1946–1956
				¥1,000	obverse	1950–1965
				¥5,000	obverse	1957–1986
				¥10,000	obverse	1958–1986
Ninomiya Sontoku Ninomiya Sontoku , born Ninomiya Kinjirō , was a prominent 19th century Japanese agricultural leader, philosopher, moralist and economist.-Life:Ninomiya Sontoku was born to a poor peasant family with a name of Kinjiro in Kayama Ashigarakami-gun Sagami province. His father died when he was 14 and his mother died...	1787–1856	philosopher, economist, moralist	Yen	¥1	obverse	1946–1958
Natsume Sōseki Natsume Soseki , born ', is widely considered to be the foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji period . He is best known for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. He was also a scholar of British literature and composer of haiku, Chinese-style poetry, and fairy tales...	1867–1916	novelist	Yen	¥1,000	obverse	1984–2004
Itagaki Taisuke Itagaki Taisuke Count was a Japanese politician and leader of the , which evolved into Japan's first political party.- Early life :Itagaki Taisuke was born into a middle-ranking samurai family in Tosa Domain, , After studies in Kōchi and in Edo, he was appointed as sobayonin to Tosa daimyo Yamauchi Toyoshige,...	1837–1919	politician	Yen	¥100	obverse	1953–1974
Iwakura Tomomi Iwakura Tomomi was a Japanese statesman in the Meiji period. The former 500 Yen banknote issued by the Bank of Japan carried his portrait.-Early life:Iwakura was born in Kyoto as the second son of a low-ranking courtier and nobleman . In 1836 he was adopted by another nobleman, , from whom he received his family...	1825–1883	politician	Yen	¥500	obverse	1951–1971
				¥500	obverse	1969–1994
Fukuzawa Yukichi Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era...	1835–1901	political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator, author	Yen	¥10,000	obverse	1984–2004

Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

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

Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

The modern banknotes of Lithuania are denominated in litas. All banknotes are of the same size except for the 500 litų banknote. They bear signatures of Minister of Finance and of Chairperson of the Bank of Lithuania Board. 10, 20, and 50 litų banknotes have 4 releases...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavicius Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius...	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 Steponas Darius Steponas Darius was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1896–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	Litas	10 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas or Szymon Dowkont was a Lithuanian writer, ethnographer and historian. One of the pioneers of the Lithuanian national revival, he is credited as an author of the first book on the history of Lithuania written in the Lithuanian language...	1793–1864	historian; wrote the first Lithuanian history books in the Lithuanian language	Litas	100 Lt	obverse	1993–2000
Stasys Girėnas Stasys Girenas Stasys Girėnas was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1893–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	Litas	10 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Jonas Jablonskis Jonas Jablonskis Jonas Jablonskis was a distinguished Lithuanian linguist and one of the founders of the standard Lithuanian language...	1860–1930	standardized the Lithuanian language	Litas	5 Lt	obverse	1993–1998
Maironis Maironis Maironis is one of the most famous Lithuanian romantic poets. He was born in Pasandravys, Raseiniai district municipality, Lithuania. Maironis graduated from Kaunas high school and went on to study Literature at Kiev University. However, in 1884, after one year of studies at the university, he...	1862–1932	romantic poet; active member of the Lithuanian national movement	Litas	20 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Motiejus Valančius Motiejus Valancius Motiejus Valančius was a Catholic bishop of Samogitia, historian and one of the best known Lithuanian writers of the 19th century.-Biography:...	1801–1875	a leader in the Lithuanian national movement	Litas	2 Lt	obverse	1993–1998
Vydūnas Vydunas Wilhelm Storost, artistic name Vilius Storostas-Vydūnas , mostly known as Vydūnas, was a Prussian-Lithuania teacher, poet, humanist, philosopher and Lithuanian...	1868–1953	writer, philosopher; leader in the Lithuantian national movement	Litas	200 Lt	obverse	1997–2000
Žemaitė Žemaite Žemaitė - a pen name of Julija Beniuševičiūtė-Žymantienė; in Bukantė near Plungė — 7 December 1921 in Marijampolė) was a Lithuanian writer. Born to impoverished gentry, she became one of the major participants in the Lithuanian National Revival...	1845–1921	author	Litas	1 Lt	obverse	1994–1998

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

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

Luxembourgish franc

The Luxembourgish franc was the currency of Luxembourg between 1854 and 1999 . The franc remained in circulation until 2002, when it was replaced by the euro...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jean I Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg ruled Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000. He is the father of the current ruler, Grand Duke Henri, and the son of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma...	1921-	Grand Duke, 1964–2000	Franc	100 fr.	obverse	1986–2002
				1,000 fr.	obverse	1985–2002
				5,000 fr.	obverse	1993–2002

Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

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

Mexican peso

The peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 12th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded in the Americas, and by far the most...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata Salazar was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, which broke out in 1910, and which was initially directed against the president Porfirio Díaz. He formed and commanded an important revolutionary force, the Liberation Army of the South, during the Mexican Revolution...	1879–1919	Leader in the Mexican Revolution, 1910–1919	Peso	$10	both	1993–1997

Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Michiel de Ruyter Michiel de Ruyter Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter is the most famous and one of the most skilled admirals in Dutch history. De Ruyter is most famous for his role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th century. He fought the English and French and scored several major victories against them, the best known probably...	1607–1676	admiral of the Dutch navy during the Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1652–1676	Gulden	ƒ100	obverse	1972–1981
Frans Hals Frans Hals Frans Hals was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He is notable for his loose painterly brushwork, and helped introduce this lively style of painting into Dutch art. Hals was also instrumental in the evolution of 17th century group portraiture.-Biography:Hals was born in 1580 or 1581, in Antwerp...	1580–1666	painter	Gulden	ƒ10	obverse	1971–1977
Baruch Spinoza Baruch Spinoza Baruch de Spinoza and later Benedict de Spinoza was a Dutch Jewish philosopher. Revealing considerable scientific aptitude, the breadth and importance of Spinoza's work was not fully realized until years after his death...	1632–1677	rationalist philosopher	Gulden	ƒ1,000	obverse	1973–1996
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck was a Dutch composer, organist, and pedagogue whose work straddled the end of the Renaissance and beginning of the Baroque eras. He was among the first major keyboard composers of Europe, and his work as a teacher helped establish the north German organ...	1562–1621	composer, organist, teacher	Gulden	ƒ25	obverse	1972–1990
Joost van den Vondel Joost van den Vondel Joost van den Vondel was a Dutch writer and playwright. He is considered the most prominent Dutch poet and playwright of the 17th century. His plays are the ones from that period that are still most frequently performed, and his epic Joannes de Boetgezant , on the life of John the Baptist, has...	1587–1697	writer, playwright	Gulden	ƒ5	obverse	1976–1988

Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Niels Henrik Abel Niels Henrik Abel Niels Henrik Abel was a Norwegian mathematician who proved the impossibility of solving the quintic equation in radicals.-Early life:...	1802–1829	mathematician	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1948–2002
						1978–2002
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson was a Norwegian writer and the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. Bjørnson is considered as one of The Four Greats Norwegian writers; the others being Henrik Ibsen, Jonas Lie, and Alexander Kielland...	1832–1910	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1903	Krone	50 kr	obverse	1950–1999
						1966–1999
Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie was a Norwegian constitutional father, known for being the constitutional assembly's writer. -Background:...	1779–1849	Speaker of the Storting, 1815 and 1818	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1901–1945
				10 kr	obverse
				50 kr	obverse
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				500 kr	obverse
				1,000 kr	obverse
Camilla Collett Camilla Collett Jacobine Camilla Collett was a Norwegian writer, often referred to as the first Norwegian feminist. She was also the younger sister of Norwegian poet Henrik Wergeland, and is recognized as being one of the first contributors to realism in Norwegian literature...	1813–1885	writer	Krone	100 kr	obverse	1979–1997
Christian Magnus Falsen Christian Magnus Falsen Christian Magnus Falsen was a Norwegian constitutional father, statesman, jurist, and historian. He was an important member of the constitutional assembly and was one of the writers of the constitutional laws....	1782–1830	co-author of the Constitution, 1814	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1991–2001
Edvard Grieg Edvard Grieg Edvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt , and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.-Biography:Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in...	1843–1907	composer and pianist	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1991–2000
Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...	1828–1906	playwright; known as "The Father of Modern Drama"	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1949–1999
						1975–2001
Christian Michelsen Christian Michelsen Peter Christian Hersleb Kjerschow Michelsen was a Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman. He was the first Prime Minister of an independent Norway from 1905 to 1907...	1857–1925	Prime Minister, 1905–1907	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1954–1999
Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In his youth a champion skier and ice skater, he led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, and won international fame after reaching a...	1861–1930	Nobel Prize winner for Peace, 1922	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1955–1999
				10 kr	obverse	1972–1999
Oscar II Oscar II of Sweden Oscar II , baptised Oscar Fredrik was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death and King of Norway from 1872 until 1905. The third son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Josephine of Leuchtenberg, he was a descendant of Gustav I of Sweden through his mother.-Early life:At his birth in Stockholm, Oscar...	1829–1907	King of Norway, 1872–1905	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1877–1998
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				500 kr	obverse
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Peder Tordenskjold Peder Tordenskjold Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskiold , commonly referred to as Tordenskjold , was a Norwegian nobleman and an eminent naval flag officer in the service of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy. He rose to the rank of Vice-Admiral for his services in the Great Northern War...	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 Aasmund Olavsson Vinje Aasmund Olavsson Vinje was a famous Norwegian poet and journalist who is remembered for poetry, travel writing, and his pioneering use of Landsmål .-Background:...	1818–1870	poet and journalist	Krone	50 kr	obverse	1985–1997
Henrik Wergeland Henrik Wergeland Henrik Arnold Thaulow Wergeland was a Norwegian writer, most celebrated for his poetry but also a prolific playwright, polemicist, historian, and linguist...	1808–1845	poet and writer	Krone	100 kr	obverse	1949–1999
						1962–1999

Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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

Pakistani rupee

The rupee is the currency of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank of the country. The most commonly used symbol for the rupee is Rs, used on receipts when purchasing goods and services. In Pakistan, the rupee is referred to as the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum ....	1876–1948	1st Governor-General, 1947–1948; "Father of the Nation"	Rupee	Rs. 5	obverse	1997–2002

Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

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

Historical coins and banknotes of Poland

Historical coins and banknotes of Poland, see also Polish złoty.-Before 20th century:-20th century Interwar:-Post WWII:-1974 series:-See also:* Polish coins and banknotes...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Józef Bem Józef Bem Józef Zachariasz Bem was a Polish general, an Ottoman Pasha and a national hero of Poland and Hungary, and a figure intertwined with other European nationalisms...	1794–1850	general; war hero	Złoty	10 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Boleslaw I Boleslaw I of Poland Bolesław I Chrobry , in the past also known as Bolesław I the Great , was a Duke of Poland from 992-1025 and the first King of Poland from 19 April 1025 until his death...	966/7-1025	King of Poland, 992-1025	Złoty	2,000 zł	reverse	1977–1995
Frédéric Chopin Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano"....	1810–1849	romantic composer and pianist	Złoty	5,000 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance astronomer and the first person to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe....	1473–1543	developed a heliocentric model of the solar system	Złoty	1,000 zł	obverse	1962–1965
						1975–1995
Marie Curie Marie Curie Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...	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
Dubrawka Dubrawka Dobrawa was a Bohemian princess member of the Přemyslid dynasty and by marriage Duchess of the Polans.She was the daughter of Boleslav I the Cruel, Duke of Bohemia, by his wife Biagota....	940/45-977	Queen Consort of Mieszko I, 965-977	Złoty	2 zł	obverse	1936–1940
Tadeusz Kościuszko Tadeusz Kosciuszko Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko was a Polish–Lithuanian and American general and military leader during the Kościuszko Uprising. He is a national hero of Poland, Lithuania, the United States and Belarus...	1746–1817	general; leader of the Kościuszko Uprising, 1794	Złoty	500 zł	obverse	1976–1995
Mieszko I Mieszko I of Poland Mieszko I , was a Duke of the Polans from about 960 until his death. A member of the Piast dynasty, he was son of Siemomysł; grandchild of Lestek; father of Bolesław I the Brave, the first crowned King of Poland; likely father of Świętosława , a Nordic Queen; and grandfather of her son, Cnut the...	935-992	King of Poland, 960-992	Złoty	2,000 zł	obverse	1977–1995
Stanisław Moniuszko Stanisław Moniuszko Stanisław Moniuszko was a Polish composer, conductor and teacher. His output includes many songs and operas, and his musical style is filled with patriotic folk themes of the peoples of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...	1819–1872	conductor and composer	Złoty	100,000 zł	obverse	1990–1995
Ignacy Jan Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski GBE was a Polish pianist, composer, diplomat, politician, and the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland.-Biography:...	1860–1941	3rd Prime Minister, 1919	Złoty	2,000,000 zł	obverse	1992–1995
Emilia Plater Emilia Plater Countess Emilia Plater was a Polish-Lithuanian noblewoman and revolutionary from the lands of the partitioned Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...	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 Henryk Sienkiewicz Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz was a Polish journalist and Nobel Prize-winning novelist. A Polish szlachcic of the Oszyk coat of arms, he was one of the most popular Polish writers at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905 for his...	1846–1916	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1905	Złoty	500,000 zł	obverse	1990–1995
Stanisław Staszic	1755–1826	priest, philosopher, statesman; supporter of the Constitution of May 3, 1791	Złoty	50,000 zł	obverse	1989–1995
Karol Świerczewski Karol Swierczewski Karol Wacław Świerczewski was a Pole who became a Soviet military officer and a general. He served as a general in the service of the Soviet Union, Republican Spain, and the Soviet sponsored Polish Provisional Government of National Unity after World War II.- Life :Karol Świerczewski grew up in...	1897–1947	leader in post-World War II government	Złoty	50 zł	obverse	1975–1995
Romuald Traugutt Romuald Traugutt Romuald Traugutt was a Polish general and war hero, best known for commanding the January Uprising. From October 1863 to August 1864 he was Dictator of Insurrection. He headed the Polish national government from October 17, 1863 to April 20, 1864, and was president of its Foreign Affairs...	1826–1864	general; hero from the January Uprising	Złoty	20 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Ludwik Waryński Ludwik Warynski Ludwik Tadeusz Waryński was an activist and theoretician of the socialist movement in Poland.-Biography:...	1856–1889	socialist activist	Złoty	100 zł	obverse	1975–1995
Stanisław Wyspiański	1869–1907	playwright	Złoty	10,000 zł	obverse	1988–1995

Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

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

Portuguese escudo

The escudo was the currency of Portugal prior to the introduction of the Euro on 1 January 1999 and its removal from circulation on 28 February 2002. The escudo was subdivided into 100 centavos....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Pedro Álvares Cabral Pedro Álvares Cabral Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese noble, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the discoverer of Brazil. Cabral conducted the first substantial exploration of the northeast coast of South America and claimed it for Portugal. While details of Cabral's early life are sketchy, it...	1467–1520	explorer and navigator, discovered the sea route to Brazil, 1500	Escudo	1,000$	obverse	1996–2002
Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India...	1469–1524	explorer and navigator, sailed from Europe to India, 1497–1498	Escudo	5,000$	obverse	1996–2002
João de Barros João de Barros João de Barros , called the Portuguese Livy, is one of the first great Portuguese historians, most famous for his Décadas da Ásia , a history of the Portuguese in India and Asia.-Early years:...	1496–1570	historian	Escudo	500$	obverse	1997–2002
Bartolomeu Dias Bartolomeu Dias Bartolomeu Dias , a nobleman of the Portuguese royal household, was a Portuguese explorer who sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, the first European known to have done so.-Purposes of the Dias expedition:...	1450–1500	explorer and navigator, sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, 1488	Escudo	2,000$	obverse	1996–2002
Henry the Navigator	1394–1460	patron of Portuguese exploration	Escudo	10,000$	obverse	1996–2002

Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

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

Banknotes of the Romanian leu

-1917 issue :Issued in Iaşi, during World War I by the Ministry of Finance, as war money. The banknotes represent the subdivision of the leu, the ban -1917 issue ("paper coins"):Issued in Iaşi, during World War I by the Ministry of Finance, as war money. The banknotes represent the subdivision of...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Grigore Antipa Grigore Antipa Grigore Antipa was a Romanian Darwinist biologist who studied the fauna of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea. Between 1892 and 1944 he was the director of the Bucharest Natural History Museum, which now bears his name....	1867–1944	biologist; studied fauna and wildlife of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea	Leu	200 L	obverse	1992–1996
Nicolae Bălcescu Nicolae Balcescu Nicolae Bălcescu was a Romanian Wallachian soldier, historian, journalist, and leader of the 1848 Wallachian Revolution.-Early life:...	1819–1852	a leader of the Wallachian Revolution of 1848	Leu	100 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Lucian Blaga Lucian Blaga -Biography:Lucian Blaga was a commanding personality of the Romanian culture of the interbellum period. He was a philosopher and writer higly acclaimed for his originality, a university professor and a diplomat. He was born on May 9, 1895 in Lancrăm, near Alba Iulia, Romania, his father being an...	1895–1961	poet, playwright, philosopher	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1998–2002
Constantin Brâncuşi Constantin Brancusi Constantin Brâncuşi was a Romanian-born sculptor who made his career in France. As a child he displayed an aptitude for carving wooden farm tools. Formal studies took him first to Bucharest, then to Munich, then to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris...	1876–1957	sculptor	Leu	500 L	both	1991–1992
						1992–1996
Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist...	1852–1912	playwright, short story writer	Leu	1,000,000 L	obverse	2003–2007
Alexander John Cuza Alexander John Cuza Alexander John Cuza was a Moldavian-born Romanian politician who ruled as the first Domnitor of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia between 1859 and 1866.-Early life:...	1820–1873	Prince of Moldovia and Wallachia, 1859–1862; Dominator of Romania, 1862–1866	Leu	50 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party...	1850–1889	romantic poet	Leu	1,000 L	obverse	1991–1993
						1993–1998
						1998–2001
George Enescu George Enescu George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical...	1881–1955	composer, violinist, pianist	Leu	50,000 L	obverse	1996–2002
						2000–2004
						2001–2007
Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.-Biography:He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age , he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of...	1838–1907	painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting	Leu	100,000 L	obverse	1998–2004
						2001–2007
Avram Iancu Avram Iancu Avram Iancu was a Transylvanian Romanian lawyer who played an important role in the local chapter of the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848–1849. He was especially active in the Ţara Moţilor region and the Apuseni Mountains...	1824–1872	leader in the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848-1849	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1992–1993
						1993–1998
Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister...	1871–1940	Prime Minister, 1931–1932	Leu	10,000 L	obverse	1994–1999
						1999–2002
						2000–2007
Tudor Vladimirescu Tudor Vladimirescu Tudor Vladimirescu was a Wallachian Romanian revolutionary hero, the leader of the Wallachian uprising of 1821 and of the Pandur militia. He is also known as Tudor din Vladimiri or — occasionally — as Domnul Tudor .-Background:Tudor was born in Vladimiri, Gorj County in a family of landed peasants...	1780–1821	revolutionary leader; led the Wallachian Uprising of 1821 and the Pandur militia	Leu	25 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot.-Biography:Aurel Vlaicu was born in Binţinţi , Geoagiu, Transylvania. He attended Calvinist High School in Orăştie and took his Baccalaureate in Sibiu in 1902...	1882–1913	engineer, inventor, early pilot	Leu	500,000 L	obverse	2000–2007

Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

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

Slovenian tolar

The tolar was the currency of Slovenia from 1991 until the introduction of the euro on 1 January 2007. It was subdivided into 100 stotins...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Ivan Cankar Ivan Cankar Ivan Cankar was a Slovene writer, playwright, essayist, poet and political activist. Together with Oton Župančič, Dragotin Kette, and Josip Murn, he is considered as the beginner of modernism in Slovene literature...	1876–1918	writer, playwright, poet	Tolar	10,000 SIT	obverse	1995–2007
Jacobus Gallus Jacobus Gallus Jacobus Gallus Carniolus was a late Renaissance composer of Slovenian ethnicity...	1550–1591	Renaissance composer	Tolar	200 SIT	obverse	1993–2007
Rihard Jakopič Rihard Jakopic Rihard Jakopič was a Slovenian painter. He was the leading Slovenian Impressionist painter and theoretician. Together with Matej Sternen, Matija Jama and Ivan Grohar, he is considered the pioneer of Slovenian impressionist painting.- Life :Jakopič was born in Ljubljana, then part of the...	1869–1943	impressionist painter	Tolar	100 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Ivana Kobilca Ivana Kobilca Ivana Kobilca was a Slovene realist painter who lived, worked and studied in various European cities including Vienna, Sarajevo, Berlin, Paris and Munich. She was a member of Société Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris. Many of her paintings are still lifes, portraits or country settings...	1861–1926	realist painter	Tolar	5,000 SIT	obverse	1993–2007
Jože Plečnik Jože Plecnik Jože Plečnik , was a Slovene architect who practised in Vienna, Belgrade, Prague and Ljubljana.-Biography:...	1872–1957	architect	Tolar	500 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
France Prešeren France Prešeren France Prešeren was a Slovene Romantic poet. He is considered the Slovene national poet. Although he was not a particularly prolific author, he inspired virtually all Slovene literature thereafter....	1800–1849	poet	Tolar	1,000 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Primož Trubar Primož Trubar Primož Trubar or Primož Truber was a Slovene Protestant reformer, the founder and the first superintendent of the Protestant Church of the Slovene Lands, a consolidator of the Slovene language and the author of the first Slovene-language printed book...	1508–1586	founder and superintendent of the Protestant Church of Slovenia	Tolar	10 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Janez Vajkard Valvasor Janez Vajkard Valvasor Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor or simply Valvasor was a Slovenian nobleman, scientist and polymath, and a fellow of the Royal Society in London.-Biography:...	1641–1693	scholar	Tolar	20 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Jurij Vega Jurij Vega Baron Jurij Bartolomej Vega was a Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer.-Early life:...	1754–1802	mathematician and physicist	Tolar	50 SIT	obverse	1993–2007

South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

Currencies: Pound (£, 1825–1961)
Rand (R, 1961–Present)
See also South African pound

South African pound

In 1825, an imperial order-in-council made sterling coinage legal tender in all the British colonies. At that time, the only British colony in Southern Africa was the Cape of Good Hope Colony. As time went on, the British pound sterling and its associated subsidiary coinage became the currency of...

 and South African rand

South African rand

The rand is the currency of South Africa. It takes its name from the Witwatersrand , the ridge upon which Johannesburg is built and where most of South Africa's gold deposits were found. The rand has the symbol "R" and is subdivided into 100 cents, symbol "c"...

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

Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

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

Soviet ruble

The Soviet ruble or rouble was the currency of the Soviet Union. One ruble is divided into 100 kopeks, ....

 and Russian chervonets.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years , as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a...	1870–1924	leader of the October Revolution; 1st Chairman Premier of the Soviet Union The office of Premier of the Soviet Union was synonymous with head of government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics . Twelve individuals have been premier...  of the Council of People's Commissars, 1917–1924	Ruble	руб10	obverse	1947–1961
					obverse	1961–1991
				руб25	obverse	1947–1961
					obverse	1961–1992
				руб50	obverse
				руб100	obverse
			Chervonet	5 chervozev	obverse	1937–1947
				10 chervozev	obverse

Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

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

Spanish peseta

The peseta was the currency of Spain between 1869 and 2002. Along with the French franc, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra .- Etymology :...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Leopoldo Alas y Ureña Leopoldo Alas y Ureña Leopoldo García-Alas y Ureña , also known as Clarín, was a Asturian realist novelist born in Zamora. He died in Oviedo....	1851–1901	novelist	Peseta	200 ₧	obverse	1982–2002
Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...	1451–1506	navigator and explorer, discovered the Americas, 1492	Peseta	5,000 ₧	obverse	1992–2002
Hernando Cortés Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century...	1485–1547	conquistador of Mexico	Peseta	1,000 ₧	obverse	1992–2002
Rosalía de Castro Rosalía de Castro María Rosalía Rita de Castro , was a Galician romanticist writer and poet.Writing in the Galician language, after the Séculos Escuros , she became an important figure of the Galician romantic movement, known today as the Rexurdimento , along with Manuel Curros Enríquez and Eduardo Pondal...	1837–1885	writer, poet	Peseta	500 ₧	obverse	1982–2002
Antonio de Ulloa Antonio de Ulloa Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Girault was a Spanish general, explorer, author, astronomer, colonial administrator and the first Spanish governor of Louisiana.Rebellion of 1768]]....	1716–1795	explorer, colonial administrator, first Spanish governor of Louisiana, 1766–1768	Peseta	10,000 ₧	reverse	1987–2002
Felipe Felipe, Prince of Asturias Felipe, Prince of Asturias de Borbón y de Grecia; born 30 January 1968), is the third child and only son of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain....	1968-	Prince of Asturias, 1977-	Peseta	10,000 ₧	reverse	1982–1987
Juan Ramón Jiménez Juan Ramón Jiménez Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón was a Spanish poet, a prolific writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956. One of Jiménez's most important contributions to modern poetry was his advocacy of the French concept of "pure poetry."-Biography:Jiménez was born in Moguer, near Huelva, in...	1881–1958	poet; Nobel Prize winner, 1956	Peseta	2,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
Juan Carlos I Juan Carlos I of Spain Juan Carlos I |Italy]]) is the reigning King of Spain.On 22 November 1975, two days after the death of General Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos was designated king according to the law of succession promulgated by Franco. Spain had no monarch for 38 years in 1969 when Franco named Juan Carlos as the...	1938-	King of Spain, 1975-	Peseta	5,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
				10,000 ₧	obverse
					obverse	1987–2002
José Celestino Mutis José Celestino Mutis -External links:*** at The Catholic Encyclopedia official site...	1732–1808	botanist and mathematician	Peseta	2,000 ₧	obverse	1987–2002
Benito Pérez Galdós Benito Pérez Galdós Benito Pérez Galdós was a Spanish realist novelist. Considered second only to Cervantes in stature, he was the leading Spanish realist novelist....	1843–1920	novelist	Peseta	1,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro González, Marquess was a Spanish conquistador, conqueror of the Incan Empire, and founder of Lima, the modern-day capital of the Republic of Peru.-Early life:...	1475–1541	conquistador of Peru	Peseta	1,000 ₧	reverse	1992–2002

Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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

Swedish krona

The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Charles XI	1655–1697	King of Sweden, 1660–1697	Krona	500 kr	obverse	1985–1999
					obverse	1989–2006
Charles XIV John Charles XIV John of Sweden Charles XIV & III John, also Carl John, Swedish and Norwegian: Karl Johan was King of Sweden and King of Norway from 1818 until his death...	1763–1844	King of Sweden and Norway, 1818–1844	Krona	1,000 kr	obverse	1976–1998
Gustav I Gustav I of Sweden Gustav I of Sweden, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known simply as Gustav Vasa , was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death....	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	????-1987
				100 kr	reverse	????-1987
				1,000 kr	reverse	1890–1987
Gustav III Gustav III of Sweden Gustav III was King of Sweden from 1771 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Adolph Frederick and Queen Louise Ulrica of Sweden, she a sister of Frederick the Great of Prussia....	1746–1792	King of Sweden, 1771–1792	Krona	50 kr	obverse	????-1998
Gustav V	1858–1950	King of Sweden, 1907–1950	Krona	5 kr	obverse	1948–1987
				1,000 kr	reverse	1952–1987
Gustav II Adolf Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden Gustav II Adolf has been widely known in English by his Latinized name Gustavus Adolphus Magnus and variously in historical writings also as Gustavus, or Gustavus the Great, or Gustav Adolph the Great,...	1594–1632	King of Sweden, 1611–1632	Krona	100 kr	obverse	????-1998
					obverse	1986–2006
Gustaf VI Adolf Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden Gustaf VI Adolf - Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf - was King of Sweden from October 29, 1950 until his death. His official title was King of Sweden, of the Goths and of the Wends. He was the eldest son of King Gustaf V and his wife Victoria of Baden...	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 Selma Lagerlöf Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....	1858–1940	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1909	Krona	20 kr	obverse	1992–2006
Carolus Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...	1707–1778	botanist, physician, zoologist; father of taxonomy	Krona	50 kr	obverse	????-1998

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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

Swiss franc

The franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. Although not formally legal tender in the German exclave Büsingen , it is in wide daily use there...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Francesco Borromini Francesco Borromini Francesco Borromini, byname of Francesco Castelli was an architect from Ticino who, with his contemporaries, Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Pietro da Cortona, was a leading figure in the emergence of Roman Baroque architecture.A keen student of the architecture of Michelangelo and the ruins of...	1599–1667	Baroque architect	Franc	100 Fr.	obverse	1976–2000
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure Horace-Bénédict de Saussure 200px|thumb|Portrait of Horace-Bénédict de Saussure Horace-Bénédict de Saussure was a Genevan aristocrat, physicist and Alpine traveller, often considered the founder of alpinism, and considered to be the first person to build a successful solar oven.-Life and work:Saussure was born in Conches,...	1740–1799	aristocrat, physicist; considered the founder of mountaineering	Franc	20 Fr.	obverse	1979–2000
Leonhard Euler Leonhard Euler Leonhard Euler was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist. He made important discoveries in fields as diverse as infinitesimal calculus and graph theory. He also introduced much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation, particularly for mathematical analysis, such as the notion...	1707–1783	mathematician, physicist	Franc	10 Fr.	obverse	1979–2000
Auguste-Henri Forel Auguste-Henri Forel Auguste-Henri Forel was a Swiss myrmecologist, neuroanatomist and psychiatrist, notable for his investigations into the structure of the human brain and that of ants. For example, he is considered a co-founder of the neuron theory...	1848–1931	psychiatrist and neuroanatomist; studied brain structures of humans and ants	Franc	1,000 Fr.	obverse	1978–2000
Conrad Gessner Conrad Gessner Conrad Gessner was a Swiss naturalist and bibliographer. His five-volume Historiae animalium is considered the beginning of modern zoology, and the flowering plant genus Gesneria is named after him...	1516–1565	authored Historiae animalium Historiae animalium (Gesner) Historiae animalium published at Zurich in 1551-58 and 1587, is an encyclopedic work of "an inventory of renaissance zoology" by Conrad Gesner, a doctor and professor at the Carolinum, the precursor of the University of Zurich... (1551–1558), considered the foundation of modern zoology	Franc	50 Fr.	obverse	1978–2000
Gottfried Keller Gottfried Keller Gottfried Keller , a Swiss writer of German-language literature, was best known for his novel Green Henry .- Life and work :...	1819–1890	writer	Franc	10 Fr.	obverse	1956–2000
Saint Martin Martin of Tours Martin of Tours was a Bishop of Tours whose shrine became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela. Around his name much legendary material accrued, and he has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints...	316/7-397	patron saint of soldiers	Franc	100 Fr.	obverse	1957–2000
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi was a Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer who exemplified Romanticism in his approach....	1746–1827	teacher and education reformer	Franc	20 Fr.	obverse	1930–1976
Albrecht von Haller Albrecht von Haller Albrecht von Haller was a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist and poet.-Early life:He was born of an old Swiss family at Bern. Prevented by long-continued ill-health from taking part in boyish sports, he had the more opportunity for the development of his precocious mind...	1708–1777	anatomist and physiologist	Franc	500 Fr.	obverse	1977–2000

Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

Currency: Lira (₤, 1843–2005)
New Lira (₤, 2005–Present)
See also Turkish lira

Turkish lira

The Turkish lira is the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The lira is subdivided into 100 kuruş...

 and Turkish new lira

Turkish new lira

The new Turkish lira was the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus between 1 January 2005 and 1 January 2009 which was a transition period for the removal of six zeroes from the currency. The new lira was subdivided into 100 new kurush...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....	1881–1938	founder of the Republic of Turkey; 1st President, 1923–1938	Lira	₤2½	obverse	1939–1952
					obverse	1952–1966
					obverse	1955–1966
					obverse	1957–1966
					obverse	1960–1966
				₤5	obverse	1937–1952
					obverse	1952–1968
					obverse	1959–1968
					obverse	1961–1968
					obverse	1965–1968
					obverse	1968–1983
					obverse	1976–1983
				₤10	obverse	1938–1952
					obverse	1952–1966
					obverse	1953–1966
					obverse	1958–1966
					obverse	1960–1966
					obverse	1961–1966
					obverse	1963–1966
					obverse	1966–1981
					obverse	1975–1981
					both	1979–1987
					both	1982–1987
				₤20	obverse	1966–1987
					obverse	1974–1987
					obverse	1979–1987
					obverse	1983–1987
				₤50	obverse	1927–1938
					obverse	1938–1952
					obverse	1951–1979
					obverse	1953–1979
					obverse	1956–1979
					obverse	1957–1979
					obverse	1960–1979
					obverse	1964–1979
					obverse	1971–1979
					obverse	1976–1987
					obverse	1983–1987
				₤100	obverse	1927–1938
					obverse	1938–1942
					obverse	1952–1976
					obverse	1956–1976
					obverse	1958–1976
					obverse	1962–1976
					obverse	1964–1976
					obverse	1969–1976
					obverse	1972–1986
					obverse	1979–1986
					obverse	1983–1986
					obverse	1984–1989
				₤500	obverse	1927–1939
					obverse	1939–1946
					obverse	1953–1976
					obverse	1959–1976
					obverse	1962–1976
					obverse	1968–1976
					obverse	1971–1984
					obverse	1974–1984
					obverse	1983–1989
					obverse	1984–1989
				₤1,000	obverse	1927–1939
					obverse	1939–1946
					obverse	1953–1979
					obverse	1978–1986
obverse	1979–1986
obverse	1981–1986
obverse	1986–1992
obverse	1988–1992
₤5,000	obverse	1981–1994
	obverse	1985–1994
	obverse	1988–1994
	obverse	1990–1994
₤10,000	obverse	1982–1995
	obverse	1984–1995
	obverse	1989–1995
	obverse	1993–1995
₤20,000	obverse	1988–1997
	obverse	1995–1997
₤50,000	obverse	1989–1999
	obverse	1995–1999
₤100,000	both	1991–2001
	both	1994–2001
	both	1996–2001
₤250,000	obverse	1992–2006
	obverse	1995–2006
	obverse	1998–2006
₤500,000	obverse	1993–2006
	obverse	1994–2006
	obverse	1997–2006
₤1,000,000	obverse	1995–2006
	obverse	1996–2006
	obverse	2002–2006
₤5,000,000	obverse	1997–2006
₤10,000,000	obverse	1999–2006
₤20,000,000	obverse	2001–2006
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Âkif Ersoy was a Turkish poet, author, academic, member of parliament, and the poet of the Turkish National Anthem....	1873–1936	poet; author of the lyrics to the National Anthem	Lira	₤100	reverse	1983–1989
					reverse	1984–1989
İsmet İnönü Ismet Inönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...	1884–1973	2nd President, 1938–1950	Lira	50 kuruş	obverse	1944–1947
				₤1	obverse	1942–1947
				₤2½	obverse	1947–1952
				₤10	obverse	1942–1950
					obverse	1947–1952
					obverse	1948–1952
				₤50	obverse	1942–1951
					obverse	1947–1951
				₤100	obverse	1942–1946
					obverse	1947–1952
				₤500	obverse	1940–1946
					obverse	1946–1953
				₤1,000	obverse	1940–1946
					obverse	1946–1953
Mehmed II Mehmed II Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from...	1432–1481	Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1444–1446 and 1451–1481	Lira	₤1,000	reverse	1986–1989
					reverse	1988–1992
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī , also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī and popularly known as Mevlānā in Turkey and Mawlānā in Iran and Afghanistan but known to the English-speaking world simply as Rumi was a 13th-century Persian Muslim poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic...	1207–1273	Persian theologian and poet; his followers founded the Mevlevi Order, or "Whirling Dervishes"	Lira	₤5,000	reverse	1981–1994
					reverse	1985–1994
					reverse	1988–1994
Mimar Sinan	1489–1588	chief architect of the Ottoman Empire, 1512–1588	Lira	₤10,000	reverse	1982–1995
					reverse	1984–1995
					reverse	1989–1995
					reverse	1993–1995

Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

Currency: Hryvnia

Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

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

Argentine peso

The peso is the currency of Argentina, identified by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using dollar currencies. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. Its ISO 4217 code is ARS...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Manuel Belgrano Manuel Belgrano Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano , usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano, was an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina... *	1770–1820	leader for independence from Spain	$10	obverse	1992
José de San Martín José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín, known simply as Don José de San Martín , was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes , he left his mother country at the... *	1778–1850	leader for independence from Spain	$5	obverse
Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel de Rosas , was an argentine militar and politician, who was elected governor of the province of Buenos Aires in 1829 to 1835, and then of the Argentine Confederation from 1835 until 1852...	1793–1877	ruler of Argentina, 1829–1852	$20	obverse
Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Martínez was an Argentine statesman, military figure, and author. He was the President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868.-Life and times:... *	1821–1906	President, 1862–1868	$2	obverse
Julio Argentino Roca Julio Argentino Roca Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz was an army general who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1880 to 12 October 1886 and again from 12 October 1898 to 12 October 1904.-Upbringing and early career:... *	1843–1914	President, 1880–1886 and 1898–1904	$100	obverse
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history... *	1811–1888	President, 1868–1874	$50	obverse

*See also Argentina in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

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

Banknotes of the Australian dollar

The banknotes of the Australian dollar were first issued on 14 February 1966, when Australia adopted decimal currency.- Former series :The $5 note was not issued until 1967...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Edith Cowan Edith Cowan Edith Dircksey Cowan , MBE was an Australian politician, social campaigner and the first woman elected to an Australian parliament....	1861–1932	suffragette, first woman elected to Parliament, 1920–1924	$50	reverse	1995
Elizabeth II*	1926-	Queen of Australia Monarchy in Australia The Monarchy of Australia is a form of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign of Australia. The monarchy is a constitutional one modelled on the Westminster style of parliamentary government, incorporating features unique to the Constitution of Australia.The present monarch is... , 1952-	$5	obverse	1992
John Flynn John Flynn (minister) John Flynn OBE was an Australian Presbyterian minister who founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the world's first air ambulance.-Biography:...	1880–1951	founder, Royal Flying Doctor Service, 1928	$20	reverse	1994
Mary Gilmore Mary Gilmore Dame Mary Gilmore DBE was a prominent Australian socialist poet and journalist.-Early life:Mary Jean Cameron was born on 16 August 1865 at Cotta Walla near Goulburn, New South Wales...	1865–1962	poet and journalist	$10	reverse	1993
Nellie Melba Nellie Melba Dame Nellie Melba GBE , born Helen "Nellie" Porter Mitchell, was an Australian operatic soprano. She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian Era and the early 20th century...	1861–1931	international opera soprano, 1886–1926	$100	obverse	1996
John Monash John Monash General Sir John Monash GCMG, KCB, VD was a civil engineer who became the Australian military commander in the First World War. He commanded the 13th Infantry Brigade before the War and then became commander of the 4th Brigade in Egypt shortly after the outbreak of the War with whom he took part...	1865–1931	general during World War I	$100	reverse	1996
Henry Parkes Henry Parkes Sir Henry Parkes, GCMG was an Australian statesman, the "Father of Federation." As the earliest advocate of a Federal Council of the colonies of Australia, a precursor to the Federation of Australia, he was the most prominent of the Australian Founding Fathers.Parkes was described during his...	1815–1896	The Father of the Federation	$5	obverse	2001
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson Banjo Paterson Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, OBE was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales where he spent much of his childhood...	1864–1941	poet, author of "Waltzing Matilda" (1895) and "The Man from Snowy River" (1890)	$10	obverse	1993
Mary Reibey Mary Reibey Mary Reibey was an Englishwoman who was transported to Australia as a convict but went on to become a successful businesswoman in Sydney.-Early life:...	1777–1855	businesswoman	$20	obverse	1994
Catherine Helen Spence Catherine Helen Spence Catherine Helen Spence was a Scottish-born Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician and leading suffragette. In 1897 she became Australia's first female political candidate after standing for the Federal Convention held in Adelaide...	1825–1910	politician, journalist, suffragette	$5	reverse	2001
David Unaipon David Unaipon David Unaipon was an Australian Aboriginal of the Ngarrindjeri people, a preacher, inventor and writer. He was the most widely known Aboriginal in Australia, and broke stereotypes of Aboriginals...	1872–1967	inventor, writer	$50	obverse	1995

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

Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since 2212
Robert Borden Robert Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office... *	1854–1937	8th Prime Minister, 1911–1920	$100	obverse	9090
Marie Thérèse Forget Casgrain Thérèse Casgrain Marie Thérèse Forget Casgrain, was a feminist, reformer, politician and senator in Quebec, Canada.Thérèse Casgrain was raised in a wealthy family, the daughter of Lady Blanche MacDonald and Sir Rodolphe Forget...	1849–1931	suffragist	$50	reverse
Henrietta Muir Edwards Henrietta Edwards Henrietta Muir Edwards was a Canadian women's rights activist and reformer.She was born Henrietta Louise Muir in Montreal. As a young woman, she espoused various feminist causes, forming the Working Girls' Association in 1875 to provide vocational training for women and editing the journal Women's...	1849–1931	founder, Victorian Order of Nurses, 1893	$50	reverse
Elizabeth II Style of the Canadian sovereign The title and style of the Canadian sovereign is the formal mode of address of the monarch of Canada. The form is based on those that were inherited from the United Kingdom and France, used in the colonies to refer to the reigning monarch in Europe... *§	1926-	Queen of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1952-	$20	obverse
William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948... *	1874–1950	10th Prime Minister, 1921–1926, 1926–1930, and 1935–1948	$50	obverse
Wilfrid Laurier Wilfrid Laurier Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911.... *	1941-1919	7th Prime Minister, 1896–1911	$5	obverse
John A. Macdonald John A. Macdonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century... *	1815–1891	1st Prime Minister, 1867–1873 and 1878–1891	$10	obverse
Nellie Mooney McClung Nellie McClung Nellie McClung, born Nellie Letitia Mooney , was a Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist. She was a part of the social and moral reform movements prevalent in Western Canada in the early 1900s...	1873–1951	suffragist	$50	reverse
Louise Crummy McKinney Louise McKinney Louise McKinney née Crummy was a provincial politician and women's rights activist from Alberta, Canada. She was the first woman sworn in to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and the first woman elected to a legislature in Canada and in the British Empire...	1868–1931	first woman elected to a legislature in the British Empire, 1917–1921	$50	reverse
Emily Murphy Emily Murphy Emily Murphy was a Canadian women's rights activist, jurist, and author. In 1916, she became the first woman magistrate in Canada, and in the British Empire...	1868–1933	British Empire's first woman judge, 1916–1933	$50	reverse
Irene Marryat Parlby Irene Parlby Irene Parlby was a Canadian women's farm leader, activist and politician.Born in London, England, Parlby came to Canada in 1896. In 1913, Parlby helped to found the first women's local of the United Farmers of Alberta. In 1921, she was elected to the Alberta Legislature for the riding of Lacombe,...	1868–1965	first woman Cabinet minister in Alberta, 1921–1935	$50	reverse

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

People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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

Fifth series of the renminbi

The fifth series of the renminbi is the current coin and banknote series of the Chinese currency, the renminbi. They were progressively introduced since 1999 and consist of ¥0.1, ¥0.5, and ¥1 coins, and ¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥20, ¥50, ¥100 notes. ¥20 is a new denomination.-First edition:Coins of the first...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mao Zedong Mao Zedong Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution... *	1893–1976	1st President, 1954–1959	¥1	obverse	2004
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*See also People's Republic of China in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

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

Colombian peso

The peso is the currency of Colombia. Its ISO 4217 code is COP and it is also informally abbreviated as COL$. However, the official peso symbol is $. As 20 July 2011, the exchange rate of the Colombian peso is 1750 Colombian pesos to 1 U.S. dollar.-History:The peso has been the currency of Colombia...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
José Asunción Silva José Asunción Silva José Asunción Silva was a Colombian poet. He is considered one of the founders of Spanish-American Modernism.-Life:...	1865–1896	poet	$5,000	obverse	1995
Francisco de Paula Santander Francisco de Paula Santander Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña , was a Colombian military and political leader during the 1810–1819 independence war of the United Provinces of New Granada...	1792–1840	military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	$2,000	obverse	2005
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala was a politician, a leader of a populist movement in Colombia, a former Education Minister and Labor Minister , mayor of Bogotá and one of the most charismatic leaders of the Liberal Party.He was assassinated during his second presidential campaign in 1948, setting off...	1903–1948	Labor Party leader, two-time presidential candidate, assassinated during second campaign	$1,000	both	2005
Julio Garavito Armero Julio Garavito Armero Julio Garavito Armero was a Colombian astronomer.Born in Bogotá, he was a child prodigy in science and mathematics. He obtained his degrees as mathematician and civil engineer in the Escuela Nacional de Ingeniería...	1865–1920	astronomer	$20,000	obverse	1996
Jorge Isaacs Jorge Isaacs Jorge Isaacs Ferrer was a Colombian writer, politician and soldier. His only novel, María, became one of the most notable works of the Romantic movement in Spanish literature....	1837–1895	writer, politician, soldier	$50,000	obverse	1992
Policarpa "La Pola" Salavarrieta Policarpa Salavarrieta Policarpa Salavarrieta , also known as La Pola, was a Neogranadine seamstress who spied for the Revolutionary Forces during the Spanish Reconquista of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. She was captured by Spanish Royalists and ultimately executed for high treason...	1795–1817	seamstress, spy, executed by Spain	$10,000	obverse	1995

Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

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

Croatian kuna

The kuna is the currency of Croatia since 1994 . It is subdivided into 100 lipa. The kuna is issued by the Croatian National Bank and the coins are minted by the Croatian Monetary Institute....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Juraj Dobrila Juraj Dobrila Juraj Dobrila was a bishop and benefactor from Istria who advocated for greater national rights for Croats under Italian rule....	1812–1882	Catholic bishop; public supporter of Croatian language and culture	10 kn	obverse	1994
Fran Krsto Frankopan Fran Krsto Frankopan Fran Krsto Frankopan was a Croatian baroque poet, nobleman and politician in the 17th century. He is remembered primarily for his involvement in the failed Zrinski-Frankopan conspiracy.-Early life and poetry:...	1643–1671	statesman and poet; died for Croatian liberty	5 kn	obverse
Ivan Gundulić Ivan Gundulic Ivan Franov Gundulić is the most celebrated Croatian Baroque poet from the Republic of Ragusa. His work embodies central characteristics of Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation: religious fervor, insistence on "vanity of this world" and zeal in opposition to "infidels." Gundulić's major...	1589–1638	Baroque poet	50 kn	obverse
Josip Jelačić Josip Jelacic Count Josip Jelačić of Bužim was the Ban of Croatia between 23 March 1848 and 19 May 1859...	1801–1859	ban, 1848–1859; abolished serfdom	20 kn	obverse
Marko Marulić Marko Marulic Marko Marulić |Split]], 18 August 1450 – Split, 5 January 1524) was a Croatian national poet and Christian humanist, known as the Crown of the Croatian Medieval Age and the father of the Croatian Renaissance. He signed his works as Marko Marulić Splićanin , Marko Pečenić, Marcus Marulus ...	1450–1524	poet and humanist	500 kn	obverse
Ivan Mažuranić Ivan Mažuranic Ivan Mažuranić was a Croatian poet, linguist and politician—probably the most important figure in Croatia's cultural life in the mid-19th century...	1814–1890	ban, 1873–1880; modernized economy and education	100 kn	obverse
Stjepan Radić Stjepan Radic Stjepan Radić was a Croatian politician and the founder of the Croatian Peasant Party in 1905. Radić is credited with galvanizing the peasantry of Croatia into a viable political force...	1871–1928	founder of the Croatian Peasant Party, 1905	200 kn	obverse
Ante Starčević Ante Starcevic Ante Starčević , was a Croatian politician and writer whose activities and works laid the foundations for the modern Croatian state.His works are base for Croatian nationalism, he is often referred to as Father of the Fatherland by Croats.-Life:...	1823–1896	politician and writer	1,000 kn	obverse
Tomislav Tomislav King Tomislav was a ruler of Croatia in the Middle Ages. He reigned from 910 until 928, first as Duke of Dalmatian Croatia in 910–925, and then became first King of the Croatian Kingdom in 925–928....	???-928	1st King of Croatia, 925-928	1,000 kn	reverse
Petar Zrinski Petar Zrinski Petar Zrinski was a Croatian Ban and writer. A member of the Zrinski noble family, he was noted for his role in the attempted Croatian-Hungarian rebellion of 1664-1670 which ultimately led to his execution for high treason.-Zrinski family:Petar Zrinski was born in Vrbovec, a small town near...	1621–1671	statesman and poet; died for Croatian liberty	5 kn	obverse

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

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

Banknotes of the Czech koruna

Czech koruna paper money is part of the physical form of the Czech Republic's currency. All Czech paper money are banknotes. First overstamped Czechoslovak koruna banknotes served as legal tender in the just-created Czech Republic. Later but still in 1993, the first original Czech banknotes appeared...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ottokar I of Bohemia Ottokar I of Bohemia -External links:...	1155–1230	First heredetary king of Bohemia	20 czk	obverse	1993 - 2008
Agnes of Bohemia Agnes of Bohemia Saint Agnes of Bohemia , or Agnes of Prague , was a medieval Bohemian princess who opted for a life of charity and piety over a life of luxury and comfort...	1211–1282	medieval Bohemian princess	50 czk	obverse	1993 - 2011
Charles IV Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....	1346–1348	king of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor	100 czk	obverse	1993
John Amos Comenius	1592–1670	bishop of Unity of the Brethren	200 czk	obverse	1993
Božena Němcová Božena Nemcová Božena Němcová was a Czech writer of the final phase of the Czech National Revival movement.-Biography:...	1820–1862	author	500 czk	obverse	1993
František Palacký František Palacký František Palacký was a Czech historian and politician.-Biography:...	1798–1876	historian and politician	1000 czk	obverse	1993
Emmy Destinn Emmy Destinn Emmy Destinn was a Czech operatic soprano with a strong and soaring lyric-dramatic voice. She had a career both in Europe and at the New York Metropolitan Opera.- Biography :...	1878–1930	Czech operatic soprano	2000 czk	obverse	1993
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk	1850–1937	president of Czechoslovakia	5000 czk	obverse	1993

Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

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

Danish krone

The krone is the official currency of the Kingdom of Denmark consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is subdivided into 100 øre...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Anna Ancher Anna Ancher Anna Ancher was a Danish artist associated with the Skagen Painters, an artists' colony in the very north of Jutland.-Background:...	1859–1935	painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2004
Michael Peter Ancher Michael Peter Ancher Michael Peter Ancher was a Danish impressionist artist. He is most associated with his paintings of fishermen and other scenes from the Danish port of Skagen. His paintings are classics and he is probably one of Denmark's most popular artists.-Background:Michael Peter Ancher was born at Rutsker on...	1849–1927	painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2004
Karen Blixen Karen Blixen Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke , , née Karen Christenze Dinesen, was a Danish author also known by her pen name Isak Dinesen. She also wrote under the pen names Osceola and Pierre Andrézel...	1885–1962	author	50 kr	obverse	2005
Niels Bohr Niels Bohr Niels Henrik David Bohr was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. Bohr mentored and collaborated with many of the top physicists of the century at his institute in...	1885–1962	winner of Nobel Prize in Physics, 1922	500 kr	obverse	2003
Johanne Luise Heiberg Johanne Luise Heiberg Johanne Luise Heiberg was one of the greatest Danish actresses of the 19th century. She is most famous for her work at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, where she achieved great success.-Early life:...	1812–1890	actress, 1827–1864	200 kr	obverse	2003
Carl Nielsen Carl Nielsen Carl August Nielsen , , widely recognised as Denmark's greatest composer, was also a conductor and a violinist. Brought up by poor but musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he demonstrated his musical abilities at an early age...	1865–1931	composer, conductor, violinist	100 kr	obverse	2002

Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

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

Egyptian pound

The Egyptian Pound is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 Qirsh , or 1,000 Milliemes ....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ramesses II Ramesses II Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire... *	1302-1213 BCE	Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty, 1279-1213 BCE	Pt.50	reverse	1996
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Khafra Khafra Khafra — also Khafre — was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty, who had his capital at Memphis. According to some authors he was the son and successor of Khufu, but it is more commonly accepted that Djedefre was Khufu's successor and Khafra was Djedefre's... *	unknown	Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, 2558-2532 BCE	£10	reverse	2003

*See also Egypt Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

Currency: Kroon (1992–2010)
Symbol: KR
See also Estonian kroon

Estonian kroon

In 1992, coins were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 20 & 50 senti, as well as 1 kroon. The 1 kroon was struck in cupronickel, the others in aluminum-bronze. However, in 1997, nickel-plated steel 20 senti were introduced, followed by aluminum-bronze 1 kroon in 1998. 5 senti coins were not...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jakob Hurt Jakob Hurt Jakob Hurt was a notable Estonian folklorist, theologist, and linguist. With respect to the latter, he is perhaps best known for his dissertation on "pure" -ne stem nouns...	1839–1907	linguist, theologian, folklorist	10 KR	obverse	1991
Carl Robert Jakobson Carl Robert Jakobson Carl Robert Jakobson was an Estonian writer, politician and teacher active in Livonia, Russian Empire. He was one of the most important persons of Estonian national awakening in the second half of the 19th century.Between 1860 and 1880, the Governorate of Livonia was led by a moderate...	1841–1882	established Estonia's first political newspaper Sakala, 1878	500 KR	obverse	1991
Paul Keres Paul Keres Paul Keres , was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....	1916–1975	chess grandmaster	5 KR	obverse	1991
Lydia Koidula Lydia Koidula Lydia Emilie Florentine Jannsen, , known after her pen name Lydia Koidula was an Estonian poet. Her sobriquet means ‘Lydia of the Dawn’ in Estonian. It was given her by the writer Carl Robert Jakobson...	1843–1886	poet	100 KR	obverse	1991
Anton Hansen Tammsaare Anton Hansen Tammsaare Anton Hansen Tammsaare , born Anton Hansen, was an Estonian writer whose pentalogy Truth and Justice is considered one of the major works of Estonian literature and "The Estonian Novel"....	1878–1940	author	25 KR	obverse	1991
Rudolf Tobias Rudolf Tobias Rudolf Tobias was the first Estonian professional composer, as well as a professional organist. He studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory...	1873–1918	composer, organist	50 KR	obverse	1994
Karl Ernst von Baer Karl Ernst von Baer Karl Ernst Ritter von Baer, Edler von Huthorn also known in Russia as Karl Maksimovich Baer was an Estonian naturalist, biologist, geologist, meteorologist, geographer, a founding father of embryology, explorer of European Russia and Scandinavia, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a...	1792–1879	biologist, pioneer of embryology	2 KR	obverse	1992

Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

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

Banknotes of the Hungarian forint

Hungarian forint paper money is part of the physical form of the current Hungarian currency, the Hungarian forint. The forint paper money consists of exclusively banknotes. During its history, denominations ranging from 10 to 20 000 forint were put into circulation in correspondence with the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen was a prince of Transylvania , duke of Opole and leader of an anti-Habsburg insurrection in the Habsburg Royal Hungary. His last armed intervention in 1626 was part of the Thirty Years' War...	1580–1629	Prince of Transylvania, 1613–1629; led an uprising against the Hungarian monarchy	2,000 Ft	both	1998
Charles I Charles I of Hungary Charles I , also known as Charles Robert , was the first King of Hungary and Croatia of the House of Anjou. He was also descended from the old Hungarian Árpád dynasty. His claim to the throne of Hungary was contested by several pretenders...	1288–1342	King of Hungary, 1308–1342	200 Ft	obverse	1998
Matthias Corvinus Matthias Corvinus of Hungary Matthias Corvinus , also called the Just in folk tales, was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458, at the age of 14 until his death...	1443–1490	King of Hungary, 1458–1490	1,000 Ft	obverse	1998
Ferenc Deák Ferenc Deák Ferenc Deák de Kehida , , was a Hungarian statesman and Minister of Justice. He was known as "The Wise Man of the Nation".-Early life and law career:...	1803–1876	statesman and reformer	20,000 Ft	obverse	2001
Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Hungarian aristocrat, he was the leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11 as the prince of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was also Prince of Transylvania, an Imperial Prince, and a member of the Order of the Golden... *	1676–1735	Prince of Transylvania; led the uprising against the Hungarian monarchy, 1703–1711	500 Ft	obverse	1998
Stephen I	975-1038	1st King of Hungary, 1006–1038	10,000 Ft	obverse	1997
István Széchenyi István Széchenyi Széchenyi committed suicide by a shot to his head on April 8, 1860. All Hungary mourned his death. The Academy was in official mourning, along with the most prominent persons of the leading political and cultural associations... *	1791–1860	statesman and political theorist	5,000 Ft	obverse	1999

*See also Hungary in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

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

Icelandic króna

The króna is the currency of Iceland. The króna is technically subdivided into 100 aurar , but in practice this subdivision is no longer used....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ingibjörg Benediktsdóttir	????-????	2nd wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	obverse	1986
Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir was the daughter of the Icelandic priest Jón Arason and his wife Hólmfríður Sigurðardóttir. She was one of twelve children and was an active seamstress. She taught this skill actively. Ragnheiður became the wife of two consecutive bishops in the Hólar see -- Gísli...	1646–1715	developer of embroidery; 3rd wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	both	1986
Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval was an Icelandic painter. He is one of the most famous artists of Iceland.The paintings of Kjarval vary greatly in style. Most of them are rather realistic presentations of the Icelandic landscape whereas others are more influenced by a somewhat mythical style...	1885–1972	painter	2,000 kr	obverse	1995
Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement.Born at Hrafnseyri, near Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords area of Iceland, he was the son of a pastor, Sigurður Jónsson. He moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1833 to study grammar and history at the university there...	1811–1879	leader of the 19th century independence movement	500 kr	both	1981
Brynjólfur Sveinsson Brynjólfur Sveinsson Brynjólfur Sveinsson served as the Lutheran Bishop of the see of Skálholt in Iceland. His main influence has been on modern knowledge of Old Norse literature. He is currently pictured on the Icelandic 1000 krónur bill....	1605–1675	Lutheran bishop; collected Old Norse literature	1,000 kr	obverse	1984
Gísli Þorláksson	????-????	Lutheran bishop of Hólar, 1657–1684; husband of Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir	5,000 kr	obverse	1986
Gróa Þorleifsdóttir	????-????	1st wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	obverse	1986

India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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

Indian rupee

The Indian rupee is the official currency of the Republic of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...	1869–1948	political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement	Rs.5	obverse	2002
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			Rs.500	obverse	2000
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Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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

Iranian rial

The rial is the currency of Iran. It is subdivided into 100 dinar but, because of the very low current value of the rial, no fraction of the rial is used in accounting....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Hassan Modarres Hassan Modarres Seyyed Hassan Modarres , was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a cleric and a notable supporter of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution. He was among the founding members, along with Abdolhossein Teymourtash, of the reformist party Hezb-e Eslaah-talab of the time, which was formed during the fourth...	1870–1937	notable supporter of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution Iranian Constitutional Revolution The Persian Constitutional Revolution or Iranian Constitutional Revolution took place between 1905 and 1907...	100 ریال	obverse	1985-
Ruhollah Khomeini Ruhollah Khomeini Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran...	1902–1989	leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...  and 1st Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Supreme Leader of Iran The Supreme Leader of Iran is the highest ranking political and religious authority in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The post was established by the constitution in accordance with the concept of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists...	1000 ریال	obverse	1992-
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Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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

Israeli new sheqel

The Israeli New Shekel is the currency of the State of Israel. The shekel is divided into 100 agorot...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon , was a Nobel Prize laureate writer and was one of the central figures of modern Hebrew fiction. In Hebrew, he is known by the acronym Shai Agnon . In English, his works are published under the name S. Y. Agnon.Agnon was born in Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire... *	1888–1970	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1966	₪50	obverse	1998
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, the second and longest-serving President of Israel.-Biography:... *	1884–1963	2nd President, 1952–1963	₪100	obverse
Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett on 15 October 1894, died 7 July 1965) was the second Prime Minister of Israel , serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurion's two terms.-Early life:... *	1894–1965	2nd Prime Minister, 1954–1955	₪20	obverse
Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar was an Israeli politician, author. and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.-Biography:... *	1889–1974	3rd President, 1963–1973	₪200	obverse

*See also Israel in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

Currency: Yen (since 1870)
Symbol: ¥
See also Japanese yen

Japanese yen

The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Higuchi Ichiyō	1872–1896	author	¥5,000	obverse	2004
Hideyo Noguchi Hideyo Noguchi , also known as , was a prominent Japanese bacteriologist who discovered the agent of syphilis as the cause of progressive paralytic disease in 1911.-Early life:...	1876–1928	bacteriologist	¥1,000	obverse
Fukuzawa Yukichi Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era... *	1835–1901	political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator, author	¥10,000	obverse

*See also Japan in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Jersey

States of Jersey

The States of Jersey is the parliament and government of Jersey.The Assembly of the States of Jersey has exercised legislative powers since 1771, when law-making power was transferred from the Royal Court of Jersey....

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

Jersey pound

The pound is the currency of Jersey. Jersey is in currency union with the United Kingdom, and the Jersey pound is not a separate currency but is an issue of banknotes and coins by the States of Jersey denominated in pound sterling, in a similar way to the banknotes issued in Scotland and Northern...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Elizabeth II*	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth, 1952-	£1	obverse	1971
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Francis Pierson	1757–1781	Major in the British Army, killed in the Battle of Jersey Battle of Jersey The Battle of Jersey was an attempt by France to invade Jersey and remove the threat the island posed to American shipping in the American War of Independence. Jersey was used as a base for privateering by the British, and France, engaged in the war as an ally of the United States, sent an...	£10	reverse

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

Korea, South

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

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

South Korean won

The won is the currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary subunit. The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions, and appears only in foreign exchange rates...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Yi Hwang Yi Hwang Yi Hwang is one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his younger contemporary Yi I . A key figure of the Neo-Confucian literati, he established the Yeongnam School and set up the Dosan Seowon, a private Confucian academy. Yi Hwang is often...	1501–1570	Confucian Korean Confucianism Korean Confucianism is the form of Confucianism developed in Korea. One of the most substantial influences in Korean intellectual history was the introduction of Confucian thought as part of the cultural influence from China...  scholar	₩1,000	obverse	1983
Yi I Yi I Yi I was one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his older contemporary, Yi Hwang . Yi I is often referred to by his pen name Yulgok...	1536–1584	Confucian scholar	₩5,000	obverse
King Sejong the Great	1397–1450	monarch	₩10,000	obverse
Shin Saimdang	1504–1551	poet, calligraphist	₩50,000	obverse	2009

*See also South Korea in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

Currency: Litas (since 1993)
Symbol: Lt
See also Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

The modern banknotes of Lithuania are denominated in litas. All banknotes are of the same size except for the 500 litų banknote. They bear signatures of Minister of Finance and of Chairperson of the Bank of Lithuania Board. 10, 20, and 50 litų banknotes have 4 releases...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavicius Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius...	1851–1927	leader in the Lithuanian national movement; signatory of the Act of Independence, 1918	50 Lt	obverse	2003
Steponas Darius Steponas Darius Steponas Darius was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1896–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	10 Lt	obverse	2001
Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas or Szymon Dowkont was a Lithuanian writer, ethnographer and historian. One of the pioneers of the Lithuanian national revival, he is credited as an author of the first book on the history of Lithuania written in the Lithuanian language...	1793–1864	historian; wrote the first Lithuanian history books in the Lithuanian language	100 Lt	obverse	2000
Stasys Girėnas Stasys Girenas Stasys Girėnas was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1893–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	10 Lt	obverse	2001
Vincas Kudirka Vincas Kudirka Vincas Kudirka was a Lithuanian poet and physician, and the author of both the music and lyrics of the Lithuanian National Anthem, Tautiška giesmė. He is regarded in Lithuania as a National Hero. Kudirka used pen names - V...	1858–1899	poet, physician; author of the music and lyrics for the national anthem	500 Lt	obverse	2009
Maironis Maironis Maironis is one of the most famous Lithuanian romantic poets. He was born in Pasandravys, Raseiniai district municipality, Lithuania. Maironis graduated from Kaunas high school and went on to study Literature at Kiev University. However, in 1884, after one year of studies at the university, he...	1862–1932	romantic poet; active member of the Lithuanian national movement	20 Lt	obverse	2001
Vydūnas Vydunas Wilhelm Storost, artistic name Vilius Storostas-Vydūnas , mostly known as Vydūnas, was a Prussian-Lithuania teacher, poet, humanist, philosopher and Lithuanian...	1868–1953	writer, philosopher; leader in the Lithuantian national movement	200 Lt	obverse	2000

Malaysia

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

Malaysian ringgit

The Malaysian ringgit is the currency of Malaysia. It is divided into 100 sen...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan	1895 – 1960	1st Yang di-Pertuan Agong Yang di-Pertuan Agong The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957 when the Federation of Malaya gained independence....  (Supreme Head of State) of the Federation of Malaya Federation of Malaya The Federation of Malaya is the name given to a federation of 11 states that existed from 31 January 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957...	RM 1	obverse	1967
			RM 2	obverse	1996
			RM 5	obverse	1967 (polymer in 1996)
			RM 10	obverse	1967
			RM 20	obverse	1982
			RM 50	obverse	1967
			RM 100	obverse	1967
			RM 500	obverse	1982 - 1999
			RM 1,000	obverse	1967 - 1999

Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

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

Mexican peso

The peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 12th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded in the Americas, and by far the most...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz	1648/51-1695	nun, scholar, poet	$200	obverse	1996
Miguel Hidalgo Miguel Hidalgo Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseñor , more commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or simply Miguel Hidalgo, was a Mexican priest and a leader of the Mexican War of Independence.In 1810 Hidalgo led a group of peasants in a revolt against the dominant...	1753–1811	Catholic priest; leader of Mexico's struggle for independence	$1,000	obverse	2004
Benito Juárez Benito Juárez Benito Juárez born Benito Pablo Juárez García, was a Mexican lawyer and politician of Zapotec origin from Oaxaca who served five terms as president of Mexico: 1858–1861 as interim, 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872...	1806–1832	31st President, 1858–1872	$20	both	1996 (polymer in 2002)
José María Morelos José María Morelos José María Teclo Morelos y Pavón was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary rebel leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming its leadership after the execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1811...	1765–1815	leader for Mexican independence	$50	obverse	1996 (polymer in 2006)
Nezahualcoyotl Nezahualcoyotl Nezahualcoyotl was a philosopher, warrior, architect, poet and ruler of the city-state of Texcoco in pre-Columbian Mexico...	1402–1472	Texcocan king	$100	obverse	1996
Diego Rivera Diego Rivera Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez was a prominent Mexican painter born in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, an active communist, and husband of Frida Kahlo . His large wall works in fresco helped establish the Mexican Mural Movement in...  and Frida Kalho	1829–1862	Artists and Communist Party militants	$500	obverse	1996

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

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

Banknotes of the New Zealand dollar

-Pre-dollar:Prior to 10 July 1967, the New Zealand pound, using the £sd system, was the main currency of New Zealand. Since 1934, banknotes of the New Zealand pound were issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, and came in denominations of 10s, £1, £5, £10, and £50.-First issue: 1967 -...

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Elizabeth II	1926 -	Queen Monarchy in New Zealand The monarchy of New Zealand also referred to as The Crown in Right of New Zealand, Her Majesty in Right of New Zealand, or The Queen in Right of New Zealand is the constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of the Realm of New Zealand,...  and Head of State Head of State A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...  of New Zealand since 1952, and leader of the Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states... .	$20	Obverse	1967
Sir Edmund Hillary Edmund Hillary Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE , was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest – see Timeline of climbing Mount Everest...	1919–2008	Mountaineer and explorer. First person to reach the summit of Mount Everest Mount Everest Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...  (1953), and first person to drive overland to the South Pole South Pole The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies on the opposite side of the Earth from the North Pole...  (1958). Later known for his community work in Nepal.	$5		1990
Apirana Ngata Apirana Ngata Sir Apirana Turupa Ngata was a prominent New Zealand politician and lawyer. He has often been described as the foremost Māori politician to have ever served in Parliament, and is also known for his work in promoting and protecting Māori culture and language.-Early life:One of 15 children, Ngata...	1874–1950	Played a significant role in the revival of Maori people and culture during the early 20th century. First Maori graduate for a New Zealand University, and Member of Parliament Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...  for 38 years.	$50		1990
Lord Rutherford of Nelson	1871–1937	New Zealand physicist Physicist A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...  and 'father of the atom'; explaining the perplexing problem of naturally occurring radioactivity, determining the structure of the atom, and changing one element into another. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Nobel Prize in Chemistry The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature,...  in 1908.	$100		1990
Kate Sheppard Kate Sheppard Katherine Wilson Sheppard Some sources, eg give a birth year of 1847; others eg give a birth year of 1848. was the most prominent member of New Zealand's women's suffrage movement, and is the country's most famous suffragette...	1848–1934	Prominent suffragette Suffragette "Suffragette" is a term coined by the Daily Mail newspaper as a derogatory label for members of the late 19th and early 20th century movement for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, in particular members of the Women's Social and Political Union... , who led the campaign for woman's right to vote. This determination led to New Zealand being the first sovereign state to allow woman to vote, in 1893.	$10		1990

Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen Peter Christen Asbjørnsen Peter Christen Asbjørnsen was a Norwegian writer and scholar. He and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe were collectors of Norwegian folklore...	1812–1885	writer, scholar; collector of Norwegian folklore	50 kr	obverse	1997
Kristian Birkeland Kristian Birkeland Kristian Olaf Birkeland was a Norwegian scientist. He is best remembered as the person who first elucidated the nature of the Aurora borealis. In order to fund his research on the aurorae, he invented the electromagnetic cannon and the Birkeland-Eyde process of fixing nitrogen from the air...	1867–1917	scientist	200 kr	obverse	1994
Kirsten Flagstad Kirsten Flagstad Kirsten Målfrid Flagstad was a Norwegian opera singer and a highly regarded Wagnerian soprano...	1895–1962	opera singer	100 kr	obverse	1997
Edvard Munch Edvard Munch Edvard Munch was a Norwegian Symbolist painter, printmaker and an important forerunner of expressionist art. His best-known composition, The Scream, is part of a series The Frieze of Life, in which Munch explored the themes of love, fear, death, melancholia, and anxiety.- Childhood :Edvard Munch...	1863–1944	Expressionist painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2001
Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undset was a Norwegian novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928.-Biography:Undset was born in Kalundborg, Denmark, but her family moved to Norway when she was two years old. In 1924, she converted to Catholicism and became a lay Dominican...	1882-1849	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1928	500 kr	obverse	1999

Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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

Pakistani rupee

The rupee is the currency of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank of the country. The most commonly used symbol for the rupee is Rs, used on receipts when purchasing goods and services. In Pakistan, the rupee is referred to as the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum ....	1876–1948	1st Governor-General, 1947–1948; "Father of the Nation"	Rs. 10	obverse	2006
			Rs. 20	obverse	2005
			Rs. 50	obverse	1977
			Rs. 100	obverse	2006
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Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

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

Peruvian nuevo sol

The nuevo sol plural: nuevos soles; currency sign: S/.) is the currency of Peru. It is subdivided into 100 cents, called céntimos in Spanish. The ISO 4217 currency code is PEN. It is most commonly referred to just as sol...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
José Quiñones Gonzáles José Quiñones Gonzáles José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzáles was a Peruvian military aviator and national aviation hero. He sacrificed his life crashing into an Ecuadorian battery during the Battle of Zarumilla in the Ecuadorian–Peruvian war.-Combat History:Lieutenant Quinones was a fighter pilot...	1914–1941	National aviation hero	Nuevo sol	S/. 10	obverse	1991–
Raúl Porras Barrenechea Raúl Porras Barrenechea Raúl Porras Barrenechea was a Peruvian historian. He was born in Pisco, Peru on March 23, 1897 and died in Lima, Peru on September 27, 1960. He was a teacher at the Anglo-Peruvian School. As a student during the 1950s Mario Vargas Llosa worked with Porras for four and one-half years and learned a...	1897–1960	Historian	Nuevo sol	S/. 20	obverse	1991–
Abraham Valdelomar Abraham Valdelomar Pedro Abraham Valdelomar Pinto was a Peruvian narrator, poet, journalist, essayist and dramatist; he is considered the founder of the avant-garde in Peru, although more for his dandy-like public poses and his founding of the journal Colónida than for his own writing, which is lyrically...	1888–1919	Poet	Nuevo sol	S/. 50	obverse	1991–
Jorge Basadre Jorge Basadre Jorge Basadre Grohmann was a Peruvian historian known for his extensive publications about the independent history of his country...	1903–1980	Minister of education, Historian	Nuevo sol	S/. 100	obverse	1991–
Rose of Lima Rose of Lima Rose of Lima, , the first Catholic saint of the Americas, was born in Lima, Peru.-Biography:Saint Rose of Lima was born in the city of that name, the daughter of Gaspar Flores, a harquebusier from San German, Puerto Rico, and his wife, Maria de Oliva, who was a native of Lima. She was part of a...	1586–1617	Saint Rose of Lima, First catholic saint of the Americas Americas The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...	Nuevo sol	S/. 200	obverse	1995–

Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. He played an instrumental role during the Philippines' revolution against Spain, and the subsequent Philippine-American War or War of Philippine Independence that resisted American occupation...	1869–1964	1st President, 1899–1901	P5	obverse	1985
Benigno Aquino, Jr. Benigno Aquino, Jr. Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. was a Filipino Senator and a former Governor of Tarlac. Aquino, together with Gerry Roxas and Jovito Salonga, formed the leadership of the opposition to the Marcos regime in the years leading to the imposition of martial law in the Philippines...	1932–1983	leader of the opposition to President Ferdinand Marcos' autocracy	P500	both	2002
Andrés Bonifacio Andres Bonifacio Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro was a Filipino nationalist and revolutionary. He was a founder and later Supremo of the Katipunan movement which sought the independence of the Philippines from Spanish colonial rule and started the Philippine Revolution...	1863–1897	leader in the Philippine Revolution	P10	obverse	1987
Hilario Davide, Jr. Hilario Davide, Jr. Hilario Gelbolingo Davide, Jr, GCSS is a former Ambassador/Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations in New York City....	1935-	20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 1998–2005; swore in President Macapagal-Arroyo	P200	reverse	2002
Josefa Llanes Escoda Josefa Llanes Escoda Josefa Llanes Madamba Vd.ª De Escoda was a well-known Filipino advocate of women's right of suffrage and founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines.-Early life:...	1898–1945	founder of the Girl Scouts in the Philippines; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Vicente Lim Vicente Lim Brigadier General Vicente Lim was an Filipino General in the Philippine Army who served during the Second World War.-Early life:He was born in the town of Calamba, Laguna, on the 24th of February, 1888, the third of Jose Ayala Lim-Yaoco’s four children. His father was a full-blooded Chinese who...	1889–1945	Brigadier General, Army; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Apolinario Mabini Apolinario Mabini Apolinario Mabini y Maranan was a Filipino political philosopher and revolutionary who wrote a constitutional plan for the of 1899-1901, and served as its first prime minister in 1899...	1864–1903	1st Prime Minister, 1899; author of the 1st Constitution	P10	obverse	1987
Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Pangan Macapagal was the ninth President of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the sixth Vice President, serving from 1957 to 1961. He also served as a member of the House of Representatives, and headed the Constitutional Convention of 1970...	1910–1997	9th President, 1961–1965	P200	obverse	2002
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...	1947-	daughter of President Macapagal; 14th President, 2001-2009	P200	reverse	2002
Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña y Suico was a Filipino politician who served as the 4th President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon, and rose to the presidency upon Quezon's death in 1944, being the oldest Philippine president to hold office at age 65...	1878–1961	4th President, 1944–1946	P50	obverse	1987
Manuel L. Quezon Manuel L. Quezon Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the Philippines...	1878–1944	2nd President, 1935–1944	P20	obverse	1987
Manuel Roxas Manuel Roxas Manuel Acuña Roxas was the first president of the independent Third Republic of the Philippines and fifth president overall. He served as president from the granting of independence in 1946 until his abrupt death in 1948...	1892–1948	5th President, 1946–1948	P100	obverse	2002
José Abad Santos José Abad Santos In 1919, Abad Santos would become instrumental in laying the legal groundwork as well as drafting the by-laws and constitution of the Philippine Women's University, the country's and Asia's first private non-sectarian institution for higher learning for women...	1886–1942	5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Corazon Aquino Corazon Aquino Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines...	1933-2009	11th President,1986-1992	P500	obverse	2010

Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

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

Polish coins and banknotes

Current Polish coins and banknotes issued by the National Bank of Poland. For historical ones, see here.-Coins:Although some of the coins were minted as early as 1990, they were not released until January 1, 1995, when the złoty was redenominated....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Boleslaw I Boleslaw I of Poland Bolesław I Chrobry , in the past also known as Bolesław I the Great , was a Duke of Poland from 992-1025 and the first King of Poland from 19 April 1025 until his death...	966/7-1025	King of Poland, 992-1025	20 zł	obverse	1995
Casimir III Casimir III of Poland Casimir III the Great , last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty , was the son of King Władysław I the Elbow-high and Hedwig of Kalisz.-Biography:...	1310–1370	King of Poland, 1333–1370	50 zł	obverse
Jogaila Jogaila Jogaila, later 'He is known under a number of names: ; ; . See also: Jogaila : names and titles. was Grand Duke of Lithuania , king consort of Kingdom of Poland , and sole King of Poland . He ruled in Lithuania from 1377, at first with his uncle Kęstutis...	1351–1434	King of Poland, 1386–1434	100 zł	obverse
Mieszko I	935-992	Duke of Poland, 960-922	10 zł	obverse
Sigismund II Augustus Sigismund II Augustus Sigismund II Augustus I was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, the only son of Sigismund I the Old, whom Sigismund II succeeded in 1548...	1520–1572	King of Poland, 1530–1572	200 zł	obverse

Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

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

Romanian leu

The leu is the currency of Romania. It is subdivided into 100 bani . The name of the currency means "lion". On 1 July 2005, Romania underwent a currency reform, switching from the previous leu to a new leu . 1 RON is equal to 10,000 ROL...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Lucian Blaga Lucian Blaga -Biography:Lucian Blaga was a commanding personality of the Romanian culture of the interbellum period. He was a philosopher and writer higly acclaimed for his originality, a university professor and a diplomat. He was born on May 9, 1895 in Lancrăm, near Alba Iulia, Romania, his father being an...	1895–1961	poet, playwright, philosopher	200 L	obverse	2006
Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist...	1852–1912	playwright, short story writer	100 L	obverse	2005
Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party...	1850–1889	romantic poet	500 L	obverse	2005
George Enescu George Enescu George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical...	1881–1955	composer, violinist, pianist	5 L	obverse	2005
Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.-Biography:He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age , he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of...	1838–1907	painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting	10 L	obverse	2005
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Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister...	1871–1940	Prime Minister,historian 1931–1932	1 L	obverse	2005
Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot.-Biography:Aurel Vlaicu was born in Binţinţi , Geoagiu, Transylvania. He attended Calvinist High School in Orăştie and took his Baccalaureate in Sibiu in 1902...	1882–1913	engineer, inventor, early pilot	50 L	obverse	2005

Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

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

Russian ruble

The ruble or rouble is the currency of the Russian Federation and the two partially recognized republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Formerly, the ruble was also the currency of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union prior to their breakups. Belarus and Transnistria also use currencies with...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky Nikolay Nikolayevich Muravyov-Amursky was a Russian statesman and diplomat, who played a major role in the expansion of the Russian Empire into the Amur River basin and to the shores of the Sea of Japan.-Surname spelling:The surname Muravyov has also been transcribed as Muravyev or Murav'ev.-Early...	1809–1881	Governor General of Irkutsk and Yeniseysk, 1847–1861	руб5,000	obverse	2000
Peter I Peter I of Russia Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov Dates indicated by the letters "O.S." are Old Style. All other dates in this article are New Style. ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother, Ivan V...	1672–1725	Tsar, 1682–1725	руб500	obverse	1998
Yaroslav I Yaroslav I the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise (Old Norse: Jarizleifr; ; Old East Slavic and Russian: Ярослав Мудрый; Ukrainian: Ярослав Мудрий; c...	978-1054	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 1019–1054	руб1,000	obverse	2000

Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

See under United Kingdom

Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

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

Serbian dinar

The dinar is the currency of Serbia. An earlier currency also called dinar was used in Serbia between 1868 and 1918. The earliest use of the dinar date to 1214. Today's Serbian dinar is a continuation of the last Yugoslav dinar...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jovan Cvijić Jovan Cvijic Jovan Cvijić was a Serbian geographer, president of the Serbian Royal Academy of Sciences, and rector of the University of Belgrade. A world-renowned scientist, Cvijić is considered the founder of geography in Serbia.-Early life and family:Jovan Cvijić was born on October 11 Jovan Cvijić...	1865–1927	geographer	500 din.	both	2004
Slobodan Jovanović Slobodan Jovanovic Slobodan Jovanović was one of Serbia's most prolific jurists, historians, sociologists, journalists and literary critics. He distinguished himself with a characteristically clear and sharp writing style later called the "Belgrade style"...	1869–1958	Prime Minister of the Yugoslav government-in-exile, 1942–1943	5,000 din.	both	2003
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić Vuk Stefanovic Karadžic Vuk Stefanović Karadžić was a Serbian philolog and linguist, the major reformer of the Serbian language, and deserves, perhaps, for his collections of songs, fairy tales, and riddles to be called the father of the study of Serbian folklore. He was the author of the first Serbian dictionary...	1787–1864	linguist; reformer of the Serbian language	10 din.	both	2006
Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac Stevan Stojanovic Mokranjac Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac was a Serbian composer and music educator. His work was essential in bringing the spirit of Valach Serbian unwritten folk poems into organized art.-Biography:He was born in Negotin...	1856–1914	composer and music educator	50 din.	both	2005
Petar II Petar II Petrovic-Njegoš Petar II Petrović-Njegoš , was a Serbian Orthodox Prince-Bishop of Montenegro , who transformed Montenegro from a theocracy into a secular state. However, he is most famous as a poet...	1813–1851	Prince-Bishop of Montenegro, 1830–1851; Serbian language poet	20 din.	both	2006
Nadežda Petrović Nadežda Petrovic Nadežda Petrović is considered the most important Serbian female painter from the late 19th and early 20th century...	1873–1915	painter	200 din.	both	2006
Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer...	1856–1943	inventor, physicist, mechanical and electrical engineer	100 din.	both	2006
Ðorđe Vajfert	1850–1937	1st president of the National Bank of Serbia, 1912–1926	1,000 din.	both	2006

Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

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

Singapore dollar

The Singapore dollar or Dollar is the official currency of Singapore. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively S$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...

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Person	Years of Birth–Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Yusof bin Ishak Yusof bin Ishak Yusof bin Ishak was an eminent Singaporean politician and the first President of Singapore of Minangkabau descent. His portrait appears on the Singapore Portrait Series currency notes introduced in 1999.-Early life:...	1910–1970	First President, 1965–1970	S$2	obverse	1999
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Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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

Swedish krona

The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...

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Person	Years of Birth–Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Charles XI Charles XI of Sweden Charles XI also Carl, was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period in Swedish history known as the Swedish empire ....	1655–1697	King of Sweden, 1660–1697	500 kr	obverse	1985
Gustav I Gustav I of Sweden Gustav I of Sweden, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known simply as Gustav Vasa , was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death....	1496–1560	King of Sweden, 1523–1560	1,000 kr	obverse	1989
Selma Lagerlöf Selma Lagerlöf Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....	1858–1940	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1909	20 kr	obverse	1991
Jenny Lind Jenny Lind Johanna Maria Lind , better known as Jenny Lind, was a Swedish opera singer, often known as the "Swedish Nightingale". One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she is known for her performances in soprano roles in opera in Sweden and across Europe, and for an extraordinarily...	1820–1887	opera singer	50 kr	obverse	1996
Carolus Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...	1707–1778	botanist, physician, zoologist; father of taxonomy	100 kr	obverse	1986
Christopher Polhem Christopher Polhem Christopher Polhammar , better known as , which he took after his ennoblement, was a Swedish scientist, inventor and industrialist. He made significant contributions to the economic and industrial development of Sweden, particularly mining.-Biography:Polhem was born on the island of Gotland...	1661–1751	industrialist; planned and started construction of the Göta Canal	500 kr	reverse	1985

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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

Banknotes of the Swiss franc

The first banknotes in Switzerland were issued in 1825 by the Caisse de Dépôt of the city of Bern.During the 19th century the Cantons had the right of printing notes. Following the law of 8 March 1881 the Swiss National Bank had the exclusive right to issue banknotes in Switzerland. First notes...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jacob Burckhardt Jacob Burckhardt Carl Jacob Christoph Burckhardt was a historian of art and culture, and an influential figure in the historiography of each field. He is known as one of the major progenitors of cultural history, albeit in a form very different from how cultural history is conceived and studied in academia today...	1818–1897	historian of the arts	1,000 Fr.	obverse	1998
Le Corbusier Le Corbusier Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier , was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and painter, famous for being one of the pioneers of what now is called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930...	1887–1965	modernist architect	10 Fr.	obverse	1997
Alberto Giacometti Alberto Giacometti Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draughtsman, and printmaker.Alberto Giacometti was born in the canton Graubünden's southerly alpine valley Val Bregaglia and came from an artistic background; his father, Giovanni, was a well-known post-Impressionist painter...	1901–1966	sculptor, painter, draftsman	100 Fr.	obverse	1998
Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger was a Swiss composer, who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. He was a member of Les six. His most frequently performed work is probably the orchestral work Pacific 231, which is interpreted as imitating the sound of a steam locomotive.-Biography:Born...	1892–1955	composer	20 Fr.	obverse	1996
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz Charles Ferdinand Ramuz Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz was a French-speaking Swiss writer.He was born in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud and educated at the University of Lausanne. He taught briefly in nearby Aubonne, and then in Weimar, Germany. In 1903, he left for Paris and remained there until World War I, with frequent...	1878–1947	French-speaking Swiss author	200 Fr.	obverse	1997
Sophie Taeuber-Arp Sophie Taeuber-Arp Sophie Taeuber-Arp was a Swiss artist, painter and sculptor. Born in Davos, Switzerland, Sophie Täuber began her art studies in her homeland, at the School of Applied Arts in St. Gallen...	1889–1943	artist, painter, sculptor	50 Fr.	obverse	1995

Republic of China

Republic of China

The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

 (Taiwan)

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

New Taiwan dollar

The New Taiwan dollar , or simply Taiwan dollar, is the official currency of the Taiwan Area of the Republic of China since 1949, when it replaced the Old Taiwan dollar...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese doctor, revolutionary and political leader. As the foremost pioneer of Nationalist China, Sun is frequently referred to as the "Father of the Nation" , a view agreed upon by both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China...	1866–1925	Founding father of the Republic of China	$100	obverse	2001
Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He is known as Jiǎng Jièshí or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng in Mandarin....	1887–1975	President of the Republic of China, 1948–1975	$200	obverse	2002

Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

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

Turkish lira

The Turkish lira is the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The lira is subdivided into 100 kuruş...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....	1881–1938	Founder and 1st President of the Republic of Turkey, 1923-1938	1 TL	obverse	1926 - 1938 1950–present
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İsmet İnönü Ismet Inönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...	1884–1973	2nd President of the Republic of Turkey, 1938-1950	2.5 TL	obverse	1938–1950
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Cahit Arf Cahit Arf Cahit Arf was a Turkish mathematician. He is known for the Arf invariant of a quadratic form in characteristic 2 in topology, the Hasse–Arf theorem in ramification theory, Arf semigroups, and Arf rings.-Biography:Cahit Arf was born on 11 October 1910 in Selanik , which was then...	1910–1997	Mathematician	10 TL	reverse	2009–present
Yunus Emre Yunus Emre Yunus Emre was a Turkish poet and Sufi mystic. He has exercised immense influence on Turkish literature, from his own day until the present...	1240?-1321?	Poet and Sufi mystic Mysticism Mysticism is the knowledge of, and especially the personal experience of, states of consciousness, i.e. levels of being, beyond normal human perception, including experience and even communion with a supreme being.-Classical origins:...	200 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Âkif Ersoy was a Turkish poet, author, academic, member of parliament, and the poet of the Turkish National Anthem....	1873–1936	Poet of the Turkish National Anthem Istiklâl Marsi The İstiklâl Marşı is the National Anthem of Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, officially adopted on 12 March 1921 - two and a half years before the 29 October 1923 establishment of the Republic of Turkey, both as a motivational musical saga for the troops fighting in the Turkish War...	100 TL	reverse	1983–1989
Itri Buhurizade Itri Buhurizade Itri, or just simply Itri was a composer and performer of Turkish classical music from Istanbul, Ottoman Empire.-Biography:...	1640?-1711	Composer and performer of Turkish classical music	100 TL	reverse	2009–present
Kemaleddin Bey	1870–1927	Architect	20 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mehmed II Mehmed II Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from...	1432–1481	Ottoman Ottoman Empire The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...  sultan and conqueror of Constantinople Constantinople Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...	1000 TL	reverse	1986–1992
Mevlana	1207–1273	Philosopher	5000 TL	reverse	1981–1994
Aydın Sayılı Aydin Sayili Aydın Sayılı was a historian of science. His career was aided by chance meeting with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, whom he impressed enough to receive a state-supported scholarship to attend graduate school at Harvard, where he studied under George Sarton....	1913–1993	Historian of science	5 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mimar Sinan	1489–1588	Architect and civil engineer	10000 TL	reverse	1982–1995
Fatma Aliye Topuz Fatma Aliye Topuz Fatma Aliye Topuz , aka simply Fatma Aliye or Fatma Aliye Hanım, was a Turkish novelist, columnist, essayist, women's rights activist and humanitarian...	1862–1936	First female Muslim Islam Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...  novelist	50 TL	reverse	2009–present

Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

Currency: Hryvnia (since 1996)
Symbol: Ƨ
See also Ukrainian hryvnia

Ukrainian hryvnia

The hryvnia, sometimes hryvnya or grivna ; sign: ₴, code: , has been the national currency of Ukraine since September 2, 1996. The hryvnia is subdivided into 100 kopiyok. In medieval times, it was a currency of Kievan Rus'....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ivan Franko Ivan Franko Ivan Yakovych Franko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, political activist, doctor of philosophy, the author of the first detective novels and modern poetry in the Ukrainian language....	1856–1916	poet, writer, journalist	Ƨ20	obverse	2003
Mykhailo Hrushevsky Mykhailo Hrushevsky Mykhailo Serhiyovych Hrushevsky was a Ukrainian academician, politician, historian, and statesman, one of the most important figures of the Ukrainian national revival of the early 20th century...	1866–1934	1st President of the Ukrainian People's Republic, 1917–1918	Ƨ50	obverse	2004
Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bohdan Zynoviy Mykhailovych Khmelnytsky was a hetman of the Zaporozhian Cossack Hetmanate of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth . He led an uprising against the Commonwealth and its magnates which resulted in the creation of a Cossack state...	1595–1657	Hetman of Ukraine, 1648–1657	Ƨ5	obverse	2004
Ivan Mazepa Ivan Mazepa Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa , Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate in Left-bank Ukraine, from 1687–1708. He was famous as a patron of the arts, and also played an important role in the Battle of Poltava where after learning of Peter I's intent to relieve him as acting Hetman of Ukraine and replace him...	1640–1709	Hetman of Ukraine, 1687–1708	Ƨ10	obverse	2004
Taras Shevchenko Taras Shevchenko Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko -Life:Born into a serf family of Hryhoriy Ivanovych Shevchenko and Kateryna Yakymivna Shevchenko in the village of Moryntsi, of Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire Shevchenko was orphaned at the age of eleven...	1814–1861	poet; works considered to be the foundation of both modern Ukrainian language and literature	Ƨ100	obverse	2006
Hryhori Skovoroda Hryhori Skovoroda Hryhorii Savych Skovoroda was a Ukrainian philosopher, poet, teacher and composer who lived in the Russian Empire and who made important contributions to Russian philosophy and culture. He lived and worked in Ukraine and passionately and consciously identified with its people, differentiating them...	1722–1794	poet, philosopher, composer	Ƨ500	obverse	2006
Lesya Ukrainka Lesya Ukrainka Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka better known under her literary pseudonym Lesya Ukrainka , was one of Ukraine's best-known poets and writers and the foremost woman writer in Ukrainian literature. She also was a political, civil, and female activist....	1871–1913	poet, writer	Ƨ200	obverse	2001
Vladimir I Vladimir I of Kiev Vladimir Sviatoslavich the Great Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь Old Norse as Valdamarr Sveinaldsson, , Vladimir, , Volodymyr, was a grand prince of Kiev, ruler of Kievan Rus' in .Vladimir's father was the prince Sviatoslav of the Rurik dynasty...	958-1015	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 978-1015	Ƨ1	obverse	2006
Yaroslav I Yaroslav I the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise (Old Norse: Jarizleifr; ; Old East Slavic and Russian: Ярослав Мудрый; Ukrainian: Ярослав Мудрий; c...	978-1054	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod	Ƨ2	obverse	2004

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

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

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

England & Wales

Exclusive sterling note issue granted to the Bank of England.
Bank of England

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Charles Darwin Charles Darwin Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...	1809–1882	naturalist	£10	reverse	2000
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-	£5	obverse	2002
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Elizabeth Fry Elizabeth Fry Elizabeth Fry , née Gurney, was an English prison reformer, social reformer and, as a Quaker, a Christian philanthropist...	1780–1845	prison reformer	£5	reverse	2002
John Houblon John Houblon Sir John Houblon was the first Governor of the Bank of England from 1694 to 1697.-Biography:Sir John was the third son of James Houblon, a London merchant, and his wife, Mary Du Quesne, daughter of Jean Du Quesne, the younger...	1632–1712	1st Governor, Bank of England, 1694–1697	£50	reverse	1994
Adam Smith Adam Smith Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...	1723–1790	economist	£20	reverse	2007

Scotland

Three commercial banks are authorised to issue their own sterling banknotes.

Bank of Scotland

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sir Walter Scott Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time....	1771–1832	historical novelist and poet; campaigner for the continuation of Scottish banknotes	£5	obverse	2007
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Royal Bank of Scotland

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Lord Ilay Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, 1st Earl of Ilay was a Scottish nobleman, politician, lawyer, businessman and soldier...	1682–1761	founder and first governor of the Royal Bank of Scotland	£1	obverse	1987
			£5	obverse	1987
			£10	obverse	1987
			£20	obverse	1987
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Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....	1850–1894	Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer (special commemorative issue)	£1	reverse	1994
Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone....	1847–1922	Inventor of the telephone Telephone The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...   (special commemorative issue)	£1	reverse	1997
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...	1900–2002	Queen Consort Queen consort A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...  of King George VI George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...  and mother of Queen Elizabeth II  (special commemorative issue)	£20	reverse	2000
Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...	1940-	Notable American golf Golf Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes.... er (special commemorative issue)	£5	reverse	2005

Clydesdale Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...	1759–1796	Notable Scottish poet Scottish literature Scottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by Scottish writers. It includes literature written in English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Brythonic, French, Latin and any other language in which a piece of literature was ever written within the boundaries of modern Scotland.The earliest...	£5	obverse	1998
Mary Slessor Mary Slessor Mary Mitchell Slessor was a Scottish missionary to Nigeria.Her determined work and strong personality allowed her to be trusted and accepted by the locals, spreading Christianity and promoting women's rights.-Early life:...	1848–1915	Scottish missionary Missionary A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...  to Nigeria and campaigner for women's rights Women's rights Women's rights are entitlements and freedoms claimed for women and girls of all ages in many societies.In some places these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behaviour, whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed...	£10	both	1998
Robert the Bruce Robert I of Scotland Robert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage , and...	1274–1329	King of the Scots 1306-1329.	£20	obverse	1998
Adam Smith Adam Smith Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...	1723–1790	economist and key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment Scottish Enlightenment The Scottish Enlightenment was the period in 18th century Scotland characterised by an outpouring of intellectual and scientific accomplishments. By 1750, Scots were among the most literate citizens of Europe, with an estimated 75% level of literacy...	£50	both	1998
Lord Kelvin William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, PRSE, was a mathematical physicist and engineer. At the University of Glasgow he did important work in the mathematical analysis of electricity and formulation of the first and second laws of thermodynamics, and did much to unify the emerging...	1824–1907	mathematical physicist Mathematical physics Mathematical physics refers to development of mathematical methods for application to problems in physics. The Journal of Mathematical Physics defines this area as: "the application of mathematics to problems in physics and the development of mathematical methods suitable for such applications and...  and engineer Engineer An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...	£100	both	1998
Alexander Fleming Alexander Fleming Sir Alexander Fleming was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. He wrote many articles on bacteriology, immunology, and chemotherapy...	1881–1955	Discoverer of penicillin Penicillin Penicillin is a group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium fungi. They include penicillin G, procaine penicillin, benzathine penicillin, and penicillin V.... .	£5	obverse	2009
Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...	1759–1796	Notable Scottish poet Scottish literature Scottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by Scottish writers. It includes literature written in English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Brythonic, French, Latin and any other language in which a piece of literature was ever written within the boundaries of modern Scotland.The earliest...	£10	obverse	2009
Robert the Bruce Robert I of Scotland Robert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage , and...	1274–1329	King of the Scots 1306-1329.	£20	obverse	2009
Elsie Inglis Elsie Inglis Elsie Inglis was an innovative Scottish doctor and suffragist.-Education:She was born in the hill station town of Naini Tal, India, to John Forbes David Inglis who worked in the Indian civil service as Chief Commissioner of Oudh...	1864–1917	Doctor and suffragist.	£50	obverse	2009
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a Scottish architect, designer, watercolourist and artist. He was a designer in the Arts and Crafts movement and also the main representative of Art Nouveau in the United Kingdom. He had a considerable influence on European design...	1868-1928	Architect and designer.	£100	obverse	2009

Northern Ireland

Four commercial banks are authorised to issue their own sterling banknotes.

Northern Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
John Boyd Dunlop John Boyd Dunlop John Boyd Dunlop was a Scottish inventor. He was one of the founders of the rubber company that bore his name, Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company....	1840–1921	Founder of the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company	£10	obverse	2005
Harry Ferguson Harry Ferguson Henry George "Harry" Ferguson was an Irish engineer and inventor who is noted for his role in the development of the modern agricultural tractor, for becoming the first Irishman to build and fly his own aeroplane, and for developing the first four-wheel drive Formula One car, the Ferguson P99...	1884–1960	Engineer and developer of the modern agricultural tractor, the Ferguson monoplane and the Ferguson P99	£20	obverse	2005
Sir Samuel Cleland Davidson		founder of the Belfast Sirocco Works and pioneer of air conditioning Air conditioning An air conditioner is a home appliance, system, or mechanism designed to dehumidify and extract heat from an area. The cooling is done using a simple refrigeration cycle...	£50	obverse	2005
Sir James Martin	1893–1981	Inventor of the aircraft ejector seat	£100	obverse	2005

Ulster Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
George Best George Best George Best was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, who played for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders...	1946–2005	Footballer for Northern Ireland Northern Ireland national football team The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...  and Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...   (special commemorative issue)	£5	obverse	2006

United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Currency: Dollar (since 1792)
Symbol: $
See also Federal Reserve Note

Federal Reserve Note

A Federal Reserve Note is a type of banknote used in the United States of America. Federal Reserve Notes are printed by the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing on paper made by Crane & Co. of Dalton, Massachusetts. They are the only type of U.S...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
John Adams John Adams John Adams was an American lawyer, statesman, diplomat and political theorist. A leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United States...	1735–1826	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Adams Samuel Adams Samuel Adams was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. As a politician in colonial Massachusetts, Adams was a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and was one of the architects of the principles of American...	1722–1803	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Charles Carroll Charles Carroll of Carrollton Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from Great Britain. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and later as United States Senator for Maryland...	1737–1802	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Chase Samuel Chase Samuel Chase was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and earlier was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland. Early in life, Chase was a "firebrand" states-righter and revolutionary...	1741–1811	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Abraham Clark Abraham Clark Abraham Clark was an American politician and Revolutionary War figure. He was delegate for New Jersey to the Continental Congress where he signed the Declaration of Independence and later served in the United States House of Representatives in both the Second and Third United States Congress, from...	1725–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Clinton George Clinton (vice president) George Clinton was an American soldier and politician, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was the first Governor of New York, and then the fourth Vice President of the United States , serving under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. He and John C...	1739–1812	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Clymer George Clymer George Clymer was an American politician and founding father. He was one of the first Patriots to advocate complete independence from Britain. As a Pennsylvania representative, Clymer was, along with five others, a signatory of both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution...	1739–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
John Dickinson John Dickinson (delegate) John Dickinson was an American lawyer and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware. He was a militia officer during the American Revolution, a Continental Congressman from Pennsylvania and Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, President of...	1732–1808	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Ellery	1727–1820	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Floyd William Floyd William Floyd was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a U.S. Representative from New York.-Biography:...	1734–1821	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Dr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat...	1706–1790	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
		Founding Father	$100	obverse	1996
Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Thomas Gerry was an American statesman and diplomat. As a Democratic-Republican he was selected as the fifth Vice President of the United States , serving under James Madison, until his death a year and a half into his term...	1744–1814	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...	1822–1877	18th President, 1869–1877	$50	obverse	2004
Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of America's first constitutional lawyers and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury...	1755/7-1804	1st Secretary of the Treasury, 1789–1795	$10	both	2006
John Hancock John Hancock John Hancock was a merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...	1737–1793	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Harrison, V	1726–1791	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Joseph Hewes Joseph Hewes Joseph Hewes was a native of Princeton, New Jersey, where he was born in 1730. Hewes’s parents were part of the Quaker Society of Friends. Immediately after their marriage they moved to New Jersey, which became Joseph Hewes’s home state. Hewes was formally educated at Princeton and after...	1730–1779	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas Heyward, Jr.	1746–1809	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Hooper William Hooper William Hooper was an American lawyer, politician, and a member of the Continental Congress representing North Carolina from 1774 through 1777...	1742–1790	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Stephen Hopkins Stephen Hopkins (politician) Stephen Hopkins was an American political leader from Rhode Island who signed the Declaration of Independence. He served as the Chief Justice and Governor of the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and was a Delegate to the Colonial Congress in Albany in 1754 and to the...	1707–1785	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Francis Hopkinson Francis Hopkinson Francis Hopkinson , an American author, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence as a delegate from New Jersey. He later served as a federal judge in Pennsylvania...	1737–1791	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Huntington Samuel Huntington (statesman) Samuel Huntington was a jurist, statesman, and Patriot in the American Revolution from Connecticut. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation...	1731–1796	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...	1767–1845	7th President, 1829–1837	$20	obverse	2003
Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...	1743–1826	3rd President, 1801–1809; signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	both	1976
Richard Henry Lee Richard Henry Lee Richard Henry Lee was an American statesman from Virginia best known for the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain. He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and his famous resolution of June 1776 led to the United States...	1732–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Francis Lewis Francis Lewis Francis Lewis was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New York....	1713–1803	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...	1809–1865	16th President, 1861–1865	$5	both	2000
Philip Livingston Philip Livingston Philip Livingston was an American merchant and statesman from New York City. He was a delegate for New York to the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1778, and signed the Declaration of Independence.-Family history:...	1716–1778	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert R. Livingston Robert Livingston (1746-1813) Robert R Livingston was an American lawyer, politician, diplomat from New York, and a Founding Father of the United States. He was known as "The Chancellor," after the office he held for 25 years....	1746–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas McKean Thomas McKean Thomas McKean was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the American Revolution he was a delegate to the Continental Congress where he signed the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of...	1734–1817	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Arthur Middleton Arthur Middleton Arthur Middleton , of Charleston, South Carolina, was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence....	1742–1787	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Lewis Morris Lewis Morris Lewis Morris was an American landowner and developer from Morrisania, New York. He signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence as a delegate to the Continental Congress for New York....	1726–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert Morris Robert Morris (merchant) Robert Morris, Jr. was a British-born American merchant, and signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution...	1734–1806	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Paca William Paca William Paca was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland, and later Governor of Maryland and a United States federal judge.-Early life:...	1740–1799	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert Treat Paine Robert Treat Paine Robert Treat Paine was a signer of the Declaration of Independence as a representative of Massachusetts.-Early life and ancestors:...	1731–1814	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Read George Read (signer) George Read was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Continental Congressman from Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, President of Delaware, and a member of the...	1733–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Rush Benjamin Rush Benjamin Rush was a Founding Father of the United States. Rush lived in the state of Pennsylvania and was a physician, writer, educator, humanitarian and a Christian Universalist, as well as the founder of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania....	1745–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Edward Rutledge Edward Rutledge Edward Rutledge was an American politician and youngest signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. He later served as the 39th Governor of South Carolina.-Early years and career:...	1749–1800	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Roger Sherman Roger Sherman Roger Sherman was an early American lawyer and politician, as well as a founding father. He served as the first mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, and served on the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence, and was also a representative and senator in the new republic...	1721–1793	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Richard Stockton Richard Stockton (1730-1781) Richard Stockton was an American lawyer, jurist, legislator, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.-Early life:...	1730–1781	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Charles Thomson Charles Thomson Charles Thomson was a Patriot leader in Philadelphia during the American Revolution and the secretary of the Continental Congress throughout its existence.-Biography:...	1729–1824	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Walton George Walton George Walton signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia and also served as the second Chief Executive of that state.-Life and work:...	1749/50-1804	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Washington George Washington George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...	1732–1799	1st President, 1789–1797	$1	obverse	1963
William Williams William Williams (signer) William Williams was a merchant, and a delegate for Connecticut to the Continental Congress in 1776, and a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. Williams was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, the son of a minister, Tim Solomon Williams, and Mary Porter. He studied theology and graduated from...	1731–1811	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas Willing Thomas Willing Thomas Willing was an American merchant and financier and a Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania....	1731–1821	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
James Wilson James Wilson James Wilson was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. Wilson was elected twice to the Continental Congress, and was a major force in drafting the United States Constitution...	1742–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
John Witherspoon John Witherspoon John Witherspoon was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Jersey. As president of the College of New Jersey , he trained many leaders of the early nation and was the only active clergyman and the only college president to sign the Declaration...	1723–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Oliver Wolcott	1726–1797	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976

Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

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

Venezuelan bolívar

The bolívar fuerte is the currency of Venezuela since 1 January 2008. It is subdivided into 100 céntimos and replaced the bolívar at the rate of Bs.F. 1 = Bs...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Francisco de Miranda Francisco de Miranda Sebastián Francisco de Miranda Ravelo y Rodríguez de Espinoza , commonly known as Francisco de Miranda , was a Venezuelan revolutionary...	1750–1816	military leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	2 bolívares	obverse	2008
Pedro Camejo Pedro Camejo Pedro Camejo, better known as Negro Primero, or 'The First Black' was a Venezuelan soldier who at first fought with the royal army, only to later go over to the rebel army during the Venezuelan War of Independence, reaching the rank of lieutenant.The nickname of Negro Primero was inspired by his...	1790–1821	soldier during the struggle for independence from Spain	5 bolívares	obverse	2008
Guaicaipuro Guaicaipuro Guaicaipuro was a native Venezuelan chief of both the Teques and Caracas tribes. Though known today as Guaicaipuro, in documents of the time his name was written Guacaipuro.-Life:...	c1530-1568	Venezuelan indigenous leader against Spanish colonization	10 bolívares	obverse	2008
Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi María Luisa Cáceres Díaz de Arismendi was a heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence.-The beginning of the war:...	1799–1866	heroine of Venezuelan War of Independence	20 bolívares	obverse	2008
Simón Rodríguez Simón Rodríguez Simón Rodríguez , known during his exile from Spanish America as Samuel Robinson, was a South American philosopher and educator, notably Simón Bolívar's tutor and mentor....	1769–1854	philosopher, educator	50 bolívares	obverse	2008
Simón Bolívar Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Yeiter, commonly known as Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader...	1783–1830	military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	100 bolívares	obverse	2008

Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

Currencies: Peso Moneda Nacional (m$n, 1881–1969)
Peso Ley ($L, 1970–1983)
Peso Argentino ($a, 1983–1985)
Austral (A, 1985–1991)
Peso ($, 1992–Present)
See also Argentine peso moneda nacional

Argentine peso moneda nacional

The peso moneda nacional was the currency of Argentina between November 5, 1881 and December 31, 1969. It was subdivided into 100 centavos, with the argentino worth 5 pesos. Its symbol was m$n or $m/n. Its ISO 4217 code was ARM.-History:...

, Argentine peso ley

Argentine peso ley

The peso ley 18.188, usually known as either peso or, to distinguish it from the earlier peso moneda nacional, informally as peso ley, was the currency of Argentina between January 1, 1970 and May 5, 1983. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. Its symbol was $, sometimes $L. Its name comes from law...

, Argentine peso argentino

Argentine peso argentino

The peso argentino was the currency of Argentina between June 6, 1983 and June 14, 1985. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. The symbol was $a. The ISO 4217 code was ARP.-History:...

, Argentine austral

Argentine austral

The austral was the currency of Argentina between June 15, 1985 and December 31, 1991. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. The symbol was an uppercase A with an extra horizontal line . This symbol appeared on all coins issued in this currency , to distinguish them from earlier currencies...

, and Argentine peso

Argentine peso

The peso is the currency of Argentina, identified by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using dollar currencies. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. Its ISO 4217 code is ARS...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Juan Bautista Alberdi Juan Bautista Alberdi Juan Bautista Alberdi was an Argentine political theorist and diplomat. Although he lived most of his life in exile in Montevideo and Chile, he was one of the most influential Argentine liberals of his age.-Biography:...	1810–1884	political theorist and diplomat	Peso Argentino	$a5,000	obverse	1984–1987
Nicolás Avellaneda Nicolás Avellaneda Nicolás Remigio Aurelio Avellaneda Silva was an Argentine politician and journalist, and president of Argentina from 1874 to 1880. Avellaneda's main projects while in office were banking and education reform, leading to Argentina's economic growth...	1837–1885	President of Argentina, 1874–1880	Austral	A500	obverse	1988–1992
Manuel Belgrano Manuel Belgrano Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano , usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano, was an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina...	1770–1820	leader for independence from Spain	Peso Ley	$L1	obverse	1970–1981
				$L5	obverse	1971–1981
				$L10	obverse	1970–1981
			Peso Argentino	$a10,000	obverse	1984–1987
Miguel Juárez Celman	1844–1909	President of Argentina, 1886–1890	Austral	A5,000	obverse	1988–1992
José de San Martín José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín, known simply as Don José de San Martín , was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes , he left his mother country at the...	1778–1850	leader for independence from Spain	Peso Moneda Nacional	m$n5	obverse	1935–1965
				m$n10	obverse	1936–1965
				m$n50	obverse	1936–1968
						1943–1968
				m$n100	obverse	1936–1968
						1943–1968
				m$n500	obverse	1944–1968
						1964–1968
				m$n1,000	obverse	1944–1975
				m$n5,000	obverse	1962–1975
				m$n10,000	obverse	1961–1975
			Peso Ley	$L50	obverse	1972–1981
				$L100	obverse	1971–1981
				$L500	obverse	1972–1984
				$L1,000	obverse	1973–1984
				$L5,000	obverse	1977–1984
				$L10,000	obverse	1976–1985
				$L50,000	obverse	1979–1985
				$L100,000	obverse
				$L500,000	obverse	1980–1985
				$L1,000,000	obverse	1981–1985
			Peso Argentino	$a1	obverse	1983–1985
				$a5	obverse	1983–1987
				$a10	obverse
				$a50	obverse
				$a100	obverse
				$a500	obverse	1984–1987
				$a1,000	obverse	1983–1987
			Austral	A10,000	obverse	1989–1991
				A50,000	obverse
				A500,000	obverse	1990–1991
Justo José de Urquiza Justo José de Urquiza Justo José de Urquiza y García was an Argentine general and politician. He was president of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860.He was governor of Entre Ríos during the government of Juan Manuel de Rosas, governor of Buenos Aires with powers delegated from the other provinces...	1801–1870	President of Argentina, 1854–1860	Austral	A5	obverse	1986–1991
Santiago Derqui Santiago Derqui Santiago Rafael Luis Manuel José María Derqui Rodríguez was president of Argentina from March 5, 1860 to November 5, 1861. He was featured on the 10 Australes note, which is now obsolete....	1809–1867	President of Argentina, 1860–1861	Austral	A10	obverse	1985–1991
Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Martínez was an Argentine statesman, military figure, and author. He was the President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868.-Life and times:...	1821–1906	President of Argentina, 1862–1868	Austral	A50	obverse	1986–1991
Carlos Pellegrini Carlos Pellegrini Carlos Enrique José Pellegrini Bevans was President of Argentina from 6 August 1890 to 12 October 1892....	1846–1906	President of Argentina, 1890–1892	Austral	A10,000	obverse	1989–1992
			Peso	$1	obverse	1992-????
Manuel Quintana Manuel Quintana Manuel Pedro Quintana y Sáenz de Gaona was the President of Argentina from 12 October 1904 to 12 March 1906. He died in office....	1835–1906	President of Argentina, 1904–1906	Austral	A500,000	obverse	1990–1993
Bernardino Rivadavia Bernardino Rivadavia Bernardino de la Trinidad Gónzalez Rivadavia y Rivadavia was the first president of Argentina, from February 8, 1826 to July 7, 1827 . He was a politician of the United Provinces of Río de la Plata, Argentina today...	1780–1845	President of Argentina, 1826–1827	Austral	A1	obverse	1985–1991
Julio Argentino Roca Julio Argentino Roca Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz was an army general who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1880 to 12 October 1886 and again from 12 October 1898 to 12 October 1904.-Upbringing and early career:...	1843–1914	President of Argentina, 1880–1886 and 1898–1904	Austral	A1,000	obverse	1988–1992
Luis Sáenz Peña Luis Sáenz Peña Luis Sáenz Peña was a lawyer and President of Argentina.He graduated in law from the University of Buenos Aires, and participated in the constitutional assembly of 1860. He was a number of times a national deputy and senator. In 1882 he occupied a seat on the Supreme Court of the Province of...	1822–1907	President of Argentina, 1892–1895	Austral	A50,000	obverse	1989–1993
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history...	1811–1888	President of Argentina, 1868–1874	Austral	A100	obverse	1985–1992
José Evaristo Uriburu José Evaristo Uriburu José Evaristo de Uriburu y Álvarez de Arenales was President of Argentina from 23 January 1895 to 12 October 1898....	1831–1914	President of Argentina, 1895–1898	Austral	A100,000	obverse	1990–1993

Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

Currencies: Pound (£, 1910–1966)
Dollar ($, 1966–Present)
See also Australian pound

Australian pound

The pound was the currency of Australia from 1910 until 13 February 1966, when it was replaced by the Australian dollar. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence.- Earlier Australian currencies :...

 and Banknotes of the Australian dollar

Banknotes of the Australian dollar

The banknotes of the Australian dollar were first issued on 14 February 1966, when Australia adopted decimal currency.- Former series :The $5 note was not issued until 1967...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Joseph Banks Joseph Banks Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, PRS was an English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences. He took part in Captain James Cook's first great voyage . Banks is credited with the introduction to the Western world of eucalyptus, acacia, mimosa and the genus named after him,...	1743–1820	English botonist, introduced the West to eucalyptus	Dollar	$5	obverse	1967–1992
Caroline Chisholm Caroline Chisholm Caroline Chisholm was a progressive 19th-century English humanitarian known mostly for her involvement with female immigrant welfare in Australia. She is commemorated on 16 May in the Calendar of saints of the Church of England...	1808–1877	humanitarian for women's immigrant welfare	Dollar	$5	reverse	1967–1992
James Cook James Cook Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...	1728–1779	explorer, first European to visit the Australian east coast	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen Australia Monarchy in Australia The Monarchy of Australia is a form of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign of Australia. The monarchy is a constitutional one modelled on the Westminster style of parliamentary government, incorporating features unique to the Constitution of Australia.The present monarch is... , 1952-	Pound	£1	obverse	1953–1966
			Dollar	$1	obverse	1966–1984
William Farrer William Farrer William James Farrer was a leading Australian agronomist and plant breeder. Farrer is best remembered as the originator of the "Federation" strain of wheat, distributed in 1903...	1845–1906	leading agronomist, wheat breeder	Dollar	$2	reverse	1966–1988
Matthew Flinders Matthew Flinders Captain Matthew Flinders RN was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age. In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he sailed with Captain William Bligh, circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent, which had previously been...	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
John Franklin John Franklin Rear-Admiral Sir John Franklin KCH FRGS RN was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. Franklin also served as governor of Tasmania for several years. In his last expedition, he disappeared while attempting to chart and navigate a section of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic...	1786–1847	explorer of Australia	Pound	£5	obverse	1953–1966
Lawrence Hargrave Lawrence Hargrave Lawrence Hargrave was an engineer, explorer, astronomer, inventor and aeronautical pioneer.- Early life :Hargrave was born in Greenwich, England, the second son of John Fletcher Hargrave and was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland...	1850–1915	inventor aeronautical pioneer; invented the box kite (1893)	Dollar	$20	reverse	1966–1994
Hamilton Hume Hamilton Hume Hamilton Hume was the first Australian born explorer. Along with Hovell in 1824, Hume was part of an expedition that first took an overland route from Sydney to Port Phillip near the site of present day Melbourne...	1797–1873	first Australian-born explorer of Australia	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
Henry Lawson Henry Lawson Henry Lawson was an Australian writer and poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period and is often called Australia's "greatest writer"...	1867–1922	poet and novelist	Dollar	$10	reverse	1966–1993
John Macarthur John Macarthur (wool pioneer) John Macarthur was a British army officer, entrepreneur, politician, architect and pioneer of settlement in Australia. Macarthur is recognised as the pioneer of the wool industry that was to boom in Australia in the early 19th century and become a trademark of the nation...	1766–1834	pioneer of the Australian wool industry	Dollar	$2	obverse	1966–1988
Douglas Mawson Douglas Mawson Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and Academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Mawson was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.-Early work:He was appointed geologist to an...	1882–1958	Antarctic explorer and geologist	Dollar	$100	obverse	1984–1996
Arthur Phillip Arthur Phillip Admiral Arthur Phillip RN was a British admiral and colonial administrator. Phillip was appointed Governor of New South Wales, the first European colony on the Australian continent, and was the founder of the settlement which is now the city of Sydney.-Early life and naval career:Arthur Phillip...	1738–1814	established first European colony of Sydney, New South Wales	Pound	£10	obverse	1953–1966
Ian Clunies Ross Ian Clunies Ross Sir Ian Clunies Ross, CMG is described as the 'architect' of Australia's scientific boom, for his stewardship of Australia's scientific organisation the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation - CSIRO.-Family:...	1899–1959	scientist, leader in veterinary medicine	Dollar	$50	reverse	1973–1995
Charles Kingsford Smith Charles Kingsford Smith Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith MC, AFC , often called by his nickname Smithy, was an early Australian aviator. In 1928, he earned global fame when he made the first trans-Pacific flight from the United States to Australia...	1897–1935	aviator; first to fly across the Pacific, 1928	Dollar	$20	obverse	1966–1994
Charles Sturt Charles Sturt Captain Charles Napier Sturt was an English explorer of Australia, and part of the European Exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent, starting from both Sydney and later from Adelaide. His expeditions traced several of the westward-flowing rivers,...	1795–1869	English explorer of Australia	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
John Tebbutt John Tebbutt John Tebbutt was an Australian astronomer, credited with discovering the "Great Comet of 1861" .-Early life:...	1834–1916	astronomer, discoverer of the "Great Comet of 1861"	Dollar	$100	reverse	1984–1996

Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

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

Austrian schilling

The schilling was the currency of Austria from 1924 to 1938 and from 1945 to 1999, and the circulating currency until 2002. The euro was introduced at a fixed parity of €1 = 13.7603 schilling to replace it...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk Eugen Ritter von Böhm-Bawerk was an Austrian economist who made important contributions to the development of the Austrian School of economics.-Biography:...	1851–1914	economist	Schilling	S100	obverse	1985–2001
Moritz Michael Daffinger Moritz Michael Daffinger Moritz Michael Daffinger was an Austrian miniature painter and sculptor. His father was Johann Daffinger....	1790–1849	miniature painter and sculpture	Schilling	S20	obverse	1988–2001
Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud , born Sigismund Schlomo Freud , was an Austrian neurologist who founded the discipline of psychoanalysis...	1856–1939	co-founder of psychoanalytic school of psychology	Schilling	S50	obverse	1987–2001
Karl Landsteiner Karl Landsteiner Karl Landsteiner , was an Austrian-born American biologist and physician of Jewish origin. He is noted for having first distinguished the main blood groups in 1900, having developed the modern system of classification of blood groups from his identification of the presence of agglutinins in the...	1868–1943	Nobel Prize winner	Schilling	S1,000	both	1997–2001
Rosa Mayreder Rosa Mayreder Rosa Mayreder was an Austrian freethinker, author, painter, musician and feminist. She was the daughter of Franz Arnold Obermayer, a wealthy restaurant operator and barkeeper, and his second wife Marie.Rosa had 12 brothers and sisters and although her conservative father did not believe in the...	1858–1938	feminist, painter, author	Schilling	S500	obverse	1997–2001
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...	1756–1791	classical composer and pianist	Schilling	S5,000	obverse	1989–2001
Erwin Schrödinger Erwin Schrödinger Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger was an Austrian physicist and theoretical biologist who was one of the fathers of quantum mechanics, and is famed for a number of important contributions to physics, especially the Schrödinger equation, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933...	1887–1961	Nobel Prize winner	Schilling	S1,000	obverse	1983–1997
Otto Wagner Otto Wagner Otto Koloman Wagner was an Austrian architect and urban planner, known for his lasting impact on the appearance of his home town Vienna, to which he contributed many landmarks.-Life:...	1841–1918	architect	Schilling	S500	obverse	1986–1997

Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

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

Belgian franc

The franc was the currency of Belgium until 2002 when the euro was introduced into circulation. It was subdivided into centimes , 100 centiem or Centime .-History:...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Albert II Albert II of Belgium Albert II is the current reigning King of the Belgians, a constitutional monarch. He is a member of the royal house "of Belgium"; formerly this house was named Saxe-Coburg-Gotha...	1934-	King of Belgium, 1993-	Franc	10,000 fr.	obverse	1994–2001
James Ensor James Ensor James Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor was a Flemish-Belgian painter and printmaker, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism who lived in Ostend for almost his entire life...	1860–1949	impressionist painter	Franc	100 fr.	obverse
Victor Horta Victor Horta Victor, Baron Horta was a Belgian architect and designer. John Julius Norwich described him as "undoubtedly the key European Art Nouveau architect." Indeed, Horta is one of the most important names in Art Nouveau architecture; the construction of his Hôtel Tassel in Brussels in 1892-3 means that...	1861–1947	Art Nouveau architect	Franc	2,000 fr.	obverse
René Magritte René Magritte René François Ghislain Magritte[p] was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images...	1898–1967	surrealist artist	Franc	500 fr.	obverse
Paola Queen Paola of Belgium Paola, Queen of the Belgians , is the queen consort of Albert II of Belgium....	1937-	Queen Consort of Belgium, 1993-	Franc	10,000 fr.	obverse
Constant Permeke Constant Permeke Constant Permeke was a Belgian painter and sculptor who is considered the leading figure of Flemish expressionism.Permeke was born in Antwerp but when he was six years old the family moved to Ostend, where his father became curator of the Municipal Museum of Arts. Permeke went to school in Bruges...	1886–1952	Flemish expressionist painter	Franc	1,000 fr.	obverse
Adolphe Sax Adolphe Sax Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax was a Belgian musical instrument designer and musician who played the flute and clarinet, and is best known for having invented the saxophone.-Biography:...	1814–1894	musician, inventor of the saxophone	Franc	200 fr.	obverse

Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Robert Borden Robert Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office...	1854–1937	8th Prime Minister, 1911–1920	dollar	$100	obverse	1976–1990
						1990–2004
Edward Edward VIII of the United Kingdom Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January to 11 December 1936.Before his accession to the throne, Edward was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay...	1894–1972	Prince of Wales Prince of Wales Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms... , 1910–1936	dollar	$5	obverse	1935–1937
Elizabeth Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...	1926-	Princess of York, 1936–1952	dollar	$20	obverse	1935–1937
Elizabeth II		Queen of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1952-		$1	obverse	1954–1974
				$2	obverse	1954–1975
						1986–1996
				$5	obverse	1954–1972
				$10	obverse	1954–1971
				$20	obverse	1954–1969
						1969–1993
						1993–2004
				$50	obverse	1954–1975
				$100	obverse	1954–1976
				$1,000	obverse	1954–1992
						1992–2000
George V George V of the United Kingdom George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....	1865–1936	King of the United Kingdom British monarchy The monarchy of the United Kingdom is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories. The present monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, has reigned since 6 February 1952. She and her immediate family undertake various official, ceremonial and representational duties...  and the British Dominions, 1910–1936	dollar	$1	obverse	1935–1936
Albert George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...	1895–1952	Duke of York, 1920–1936	dollar	$50	obverse	1935–1937
George VI George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...		King of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1936–1952		$1	obverse	1936–1954
				$2	obverse
				$5	obverse
				$10	obverse
				$20	obverse
				$50	obverse
Henry Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was a soldier and member of the British Royal Family, the third son of George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary....	1900–1974	Duke of Gloucester, 1928–1974	dollar	$100	obverse	1935–1937
William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948...	1874–1950	10th Prime Minister, 1921–1926, 1926–1930, 1935–1948	dollar	$50	obverse	1975–1989
						1989–2004
Wilfrid Laurier Wilfrid Laurier Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911....	1841–1919	7th Prime Minister of Canada, 1896–1911	dollar	$5	obverse	1972–1986
						1986–2001
				$1,000	obverse	1935–1937
						1937–1954
John A. Macdonald John A. Macdonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century...	1815–1891	1st Prime Minister, 1867–1873 and 1878–1891	dollar	$10	obverse	1971–1989
						1989–2000
				$100	obverse	1937–1954
				$500	obverse	1935–1937
Mary Mary of Teck Mary of Teck was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V....	1867–1953	Royal consort to George V, 1910–1936	dollar	$2	obverse	1935–1937
Mary Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood The Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood was a member of the British Royal Family; she was the third child and only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary. She was the sixth holder of the title of Princess Royal...	1897–1965	Princess Royal of Canada, 1932–1965	dollar	$10	obverse	1935–1937

People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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

Fourth series of the renminbi

The fourth series of the renminbi was the series introduced between 1987 and 1997, although the banknotes were dated 1980, 1990, or 1996. Unlike the second and the third series, they are still legal tender.-Banknotes:Banknotes are available in :*First edition**¥0.1 ,**¥0.2...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Mao Zedong Mao Zedong Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...	1893–1976	1st President, 1954–1959	Renminbi	¥100	obverse	1992–1999
Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai was the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, serving from October 1949 until his death in January 1976...	1898–1976	1st Premier, 1949–1976; 1st Foreign Minister, 1949–1958
Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi was a Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and theorist. He was Chairman of the People's Republic of China, China's head of state, from 27 April 1959 to 31 October 1968, during which he implemented policies of economic reconstruction in China...	1898–1969	2nd President, 1959–1968
Zhu De Zhu De Zhu De was a Chinese militarist, politician, revolutionary, and one of the pioneers of the Chinese Communist Party. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in 1955 Zhu became one of the Ten Marshals of the People's Liberation Army, of which he is regarded as the founder.-Early...	1886–1976	founder, Chinese Red Army

Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

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

Danish krone

The krone is the official currency of the Kingdom of Denmark consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is subdivided into 100 øre...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling."...	1805–1875	poet and author of fairy tales	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1952–1955
					obverse	1954–1975
Christian Ditlev Frederik Christian Ditlev Frederik, Count Reventlow Christian Ditlev Frederik, Count of Reventlow was a Danish statesman and reformer, the son of Privy Councillor Christian Ditlev Reventlow by his first wife, baroness Johanne Sophie Frederikke von Bothmer....	1748–1827	agricultural reformer	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1964–1975
Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd Baroness Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd was a Danish author, born in Copenhagen. Her maiden name was Buntzen....	1779–1856	author; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1975–1998
Jens Juel Jens Juel (painter) Jens Juel was a Danish painter, primarily known for his many portraits, of which the largest collection is on display at Frederiksborg Castle.-Early life and career:...	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 Hans Christian Ørsted Hans Christian Ørsted was a Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, an important aspect of electromagnetism...	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 Bertel Thorvaldsen Bertel Thorvaldsen was a Danish-Icelandic sculptor of international fame, who spent most of his life in Italy . Thorvaldsen was born in Copenhagen into a Danish/Icelandic family of humble means, and was accepted to the Royal Academy of Arts when he was eleven years old...	1770–1844	sculptor	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1952–1962
Pauline Lucia Tutein	1761–1827	wife of Peter Tutein, merchant; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	20 kr	obverse	1980–1990
Franziska Genoveva von Qualen	????-????	noble woman of Holstein, Germany; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1974–1997

Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

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

Egyptian pound

The Egyptian Pound is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 Qirsh , or 1,000 Milliemes ....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Farouk I Farouk of Egypt Farouk I of Egypt , was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936....	1920–1965	King of Egypt, 1936–1952	Pound	£1	obverse	1950–1952
				£5	obverse	1946–1952
Khafra Khafra Khafra — also Khafre — was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty, who had his capital at Memphis. According to some authors he was the son and successor of Khufu, but it is more commonly accepted that Djedefre was Khufu's successor and Khafra was Djedefre's...	unknown	Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, 2558-2532 BCE	Pound	£10	reverse	1970–1979
						1979–2003
Ramesses II Ramesses II Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire...	1302-1213 BCE	Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, 1279-1213 BCE	Pound	Pt.50	obverse	1968–1981
						1981–1986
				£1	obverse	1968–1979
Tutankhamun Tutankhamun Tutankhamun , Egyptian , ; approx. 1341 BC – 1323 BC) was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty , during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom...	unknown	Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, 1333-1324 BCE	Pound	Pt.25	obverse	1952–1962
				Pt.50	obverse	1952–1962
				£1	obverse	1930–1950
						1952–1963
						1963–1968
				£5	obverse	1952–1963
						1963–1969
						1970–1981
				£10	obverse	1952–1962
						1962–1970
				£100	obverse	1979–1994

Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

Currency: Kroon (KR, 1992–2010)
See also Estonian kroon

Estonian kroon

In 1992, coins were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 20 & 50 senti, as well as 1 kroon. The 1 kroon was struck in cupronickel, the others in aluminum-bronze. However, in 1997, nickel-plated steel 20 senti were introduced, followed by aluminum-bronze 1 kroon in 1998. 5 senti coins were not...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Kristjan Raud Kristjan Raud Kristjan Raud was an Estonian painter and draughtsman.His parents were Jaan Raud and his wife Henriette Loviisa Raud...	1865–1943	painter	Kroon	1 KR	obverse	1992-????

Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...

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

Faroese króna

The króna is the currency of the Faroe Islands. It is issued by the Danish National Bank. It is not an independent currency but a version of the Danish krone. Consequently, it does not have an ISO 4217 currency code. The ISO 4217 code for the Danish krone is DKK...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jens Christian Djurhuus Jens Christian Djurhuus Jens Christian Djurhuus or Sjóvarbóndin was the first poet who wrote in Faroese. He composed several Faroese ballads in traditional style on historical themes. The best known is Ormurin langi...	1773–1853	first poet to write in Faroese	Króna	1,000 kr	obverse	1980–2005
Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb was a Faroese Lutheran minister who established the modern orthography of Faroese, the language of the Faroe Islands, based on the Icelandic language, which like Faroese derives from Old Norse.-Background:Hammershaimb was born in Sandavágur on the island of Vágar in...	1819–1909	established modern orthography for the Faroese language	Króna	100 kr	obverse	1964–1978
					obverse	1978–2003
Nólsoyar Páll Nólsoyar Páll Nólsoyar Páll is a Faroese national hero. He was a seaman, trader, poet, farmer and boat builder who tried to develop direct trade between the Faroes and the rest of Europe and introduced vaccination to the islands...	1765–1809	seaman, trader, poet	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1967–1978
					obverse	1978–2001

Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

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

Finnish mark

The Finnish markka was the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002, when it ceased to be legal tender. The markka was replaced by the euro , which had been introduced, in cash form, on 1 January 2002....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Alvar Aalto Alvar Aalto Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware...	1898–1976	modernist architect	Mark	50mk	reverse	1986–2002
Anders Chydenius Anders Chydenius Anders Chydenius was the leading classical liberal of Nordic history. Born in Sotkamo, Ostrobothnia, Sweden and having studied under Pehr Kalm at the Royal Academy of Åbo, Chydenius became a priest, Enlightenment philosopher and member of the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates.The world's first...	1792–1803	priest and statesman	Mark	1,000mk	reverse	1986–2002
Väinö Linna Väinö Linna Väinö Linna was one of the most influential Finnish authors of the 20th century. He shot to immediate literary fame with his third novel, Tuntematon sotilas , and consolidated his position with the trilogy Täällä Pohjantähden alla Väinö Linna (20 December 1920 – 21 April 1992) was one of the...	1920–1992	novelist	Mark	20mk	reverse	1993–2002
Elias Lönnrot Elias Lönnrot Elias Lönnrot was a Finnish philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. He is best known for compiling the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic compiled from national folklore.-Education and early life:...	1802–1884	historian, composer of Kalevala (the national epic)	Mark	500mk	reverse	1986–2002
Paavo Nurmi Paavo Nurmi Paavo Johannes Nurmi was a Finnish runner. Born in Turku, he was known as one of the "Flying Finns," a term given to him, Hannes Kolehmainen, Ville Ritola, and others for their distinction in running...	1897–1973	Olympic gold and silver multi-medalist	Mark	10mk	reverse	1986–1992
Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious."...	1865–1957	classical composer	Mark	100mk	reverse	1986–2002

France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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

French franc

The franc was a currency of France. Along with the Spanish peseta, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra . Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of coins worth 1 livre tournois and it remained in common parlance as a term for this amount of money...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th century conception of artistic endeavour to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century. Cézanne can be said to form the bridge between late 19th...	1839–1906	Post-Impressionist painter	Franc	₣100	obverse	1997–2002
Marie Curie Marie Curie Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...	1867–1934	Nobel Prize winner, 1903	Franc	₣500	obverse	1995–2002
Pierre Curie Pierre Curie Pierre Curie was a French physicist, a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity, and Nobel laureate. He was the son of Dr. Eugène Curie and Sophie-Claire Depouilly Curie ...	1859–1906	Nobel Prize winner, 1903	Franc	₣500	obverse	1995–2002
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , officially Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint Exupéry , was a French writer, poet and pioneering aviator. He became a laureate of France's highest literary awards, and in 1939 was the winner of the U.S. National Book Award...	1900–1944	author and aviator	Franc	₣50	obverse	1992–2002
Claude Debussy Claude Debussy Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions...	1862–1918	impressionist composer	Franc	₣20	both	1997–2002
Gustave Eiffel Gustave Eiffel Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was a French structural engineer from the École Centrale Paris, an architect, an entrepreneur and a specialist of metallic structures...	1832–1923	engineer and architect	Franc	₣200	obverse	1996–2002

Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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

German mark

The Deutsche Mark |mark]], abbreviated "DM") was the official currency of West Germany and Germany until the adoption of the euro in 2002. It is commonly called the "Deutschmark" in English but not in German. Germans often say "Mark" or "D-Mark"...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich was a German scientist in the fields of hematology, immunology, and chemotherapy, and Nobel laureate. He is noted for curing syphilis and for his research in autoimmunity, calling it "horror autotoxicus"...	1854–1915	Nobel Prize winner, 1908	Deutsche Mark	200 DM	obverse	1990–2002
Carl Friedrich Gauss Carl Friedrich Gauss Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician and scientist who contributed significantly to many fields, including number theory, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, geophysics, electrostatics, astronomy and optics.Sometimes referred to as the Princeps mathematicorum...	1777–1855	mathematician and scientist	Deutsche Mark	10 DM	obverse	1991–2002
Jacob Grimm Jacob Grimm Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm was a German philologist, jurist and mythologist. He is best known as the discoverer of Grimm's Law, the author of the monumental Deutsches Wörterbuch, the author of Deutsche Mythologie and, more popularly, as one of the Brothers Grimm, as the editor of Grimm's Fairy...	1785–1863	older of the Brothers Grimm, recorders of folk and fairy tales	Deutsche Mark	1,000 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Wilhelm Grimm Wilhelm Grimm Wilhelm Carl Grimm was a German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm.-Life and work:...	1786–1859	younger of the Brothers Grimm, recorders of folk and fairy tales	Deutsche Mark	1,000 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Maria Sibylla Merian Maria Sibylla Merian Maria Sibylla Merian was a naturalist and scientific illustrator who studied plants and insects and made detailed paintings about them...	1647–1717	naturalist and illustrator	Deutsche Mark	500 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Balthasar Neumann Balthasar Neumann Johann Balthasar Neumann , also known as Balthasar Neumann, was a [German] military artillery engineer and architect who developed a refined brand of Baroque architecture, fusing Austrian, Bohemian, Italian, and French elements to design some of the most impressive buildings of the period,...	1687–1753	Baroque architect	Deutsche Mark	50 DM	obverse	1991–2002
Clara Schumann Clara Schumann Clara Schumann was a German musician and composer, considered one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era...	1819–1896	classical pianist and composer	Deutsche Mark	100 DM	obverse	1990–2002
Bettina von Arnim Bettina von Arnim Bettina von Arnim , born Elisabeth Catharina Ludovica Magdalena Brentano, was a German writer and novelist....	1785–1859	novelist	Deutsche Mark	5 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff Annette von Droste-Hülshoff Anna Elisabeth von Droste-Hülshoff, known as Annette von Droste-Hülshoff , was a 19th century German author, and one of the most important German poets.-Biography:...	1797–1848	poet and author	Deutsche Mark	20 DM	obverse	1992–2002

Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

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

Greek drachma

Drachma, pl. drachmas or drachmae was the currency used in Greece during several periods in its history:...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
John Capodistria	1776–1831	1st Governor of Greece, 1827–1831	Drachma	500 Δρ.	obverse	1983–2002
Rigas Feraios Rigas Feraios Rigas Feraios or Rigas Velestinlis was a Greek writer and revolutionary of Aromanian origin, active in the Modern Greek Enlightenment, remembered as a Greek national hero, a victim of Balkan uprising against the Ottoman Empire and a forerunner of the Greek War of Independence.-Early...	1757–1798	revolutionary, first casualty of the Greek War of Independence	Drachma	200 Δρ.	obverse	1997–2002
Theodoros Kolokotronis Theodoros Kolokotronis Theodoros Kolokotronis was a Greek Field Marshal and one of the leaders of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire....	1770–1843	General during the Greek War of Independence	Drachma	5,000 Δρ.	obverse	1997–2002
Adamantios Korais Adamantios Korais Adamantios Korais or Coraïs was a humanist scholar credited with laying the foundations of Modern Greek literature and a major figure in the Greek Enlightenment. His activities paved the way for the Greek War of Independence and emergence of a purified form of the Greek language, known as...	1748–1833	linguist, author of the first modern Greek dictionary	Drachma	100 Δρ.	reverse	1978–2002
Georgios Papanikolaou Georgios Papanikolaou Georgios Nicholas Papanikolaou was a Greek pioneer in cytology and early cancer detection, and inventor of the "Pap smear".-Life:...	1883–1962	pioneer in early cancer detection	Drachma	10,000 Δρ.	obverse	1995–2002

Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

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

Banknotes of the Hungarian forint

Hungarian forint paper money is part of the physical form of the current Hungarian currency, the Hungarian forint. The forint paper money consists of exclusively banknotes. During its history, denominations ranging from 10 to 20 000 forint were put into circulation in correspondence with the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Endre Ady Endre Ady Endre Ady was a Hungarian poet.-Biography:Ady was born in Érmindszent, Szilágy county . He belonged to an impoverished Calvinist noble family...	1877–1919	poet	Forint	500 Ft	obverse	1970–1999
						1992–1999
Béla Bartók Béla Bartók Béla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary's greatest composer...	1881–1945	composer, pianist	Forint	1,000 Ft	obverse	1983–1999
						1993–1999
György Dózsa György Dózsa György Dózsa was a Székely Hungarian man-at-arms from Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary who led a peasants' revolt against the kingdom's landed nobility...	????-1514	led a peasants' revolt against the nobility	Forint	20 Ft	obverse	1948–1992
						1920–1992
						1960–1992
Francis II Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Hungarian aristocrat, he was the leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11 as the prince of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was also Prince of Transylvania, an Imperial Prince, and a member of the Order of the Golden...	1676–1735	Prince of Transylvania; led the uprising against the Hungarian monarchy, 1703–1711	Forint	50 Ft	obverse	1953–1996
						1966–1996
Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva was a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician and Regent-President of Hungary in 1849. He was widely honored during his lifetime, including in the United Kingdom and the United States, as a freedom fighter and bellwether of democracy in Europe.-Family:Lajos...	1802–1894	statesman and freedom fighter	Forint	100 Ft	obverse	1948–1998
						1920–1998
						1959–1998
						1992–1998
Sándor Petőfi Sándor Petofi Sándor Petőfi , was a Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary. He is considered as Hungary's national poet and he was one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848...	1823–1849	national poet; key figure of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848	Forint	10 Ft	obverse	1947–1992
						1950–1992
						1959–1992
István Széchenyi István Széchenyi Széchenyi committed suicide by a shot to his head on April 8, 1860. All Hungary mourned his death. The Academy was in official mourning, along with the most prominent persons of the leading political and cultural associations...	1791–1860	statesman and political theorist	Forint	5,000 Ft	obverse	1991–1999

Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

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

Icelandic króna

The króna is the currency of Iceland. The króna is technically subdivided into 100 aurar , but in practice this subdivision is no longer used....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Ingólfur Arnarson Ingólfur Arnarson Ingólfr Arnarson is recognized as the first permanent Nordic settler of Iceland. According to Landnáma he built his homestead in Reykjavík in 874...	unknown	first permanent settler of Iceland, 874	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1960–1969
Christian IX Christian IX of Denmark Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...	1818–1906	King of Denmark, 1863–1906; signed the treaty that gave Iceland sovereignty, 1874	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1907–1919
					obverse	1919–1920
				10 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1916–1920
				50 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1916–1920
				100 kr	obverse	1916–1935
Christian X Christian X of Denmark Christian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only King of Iceland between 1918 and 1944....	1870–1947	King of Denmark, 1912–1947; King of Iceland, 1918–1944	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1929–1935
				10 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1929–1934
				50 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1931–1936
				100 kr	obverse	1929–1935
Jón Eiríksson	1728–1787	promoter of enlightenment	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1935–1947
					obverse	1947–1960
				10 kr	1969–1984
				50 kr	obverse	1936–1948
					obverse	1948–1960
Frederick VIII Frederick VIII of Denmark Frederick VIII was King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912.-Early life:Frederick was born on 3 June 1843 in the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen as Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior male line of the House of Oldenburg descended from Christian III of Denmark and who had...	1843–1912	King of Denmark, 1906–1912	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1907–1916
Arngrímur Jónsson Arngrímur Jónsson Arngrímur Jónsson the Learned was an Icelandic scholar and an apologist. His father was Jón Jónsson, who died in 1591...	1568–1648	scholar	Króna	10 kr	obverse	1981–1984
Árni Magnússon Árni Magnússon Árni Magnússon was an Icelandic scholar and collector of manuscripts. He assembled the Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection.-Life:...	1663–1730	medieval Icelanic scholar	Króna	100 kr	obverse	1981–1995
Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement.Born at Hrafnseyri, near Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords area of Iceland, he was the son of a pastor, Sigurður Jónsson. He moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1833 to study grammar and history at the university there...	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 Guðbrandur Þorláksson Guðbrandur Þorláksson was an Icelandic mathematician, cartographer and clergyman.He studied at the cathedral school in Hólar and then at the University of Copenhagen. He and was successively rector of the school at Skálholt and minister at historic Breiðabólstaður in Vesturhóp...	1541–1627	bishop; published the first Icelandic translation of the Bible, 1584	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1981–1987

Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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

Iranian rial

The rial is the currency of Iran. It is subdivided into 100 dinar but, because of the very low current value of the rial, no fraction of the rial is used in accounting....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Reza Shah Reza Shah Rezā Shāh, also known as Rezā Shāh Pahlavi and Rezā Shāh Kabir , , was the Shah of the Imperial State of Iran from December 15, 1925, until he was forced to abdicate by the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran on September 16, 1941.In 1925, Reza Shah overthrew Ahmad Shah Qajar, the last Shah of the Qajar...	1878–1944	founded the Pahlavi Dynasty Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925–1941) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty ...	5 ریال	obverse	1924–1937
			10 ریال	obverse	1924–1951
			20 ریال	obverse	1924–1951
			50 ریال	obverse	1924–1962
			100 ریال	obverse	1924–1954
			500 ریال	obverse	1924–1974
			1000 ریال	obverse	1936–1974
Mohammad Reza Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Mohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, Shah of Persia , ruled Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Iranian Revolution on 11 February 1979...	1919–1980	second and last monarch of the House of Pahlavi Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925–1941) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty ...	10 ریال	obverse	1951–1979
			20 ریال	obverse	1951–1979
			50 ریال	obverse	1962–1979
			100 ریال	obverse	1954–1976
			200 ریال	obverse	1965–1979
			500 ریال	obverse	1974–1979
			1000 ریال	obverse	1974–1979
			10000 ریال	obverse	1975–1979
Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza Shah			100 ریال	obverse	1976–1979

Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

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

Irish pound

The Irish pound was the currency of Ireland until 2002. Its ISO 4217 code was IEP, and the usual notation was the prefix £...

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Series B Banknotes (Ireland)

The Series B Banknotes of the Republic of Ireland replaced the Series A Banknotes. The banknotes were issued between 1976 and 1982 by the Central Bank of Ireland, the series was replaced in 1993 by Series C Banknotes.-Banknotes:...

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Series C Banknotes (Ireland)

The Series C Banknotes of the Republic of Ireland were the final series of notes created for the state before the advent of the euro; it replaced Series B Banknotes. The series gradually entered circulation from 1992 and remained in circulation until 2002....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Johannes Scotus Eriugena Johannes Scotus Eriugena Johannes Scotus Eriugena was an Irish theologian, Neoplatonist philosopher, and poet. He is known for having translated and made commentaries upon the work of Pseudo-Dionysius.-Name:...	815-877	theologian, philosopher, poet	Pound	£5	obverse	1975–1994
Douglas Hyde Douglas Hyde Douglas Hyde , known as An Craoibhín Aoibhinn , was an Irish scholar of the Irish language who served as the first President of Ireland from 1938 to 1945...	1860–1949	1st President, 1938–1945	Pound	£50	obverse	1995–2002
James Joyce James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century...	1882–1941	author and poet	Pound	£10	obverse	1993–2002
Catherine McAuley Catherine McAuley The Venerable Mother Catherine Elizabeth McAuley was an Irish nun, who founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831...	1787–1841	founder, The Sisters of Mercy, 1831	Pound	£5	obverse	1994–2002
Turlough O'Carolan Turlough O'Carolan Turlough Carolan, also known as Turlough O'Carolan, was a blind, early Irish harper, composer and singer whose great fame is due to his gift for melodic composition. He was the last great Irish harper-composer and is considered by many to be Ireland's national composer...	1670–1738	most famous Irish bard	Pound	£50	obverse	1977–1995
Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847; often referred to as The Liberator, or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century...	1775–1847	a leader of Catholic Emancipation	Pound	£20	obverse	1992–2002
Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell was an Irish landowner, nationalist political leader, land reform agitator, and the founder and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party...	1846–1891	statesman, forerunner to the modern Irish independence movement	Pound	£100	both	1995–2002
Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift was an Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer , poet and cleric who became Dean of St...	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

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon , was a Nobel Prize laureate writer and was one of the central figures of modern Hebrew fiction. In Hebrew, he is known by the acronym Shai Agnon . In English, his works are published under the name S. Y. Agnon.Agnon was born in Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire...	1888–1970	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1966	New Sheqel	₪50	obverse	1985–1999
David Ben-Gurion David Ben-Gurion ' was the first Prime Minister of Israel.Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, which began early in life, led him to become a major Zionist leader and Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization in 1946...	1886–1973	1st Prime Minister, 1948–1953 and 1955–1963	Pound	£500	obverse	1977–1984
			Sheqel	₪50	obverse	1980–1986
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, the second and longest-serving President of Israel.-Biography:...	1884–1963	2nd President, 1952–1963	New Sheqel	₪100	obverse	1986–1999
Hayyim Nahman Bialik Hayyim Nahman Bialik Hayim Nahman Bialik , also Chaim or Haim, was a Jewish poet who wrote in Hebrew. Bialik was one of the pioneers of modern Hebrew poets and came to be recognized as Israel's national poet.-Biography:...	1873–1934	National Poet	Pound	£10	obverse	1970–1984
Edmond James de Rothschild Edmond James de Rothschild Baron Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild was a French member of the Rothschild banking family. A strong supporter of Zionism, his generous donations lent significant support to the movement during its early years, which helped lead to the establishment of the State of Israel.- Early years :A...	1845–1934	philanthropist; activist for Jewish affairs	Sheqel	₪500	obverse	1982–1986
Albert Einstein Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...	1879–1955	Nobel Prize winner in Physics, 1921	Pound	£5	obverse	1972–1984
Levi Eshkol Levi Eshkol ' served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a heart attack in 1969. He was the first Israeli Prime Minister to die in office.-Biography:...	1895–1969	3rd Prime Minister, 1963–1969	Sheqel	₪5,000	obverse	1984–1986
			New Sheqel	₪5	obverse	1985–1999
Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl , born Benjamin Ze’ev Herzl was an Ashkenazi Jew Austro-Hungarian journalist and the father of modern political Zionism and in effect the State of Israel.-Early life:...	1860–1904	founder of the Zionist movement	Pound	£100 ₪10	obverse	1969–1984
						1975–1984
			Sheqel	₪10	obverse	1980–1986
Ze'ev Jabotinsky	1880–1940	a leader in the Zionist movement	Sheqel	₪100	obverse	1980–1986
Maimonides Maimonides Moses ben-Maimon, called Maimonides and also known as Mūsā ibn Maymūn in Arabic, or Rambam , was a preeminent medieval Jewish philosopher and one of the greatest Torah scholars and physicians of the Middle Ages...	1135/8-1204	author of the Mishneh	Sheqel	₪1,000	obverse	1983–1986
			New Sheqel	₪1	obverse	1986–1999
Golda Meir Golda Meir Golda Meir ; May 3, 1898 – December 8, 1978) was a teacher, kibbutznik and politician who became the fourth Prime Minister of the State of Israel....	1898–1978	4th Prime Minister, 1969–1974	Sheqel	₪10,000	obverse	1984–1986
			New Sheqel	₪10	obverse	1985–1999
Moses Montefiore Moses Montefiore Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, 1st Baronet, Kt was one of the most famous British Jews of the 19th century. Montefiore was a financier, banker, philanthropist and Sheriff of London...	1784–1885	philanthropist	Pound	£10	obverse	1975–1984
			Sheqel	₪1	obverse	1980–1986
Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett on 15 October 1894, died 7 July 1965) was the second Prime Minister of Israel , serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurion's two terms.-Early life:...	1894–1965	2nd Prime Minister, 1954–1955	New Sheqel	₪20	obverse	1988–1999
Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar was an Israeli politician, author. and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.-Biography:...	1889–1974	3rd President, 1963–1972	New Sheqel	₪200	obverse	1992–1999
Henrietta Szold Henrietta Szold Henrietta Szold was a U.S. Jewish Zionist leader and founder of the Hadassah Women's Organization. In 1942, she co-founded Ihud, a political party in Mandate Palestine dedicated to a binational solution.-Biography:...	1860–1945	a leader of the Zionist movement	Pound	£5	obverse	1976–1984
Haim Weizman	1874–1952	1st President of Israel, 1949–1952	Pound	£50	obverse	1972–1984
						1978–1984
			Sheqel	₪5	obverse	1980–1986

Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

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

Italian lira

The lira was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. Between 1999 and 2002, the Italian lira was officially a “national subunit” of the euro...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini was an Italian opera composer. His greatest works are I Capuleti ed i Montecchi , La sonnambula , Norma , Beatrice di Tenda , and I puritani...	1801–1835	opera composer	Lira	5,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian artist who worked principally in Rome. He was the leading sculptor of his age and also a prominent architect...	1598–1680	Baroque sculptor and architect	Lira	50,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Caravaggio Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. His paintings, which combine a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, had a formative influence on the Baroque...	1571–1610	Baroque artist	Lira	100,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor, known as the father of long distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system. Marconi is often credited as the inventor of radio, and indeed he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand...	1874–1937	Nobel Prize winner, 1909	Lira	2,000 ₤	obverse	1990–2002
Maria Montessori Maria Montessori Maria Montessori was an Italian physician and educator, a noted humanitarian and devout Catholic best known for the philosophy of education which bears her name...	1870–1952	developed the Montessori method of education	Lira	1,000 ₤	obverse	1990–2002
Raphael Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino , better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur...	1483–1520	Renaissance painter	Lira	500,000 ₤	obverse	1997–2002
Alessandro Volta Alessandro Volta Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Gerolamo Umberto Volta was a Lombard physicist known especially for the invention of the battery in 1800.-Early life and works:...	1745–1827	developer of the electric battery, 1800	Lira	10,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002

Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

Currency: Yen (¥, 1870–Present)

See also Japanese yen

Japanese yen

The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Itō Hirobumi Ito Hirobumi Prince was a samurai of Chōshū domain, Japanese statesman, four time Prime Minister of Japan , genrō and Resident-General of Korea. Itō was assassinated by An Jung-geun, a Korean nationalist who was against the annexation of Korea by the Japanese Empire...	1841–1909	1st, 5th, 7th, and 10th Prime Minister, 1885–1888, 1892–1896, 1898, 1900–1901	Yen	¥1,000	obverse	1963–1986
Nitobe Inazo	1862–1933	politician, economist, author	Yen	¥5,000	obverse	1984–2004
Takahashi Korekiyo Takahashi Korekiyo Viscount was a Japanese politician and the 20th Prime Minister of Japan from 13 November 1921 to 12 June 1922. He was known as an expert on finance during his political career.-Early life :...	1854–1936	20th Prime Minister, 1921–1922	Yen	¥50	obverse	1951–1958
Prince Shōtoku Prince Shotoku , also known as or , was a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. He was a son of Emperor Yōmei and his younger half-sister Princess Anahobe no Hashihito. His parents were relatives of the ruling Soga clan, and was involved in the defeat...	574-622	regent, politician	Yen	¥100	obverse	1946–1956
				¥1,000	obverse	1950–1965
				¥5,000	obverse	1957–1986
				¥10,000	obverse	1958–1986
Ninomiya Sontoku Ninomiya Sontoku , born Ninomiya Kinjirō , was a prominent 19th century Japanese agricultural leader, philosopher, moralist and economist.-Life:Ninomiya Sontoku was born to a poor peasant family with a name of Kinjiro in Kayama Ashigarakami-gun Sagami province. His father died when he was 14 and his mother died...	1787–1856	philosopher, economist, moralist	Yen	¥1	obverse	1946–1958
Natsume Sōseki Natsume Soseki , born ', is widely considered to be the foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji period . He is best known for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. He was also a scholar of British literature and composer of haiku, Chinese-style poetry, and fairy tales...	1867–1916	novelist	Yen	¥1,000	obverse	1984–2004
Itagaki Taisuke Itagaki Taisuke Count was a Japanese politician and leader of the , which evolved into Japan's first political party.- Early life :Itagaki Taisuke was born into a middle-ranking samurai family in Tosa Domain, , After studies in Kōchi and in Edo, he was appointed as sobayonin to Tosa daimyo Yamauchi Toyoshige,...	1837–1919	politician	Yen	¥100	obverse	1953–1974
Iwakura Tomomi Iwakura Tomomi was a Japanese statesman in the Meiji period. The former 500 Yen banknote issued by the Bank of Japan carried his portrait.-Early life:Iwakura was born in Kyoto as the second son of a low-ranking courtier and nobleman . In 1836 he was adopted by another nobleman, , from whom he received his family...	1825–1883	politician	Yen	¥500	obverse	1951–1971
				¥500	obverse	1969–1994
Fukuzawa Yukichi Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era...	1835–1901	political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator, author	Yen	¥10,000	obverse	1984–2004

Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

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

Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

The modern banknotes of Lithuania are denominated in litas. All banknotes are of the same size except for the 500 litų banknote. They bear signatures of Minister of Finance and of Chairperson of the Bank of Lithuania Board. 10, 20, and 50 litų banknotes have 4 releases...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavicius Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius...	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 Steponas Darius Steponas Darius was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1896–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	Litas	10 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas or Szymon Dowkont was a Lithuanian writer, ethnographer and historian. One of the pioneers of the Lithuanian national revival, he is credited as an author of the first book on the history of Lithuania written in the Lithuanian language...	1793–1864	historian; wrote the first Lithuanian history books in the Lithuanian language	Litas	100 Lt	obverse	1993–2000
Stasys Girėnas Stasys Girenas Stasys Girėnas was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1893–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	Litas	10 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Jonas Jablonskis Jonas Jablonskis Jonas Jablonskis was a distinguished Lithuanian linguist and one of the founders of the standard Lithuanian language...	1860–1930	standardized the Lithuanian language	Litas	5 Lt	obverse	1993–1998
Maironis Maironis Maironis is one of the most famous Lithuanian romantic poets. He was born in Pasandravys, Raseiniai district municipality, Lithuania. Maironis graduated from Kaunas high school and went on to study Literature at Kiev University. However, in 1884, after one year of studies at the university, he...	1862–1932	romantic poet; active member of the Lithuanian national movement	Litas	20 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Motiejus Valančius Motiejus Valancius Motiejus Valančius was a Catholic bishop of Samogitia, historian and one of the best known Lithuanian writers of the 19th century.-Biography:...	1801–1875	a leader in the Lithuanian national movement	Litas	2 Lt	obverse	1993–1998
Vydūnas Vydunas Wilhelm Storost, artistic name Vilius Storostas-Vydūnas , mostly known as Vydūnas, was a Prussian-Lithuania teacher, poet, humanist, philosopher and Lithuanian...	1868–1953	writer, philosopher; leader in the Lithuantian national movement	Litas	200 Lt	obverse	1997–2000
Žemaitė Žemaite Žemaitė - a pen name of Julija Beniuševičiūtė-Žymantienė; in Bukantė near Plungė — 7 December 1921 in Marijampolė) was a Lithuanian writer. Born to impoverished gentry, she became one of the major participants in the Lithuanian National Revival...	1845–1921	author	Litas	1 Lt	obverse	1994–1998

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

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

Luxembourgish franc

The Luxembourgish franc was the currency of Luxembourg between 1854 and 1999 . The franc remained in circulation until 2002, when it was replaced by the euro...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jean I Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg ruled Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000. He is the father of the current ruler, Grand Duke Henri, and the son of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma...	1921-	Grand Duke, 1964–2000	Franc	100 fr.	obverse	1986–2002
				1,000 fr.	obverse	1985–2002
				5,000 fr.	obverse	1993–2002

Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

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

Mexican peso

The peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 12th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded in the Americas, and by far the most...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata Salazar was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, which broke out in 1910, and which was initially directed against the president Porfirio Díaz. He formed and commanded an important revolutionary force, the Liberation Army of the South, during the Mexican Revolution...	1879–1919	Leader in the Mexican Revolution, 1910–1919	Peso	$10	both	1993–1997

Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Michiel de Ruyter Michiel de Ruyter Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter is the most famous and one of the most skilled admirals in Dutch history. De Ruyter is most famous for his role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th century. He fought the English and French and scored several major victories against them, the best known probably...	1607–1676	admiral of the Dutch navy during the Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1652–1676	Gulden	ƒ100	obverse	1972–1981
Frans Hals Frans Hals Frans Hals was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He is notable for his loose painterly brushwork, and helped introduce this lively style of painting into Dutch art. Hals was also instrumental in the evolution of 17th century group portraiture.-Biography:Hals was born in 1580 or 1581, in Antwerp...	1580–1666	painter	Gulden	ƒ10	obverse	1971–1977
Baruch Spinoza Baruch Spinoza Baruch de Spinoza and later Benedict de Spinoza was a Dutch Jewish philosopher. Revealing considerable scientific aptitude, the breadth and importance of Spinoza's work was not fully realized until years after his death...	1632–1677	rationalist philosopher	Gulden	ƒ1,000	obverse	1973–1996
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck was a Dutch composer, organist, and pedagogue whose work straddled the end of the Renaissance and beginning of the Baroque eras. He was among the first major keyboard composers of Europe, and his work as a teacher helped establish the north German organ...	1562–1621	composer, organist, teacher	Gulden	ƒ25	obverse	1972–1990
Joost van den Vondel Joost van den Vondel Joost van den Vondel was a Dutch writer and playwright. He is considered the most prominent Dutch poet and playwright of the 17th century. His plays are the ones from that period that are still most frequently performed, and his epic Joannes de Boetgezant , on the life of John the Baptist, has...	1587–1697	writer, playwright	Gulden	ƒ5	obverse	1976–1988

Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Niels Henrik Abel Niels Henrik Abel Niels Henrik Abel was a Norwegian mathematician who proved the impossibility of solving the quintic equation in radicals.-Early life:...	1802–1829	mathematician	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1948–2002
						1978–2002
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson was a Norwegian writer and the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. Bjørnson is considered as one of The Four Greats Norwegian writers; the others being Henrik Ibsen, Jonas Lie, and Alexander Kielland...	1832–1910	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1903	Krone	50 kr	obverse	1950–1999
						1966–1999
Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie was a Norwegian constitutional father, known for being the constitutional assembly's writer. -Background:...	1779–1849	Speaker of the Storting, 1815 and 1818	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1901–1945
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Camilla Collett Camilla Collett Jacobine Camilla Collett was a Norwegian writer, often referred to as the first Norwegian feminist. She was also the younger sister of Norwegian poet Henrik Wergeland, and is recognized as being one of the first contributors to realism in Norwegian literature...	1813–1885	writer	Krone	100 kr	obverse	1979–1997
Christian Magnus Falsen Christian Magnus Falsen Christian Magnus Falsen was a Norwegian constitutional father, statesman, jurist, and historian. He was an important member of the constitutional assembly and was one of the writers of the constitutional laws....	1782–1830	co-author of the Constitution, 1814	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1991–2001
Edvard Grieg Edvard Grieg Edvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt , and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.-Biography:Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in...	1843–1907	composer and pianist	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1991–2000
Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...	1828–1906	playwright; known as "The Father of Modern Drama"	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1949–1999
						1975–2001
Christian Michelsen Christian Michelsen Peter Christian Hersleb Kjerschow Michelsen was a Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman. He was the first Prime Minister of an independent Norway from 1905 to 1907...	1857–1925	Prime Minister, 1905–1907	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1954–1999
Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In his youth a champion skier and ice skater, he led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, and won international fame after reaching a...	1861–1930	Nobel Prize winner for Peace, 1922	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1955–1999
				10 kr	obverse	1972–1999
Oscar II Oscar II of Sweden Oscar II , baptised Oscar Fredrik was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death and King of Norway from 1872 until 1905. The third son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Josephine of Leuchtenberg, he was a descendant of Gustav I of Sweden through his mother.-Early life:At his birth in Stockholm, Oscar...	1829–1907	King of Norway, 1872–1905	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1877–1998
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Peder Tordenskjold Peder Tordenskjold Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskiold , commonly referred to as Tordenskjold , was a Norwegian nobleman and an eminent naval flag officer in the service of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy. He rose to the rank of Vice-Admiral for his services in the Great Northern War...	1691–1720	Vice-Admiral; hero from the Great Northern War	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1901–1945
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				1,000 kr	obverse
Aasmund Olavsson Vinje Aasmund Olavsson Vinje Aasmund Olavsson Vinje was a famous Norwegian poet and journalist who is remembered for poetry, travel writing, and his pioneering use of Landsmål .-Background:...	1818–1870	poet and journalist	Krone	50 kr	obverse	1985–1997
Henrik Wergeland Henrik Wergeland Henrik Arnold Thaulow Wergeland was a Norwegian writer, most celebrated for his poetry but also a prolific playwright, polemicist, historian, and linguist...	1808–1845	poet and writer	Krone	100 kr	obverse	1949–1999
						1962–1999

Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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

Pakistani rupee

The rupee is the currency of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank of the country. The most commonly used symbol for the rupee is Rs, used on receipts when purchasing goods and services. In Pakistan, the rupee is referred to as the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum ....	1876–1948	1st Governor-General, 1947–1948; "Father of the Nation"	Rupee	Rs. 5	obverse	1997–2002

Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

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

Historical coins and banknotes of Poland

Historical coins and banknotes of Poland, see also Polish złoty.-Before 20th century:-20th century Interwar:-Post WWII:-1974 series:-See also:* Polish coins and banknotes...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Józef Bem Józef Bem Józef Zachariasz Bem was a Polish general, an Ottoman Pasha and a national hero of Poland and Hungary, and a figure intertwined with other European nationalisms...	1794–1850	general; war hero	Złoty	10 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Boleslaw I Boleslaw I of Poland Bolesław I Chrobry , in the past also known as Bolesław I the Great , was a Duke of Poland from 992-1025 and the first King of Poland from 19 April 1025 until his death...	966/7-1025	King of Poland, 992-1025	Złoty	2,000 zł	reverse	1977–1995
Frédéric Chopin Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano"....	1810–1849	romantic composer and pianist	Złoty	5,000 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance astronomer and the first person to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe....	1473–1543	developed a heliocentric model of the solar system	Złoty	1,000 zł	obverse	1962–1965
						1975–1995
Marie Curie Marie Curie Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...	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
Dubrawka Dubrawka Dobrawa was a Bohemian princess member of the Přemyslid dynasty and by marriage Duchess of the Polans.She was the daughter of Boleslav I the Cruel, Duke of Bohemia, by his wife Biagota....	940/45-977	Queen Consort of Mieszko I, 965-977	Złoty	2 zł	obverse	1936–1940
Tadeusz Kościuszko Tadeusz Kosciuszko Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko was a Polish–Lithuanian and American general and military leader during the Kościuszko Uprising. He is a national hero of Poland, Lithuania, the United States and Belarus...	1746–1817	general; leader of the Kościuszko Uprising, 1794	Złoty	500 zł	obverse	1976–1995
Mieszko I Mieszko I of Poland Mieszko I , was a Duke of the Polans from about 960 until his death. A member of the Piast dynasty, he was son of Siemomysł; grandchild of Lestek; father of Bolesław I the Brave, the first crowned King of Poland; likely father of Świętosława , a Nordic Queen; and grandfather of her son, Cnut the...	935-992	King of Poland, 960-992	Złoty	2,000 zł	obverse	1977–1995
Stanisław Moniuszko Stanisław Moniuszko Stanisław Moniuszko was a Polish composer, conductor and teacher. His output includes many songs and operas, and his musical style is filled with patriotic folk themes of the peoples of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...	1819–1872	conductor and composer	Złoty	100,000 zł	obverse	1990–1995
Ignacy Jan Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski GBE was a Polish pianist, composer, diplomat, politician, and the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland.-Biography:...	1860–1941	3rd Prime Minister, 1919	Złoty	2,000,000 zł	obverse	1992–1995
Emilia Plater Emilia Plater Countess Emilia Plater was a Polish-Lithuanian noblewoman and revolutionary from the lands of the partitioned Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...	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 Henryk Sienkiewicz Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz was a Polish journalist and Nobel Prize-winning novelist. A Polish szlachcic of the Oszyk coat of arms, he was one of the most popular Polish writers at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905 for his...	1846–1916	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1905	Złoty	500,000 zł	obverse	1990–1995
Stanisław Staszic	1755–1826	priest, philosopher, statesman; supporter of the Constitution of May 3, 1791	Złoty	50,000 zł	obverse	1989–1995
Karol Świerczewski Karol Swierczewski Karol Wacław Świerczewski was a Pole who became a Soviet military officer and a general. He served as a general in the service of the Soviet Union, Republican Spain, and the Soviet sponsored Polish Provisional Government of National Unity after World War II.- Life :Karol Świerczewski grew up in...	1897–1947	leader in post-World War II government	Złoty	50 zł	obverse	1975–1995
Romuald Traugutt Romuald Traugutt Romuald Traugutt was a Polish general and war hero, best known for commanding the January Uprising. From October 1863 to August 1864 he was Dictator of Insurrection. He headed the Polish national government from October 17, 1863 to April 20, 1864, and was president of its Foreign Affairs...	1826–1864	general; hero from the January Uprising	Złoty	20 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Ludwik Waryński Ludwik Warynski Ludwik Tadeusz Waryński was an activist and theoretician of the socialist movement in Poland.-Biography:...	1856–1889	socialist activist	Złoty	100 zł	obverse	1975–1995
Stanisław Wyspiański	1869–1907	playwright	Złoty	10,000 zł	obverse	1988–1995

Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

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

Portuguese escudo

The escudo was the currency of Portugal prior to the introduction of the Euro on 1 January 1999 and its removal from circulation on 28 February 2002. The escudo was subdivided into 100 centavos....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Pedro Álvares Cabral Pedro Álvares Cabral Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese noble, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the discoverer of Brazil. Cabral conducted the first substantial exploration of the northeast coast of South America and claimed it for Portugal. While details of Cabral's early life are sketchy, it...	1467–1520	explorer and navigator, discovered the sea route to Brazil, 1500	Escudo	1,000$	obverse	1996–2002
Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India...	1469–1524	explorer and navigator, sailed from Europe to India, 1497–1498	Escudo	5,000$	obverse	1996–2002
João de Barros João de Barros João de Barros , called the Portuguese Livy, is one of the first great Portuguese historians, most famous for his Décadas da Ásia , a history of the Portuguese in India and Asia.-Early years:...	1496–1570	historian	Escudo	500$	obverse	1997–2002
Bartolomeu Dias Bartolomeu Dias Bartolomeu Dias , a nobleman of the Portuguese royal household, was a Portuguese explorer who sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, the first European known to have done so.-Purposes of the Dias expedition:...	1450–1500	explorer and navigator, sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, 1488	Escudo	2,000$	obverse	1996–2002
Henry the Navigator	1394–1460	patron of Portuguese exploration	Escudo	10,000$	obverse	1996–2002

Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

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

Banknotes of the Romanian leu

-1917 issue :Issued in Iaşi, during World War I by the Ministry of Finance, as war money. The banknotes represent the subdivision of the leu, the ban -1917 issue ("paper coins"):Issued in Iaşi, during World War I by the Ministry of Finance, as war money. The banknotes represent the subdivision of...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Grigore Antipa Grigore Antipa Grigore Antipa was a Romanian Darwinist biologist who studied the fauna of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea. Between 1892 and 1944 he was the director of the Bucharest Natural History Museum, which now bears his name....	1867–1944	biologist; studied fauna and wildlife of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea	Leu	200 L	obverse	1992–1996
Nicolae Bălcescu Nicolae Balcescu Nicolae Bălcescu was a Romanian Wallachian soldier, historian, journalist, and leader of the 1848 Wallachian Revolution.-Early life:...	1819–1852	a leader of the Wallachian Revolution of 1848	Leu	100 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Lucian Blaga Lucian Blaga -Biography:Lucian Blaga was a commanding personality of the Romanian culture of the interbellum period. He was a philosopher and writer higly acclaimed for his originality, a university professor and a diplomat. He was born on May 9, 1895 in Lancrăm, near Alba Iulia, Romania, his father being an...	1895–1961	poet, playwright, philosopher	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1998–2002
Constantin Brâncuşi Constantin Brancusi Constantin Brâncuşi was a Romanian-born sculptor who made his career in France. As a child he displayed an aptitude for carving wooden farm tools. Formal studies took him first to Bucharest, then to Munich, then to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris...	1876–1957	sculptor	Leu	500 L	both	1991–1992
						1992–1996
Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist...	1852–1912	playwright, short story writer	Leu	1,000,000 L	obverse	2003–2007
Alexander John Cuza Alexander John Cuza Alexander John Cuza was a Moldavian-born Romanian politician who ruled as the first Domnitor of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia between 1859 and 1866.-Early life:...	1820–1873	Prince of Moldovia and Wallachia, 1859–1862; Dominator of Romania, 1862–1866	Leu	50 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party...	1850–1889	romantic poet	Leu	1,000 L	obverse	1991–1993
						1993–1998
						1998–2001
George Enescu George Enescu George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical...	1881–1955	composer, violinist, pianist	Leu	50,000 L	obverse	1996–2002
						2000–2004
						2001–2007
Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.-Biography:He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age , he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of...	1838–1907	painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting	Leu	100,000 L	obverse	1998–2004
						2001–2007
Avram Iancu Avram Iancu Avram Iancu was a Transylvanian Romanian lawyer who played an important role in the local chapter of the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848–1849. He was especially active in the Ţara Moţilor region and the Apuseni Mountains...	1824–1872	leader in the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848-1849	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1992–1993
						1993–1998
Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister...	1871–1940	Prime Minister, 1931–1932	Leu	10,000 L	obverse	1994–1999
						1999–2002
						2000–2007
Tudor Vladimirescu Tudor Vladimirescu Tudor Vladimirescu was a Wallachian Romanian revolutionary hero, the leader of the Wallachian uprising of 1821 and of the Pandur militia. He is also known as Tudor din Vladimiri or — occasionally — as Domnul Tudor .-Background:Tudor was born in Vladimiri, Gorj County in a family of landed peasants...	1780–1821	revolutionary leader; led the Wallachian Uprising of 1821 and the Pandur militia	Leu	25 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot.-Biography:Aurel Vlaicu was born in Binţinţi , Geoagiu, Transylvania. He attended Calvinist High School in Orăştie and took his Baccalaureate in Sibiu in 1902...	1882–1913	engineer, inventor, early pilot	Leu	500,000 L	obverse	2000–2007

Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

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

Slovenian tolar

The tolar was the currency of Slovenia from 1991 until the introduction of the euro on 1 January 2007. It was subdivided into 100 stotins...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Ivan Cankar Ivan Cankar Ivan Cankar was a Slovene writer, playwright, essayist, poet and political activist. Together with Oton Župančič, Dragotin Kette, and Josip Murn, he is considered as the beginner of modernism in Slovene literature...	1876–1918	writer, playwright, poet	Tolar	10,000 SIT	obverse	1995–2007
Jacobus Gallus Jacobus Gallus Jacobus Gallus Carniolus was a late Renaissance composer of Slovenian ethnicity...	1550–1591	Renaissance composer	Tolar	200 SIT	obverse	1993–2007
Rihard Jakopič Rihard Jakopic Rihard Jakopič was a Slovenian painter. He was the leading Slovenian Impressionist painter and theoretician. Together with Matej Sternen, Matija Jama and Ivan Grohar, he is considered the pioneer of Slovenian impressionist painting.- Life :Jakopič was born in Ljubljana, then part of the...	1869–1943	impressionist painter	Tolar	100 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Ivana Kobilca Ivana Kobilca Ivana Kobilca was a Slovene realist painter who lived, worked and studied in various European cities including Vienna, Sarajevo, Berlin, Paris and Munich. She was a member of Société Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris. Many of her paintings are still lifes, portraits or country settings...	1861–1926	realist painter	Tolar	5,000 SIT	obverse	1993–2007
Jože Plečnik Jože Plecnik Jože Plečnik , was a Slovene architect who practised in Vienna, Belgrade, Prague and Ljubljana.-Biography:...	1872–1957	architect	Tolar	500 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
France Prešeren France Prešeren France Prešeren was a Slovene Romantic poet. He is considered the Slovene national poet. Although he was not a particularly prolific author, he inspired virtually all Slovene literature thereafter....	1800–1849	poet	Tolar	1,000 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Primož Trubar Primož Trubar Primož Trubar or Primož Truber was a Slovene Protestant reformer, the founder and the first superintendent of the Protestant Church of the Slovene Lands, a consolidator of the Slovene language and the author of the first Slovene-language printed book...	1508–1586	founder and superintendent of the Protestant Church of Slovenia	Tolar	10 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Janez Vajkard Valvasor Janez Vajkard Valvasor Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor or simply Valvasor was a Slovenian nobleman, scientist and polymath, and a fellow of the Royal Society in London.-Biography:...	1641–1693	scholar	Tolar	20 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Jurij Vega Jurij Vega Baron Jurij Bartolomej Vega was a Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer.-Early life:...	1754–1802	mathematician and physicist	Tolar	50 SIT	obverse	1993–2007

South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

Currencies: Pound (£, 1825–1961)
Rand (R, 1961–Present)
See also South African pound

South African pound

In 1825, an imperial order-in-council made sterling coinage legal tender in all the British colonies. At that time, the only British colony in Southern Africa was the Cape of Good Hope Colony. As time went on, the British pound sterling and its associated subsidiary coinage became the currency of...

 and South African rand

South African rand

The rand is the currency of South Africa. It takes its name from the Witwatersrand , the ridge upon which Johannesburg is built and where most of South Africa's gold deposits were found. The rand has the symbol "R" and is subdivided into 100 cents, symbol "c"...

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

Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

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

Soviet ruble

The Soviet ruble or rouble was the currency of the Soviet Union. One ruble is divided into 100 kopeks, ....

 and Russian chervonets.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years , as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a...	1870–1924	leader of the October Revolution; 1st Chairman Premier of the Soviet Union The office of Premier of the Soviet Union was synonymous with head of government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics . Twelve individuals have been premier...  of the Council of People's Commissars, 1917–1924	Ruble	руб10	obverse	1947–1961
					obverse	1961–1991
				руб25	obverse	1947–1961
					obverse	1961–1992
				руб50	obverse
				руб100	obverse
			Chervonet	5 chervozev	obverse	1937–1947
				10 chervozev	obverse

Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

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

Spanish peseta

The peseta was the currency of Spain between 1869 and 2002. Along with the French franc, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra .- Etymology :...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Leopoldo Alas y Ureña Leopoldo Alas y Ureña Leopoldo García-Alas y Ureña , also known as Clarín, was a Asturian realist novelist born in Zamora. He died in Oviedo....	1851–1901	novelist	Peseta	200 ₧	obverse	1982–2002
Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...	1451–1506	navigator and explorer, discovered the Americas, 1492	Peseta	5,000 ₧	obverse	1992–2002
Hernando Cortés Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century...	1485–1547	conquistador of Mexico	Peseta	1,000 ₧	obverse	1992–2002
Rosalía de Castro Rosalía de Castro María Rosalía Rita de Castro , was a Galician romanticist writer and poet.Writing in the Galician language, after the Séculos Escuros , she became an important figure of the Galician romantic movement, known today as the Rexurdimento , along with Manuel Curros Enríquez and Eduardo Pondal...	1837–1885	writer, poet	Peseta	500 ₧	obverse	1982–2002
Antonio de Ulloa Antonio de Ulloa Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Girault was a Spanish general, explorer, author, astronomer, colonial administrator and the first Spanish governor of Louisiana.Rebellion of 1768]]....	1716–1795	explorer, colonial administrator, first Spanish governor of Louisiana, 1766–1768	Peseta	10,000 ₧	reverse	1987–2002
Felipe Felipe, Prince of Asturias Felipe, Prince of Asturias de Borbón y de Grecia; born 30 January 1968), is the third child and only son of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain....	1968-	Prince of Asturias, 1977-	Peseta	10,000 ₧	reverse	1982–1987
Juan Ramón Jiménez Juan Ramón Jiménez Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón was a Spanish poet, a prolific writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956. One of Jiménez's most important contributions to modern poetry was his advocacy of the French concept of "pure poetry."-Biography:Jiménez was born in Moguer, near Huelva, in...	1881–1958	poet; Nobel Prize winner, 1956	Peseta	2,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
Juan Carlos I Juan Carlos I of Spain Juan Carlos I |Italy]]) is the reigning King of Spain.On 22 November 1975, two days after the death of General Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos was designated king according to the law of succession promulgated by Franco. Spain had no monarch for 38 years in 1969 when Franco named Juan Carlos as the...	1938-	King of Spain, 1975-	Peseta	5,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
				10,000 ₧	obverse
					obverse	1987–2002
José Celestino Mutis José Celestino Mutis -External links:*** at The Catholic Encyclopedia official site...	1732–1808	botanist and mathematician	Peseta	2,000 ₧	obverse	1987–2002
Benito Pérez Galdós Benito Pérez Galdós Benito Pérez Galdós was a Spanish realist novelist. Considered second only to Cervantes in stature, he was the leading Spanish realist novelist....	1843–1920	novelist	Peseta	1,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro González, Marquess was a Spanish conquistador, conqueror of the Incan Empire, and founder of Lima, the modern-day capital of the Republic of Peru.-Early life:...	1475–1541	conquistador of Peru	Peseta	1,000 ₧	reverse	1992–2002

Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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

Swedish krona

The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Charles XI	1655–1697	King of Sweden, 1660–1697	Krona	500 kr	obverse	1985–1999
					obverse	1989–2006
Charles XIV John Charles XIV John of Sweden Charles XIV & III John, also Carl John, Swedish and Norwegian: Karl Johan was King of Sweden and King of Norway from 1818 until his death...	1763–1844	King of Sweden and Norway, 1818–1844	Krona	1,000 kr	obverse	1976–1998
Gustav I Gustav I of Sweden Gustav I of Sweden, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known simply as Gustav Vasa , was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death....	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	????-1987
				100 kr	reverse	????-1987
				1,000 kr	reverse	1890–1987
Gustav III Gustav III of Sweden Gustav III was King of Sweden from 1771 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Adolph Frederick and Queen Louise Ulrica of Sweden, she a sister of Frederick the Great of Prussia....	1746–1792	King of Sweden, 1771–1792	Krona	50 kr	obverse	????-1998
Gustav V	1858–1950	King of Sweden, 1907–1950	Krona	5 kr	obverse	1948–1987
				1,000 kr	reverse	1952–1987
Gustav II Adolf Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden Gustav II Adolf has been widely known in English by his Latinized name Gustavus Adolphus Magnus and variously in historical writings also as Gustavus, or Gustavus the Great, or Gustav Adolph the Great,...	1594–1632	King of Sweden, 1611–1632	Krona	100 kr	obverse	????-1998
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Gustaf VI Adolf Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden Gustaf VI Adolf - Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf - was King of Sweden from October 29, 1950 until his death. His official title was King of Sweden, of the Goths and of the Wends. He was the eldest son of King Gustaf V and his wife Victoria of Baden...	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 Selma Lagerlöf Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....	1858–1940	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1909	Krona	20 kr	obverse	1992–2006
Carolus Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...	1707–1778	botanist, physician, zoologist; father of taxonomy	Krona	50 kr	obverse	????-1998

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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

Swiss franc

The franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. Although not formally legal tender in the German exclave Büsingen , it is in wide daily use there...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Francesco Borromini Francesco Borromini Francesco Borromini, byname of Francesco Castelli was an architect from Ticino who, with his contemporaries, Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Pietro da Cortona, was a leading figure in the emergence of Roman Baroque architecture.A keen student of the architecture of Michelangelo and the ruins of...	1599–1667	Baroque architect	Franc	100 Fr.	obverse	1976–2000
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure Horace-Bénédict de Saussure 200px|thumb|Portrait of Horace-Bénédict de Saussure Horace-Bénédict de Saussure was a Genevan aristocrat, physicist and Alpine traveller, often considered the founder of alpinism, and considered to be the first person to build a successful solar oven.-Life and work:Saussure was born in Conches,...	1740–1799	aristocrat, physicist; considered the founder of mountaineering	Franc	20 Fr.	obverse	1979–2000
Leonhard Euler Leonhard Euler Leonhard Euler was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist. He made important discoveries in fields as diverse as infinitesimal calculus and graph theory. He also introduced much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation, particularly for mathematical analysis, such as the notion...	1707–1783	mathematician, physicist	Franc	10 Fr.	obverse	1979–2000
Auguste-Henri Forel Auguste-Henri Forel Auguste-Henri Forel was a Swiss myrmecologist, neuroanatomist and psychiatrist, notable for his investigations into the structure of the human brain and that of ants. For example, he is considered a co-founder of the neuron theory...	1848–1931	psychiatrist and neuroanatomist; studied brain structures of humans and ants	Franc	1,000 Fr.	obverse	1978–2000
Conrad Gessner Conrad Gessner Conrad Gessner was a Swiss naturalist and bibliographer. His five-volume Historiae animalium is considered the beginning of modern zoology, and the flowering plant genus Gesneria is named after him...	1516–1565	authored Historiae animalium Historiae animalium (Gesner) Historiae animalium published at Zurich in 1551-58 and 1587, is an encyclopedic work of "an inventory of renaissance zoology" by Conrad Gesner, a doctor and professor at the Carolinum, the precursor of the University of Zurich... (1551–1558), considered the foundation of modern zoology	Franc	50 Fr.	obverse	1978–2000
Gottfried Keller Gottfried Keller Gottfried Keller , a Swiss writer of German-language literature, was best known for his novel Green Henry .- Life and work :...	1819–1890	writer	Franc	10 Fr.	obverse	1956–2000
Saint Martin Martin of Tours Martin of Tours was a Bishop of Tours whose shrine became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela. Around his name much legendary material accrued, and he has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints...	316/7-397	patron saint of soldiers	Franc	100 Fr.	obverse	1957–2000
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi was a Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer who exemplified Romanticism in his approach....	1746–1827	teacher and education reformer	Franc	20 Fr.	obverse	1930–1976
Albrecht von Haller Albrecht von Haller Albrecht von Haller was a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist and poet.-Early life:He was born of an old Swiss family at Bern. Prevented by long-continued ill-health from taking part in boyish sports, he had the more opportunity for the development of his precocious mind...	1708–1777	anatomist and physiologist	Franc	500 Fr.	obverse	1977–2000

Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

Currency: Lira (₤, 1843–2005)
New Lira (₤, 2005–Present)
See also Turkish lira

Turkish lira

The Turkish lira is the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The lira is subdivided into 100 kuruş...

 and Turkish new lira

Turkish new lira

The new Turkish lira was the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus between 1 January 2005 and 1 January 2009 which was a transition period for the removal of six zeroes from the currency. The new lira was subdivided into 100 new kurush...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....	1881–1938	founder of the Republic of Turkey; 1st President, 1923–1938	Lira	₤2½	obverse	1939–1952
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				₤500	obverse	1927–1939
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				₤1,000	obverse	1927–1939
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obverse	1979–1986
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₤5,000	obverse	1981–1994
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₤10,000	obverse	1982–1995
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₤50,000	obverse	1989–1999
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₤100,000	both	1991–2001
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₤1,000,000	obverse	1995–2006
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Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Âkif Ersoy was a Turkish poet, author, academic, member of parliament, and the poet of the Turkish National Anthem....	1873–1936	poet; author of the lyrics to the National Anthem	Lira	₤100	reverse	1983–1989
					reverse	1984–1989
İsmet İnönü Ismet Inönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...	1884–1973	2nd President, 1938–1950	Lira	50 kuruş	obverse	1944–1947
				₤1	obverse	1942–1947
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Mehmed II Mehmed II Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from...	1432–1481	Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1444–1446 and 1451–1481	Lira	₤1,000	reverse	1986–1989
					reverse	1988–1992
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī , also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī and popularly known as Mevlānā in Turkey and Mawlānā in Iran and Afghanistan but known to the English-speaking world simply as Rumi was a 13th-century Persian Muslim poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic...	1207–1273	Persian theologian and poet; his followers founded the Mevlevi Order, or "Whirling Dervishes"	Lira	₤5,000	reverse	1981–1994
					reverse	1985–1994
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Mimar Sinan	1489–1588	chief architect of the Ottoman Empire, 1512–1588	Lira	₤10,000	reverse	1982–1995
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Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

Currency: Hryvnia

Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

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

Argentine peso

The peso is the currency of Argentina, identified by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using dollar currencies. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. Its ISO 4217 code is ARS...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Manuel Belgrano Manuel Belgrano Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano , usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano, was an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina... *	1770–1820	leader for independence from Spain	$10	obverse	1992
José de San Martín José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín, known simply as Don José de San Martín , was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes , he left his mother country at the... *	1778–1850	leader for independence from Spain	$5	obverse
Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel de Rosas , was an argentine militar and politician, who was elected governor of the province of Buenos Aires in 1829 to 1835, and then of the Argentine Confederation from 1835 until 1852...	1793–1877	ruler of Argentina, 1829–1852	$20	obverse
Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Martínez was an Argentine statesman, military figure, and author. He was the President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868.-Life and times:... *	1821–1906	President, 1862–1868	$2	obverse
Julio Argentino Roca Julio Argentino Roca Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz was an army general who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1880 to 12 October 1886 and again from 12 October 1898 to 12 October 1904.-Upbringing and early career:... *	1843–1914	President, 1880–1886 and 1898–1904	$100	obverse
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history... *	1811–1888	President, 1868–1874	$50	obverse

*See also Argentina in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

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

Banknotes of the Australian dollar

The banknotes of the Australian dollar were first issued on 14 February 1966, when Australia adopted decimal currency.- Former series :The $5 note was not issued until 1967...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Edith Cowan Edith Cowan Edith Dircksey Cowan , MBE was an Australian politician, social campaigner and the first woman elected to an Australian parliament....	1861–1932	suffragette, first woman elected to Parliament, 1920–1924	$50	reverse	1995
Elizabeth II*	1926-	Queen of Australia Monarchy in Australia The Monarchy of Australia is a form of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign of Australia. The monarchy is a constitutional one modelled on the Westminster style of parliamentary government, incorporating features unique to the Constitution of Australia.The present monarch is... , 1952-	$5	obverse	1992
John Flynn John Flynn (minister) John Flynn OBE was an Australian Presbyterian minister who founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the world's first air ambulance.-Biography:...	1880–1951	founder, Royal Flying Doctor Service, 1928	$20	reverse	1994
Mary Gilmore Mary Gilmore Dame Mary Gilmore DBE was a prominent Australian socialist poet and journalist.-Early life:Mary Jean Cameron was born on 16 August 1865 at Cotta Walla near Goulburn, New South Wales...	1865–1962	poet and journalist	$10	reverse	1993
Nellie Melba Nellie Melba Dame Nellie Melba GBE , born Helen "Nellie" Porter Mitchell, was an Australian operatic soprano. She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian Era and the early 20th century...	1861–1931	international opera soprano, 1886–1926	$100	obverse	1996
John Monash John Monash General Sir John Monash GCMG, KCB, VD was a civil engineer who became the Australian military commander in the First World War. He commanded the 13th Infantry Brigade before the War and then became commander of the 4th Brigade in Egypt shortly after the outbreak of the War with whom he took part...	1865–1931	general during World War I	$100	reverse	1996
Henry Parkes Henry Parkes Sir Henry Parkes, GCMG was an Australian statesman, the "Father of Federation." As the earliest advocate of a Federal Council of the colonies of Australia, a precursor to the Federation of Australia, he was the most prominent of the Australian Founding Fathers.Parkes was described during his...	1815–1896	The Father of the Federation	$5	obverse	2001
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson Banjo Paterson Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, OBE was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales where he spent much of his childhood...	1864–1941	poet, author of "Waltzing Matilda" (1895) and "The Man from Snowy River" (1890)	$10	obverse	1993
Mary Reibey Mary Reibey Mary Reibey was an Englishwoman who was transported to Australia as a convict but went on to become a successful businesswoman in Sydney.-Early life:...	1777–1855	businesswoman	$20	obverse	1994
Catherine Helen Spence Catherine Helen Spence Catherine Helen Spence was a Scottish-born Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician and leading suffragette. In 1897 she became Australia's first female political candidate after standing for the Federal Convention held in Adelaide...	1825–1910	politician, journalist, suffragette	$5	reverse	2001
David Unaipon David Unaipon David Unaipon was an Australian Aboriginal of the Ngarrindjeri people, a preacher, inventor and writer. He was the most widely known Aboriginal in Australia, and broke stereotypes of Aboriginals...	1872–1967	inventor, writer	$50	obverse	1995

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

Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since 2212
Robert Borden Robert Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office... *	1854–1937	8th Prime Minister, 1911–1920	$100	obverse	9090
Marie Thérèse Forget Casgrain Thérèse Casgrain Marie Thérèse Forget Casgrain, was a feminist, reformer, politician and senator in Quebec, Canada.Thérèse Casgrain was raised in a wealthy family, the daughter of Lady Blanche MacDonald and Sir Rodolphe Forget...	1849–1931	suffragist	$50	reverse
Henrietta Muir Edwards Henrietta Edwards Henrietta Muir Edwards was a Canadian women's rights activist and reformer.She was born Henrietta Louise Muir in Montreal. As a young woman, she espoused various feminist causes, forming the Working Girls' Association in 1875 to provide vocational training for women and editing the journal Women's...	1849–1931	founder, Victorian Order of Nurses, 1893	$50	reverse
Elizabeth II Style of the Canadian sovereign The title and style of the Canadian sovereign is the formal mode of address of the monarch of Canada. The form is based on those that were inherited from the United Kingdom and France, used in the colonies to refer to the reigning monarch in Europe... *§	1926-	Queen of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1952-	$20	obverse
William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948... *	1874–1950	10th Prime Minister, 1921–1926, 1926–1930, and 1935–1948	$50	obverse
Wilfrid Laurier Wilfrid Laurier Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911.... *	1941-1919	7th Prime Minister, 1896–1911	$5	obverse
John A. Macdonald John A. Macdonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century... *	1815–1891	1st Prime Minister, 1867–1873 and 1878–1891	$10	obverse
Nellie Mooney McClung Nellie McClung Nellie McClung, born Nellie Letitia Mooney , was a Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist. She was a part of the social and moral reform movements prevalent in Western Canada in the early 1900s...	1873–1951	suffragist	$50	reverse
Louise Crummy McKinney Louise McKinney Louise McKinney née Crummy was a provincial politician and women's rights activist from Alberta, Canada. She was the first woman sworn in to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and the first woman elected to a legislature in Canada and in the British Empire...	1868–1931	first woman elected to a legislature in the British Empire, 1917–1921	$50	reverse
Emily Murphy Emily Murphy Emily Murphy was a Canadian women's rights activist, jurist, and author. In 1916, she became the first woman magistrate in Canada, and in the British Empire...	1868–1933	British Empire's first woman judge, 1916–1933	$50	reverse
Irene Marryat Parlby Irene Parlby Irene Parlby was a Canadian women's farm leader, activist and politician.Born in London, England, Parlby came to Canada in 1896. In 1913, Parlby helped to found the first women's local of the United Farmers of Alberta. In 1921, she was elected to the Alberta Legislature for the riding of Lacombe,...	1868–1965	first woman Cabinet minister in Alberta, 1921–1935	$50	reverse

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

People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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

Fifth series of the renminbi

The fifth series of the renminbi is the current coin and banknote series of the Chinese currency, the renminbi. They were progressively introduced since 1999 and consist of ¥0.1, ¥0.5, and ¥1 coins, and ¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥20, ¥50, ¥100 notes. ¥20 is a new denomination.-First edition:Coins of the first...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mao Zedong Mao Zedong Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution... *	1893–1976	1st President, 1954–1959	¥1	obverse	2004
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*See also People's Republic of China in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

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

Colombian peso

The peso is the currency of Colombia. Its ISO 4217 code is COP and it is also informally abbreviated as COL$. However, the official peso symbol is $. As 20 July 2011, the exchange rate of the Colombian peso is 1750 Colombian pesos to 1 U.S. dollar.-History:The peso has been the currency of Colombia...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
José Asunción Silva José Asunción Silva José Asunción Silva was a Colombian poet. He is considered one of the founders of Spanish-American Modernism.-Life:...	1865–1896	poet	$5,000	obverse	1995
Francisco de Paula Santander Francisco de Paula Santander Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña , was a Colombian military and political leader during the 1810–1819 independence war of the United Provinces of New Granada...	1792–1840	military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	$2,000	obverse	2005
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala was a politician, a leader of a populist movement in Colombia, a former Education Minister and Labor Minister , mayor of Bogotá and one of the most charismatic leaders of the Liberal Party.He was assassinated during his second presidential campaign in 1948, setting off...	1903–1948	Labor Party leader, two-time presidential candidate, assassinated during second campaign	$1,000	both	2005
Julio Garavito Armero Julio Garavito Armero Julio Garavito Armero was a Colombian astronomer.Born in Bogotá, he was a child prodigy in science and mathematics. He obtained his degrees as mathematician and civil engineer in the Escuela Nacional de Ingeniería...	1865–1920	astronomer	$20,000	obverse	1996
Jorge Isaacs Jorge Isaacs Jorge Isaacs Ferrer was a Colombian writer, politician and soldier. His only novel, María, became one of the most notable works of the Romantic movement in Spanish literature....	1837–1895	writer, politician, soldier	$50,000	obverse	1992
Policarpa "La Pola" Salavarrieta Policarpa Salavarrieta Policarpa Salavarrieta , also known as La Pola, was a Neogranadine seamstress who spied for the Revolutionary Forces during the Spanish Reconquista of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. She was captured by Spanish Royalists and ultimately executed for high treason...	1795–1817	seamstress, spy, executed by Spain	$10,000	obverse	1995

Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

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

Croatian kuna

The kuna is the currency of Croatia since 1994 . It is subdivided into 100 lipa. The kuna is issued by the Croatian National Bank and the coins are minted by the Croatian Monetary Institute....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Juraj Dobrila Juraj Dobrila Juraj Dobrila was a bishop and benefactor from Istria who advocated for greater national rights for Croats under Italian rule....	1812–1882	Catholic bishop; public supporter of Croatian language and culture	10 kn	obverse	1994
Fran Krsto Frankopan Fran Krsto Frankopan Fran Krsto Frankopan was a Croatian baroque poet, nobleman and politician in the 17th century. He is remembered primarily for his involvement in the failed Zrinski-Frankopan conspiracy.-Early life and poetry:...	1643–1671	statesman and poet; died for Croatian liberty	5 kn	obverse
Ivan Gundulić Ivan Gundulic Ivan Franov Gundulić is the most celebrated Croatian Baroque poet from the Republic of Ragusa. His work embodies central characteristics of Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation: religious fervor, insistence on "vanity of this world" and zeal in opposition to "infidels." Gundulić's major...	1589–1638	Baroque poet	50 kn	obverse
Josip Jelačić Josip Jelacic Count Josip Jelačić of Bužim was the Ban of Croatia between 23 March 1848 and 19 May 1859...	1801–1859	ban, 1848–1859; abolished serfdom	20 kn	obverse
Marko Marulić Marko Marulic Marko Marulić |Split]], 18 August 1450 – Split, 5 January 1524) was a Croatian national poet and Christian humanist, known as the Crown of the Croatian Medieval Age and the father of the Croatian Renaissance. He signed his works as Marko Marulić Splićanin , Marko Pečenić, Marcus Marulus ...	1450–1524	poet and humanist	500 kn	obverse
Ivan Mažuranić Ivan Mažuranic Ivan Mažuranić was a Croatian poet, linguist and politician—probably the most important figure in Croatia's cultural life in the mid-19th century...	1814–1890	ban, 1873–1880; modernized economy and education	100 kn	obverse
Stjepan Radić Stjepan Radic Stjepan Radić was a Croatian politician and the founder of the Croatian Peasant Party in 1905. Radić is credited with galvanizing the peasantry of Croatia into a viable political force...	1871–1928	founder of the Croatian Peasant Party, 1905	200 kn	obverse
Ante Starčević Ante Starcevic Ante Starčević , was a Croatian politician and writer whose activities and works laid the foundations for the modern Croatian state.His works are base for Croatian nationalism, he is often referred to as Father of the Fatherland by Croats.-Life:...	1823–1896	politician and writer	1,000 kn	obverse
Tomislav Tomislav King Tomislav was a ruler of Croatia in the Middle Ages. He reigned from 910 until 928, first as Duke of Dalmatian Croatia in 910–925, and then became first King of the Croatian Kingdom in 925–928....	???-928	1st King of Croatia, 925-928	1,000 kn	reverse
Petar Zrinski Petar Zrinski Petar Zrinski was a Croatian Ban and writer. A member of the Zrinski noble family, he was noted for his role in the attempted Croatian-Hungarian rebellion of 1664-1670 which ultimately led to his execution for high treason.-Zrinski family:Petar Zrinski was born in Vrbovec, a small town near...	1621–1671	statesman and poet; died for Croatian liberty	5 kn	obverse

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

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

Banknotes of the Czech koruna

Czech koruna paper money is part of the physical form of the Czech Republic's currency. All Czech paper money are banknotes. First overstamped Czechoslovak koruna banknotes served as legal tender in the just-created Czech Republic. Later but still in 1993, the first original Czech banknotes appeared...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ottokar I of Bohemia Ottokar I of Bohemia -External links:...	1155–1230	First heredetary king of Bohemia	20 czk	obverse	1993 - 2008
Agnes of Bohemia Agnes of Bohemia Saint Agnes of Bohemia , or Agnes of Prague , was a medieval Bohemian princess who opted for a life of charity and piety over a life of luxury and comfort...	1211–1282	medieval Bohemian princess	50 czk	obverse	1993 - 2011
Charles IV Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....	1346–1348	king of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor	100 czk	obverse	1993
John Amos Comenius	1592–1670	bishop of Unity of the Brethren	200 czk	obverse	1993
Božena Němcová Božena Nemcová Božena Němcová was a Czech writer of the final phase of the Czech National Revival movement.-Biography:...	1820–1862	author	500 czk	obverse	1993
František Palacký František Palacký František Palacký was a Czech historian and politician.-Biography:...	1798–1876	historian and politician	1000 czk	obverse	1993
Emmy Destinn Emmy Destinn Emmy Destinn was a Czech operatic soprano with a strong and soaring lyric-dramatic voice. She had a career both in Europe and at the New York Metropolitan Opera.- Biography :...	1878–1930	Czech operatic soprano	2000 czk	obverse	1993
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk	1850–1937	president of Czechoslovakia	5000 czk	obverse	1993

Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

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

Danish krone

The krone is the official currency of the Kingdom of Denmark consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is subdivided into 100 øre...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Anna Ancher Anna Ancher Anna Ancher was a Danish artist associated with the Skagen Painters, an artists' colony in the very north of Jutland.-Background:...	1859–1935	painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2004
Michael Peter Ancher Michael Peter Ancher Michael Peter Ancher was a Danish impressionist artist. He is most associated with his paintings of fishermen and other scenes from the Danish port of Skagen. His paintings are classics and he is probably one of Denmark's most popular artists.-Background:Michael Peter Ancher was born at Rutsker on...	1849–1927	painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2004
Karen Blixen Karen Blixen Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke , , née Karen Christenze Dinesen, was a Danish author also known by her pen name Isak Dinesen. She also wrote under the pen names Osceola and Pierre Andrézel...	1885–1962	author	50 kr	obverse	2005
Niels Bohr Niels Bohr Niels Henrik David Bohr was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. Bohr mentored and collaborated with many of the top physicists of the century at his institute in...	1885–1962	winner of Nobel Prize in Physics, 1922	500 kr	obverse	2003
Johanne Luise Heiberg Johanne Luise Heiberg Johanne Luise Heiberg was one of the greatest Danish actresses of the 19th century. She is most famous for her work at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, where she achieved great success.-Early life:...	1812–1890	actress, 1827–1864	200 kr	obverse	2003
Carl Nielsen Carl Nielsen Carl August Nielsen , , widely recognised as Denmark's greatest composer, was also a conductor and a violinist. Brought up by poor but musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he demonstrated his musical abilities at an early age...	1865–1931	composer, conductor, violinist	100 kr	obverse	2002

Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

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

Egyptian pound

The Egyptian Pound is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 Qirsh , or 1,000 Milliemes ....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ramesses II Ramesses II Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire... *	1302-1213 BCE	Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty, 1279-1213 BCE	Pt.50	reverse	1996
			£1	reverse	1979
Khafra Khafra Khafra — also Khafre — was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty, who had his capital at Memphis. According to some authors he was the son and successor of Khufu, but it is more commonly accepted that Djedefre was Khufu's successor and Khafra was Djedefre's... *	unknown	Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, 2558-2532 BCE	£10	reverse	2003

*See also Egypt Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

Currency: Kroon (1992–2010)
Symbol: KR
See also Estonian kroon

Estonian kroon

In 1992, coins were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 20 & 50 senti, as well as 1 kroon. The 1 kroon was struck in cupronickel, the others in aluminum-bronze. However, in 1997, nickel-plated steel 20 senti were introduced, followed by aluminum-bronze 1 kroon in 1998. 5 senti coins were not...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jakob Hurt Jakob Hurt Jakob Hurt was a notable Estonian folklorist, theologist, and linguist. With respect to the latter, he is perhaps best known for his dissertation on "pure" -ne stem nouns...	1839–1907	linguist, theologian, folklorist	10 KR	obverse	1991
Carl Robert Jakobson Carl Robert Jakobson Carl Robert Jakobson was an Estonian writer, politician and teacher active in Livonia, Russian Empire. He was one of the most important persons of Estonian national awakening in the second half of the 19th century.Between 1860 and 1880, the Governorate of Livonia was led by a moderate...	1841–1882	established Estonia's first political newspaper Sakala, 1878	500 KR	obverse	1991
Paul Keres Paul Keres Paul Keres , was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....	1916–1975	chess grandmaster	5 KR	obverse	1991
Lydia Koidula Lydia Koidula Lydia Emilie Florentine Jannsen, , known after her pen name Lydia Koidula was an Estonian poet. Her sobriquet means ‘Lydia of the Dawn’ in Estonian. It was given her by the writer Carl Robert Jakobson...	1843–1886	poet	100 KR	obverse	1991
Anton Hansen Tammsaare Anton Hansen Tammsaare Anton Hansen Tammsaare , born Anton Hansen, was an Estonian writer whose pentalogy Truth and Justice is considered one of the major works of Estonian literature and "The Estonian Novel"....	1878–1940	author	25 KR	obverse	1991
Rudolf Tobias Rudolf Tobias Rudolf Tobias was the first Estonian professional composer, as well as a professional organist. He studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory...	1873–1918	composer, organist	50 KR	obverse	1994
Karl Ernst von Baer Karl Ernst von Baer Karl Ernst Ritter von Baer, Edler von Huthorn also known in Russia as Karl Maksimovich Baer was an Estonian naturalist, biologist, geologist, meteorologist, geographer, a founding father of embryology, explorer of European Russia and Scandinavia, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a...	1792–1879	biologist, pioneer of embryology	2 KR	obverse	1992

Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

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

Banknotes of the Hungarian forint

Hungarian forint paper money is part of the physical form of the current Hungarian currency, the Hungarian forint. The forint paper money consists of exclusively banknotes. During its history, denominations ranging from 10 to 20 000 forint were put into circulation in correspondence with the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen was a prince of Transylvania , duke of Opole and leader of an anti-Habsburg insurrection in the Habsburg Royal Hungary. His last armed intervention in 1626 was part of the Thirty Years' War...	1580–1629	Prince of Transylvania, 1613–1629; led an uprising against the Hungarian monarchy	2,000 Ft	both	1998
Charles I Charles I of Hungary Charles I , also known as Charles Robert , was the first King of Hungary and Croatia of the House of Anjou. He was also descended from the old Hungarian Árpád dynasty. His claim to the throne of Hungary was contested by several pretenders...	1288–1342	King of Hungary, 1308–1342	200 Ft	obverse	1998
Matthias Corvinus Matthias Corvinus of Hungary Matthias Corvinus , also called the Just in folk tales, was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458, at the age of 14 until his death...	1443–1490	King of Hungary, 1458–1490	1,000 Ft	obverse	1998
Ferenc Deák Ferenc Deák Ferenc Deák de Kehida , , was a Hungarian statesman and Minister of Justice. He was known as "The Wise Man of the Nation".-Early life and law career:...	1803–1876	statesman and reformer	20,000 Ft	obverse	2001
Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Hungarian aristocrat, he was the leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11 as the prince of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was also Prince of Transylvania, an Imperial Prince, and a member of the Order of the Golden... *	1676–1735	Prince of Transylvania; led the uprising against the Hungarian monarchy, 1703–1711	500 Ft	obverse	1998
Stephen I	975-1038	1st King of Hungary, 1006–1038	10,000 Ft	obverse	1997
István Széchenyi István Széchenyi Széchenyi committed suicide by a shot to his head on April 8, 1860. All Hungary mourned his death. The Academy was in official mourning, along with the most prominent persons of the leading political and cultural associations... *	1791–1860	statesman and political theorist	5,000 Ft	obverse	1999

*See also Hungary in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

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

Icelandic króna

The króna is the currency of Iceland. The króna is technically subdivided into 100 aurar , but in practice this subdivision is no longer used....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ingibjörg Benediktsdóttir	????-????	2nd wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	obverse	1986
Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir was the daughter of the Icelandic priest Jón Arason and his wife Hólmfríður Sigurðardóttir. She was one of twelve children and was an active seamstress. She taught this skill actively. Ragnheiður became the wife of two consecutive bishops in the Hólar see -- Gísli...	1646–1715	developer of embroidery; 3rd wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	both	1986
Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval was an Icelandic painter. He is one of the most famous artists of Iceland.The paintings of Kjarval vary greatly in style. Most of them are rather realistic presentations of the Icelandic landscape whereas others are more influenced by a somewhat mythical style...	1885–1972	painter	2,000 kr	obverse	1995
Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement.Born at Hrafnseyri, near Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords area of Iceland, he was the son of a pastor, Sigurður Jónsson. He moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1833 to study grammar and history at the university there...	1811–1879	leader of the 19th century independence movement	500 kr	both	1981
Brynjólfur Sveinsson Brynjólfur Sveinsson Brynjólfur Sveinsson served as the Lutheran Bishop of the see of Skálholt in Iceland. His main influence has been on modern knowledge of Old Norse literature. He is currently pictured on the Icelandic 1000 krónur bill....	1605–1675	Lutheran bishop; collected Old Norse literature	1,000 kr	obverse	1984
Gísli Þorláksson	????-????	Lutheran bishop of Hólar, 1657–1684; husband of Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir	5,000 kr	obverse	1986
Gróa Þorleifsdóttir	????-????	1st wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	obverse	1986

India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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

Indian rupee

The Indian rupee is the official currency of the Republic of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...	1869–1948	political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement	Rs.5	obverse	2002
			Rs.10	obverse	1996
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			Rs.500	obverse	2000
			Rs.1,000	obverse	2000

Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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

Iranian rial

The rial is the currency of Iran. It is subdivided into 100 dinar but, because of the very low current value of the rial, no fraction of the rial is used in accounting....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Hassan Modarres Hassan Modarres Seyyed Hassan Modarres , was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a cleric and a notable supporter of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution. He was among the founding members, along with Abdolhossein Teymourtash, of the reformist party Hezb-e Eslaah-talab of the time, which was formed during the fourth...	1870–1937	notable supporter of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution Iranian Constitutional Revolution The Persian Constitutional Revolution or Iranian Constitutional Revolution took place between 1905 and 1907...	100 ریال	obverse	1985-
Ruhollah Khomeini Ruhollah Khomeini Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran...	1902–1989	leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...  and 1st Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Supreme Leader of Iran The Supreme Leader of Iran is the highest ranking political and religious authority in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The post was established by the constitution in accordance with the concept of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists...	1000 ریال	obverse	1992-
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Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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

Israeli new sheqel

The Israeli New Shekel is the currency of the State of Israel. The shekel is divided into 100 agorot...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon , was a Nobel Prize laureate writer and was one of the central figures of modern Hebrew fiction. In Hebrew, he is known by the acronym Shai Agnon . In English, his works are published under the name S. Y. Agnon.Agnon was born in Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire... *	1888–1970	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1966	₪50	obverse	1998
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, the second and longest-serving President of Israel.-Biography:... *	1884–1963	2nd President, 1952–1963	₪100	obverse
Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett on 15 October 1894, died 7 July 1965) was the second Prime Minister of Israel , serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurion's two terms.-Early life:... *	1894–1965	2nd Prime Minister, 1954–1955	₪20	obverse
Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar was an Israeli politician, author. and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.-Biography:... *	1889–1974	3rd President, 1963–1973	₪200	obverse

*See also Israel in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

Currency: Yen (since 1870)
Symbol: ¥
See also Japanese yen

Japanese yen

The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Higuchi Ichiyō	1872–1896	author	¥5,000	obverse	2004
Hideyo Noguchi Hideyo Noguchi , also known as , was a prominent Japanese bacteriologist who discovered the agent of syphilis as the cause of progressive paralytic disease in 1911.-Early life:...	1876–1928	bacteriologist	¥1,000	obverse
Fukuzawa Yukichi Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era... *	1835–1901	political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator, author	¥10,000	obverse

*See also Japan in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Jersey

States of Jersey

The States of Jersey is the parliament and government of Jersey.The Assembly of the States of Jersey has exercised legislative powers since 1771, when law-making power was transferred from the Royal Court of Jersey....

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

Jersey pound

The pound is the currency of Jersey. Jersey is in currency union with the United Kingdom, and the Jersey pound is not a separate currency but is an issue of banknotes and coins by the States of Jersey denominated in pound sterling, in a similar way to the banknotes issued in Scotland and Northern...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Elizabeth II*	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth, 1952-	£1	obverse	1971
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Francis Pierson	1757–1781	Major in the British Army, killed in the Battle of Jersey Battle of Jersey The Battle of Jersey was an attempt by France to invade Jersey and remove the threat the island posed to American shipping in the American War of Independence. Jersey was used as a base for privateering by the British, and France, engaged in the war as an ally of the United States, sent an...	£10	reverse

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

Korea, South

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

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

South Korean won

The won is the currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary subunit. The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions, and appears only in foreign exchange rates...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Yi Hwang Yi Hwang Yi Hwang is one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his younger contemporary Yi I . A key figure of the Neo-Confucian literati, he established the Yeongnam School and set up the Dosan Seowon, a private Confucian academy. Yi Hwang is often...	1501–1570	Confucian Korean Confucianism Korean Confucianism is the form of Confucianism developed in Korea. One of the most substantial influences in Korean intellectual history was the introduction of Confucian thought as part of the cultural influence from China...  scholar	₩1,000	obverse	1983
Yi I Yi I Yi I was one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his older contemporary, Yi Hwang . Yi I is often referred to by his pen name Yulgok...	1536–1584	Confucian scholar	₩5,000	obverse
King Sejong the Great	1397–1450	monarch	₩10,000	obverse
Shin Saimdang	1504–1551	poet, calligraphist	₩50,000	obverse	2009

*See also South Korea in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

Currency: Litas (since 1993)
Symbol: Lt
See also Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

The modern banknotes of Lithuania are denominated in litas. All banknotes are of the same size except for the 500 litų banknote. They bear signatures of Minister of Finance and of Chairperson of the Bank of Lithuania Board. 10, 20, and 50 litų banknotes have 4 releases...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavicius Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius...	1851–1927	leader in the Lithuanian national movement; signatory of the Act of Independence, 1918	50 Lt	obverse	2003
Steponas Darius Steponas Darius Steponas Darius was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1896–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	10 Lt	obverse	2001
Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas or Szymon Dowkont was a Lithuanian writer, ethnographer and historian. One of the pioneers of the Lithuanian national revival, he is credited as an author of the first book on the history of Lithuania written in the Lithuanian language...	1793–1864	historian; wrote the first Lithuanian history books in the Lithuanian language	100 Lt	obverse	2000
Stasys Girėnas Stasys Girenas Stasys Girėnas was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1893–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	10 Lt	obverse	2001
Vincas Kudirka Vincas Kudirka Vincas Kudirka was a Lithuanian poet and physician, and the author of both the music and lyrics of the Lithuanian National Anthem, Tautiška giesmė. He is regarded in Lithuania as a National Hero. Kudirka used pen names - V...	1858–1899	poet, physician; author of the music and lyrics for the national anthem	500 Lt	obverse	2009
Maironis Maironis Maironis is one of the most famous Lithuanian romantic poets. He was born in Pasandravys, Raseiniai district municipality, Lithuania. Maironis graduated from Kaunas high school and went on to study Literature at Kiev University. However, in 1884, after one year of studies at the university, he...	1862–1932	romantic poet; active member of the Lithuanian national movement	20 Lt	obverse	2001
Vydūnas Vydunas Wilhelm Storost, artistic name Vilius Storostas-Vydūnas , mostly known as Vydūnas, was a Prussian-Lithuania teacher, poet, humanist, philosopher and Lithuanian...	1868–1953	writer, philosopher; leader in the Lithuantian national movement	200 Lt	obverse	2000

Malaysia

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

Malaysian ringgit

The Malaysian ringgit is the currency of Malaysia. It is divided into 100 sen...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan	1895 – 1960	1st Yang di-Pertuan Agong Yang di-Pertuan Agong The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957 when the Federation of Malaya gained independence....  (Supreme Head of State) of the Federation of Malaya Federation of Malaya The Federation of Malaya is the name given to a federation of 11 states that existed from 31 January 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957...	RM 1	obverse	1967
			RM 2	obverse	1996
			RM 5	obverse	1967 (polymer in 1996)
			RM 10	obverse	1967
			RM 20	obverse	1982
			RM 50	obverse	1967
			RM 100	obverse	1967
			RM 500	obverse	1982 - 1999
			RM 1,000	obverse	1967 - 1999

Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

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

Mexican peso

The peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 12th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded in the Americas, and by far the most...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz	1648/51-1695	nun, scholar, poet	$200	obverse	1996
Miguel Hidalgo Miguel Hidalgo Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseñor , more commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or simply Miguel Hidalgo, was a Mexican priest and a leader of the Mexican War of Independence.In 1810 Hidalgo led a group of peasants in a revolt against the dominant...	1753–1811	Catholic priest; leader of Mexico's struggle for independence	$1,000	obverse	2004
Benito Juárez Benito Juárez Benito Juárez born Benito Pablo Juárez García, was a Mexican lawyer and politician of Zapotec origin from Oaxaca who served five terms as president of Mexico: 1858–1861 as interim, 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872...	1806–1832	31st President, 1858–1872	$20	both	1996 (polymer in 2002)
José María Morelos José María Morelos José María Teclo Morelos y Pavón was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary rebel leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming its leadership after the execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1811...	1765–1815	leader for Mexican independence	$50	obverse	1996 (polymer in 2006)
Nezahualcoyotl Nezahualcoyotl Nezahualcoyotl was a philosopher, warrior, architect, poet and ruler of the city-state of Texcoco in pre-Columbian Mexico...	1402–1472	Texcocan king	$100	obverse	1996
Diego Rivera Diego Rivera Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez was a prominent Mexican painter born in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, an active communist, and husband of Frida Kahlo . His large wall works in fresco helped establish the Mexican Mural Movement in...  and Frida Kalho	1829–1862	Artists and Communist Party militants	$500	obverse	1996

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

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

Banknotes of the New Zealand dollar

-Pre-dollar:Prior to 10 July 1967, the New Zealand pound, using the £sd system, was the main currency of New Zealand. Since 1934, banknotes of the New Zealand pound were issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, and came in denominations of 10s, £1, £5, £10, and £50.-First issue: 1967 -...

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Elizabeth II	1926 -	Queen Monarchy in New Zealand The monarchy of New Zealand also referred to as The Crown in Right of New Zealand, Her Majesty in Right of New Zealand, or The Queen in Right of New Zealand is the constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of the Realm of New Zealand,...  and Head of State Head of State A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...  of New Zealand since 1952, and leader of the Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states... .	$20	Obverse	1967
Sir Edmund Hillary Edmund Hillary Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE , was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest – see Timeline of climbing Mount Everest...	1919–2008	Mountaineer and explorer. First person to reach the summit of Mount Everest Mount Everest Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...  (1953), and first person to drive overland to the South Pole South Pole The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies on the opposite side of the Earth from the North Pole...  (1958). Later known for his community work in Nepal.	$5		1990
Apirana Ngata Apirana Ngata Sir Apirana Turupa Ngata was a prominent New Zealand politician and lawyer. He has often been described as the foremost Māori politician to have ever served in Parliament, and is also known for his work in promoting and protecting Māori culture and language.-Early life:One of 15 children, Ngata...	1874–1950	Played a significant role in the revival of Maori people and culture during the early 20th century. First Maori graduate for a New Zealand University, and Member of Parliament Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...  for 38 years.	$50		1990
Lord Rutherford of Nelson	1871–1937	New Zealand physicist Physicist A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...  and 'father of the atom'; explaining the perplexing problem of naturally occurring radioactivity, determining the structure of the atom, and changing one element into another. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Nobel Prize in Chemistry The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature,...  in 1908.	$100		1990
Kate Sheppard Kate Sheppard Katherine Wilson Sheppard Some sources, eg give a birth year of 1847; others eg give a birth year of 1848. was the most prominent member of New Zealand's women's suffrage movement, and is the country's most famous suffragette...	1848–1934	Prominent suffragette Suffragette "Suffragette" is a term coined by the Daily Mail newspaper as a derogatory label for members of the late 19th and early 20th century movement for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, in particular members of the Women's Social and Political Union... , who led the campaign for woman's right to vote. This determination led to New Zealand being the first sovereign state to allow woman to vote, in 1893.	$10		1990

Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen Peter Christen Asbjørnsen Peter Christen Asbjørnsen was a Norwegian writer and scholar. He and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe were collectors of Norwegian folklore...	1812–1885	writer, scholar; collector of Norwegian folklore	50 kr	obverse	1997
Kristian Birkeland Kristian Birkeland Kristian Olaf Birkeland was a Norwegian scientist. He is best remembered as the person who first elucidated the nature of the Aurora borealis. In order to fund his research on the aurorae, he invented the electromagnetic cannon and the Birkeland-Eyde process of fixing nitrogen from the air...	1867–1917	scientist	200 kr	obverse	1994
Kirsten Flagstad Kirsten Flagstad Kirsten Målfrid Flagstad was a Norwegian opera singer and a highly regarded Wagnerian soprano...	1895–1962	opera singer	100 kr	obverse	1997
Edvard Munch Edvard Munch Edvard Munch was a Norwegian Symbolist painter, printmaker and an important forerunner of expressionist art. His best-known composition, The Scream, is part of a series The Frieze of Life, in which Munch explored the themes of love, fear, death, melancholia, and anxiety.- Childhood :Edvard Munch...	1863–1944	Expressionist painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2001
Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undset was a Norwegian novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928.-Biography:Undset was born in Kalundborg, Denmark, but her family moved to Norway when she was two years old. In 1924, she converted to Catholicism and became a lay Dominican...	1882-1849	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1928	500 kr	obverse	1999

Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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

Pakistani rupee

The rupee is the currency of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank of the country. The most commonly used symbol for the rupee is Rs, used on receipts when purchasing goods and services. In Pakistan, the rupee is referred to as the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum ....	1876–1948	1st Governor-General, 1947–1948; "Father of the Nation"	Rs. 10	obverse	2006
			Rs. 20	obverse	2005
			Rs. 50	obverse	1977
			Rs. 100	obverse	2006
			Rs. 500	obverse	2006
			Rs. 1,000	obverse	2007
			Rs. 5,000	obverse	2006

Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

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

Peruvian nuevo sol

The nuevo sol plural: nuevos soles; currency sign: S/.) is the currency of Peru. It is subdivided into 100 cents, called céntimos in Spanish. The ISO 4217 currency code is PEN. It is most commonly referred to just as sol...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
José Quiñones Gonzáles José Quiñones Gonzáles José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzáles was a Peruvian military aviator and national aviation hero. He sacrificed his life crashing into an Ecuadorian battery during the Battle of Zarumilla in the Ecuadorian–Peruvian war.-Combat History:Lieutenant Quinones was a fighter pilot...	1914–1941	National aviation hero	Nuevo sol	S/. 10	obverse	1991–
Raúl Porras Barrenechea Raúl Porras Barrenechea Raúl Porras Barrenechea was a Peruvian historian. He was born in Pisco, Peru on March 23, 1897 and died in Lima, Peru on September 27, 1960. He was a teacher at the Anglo-Peruvian School. As a student during the 1950s Mario Vargas Llosa worked with Porras for four and one-half years and learned a...	1897–1960	Historian	Nuevo sol	S/. 20	obverse	1991–
Abraham Valdelomar Abraham Valdelomar Pedro Abraham Valdelomar Pinto was a Peruvian narrator, poet, journalist, essayist and dramatist; he is considered the founder of the avant-garde in Peru, although more for his dandy-like public poses and his founding of the journal Colónida than for his own writing, which is lyrically...	1888–1919	Poet	Nuevo sol	S/. 50	obverse	1991–
Jorge Basadre Jorge Basadre Jorge Basadre Grohmann was a Peruvian historian known for his extensive publications about the independent history of his country...	1903–1980	Minister of education, Historian	Nuevo sol	S/. 100	obverse	1991–
Rose of Lima Rose of Lima Rose of Lima, , the first Catholic saint of the Americas, was born in Lima, Peru.-Biography:Saint Rose of Lima was born in the city of that name, the daughter of Gaspar Flores, a harquebusier from San German, Puerto Rico, and his wife, Maria de Oliva, who was a native of Lima. She was part of a...	1586–1617	Saint Rose of Lima, First catholic saint of the Americas Americas The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...	Nuevo sol	S/. 200	obverse	1995–

Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. He played an instrumental role during the Philippines' revolution against Spain, and the subsequent Philippine-American War or War of Philippine Independence that resisted American occupation...	1869–1964	1st President, 1899–1901	P5	obverse	1985
Benigno Aquino, Jr. Benigno Aquino, Jr. Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. was a Filipino Senator and a former Governor of Tarlac. Aquino, together with Gerry Roxas and Jovito Salonga, formed the leadership of the opposition to the Marcos regime in the years leading to the imposition of martial law in the Philippines...	1932–1983	leader of the opposition to President Ferdinand Marcos' autocracy	P500	both	2002
Andrés Bonifacio Andres Bonifacio Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro was a Filipino nationalist and revolutionary. He was a founder and later Supremo of the Katipunan movement which sought the independence of the Philippines from Spanish colonial rule and started the Philippine Revolution...	1863–1897	leader in the Philippine Revolution	P10	obverse	1987
Hilario Davide, Jr. Hilario Davide, Jr. Hilario Gelbolingo Davide, Jr, GCSS is a former Ambassador/Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations in New York City....	1935-	20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 1998–2005; swore in President Macapagal-Arroyo	P200	reverse	2002
Josefa Llanes Escoda Josefa Llanes Escoda Josefa Llanes Madamba Vd.ª De Escoda was a well-known Filipino advocate of women's right of suffrage and founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines.-Early life:...	1898–1945	founder of the Girl Scouts in the Philippines; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Vicente Lim Vicente Lim Brigadier General Vicente Lim was an Filipino General in the Philippine Army who served during the Second World War.-Early life:He was born in the town of Calamba, Laguna, on the 24th of February, 1888, the third of Jose Ayala Lim-Yaoco’s four children. His father was a full-blooded Chinese who...	1889–1945	Brigadier General, Army; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Apolinario Mabini Apolinario Mabini Apolinario Mabini y Maranan was a Filipino political philosopher and revolutionary who wrote a constitutional plan for the of 1899-1901, and served as its first prime minister in 1899...	1864–1903	1st Prime Minister, 1899; author of the 1st Constitution	P10	obverse	1987
Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Pangan Macapagal was the ninth President of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the sixth Vice President, serving from 1957 to 1961. He also served as a member of the House of Representatives, and headed the Constitutional Convention of 1970...	1910–1997	9th President, 1961–1965	P200	obverse	2002
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...	1947-	daughter of President Macapagal; 14th President, 2001-2009	P200	reverse	2002
Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña y Suico was a Filipino politician who served as the 4th President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon, and rose to the presidency upon Quezon's death in 1944, being the oldest Philippine president to hold office at age 65...	1878–1961	4th President, 1944–1946	P50	obverse	1987
Manuel L. Quezon Manuel L. Quezon Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the Philippines...	1878–1944	2nd President, 1935–1944	P20	obverse	1987
Manuel Roxas Manuel Roxas Manuel Acuña Roxas was the first president of the independent Third Republic of the Philippines and fifth president overall. He served as president from the granting of independence in 1946 until his abrupt death in 1948...	1892–1948	5th President, 1946–1948	P100	obverse	2002
José Abad Santos José Abad Santos In 1919, Abad Santos would become instrumental in laying the legal groundwork as well as drafting the by-laws and constitution of the Philippine Women's University, the country's and Asia's first private non-sectarian institution for higher learning for women...	1886–1942	5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Corazon Aquino Corazon Aquino Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines...	1933-2009	11th President,1986-1992	P500	obverse	2010

Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

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

Polish coins and banknotes

Current Polish coins and banknotes issued by the National Bank of Poland. For historical ones, see here.-Coins:Although some of the coins were minted as early as 1990, they were not released until January 1, 1995, when the złoty was redenominated....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Boleslaw I Boleslaw I of Poland Bolesław I Chrobry , in the past also known as Bolesław I the Great , was a Duke of Poland from 992-1025 and the first King of Poland from 19 April 1025 until his death...	966/7-1025	King of Poland, 992-1025	20 zł	obverse	1995
Casimir III Casimir III of Poland Casimir III the Great , last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty , was the son of King Władysław I the Elbow-high and Hedwig of Kalisz.-Biography:...	1310–1370	King of Poland, 1333–1370	50 zł	obverse
Jogaila Jogaila Jogaila, later 'He is known under a number of names: ; ; . See also: Jogaila : names and titles. was Grand Duke of Lithuania , king consort of Kingdom of Poland , and sole King of Poland . He ruled in Lithuania from 1377, at first with his uncle Kęstutis...	1351–1434	King of Poland, 1386–1434	100 zł	obverse
Mieszko I	935-992	Duke of Poland, 960-922	10 zł	obverse
Sigismund II Augustus Sigismund II Augustus Sigismund II Augustus I was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, the only son of Sigismund I the Old, whom Sigismund II succeeded in 1548...	1520–1572	King of Poland, 1530–1572	200 zł	obverse

Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

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

Romanian leu

The leu is the currency of Romania. It is subdivided into 100 bani . The name of the currency means "lion". On 1 July 2005, Romania underwent a currency reform, switching from the previous leu to a new leu . 1 RON is equal to 10,000 ROL...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Lucian Blaga Lucian Blaga -Biography:Lucian Blaga was a commanding personality of the Romanian culture of the interbellum period. He was a philosopher and writer higly acclaimed for his originality, a university professor and a diplomat. He was born on May 9, 1895 in Lancrăm, near Alba Iulia, Romania, his father being an...	1895–1961	poet, playwright, philosopher	200 L	obverse	2006
Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist...	1852–1912	playwright, short story writer	100 L	obverse	2005
Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party...	1850–1889	romantic poet	500 L	obverse	2005
George Enescu George Enescu George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical...	1881–1955	composer, violinist, pianist	5 L	obverse	2005
Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.-Biography:He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age , he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of...	1838–1907	painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting	10 L	obverse	2005
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Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister...	1871–1940	Prime Minister,historian 1931–1932	1 L	obverse	2005
Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot.-Biography:Aurel Vlaicu was born in Binţinţi , Geoagiu, Transylvania. He attended Calvinist High School in Orăştie and took his Baccalaureate in Sibiu in 1902...	1882–1913	engineer, inventor, early pilot	50 L	obverse	2005

Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

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

Russian ruble

The ruble or rouble is the currency of the Russian Federation and the two partially recognized republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Formerly, the ruble was also the currency of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union prior to their breakups. Belarus and Transnistria also use currencies with...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky Nikolay Nikolayevich Muravyov-Amursky was a Russian statesman and diplomat, who played a major role in the expansion of the Russian Empire into the Amur River basin and to the shores of the Sea of Japan.-Surname spelling:The surname Muravyov has also been transcribed as Muravyev or Murav'ev.-Early...	1809–1881	Governor General of Irkutsk and Yeniseysk, 1847–1861	руб5,000	obverse	2000
Peter I Peter I of Russia Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov Dates indicated by the letters "O.S." are Old Style. All other dates in this article are New Style. ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother, Ivan V...	1672–1725	Tsar, 1682–1725	руб500	obverse	1998
Yaroslav I Yaroslav I the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise (Old Norse: Jarizleifr; ; Old East Slavic and Russian: Ярослав Мудрый; Ukrainian: Ярослав Мудрий; c...	978-1054	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 1019–1054	руб1,000	obverse	2000

Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

See under United Kingdom

Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

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

Serbian dinar

The dinar is the currency of Serbia. An earlier currency also called dinar was used in Serbia between 1868 and 1918. The earliest use of the dinar date to 1214. Today's Serbian dinar is a continuation of the last Yugoslav dinar...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jovan Cvijić Jovan Cvijic Jovan Cvijić was a Serbian geographer, president of the Serbian Royal Academy of Sciences, and rector of the University of Belgrade. A world-renowned scientist, Cvijić is considered the founder of geography in Serbia.-Early life and family:Jovan Cvijić was born on October 11 Jovan Cvijić...	1865–1927	geographer	500 din.	both	2004
Slobodan Jovanović Slobodan Jovanovic Slobodan Jovanović was one of Serbia's most prolific jurists, historians, sociologists, journalists and literary critics. He distinguished himself with a characteristically clear and sharp writing style later called the "Belgrade style"...	1869–1958	Prime Minister of the Yugoslav government-in-exile, 1942–1943	5,000 din.	both	2003
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić Vuk Stefanovic Karadžic Vuk Stefanović Karadžić was a Serbian philolog and linguist, the major reformer of the Serbian language, and deserves, perhaps, for his collections of songs, fairy tales, and riddles to be called the father of the study of Serbian folklore. He was the author of the first Serbian dictionary...	1787–1864	linguist; reformer of the Serbian language	10 din.	both	2006
Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac Stevan Stojanovic Mokranjac Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac was a Serbian composer and music educator. His work was essential in bringing the spirit of Valach Serbian unwritten folk poems into organized art.-Biography:He was born in Negotin...	1856–1914	composer and music educator	50 din.	both	2005
Petar II Petar II Petrovic-Njegoš Petar II Petrović-Njegoš , was a Serbian Orthodox Prince-Bishop of Montenegro , who transformed Montenegro from a theocracy into a secular state. However, he is most famous as a poet...	1813–1851	Prince-Bishop of Montenegro, 1830–1851; Serbian language poet	20 din.	both	2006
Nadežda Petrović Nadežda Petrovic Nadežda Petrović is considered the most important Serbian female painter from the late 19th and early 20th century...	1873–1915	painter	200 din.	both	2006
Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer...	1856–1943	inventor, physicist, mechanical and electrical engineer	100 din.	both	2006
Ðorđe Vajfert	1850–1937	1st president of the National Bank of Serbia, 1912–1926	1,000 din.	both	2006

Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

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

Singapore dollar

The Singapore dollar or Dollar is the official currency of Singapore. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively S$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...

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Person	Years of Birth–Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Yusof bin Ishak Yusof bin Ishak Yusof bin Ishak was an eminent Singaporean politician and the first President of Singapore of Minangkabau descent. His portrait appears on the Singapore Portrait Series currency notes introduced in 1999.-Early life:...	1910–1970	First President, 1965–1970	S$2	obverse	1999
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Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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

Swedish krona

The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...

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Person	Years of Birth–Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Charles XI Charles XI of Sweden Charles XI also Carl, was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period in Swedish history known as the Swedish empire ....	1655–1697	King of Sweden, 1660–1697	500 kr	obverse	1985
Gustav I Gustav I of Sweden Gustav I of Sweden, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known simply as Gustav Vasa , was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death....	1496–1560	King of Sweden, 1523–1560	1,000 kr	obverse	1989
Selma Lagerlöf Selma Lagerlöf Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....	1858–1940	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1909	20 kr	obverse	1991
Jenny Lind Jenny Lind Johanna Maria Lind , better known as Jenny Lind, was a Swedish opera singer, often known as the "Swedish Nightingale". One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she is known for her performances in soprano roles in opera in Sweden and across Europe, and for an extraordinarily...	1820–1887	opera singer	50 kr	obverse	1996
Carolus Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...	1707–1778	botanist, physician, zoologist; father of taxonomy	100 kr	obverse	1986
Christopher Polhem Christopher Polhem Christopher Polhammar , better known as , which he took after his ennoblement, was a Swedish scientist, inventor and industrialist. He made significant contributions to the economic and industrial development of Sweden, particularly mining.-Biography:Polhem was born on the island of Gotland...	1661–1751	industrialist; planned and started construction of the Göta Canal	500 kr	reverse	1985

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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

Banknotes of the Swiss franc

The first banknotes in Switzerland were issued in 1825 by the Caisse de Dépôt of the city of Bern.During the 19th century the Cantons had the right of printing notes. Following the law of 8 March 1881 the Swiss National Bank had the exclusive right to issue banknotes in Switzerland. First notes...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jacob Burckhardt Jacob Burckhardt Carl Jacob Christoph Burckhardt was a historian of art and culture, and an influential figure in the historiography of each field. He is known as one of the major progenitors of cultural history, albeit in a form very different from how cultural history is conceived and studied in academia today...	1818–1897	historian of the arts	1,000 Fr.	obverse	1998
Le Corbusier Le Corbusier Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier , was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and painter, famous for being one of the pioneers of what now is called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930...	1887–1965	modernist architect	10 Fr.	obverse	1997
Alberto Giacometti Alberto Giacometti Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draughtsman, and printmaker.Alberto Giacometti was born in the canton Graubünden's southerly alpine valley Val Bregaglia and came from an artistic background; his father, Giovanni, was a well-known post-Impressionist painter...	1901–1966	sculptor, painter, draftsman	100 Fr.	obverse	1998
Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger was a Swiss composer, who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. He was a member of Les six. His most frequently performed work is probably the orchestral work Pacific 231, which is interpreted as imitating the sound of a steam locomotive.-Biography:Born...	1892–1955	composer	20 Fr.	obverse	1996
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz Charles Ferdinand Ramuz Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz was a French-speaking Swiss writer.He was born in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud and educated at the University of Lausanne. He taught briefly in nearby Aubonne, and then in Weimar, Germany. In 1903, he left for Paris and remained there until World War I, with frequent...	1878–1947	French-speaking Swiss author	200 Fr.	obverse	1997
Sophie Taeuber-Arp Sophie Taeuber-Arp Sophie Taeuber-Arp was a Swiss artist, painter and sculptor. Born in Davos, Switzerland, Sophie Täuber began her art studies in her homeland, at the School of Applied Arts in St. Gallen...	1889–1943	artist, painter, sculptor	50 Fr.	obverse	1995

Republic of China

Republic of China

The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

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

New Taiwan dollar

The New Taiwan dollar , or simply Taiwan dollar, is the official currency of the Taiwan Area of the Republic of China since 1949, when it replaced the Old Taiwan dollar...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese doctor, revolutionary and political leader. As the foremost pioneer of Nationalist China, Sun is frequently referred to as the "Father of the Nation" , a view agreed upon by both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China...	1866–1925	Founding father of the Republic of China	$100	obverse	2001
Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He is known as Jiǎng Jièshí or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng in Mandarin....	1887–1975	President of the Republic of China, 1948–1975	$200	obverse	2002

Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

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

Turkish lira

The Turkish lira is the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The lira is subdivided into 100 kuruş...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....	1881–1938	Founder and 1st President of the Republic of Turkey, 1923-1938	1 TL	obverse	1926 - 1938 1950–present
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İsmet İnönü Ismet Inönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...	1884–1973	2nd President of the Republic of Turkey, 1938-1950	2.5 TL	obverse	1938–1950
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Cahit Arf Cahit Arf Cahit Arf was a Turkish mathematician. He is known for the Arf invariant of a quadratic form in characteristic 2 in topology, the Hasse–Arf theorem in ramification theory, Arf semigroups, and Arf rings.-Biography:Cahit Arf was born on 11 October 1910 in Selanik , which was then...	1910–1997	Mathematician	10 TL	reverse	2009–present
Yunus Emre Yunus Emre Yunus Emre was a Turkish poet and Sufi mystic. He has exercised immense influence on Turkish literature, from his own day until the present...	1240?-1321?	Poet and Sufi mystic Mysticism Mysticism is the knowledge of, and especially the personal experience of, states of consciousness, i.e. levels of being, beyond normal human perception, including experience and even communion with a supreme being.-Classical origins:...	200 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Âkif Ersoy was a Turkish poet, author, academic, member of parliament, and the poet of the Turkish National Anthem....	1873–1936	Poet of the Turkish National Anthem Istiklâl Marsi The İstiklâl Marşı is the National Anthem of Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, officially adopted on 12 March 1921 - two and a half years before the 29 October 1923 establishment of the Republic of Turkey, both as a motivational musical saga for the troops fighting in the Turkish War...	100 TL	reverse	1983–1989
Itri Buhurizade Itri Buhurizade Itri, or just simply Itri was a composer and performer of Turkish classical music from Istanbul, Ottoman Empire.-Biography:...	1640?-1711	Composer and performer of Turkish classical music	100 TL	reverse	2009–present
Kemaleddin Bey	1870–1927	Architect	20 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mehmed II Mehmed II Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from...	1432–1481	Ottoman Ottoman Empire The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...  sultan and conqueror of Constantinople Constantinople Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...	1000 TL	reverse	1986–1992
Mevlana	1207–1273	Philosopher	5000 TL	reverse	1981–1994
Aydın Sayılı Aydin Sayili Aydın Sayılı was a historian of science. His career was aided by chance meeting with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, whom he impressed enough to receive a state-supported scholarship to attend graduate school at Harvard, where he studied under George Sarton....	1913–1993	Historian of science	5 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mimar Sinan	1489–1588	Architect and civil engineer	10000 TL	reverse	1982–1995
Fatma Aliye Topuz Fatma Aliye Topuz Fatma Aliye Topuz , aka simply Fatma Aliye or Fatma Aliye Hanım, was a Turkish novelist, columnist, essayist, women's rights activist and humanitarian...	1862–1936	First female Muslim Islam Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...  novelist	50 TL	reverse	2009–present

Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

Currency: Hryvnia (since 1996)
Symbol: Ƨ
See also Ukrainian hryvnia

Ukrainian hryvnia

The hryvnia, sometimes hryvnya or grivna ; sign: ₴, code: , has been the national currency of Ukraine since September 2, 1996. The hryvnia is subdivided into 100 kopiyok. In medieval times, it was a currency of Kievan Rus'....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ivan Franko Ivan Franko Ivan Yakovych Franko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, political activist, doctor of philosophy, the author of the first detective novels and modern poetry in the Ukrainian language....	1856–1916	poet, writer, journalist	Ƨ20	obverse	2003
Mykhailo Hrushevsky Mykhailo Hrushevsky Mykhailo Serhiyovych Hrushevsky was a Ukrainian academician, politician, historian, and statesman, one of the most important figures of the Ukrainian national revival of the early 20th century...	1866–1934	1st President of the Ukrainian People's Republic, 1917–1918	Ƨ50	obverse	2004
Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bohdan Zynoviy Mykhailovych Khmelnytsky was a hetman of the Zaporozhian Cossack Hetmanate of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth . He led an uprising against the Commonwealth and its magnates which resulted in the creation of a Cossack state...	1595–1657	Hetman of Ukraine, 1648–1657	Ƨ5	obverse	2004
Ivan Mazepa Ivan Mazepa Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa , Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate in Left-bank Ukraine, from 1687–1708. He was famous as a patron of the arts, and also played an important role in the Battle of Poltava where after learning of Peter I's intent to relieve him as acting Hetman of Ukraine and replace him...	1640–1709	Hetman of Ukraine, 1687–1708	Ƨ10	obverse	2004
Taras Shevchenko Taras Shevchenko Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko -Life:Born into a serf family of Hryhoriy Ivanovych Shevchenko and Kateryna Yakymivna Shevchenko in the village of Moryntsi, of Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire Shevchenko was orphaned at the age of eleven...	1814–1861	poet; works considered to be the foundation of both modern Ukrainian language and literature	Ƨ100	obverse	2006
Hryhori Skovoroda Hryhori Skovoroda Hryhorii Savych Skovoroda was a Ukrainian philosopher, poet, teacher and composer who lived in the Russian Empire and who made important contributions to Russian philosophy and culture. He lived and worked in Ukraine and passionately and consciously identified with its people, differentiating them...	1722–1794	poet, philosopher, composer	Ƨ500	obverse	2006
Lesya Ukrainka Lesya Ukrainka Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka better known under her literary pseudonym Lesya Ukrainka , was one of Ukraine's best-known poets and writers and the foremost woman writer in Ukrainian literature. She also was a political, civil, and female activist....	1871–1913	poet, writer	Ƨ200	obverse	2001
Vladimir I Vladimir I of Kiev Vladimir Sviatoslavich the Great Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь Old Norse as Valdamarr Sveinaldsson, , Vladimir, , Volodymyr, was a grand prince of Kiev, ruler of Kievan Rus' in .Vladimir's father was the prince Sviatoslav of the Rurik dynasty...	958-1015	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 978-1015	Ƨ1	obverse	2006
Yaroslav I Yaroslav I the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise (Old Norse: Jarizleifr; ; Old East Slavic and Russian: Ярослав Мудрый; Ukrainian: Ярослав Мудрий; c...	978-1054	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod	Ƨ2	obverse	2004

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

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

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

England & Wales

Exclusive sterling note issue granted to the Bank of England.
Bank of England

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Charles Darwin Charles Darwin Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...	1809–1882	naturalist	£10	reverse	2000
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-	£5	obverse	2002
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Elizabeth Fry Elizabeth Fry Elizabeth Fry , née Gurney, was an English prison reformer, social reformer and, as a Quaker, a Christian philanthropist...	1780–1845	prison reformer	£5	reverse	2002
John Houblon John Houblon Sir John Houblon was the first Governor of the Bank of England from 1694 to 1697.-Biography:Sir John was the third son of James Houblon, a London merchant, and his wife, Mary Du Quesne, daughter of Jean Du Quesne, the younger...	1632–1712	1st Governor, Bank of England, 1694–1697	£50	reverse	1994
Adam Smith Adam Smith Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...	1723–1790	economist	£20	reverse	2007

Scotland

Three commercial banks are authorised to issue their own sterling banknotes.

Bank of Scotland

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sir Walter Scott Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time....	1771–1832	historical novelist and poet; campaigner for the continuation of Scottish banknotes	£5	obverse	2007
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Royal Bank of Scotland

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Lord Ilay Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, 1st Earl of Ilay was a Scottish nobleman, politician, lawyer, businessman and soldier...	1682–1761	founder and first governor of the Royal Bank of Scotland	£1	obverse	1987
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Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....	1850–1894	Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer (special commemorative issue)	£1	reverse	1994
Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone....	1847–1922	Inventor of the telephone Telephone The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...   (special commemorative issue)	£1	reverse	1997
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...	1900–2002	Queen Consort Queen consort A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...  of King George VI George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...  and mother of Queen Elizabeth II  (special commemorative issue)	£20	reverse	2000
Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...	1940-	Notable American golf Golf Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes.... er (special commemorative issue)	£5	reverse	2005

Clydesdale Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...	1759–1796	Notable Scottish poet Scottish literature Scottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by Scottish writers. It includes literature written in English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Brythonic, French, Latin and any other language in which a piece of literature was ever written within the boundaries of modern Scotland.The earliest...	£5	obverse	1998
Mary Slessor Mary Slessor Mary Mitchell Slessor was a Scottish missionary to Nigeria.Her determined work and strong personality allowed her to be trusted and accepted by the locals, spreading Christianity and promoting women's rights.-Early life:...	1848–1915	Scottish missionary Missionary A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...  to Nigeria and campaigner for women's rights Women's rights Women's rights are entitlements and freedoms claimed for women and girls of all ages in many societies.In some places these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behaviour, whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed...	£10	both	1998
Robert the Bruce Robert I of Scotland Robert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage , and...	1274–1329	King of the Scots 1306-1329.	£20	obverse	1998
Adam Smith Adam Smith Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...	1723–1790	economist and key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment Scottish Enlightenment The Scottish Enlightenment was the period in 18th century Scotland characterised by an outpouring of intellectual and scientific accomplishments. By 1750, Scots were among the most literate citizens of Europe, with an estimated 75% level of literacy...	£50	both	1998
Lord Kelvin William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, PRSE, was a mathematical physicist and engineer. At the University of Glasgow he did important work in the mathematical analysis of electricity and formulation of the first and second laws of thermodynamics, and did much to unify the emerging...	1824–1907	mathematical physicist Mathematical physics Mathematical physics refers to development of mathematical methods for application to problems in physics. The Journal of Mathematical Physics defines this area as: "the application of mathematics to problems in physics and the development of mathematical methods suitable for such applications and...  and engineer Engineer An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...	£100	both	1998
Alexander Fleming Alexander Fleming Sir Alexander Fleming was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. He wrote many articles on bacteriology, immunology, and chemotherapy...	1881–1955	Discoverer of penicillin Penicillin Penicillin is a group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium fungi. They include penicillin G, procaine penicillin, benzathine penicillin, and penicillin V.... .	£5	obverse	2009
Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...	1759–1796	Notable Scottish poet Scottish literature Scottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by Scottish writers. It includes literature written in English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Brythonic, French, Latin and any other language in which a piece of literature was ever written within the boundaries of modern Scotland.The earliest...	£10	obverse	2009
Robert the Bruce Robert I of Scotland Robert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage , and...	1274–1329	King of the Scots 1306-1329.	£20	obverse	2009
Elsie Inglis Elsie Inglis Elsie Inglis was an innovative Scottish doctor and suffragist.-Education:She was born in the hill station town of Naini Tal, India, to John Forbes David Inglis who worked in the Indian civil service as Chief Commissioner of Oudh...	1864–1917	Doctor and suffragist.	£50	obverse	2009
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a Scottish architect, designer, watercolourist and artist. He was a designer in the Arts and Crafts movement and also the main representative of Art Nouveau in the United Kingdom. He had a considerable influence on European design...	1868-1928	Architect and designer.	£100	obverse	2009

Northern Ireland

Four commercial banks are authorised to issue their own sterling banknotes.

Northern Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
John Boyd Dunlop John Boyd Dunlop John Boyd Dunlop was a Scottish inventor. He was one of the founders of the rubber company that bore his name, Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company....	1840–1921	Founder of the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company	£10	obverse	2005
Harry Ferguson Harry Ferguson Henry George "Harry" Ferguson was an Irish engineer and inventor who is noted for his role in the development of the modern agricultural tractor, for becoming the first Irishman to build and fly his own aeroplane, and for developing the first four-wheel drive Formula One car, the Ferguson P99...	1884–1960	Engineer and developer of the modern agricultural tractor, the Ferguson monoplane and the Ferguson P99	£20	obverse	2005
Sir Samuel Cleland Davidson		founder of the Belfast Sirocco Works and pioneer of air conditioning Air conditioning An air conditioner is a home appliance, system, or mechanism designed to dehumidify and extract heat from an area. The cooling is done using a simple refrigeration cycle...	£50	obverse	2005
Sir James Martin	1893–1981	Inventor of the aircraft ejector seat	£100	obverse	2005

Ulster Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
George Best George Best George Best was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, who played for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders...	1946–2005	Footballer for Northern Ireland Northern Ireland national football team The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...  and Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...   (special commemorative issue)	£5	obverse	2006

United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Currency: Dollar (since 1792)
Symbol: $
See also Federal Reserve Note

Federal Reserve Note

A Federal Reserve Note is a type of banknote used in the United States of America. Federal Reserve Notes are printed by the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing on paper made by Crane & Co. of Dalton, Massachusetts. They are the only type of U.S...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
John Adams John Adams John Adams was an American lawyer, statesman, diplomat and political theorist. A leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United States...	1735–1826	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Adams Samuel Adams Samuel Adams was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. As a politician in colonial Massachusetts, Adams was a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and was one of the architects of the principles of American...	1722–1803	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Charles Carroll Charles Carroll of Carrollton Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from Great Britain. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and later as United States Senator for Maryland...	1737–1802	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Chase Samuel Chase Samuel Chase was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and earlier was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland. Early in life, Chase was a "firebrand" states-righter and revolutionary...	1741–1811	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Abraham Clark Abraham Clark Abraham Clark was an American politician and Revolutionary War figure. He was delegate for New Jersey to the Continental Congress where he signed the Declaration of Independence and later served in the United States House of Representatives in both the Second and Third United States Congress, from...	1725–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Clinton George Clinton (vice president) George Clinton was an American soldier and politician, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was the first Governor of New York, and then the fourth Vice President of the United States , serving under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. He and John C...	1739–1812	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Clymer George Clymer George Clymer was an American politician and founding father. He was one of the first Patriots to advocate complete independence from Britain. As a Pennsylvania representative, Clymer was, along with five others, a signatory of both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution...	1739–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
John Dickinson John Dickinson (delegate) John Dickinson was an American lawyer and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware. He was a militia officer during the American Revolution, a Continental Congressman from Pennsylvania and Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, President of...	1732–1808	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Ellery	1727–1820	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Floyd William Floyd William Floyd was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a U.S. Representative from New York.-Biography:...	1734–1821	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Dr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat...	1706–1790	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
		Founding Father	$100	obverse	1996
Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Thomas Gerry was an American statesman and diplomat. As a Democratic-Republican he was selected as the fifth Vice President of the United States , serving under James Madison, until his death a year and a half into his term...	1744–1814	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...	1822–1877	18th President, 1869–1877	$50	obverse	2004
Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of America's first constitutional lawyers and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury...	1755/7-1804	1st Secretary of the Treasury, 1789–1795	$10	both	2006
John Hancock John Hancock John Hancock was a merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...	1737–1793	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Harrison, V	1726–1791	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Joseph Hewes Joseph Hewes Joseph Hewes was a native of Princeton, New Jersey, where he was born in 1730. Hewes’s parents were part of the Quaker Society of Friends. Immediately after their marriage they moved to New Jersey, which became Joseph Hewes’s home state. Hewes was formally educated at Princeton and after...	1730–1779	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas Heyward, Jr.	1746–1809	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Hooper William Hooper William Hooper was an American lawyer, politician, and a member of the Continental Congress representing North Carolina from 1774 through 1777...	1742–1790	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Stephen Hopkins Stephen Hopkins (politician) Stephen Hopkins was an American political leader from Rhode Island who signed the Declaration of Independence. He served as the Chief Justice and Governor of the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and was a Delegate to the Colonial Congress in Albany in 1754 and to the...	1707–1785	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Francis Hopkinson Francis Hopkinson Francis Hopkinson , an American author, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence as a delegate from New Jersey. He later served as a federal judge in Pennsylvania...	1737–1791	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Huntington Samuel Huntington (statesman) Samuel Huntington was a jurist, statesman, and Patriot in the American Revolution from Connecticut. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation...	1731–1796	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...	1767–1845	7th President, 1829–1837	$20	obverse	2003
Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...	1743–1826	3rd President, 1801–1809; signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	both	1976
Richard Henry Lee Richard Henry Lee Richard Henry Lee was an American statesman from Virginia best known for the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain. He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and his famous resolution of June 1776 led to the United States...	1732–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Francis Lewis Francis Lewis Francis Lewis was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New York....	1713–1803	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...	1809–1865	16th President, 1861–1865	$5	both	2000
Philip Livingston Philip Livingston Philip Livingston was an American merchant and statesman from New York City. He was a delegate for New York to the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1778, and signed the Declaration of Independence.-Family history:...	1716–1778	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert R. Livingston Robert Livingston (1746-1813) Robert R Livingston was an American lawyer, politician, diplomat from New York, and a Founding Father of the United States. He was known as "The Chancellor," after the office he held for 25 years....	1746–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas McKean Thomas McKean Thomas McKean was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the American Revolution he was a delegate to the Continental Congress where he signed the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of...	1734–1817	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Arthur Middleton Arthur Middleton Arthur Middleton , of Charleston, South Carolina, was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence....	1742–1787	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Lewis Morris Lewis Morris Lewis Morris was an American landowner and developer from Morrisania, New York. He signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence as a delegate to the Continental Congress for New York....	1726–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert Morris Robert Morris (merchant) Robert Morris, Jr. was a British-born American merchant, and signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution...	1734–1806	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Paca William Paca William Paca was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland, and later Governor of Maryland and a United States federal judge.-Early life:...	1740–1799	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert Treat Paine Robert Treat Paine Robert Treat Paine was a signer of the Declaration of Independence as a representative of Massachusetts.-Early life and ancestors:...	1731–1814	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Read George Read (signer) George Read was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Continental Congressman from Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, President of Delaware, and a member of the...	1733–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Rush Benjamin Rush Benjamin Rush was a Founding Father of the United States. Rush lived in the state of Pennsylvania and was a physician, writer, educator, humanitarian and a Christian Universalist, as well as the founder of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania....	1745–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Edward Rutledge Edward Rutledge Edward Rutledge was an American politician and youngest signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. He later served as the 39th Governor of South Carolina.-Early years and career:...	1749–1800	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Roger Sherman Roger Sherman Roger Sherman was an early American lawyer and politician, as well as a founding father. He served as the first mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, and served on the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence, and was also a representative and senator in the new republic...	1721–1793	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Richard Stockton Richard Stockton (1730-1781) Richard Stockton was an American lawyer, jurist, legislator, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.-Early life:...	1730–1781	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Charles Thomson Charles Thomson Charles Thomson was a Patriot leader in Philadelphia during the American Revolution and the secretary of the Continental Congress throughout its existence.-Biography:...	1729–1824	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Walton George Walton George Walton signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia and also served as the second Chief Executive of that state.-Life and work:...	1749/50-1804	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Washington George Washington George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...	1732–1799	1st President, 1789–1797	$1	obverse	1963
William Williams William Williams (signer) William Williams was a merchant, and a delegate for Connecticut to the Continental Congress in 1776, and a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. Williams was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, the son of a minister, Tim Solomon Williams, and Mary Porter. He studied theology and graduated from...	1731–1811	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas Willing Thomas Willing Thomas Willing was an American merchant and financier and a Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania....	1731–1821	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
James Wilson James Wilson James Wilson was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. Wilson was elected twice to the Continental Congress, and was a major force in drafting the United States Constitution...	1742–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
John Witherspoon John Witherspoon John Witherspoon was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Jersey. As president of the College of New Jersey , he trained many leaders of the early nation and was the only active clergyman and the only college president to sign the Declaration...	1723–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Oliver Wolcott	1726–1797	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976

Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

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

Venezuelan bolívar

The bolívar fuerte is the currency of Venezuela since 1 January 2008. It is subdivided into 100 céntimos and replaced the bolívar at the rate of Bs.F. 1 = Bs...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Francisco de Miranda Francisco de Miranda Sebastián Francisco de Miranda Ravelo y Rodríguez de Espinoza , commonly known as Francisco de Miranda , was a Venezuelan revolutionary...	1750–1816	military leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	2 bolívares	obverse	2008
Pedro Camejo Pedro Camejo Pedro Camejo, better known as Negro Primero, or 'The First Black' was a Venezuelan soldier who at first fought with the royal army, only to later go over to the rebel army during the Venezuelan War of Independence, reaching the rank of lieutenant.The nickname of Negro Primero was inspired by his...	1790–1821	soldier during the struggle for independence from Spain	5 bolívares	obverse	2008
Guaicaipuro Guaicaipuro Guaicaipuro was a native Venezuelan chief of both the Teques and Caracas tribes. Though known today as Guaicaipuro, in documents of the time his name was written Guacaipuro.-Life:...	c1530-1568	Venezuelan indigenous leader against Spanish colonization	10 bolívares	obverse	2008
Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi María Luisa Cáceres Díaz de Arismendi was a heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence.-The beginning of the war:...	1799–1866	heroine of Venezuelan War of Independence	20 bolívares	obverse	2008
Simón Rodríguez Simón Rodríguez Simón Rodríguez , known during his exile from Spanish America as Samuel Robinson, was a South American philosopher and educator, notably Simón Bolívar's tutor and mentor....	1769–1854	philosopher, educator	50 bolívares	obverse	2008
Simón Bolívar Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Yeiter, commonly known as Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader...	1783–1830	military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	100 bolívares	obverse	2008

Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

Currencies: Peso Moneda Nacional (m$n, 1881–1969)
Peso Ley ($L, 1970–1983)
Peso Argentino ($a, 1983–1985)
Austral (A, 1985–1991)
Peso ($, 1992–Present)
See also Argentine peso moneda nacional

Argentine peso moneda nacional

The peso moneda nacional was the currency of Argentina between November 5, 1881 and December 31, 1969. It was subdivided into 100 centavos, with the argentino worth 5 pesos. Its symbol was m$n or $m/n. Its ISO 4217 code was ARM.-History:...

, Argentine peso ley

Argentine peso ley

The peso ley 18.188, usually known as either peso or, to distinguish it from the earlier peso moneda nacional, informally as peso ley, was the currency of Argentina between January 1, 1970 and May 5, 1983. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. Its symbol was $, sometimes $L. Its name comes from law...

, Argentine peso argentino

Argentine peso argentino

The peso argentino was the currency of Argentina between June 6, 1983 and June 14, 1985. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. The symbol was $a. The ISO 4217 code was ARP.-History:...

, Argentine austral

Argentine austral

The austral was the currency of Argentina between June 15, 1985 and December 31, 1991. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. The symbol was an uppercase A with an extra horizontal line . This symbol appeared on all coins issued in this currency , to distinguish them from earlier currencies...

, and Argentine peso

Argentine peso

The peso is the currency of Argentina, identified by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using dollar currencies. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. Its ISO 4217 code is ARS...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Juan Bautista Alberdi Juan Bautista Alberdi Juan Bautista Alberdi was an Argentine political theorist and diplomat. Although he lived most of his life in exile in Montevideo and Chile, he was one of the most influential Argentine liberals of his age.-Biography:...	1810–1884	political theorist and diplomat	Peso Argentino	$a5,000	obverse	1984–1987
Nicolás Avellaneda Nicolás Avellaneda Nicolás Remigio Aurelio Avellaneda Silva was an Argentine politician and journalist, and president of Argentina from 1874 to 1880. Avellaneda's main projects while in office were banking and education reform, leading to Argentina's economic growth...	1837–1885	President of Argentina, 1874–1880	Austral	A500	obverse	1988–1992
Manuel Belgrano Manuel Belgrano Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano , usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano, was an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina...	1770–1820	leader for independence from Spain	Peso Ley	$L1	obverse	1970–1981
				$L5	obverse	1971–1981
				$L10	obverse	1970–1981
			Peso Argentino	$a10,000	obverse	1984–1987
Miguel Juárez Celman	1844–1909	President of Argentina, 1886–1890	Austral	A5,000	obverse	1988–1992
José de San Martín José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín, known simply as Don José de San Martín , was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes , he left his mother country at the...	1778–1850	leader for independence from Spain	Peso Moneda Nacional	m$n5	obverse	1935–1965
				m$n10	obverse	1936–1965
				m$n50	obverse	1936–1968
						1943–1968
				m$n100	obverse	1936–1968
						1943–1968
				m$n500	obverse	1944–1968
						1964–1968
				m$n1,000	obverse	1944–1975
				m$n5,000	obverse	1962–1975
				m$n10,000	obverse	1961–1975
			Peso Ley	$L50	obverse	1972–1981
				$L100	obverse	1971–1981
				$L500	obverse	1972–1984
				$L1,000	obverse	1973–1984
				$L5,000	obverse	1977–1984
				$L10,000	obverse	1976–1985
				$L50,000	obverse	1979–1985
				$L100,000	obverse
				$L500,000	obverse	1980–1985
				$L1,000,000	obverse	1981–1985
			Peso Argentino	$a1	obverse	1983–1985
				$a5	obverse	1983–1987
				$a10	obverse
				$a50	obverse
				$a100	obverse
				$a500	obverse	1984–1987
				$a1,000	obverse	1983–1987
			Austral	A10,000	obverse	1989–1991
				A50,000	obverse
				A500,000	obverse	1990–1991
Justo José de Urquiza Justo José de Urquiza Justo José de Urquiza y García was an Argentine general and politician. He was president of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860.He was governor of Entre Ríos during the government of Juan Manuel de Rosas, governor of Buenos Aires with powers delegated from the other provinces...	1801–1870	President of Argentina, 1854–1860	Austral	A5	obverse	1986–1991
Santiago Derqui Santiago Derqui Santiago Rafael Luis Manuel José María Derqui Rodríguez was president of Argentina from March 5, 1860 to November 5, 1861. He was featured on the 10 Australes note, which is now obsolete....	1809–1867	President of Argentina, 1860–1861	Austral	A10	obverse	1985–1991
Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Martínez was an Argentine statesman, military figure, and author. He was the President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868.-Life and times:...	1821–1906	President of Argentina, 1862–1868	Austral	A50	obverse	1986–1991
Carlos Pellegrini Carlos Pellegrini Carlos Enrique José Pellegrini Bevans was President of Argentina from 6 August 1890 to 12 October 1892....	1846–1906	President of Argentina, 1890–1892	Austral	A10,000	obverse	1989–1992
			Peso	$1	obverse	1992-????
Manuel Quintana Manuel Quintana Manuel Pedro Quintana y Sáenz de Gaona was the President of Argentina from 12 October 1904 to 12 March 1906. He died in office....	1835–1906	President of Argentina, 1904–1906	Austral	A500,000	obverse	1990–1993
Bernardino Rivadavia Bernardino Rivadavia Bernardino de la Trinidad Gónzalez Rivadavia y Rivadavia was the first president of Argentina, from February 8, 1826 to July 7, 1827 . He was a politician of the United Provinces of Río de la Plata, Argentina today...	1780–1845	President of Argentina, 1826–1827	Austral	A1	obverse	1985–1991
Julio Argentino Roca Julio Argentino Roca Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz was an army general who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1880 to 12 October 1886 and again from 12 October 1898 to 12 October 1904.-Upbringing and early career:...	1843–1914	President of Argentina, 1880–1886 and 1898–1904	Austral	A1,000	obverse	1988–1992
Luis Sáenz Peña Luis Sáenz Peña Luis Sáenz Peña was a lawyer and President of Argentina.He graduated in law from the University of Buenos Aires, and participated in the constitutional assembly of 1860. He was a number of times a national deputy and senator. In 1882 he occupied a seat on the Supreme Court of the Province of...	1822–1907	President of Argentina, 1892–1895	Austral	A50,000	obverse	1989–1993
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history...	1811–1888	President of Argentina, 1868–1874	Austral	A100	obverse	1985–1992
José Evaristo Uriburu José Evaristo Uriburu José Evaristo de Uriburu y Álvarez de Arenales was President of Argentina from 23 January 1895 to 12 October 1898....	1831–1914	President of Argentina, 1895–1898	Austral	A100,000	obverse	1990–1993

Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

Currencies: Pound (£, 1910–1966)
Dollar ($, 1966–Present)
See also Australian pound

Australian pound

The pound was the currency of Australia from 1910 until 13 February 1966, when it was replaced by the Australian dollar. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence.- Earlier Australian currencies :...

 and Banknotes of the Australian dollar

Banknotes of the Australian dollar

The banknotes of the Australian dollar were first issued on 14 February 1966, when Australia adopted decimal currency.- Former series :The $5 note was not issued until 1967...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Joseph Banks Joseph Banks Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, PRS was an English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences. He took part in Captain James Cook's first great voyage . Banks is credited with the introduction to the Western world of eucalyptus, acacia, mimosa and the genus named after him,...	1743–1820	English botonist, introduced the West to eucalyptus	Dollar	$5	obverse	1967–1992
Caroline Chisholm Caroline Chisholm Caroline Chisholm was a progressive 19th-century English humanitarian known mostly for her involvement with female immigrant welfare in Australia. She is commemorated on 16 May in the Calendar of saints of the Church of England...	1808–1877	humanitarian for women's immigrant welfare	Dollar	$5	reverse	1967–1992
James Cook James Cook Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...	1728–1779	explorer, first European to visit the Australian east coast	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen Australia Monarchy in Australia The Monarchy of Australia is a form of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign of Australia. The monarchy is a constitutional one modelled on the Westminster style of parliamentary government, incorporating features unique to the Constitution of Australia.The present monarch is... , 1952-	Pound	£1	obverse	1953–1966
			Dollar	$1	obverse	1966–1984
William Farrer William Farrer William James Farrer was a leading Australian agronomist and plant breeder. Farrer is best remembered as the originator of the "Federation" strain of wheat, distributed in 1903...	1845–1906	leading agronomist, wheat breeder	Dollar	$2	reverse	1966–1988
Matthew Flinders Matthew Flinders Captain Matthew Flinders RN was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age. In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he sailed with Captain William Bligh, circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent, which had previously been...	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
John Franklin John Franklin Rear-Admiral Sir John Franklin KCH FRGS RN was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. Franklin also served as governor of Tasmania for several years. In his last expedition, he disappeared while attempting to chart and navigate a section of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic...	1786–1847	explorer of Australia	Pound	£5	obverse	1953–1966
Lawrence Hargrave Lawrence Hargrave Lawrence Hargrave was an engineer, explorer, astronomer, inventor and aeronautical pioneer.- Early life :Hargrave was born in Greenwich, England, the second son of John Fletcher Hargrave and was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland...	1850–1915	inventor aeronautical pioneer; invented the box kite (1893)	Dollar	$20	reverse	1966–1994
Hamilton Hume Hamilton Hume Hamilton Hume was the first Australian born explorer. Along with Hovell in 1824, Hume was part of an expedition that first took an overland route from Sydney to Port Phillip near the site of present day Melbourne...	1797–1873	first Australian-born explorer of Australia	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
Henry Lawson Henry Lawson Henry Lawson was an Australian writer and poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period and is often called Australia's "greatest writer"...	1867–1922	poet and novelist	Dollar	$10	reverse	1966–1993
John Macarthur John Macarthur (wool pioneer) John Macarthur was a British army officer, entrepreneur, politician, architect and pioneer of settlement in Australia. Macarthur is recognised as the pioneer of the wool industry that was to boom in Australia in the early 19th century and become a trademark of the nation...	1766–1834	pioneer of the Australian wool industry	Dollar	$2	obverse	1966–1988
Douglas Mawson Douglas Mawson Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and Academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Mawson was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.-Early work:He was appointed geologist to an...	1882–1958	Antarctic explorer and geologist	Dollar	$100	obverse	1984–1996
Arthur Phillip Arthur Phillip Admiral Arthur Phillip RN was a British admiral and colonial administrator. Phillip was appointed Governor of New South Wales, the first European colony on the Australian continent, and was the founder of the settlement which is now the city of Sydney.-Early life and naval career:Arthur Phillip...	1738–1814	established first European colony of Sydney, New South Wales	Pound	£10	obverse	1953–1966
Ian Clunies Ross Ian Clunies Ross Sir Ian Clunies Ross, CMG is described as the 'architect' of Australia's scientific boom, for his stewardship of Australia's scientific organisation the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation - CSIRO.-Family:...	1899–1959	scientist, leader in veterinary medicine	Dollar	$50	reverse	1973–1995
Charles Kingsford Smith Charles Kingsford Smith Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith MC, AFC , often called by his nickname Smithy, was an early Australian aviator. In 1928, he earned global fame when he made the first trans-Pacific flight from the United States to Australia...	1897–1935	aviator; first to fly across the Pacific, 1928	Dollar	$20	obverse	1966–1994
Charles Sturt Charles Sturt Captain Charles Napier Sturt was an English explorer of Australia, and part of the European Exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent, starting from both Sydney and later from Adelaide. His expeditions traced several of the westward-flowing rivers,...	1795–1869	English explorer of Australia	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
John Tebbutt John Tebbutt John Tebbutt was an Australian astronomer, credited with discovering the "Great Comet of 1861" .-Early life:...	1834–1916	astronomer, discoverer of the "Great Comet of 1861"	Dollar	$100	reverse	1984–1996

Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

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

Austrian schilling

The schilling was the currency of Austria from 1924 to 1938 and from 1945 to 1999, and the circulating currency until 2002. The euro was introduced at a fixed parity of €1 = 13.7603 schilling to replace it...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk Eugen Ritter von Böhm-Bawerk was an Austrian economist who made important contributions to the development of the Austrian School of economics.-Biography:...	1851–1914	economist	Schilling	S100	obverse	1985–2001
Moritz Michael Daffinger Moritz Michael Daffinger Moritz Michael Daffinger was an Austrian miniature painter and sculptor. His father was Johann Daffinger....	1790–1849	miniature painter and sculpture	Schilling	S20	obverse	1988–2001
Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud , born Sigismund Schlomo Freud , was an Austrian neurologist who founded the discipline of psychoanalysis...	1856–1939	co-founder of psychoanalytic school of psychology	Schilling	S50	obverse	1987–2001
Karl Landsteiner Karl Landsteiner Karl Landsteiner , was an Austrian-born American biologist and physician of Jewish origin. He is noted for having first distinguished the main blood groups in 1900, having developed the modern system of classification of blood groups from his identification of the presence of agglutinins in the...	1868–1943	Nobel Prize winner	Schilling	S1,000	both	1997–2001
Rosa Mayreder Rosa Mayreder Rosa Mayreder was an Austrian freethinker, author, painter, musician and feminist. She was the daughter of Franz Arnold Obermayer, a wealthy restaurant operator and barkeeper, and his second wife Marie.Rosa had 12 brothers and sisters and although her conservative father did not believe in the...	1858–1938	feminist, painter, author	Schilling	S500	obverse	1997–2001
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...	1756–1791	classical composer and pianist	Schilling	S5,000	obverse	1989–2001
Erwin Schrödinger Erwin Schrödinger Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger was an Austrian physicist and theoretical biologist who was one of the fathers of quantum mechanics, and is famed for a number of important contributions to physics, especially the Schrödinger equation, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933...	1887–1961	Nobel Prize winner	Schilling	S1,000	obverse	1983–1997
Otto Wagner Otto Wagner Otto Koloman Wagner was an Austrian architect and urban planner, known for his lasting impact on the appearance of his home town Vienna, to which he contributed many landmarks.-Life:...	1841–1918	architect	Schilling	S500	obverse	1986–1997

Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

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

Belgian franc

The franc was the currency of Belgium until 2002 when the euro was introduced into circulation. It was subdivided into centimes , 100 centiem or Centime .-History:...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Albert II Albert II of Belgium Albert II is the current reigning King of the Belgians, a constitutional monarch. He is a member of the royal house "of Belgium"; formerly this house was named Saxe-Coburg-Gotha...	1934-	King of Belgium, 1993-	Franc	10,000 fr.	obverse	1994–2001
James Ensor James Ensor James Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor was a Flemish-Belgian painter and printmaker, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism who lived in Ostend for almost his entire life...	1860–1949	impressionist painter	Franc	100 fr.	obverse
Victor Horta Victor Horta Victor, Baron Horta was a Belgian architect and designer. John Julius Norwich described him as "undoubtedly the key European Art Nouveau architect." Indeed, Horta is one of the most important names in Art Nouveau architecture; the construction of his Hôtel Tassel in Brussels in 1892-3 means that...	1861–1947	Art Nouveau architect	Franc	2,000 fr.	obverse
René Magritte René Magritte René François Ghislain Magritte[p] was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images...	1898–1967	surrealist artist	Franc	500 fr.	obverse
Paola Queen Paola of Belgium Paola, Queen of the Belgians , is the queen consort of Albert II of Belgium....	1937-	Queen Consort of Belgium, 1993-	Franc	10,000 fr.	obverse
Constant Permeke Constant Permeke Constant Permeke was a Belgian painter and sculptor who is considered the leading figure of Flemish expressionism.Permeke was born in Antwerp but when he was six years old the family moved to Ostend, where his father became curator of the Municipal Museum of Arts. Permeke went to school in Bruges...	1886–1952	Flemish expressionist painter	Franc	1,000 fr.	obverse
Adolphe Sax Adolphe Sax Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax was a Belgian musical instrument designer and musician who played the flute and clarinet, and is best known for having invented the saxophone.-Biography:...	1814–1894	musician, inventor of the saxophone	Franc	200 fr.	obverse

Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Robert Borden Robert Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office...	1854–1937	8th Prime Minister, 1911–1920	dollar	$100	obverse	1976–1990
						1990–2004
Edward Edward VIII of the United Kingdom Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January to 11 December 1936.Before his accession to the throne, Edward was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay...	1894–1972	Prince of Wales Prince of Wales Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms... , 1910–1936	dollar	$5	obverse	1935–1937
Elizabeth Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...	1926-	Princess of York, 1936–1952	dollar	$20	obverse	1935–1937
Elizabeth II		Queen of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1952-		$1	obverse	1954–1974
				$2	obverse	1954–1975
						1986–1996
				$5	obverse	1954–1972
				$10	obverse	1954–1971
				$20	obverse	1954–1969
						1969–1993
						1993–2004
				$50	obverse	1954–1975
				$100	obverse	1954–1976
				$1,000	obverse	1954–1992
						1992–2000
George V George V of the United Kingdom George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....	1865–1936	King of the United Kingdom British monarchy The monarchy of the United Kingdom is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories. The present monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, has reigned since 6 February 1952. She and her immediate family undertake various official, ceremonial and representational duties...  and the British Dominions, 1910–1936	dollar	$1	obverse	1935–1936
Albert George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...	1895–1952	Duke of York, 1920–1936	dollar	$50	obverse	1935–1937
George VI George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...		King of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1936–1952		$1	obverse	1936–1954
				$2	obverse
				$5	obverse
				$10	obverse
				$20	obverse
				$50	obverse
Henry Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was a soldier and member of the British Royal Family, the third son of George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary....	1900–1974	Duke of Gloucester, 1928–1974	dollar	$100	obverse	1935–1937
William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948...	1874–1950	10th Prime Minister, 1921–1926, 1926–1930, 1935–1948	dollar	$50	obverse	1975–1989
						1989–2004
Wilfrid Laurier Wilfrid Laurier Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911....	1841–1919	7th Prime Minister of Canada, 1896–1911	dollar	$5	obverse	1972–1986
						1986–2001
				$1,000	obverse	1935–1937
						1937–1954
John A. Macdonald John A. Macdonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century...	1815–1891	1st Prime Minister, 1867–1873 and 1878–1891	dollar	$10	obverse	1971–1989
						1989–2000
				$100	obverse	1937–1954
				$500	obverse	1935–1937
Mary Mary of Teck Mary of Teck was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V....	1867–1953	Royal consort to George V, 1910–1936	dollar	$2	obverse	1935–1937
Mary Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood The Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood was a member of the British Royal Family; she was the third child and only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary. She was the sixth holder of the title of Princess Royal...	1897–1965	Princess Royal of Canada, 1932–1965	dollar	$10	obverse	1935–1937

People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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

Fourth series of the renminbi

The fourth series of the renminbi was the series introduced between 1987 and 1997, although the banknotes were dated 1980, 1990, or 1996. Unlike the second and the third series, they are still legal tender.-Banknotes:Banknotes are available in :*First edition**¥0.1 ,**¥0.2...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Mao Zedong Mao Zedong Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...	1893–1976	1st President, 1954–1959	Renminbi	¥100	obverse	1992–1999
Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai was the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, serving from October 1949 until his death in January 1976...	1898–1976	1st Premier, 1949–1976; 1st Foreign Minister, 1949–1958
Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi was a Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and theorist. He was Chairman of the People's Republic of China, China's head of state, from 27 April 1959 to 31 October 1968, during which he implemented policies of economic reconstruction in China...	1898–1969	2nd President, 1959–1968
Zhu De Zhu De Zhu De was a Chinese militarist, politician, revolutionary, and one of the pioneers of the Chinese Communist Party. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in 1955 Zhu became one of the Ten Marshals of the People's Liberation Army, of which he is regarded as the founder.-Early...	1886–1976	founder, Chinese Red Army

Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

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

Danish krone

The krone is the official currency of the Kingdom of Denmark consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is subdivided into 100 øre...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling."...	1805–1875	poet and author of fairy tales	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1952–1955
					obverse	1954–1975
Christian Ditlev Frederik Christian Ditlev Frederik, Count Reventlow Christian Ditlev Frederik, Count of Reventlow was a Danish statesman and reformer, the son of Privy Councillor Christian Ditlev Reventlow by his first wife, baroness Johanne Sophie Frederikke von Bothmer....	1748–1827	agricultural reformer	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1964–1975
Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd Baroness Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd was a Danish author, born in Copenhagen. Her maiden name was Buntzen....	1779–1856	author; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1975–1998
Jens Juel Jens Juel (painter) Jens Juel was a Danish painter, primarily known for his many portraits, of which the largest collection is on display at Frederiksborg Castle.-Early life and career:...	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 Hans Christian Ørsted Hans Christian Ørsted was a Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, an important aspect of electromagnetism...	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 Bertel Thorvaldsen Bertel Thorvaldsen was a Danish-Icelandic sculptor of international fame, who spent most of his life in Italy . Thorvaldsen was born in Copenhagen into a Danish/Icelandic family of humble means, and was accepted to the Royal Academy of Arts when he was eleven years old...	1770–1844	sculptor	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1952–1962
Pauline Lucia Tutein	1761–1827	wife of Peter Tutein, merchant; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	20 kr	obverse	1980–1990
Franziska Genoveva von Qualen	????-????	noble woman of Holstein, Germany; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1974–1997

Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

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

Egyptian pound

The Egyptian Pound is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 Qirsh , or 1,000 Milliemes ....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Farouk I Farouk of Egypt Farouk I of Egypt , was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936....	1920–1965	King of Egypt, 1936–1952	Pound	£1	obverse	1950–1952
				£5	obverse	1946–1952
Khafra Khafra Khafra — also Khafre — was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty, who had his capital at Memphis. According to some authors he was the son and successor of Khufu, but it is more commonly accepted that Djedefre was Khufu's successor and Khafra was Djedefre's...	unknown	Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, 2558-2532 BCE	Pound	£10	reverse	1970–1979
						1979–2003
Ramesses II Ramesses II Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire...	1302-1213 BCE	Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, 1279-1213 BCE	Pound	Pt.50	obverse	1968–1981
						1981–1986
				£1	obverse	1968–1979
Tutankhamun Tutankhamun Tutankhamun , Egyptian , ; approx. 1341 BC – 1323 BC) was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty , during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom...	unknown	Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, 1333-1324 BCE	Pound	Pt.25	obverse	1952–1962
				Pt.50	obverse	1952–1962
				£1	obverse	1930–1950
						1952–1963
						1963–1968
				£5	obverse	1952–1963
						1963–1969
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				£10	obverse	1952–1962
						1962–1970
				£100	obverse	1979–1994

Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

Currency: Kroon (KR, 1992–2010)
See also Estonian kroon

Estonian kroon

In 1992, coins were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 20 & 50 senti, as well as 1 kroon. The 1 kroon was struck in cupronickel, the others in aluminum-bronze. However, in 1997, nickel-plated steel 20 senti were introduced, followed by aluminum-bronze 1 kroon in 1998. 5 senti coins were not...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Kristjan Raud Kristjan Raud Kristjan Raud was an Estonian painter and draughtsman.His parents were Jaan Raud and his wife Henriette Loviisa Raud...	1865–1943	painter	Kroon	1 KR	obverse	1992-????

Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...

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

Faroese króna

The króna is the currency of the Faroe Islands. It is issued by the Danish National Bank. It is not an independent currency but a version of the Danish krone. Consequently, it does not have an ISO 4217 currency code. The ISO 4217 code for the Danish krone is DKK...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jens Christian Djurhuus Jens Christian Djurhuus Jens Christian Djurhuus or Sjóvarbóndin was the first poet who wrote in Faroese. He composed several Faroese ballads in traditional style on historical themes. The best known is Ormurin langi...	1773–1853	first poet to write in Faroese	Króna	1,000 kr	obverse	1980–2005
Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb was a Faroese Lutheran minister who established the modern orthography of Faroese, the language of the Faroe Islands, based on the Icelandic language, which like Faroese derives from Old Norse.-Background:Hammershaimb was born in Sandavágur on the island of Vágar in...	1819–1909	established modern orthography for the Faroese language	Króna	100 kr	obverse	1964–1978
					obverse	1978–2003
Nólsoyar Páll Nólsoyar Páll Nólsoyar Páll is a Faroese national hero. He was a seaman, trader, poet, farmer and boat builder who tried to develop direct trade between the Faroes and the rest of Europe and introduced vaccination to the islands...	1765–1809	seaman, trader, poet	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1967–1978
					obverse	1978–2001

Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

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

Finnish mark

The Finnish markka was the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002, when it ceased to be legal tender. The markka was replaced by the euro , which had been introduced, in cash form, on 1 January 2002....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Alvar Aalto Alvar Aalto Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware...	1898–1976	modernist architect	Mark	50mk	reverse	1986–2002
Anders Chydenius Anders Chydenius Anders Chydenius was the leading classical liberal of Nordic history. Born in Sotkamo, Ostrobothnia, Sweden and having studied under Pehr Kalm at the Royal Academy of Åbo, Chydenius became a priest, Enlightenment philosopher and member of the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates.The world's first...	1792–1803	priest and statesman	Mark	1,000mk	reverse	1986–2002
Väinö Linna Väinö Linna Väinö Linna was one of the most influential Finnish authors of the 20th century. He shot to immediate literary fame with his third novel, Tuntematon sotilas , and consolidated his position with the trilogy Täällä Pohjantähden alla Väinö Linna (20 December 1920 – 21 April 1992) was one of the...	1920–1992	novelist	Mark	20mk	reverse	1993–2002
Elias Lönnrot Elias Lönnrot Elias Lönnrot was a Finnish philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. He is best known for compiling the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic compiled from national folklore.-Education and early life:...	1802–1884	historian, composer of Kalevala (the national epic)	Mark	500mk	reverse	1986–2002
Paavo Nurmi Paavo Nurmi Paavo Johannes Nurmi was a Finnish runner. Born in Turku, he was known as one of the "Flying Finns," a term given to him, Hannes Kolehmainen, Ville Ritola, and others for their distinction in running...	1897–1973	Olympic gold and silver multi-medalist	Mark	10mk	reverse	1986–1992
Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious."...	1865–1957	classical composer	Mark	100mk	reverse	1986–2002

France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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

French franc

The franc was a currency of France. Along with the Spanish peseta, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra . Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of coins worth 1 livre tournois and it remained in common parlance as a term for this amount of money...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th century conception of artistic endeavour to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century. Cézanne can be said to form the bridge between late 19th...	1839–1906	Post-Impressionist painter	Franc	₣100	obverse	1997–2002
Marie Curie Marie Curie Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...	1867–1934	Nobel Prize winner, 1903	Franc	₣500	obverse	1995–2002
Pierre Curie Pierre Curie Pierre Curie was a French physicist, a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity, and Nobel laureate. He was the son of Dr. Eugène Curie and Sophie-Claire Depouilly Curie ...	1859–1906	Nobel Prize winner, 1903	Franc	₣500	obverse	1995–2002
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , officially Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint Exupéry , was a French writer, poet and pioneering aviator. He became a laureate of France's highest literary awards, and in 1939 was the winner of the U.S. National Book Award...	1900–1944	author and aviator	Franc	₣50	obverse	1992–2002
Claude Debussy Claude Debussy Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions...	1862–1918	impressionist composer	Franc	₣20	both	1997–2002
Gustave Eiffel Gustave Eiffel Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was a French structural engineer from the École Centrale Paris, an architect, an entrepreneur and a specialist of metallic structures...	1832–1923	engineer and architect	Franc	₣200	obverse	1996–2002

Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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

German mark

The Deutsche Mark |mark]], abbreviated "DM") was the official currency of West Germany and Germany until the adoption of the euro in 2002. It is commonly called the "Deutschmark" in English but not in German. Germans often say "Mark" or "D-Mark"...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich was a German scientist in the fields of hematology, immunology, and chemotherapy, and Nobel laureate. He is noted for curing syphilis and for his research in autoimmunity, calling it "horror autotoxicus"...	1854–1915	Nobel Prize winner, 1908	Deutsche Mark	200 DM	obverse	1990–2002
Carl Friedrich Gauss Carl Friedrich Gauss Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician and scientist who contributed significantly to many fields, including number theory, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, geophysics, electrostatics, astronomy and optics.Sometimes referred to as the Princeps mathematicorum...	1777–1855	mathematician and scientist	Deutsche Mark	10 DM	obverse	1991–2002
Jacob Grimm Jacob Grimm Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm was a German philologist, jurist and mythologist. He is best known as the discoverer of Grimm's Law, the author of the monumental Deutsches Wörterbuch, the author of Deutsche Mythologie and, more popularly, as one of the Brothers Grimm, as the editor of Grimm's Fairy...	1785–1863	older of the Brothers Grimm, recorders of folk and fairy tales	Deutsche Mark	1,000 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Wilhelm Grimm Wilhelm Grimm Wilhelm Carl Grimm was a German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm.-Life and work:...	1786–1859	younger of the Brothers Grimm, recorders of folk and fairy tales	Deutsche Mark	1,000 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Maria Sibylla Merian Maria Sibylla Merian Maria Sibylla Merian was a naturalist and scientific illustrator who studied plants and insects and made detailed paintings about them...	1647–1717	naturalist and illustrator	Deutsche Mark	500 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Balthasar Neumann Balthasar Neumann Johann Balthasar Neumann , also known as Balthasar Neumann, was a [German] military artillery engineer and architect who developed a refined brand of Baroque architecture, fusing Austrian, Bohemian, Italian, and French elements to design some of the most impressive buildings of the period,...	1687–1753	Baroque architect	Deutsche Mark	50 DM	obverse	1991–2002
Clara Schumann Clara Schumann Clara Schumann was a German musician and composer, considered one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era...	1819–1896	classical pianist and composer	Deutsche Mark	100 DM	obverse	1990–2002
Bettina von Arnim Bettina von Arnim Bettina von Arnim , born Elisabeth Catharina Ludovica Magdalena Brentano, was a German writer and novelist....	1785–1859	novelist	Deutsche Mark	5 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff Annette von Droste-Hülshoff Anna Elisabeth von Droste-Hülshoff, known as Annette von Droste-Hülshoff , was a 19th century German author, and one of the most important German poets.-Biography:...	1797–1848	poet and author	Deutsche Mark	20 DM	obverse	1992–2002

Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

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

Greek drachma

Drachma, pl. drachmas or drachmae was the currency used in Greece during several periods in its history:...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
John Capodistria	1776–1831	1st Governor of Greece, 1827–1831	Drachma	500 Δρ.	obverse	1983–2002
Rigas Feraios Rigas Feraios Rigas Feraios or Rigas Velestinlis was a Greek writer and revolutionary of Aromanian origin, active in the Modern Greek Enlightenment, remembered as a Greek national hero, a victim of Balkan uprising against the Ottoman Empire and a forerunner of the Greek War of Independence.-Early...	1757–1798	revolutionary, first casualty of the Greek War of Independence	Drachma	200 Δρ.	obverse	1997–2002
Theodoros Kolokotronis Theodoros Kolokotronis Theodoros Kolokotronis was a Greek Field Marshal and one of the leaders of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire....	1770–1843	General during the Greek War of Independence	Drachma	5,000 Δρ.	obverse	1997–2002
Adamantios Korais Adamantios Korais Adamantios Korais or Coraïs was a humanist scholar credited with laying the foundations of Modern Greek literature and a major figure in the Greek Enlightenment. His activities paved the way for the Greek War of Independence and emergence of a purified form of the Greek language, known as...	1748–1833	linguist, author of the first modern Greek dictionary	Drachma	100 Δρ.	reverse	1978–2002
Georgios Papanikolaou Georgios Papanikolaou Georgios Nicholas Papanikolaou was a Greek pioneer in cytology and early cancer detection, and inventor of the "Pap smear".-Life:...	1883–1962	pioneer in early cancer detection	Drachma	10,000 Δρ.	obverse	1995–2002

Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

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

Banknotes of the Hungarian forint

Hungarian forint paper money is part of the physical form of the current Hungarian currency, the Hungarian forint. The forint paper money consists of exclusively banknotes. During its history, denominations ranging from 10 to 20 000 forint were put into circulation in correspondence with the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Endre Ady Endre Ady Endre Ady was a Hungarian poet.-Biography:Ady was born in Érmindszent, Szilágy county . He belonged to an impoverished Calvinist noble family...	1877–1919	poet	Forint	500 Ft	obverse	1970–1999
						1992–1999
Béla Bartók Béla Bartók Béla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary's greatest composer...	1881–1945	composer, pianist	Forint	1,000 Ft	obverse	1983–1999
						1993–1999
György Dózsa György Dózsa György Dózsa was a Székely Hungarian man-at-arms from Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary who led a peasants' revolt against the kingdom's landed nobility...	????-1514	led a peasants' revolt against the nobility	Forint	20 Ft	obverse	1948–1992
						1920–1992
						1960–1992
Francis II Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Hungarian aristocrat, he was the leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11 as the prince of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was also Prince of Transylvania, an Imperial Prince, and a member of the Order of the Golden...	1676–1735	Prince of Transylvania; led the uprising against the Hungarian monarchy, 1703–1711	Forint	50 Ft	obverse	1953–1996
						1966–1996
Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva was a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician and Regent-President of Hungary in 1849. He was widely honored during his lifetime, including in the United Kingdom and the United States, as a freedom fighter and bellwether of democracy in Europe.-Family:Lajos...	1802–1894	statesman and freedom fighter	Forint	100 Ft	obverse	1948–1998
						1920–1998
						1959–1998
						1992–1998
Sándor Petőfi Sándor Petofi Sándor Petőfi , was a Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary. He is considered as Hungary's national poet and he was one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848...	1823–1849	national poet; key figure of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848	Forint	10 Ft	obverse	1947–1992
						1950–1992
						1959–1992
István Széchenyi István Széchenyi Széchenyi committed suicide by a shot to his head on April 8, 1860. All Hungary mourned his death. The Academy was in official mourning, along with the most prominent persons of the leading political and cultural associations...	1791–1860	statesman and political theorist	Forint	5,000 Ft	obverse	1991–1999

Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

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

Icelandic króna

The króna is the currency of Iceland. The króna is technically subdivided into 100 aurar , but in practice this subdivision is no longer used....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Ingólfur Arnarson Ingólfur Arnarson Ingólfr Arnarson is recognized as the first permanent Nordic settler of Iceland. According to Landnáma he built his homestead in Reykjavík in 874...	unknown	first permanent settler of Iceland, 874	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1960–1969
Christian IX Christian IX of Denmark Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...	1818–1906	King of Denmark, 1863–1906; signed the treaty that gave Iceland sovereignty, 1874	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1907–1919
					obverse	1919–1920
				10 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1916–1920
				50 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1916–1920
				100 kr	obverse	1916–1935
Christian X Christian X of Denmark Christian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only King of Iceland between 1918 and 1944....	1870–1947	King of Denmark, 1912–1947; King of Iceland, 1918–1944	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1929–1935
				10 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1929–1934
				50 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1931–1936
				100 kr	obverse	1929–1935
Jón Eiríksson	1728–1787	promoter of enlightenment	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1935–1947
					obverse	1947–1960
				10 kr	1969–1984
				50 kr	obverse	1936–1948
					obverse	1948–1960
Frederick VIII Frederick VIII of Denmark Frederick VIII was King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912.-Early life:Frederick was born on 3 June 1843 in the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen as Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior male line of the House of Oldenburg descended from Christian III of Denmark and who had...	1843–1912	King of Denmark, 1906–1912	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1907–1916
Arngrímur Jónsson Arngrímur Jónsson Arngrímur Jónsson the Learned was an Icelandic scholar and an apologist. His father was Jón Jónsson, who died in 1591...	1568–1648	scholar	Króna	10 kr	obverse	1981–1984
Árni Magnússon Árni Magnússon Árni Magnússon was an Icelandic scholar and collector of manuscripts. He assembled the Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection.-Life:...	1663–1730	medieval Icelanic scholar	Króna	100 kr	obverse	1981–1995
Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement.Born at Hrafnseyri, near Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords area of Iceland, he was the son of a pastor, Sigurður Jónsson. He moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1833 to study grammar and history at the university there...	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 Guðbrandur Þorláksson Guðbrandur Þorláksson was an Icelandic mathematician, cartographer and clergyman.He studied at the cathedral school in Hólar and then at the University of Copenhagen. He and was successively rector of the school at Skálholt and minister at historic Breiðabólstaður in Vesturhóp...	1541–1627	bishop; published the first Icelandic translation of the Bible, 1584	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1981–1987

Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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

Iranian rial

The rial is the currency of Iran. It is subdivided into 100 dinar but, because of the very low current value of the rial, no fraction of the rial is used in accounting....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Reza Shah Reza Shah Rezā Shāh, also known as Rezā Shāh Pahlavi and Rezā Shāh Kabir , , was the Shah of the Imperial State of Iran from December 15, 1925, until he was forced to abdicate by the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran on September 16, 1941.In 1925, Reza Shah overthrew Ahmad Shah Qajar, the last Shah of the Qajar...	1878–1944	founded the Pahlavi Dynasty Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925–1941) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty ...	5 ریال	obverse	1924–1937
			10 ریال	obverse	1924–1951
			20 ریال	obverse	1924–1951
			50 ریال	obverse	1924–1962
			100 ریال	obverse	1924–1954
			500 ریال	obverse	1924–1974
			1000 ریال	obverse	1936–1974
Mohammad Reza Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Mohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, Shah of Persia , ruled Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Iranian Revolution on 11 February 1979...	1919–1980	second and last monarch of the House of Pahlavi Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925–1941) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty ...	10 ریال	obverse	1951–1979
			20 ریال	obverse	1951–1979
			50 ریال	obverse	1962–1979
			100 ریال	obverse	1954–1976
			200 ریال	obverse	1965–1979
			500 ریال	obverse	1974–1979
			1000 ریال	obverse	1974–1979
			10000 ریال	obverse	1975–1979
Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza Shah			100 ریال	obverse	1976–1979

Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

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

Irish pound

The Irish pound was the currency of Ireland until 2002. Its ISO 4217 code was IEP, and the usual notation was the prefix £...

, Series B Banknotes (Ireland)

Series B Banknotes (Ireland)

The Series B Banknotes of the Republic of Ireland replaced the Series A Banknotes. The banknotes were issued between 1976 and 1982 by the Central Bank of Ireland, the series was replaced in 1993 by Series C Banknotes.-Banknotes:...

 and Series C Banknotes (Ireland)

Series C Banknotes (Ireland)

The Series C Banknotes of the Republic of Ireland were the final series of notes created for the state before the advent of the euro; it replaced Series B Banknotes. The series gradually entered circulation from 1992 and remained in circulation until 2002....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Johannes Scotus Eriugena Johannes Scotus Eriugena Johannes Scotus Eriugena was an Irish theologian, Neoplatonist philosopher, and poet. He is known for having translated and made commentaries upon the work of Pseudo-Dionysius.-Name:...	815-877	theologian, philosopher, poet	Pound	£5	obverse	1975–1994
Douglas Hyde Douglas Hyde Douglas Hyde , known as An Craoibhín Aoibhinn , was an Irish scholar of the Irish language who served as the first President of Ireland from 1938 to 1945...	1860–1949	1st President, 1938–1945	Pound	£50	obverse	1995–2002
James Joyce James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century...	1882–1941	author and poet	Pound	£10	obverse	1993–2002
Catherine McAuley Catherine McAuley The Venerable Mother Catherine Elizabeth McAuley was an Irish nun, who founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831...	1787–1841	founder, The Sisters of Mercy, 1831	Pound	£5	obverse	1994–2002
Turlough O'Carolan Turlough O'Carolan Turlough Carolan, also known as Turlough O'Carolan, was a blind, early Irish harper, composer and singer whose great fame is due to his gift for melodic composition. He was the last great Irish harper-composer and is considered by many to be Ireland's national composer...	1670–1738	most famous Irish bard	Pound	£50	obverse	1977–1995
Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847; often referred to as The Liberator, or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century...	1775–1847	a leader of Catholic Emancipation	Pound	£20	obverse	1992–2002
Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell was an Irish landowner, nationalist political leader, land reform agitator, and the founder and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party...	1846–1891	statesman, forerunner to the modern Irish independence movement	Pound	£100	both	1995–2002
Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift was an Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer , poet and cleric who became Dean of St...	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

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon , was a Nobel Prize laureate writer and was one of the central figures of modern Hebrew fiction. In Hebrew, he is known by the acronym Shai Agnon . In English, his works are published under the name S. Y. Agnon.Agnon was born in Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire...	1888–1970	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1966	New Sheqel	₪50	obverse	1985–1999
David Ben-Gurion David Ben-Gurion ' was the first Prime Minister of Israel.Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, which began early in life, led him to become a major Zionist leader and Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization in 1946...	1886–1973	1st Prime Minister, 1948–1953 and 1955–1963	Pound	£500	obverse	1977–1984
			Sheqel	₪50	obverse	1980–1986
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, the second and longest-serving President of Israel.-Biography:...	1884–1963	2nd President, 1952–1963	New Sheqel	₪100	obverse	1986–1999
Hayyim Nahman Bialik Hayyim Nahman Bialik Hayim Nahman Bialik , also Chaim or Haim, was a Jewish poet who wrote in Hebrew. Bialik was one of the pioneers of modern Hebrew poets and came to be recognized as Israel's national poet.-Biography:...	1873–1934	National Poet	Pound	£10	obverse	1970–1984
Edmond James de Rothschild Edmond James de Rothschild Baron Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild was a French member of the Rothschild banking family. A strong supporter of Zionism, his generous donations lent significant support to the movement during its early years, which helped lead to the establishment of the State of Israel.- Early years :A...	1845–1934	philanthropist; activist for Jewish affairs	Sheqel	₪500	obverse	1982–1986
Albert Einstein Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...	1879–1955	Nobel Prize winner in Physics, 1921	Pound	£5	obverse	1972–1984
Levi Eshkol Levi Eshkol ' served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a heart attack in 1969. He was the first Israeli Prime Minister to die in office.-Biography:...	1895–1969	3rd Prime Minister, 1963–1969	Sheqel	₪5,000	obverse	1984–1986
			New Sheqel	₪5	obverse	1985–1999
Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl , born Benjamin Ze’ev Herzl was an Ashkenazi Jew Austro-Hungarian journalist and the father of modern political Zionism and in effect the State of Israel.-Early life:...	1860–1904	founder of the Zionist movement	Pound	£100 ₪10	obverse	1969–1984
						1975–1984
			Sheqel	₪10	obverse	1980–1986
Ze'ev Jabotinsky	1880–1940	a leader in the Zionist movement	Sheqel	₪100	obverse	1980–1986
Maimonides Maimonides Moses ben-Maimon, called Maimonides and also known as Mūsā ibn Maymūn in Arabic, or Rambam , was a preeminent medieval Jewish philosopher and one of the greatest Torah scholars and physicians of the Middle Ages...	1135/8-1204	author of the Mishneh	Sheqel	₪1,000	obverse	1983–1986
			New Sheqel	₪1	obverse	1986–1999
Golda Meir Golda Meir Golda Meir ; May 3, 1898 – December 8, 1978) was a teacher, kibbutznik and politician who became the fourth Prime Minister of the State of Israel....	1898–1978	4th Prime Minister, 1969–1974	Sheqel	₪10,000	obverse	1984–1986
			New Sheqel	₪10	obverse	1985–1999
Moses Montefiore Moses Montefiore Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, 1st Baronet, Kt was one of the most famous British Jews of the 19th century. Montefiore was a financier, banker, philanthropist and Sheriff of London...	1784–1885	philanthropist	Pound	£10	obverse	1975–1984
			Sheqel	₪1	obverse	1980–1986
Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett on 15 October 1894, died 7 July 1965) was the second Prime Minister of Israel , serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurion's two terms.-Early life:...	1894–1965	2nd Prime Minister, 1954–1955	New Sheqel	₪20	obverse	1988–1999
Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar was an Israeli politician, author. and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.-Biography:...	1889–1974	3rd President, 1963–1972	New Sheqel	₪200	obverse	1992–1999
Henrietta Szold Henrietta Szold Henrietta Szold was a U.S. Jewish Zionist leader and founder of the Hadassah Women's Organization. In 1942, she co-founded Ihud, a political party in Mandate Palestine dedicated to a binational solution.-Biography:...	1860–1945	a leader of the Zionist movement	Pound	£5	obverse	1976–1984
Haim Weizman	1874–1952	1st President of Israel, 1949–1952	Pound	£50	obverse	1972–1984
						1978–1984
			Sheqel	₪5	obverse	1980–1986

Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

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

Italian lira

The lira was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. Between 1999 and 2002, the Italian lira was officially a “national subunit” of the euro...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini was an Italian opera composer. His greatest works are I Capuleti ed i Montecchi , La sonnambula , Norma , Beatrice di Tenda , and I puritani...	1801–1835	opera composer	Lira	5,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian artist who worked principally in Rome. He was the leading sculptor of his age and also a prominent architect...	1598–1680	Baroque sculptor and architect	Lira	50,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Caravaggio Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. His paintings, which combine a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, had a formative influence on the Baroque...	1571–1610	Baroque artist	Lira	100,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor, known as the father of long distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system. Marconi is often credited as the inventor of radio, and indeed he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand...	1874–1937	Nobel Prize winner, 1909	Lira	2,000 ₤	obverse	1990–2002
Maria Montessori Maria Montessori Maria Montessori was an Italian physician and educator, a noted humanitarian and devout Catholic best known for the philosophy of education which bears her name...	1870–1952	developed the Montessori method of education	Lira	1,000 ₤	obverse	1990–2002
Raphael Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino , better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur...	1483–1520	Renaissance painter	Lira	500,000 ₤	obverse	1997–2002
Alessandro Volta Alessandro Volta Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Gerolamo Umberto Volta was a Lombard physicist known especially for the invention of the battery in 1800.-Early life and works:...	1745–1827	developer of the electric battery, 1800	Lira	10,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002

Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

Currency: Yen (¥, 1870–Present)

See also Japanese yen

Japanese yen

The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Itō Hirobumi Ito Hirobumi Prince was a samurai of Chōshū domain, Japanese statesman, four time Prime Minister of Japan , genrō and Resident-General of Korea. Itō was assassinated by An Jung-geun, a Korean nationalist who was against the annexation of Korea by the Japanese Empire...	1841–1909	1st, 5th, 7th, and 10th Prime Minister, 1885–1888, 1892–1896, 1898, 1900–1901	Yen	¥1,000	obverse	1963–1986
Nitobe Inazo	1862–1933	politician, economist, author	Yen	¥5,000	obverse	1984–2004
Takahashi Korekiyo Takahashi Korekiyo Viscount was a Japanese politician and the 20th Prime Minister of Japan from 13 November 1921 to 12 June 1922. He was known as an expert on finance during his political career.-Early life :...	1854–1936	20th Prime Minister, 1921–1922	Yen	¥50	obverse	1951–1958
Prince Shōtoku Prince Shotoku , also known as or , was a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. He was a son of Emperor Yōmei and his younger half-sister Princess Anahobe no Hashihito. His parents were relatives of the ruling Soga clan, and was involved in the defeat...	574-622	regent, politician	Yen	¥100	obverse	1946–1956
				¥1,000	obverse	1950–1965
				¥5,000	obverse	1957–1986
				¥10,000	obverse	1958–1986
Ninomiya Sontoku Ninomiya Sontoku , born Ninomiya Kinjirō , was a prominent 19th century Japanese agricultural leader, philosopher, moralist and economist.-Life:Ninomiya Sontoku was born to a poor peasant family with a name of Kinjiro in Kayama Ashigarakami-gun Sagami province. His father died when he was 14 and his mother died...	1787–1856	philosopher, economist, moralist	Yen	¥1	obverse	1946–1958
Natsume Sōseki Natsume Soseki , born ', is widely considered to be the foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji period . He is best known for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. He was also a scholar of British literature and composer of haiku, Chinese-style poetry, and fairy tales...	1867–1916	novelist	Yen	¥1,000	obverse	1984–2004
Itagaki Taisuke Itagaki Taisuke Count was a Japanese politician and leader of the , which evolved into Japan's first political party.- Early life :Itagaki Taisuke was born into a middle-ranking samurai family in Tosa Domain, , After studies in Kōchi and in Edo, he was appointed as sobayonin to Tosa daimyo Yamauchi Toyoshige,...	1837–1919	politician	Yen	¥100	obverse	1953–1974
Iwakura Tomomi Iwakura Tomomi was a Japanese statesman in the Meiji period. The former 500 Yen banknote issued by the Bank of Japan carried his portrait.-Early life:Iwakura was born in Kyoto as the second son of a low-ranking courtier and nobleman . In 1836 he was adopted by another nobleman, , from whom he received his family...	1825–1883	politician	Yen	¥500	obverse	1951–1971
				¥500	obverse	1969–1994
Fukuzawa Yukichi Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era...	1835–1901	political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator, author	Yen	¥10,000	obverse	1984–2004

Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

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

Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

The modern banknotes of Lithuania are denominated in litas. All banknotes are of the same size except for the 500 litų banknote. They bear signatures of Minister of Finance and of Chairperson of the Bank of Lithuania Board. 10, 20, and 50 litų banknotes have 4 releases...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavicius Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius...	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 Steponas Darius Steponas Darius was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1896–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	Litas	10 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas or Szymon Dowkont was a Lithuanian writer, ethnographer and historian. One of the pioneers of the Lithuanian national revival, he is credited as an author of the first book on the history of Lithuania written in the Lithuanian language...	1793–1864	historian; wrote the first Lithuanian history books in the Lithuanian language	Litas	100 Lt	obverse	1993–2000
Stasys Girėnas Stasys Girenas Stasys Girėnas was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1893–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	Litas	10 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Jonas Jablonskis Jonas Jablonskis Jonas Jablonskis was a distinguished Lithuanian linguist and one of the founders of the standard Lithuanian language...	1860–1930	standardized the Lithuanian language	Litas	5 Lt	obverse	1993–1998
Maironis Maironis Maironis is one of the most famous Lithuanian romantic poets. He was born in Pasandravys, Raseiniai district municipality, Lithuania. Maironis graduated from Kaunas high school and went on to study Literature at Kiev University. However, in 1884, after one year of studies at the university, he...	1862–1932	romantic poet; active member of the Lithuanian national movement	Litas	20 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Motiejus Valančius Motiejus Valancius Motiejus Valančius was a Catholic bishop of Samogitia, historian and one of the best known Lithuanian writers of the 19th century.-Biography:...	1801–1875	a leader in the Lithuanian national movement	Litas	2 Lt	obverse	1993–1998
Vydūnas Vydunas Wilhelm Storost, artistic name Vilius Storostas-Vydūnas , mostly known as Vydūnas, was a Prussian-Lithuania teacher, poet, humanist, philosopher and Lithuanian...	1868–1953	writer, philosopher; leader in the Lithuantian national movement	Litas	200 Lt	obverse	1997–2000
Žemaitė Žemaite Žemaitė - a pen name of Julija Beniuševičiūtė-Žymantienė; in Bukantė near Plungė — 7 December 1921 in Marijampolė) was a Lithuanian writer. Born to impoverished gentry, she became one of the major participants in the Lithuanian National Revival...	1845–1921	author	Litas	1 Lt	obverse	1994–1998

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

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

Luxembourgish franc

The Luxembourgish franc was the currency of Luxembourg between 1854 and 1999 . The franc remained in circulation until 2002, when it was replaced by the euro...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jean I Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg ruled Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000. He is the father of the current ruler, Grand Duke Henri, and the son of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma...	1921-	Grand Duke, 1964–2000	Franc	100 fr.	obverse	1986–2002
				1,000 fr.	obverse	1985–2002
				5,000 fr.	obverse	1993–2002

Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

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

Mexican peso

The peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 12th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded in the Americas, and by far the most...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata Salazar was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, which broke out in 1910, and which was initially directed against the president Porfirio Díaz. He formed and commanded an important revolutionary force, the Liberation Army of the South, during the Mexican Revolution...	1879–1919	Leader in the Mexican Revolution, 1910–1919	Peso	$10	both	1993–1997

Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Michiel de Ruyter Michiel de Ruyter Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter is the most famous and one of the most skilled admirals in Dutch history. De Ruyter is most famous for his role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th century. He fought the English and French and scored several major victories against them, the best known probably...	1607–1676	admiral of the Dutch navy during the Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1652–1676	Gulden	ƒ100	obverse	1972–1981
Frans Hals Frans Hals Frans Hals was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He is notable for his loose painterly brushwork, and helped introduce this lively style of painting into Dutch art. Hals was also instrumental in the evolution of 17th century group portraiture.-Biography:Hals was born in 1580 or 1581, in Antwerp...	1580–1666	painter	Gulden	ƒ10	obverse	1971–1977
Baruch Spinoza Baruch Spinoza Baruch de Spinoza and later Benedict de Spinoza was a Dutch Jewish philosopher. Revealing considerable scientific aptitude, the breadth and importance of Spinoza's work was not fully realized until years after his death...	1632–1677	rationalist philosopher	Gulden	ƒ1,000	obverse	1973–1996
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck was a Dutch composer, organist, and pedagogue whose work straddled the end of the Renaissance and beginning of the Baroque eras. He was among the first major keyboard composers of Europe, and his work as a teacher helped establish the north German organ...	1562–1621	composer, organist, teacher	Gulden	ƒ25	obverse	1972–1990
Joost van den Vondel Joost van den Vondel Joost van den Vondel was a Dutch writer and playwright. He is considered the most prominent Dutch poet and playwright of the 17th century. His plays are the ones from that period that are still most frequently performed, and his epic Joannes de Boetgezant , on the life of John the Baptist, has...	1587–1697	writer, playwright	Gulden	ƒ5	obverse	1976–1988

Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Niels Henrik Abel Niels Henrik Abel Niels Henrik Abel was a Norwegian mathematician who proved the impossibility of solving the quintic equation in radicals.-Early life:...	1802–1829	mathematician	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1948–2002
						1978–2002
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson was a Norwegian writer and the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. Bjørnson is considered as one of The Four Greats Norwegian writers; the others being Henrik Ibsen, Jonas Lie, and Alexander Kielland...	1832–1910	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1903	Krone	50 kr	obverse	1950–1999
						1966–1999
Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie was a Norwegian constitutional father, known for being the constitutional assembly's writer. -Background:...	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 Camilla Collett Jacobine Camilla Collett was a Norwegian writer, often referred to as the first Norwegian feminist. She was also the younger sister of Norwegian poet Henrik Wergeland, and is recognized as being one of the first contributors to realism in Norwegian literature...	1813–1885	writer	Krone	100 kr	obverse	1979–1997
Christian Magnus Falsen Christian Magnus Falsen Christian Magnus Falsen was a Norwegian constitutional father, statesman, jurist, and historian. He was an important member of the constitutional assembly and was one of the writers of the constitutional laws....	1782–1830	co-author of the Constitution, 1814	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1991–2001
Edvard Grieg Edvard Grieg Edvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt , and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.-Biography:Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in...	1843–1907	composer and pianist	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1991–2000
Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...	1828–1906	playwright; known as "The Father of Modern Drama"	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1949–1999
						1975–2001
Christian Michelsen Christian Michelsen Peter Christian Hersleb Kjerschow Michelsen was a Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman. He was the first Prime Minister of an independent Norway from 1905 to 1907...	1857–1925	Prime Minister, 1905–1907	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1954–1999
Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In his youth a champion skier and ice skater, he led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, and won international fame after reaching a...	1861–1930	Nobel Prize winner for Peace, 1922	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1955–1999
				10 kr	obverse	1972–1999
Oscar II Oscar II of Sweden Oscar II , baptised Oscar Fredrik was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death and King of Norway from 1872 until 1905. The third son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Josephine of Leuchtenberg, he was a descendant of Gustav I of Sweden through his mother.-Early life:At his birth in Stockholm, Oscar...	1829–1907	King of Norway, 1872–1905	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1877–1998
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Peder Tordenskjold Peder Tordenskjold Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskiold , commonly referred to as Tordenskjold , was a Norwegian nobleman and an eminent naval flag officer in the service of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy. He rose to the rank of Vice-Admiral for his services in the Great Northern War...	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 Aasmund Olavsson Vinje Aasmund Olavsson Vinje was a famous Norwegian poet and journalist who is remembered for poetry, travel writing, and his pioneering use of Landsmål .-Background:...	1818–1870	poet and journalist	Krone	50 kr	obverse	1985–1997
Henrik Wergeland Henrik Wergeland Henrik Arnold Thaulow Wergeland was a Norwegian writer, most celebrated for his poetry but also a prolific playwright, polemicist, historian, and linguist...	1808–1845	poet and writer	Krone	100 kr	obverse	1949–1999
						1962–1999

Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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

Pakistani rupee

The rupee is the currency of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank of the country. The most commonly used symbol for the rupee is Rs, used on receipts when purchasing goods and services. In Pakistan, the rupee is referred to as the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum ....	1876–1948	1st Governor-General, 1947–1948; "Father of the Nation"	Rupee	Rs. 5	obverse	1997–2002

Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

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

Historical coins and banknotes of Poland

Historical coins and banknotes of Poland, see also Polish złoty.-Before 20th century:-20th century Interwar:-Post WWII:-1974 series:-See also:* Polish coins and banknotes...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Józef Bem Józef Bem Józef Zachariasz Bem was a Polish general, an Ottoman Pasha and a national hero of Poland and Hungary, and a figure intertwined with other European nationalisms...	1794–1850	general; war hero	Złoty	10 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Boleslaw I Boleslaw I of Poland Bolesław I Chrobry , in the past also known as Bolesław I the Great , was a Duke of Poland from 992-1025 and the first King of Poland from 19 April 1025 until his death...	966/7-1025	King of Poland, 992-1025	Złoty	2,000 zł	reverse	1977–1995
Frédéric Chopin Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano"....	1810–1849	romantic composer and pianist	Złoty	5,000 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance astronomer and the first person to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe....	1473–1543	developed a heliocentric model of the solar system	Złoty	1,000 zł	obverse	1962–1965
						1975–1995
Marie Curie Marie Curie Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...	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
Dubrawka Dubrawka Dobrawa was a Bohemian princess member of the Přemyslid dynasty and by marriage Duchess of the Polans.She was the daughter of Boleslav I the Cruel, Duke of Bohemia, by his wife Biagota....	940/45-977	Queen Consort of Mieszko I, 965-977	Złoty	2 zł	obverse	1936–1940
Tadeusz Kościuszko Tadeusz Kosciuszko Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko was a Polish–Lithuanian and American general and military leader during the Kościuszko Uprising. He is a national hero of Poland, Lithuania, the United States and Belarus...	1746–1817	general; leader of the Kościuszko Uprising, 1794	Złoty	500 zł	obverse	1976–1995
Mieszko I Mieszko I of Poland Mieszko I , was a Duke of the Polans from about 960 until his death. A member of the Piast dynasty, he was son of Siemomysł; grandchild of Lestek; father of Bolesław I the Brave, the first crowned King of Poland; likely father of Świętosława , a Nordic Queen; and grandfather of her son, Cnut the...	935-992	King of Poland, 960-992	Złoty	2,000 zł	obverse	1977–1995
Stanisław Moniuszko Stanisław Moniuszko Stanisław Moniuszko was a Polish composer, conductor and teacher. His output includes many songs and operas, and his musical style is filled with patriotic folk themes of the peoples of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...	1819–1872	conductor and composer	Złoty	100,000 zł	obverse	1990–1995
Ignacy Jan Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski GBE was a Polish pianist, composer, diplomat, politician, and the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland.-Biography:...	1860–1941	3rd Prime Minister, 1919	Złoty	2,000,000 zł	obverse	1992–1995
Emilia Plater Emilia Plater Countess Emilia Plater was a Polish-Lithuanian noblewoman and revolutionary from the lands of the partitioned Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...	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 Henryk Sienkiewicz Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz was a Polish journalist and Nobel Prize-winning novelist. A Polish szlachcic of the Oszyk coat of arms, he was one of the most popular Polish writers at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905 for his...	1846–1916	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1905	Złoty	500,000 zł	obverse	1990–1995
Stanisław Staszic	1755–1826	priest, philosopher, statesman; supporter of the Constitution of May 3, 1791	Złoty	50,000 zł	obverse	1989–1995
Karol Świerczewski Karol Swierczewski Karol Wacław Świerczewski was a Pole who became a Soviet military officer and a general. He served as a general in the service of the Soviet Union, Republican Spain, and the Soviet sponsored Polish Provisional Government of National Unity after World War II.- Life :Karol Świerczewski grew up in...	1897–1947	leader in post-World War II government	Złoty	50 zł	obverse	1975–1995
Romuald Traugutt Romuald Traugutt Romuald Traugutt was a Polish general and war hero, best known for commanding the January Uprising. From October 1863 to August 1864 he was Dictator of Insurrection. He headed the Polish national government from October 17, 1863 to April 20, 1864, and was president of its Foreign Affairs...	1826–1864	general; hero from the January Uprising	Złoty	20 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Ludwik Waryński Ludwik Warynski Ludwik Tadeusz Waryński was an activist and theoretician of the socialist movement in Poland.-Biography:...	1856–1889	socialist activist	Złoty	100 zł	obverse	1975–1995
Stanisław Wyspiański	1869–1907	playwright	Złoty	10,000 zł	obverse	1988–1995

Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

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

Portuguese escudo

The escudo was the currency of Portugal prior to the introduction of the Euro on 1 January 1999 and its removal from circulation on 28 February 2002. The escudo was subdivided into 100 centavos....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Pedro Álvares Cabral Pedro Álvares Cabral Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese noble, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the discoverer of Brazil. Cabral conducted the first substantial exploration of the northeast coast of South America and claimed it for Portugal. While details of Cabral's early life are sketchy, it...	1467–1520	explorer and navigator, discovered the sea route to Brazil, 1500	Escudo	1,000$	obverse	1996–2002
Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India...	1469–1524	explorer and navigator, sailed from Europe to India, 1497–1498	Escudo	5,000$	obverse	1996–2002
João de Barros João de Barros João de Barros , called the Portuguese Livy, is one of the first great Portuguese historians, most famous for his Décadas da Ásia , a history of the Portuguese in India and Asia.-Early years:...	1496–1570	historian	Escudo	500$	obverse	1997–2002
Bartolomeu Dias Bartolomeu Dias Bartolomeu Dias , a nobleman of the Portuguese royal household, was a Portuguese explorer who sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, the first European known to have done so.-Purposes of the Dias expedition:...	1450–1500	explorer and navigator, sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, 1488	Escudo	2,000$	obverse	1996–2002
Henry the Navigator	1394–1460	patron of Portuguese exploration	Escudo	10,000$	obverse	1996–2002

Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

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

Banknotes of the Romanian leu

-1917 issue :Issued in Iaşi, during World War I by the Ministry of Finance, as war money. The banknotes represent the subdivision of the leu, the ban -1917 issue ("paper coins"):Issued in Iaşi, during World War I by the Ministry of Finance, as war money. The banknotes represent the subdivision of...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Grigore Antipa Grigore Antipa Grigore Antipa was a Romanian Darwinist biologist who studied the fauna of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea. Between 1892 and 1944 he was the director of the Bucharest Natural History Museum, which now bears his name....	1867–1944	biologist; studied fauna and wildlife of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea	Leu	200 L	obverse	1992–1996
Nicolae Bălcescu Nicolae Balcescu Nicolae Bălcescu was a Romanian Wallachian soldier, historian, journalist, and leader of the 1848 Wallachian Revolution.-Early life:...	1819–1852	a leader of the Wallachian Revolution of 1848	Leu	100 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Lucian Blaga Lucian Blaga -Biography:Lucian Blaga was a commanding personality of the Romanian culture of the interbellum period. He was a philosopher and writer higly acclaimed for his originality, a university professor and a diplomat. He was born on May 9, 1895 in Lancrăm, near Alba Iulia, Romania, his father being an...	1895–1961	poet, playwright, philosopher	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1998–2002
Constantin Brâncuşi Constantin Brancusi Constantin Brâncuşi was a Romanian-born sculptor who made his career in France. As a child he displayed an aptitude for carving wooden farm tools. Formal studies took him first to Bucharest, then to Munich, then to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris...	1876–1957	sculptor	Leu	500 L	both	1991–1992
						1992–1996
Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist...	1852–1912	playwright, short story writer	Leu	1,000,000 L	obverse	2003–2007
Alexander John Cuza Alexander John Cuza Alexander John Cuza was a Moldavian-born Romanian politician who ruled as the first Domnitor of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia between 1859 and 1866.-Early life:...	1820–1873	Prince of Moldovia and Wallachia, 1859–1862; Dominator of Romania, 1862–1866	Leu	50 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party...	1850–1889	romantic poet	Leu	1,000 L	obverse	1991–1993
						1993–1998
						1998–2001
George Enescu George Enescu George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical...	1881–1955	composer, violinist, pianist	Leu	50,000 L	obverse	1996–2002
						2000–2004
						2001–2007
Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.-Biography:He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age , he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of...	1838–1907	painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting	Leu	100,000 L	obverse	1998–2004
						2001–2007
Avram Iancu Avram Iancu Avram Iancu was a Transylvanian Romanian lawyer who played an important role in the local chapter of the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848–1849. He was especially active in the Ţara Moţilor region and the Apuseni Mountains...	1824–1872	leader in the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848-1849	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1992–1993
						1993–1998
Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister...	1871–1940	Prime Minister, 1931–1932	Leu	10,000 L	obverse	1994–1999
						1999–2002
						2000–2007
Tudor Vladimirescu Tudor Vladimirescu Tudor Vladimirescu was a Wallachian Romanian revolutionary hero, the leader of the Wallachian uprising of 1821 and of the Pandur militia. He is also known as Tudor din Vladimiri or — occasionally — as Domnul Tudor .-Background:Tudor was born in Vladimiri, Gorj County in a family of landed peasants...	1780–1821	revolutionary leader; led the Wallachian Uprising of 1821 and the Pandur militia	Leu	25 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot.-Biography:Aurel Vlaicu was born in Binţinţi , Geoagiu, Transylvania. He attended Calvinist High School in Orăştie and took his Baccalaureate in Sibiu in 1902...	1882–1913	engineer, inventor, early pilot	Leu	500,000 L	obverse	2000–2007

Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

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

Slovenian tolar

The tolar was the currency of Slovenia from 1991 until the introduction of the euro on 1 January 2007. It was subdivided into 100 stotins...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Ivan Cankar Ivan Cankar Ivan Cankar was a Slovene writer, playwright, essayist, poet and political activist. Together with Oton Župančič, Dragotin Kette, and Josip Murn, he is considered as the beginner of modernism in Slovene literature...	1876–1918	writer, playwright, poet	Tolar	10,000 SIT	obverse	1995–2007
Jacobus Gallus Jacobus Gallus Jacobus Gallus Carniolus was a late Renaissance composer of Slovenian ethnicity...	1550–1591	Renaissance composer	Tolar	200 SIT	obverse	1993–2007
Rihard Jakopič Rihard Jakopic Rihard Jakopič was a Slovenian painter. He was the leading Slovenian Impressionist painter and theoretician. Together with Matej Sternen, Matija Jama and Ivan Grohar, he is considered the pioneer of Slovenian impressionist painting.- Life :Jakopič was born in Ljubljana, then part of the...	1869–1943	impressionist painter	Tolar	100 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Ivana Kobilca Ivana Kobilca Ivana Kobilca was a Slovene realist painter who lived, worked and studied in various European cities including Vienna, Sarajevo, Berlin, Paris and Munich. She was a member of Société Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris. Many of her paintings are still lifes, portraits or country settings...	1861–1926	realist painter	Tolar	5,000 SIT	obverse	1993–2007
Jože Plečnik Jože Plecnik Jože Plečnik , was a Slovene architect who practised in Vienna, Belgrade, Prague and Ljubljana.-Biography:...	1872–1957	architect	Tolar	500 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
France Prešeren France Prešeren France Prešeren was a Slovene Romantic poet. He is considered the Slovene national poet. Although he was not a particularly prolific author, he inspired virtually all Slovene literature thereafter....	1800–1849	poet	Tolar	1,000 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Primož Trubar Primož Trubar Primož Trubar or Primož Truber was a Slovene Protestant reformer, the founder and the first superintendent of the Protestant Church of the Slovene Lands, a consolidator of the Slovene language and the author of the first Slovene-language printed book...	1508–1586	founder and superintendent of the Protestant Church of Slovenia	Tolar	10 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Janez Vajkard Valvasor Janez Vajkard Valvasor Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor or simply Valvasor was a Slovenian nobleman, scientist and polymath, and a fellow of the Royal Society in London.-Biography:...	1641–1693	scholar	Tolar	20 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Jurij Vega Jurij Vega Baron Jurij Bartolomej Vega was a Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer.-Early life:...	1754–1802	mathematician and physicist	Tolar	50 SIT	obverse	1993–2007

South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

Currencies: Pound (£, 1825–1961)
Rand (R, 1961–Present)
See also South African pound

South African pound

In 1825, an imperial order-in-council made sterling coinage legal tender in all the British colonies. At that time, the only British colony in Southern Africa was the Cape of Good Hope Colony. As time went on, the British pound sterling and its associated subsidiary coinage became the currency of...

 and South African rand

South African rand

The rand is the currency of South Africa. It takes its name from the Witwatersrand , the ridge upon which Johannesburg is built and where most of South Africa's gold deposits were found. The rand has the symbol "R" and is subdivided into 100 cents, symbol "c"...

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

Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

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

Soviet ruble

The Soviet ruble or rouble was the currency of the Soviet Union. One ruble is divided into 100 kopeks, ....

 and Russian chervonets.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years , as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a...	1870–1924	leader of the October Revolution; 1st Chairman Premier of the Soviet Union The office of Premier of the Soviet Union was synonymous with head of government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics . Twelve individuals have been premier...  of the Council of People's Commissars, 1917–1924	Ruble	руб10	obverse	1947–1961
					obverse	1961–1991
				руб25	obverse	1947–1961
					obverse	1961–1992
				руб50	obverse
				руб100	obverse
			Chervonet	5 chervozev	obverse	1937–1947
				10 chervozev	obverse

Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

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

Spanish peseta

The peseta was the currency of Spain between 1869 and 2002. Along with the French franc, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra .- Etymology :...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Leopoldo Alas y Ureña Leopoldo Alas y Ureña Leopoldo García-Alas y Ureña , also known as Clarín, was a Asturian realist novelist born in Zamora. He died in Oviedo....	1851–1901	novelist	Peseta	200 ₧	obverse	1982–2002
Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...	1451–1506	navigator and explorer, discovered the Americas, 1492	Peseta	5,000 ₧	obverse	1992–2002
Hernando Cortés Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century...	1485–1547	conquistador of Mexico	Peseta	1,000 ₧	obverse	1992–2002
Rosalía de Castro Rosalía de Castro María Rosalía Rita de Castro , was a Galician romanticist writer and poet.Writing in the Galician language, after the Séculos Escuros , she became an important figure of the Galician romantic movement, known today as the Rexurdimento , along with Manuel Curros Enríquez and Eduardo Pondal...	1837–1885	writer, poet	Peseta	500 ₧	obverse	1982–2002
Antonio de Ulloa Antonio de Ulloa Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Girault was a Spanish general, explorer, author, astronomer, colonial administrator and the first Spanish governor of Louisiana.Rebellion of 1768]]....	1716–1795	explorer, colonial administrator, first Spanish governor of Louisiana, 1766–1768	Peseta	10,000 ₧	reverse	1987–2002
Felipe Felipe, Prince of Asturias Felipe, Prince of Asturias de Borbón y de Grecia; born 30 January 1968), is the third child and only son of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain....	1968-	Prince of Asturias, 1977-	Peseta	10,000 ₧	reverse	1982–1987
Juan Ramón Jiménez Juan Ramón Jiménez Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón was a Spanish poet, a prolific writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956. One of Jiménez's most important contributions to modern poetry was his advocacy of the French concept of "pure poetry."-Biography:Jiménez was born in Moguer, near Huelva, in...	1881–1958	poet; Nobel Prize winner, 1956	Peseta	2,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
Juan Carlos I Juan Carlos I of Spain Juan Carlos I |Italy]]) is the reigning King of Spain.On 22 November 1975, two days after the death of General Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos was designated king according to the law of succession promulgated by Franco. Spain had no monarch for 38 years in 1969 when Franco named Juan Carlos as the...	1938-	King of Spain, 1975-	Peseta	5,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
				10,000 ₧	obverse
					obverse	1987–2002
José Celestino Mutis José Celestino Mutis -External links:*** at The Catholic Encyclopedia official site...	1732–1808	botanist and mathematician	Peseta	2,000 ₧	obverse	1987–2002
Benito Pérez Galdós Benito Pérez Galdós Benito Pérez Galdós was a Spanish realist novelist. Considered second only to Cervantes in stature, he was the leading Spanish realist novelist....	1843–1920	novelist	Peseta	1,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro González, Marquess was a Spanish conquistador, conqueror of the Incan Empire, and founder of Lima, the modern-day capital of the Republic of Peru.-Early life:...	1475–1541	conquistador of Peru	Peseta	1,000 ₧	reverse	1992–2002

Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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

Swedish krona

The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Charles XI	1655–1697	King of Sweden, 1660–1697	Krona	500 kr	obverse	1985–1999
					obverse	1989–2006
Charles XIV John Charles XIV John of Sweden Charles XIV & III John, also Carl John, Swedish and Norwegian: Karl Johan was King of Sweden and King of Norway from 1818 until his death...	1763–1844	King of Sweden and Norway, 1818–1844	Krona	1,000 kr	obverse	1976–1998
Gustav I Gustav I of Sweden Gustav I of Sweden, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known simply as Gustav Vasa , was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death....	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	????-1987
				100 kr	reverse	????-1987
				1,000 kr	reverse	1890–1987
Gustav III Gustav III of Sweden Gustav III was King of Sweden from 1771 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Adolph Frederick and Queen Louise Ulrica of Sweden, she a sister of Frederick the Great of Prussia....	1746–1792	King of Sweden, 1771–1792	Krona	50 kr	obverse	????-1998
Gustav V	1858–1950	King of Sweden, 1907–1950	Krona	5 kr	obverse	1948–1987
				1,000 kr	reverse	1952–1987
Gustav II Adolf Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden Gustav II Adolf has been widely known in English by his Latinized name Gustavus Adolphus Magnus and variously in historical writings also as Gustavus, or Gustavus the Great, or Gustav Adolph the Great,...	1594–1632	King of Sweden, 1611–1632	Krona	100 kr	obverse	????-1998
					obverse	1986–2006
Gustaf VI Adolf Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden Gustaf VI Adolf - Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf - was King of Sweden from October 29, 1950 until his death. His official title was King of Sweden, of the Goths and of the Wends. He was the eldest son of King Gustaf V and his wife Victoria of Baden...	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 Selma Lagerlöf Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....	1858–1940	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1909	Krona	20 kr	obverse	1992–2006
Carolus Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...	1707–1778	botanist, physician, zoologist; father of taxonomy	Krona	50 kr	obverse	????-1998

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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

Swiss franc

The franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. Although not formally legal tender in the German exclave Büsingen , it is in wide daily use there...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Francesco Borromini Francesco Borromini Francesco Borromini, byname of Francesco Castelli was an architect from Ticino who, with his contemporaries, Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Pietro da Cortona, was a leading figure in the emergence of Roman Baroque architecture.A keen student of the architecture of Michelangelo and the ruins of...	1599–1667	Baroque architect	Franc	100 Fr.	obverse	1976–2000
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure Horace-Bénédict de Saussure 200px|thumb|Portrait of Horace-Bénédict de Saussure Horace-Bénédict de Saussure was a Genevan aristocrat, physicist and Alpine traveller, often considered the founder of alpinism, and considered to be the first person to build a successful solar oven.-Life and work:Saussure was born in Conches,...	1740–1799	aristocrat, physicist; considered the founder of mountaineering	Franc	20 Fr.	obverse	1979–2000
Leonhard Euler Leonhard Euler Leonhard Euler was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist. He made important discoveries in fields as diverse as infinitesimal calculus and graph theory. He also introduced much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation, particularly for mathematical analysis, such as the notion...	1707–1783	mathematician, physicist	Franc	10 Fr.	obverse	1979–2000
Auguste-Henri Forel Auguste-Henri Forel Auguste-Henri Forel was a Swiss myrmecologist, neuroanatomist and psychiatrist, notable for his investigations into the structure of the human brain and that of ants. For example, he is considered a co-founder of the neuron theory...	1848–1931	psychiatrist and neuroanatomist; studied brain structures of humans and ants	Franc	1,000 Fr.	obverse	1978–2000
Conrad Gessner Conrad Gessner Conrad Gessner was a Swiss naturalist and bibliographer. His five-volume Historiae animalium is considered the beginning of modern zoology, and the flowering plant genus Gesneria is named after him...	1516–1565	authored Historiae animalium Historiae animalium (Gesner) Historiae animalium published at Zurich in 1551-58 and 1587, is an encyclopedic work of "an inventory of renaissance zoology" by Conrad Gesner, a doctor and professor at the Carolinum, the precursor of the University of Zurich... (1551–1558), considered the foundation of modern zoology	Franc	50 Fr.	obverse	1978–2000
Gottfried Keller Gottfried Keller Gottfried Keller , a Swiss writer of German-language literature, was best known for his novel Green Henry .- Life and work :...	1819–1890	writer	Franc	10 Fr.	obverse	1956–2000
Saint Martin Martin of Tours Martin of Tours was a Bishop of Tours whose shrine became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela. Around his name much legendary material accrued, and he has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints...	316/7-397	patron saint of soldiers	Franc	100 Fr.	obverse	1957–2000
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi was a Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer who exemplified Romanticism in his approach....	1746–1827	teacher and education reformer	Franc	20 Fr.	obverse	1930–1976
Albrecht von Haller Albrecht von Haller Albrecht von Haller was a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist and poet.-Early life:He was born of an old Swiss family at Bern. Prevented by long-continued ill-health from taking part in boyish sports, he had the more opportunity for the development of his precocious mind...	1708–1777	anatomist and physiologist	Franc	500 Fr.	obverse	1977–2000

Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

Currency: Lira (₤, 1843–2005)
New Lira (₤, 2005–Present)
See also Turkish lira

Turkish lira

The Turkish lira is the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The lira is subdivided into 100 kuruş...

 and Turkish new lira

Turkish new lira

The new Turkish lira was the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus between 1 January 2005 and 1 January 2009 which was a transition period for the removal of six zeroes from the currency. The new lira was subdivided into 100 new kurush...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....	1881–1938	founder of the Republic of Turkey; 1st President, 1923–1938	Lira	₤2½	obverse	1939–1952
					obverse	1952–1966
					obverse	1955–1966
					obverse	1957–1966
					obverse	1960–1966
				₤5	obverse	1937–1952
					obverse	1952–1968
					obverse	1959–1968
					obverse	1961–1968
					obverse	1965–1968
					obverse	1968–1983
					obverse	1976–1983
				₤10	obverse	1938–1952
					obverse	1952–1966
					obverse	1953–1966
					obverse	1958–1966
					obverse	1960–1966
					obverse	1961–1966
					obverse	1963–1966
					obverse	1966–1981
					obverse	1975–1981
					both	1979–1987
					both	1982–1987
				₤20	obverse	1966–1987
					obverse	1974–1987
					obverse	1979–1987
					obverse	1983–1987
				₤50	obverse	1927–1938
					obverse	1938–1952
					obverse	1951–1979
					obverse	1953–1979
					obverse	1956–1979
					obverse	1957–1979
					obverse	1960–1979
					obverse	1964–1979
					obverse	1971–1979
					obverse	1976–1987
					obverse	1983–1987
				₤100	obverse	1927–1938
					obverse	1938–1942
					obverse	1952–1976
					obverse	1956–1976
					obverse	1958–1976
					obverse	1962–1976
					obverse	1964–1976
					obverse	1969–1976
					obverse	1972–1986
					obverse	1979–1986
					obverse	1983–1986
					obverse	1984–1989
				₤500	obverse	1927–1939
					obverse	1939–1946
					obverse	1953–1976
					obverse	1959–1976
					obverse	1962–1976
					obverse	1968–1976
					obverse	1971–1984
					obverse	1974–1984
					obverse	1983–1989
					obverse	1984–1989
				₤1,000	obverse	1927–1939
					obverse	1939–1946
					obverse	1953–1979
					obverse	1978–1986
obverse	1979–1986
obverse	1981–1986
obverse	1986–1992
obverse	1988–1992
₤5,000	obverse	1981–1994
	obverse	1985–1994
	obverse	1988–1994
	obverse	1990–1994
₤10,000	obverse	1982–1995
	obverse	1984–1995
	obverse	1989–1995
	obverse	1993–1995
₤20,000	obverse	1988–1997
	obverse	1995–1997
₤50,000	obverse	1989–1999
	obverse	1995–1999
₤100,000	both	1991–2001
	both	1994–2001
	both	1996–2001
₤250,000	obverse	1992–2006
	obverse	1995–2006
	obverse	1998–2006
₤500,000	obverse	1993–2006
	obverse	1994–2006
	obverse	1997–2006
₤1,000,000	obverse	1995–2006
	obverse	1996–2006
	obverse	2002–2006
₤5,000,000	obverse	1997–2006
₤10,000,000	obverse	1999–2006
₤20,000,000	obverse	2001–2006
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Âkif Ersoy was a Turkish poet, author, academic, member of parliament, and the poet of the Turkish National Anthem....	1873–1936	poet; author of the lyrics to the National Anthem	Lira	₤100	reverse	1983–1989
					reverse	1984–1989
İsmet İnönü Ismet Inönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...	1884–1973	2nd President, 1938–1950	Lira	50 kuruş	obverse	1944–1947
				₤1	obverse	1942–1947
				₤2½	obverse	1947–1952
				₤10	obverse	1942–1950
					obverse	1947–1952
					obverse	1948–1952
				₤50	obverse	1942–1951
					obverse	1947–1951
				₤100	obverse	1942–1946
					obverse	1947–1952
				₤500	obverse	1940–1946
					obverse	1946–1953
				₤1,000	obverse	1940–1946
					obverse	1946–1953
Mehmed II Mehmed II Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from...	1432–1481	Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1444–1446 and 1451–1481	Lira	₤1,000	reverse	1986–1989
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Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī , also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī and popularly known as Mevlānā in Turkey and Mawlānā in Iran and Afghanistan but known to the English-speaking world simply as Rumi was a 13th-century Persian Muslim poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic...	1207–1273	Persian theologian and poet; his followers founded the Mevlevi Order, or "Whirling Dervishes"	Lira	₤5,000	reverse	1981–1994
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Mimar Sinan	1489–1588	chief architect of the Ottoman Empire, 1512–1588	Lira	₤10,000	reverse	1982–1995
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Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

Currency: Hryvnia

Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

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

Argentine peso

The peso is the currency of Argentina, identified by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using dollar currencies. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. Its ISO 4217 code is ARS...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Manuel Belgrano Manuel Belgrano Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano , usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano, was an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina... *	1770–1820	leader for independence from Spain	$10	obverse	1992
José de San Martín José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín, known simply as Don José de San Martín , was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes , he left his mother country at the... *	1778–1850	leader for independence from Spain	$5	obverse
Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel de Rosas , was an argentine militar and politician, who was elected governor of the province of Buenos Aires in 1829 to 1835, and then of the Argentine Confederation from 1835 until 1852...	1793–1877	ruler of Argentina, 1829–1852	$20	obverse
Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Martínez was an Argentine statesman, military figure, and author. He was the President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868.-Life and times:... *	1821–1906	President, 1862–1868	$2	obverse
Julio Argentino Roca Julio Argentino Roca Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz was an army general who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1880 to 12 October 1886 and again from 12 October 1898 to 12 October 1904.-Upbringing and early career:... *	1843–1914	President, 1880–1886 and 1898–1904	$100	obverse
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history... *	1811–1888	President, 1868–1874	$50	obverse

*See also Argentina in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

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

Banknotes of the Australian dollar

The banknotes of the Australian dollar were first issued on 14 February 1966, when Australia adopted decimal currency.- Former series :The $5 note was not issued until 1967...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Edith Cowan Edith Cowan Edith Dircksey Cowan , MBE was an Australian politician, social campaigner and the first woman elected to an Australian parliament....	1861–1932	suffragette, first woman elected to Parliament, 1920–1924	$50	reverse	1995
Elizabeth II*	1926-	Queen of Australia Monarchy in Australia The Monarchy of Australia is a form of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign of Australia. The monarchy is a constitutional one modelled on the Westminster style of parliamentary government, incorporating features unique to the Constitution of Australia.The present monarch is... , 1952-	$5	obverse	1992
John Flynn John Flynn (minister) John Flynn OBE was an Australian Presbyterian minister who founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the world's first air ambulance.-Biography:...	1880–1951	founder, Royal Flying Doctor Service, 1928	$20	reverse	1994
Mary Gilmore Mary Gilmore Dame Mary Gilmore DBE was a prominent Australian socialist poet and journalist.-Early life:Mary Jean Cameron was born on 16 August 1865 at Cotta Walla near Goulburn, New South Wales...	1865–1962	poet and journalist	$10	reverse	1993
Nellie Melba Nellie Melba Dame Nellie Melba GBE , born Helen "Nellie" Porter Mitchell, was an Australian operatic soprano. She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian Era and the early 20th century...	1861–1931	international opera soprano, 1886–1926	$100	obverse	1996
John Monash John Monash General Sir John Monash GCMG, KCB, VD was a civil engineer who became the Australian military commander in the First World War. He commanded the 13th Infantry Brigade before the War and then became commander of the 4th Brigade in Egypt shortly after the outbreak of the War with whom he took part...	1865–1931	general during World War I	$100	reverse	1996
Henry Parkes Henry Parkes Sir Henry Parkes, GCMG was an Australian statesman, the "Father of Federation." As the earliest advocate of a Federal Council of the colonies of Australia, a precursor to the Federation of Australia, he was the most prominent of the Australian Founding Fathers.Parkes was described during his...	1815–1896	The Father of the Federation	$5	obverse	2001
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson Banjo Paterson Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, OBE was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales where he spent much of his childhood...	1864–1941	poet, author of "Waltzing Matilda" (1895) and "The Man from Snowy River" (1890)	$10	obverse	1993
Mary Reibey Mary Reibey Mary Reibey was an Englishwoman who was transported to Australia as a convict but went on to become a successful businesswoman in Sydney.-Early life:...	1777–1855	businesswoman	$20	obverse	1994
Catherine Helen Spence Catherine Helen Spence Catherine Helen Spence was a Scottish-born Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician and leading suffragette. In 1897 she became Australia's first female political candidate after standing for the Federal Convention held in Adelaide...	1825–1910	politician, journalist, suffragette	$5	reverse	2001
David Unaipon David Unaipon David Unaipon was an Australian Aboriginal of the Ngarrindjeri people, a preacher, inventor and writer. He was the most widely known Aboriginal in Australia, and broke stereotypes of Aboriginals...	1872–1967	inventor, writer	$50	obverse	1995

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

Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since 2212
Robert Borden Robert Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office... *	1854–1937	8th Prime Minister, 1911–1920	$100	obverse	9090
Marie Thérèse Forget Casgrain Thérèse Casgrain Marie Thérèse Forget Casgrain, was a feminist, reformer, politician and senator in Quebec, Canada.Thérèse Casgrain was raised in a wealthy family, the daughter of Lady Blanche MacDonald and Sir Rodolphe Forget...	1849–1931	suffragist	$50	reverse
Henrietta Muir Edwards Henrietta Edwards Henrietta Muir Edwards was a Canadian women's rights activist and reformer.She was born Henrietta Louise Muir in Montreal. As a young woman, she espoused various feminist causes, forming the Working Girls' Association in 1875 to provide vocational training for women and editing the journal Women's...	1849–1931	founder, Victorian Order of Nurses, 1893	$50	reverse
Elizabeth II Style of the Canadian sovereign The title and style of the Canadian sovereign is the formal mode of address of the monarch of Canada. The form is based on those that were inherited from the United Kingdom and France, used in the colonies to refer to the reigning monarch in Europe... *§	1926-	Queen of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1952-	$20	obverse
William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948... *	1874–1950	10th Prime Minister, 1921–1926, 1926–1930, and 1935–1948	$50	obverse
Wilfrid Laurier Wilfrid Laurier Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911.... *	1941-1919	7th Prime Minister, 1896–1911	$5	obverse
John A. Macdonald John A. Macdonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century... *	1815–1891	1st Prime Minister, 1867–1873 and 1878–1891	$10	obverse
Nellie Mooney McClung Nellie McClung Nellie McClung, born Nellie Letitia Mooney , was a Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist. She was a part of the social and moral reform movements prevalent in Western Canada in the early 1900s...	1873–1951	suffragist	$50	reverse
Louise Crummy McKinney Louise McKinney Louise McKinney née Crummy was a provincial politician and women's rights activist from Alberta, Canada. She was the first woman sworn in to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and the first woman elected to a legislature in Canada and in the British Empire...	1868–1931	first woman elected to a legislature in the British Empire, 1917–1921	$50	reverse
Emily Murphy Emily Murphy Emily Murphy was a Canadian women's rights activist, jurist, and author. In 1916, she became the first woman magistrate in Canada, and in the British Empire...	1868–1933	British Empire's first woman judge, 1916–1933	$50	reverse
Irene Marryat Parlby Irene Parlby Irene Parlby was a Canadian women's farm leader, activist and politician.Born in London, England, Parlby came to Canada in 1896. In 1913, Parlby helped to found the first women's local of the United Farmers of Alberta. In 1921, she was elected to the Alberta Legislature for the riding of Lacombe,...	1868–1965	first woman Cabinet minister in Alberta, 1921–1935	$50	reverse

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

People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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

Fifth series of the renminbi

The fifth series of the renminbi is the current coin and banknote series of the Chinese currency, the renminbi. They were progressively introduced since 1999 and consist of ¥0.1, ¥0.5, and ¥1 coins, and ¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥20, ¥50, ¥100 notes. ¥20 is a new denomination.-First edition:Coins of the first...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mao Zedong Mao Zedong Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution... *	1893–1976	1st President, 1954–1959	¥1	obverse	2004
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			¥20	obverse	2000
			¥50	obverse	2001
			¥100	obverse	1999

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

Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

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

Colombian peso

The peso is the currency of Colombia. Its ISO 4217 code is COP and it is also informally abbreviated as COL$. However, the official peso symbol is $. As 20 July 2011, the exchange rate of the Colombian peso is 1750 Colombian pesos to 1 U.S. dollar.-History:The peso has been the currency of Colombia...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
José Asunción Silva José Asunción Silva José Asunción Silva was a Colombian poet. He is considered one of the founders of Spanish-American Modernism.-Life:...	1865–1896	poet	$5,000	obverse	1995
Francisco de Paula Santander Francisco de Paula Santander Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña , was a Colombian military and political leader during the 1810–1819 independence war of the United Provinces of New Granada...	1792–1840	military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	$2,000	obverse	2005
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala was a politician, a leader of a populist movement in Colombia, a former Education Minister and Labor Minister , mayor of Bogotá and one of the most charismatic leaders of the Liberal Party.He was assassinated during his second presidential campaign in 1948, setting off...	1903–1948	Labor Party leader, two-time presidential candidate, assassinated during second campaign	$1,000	both	2005
Julio Garavito Armero Julio Garavito Armero Julio Garavito Armero was a Colombian astronomer.Born in Bogotá, he was a child prodigy in science and mathematics. He obtained his degrees as mathematician and civil engineer in the Escuela Nacional de Ingeniería...	1865–1920	astronomer	$20,000	obverse	1996
Jorge Isaacs Jorge Isaacs Jorge Isaacs Ferrer was a Colombian writer, politician and soldier. His only novel, María, became one of the most notable works of the Romantic movement in Spanish literature....	1837–1895	writer, politician, soldier	$50,000	obverse	1992
Policarpa "La Pola" Salavarrieta Policarpa Salavarrieta Policarpa Salavarrieta , also known as La Pola, was a Neogranadine seamstress who spied for the Revolutionary Forces during the Spanish Reconquista of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. She was captured by Spanish Royalists and ultimately executed for high treason...	1795–1817	seamstress, spy, executed by Spain	$10,000	obverse	1995

Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

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

Croatian kuna

The kuna is the currency of Croatia since 1994 . It is subdivided into 100 lipa. The kuna is issued by the Croatian National Bank and the coins are minted by the Croatian Monetary Institute....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Juraj Dobrila Juraj Dobrila Juraj Dobrila was a bishop and benefactor from Istria who advocated for greater national rights for Croats under Italian rule....	1812–1882	Catholic bishop; public supporter of Croatian language and culture	10 kn	obverse	1994
Fran Krsto Frankopan Fran Krsto Frankopan Fran Krsto Frankopan was a Croatian baroque poet, nobleman and politician in the 17th century. He is remembered primarily for his involvement in the failed Zrinski-Frankopan conspiracy.-Early life and poetry:...	1643–1671	statesman and poet; died for Croatian liberty	5 kn	obverse
Ivan Gundulić Ivan Gundulic Ivan Franov Gundulić is the most celebrated Croatian Baroque poet from the Republic of Ragusa. His work embodies central characteristics of Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation: religious fervor, insistence on "vanity of this world" and zeal in opposition to "infidels." Gundulić's major...	1589–1638	Baroque poet	50 kn	obverse
Josip Jelačić Josip Jelacic Count Josip Jelačić of Bužim was the Ban of Croatia between 23 March 1848 and 19 May 1859...	1801–1859	ban, 1848–1859; abolished serfdom	20 kn	obverse
Marko Marulić Marko Marulic Marko Marulić |Split]], 18 August 1450 – Split, 5 January 1524) was a Croatian national poet and Christian humanist, known as the Crown of the Croatian Medieval Age and the father of the Croatian Renaissance. He signed his works as Marko Marulić Splićanin , Marko Pečenić, Marcus Marulus ...	1450–1524	poet and humanist	500 kn	obverse
Ivan Mažuranić Ivan Mažuranic Ivan Mažuranić was a Croatian poet, linguist and politician—probably the most important figure in Croatia's cultural life in the mid-19th century...	1814–1890	ban, 1873–1880; modernized economy and education	100 kn	obverse
Stjepan Radić Stjepan Radic Stjepan Radić was a Croatian politician and the founder of the Croatian Peasant Party in 1905. Radić is credited with galvanizing the peasantry of Croatia into a viable political force...	1871–1928	founder of the Croatian Peasant Party, 1905	200 kn	obverse
Ante Starčević Ante Starcevic Ante Starčević , was a Croatian politician and writer whose activities and works laid the foundations for the modern Croatian state.His works are base for Croatian nationalism, he is often referred to as Father of the Fatherland by Croats.-Life:...	1823–1896	politician and writer	1,000 kn	obverse
Tomislav Tomislav King Tomislav was a ruler of Croatia in the Middle Ages. He reigned from 910 until 928, first as Duke of Dalmatian Croatia in 910–925, and then became first King of the Croatian Kingdom in 925–928....	???-928	1st King of Croatia, 925-928	1,000 kn	reverse
Petar Zrinski Petar Zrinski Petar Zrinski was a Croatian Ban and writer. A member of the Zrinski noble family, he was noted for his role in the attempted Croatian-Hungarian rebellion of 1664-1670 which ultimately led to his execution for high treason.-Zrinski family:Petar Zrinski was born in Vrbovec, a small town near...	1621–1671	statesman and poet; died for Croatian liberty	5 kn	obverse

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

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

Banknotes of the Czech koruna

Czech koruna paper money is part of the physical form of the Czech Republic's currency. All Czech paper money are banknotes. First overstamped Czechoslovak koruna banknotes served as legal tender in the just-created Czech Republic. Later but still in 1993, the first original Czech banknotes appeared...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ottokar I of Bohemia Ottokar I of Bohemia -External links:...	1155–1230	First heredetary king of Bohemia	20 czk	obverse	1993 - 2008
Agnes of Bohemia Agnes of Bohemia Saint Agnes of Bohemia , or Agnes of Prague , was a medieval Bohemian princess who opted for a life of charity and piety over a life of luxury and comfort...	1211–1282	medieval Bohemian princess	50 czk	obverse	1993 - 2011
Charles IV Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....	1346–1348	king of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor	100 czk	obverse	1993
John Amos Comenius	1592–1670	bishop of Unity of the Brethren	200 czk	obverse	1993
Božena Němcová Božena Nemcová Božena Němcová was a Czech writer of the final phase of the Czech National Revival movement.-Biography:...	1820–1862	author	500 czk	obverse	1993
František Palacký František Palacký František Palacký was a Czech historian and politician.-Biography:...	1798–1876	historian and politician	1000 czk	obverse	1993
Emmy Destinn Emmy Destinn Emmy Destinn was a Czech operatic soprano with a strong and soaring lyric-dramatic voice. She had a career both in Europe and at the New York Metropolitan Opera.- Biography :...	1878–1930	Czech operatic soprano	2000 czk	obverse	1993
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk	1850–1937	president of Czechoslovakia	5000 czk	obverse	1993

Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

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

Danish krone

The krone is the official currency of the Kingdom of Denmark consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is subdivided into 100 øre...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Anna Ancher Anna Ancher Anna Ancher was a Danish artist associated with the Skagen Painters, an artists' colony in the very north of Jutland.-Background:...	1859–1935	painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2004
Michael Peter Ancher Michael Peter Ancher Michael Peter Ancher was a Danish impressionist artist. He is most associated with his paintings of fishermen and other scenes from the Danish port of Skagen. His paintings are classics and he is probably one of Denmark's most popular artists.-Background:Michael Peter Ancher was born at Rutsker on...	1849–1927	painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2004
Karen Blixen Karen Blixen Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke , , née Karen Christenze Dinesen, was a Danish author also known by her pen name Isak Dinesen. She also wrote under the pen names Osceola and Pierre Andrézel...	1885–1962	author	50 kr	obverse	2005
Niels Bohr Niels Bohr Niels Henrik David Bohr was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. Bohr mentored and collaborated with many of the top physicists of the century at his institute in...	1885–1962	winner of Nobel Prize in Physics, 1922	500 kr	obverse	2003
Johanne Luise Heiberg Johanne Luise Heiberg Johanne Luise Heiberg was one of the greatest Danish actresses of the 19th century. She is most famous for her work at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, where she achieved great success.-Early life:...	1812–1890	actress, 1827–1864	200 kr	obverse	2003
Carl Nielsen Carl Nielsen Carl August Nielsen , , widely recognised as Denmark's greatest composer, was also a conductor and a violinist. Brought up by poor but musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he demonstrated his musical abilities at an early age...	1865–1931	composer, conductor, violinist	100 kr	obverse	2002

Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

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

Egyptian pound

The Egyptian Pound is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 Qirsh , or 1,000 Milliemes ....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ramesses II Ramesses II Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire... *	1302-1213 BCE	Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty, 1279-1213 BCE	Pt.50	reverse	1996
			£1	reverse	1979
Khafra Khafra Khafra — also Khafre — was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty, who had his capital at Memphis. According to some authors he was the son and successor of Khufu, but it is more commonly accepted that Djedefre was Khufu's successor and Khafra was Djedefre's... *	unknown	Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, 2558-2532 BCE	£10	reverse	2003

*See also Egypt Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

Currency: Kroon (1992–2010)
Symbol: KR
See also Estonian kroon

Estonian kroon

In 1992, coins were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 20 & 50 senti, as well as 1 kroon. The 1 kroon was struck in cupronickel, the others in aluminum-bronze. However, in 1997, nickel-plated steel 20 senti were introduced, followed by aluminum-bronze 1 kroon in 1998. 5 senti coins were not...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jakob Hurt Jakob Hurt Jakob Hurt was a notable Estonian folklorist, theologist, and linguist. With respect to the latter, he is perhaps best known for his dissertation on "pure" -ne stem nouns...	1839–1907	linguist, theologian, folklorist	10 KR	obverse	1991
Carl Robert Jakobson Carl Robert Jakobson Carl Robert Jakobson was an Estonian writer, politician and teacher active in Livonia, Russian Empire. He was one of the most important persons of Estonian national awakening in the second half of the 19th century.Between 1860 and 1880, the Governorate of Livonia was led by a moderate...	1841–1882	established Estonia's first political newspaper Sakala, 1878	500 KR	obverse	1991
Paul Keres Paul Keres Paul Keres , was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....	1916–1975	chess grandmaster	5 KR	obverse	1991
Lydia Koidula Lydia Koidula Lydia Emilie Florentine Jannsen, , known after her pen name Lydia Koidula was an Estonian poet. Her sobriquet means ‘Lydia of the Dawn’ in Estonian. It was given her by the writer Carl Robert Jakobson...	1843–1886	poet	100 KR	obverse	1991
Anton Hansen Tammsaare Anton Hansen Tammsaare Anton Hansen Tammsaare , born Anton Hansen, was an Estonian writer whose pentalogy Truth and Justice is considered one of the major works of Estonian literature and "The Estonian Novel"....	1878–1940	author	25 KR	obverse	1991
Rudolf Tobias Rudolf Tobias Rudolf Tobias was the first Estonian professional composer, as well as a professional organist. He studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory...	1873–1918	composer, organist	50 KR	obverse	1994
Karl Ernst von Baer Karl Ernst von Baer Karl Ernst Ritter von Baer, Edler von Huthorn also known in Russia as Karl Maksimovich Baer was an Estonian naturalist, biologist, geologist, meteorologist, geographer, a founding father of embryology, explorer of European Russia and Scandinavia, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a...	1792–1879	biologist, pioneer of embryology	2 KR	obverse	1992

Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

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

Banknotes of the Hungarian forint

Hungarian forint paper money is part of the physical form of the current Hungarian currency, the Hungarian forint. The forint paper money consists of exclusively banknotes. During its history, denominations ranging from 10 to 20 000 forint were put into circulation in correspondence with the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen was a prince of Transylvania , duke of Opole and leader of an anti-Habsburg insurrection in the Habsburg Royal Hungary. His last armed intervention in 1626 was part of the Thirty Years' War...	1580–1629	Prince of Transylvania, 1613–1629; led an uprising against the Hungarian monarchy	2,000 Ft	both	1998
Charles I Charles I of Hungary Charles I , also known as Charles Robert , was the first King of Hungary and Croatia of the House of Anjou. He was also descended from the old Hungarian Árpád dynasty. His claim to the throne of Hungary was contested by several pretenders...	1288–1342	King of Hungary, 1308–1342	200 Ft	obverse	1998
Matthias Corvinus Matthias Corvinus of Hungary Matthias Corvinus , also called the Just in folk tales, was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458, at the age of 14 until his death...	1443–1490	King of Hungary, 1458–1490	1,000 Ft	obverse	1998
Ferenc Deák Ferenc Deák Ferenc Deák de Kehida , , was a Hungarian statesman and Minister of Justice. He was known as "The Wise Man of the Nation".-Early life and law career:...	1803–1876	statesman and reformer	20,000 Ft	obverse	2001
Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Hungarian aristocrat, he was the leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11 as the prince of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was also Prince of Transylvania, an Imperial Prince, and a member of the Order of the Golden... *	1676–1735	Prince of Transylvania; led the uprising against the Hungarian monarchy, 1703–1711	500 Ft	obverse	1998
Stephen I	975-1038	1st King of Hungary, 1006–1038	10,000 Ft	obverse	1997
István Széchenyi István Széchenyi Széchenyi committed suicide by a shot to his head on April 8, 1860. All Hungary mourned his death. The Academy was in official mourning, along with the most prominent persons of the leading political and cultural associations... *	1791–1860	statesman and political theorist	5,000 Ft	obverse	1999

*See also Hungary in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

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

Icelandic króna

The króna is the currency of Iceland. The króna is technically subdivided into 100 aurar , but in practice this subdivision is no longer used....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ingibjörg Benediktsdóttir	????-????	2nd wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	obverse	1986
Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir was the daughter of the Icelandic priest Jón Arason and his wife Hólmfríður Sigurðardóttir. She was one of twelve children and was an active seamstress. She taught this skill actively. Ragnheiður became the wife of two consecutive bishops in the Hólar see -- Gísli...	1646–1715	developer of embroidery; 3rd wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	both	1986
Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval was an Icelandic painter. He is one of the most famous artists of Iceland.The paintings of Kjarval vary greatly in style. Most of them are rather realistic presentations of the Icelandic landscape whereas others are more influenced by a somewhat mythical style...	1885–1972	painter	2,000 kr	obverse	1995
Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement.Born at Hrafnseyri, near Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords area of Iceland, he was the son of a pastor, Sigurður Jónsson. He moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1833 to study grammar and history at the university there...	1811–1879	leader of the 19th century independence movement	500 kr	both	1981
Brynjólfur Sveinsson Brynjólfur Sveinsson Brynjólfur Sveinsson served as the Lutheran Bishop of the see of Skálholt in Iceland. His main influence has been on modern knowledge of Old Norse literature. He is currently pictured on the Icelandic 1000 krónur bill....	1605–1675	Lutheran bishop; collected Old Norse literature	1,000 kr	obverse	1984
Gísli Þorláksson	????-????	Lutheran bishop of Hólar, 1657–1684; husband of Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir	5,000 kr	obverse	1986
Gróa Þorleifsdóttir	????-????	1st wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	obverse	1986

India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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

Indian rupee

The Indian rupee is the official currency of the Republic of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...	1869–1948	political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement	Rs.5	obverse	2002
			Rs.10	obverse	1996
			Rs.20	obverse	2002
			Rs.50	obverse	1997
			Rs.100	obverse	1996
			Rs.500	obverse	2000
			Rs.1,000	obverse	2000

Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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

Iranian rial

The rial is the currency of Iran. It is subdivided into 100 dinar but, because of the very low current value of the rial, no fraction of the rial is used in accounting....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Hassan Modarres Hassan Modarres Seyyed Hassan Modarres , was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a cleric and a notable supporter of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution. He was among the founding members, along with Abdolhossein Teymourtash, of the reformist party Hezb-e Eslaah-talab of the time, which was formed during the fourth...	1870–1937	notable supporter of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution Iranian Constitutional Revolution The Persian Constitutional Revolution or Iranian Constitutional Revolution took place between 1905 and 1907...	100 ریال	obverse	1985-
Ruhollah Khomeini Ruhollah Khomeini Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran...	1902–1989	leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...  and 1st Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Supreme Leader of Iran The Supreme Leader of Iran is the highest ranking political and religious authority in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The post was established by the constitution in accordance with the concept of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists...	1000 ریال	obverse	1992-
			2000 ریال	obverse	2005-
			5000 ریال	obverse	1993-
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Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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

Israeli new sheqel

The Israeli New Shekel is the currency of the State of Israel. The shekel is divided into 100 agorot...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon , was a Nobel Prize laureate writer and was one of the central figures of modern Hebrew fiction. In Hebrew, he is known by the acronym Shai Agnon . In English, his works are published under the name S. Y. Agnon.Agnon was born in Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire... *	1888–1970	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1966	₪50	obverse	1998
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, the second and longest-serving President of Israel.-Biography:... *	1884–1963	2nd President, 1952–1963	₪100	obverse
Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett on 15 October 1894, died 7 July 1965) was the second Prime Minister of Israel , serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurion's two terms.-Early life:... *	1894–1965	2nd Prime Minister, 1954–1955	₪20	obverse
Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar was an Israeli politician, author. and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.-Biography:... *	1889–1974	3rd President, 1963–1973	₪200	obverse

*See also Israel in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

Currency: Yen (since 1870)
Symbol: ¥
See also Japanese yen

Japanese yen

The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Higuchi Ichiyō	1872–1896	author	¥5,000	obverse	2004
Hideyo Noguchi Hideyo Noguchi , also known as , was a prominent Japanese bacteriologist who discovered the agent of syphilis as the cause of progressive paralytic disease in 1911.-Early life:...	1876–1928	bacteriologist	¥1,000	obverse
Fukuzawa Yukichi Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era... *	1835–1901	political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator, author	¥10,000	obverse

*See also Japan in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Jersey

States of Jersey

The States of Jersey is the parliament and government of Jersey.The Assembly of the States of Jersey has exercised legislative powers since 1771, when law-making power was transferred from the Royal Court of Jersey....

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

Jersey pound

The pound is the currency of Jersey. Jersey is in currency union with the United Kingdom, and the Jersey pound is not a separate currency but is an issue of banknotes and coins by the States of Jersey denominated in pound sterling, in a similar way to the banknotes issued in Scotland and Northern...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Elizabeth II*	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth, 1952-	£1	obverse	1971
			£5	obverse
			£10	obverse
			£20	obverse
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Francis Pierson	1757–1781	Major in the British Army, killed in the Battle of Jersey Battle of Jersey The Battle of Jersey was an attempt by France to invade Jersey and remove the threat the island posed to American shipping in the American War of Independence. Jersey was used as a base for privateering by the British, and France, engaged in the war as an ally of the United States, sent an...	£10	reverse

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

Korea, South

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

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

South Korean won

The won is the currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary subunit. The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions, and appears only in foreign exchange rates...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Yi Hwang Yi Hwang Yi Hwang is one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his younger contemporary Yi I . A key figure of the Neo-Confucian literati, he established the Yeongnam School and set up the Dosan Seowon, a private Confucian academy. Yi Hwang is often...	1501–1570	Confucian Korean Confucianism Korean Confucianism is the form of Confucianism developed in Korea. One of the most substantial influences in Korean intellectual history was the introduction of Confucian thought as part of the cultural influence from China...  scholar	₩1,000	obverse	1983
Yi I Yi I Yi I was one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his older contemporary, Yi Hwang . Yi I is often referred to by his pen name Yulgok...	1536–1584	Confucian scholar	₩5,000	obverse
King Sejong the Great	1397–1450	monarch	₩10,000	obverse
Shin Saimdang	1504–1551	poet, calligraphist	₩50,000	obverse	2009

*See also South Korea in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

Currency: Litas (since 1993)
Symbol: Lt
See also Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

The modern banknotes of Lithuania are denominated in litas. All banknotes are of the same size except for the 500 litų banknote. They bear signatures of Minister of Finance and of Chairperson of the Bank of Lithuania Board. 10, 20, and 50 litų banknotes have 4 releases...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavicius Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius...	1851–1927	leader in the Lithuanian national movement; signatory of the Act of Independence, 1918	50 Lt	obverse	2003
Steponas Darius Steponas Darius Steponas Darius was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1896–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	10 Lt	obverse	2001
Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas or Szymon Dowkont was a Lithuanian writer, ethnographer and historian. One of the pioneers of the Lithuanian national revival, he is credited as an author of the first book on the history of Lithuania written in the Lithuanian language...	1793–1864	historian; wrote the first Lithuanian history books in the Lithuanian language	100 Lt	obverse	2000
Stasys Girėnas Stasys Girenas Stasys Girėnas was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1893–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	10 Lt	obverse	2001
Vincas Kudirka Vincas Kudirka Vincas Kudirka was a Lithuanian poet and physician, and the author of both the music and lyrics of the Lithuanian National Anthem, Tautiška giesmė. He is regarded in Lithuania as a National Hero. Kudirka used pen names - V...	1858–1899	poet, physician; author of the music and lyrics for the national anthem	500 Lt	obverse	2009
Maironis Maironis Maironis is one of the most famous Lithuanian romantic poets. He was born in Pasandravys, Raseiniai district municipality, Lithuania. Maironis graduated from Kaunas high school and went on to study Literature at Kiev University. However, in 1884, after one year of studies at the university, he...	1862–1932	romantic poet; active member of the Lithuanian national movement	20 Lt	obverse	2001
Vydūnas Vydunas Wilhelm Storost, artistic name Vilius Storostas-Vydūnas , mostly known as Vydūnas, was a Prussian-Lithuania teacher, poet, humanist, philosopher and Lithuanian...	1868–1953	writer, philosopher; leader in the Lithuantian national movement	200 Lt	obverse	2000

Malaysia

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

Malaysian ringgit

The Malaysian ringgit is the currency of Malaysia. It is divided into 100 sen...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan	1895 – 1960	1st Yang di-Pertuan Agong Yang di-Pertuan Agong The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957 when the Federation of Malaya gained independence....  (Supreme Head of State) of the Federation of Malaya Federation of Malaya The Federation of Malaya is the name given to a federation of 11 states that existed from 31 January 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957...	RM 1	obverse	1967
			RM 2	obverse	1996
			RM 5	obverse	1967 (polymer in 1996)
			RM 10	obverse	1967
			RM 20	obverse	1982
			RM 50	obverse	1967
			RM 100	obverse	1967
			RM 500	obverse	1982 - 1999
			RM 1,000	obverse	1967 - 1999

Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

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

Mexican peso

The peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 12th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded in the Americas, and by far the most...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz	1648/51-1695	nun, scholar, poet	$200	obverse	1996
Miguel Hidalgo Miguel Hidalgo Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseñor , more commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or simply Miguel Hidalgo, was a Mexican priest and a leader of the Mexican War of Independence.In 1810 Hidalgo led a group of peasants in a revolt against the dominant...	1753–1811	Catholic priest; leader of Mexico's struggle for independence	$1,000	obverse	2004
Benito Juárez Benito Juárez Benito Juárez born Benito Pablo Juárez García, was a Mexican lawyer and politician of Zapotec origin from Oaxaca who served five terms as president of Mexico: 1858–1861 as interim, 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872...	1806–1832	31st President, 1858–1872	$20	both	1996 (polymer in 2002)
José María Morelos José María Morelos José María Teclo Morelos y Pavón was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary rebel leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming its leadership after the execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1811...	1765–1815	leader for Mexican independence	$50	obverse	1996 (polymer in 2006)
Nezahualcoyotl Nezahualcoyotl Nezahualcoyotl was a philosopher, warrior, architect, poet and ruler of the city-state of Texcoco in pre-Columbian Mexico...	1402–1472	Texcocan king	$100	obverse	1996
Diego Rivera Diego Rivera Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez was a prominent Mexican painter born in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, an active communist, and husband of Frida Kahlo . His large wall works in fresco helped establish the Mexican Mural Movement in...  and Frida Kalho	1829–1862	Artists and Communist Party militants	$500	obverse	1996

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

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

Banknotes of the New Zealand dollar

-Pre-dollar:Prior to 10 July 1967, the New Zealand pound, using the £sd system, was the main currency of New Zealand. Since 1934, banknotes of the New Zealand pound were issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, and came in denominations of 10s, £1, £5, £10, and £50.-First issue: 1967 -...

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Elizabeth II	1926 -	Queen Monarchy in New Zealand The monarchy of New Zealand also referred to as The Crown in Right of New Zealand, Her Majesty in Right of New Zealand, or The Queen in Right of New Zealand is the constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of the Realm of New Zealand,...  and Head of State Head of State A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...  of New Zealand since 1952, and leader of the Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states... .	$20	Obverse	1967
Sir Edmund Hillary Edmund Hillary Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE , was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest – see Timeline of climbing Mount Everest...	1919–2008	Mountaineer and explorer. First person to reach the summit of Mount Everest Mount Everest Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...  (1953), and first person to drive overland to the South Pole South Pole The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies on the opposite side of the Earth from the North Pole...  (1958). Later known for his community work in Nepal.	$5		1990
Apirana Ngata Apirana Ngata Sir Apirana Turupa Ngata was a prominent New Zealand politician and lawyer. He has often been described as the foremost Māori politician to have ever served in Parliament, and is also known for his work in promoting and protecting Māori culture and language.-Early life:One of 15 children, Ngata...	1874–1950	Played a significant role in the revival of Maori people and culture during the early 20th century. First Maori graduate for a New Zealand University, and Member of Parliament Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...  for 38 years.	$50		1990
Lord Rutherford of Nelson	1871–1937	New Zealand physicist Physicist A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...  and 'father of the atom'; explaining the perplexing problem of naturally occurring radioactivity, determining the structure of the atom, and changing one element into another. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Nobel Prize in Chemistry The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature,...  in 1908.	$100		1990
Kate Sheppard Kate Sheppard Katherine Wilson Sheppard Some sources, eg give a birth year of 1847; others eg give a birth year of 1848. was the most prominent member of New Zealand's women's suffrage movement, and is the country's most famous suffragette...	1848–1934	Prominent suffragette Suffragette "Suffragette" is a term coined by the Daily Mail newspaper as a derogatory label for members of the late 19th and early 20th century movement for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, in particular members of the Women's Social and Political Union... , who led the campaign for woman's right to vote. This determination led to New Zealand being the first sovereign state to allow woman to vote, in 1893.	$10		1990

Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen Peter Christen Asbjørnsen Peter Christen Asbjørnsen was a Norwegian writer and scholar. He and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe were collectors of Norwegian folklore...	1812–1885	writer, scholar; collector of Norwegian folklore	50 kr	obverse	1997
Kristian Birkeland Kristian Birkeland Kristian Olaf Birkeland was a Norwegian scientist. He is best remembered as the person who first elucidated the nature of the Aurora borealis. In order to fund his research on the aurorae, he invented the electromagnetic cannon and the Birkeland-Eyde process of fixing nitrogen from the air...	1867–1917	scientist	200 kr	obverse	1994
Kirsten Flagstad Kirsten Flagstad Kirsten Målfrid Flagstad was a Norwegian opera singer and a highly regarded Wagnerian soprano...	1895–1962	opera singer	100 kr	obverse	1997
Edvard Munch Edvard Munch Edvard Munch was a Norwegian Symbolist painter, printmaker and an important forerunner of expressionist art. His best-known composition, The Scream, is part of a series The Frieze of Life, in which Munch explored the themes of love, fear, death, melancholia, and anxiety.- Childhood :Edvard Munch...	1863–1944	Expressionist painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2001
Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undset was a Norwegian novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928.-Biography:Undset was born in Kalundborg, Denmark, but her family moved to Norway when she was two years old. In 1924, she converted to Catholicism and became a lay Dominican...	1882-1849	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1928	500 kr	obverse	1999

Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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

Pakistani rupee

The rupee is the currency of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank of the country. The most commonly used symbol for the rupee is Rs, used on receipts when purchasing goods and services. In Pakistan, the rupee is referred to as the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum ....	1876–1948	1st Governor-General, 1947–1948; "Father of the Nation"	Rs. 10	obverse	2006
			Rs. 20	obverse	2005
			Rs. 50	obverse	1977
			Rs. 100	obverse	2006
			Rs. 500	obverse	2006
			Rs. 1,000	obverse	2007
			Rs. 5,000	obverse	2006

Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

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

Peruvian nuevo sol

The nuevo sol plural: nuevos soles; currency sign: S/.) is the currency of Peru. It is subdivided into 100 cents, called céntimos in Spanish. The ISO 4217 currency code is PEN. It is most commonly referred to just as sol...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
José Quiñones Gonzáles José Quiñones Gonzáles José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzáles was a Peruvian military aviator and national aviation hero. He sacrificed his life crashing into an Ecuadorian battery during the Battle of Zarumilla in the Ecuadorian–Peruvian war.-Combat History:Lieutenant Quinones was a fighter pilot...	1914–1941	National aviation hero	Nuevo sol	S/. 10	obverse	1991–
Raúl Porras Barrenechea Raúl Porras Barrenechea Raúl Porras Barrenechea was a Peruvian historian. He was born in Pisco, Peru on March 23, 1897 and died in Lima, Peru on September 27, 1960. He was a teacher at the Anglo-Peruvian School. As a student during the 1950s Mario Vargas Llosa worked with Porras for four and one-half years and learned a...	1897–1960	Historian	Nuevo sol	S/. 20	obverse	1991–
Abraham Valdelomar Abraham Valdelomar Pedro Abraham Valdelomar Pinto was a Peruvian narrator, poet, journalist, essayist and dramatist; he is considered the founder of the avant-garde in Peru, although more for his dandy-like public poses and his founding of the journal Colónida than for his own writing, which is lyrically...	1888–1919	Poet	Nuevo sol	S/. 50	obverse	1991–
Jorge Basadre Jorge Basadre Jorge Basadre Grohmann was a Peruvian historian known for his extensive publications about the independent history of his country...	1903–1980	Minister of education, Historian	Nuevo sol	S/. 100	obverse	1991–
Rose of Lima Rose of Lima Rose of Lima, , the first Catholic saint of the Americas, was born in Lima, Peru.-Biography:Saint Rose of Lima was born in the city of that name, the daughter of Gaspar Flores, a harquebusier from San German, Puerto Rico, and his wife, Maria de Oliva, who was a native of Lima. She was part of a...	1586–1617	Saint Rose of Lima, First catholic saint of the Americas Americas The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...	Nuevo sol	S/. 200	obverse	1995–

Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. He played an instrumental role during the Philippines' revolution against Spain, and the subsequent Philippine-American War or War of Philippine Independence that resisted American occupation...	1869–1964	1st President, 1899–1901	P5	obverse	1985
Benigno Aquino, Jr. Benigno Aquino, Jr. Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. was a Filipino Senator and a former Governor of Tarlac. Aquino, together with Gerry Roxas and Jovito Salonga, formed the leadership of the opposition to the Marcos regime in the years leading to the imposition of martial law in the Philippines...	1932–1983	leader of the opposition to President Ferdinand Marcos' autocracy	P500	both	2002
Andrés Bonifacio Andres Bonifacio Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro was a Filipino nationalist and revolutionary. He was a founder and later Supremo of the Katipunan movement which sought the independence of the Philippines from Spanish colonial rule and started the Philippine Revolution...	1863–1897	leader in the Philippine Revolution	P10	obverse	1987
Hilario Davide, Jr. Hilario Davide, Jr. Hilario Gelbolingo Davide, Jr, GCSS is a former Ambassador/Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations in New York City....	1935-	20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 1998–2005; swore in President Macapagal-Arroyo	P200	reverse	2002
Josefa Llanes Escoda Josefa Llanes Escoda Josefa Llanes Madamba Vd.ª De Escoda was a well-known Filipino advocate of women's right of suffrage and founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines.-Early life:...	1898–1945	founder of the Girl Scouts in the Philippines; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Vicente Lim Vicente Lim Brigadier General Vicente Lim was an Filipino General in the Philippine Army who served during the Second World War.-Early life:He was born in the town of Calamba, Laguna, on the 24th of February, 1888, the third of Jose Ayala Lim-Yaoco’s four children. His father was a full-blooded Chinese who...	1889–1945	Brigadier General, Army; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Apolinario Mabini Apolinario Mabini Apolinario Mabini y Maranan was a Filipino political philosopher and revolutionary who wrote a constitutional plan for the of 1899-1901, and served as its first prime minister in 1899...	1864–1903	1st Prime Minister, 1899; author of the 1st Constitution	P10	obverse	1987
Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Pangan Macapagal was the ninth President of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the sixth Vice President, serving from 1957 to 1961. He also served as a member of the House of Representatives, and headed the Constitutional Convention of 1970...	1910–1997	9th President, 1961–1965	P200	obverse	2002
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...	1947-	daughter of President Macapagal; 14th President, 2001-2009	P200	reverse	2002
Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña y Suico was a Filipino politician who served as the 4th President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon, and rose to the presidency upon Quezon's death in 1944, being the oldest Philippine president to hold office at age 65...	1878–1961	4th President, 1944–1946	P50	obverse	1987
Manuel L. Quezon Manuel L. Quezon Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the Philippines...	1878–1944	2nd President, 1935–1944	P20	obverse	1987
Manuel Roxas Manuel Roxas Manuel Acuña Roxas was the first president of the independent Third Republic of the Philippines and fifth president overall. He served as president from the granting of independence in 1946 until his abrupt death in 1948...	1892–1948	5th President, 1946–1948	P100	obverse	2002
José Abad Santos José Abad Santos In 1919, Abad Santos would become instrumental in laying the legal groundwork as well as drafting the by-laws and constitution of the Philippine Women's University, the country's and Asia's first private non-sectarian institution for higher learning for women...	1886–1942	5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Corazon Aquino Corazon Aquino Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines...	1933-2009	11th President,1986-1992	P500	obverse	2010

Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

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

Polish coins and banknotes

Current Polish coins and banknotes issued by the National Bank of Poland. For historical ones, see here.-Coins:Although some of the coins were minted as early as 1990, they were not released until January 1, 1995, when the złoty was redenominated....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Boleslaw I Boleslaw I of Poland Bolesław I Chrobry , in the past also known as Bolesław I the Great , was a Duke of Poland from 992-1025 and the first King of Poland from 19 April 1025 until his death...	966/7-1025	King of Poland, 992-1025	20 zł	obverse	1995
Casimir III Casimir III of Poland Casimir III the Great , last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty , was the son of King Władysław I the Elbow-high and Hedwig of Kalisz.-Biography:...	1310–1370	King of Poland, 1333–1370	50 zł	obverse
Jogaila Jogaila Jogaila, later 'He is known under a number of names: ; ; . See also: Jogaila : names and titles. was Grand Duke of Lithuania , king consort of Kingdom of Poland , and sole King of Poland . He ruled in Lithuania from 1377, at first with his uncle Kęstutis...	1351–1434	King of Poland, 1386–1434	100 zł	obverse
Mieszko I	935-992	Duke of Poland, 960-922	10 zł	obverse
Sigismund II Augustus Sigismund II Augustus Sigismund II Augustus I was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, the only son of Sigismund I the Old, whom Sigismund II succeeded in 1548...	1520–1572	King of Poland, 1530–1572	200 zł	obverse

Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

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

Romanian leu

The leu is the currency of Romania. It is subdivided into 100 bani . The name of the currency means "lion". On 1 July 2005, Romania underwent a currency reform, switching from the previous leu to a new leu . 1 RON is equal to 10,000 ROL...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Lucian Blaga Lucian Blaga -Biography:Lucian Blaga was a commanding personality of the Romanian culture of the interbellum period. He was a philosopher and writer higly acclaimed for his originality, a university professor and a diplomat. He was born on May 9, 1895 in Lancrăm, near Alba Iulia, Romania, his father being an...	1895–1961	poet, playwright, philosopher	200 L	obverse	2006
Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist...	1852–1912	playwright, short story writer	100 L	obverse	2005
Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party...	1850–1889	romantic poet	500 L	obverse	2005
George Enescu George Enescu George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical...	1881–1955	composer, violinist, pianist	5 L	obverse	2005
Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.-Biography:He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age , he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of...	1838–1907	painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting	10 L	obverse	2005
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Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister...	1871–1940	Prime Minister,historian 1931–1932	1 L	obverse	2005
Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot.-Biography:Aurel Vlaicu was born in Binţinţi , Geoagiu, Transylvania. He attended Calvinist High School in Orăştie and took his Baccalaureate in Sibiu in 1902...	1882–1913	engineer, inventor, early pilot	50 L	obverse	2005

Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

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

Russian ruble

The ruble or rouble is the currency of the Russian Federation and the two partially recognized republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Formerly, the ruble was also the currency of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union prior to their breakups. Belarus and Transnistria also use currencies with...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky Nikolay Nikolayevich Muravyov-Amursky was a Russian statesman and diplomat, who played a major role in the expansion of the Russian Empire into the Amur River basin and to the shores of the Sea of Japan.-Surname spelling:The surname Muravyov has also been transcribed as Muravyev or Murav'ev.-Early...	1809–1881	Governor General of Irkutsk and Yeniseysk, 1847–1861	руб5,000	obverse	2000
Peter I Peter I of Russia Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov Dates indicated by the letters "O.S." are Old Style. All other dates in this article are New Style. ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother, Ivan V...	1672–1725	Tsar, 1682–1725	руб500	obverse	1998
Yaroslav I Yaroslav I the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise (Old Norse: Jarizleifr; ; Old East Slavic and Russian: Ярослав Мудрый; Ukrainian: Ярослав Мудрий; c...	978-1054	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 1019–1054	руб1,000	obverse	2000

Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

See under United Kingdom

Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

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

Serbian dinar

The dinar is the currency of Serbia. An earlier currency also called dinar was used in Serbia between 1868 and 1918. The earliest use of the dinar date to 1214. Today's Serbian dinar is a continuation of the last Yugoslav dinar...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jovan Cvijić Jovan Cvijic Jovan Cvijić was a Serbian geographer, president of the Serbian Royal Academy of Sciences, and rector of the University of Belgrade. A world-renowned scientist, Cvijić is considered the founder of geography in Serbia.-Early life and family:Jovan Cvijić was born on October 11 Jovan Cvijić...	1865–1927	geographer	500 din.	both	2004
Slobodan Jovanović Slobodan Jovanovic Slobodan Jovanović was one of Serbia's most prolific jurists, historians, sociologists, journalists and literary critics. He distinguished himself with a characteristically clear and sharp writing style later called the "Belgrade style"...	1869–1958	Prime Minister of the Yugoslav government-in-exile, 1942–1943	5,000 din.	both	2003
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić Vuk Stefanovic Karadžic Vuk Stefanović Karadžić was a Serbian philolog and linguist, the major reformer of the Serbian language, and deserves, perhaps, for his collections of songs, fairy tales, and riddles to be called the father of the study of Serbian folklore. He was the author of the first Serbian dictionary...	1787–1864	linguist; reformer of the Serbian language	10 din.	both	2006
Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac Stevan Stojanovic Mokranjac Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac was a Serbian composer and music educator. His work was essential in bringing the spirit of Valach Serbian unwritten folk poems into organized art.-Biography:He was born in Negotin...	1856–1914	composer and music educator	50 din.	both	2005
Petar II Petar II Petrovic-Njegoš Petar II Petrović-Njegoš , was a Serbian Orthodox Prince-Bishop of Montenegro , who transformed Montenegro from a theocracy into a secular state. However, he is most famous as a poet...	1813–1851	Prince-Bishop of Montenegro, 1830–1851; Serbian language poet	20 din.	both	2006
Nadežda Petrović Nadežda Petrovic Nadežda Petrović is considered the most important Serbian female painter from the late 19th and early 20th century...	1873–1915	painter	200 din.	both	2006
Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer...	1856–1943	inventor, physicist, mechanical and electrical engineer	100 din.	both	2006
Ðorđe Vajfert	1850–1937	1st president of the National Bank of Serbia, 1912–1926	1,000 din.	both	2006

Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

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

Singapore dollar

The Singapore dollar or Dollar is the official currency of Singapore. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively S$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...

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Person	Years of Birth–Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Yusof bin Ishak Yusof bin Ishak Yusof bin Ishak was an eminent Singaporean politician and the first President of Singapore of Minangkabau descent. His portrait appears on the Singapore Portrait Series currency notes introduced in 1999.-Early life:...	1910–1970	First President, 1965–1970	S$2	obverse	1999
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Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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

Swedish krona

The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...

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Person	Years of Birth–Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Charles XI Charles XI of Sweden Charles XI also Carl, was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period in Swedish history known as the Swedish empire ....	1655–1697	King of Sweden, 1660–1697	500 kr	obverse	1985
Gustav I Gustav I of Sweden Gustav I of Sweden, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known simply as Gustav Vasa , was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death....	1496–1560	King of Sweden, 1523–1560	1,000 kr	obverse	1989
Selma Lagerlöf Selma Lagerlöf Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....	1858–1940	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1909	20 kr	obverse	1991
Jenny Lind Jenny Lind Johanna Maria Lind , better known as Jenny Lind, was a Swedish opera singer, often known as the "Swedish Nightingale". One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she is known for her performances in soprano roles in opera in Sweden and across Europe, and for an extraordinarily...	1820–1887	opera singer	50 kr	obverse	1996
Carolus Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...	1707–1778	botanist, physician, zoologist; father of taxonomy	100 kr	obverse	1986
Christopher Polhem Christopher Polhem Christopher Polhammar , better known as , which he took after his ennoblement, was a Swedish scientist, inventor and industrialist. He made significant contributions to the economic and industrial development of Sweden, particularly mining.-Biography:Polhem was born on the island of Gotland...	1661–1751	industrialist; planned and started construction of the Göta Canal	500 kr	reverse	1985

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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

Banknotes of the Swiss franc

The first banknotes in Switzerland were issued in 1825 by the Caisse de Dépôt of the city of Bern.During the 19th century the Cantons had the right of printing notes. Following the law of 8 March 1881 the Swiss National Bank had the exclusive right to issue banknotes in Switzerland. First notes...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jacob Burckhardt Jacob Burckhardt Carl Jacob Christoph Burckhardt was a historian of art and culture, and an influential figure in the historiography of each field. He is known as one of the major progenitors of cultural history, albeit in a form very different from how cultural history is conceived and studied in academia today...	1818–1897	historian of the arts	1,000 Fr.	obverse	1998
Le Corbusier Le Corbusier Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier , was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and painter, famous for being one of the pioneers of what now is called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930...	1887–1965	modernist architect	10 Fr.	obverse	1997
Alberto Giacometti Alberto Giacometti Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draughtsman, and printmaker.Alberto Giacometti was born in the canton Graubünden's southerly alpine valley Val Bregaglia and came from an artistic background; his father, Giovanni, was a well-known post-Impressionist painter...	1901–1966	sculptor, painter, draftsman	100 Fr.	obverse	1998
Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger was a Swiss composer, who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. He was a member of Les six. His most frequently performed work is probably the orchestral work Pacific 231, which is interpreted as imitating the sound of a steam locomotive.-Biography:Born...	1892–1955	composer	20 Fr.	obverse	1996
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz Charles Ferdinand Ramuz Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz was a French-speaking Swiss writer.He was born in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud and educated at the University of Lausanne. He taught briefly in nearby Aubonne, and then in Weimar, Germany. In 1903, he left for Paris and remained there until World War I, with frequent...	1878–1947	French-speaking Swiss author	200 Fr.	obverse	1997
Sophie Taeuber-Arp Sophie Taeuber-Arp Sophie Taeuber-Arp was a Swiss artist, painter and sculptor. Born in Davos, Switzerland, Sophie Täuber began her art studies in her homeland, at the School of Applied Arts in St. Gallen...	1889–1943	artist, painter, sculptor	50 Fr.	obverse	1995

Republic of China

Republic of China

The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

 (Taiwan)

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

New Taiwan dollar

The New Taiwan dollar , or simply Taiwan dollar, is the official currency of the Taiwan Area of the Republic of China since 1949, when it replaced the Old Taiwan dollar...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese doctor, revolutionary and political leader. As the foremost pioneer of Nationalist China, Sun is frequently referred to as the "Father of the Nation" , a view agreed upon by both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China...	1866–1925	Founding father of the Republic of China	$100	obverse	2001
Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He is known as Jiǎng Jièshí or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng in Mandarin....	1887–1975	President of the Republic of China, 1948–1975	$200	obverse	2002

Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

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

Turkish lira

The Turkish lira is the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The lira is subdivided into 100 kuruş...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....	1881–1938	Founder and 1st President of the Republic of Turkey, 1923-1938	1 TL	obverse	1926 - 1938 1950–present
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İsmet İnönü Ismet Inönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...	1884–1973	2nd President of the Republic of Turkey, 1938-1950	2.5 TL	obverse	1938–1950
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Cahit Arf Cahit Arf Cahit Arf was a Turkish mathematician. He is known for the Arf invariant of a quadratic form in characteristic 2 in topology, the Hasse–Arf theorem in ramification theory, Arf semigroups, and Arf rings.-Biography:Cahit Arf was born on 11 October 1910 in Selanik , which was then...	1910–1997	Mathematician	10 TL	reverse	2009–present
Yunus Emre Yunus Emre Yunus Emre was a Turkish poet and Sufi mystic. He has exercised immense influence on Turkish literature, from his own day until the present...	1240?-1321?	Poet and Sufi mystic Mysticism Mysticism is the knowledge of, and especially the personal experience of, states of consciousness, i.e. levels of being, beyond normal human perception, including experience and even communion with a supreme being.-Classical origins:...	200 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Âkif Ersoy was a Turkish poet, author, academic, member of parliament, and the poet of the Turkish National Anthem....	1873–1936	Poet of the Turkish National Anthem Istiklâl Marsi The İstiklâl Marşı is the National Anthem of Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, officially adopted on 12 March 1921 - two and a half years before the 29 October 1923 establishment of the Republic of Turkey, both as a motivational musical saga for the troops fighting in the Turkish War...	100 TL	reverse	1983–1989
Itri Buhurizade Itri Buhurizade Itri, or just simply Itri was a composer and performer of Turkish classical music from Istanbul, Ottoman Empire.-Biography:...	1640?-1711	Composer and performer of Turkish classical music	100 TL	reverse	2009–present
Kemaleddin Bey	1870–1927	Architect	20 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mehmed II Mehmed II Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from...	1432–1481	Ottoman Ottoman Empire The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...  sultan and conqueror of Constantinople Constantinople Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...	1000 TL	reverse	1986–1992
Mevlana	1207–1273	Philosopher	5000 TL	reverse	1981–1994
Aydın Sayılı Aydin Sayili Aydın Sayılı was a historian of science. His career was aided by chance meeting with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, whom he impressed enough to receive a state-supported scholarship to attend graduate school at Harvard, where he studied under George Sarton....	1913–1993	Historian of science	5 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mimar Sinan	1489–1588	Architect and civil engineer	10000 TL	reverse	1982–1995
Fatma Aliye Topuz Fatma Aliye Topuz Fatma Aliye Topuz , aka simply Fatma Aliye or Fatma Aliye Hanım, was a Turkish novelist, columnist, essayist, women's rights activist and humanitarian...	1862–1936	First female Muslim Islam Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...  novelist	50 TL	reverse	2009–present

Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

Currency: Hryvnia (since 1996)
Symbol: Ƨ
See also Ukrainian hryvnia

Ukrainian hryvnia

The hryvnia, sometimes hryvnya or grivna ; sign: ₴, code: , has been the national currency of Ukraine since September 2, 1996. The hryvnia is subdivided into 100 kopiyok. In medieval times, it was a currency of Kievan Rus'....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ivan Franko Ivan Franko Ivan Yakovych Franko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, political activist, doctor of philosophy, the author of the first detective novels and modern poetry in the Ukrainian language....	1856–1916	poet, writer, journalist	Ƨ20	obverse	2003
Mykhailo Hrushevsky Mykhailo Hrushevsky Mykhailo Serhiyovych Hrushevsky was a Ukrainian academician, politician, historian, and statesman, one of the most important figures of the Ukrainian national revival of the early 20th century...	1866–1934	1st President of the Ukrainian People's Republic, 1917–1918	Ƨ50	obverse	2004
Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bohdan Zynoviy Mykhailovych Khmelnytsky was a hetman of the Zaporozhian Cossack Hetmanate of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth . He led an uprising against the Commonwealth and its magnates which resulted in the creation of a Cossack state...	1595–1657	Hetman of Ukraine, 1648–1657	Ƨ5	obverse	2004
Ivan Mazepa Ivan Mazepa Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa , Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate in Left-bank Ukraine, from 1687–1708. He was famous as a patron of the arts, and also played an important role in the Battle of Poltava where after learning of Peter I's intent to relieve him as acting Hetman of Ukraine and replace him...	1640–1709	Hetman of Ukraine, 1687–1708	Ƨ10	obverse	2004
Taras Shevchenko Taras Shevchenko Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko -Life:Born into a serf family of Hryhoriy Ivanovych Shevchenko and Kateryna Yakymivna Shevchenko in the village of Moryntsi, of Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire Shevchenko was orphaned at the age of eleven...	1814–1861	poet; works considered to be the foundation of both modern Ukrainian language and literature	Ƨ100	obverse	2006
Hryhori Skovoroda Hryhori Skovoroda Hryhorii Savych Skovoroda was a Ukrainian philosopher, poet, teacher and composer who lived in the Russian Empire and who made important contributions to Russian philosophy and culture. He lived and worked in Ukraine and passionately and consciously identified with its people, differentiating them...	1722–1794	poet, philosopher, composer	Ƨ500	obverse	2006
Lesya Ukrainka Lesya Ukrainka Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka better known under her literary pseudonym Lesya Ukrainka , was one of Ukraine's best-known poets and writers and the foremost woman writer in Ukrainian literature. She also was a political, civil, and female activist....	1871–1913	poet, writer	Ƨ200	obverse	2001
Vladimir I Vladimir I of Kiev Vladimir Sviatoslavich the Great Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь Old Norse as Valdamarr Sveinaldsson, , Vladimir, , Volodymyr, was a grand prince of Kiev, ruler of Kievan Rus' in .Vladimir's father was the prince Sviatoslav of the Rurik dynasty...	958-1015	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 978-1015	Ƨ1	obverse	2006
Yaroslav I Yaroslav I the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise (Old Norse: Jarizleifr; ; Old East Slavic and Russian: Ярослав Мудрый; Ukrainian: Ярослав Мудрий; c...	978-1054	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod	Ƨ2	obverse	2004

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

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

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

England & Wales

Exclusive sterling note issue granted to the Bank of England.
Bank of England

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Charles Darwin Charles Darwin Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...	1809–1882	naturalist	£10	reverse	2000
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-	£5	obverse	2002
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Elizabeth Fry Elizabeth Fry Elizabeth Fry , née Gurney, was an English prison reformer, social reformer and, as a Quaker, a Christian philanthropist...	1780–1845	prison reformer	£5	reverse	2002
John Houblon John Houblon Sir John Houblon was the first Governor of the Bank of England from 1694 to 1697.-Biography:Sir John was the third son of James Houblon, a London merchant, and his wife, Mary Du Quesne, daughter of Jean Du Quesne, the younger...	1632–1712	1st Governor, Bank of England, 1694–1697	£50	reverse	1994
Adam Smith Adam Smith Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...	1723–1790	economist	£20	reverse	2007

Scotland

Three commercial banks are authorised to issue their own sterling banknotes.

Bank of Scotland

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sir Walter Scott Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time....	1771–1832	historical novelist and poet; campaigner for the continuation of Scottish banknotes	£5	obverse	2007
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Royal Bank of Scotland

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Lord Ilay Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, 1st Earl of Ilay was a Scottish nobleman, politician, lawyer, businessman and soldier...	1682–1761	founder and first governor of the Royal Bank of Scotland	£1	obverse	1987
			£5	obverse	1987
			£10	obverse	1987
			£20	obverse	1987
			£50	obverse	1987
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Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....	1850–1894	Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer (special commemorative issue)	£1	reverse	1994
Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone....	1847–1922	Inventor of the telephone Telephone The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...   (special commemorative issue)	£1	reverse	1997
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...	1900–2002	Queen Consort Queen consort A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...  of King George VI George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...  and mother of Queen Elizabeth II  (special commemorative issue)	£20	reverse	2000
Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...	1940-	Notable American golf Golf Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes.... er (special commemorative issue)	£5	reverse	2005

Clydesdale Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...	1759–1796	Notable Scottish poet Scottish literature Scottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by Scottish writers. It includes literature written in English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Brythonic, French, Latin and any other language in which a piece of literature was ever written within the boundaries of modern Scotland.The earliest...	£5	obverse	1998
Mary Slessor Mary Slessor Mary Mitchell Slessor was a Scottish missionary to Nigeria.Her determined work and strong personality allowed her to be trusted and accepted by the locals, spreading Christianity and promoting women's rights.-Early life:...	1848–1915	Scottish missionary Missionary A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...  to Nigeria and campaigner for women's rights Women's rights Women's rights are entitlements and freedoms claimed for women and girls of all ages in many societies.In some places these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behaviour, whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed...	£10	both	1998
Robert the Bruce Robert I of Scotland Robert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage , and...	1274–1329	King of the Scots 1306-1329.	£20	obverse	1998
Adam Smith Adam Smith Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...	1723–1790	economist and key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment Scottish Enlightenment The Scottish Enlightenment was the period in 18th century Scotland characterised by an outpouring of intellectual and scientific accomplishments. By 1750, Scots were among the most literate citizens of Europe, with an estimated 75% level of literacy...	£50	both	1998
Lord Kelvin William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, PRSE, was a mathematical physicist and engineer. At the University of Glasgow he did important work in the mathematical analysis of electricity and formulation of the first and second laws of thermodynamics, and did much to unify the emerging...	1824–1907	mathematical physicist Mathematical physics Mathematical physics refers to development of mathematical methods for application to problems in physics. The Journal of Mathematical Physics defines this area as: "the application of mathematics to problems in physics and the development of mathematical methods suitable for such applications and...  and engineer Engineer An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...	£100	both	1998
Alexander Fleming Alexander Fleming Sir Alexander Fleming was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. He wrote many articles on bacteriology, immunology, and chemotherapy...	1881–1955	Discoverer of penicillin Penicillin Penicillin is a group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium fungi. They include penicillin G, procaine penicillin, benzathine penicillin, and penicillin V.... .	£5	obverse	2009
Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...	1759–1796	Notable Scottish poet Scottish literature Scottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by Scottish writers. It includes literature written in English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Brythonic, French, Latin and any other language in which a piece of literature was ever written within the boundaries of modern Scotland.The earliest...	£10	obverse	2009
Robert the Bruce Robert I of Scotland Robert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage , and...	1274–1329	King of the Scots 1306-1329.	£20	obverse	2009
Elsie Inglis Elsie Inglis Elsie Inglis was an innovative Scottish doctor and suffragist.-Education:She was born in the hill station town of Naini Tal, India, to John Forbes David Inglis who worked in the Indian civil service as Chief Commissioner of Oudh...	1864–1917	Doctor and suffragist.	£50	obverse	2009
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a Scottish architect, designer, watercolourist and artist. He was a designer in the Arts and Crafts movement and also the main representative of Art Nouveau in the United Kingdom. He had a considerable influence on European design...	1868-1928	Architect and designer.	£100	obverse	2009

Northern Ireland

Four commercial banks are authorised to issue their own sterling banknotes.

Northern Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
John Boyd Dunlop John Boyd Dunlop John Boyd Dunlop was a Scottish inventor. He was one of the founders of the rubber company that bore his name, Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company....	1840–1921	Founder of the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company	£10	obverse	2005
Harry Ferguson Harry Ferguson Henry George "Harry" Ferguson was an Irish engineer and inventor who is noted for his role in the development of the modern agricultural tractor, for becoming the first Irishman to build and fly his own aeroplane, and for developing the first four-wheel drive Formula One car, the Ferguson P99...	1884–1960	Engineer and developer of the modern agricultural tractor, the Ferguson monoplane and the Ferguson P99	£20	obverse	2005
Sir Samuel Cleland Davidson		founder of the Belfast Sirocco Works and pioneer of air conditioning Air conditioning An air conditioner is a home appliance, system, or mechanism designed to dehumidify and extract heat from an area. The cooling is done using a simple refrigeration cycle...	£50	obverse	2005
Sir James Martin	1893–1981	Inventor of the aircraft ejector seat	£100	obverse	2005

Ulster Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
George Best George Best George Best was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, who played for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders...	1946–2005	Footballer for Northern Ireland Northern Ireland national football team The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...  and Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...   (special commemorative issue)	£5	obverse	2006

United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Currency: Dollar (since 1792)
Symbol: $
See also Federal Reserve Note

Federal Reserve Note

A Federal Reserve Note is a type of banknote used in the United States of America. Federal Reserve Notes are printed by the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing on paper made by Crane & Co. of Dalton, Massachusetts. They are the only type of U.S...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
John Adams John Adams John Adams was an American lawyer, statesman, diplomat and political theorist. A leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United States...	1735–1826	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Adams Samuel Adams Samuel Adams was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. As a politician in colonial Massachusetts, Adams was a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and was one of the architects of the principles of American...	1722–1803	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Charles Carroll Charles Carroll of Carrollton Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from Great Britain. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and later as United States Senator for Maryland...	1737–1802	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Chase Samuel Chase Samuel Chase was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and earlier was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland. Early in life, Chase was a "firebrand" states-righter and revolutionary...	1741–1811	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Abraham Clark Abraham Clark Abraham Clark was an American politician and Revolutionary War figure. He was delegate for New Jersey to the Continental Congress where he signed the Declaration of Independence and later served in the United States House of Representatives in both the Second and Third United States Congress, from...	1725–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Clinton George Clinton (vice president) George Clinton was an American soldier and politician, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was the first Governor of New York, and then the fourth Vice President of the United States , serving under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. He and John C...	1739–1812	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Clymer George Clymer George Clymer was an American politician and founding father. He was one of the first Patriots to advocate complete independence from Britain. As a Pennsylvania representative, Clymer was, along with five others, a signatory of both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution...	1739–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
John Dickinson John Dickinson (delegate) John Dickinson was an American lawyer and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware. He was a militia officer during the American Revolution, a Continental Congressman from Pennsylvania and Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, President of...	1732–1808	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Ellery	1727–1820	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Floyd William Floyd William Floyd was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a U.S. Representative from New York.-Biography:...	1734–1821	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Dr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat...	1706–1790	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
		Founding Father	$100	obverse	1996
Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Thomas Gerry was an American statesman and diplomat. As a Democratic-Republican he was selected as the fifth Vice President of the United States , serving under James Madison, until his death a year and a half into his term...	1744–1814	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...	1822–1877	18th President, 1869–1877	$50	obverse	2004
Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of America's first constitutional lawyers and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury...	1755/7-1804	1st Secretary of the Treasury, 1789–1795	$10	both	2006
John Hancock John Hancock John Hancock was a merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...	1737–1793	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Harrison, V	1726–1791	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Joseph Hewes Joseph Hewes Joseph Hewes was a native of Princeton, New Jersey, where he was born in 1730. Hewes’s parents were part of the Quaker Society of Friends. Immediately after their marriage they moved to New Jersey, which became Joseph Hewes’s home state. Hewes was formally educated at Princeton and after...	1730–1779	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas Heyward, Jr.	1746–1809	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Hooper William Hooper William Hooper was an American lawyer, politician, and a member of the Continental Congress representing North Carolina from 1774 through 1777...	1742–1790	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Stephen Hopkins Stephen Hopkins (politician) Stephen Hopkins was an American political leader from Rhode Island who signed the Declaration of Independence. He served as the Chief Justice and Governor of the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and was a Delegate to the Colonial Congress in Albany in 1754 and to the...	1707–1785	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Francis Hopkinson Francis Hopkinson Francis Hopkinson , an American author, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence as a delegate from New Jersey. He later served as a federal judge in Pennsylvania...	1737–1791	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Huntington Samuel Huntington (statesman) Samuel Huntington was a jurist, statesman, and Patriot in the American Revolution from Connecticut. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation...	1731–1796	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...	1767–1845	7th President, 1829–1837	$20	obverse	2003
Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...	1743–1826	3rd President, 1801–1809; signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	both	1976
Richard Henry Lee Richard Henry Lee Richard Henry Lee was an American statesman from Virginia best known for the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain. He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and his famous resolution of June 1776 led to the United States...	1732–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Francis Lewis Francis Lewis Francis Lewis was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New York....	1713–1803	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...	1809–1865	16th President, 1861–1865	$5	both	2000
Philip Livingston Philip Livingston Philip Livingston was an American merchant and statesman from New York City. He was a delegate for New York to the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1778, and signed the Declaration of Independence.-Family history:...	1716–1778	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert R. Livingston Robert Livingston (1746-1813) Robert R Livingston was an American lawyer, politician, diplomat from New York, and a Founding Father of the United States. He was known as "The Chancellor," after the office he held for 25 years....	1746–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas McKean Thomas McKean Thomas McKean was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the American Revolution he was a delegate to the Continental Congress where he signed the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of...	1734–1817	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Arthur Middleton Arthur Middleton Arthur Middleton , of Charleston, South Carolina, was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence....	1742–1787	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Lewis Morris Lewis Morris Lewis Morris was an American landowner and developer from Morrisania, New York. He signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence as a delegate to the Continental Congress for New York....	1726–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert Morris Robert Morris (merchant) Robert Morris, Jr. was a British-born American merchant, and signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution...	1734–1806	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Paca William Paca William Paca was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland, and later Governor of Maryland and a United States federal judge.-Early life:...	1740–1799	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert Treat Paine Robert Treat Paine Robert Treat Paine was a signer of the Declaration of Independence as a representative of Massachusetts.-Early life and ancestors:...	1731–1814	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Read George Read (signer) George Read was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Continental Congressman from Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, President of Delaware, and a member of the...	1733–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Rush Benjamin Rush Benjamin Rush was a Founding Father of the United States. Rush lived in the state of Pennsylvania and was a physician, writer, educator, humanitarian and a Christian Universalist, as well as the founder of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania....	1745–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Edward Rutledge Edward Rutledge Edward Rutledge was an American politician and youngest signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. He later served as the 39th Governor of South Carolina.-Early years and career:...	1749–1800	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Roger Sherman Roger Sherman Roger Sherman was an early American lawyer and politician, as well as a founding father. He served as the first mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, and served on the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence, and was also a representative and senator in the new republic...	1721–1793	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Richard Stockton Richard Stockton (1730-1781) Richard Stockton was an American lawyer, jurist, legislator, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.-Early life:...	1730–1781	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Charles Thomson Charles Thomson Charles Thomson was a Patriot leader in Philadelphia during the American Revolution and the secretary of the Continental Congress throughout its existence.-Biography:...	1729–1824	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Walton George Walton George Walton signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia and also served as the second Chief Executive of that state.-Life and work:...	1749/50-1804	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Washington George Washington George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...	1732–1799	1st President, 1789–1797	$1	obverse	1963
William Williams William Williams (signer) William Williams was a merchant, and a delegate for Connecticut to the Continental Congress in 1776, and a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. Williams was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, the son of a minister, Tim Solomon Williams, and Mary Porter. He studied theology and graduated from...	1731–1811	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas Willing Thomas Willing Thomas Willing was an American merchant and financier and a Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania....	1731–1821	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
James Wilson James Wilson James Wilson was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. Wilson was elected twice to the Continental Congress, and was a major force in drafting the United States Constitution...	1742–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
John Witherspoon John Witherspoon John Witherspoon was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Jersey. As president of the College of New Jersey , he trained many leaders of the early nation and was the only active clergyman and the only college president to sign the Declaration...	1723–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Oliver Wolcott	1726–1797	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976

Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

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

Venezuelan bolívar

The bolívar fuerte is the currency of Venezuela since 1 January 2008. It is subdivided into 100 céntimos and replaced the bolívar at the rate of Bs.F. 1 = Bs...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Francisco de Miranda Francisco de Miranda Sebastián Francisco de Miranda Ravelo y Rodríguez de Espinoza , commonly known as Francisco de Miranda , was a Venezuelan revolutionary...	1750–1816	military leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	2 bolívares	obverse	2008
Pedro Camejo Pedro Camejo Pedro Camejo, better known as Negro Primero, or 'The First Black' was a Venezuelan soldier who at first fought with the royal army, only to later go over to the rebel army during the Venezuelan War of Independence, reaching the rank of lieutenant.The nickname of Negro Primero was inspired by his...	1790–1821	soldier during the struggle for independence from Spain	5 bolívares	obverse	2008
Guaicaipuro Guaicaipuro Guaicaipuro was a native Venezuelan chief of both the Teques and Caracas tribes. Though known today as Guaicaipuro, in documents of the time his name was written Guacaipuro.-Life:...	c1530-1568	Venezuelan indigenous leader against Spanish colonization	10 bolívares	obverse	2008
Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi María Luisa Cáceres Díaz de Arismendi was a heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence.-The beginning of the war:...	1799–1866	heroine of Venezuelan War of Independence	20 bolívares	obverse	2008
Simón Rodríguez Simón Rodríguez Simón Rodríguez , known during his exile from Spanish America as Samuel Robinson, was a South American philosopher and educator, notably Simón Bolívar's tutor and mentor....	1769–1854	philosopher, educator	50 bolívares	obverse	2008
Simón Bolívar Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Yeiter, commonly known as Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader...	1783–1830	military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	100 bolívares	obverse	2008

Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

Currencies: Peso Moneda Nacional (m$n, 1881–1969)
Peso Ley ($L, 1970–1983)
Peso Argentino ($a, 1983–1985)
Austral (A, 1985–1991)
Peso ($, 1992–Present)
See also Argentine peso moneda nacional

Argentine peso moneda nacional

The peso moneda nacional was the currency of Argentina between November 5, 1881 and December 31, 1969. It was subdivided into 100 centavos, with the argentino worth 5 pesos. Its symbol was m$n or $m/n. Its ISO 4217 code was ARM.-History:...

, Argentine peso ley

Argentine peso ley

The peso ley 18.188, usually known as either peso or, to distinguish it from the earlier peso moneda nacional, informally as peso ley, was the currency of Argentina between January 1, 1970 and May 5, 1983. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. Its symbol was $, sometimes $L. Its name comes from law...

, Argentine peso argentino

Argentine peso argentino

The peso argentino was the currency of Argentina between June 6, 1983 and June 14, 1985. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. The symbol was $a. The ISO 4217 code was ARP.-History:...

, Argentine austral

Argentine austral

The austral was the currency of Argentina between June 15, 1985 and December 31, 1991. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. The symbol was an uppercase A with an extra horizontal line . This symbol appeared on all coins issued in this currency , to distinguish them from earlier currencies...

, and Argentine peso

Argentine peso

The peso is the currency of Argentina, identified by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using dollar currencies. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. Its ISO 4217 code is ARS...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Juan Bautista Alberdi Juan Bautista Alberdi Juan Bautista Alberdi was an Argentine political theorist and diplomat. Although he lived most of his life in exile in Montevideo and Chile, he was one of the most influential Argentine liberals of his age.-Biography:...	1810–1884	political theorist and diplomat	Peso Argentino	$a5,000	obverse	1984–1987
Nicolás Avellaneda Nicolás Avellaneda Nicolás Remigio Aurelio Avellaneda Silva was an Argentine politician and journalist, and president of Argentina from 1874 to 1880. Avellaneda's main projects while in office were banking and education reform, leading to Argentina's economic growth...	1837–1885	President of Argentina, 1874–1880	Austral	A500	obverse	1988–1992
Manuel Belgrano Manuel Belgrano Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano , usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano, was an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina...	1770–1820	leader for independence from Spain	Peso Ley	$L1	obverse	1970–1981
				$L5	obverse	1971–1981
				$L10	obverse	1970–1981
			Peso Argentino	$a10,000	obverse	1984–1987
Miguel Juárez Celman	1844–1909	President of Argentina, 1886–1890	Austral	A5,000	obverse	1988–1992
José de San Martín José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín, known simply as Don José de San Martín , was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes , he left his mother country at the...	1778–1850	leader for independence from Spain	Peso Moneda Nacional	m$n5	obverse	1935–1965
				m$n10	obverse	1936–1965
				m$n50	obverse	1936–1968
						1943–1968
				m$n100	obverse	1936–1968
						1943–1968
				m$n500	obverse	1944–1968
						1964–1968
				m$n1,000	obverse	1944–1975
				m$n5,000	obverse	1962–1975
				m$n10,000	obverse	1961–1975
			Peso Ley	$L50	obverse	1972–1981
				$L100	obverse	1971–1981
				$L500	obverse	1972–1984
				$L1,000	obverse	1973–1984
				$L5,000	obverse	1977–1984
				$L10,000	obverse	1976–1985
				$L50,000	obverse	1979–1985
				$L100,000	obverse
				$L500,000	obverse	1980–1985
				$L1,000,000	obverse	1981–1985
			Peso Argentino	$a1	obverse	1983–1985
				$a5	obverse	1983–1987
				$a10	obverse
				$a50	obverse
				$a100	obverse
				$a500	obverse	1984–1987
				$a1,000	obverse	1983–1987
			Austral	A10,000	obverse	1989–1991
				A50,000	obverse
				A500,000	obverse	1990–1991
Justo José de Urquiza Justo José de Urquiza Justo José de Urquiza y García was an Argentine general and politician. He was president of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860.He was governor of Entre Ríos during the government of Juan Manuel de Rosas, governor of Buenos Aires with powers delegated from the other provinces...	1801–1870	President of Argentina, 1854–1860	Austral	A5	obverse	1986–1991
Santiago Derqui Santiago Derqui Santiago Rafael Luis Manuel José María Derqui Rodríguez was president of Argentina from March 5, 1860 to November 5, 1861. He was featured on the 10 Australes note, which is now obsolete....	1809–1867	President of Argentina, 1860–1861	Austral	A10	obverse	1985–1991
Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Martínez was an Argentine statesman, military figure, and author. He was the President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868.-Life and times:...	1821–1906	President of Argentina, 1862–1868	Austral	A50	obverse	1986–1991
Carlos Pellegrini Carlos Pellegrini Carlos Enrique José Pellegrini Bevans was President of Argentina from 6 August 1890 to 12 October 1892....	1846–1906	President of Argentina, 1890–1892	Austral	A10,000	obverse	1989–1992
			Peso	$1	obverse	1992-????
Manuel Quintana Manuel Quintana Manuel Pedro Quintana y Sáenz de Gaona was the President of Argentina from 12 October 1904 to 12 March 1906. He died in office....	1835–1906	President of Argentina, 1904–1906	Austral	A500,000	obverse	1990–1993
Bernardino Rivadavia Bernardino Rivadavia Bernardino de la Trinidad Gónzalez Rivadavia y Rivadavia was the first president of Argentina, from February 8, 1826 to July 7, 1827 . He was a politician of the United Provinces of Río de la Plata, Argentina today...	1780–1845	President of Argentina, 1826–1827	Austral	A1	obverse	1985–1991
Julio Argentino Roca Julio Argentino Roca Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz was an army general who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1880 to 12 October 1886 and again from 12 October 1898 to 12 October 1904.-Upbringing and early career:...	1843–1914	President of Argentina, 1880–1886 and 1898–1904	Austral	A1,000	obverse	1988–1992
Luis Sáenz Peña Luis Sáenz Peña Luis Sáenz Peña was a lawyer and President of Argentina.He graduated in law from the University of Buenos Aires, and participated in the constitutional assembly of 1860. He was a number of times a national deputy and senator. In 1882 he occupied a seat on the Supreme Court of the Province of...	1822–1907	President of Argentina, 1892–1895	Austral	A50,000	obverse	1989–1993
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history...	1811–1888	President of Argentina, 1868–1874	Austral	A100	obverse	1985–1992
José Evaristo Uriburu José Evaristo Uriburu José Evaristo de Uriburu y Álvarez de Arenales was President of Argentina from 23 January 1895 to 12 October 1898....	1831–1914	President of Argentina, 1895–1898	Austral	A100,000	obverse	1990–1993

Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

Currencies: Pound (£, 1910–1966)
Dollar ($, 1966–Present)
See also Australian pound

Australian pound

The pound was the currency of Australia from 1910 until 13 February 1966, when it was replaced by the Australian dollar. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence.- Earlier Australian currencies :...

 and Banknotes of the Australian dollar

Banknotes of the Australian dollar

The banknotes of the Australian dollar were first issued on 14 February 1966, when Australia adopted decimal currency.- Former series :The $5 note was not issued until 1967...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Joseph Banks Joseph Banks Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, PRS was an English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences. He took part in Captain James Cook's first great voyage . Banks is credited with the introduction to the Western world of eucalyptus, acacia, mimosa and the genus named after him,...	1743–1820	English botonist, introduced the West to eucalyptus	Dollar	$5	obverse	1967–1992
Caroline Chisholm Caroline Chisholm Caroline Chisholm was a progressive 19th-century English humanitarian known mostly for her involvement with female immigrant welfare in Australia. She is commemorated on 16 May in the Calendar of saints of the Church of England...	1808–1877	humanitarian for women's immigrant welfare	Dollar	$5	reverse	1967–1992
James Cook James Cook Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...	1728–1779	explorer, first European to visit the Australian east coast	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen Australia Monarchy in Australia The Monarchy of Australia is a form of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign of Australia. The monarchy is a constitutional one modelled on the Westminster style of parliamentary government, incorporating features unique to the Constitution of Australia.The present monarch is... , 1952-	Pound	£1	obverse	1953–1966
			Dollar	$1	obverse	1966–1984
William Farrer William Farrer William James Farrer was a leading Australian agronomist and plant breeder. Farrer is best remembered as the originator of the "Federation" strain of wheat, distributed in 1903...	1845–1906	leading agronomist, wheat breeder	Dollar	$2	reverse	1966–1988
Matthew Flinders Matthew Flinders Captain Matthew Flinders RN was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age. In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he sailed with Captain William Bligh, circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent, which had previously been...	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
John Franklin John Franklin Rear-Admiral Sir John Franklin KCH FRGS RN was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. Franklin also served as governor of Tasmania for several years. In his last expedition, he disappeared while attempting to chart and navigate a section of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic...	1786–1847	explorer of Australia	Pound	£5	obverse	1953–1966
Lawrence Hargrave Lawrence Hargrave Lawrence Hargrave was an engineer, explorer, astronomer, inventor and aeronautical pioneer.- Early life :Hargrave was born in Greenwich, England, the second son of John Fletcher Hargrave and was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland...	1850–1915	inventor aeronautical pioneer; invented the box kite (1893)	Dollar	$20	reverse	1966–1994
Hamilton Hume Hamilton Hume Hamilton Hume was the first Australian born explorer. Along with Hovell in 1824, Hume was part of an expedition that first took an overland route from Sydney to Port Phillip near the site of present day Melbourne...	1797–1873	first Australian-born explorer of Australia	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
Henry Lawson Henry Lawson Henry Lawson was an Australian writer and poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period and is often called Australia's "greatest writer"...	1867–1922	poet and novelist	Dollar	$10	reverse	1966–1993
John Macarthur John Macarthur (wool pioneer) John Macarthur was a British army officer, entrepreneur, politician, architect and pioneer of settlement in Australia. Macarthur is recognised as the pioneer of the wool industry that was to boom in Australia in the early 19th century and become a trademark of the nation...	1766–1834	pioneer of the Australian wool industry	Dollar	$2	obverse	1966–1988
Douglas Mawson Douglas Mawson Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and Academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Mawson was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.-Early work:He was appointed geologist to an...	1882–1958	Antarctic explorer and geologist	Dollar	$100	obverse	1984–1996
Arthur Phillip Arthur Phillip Admiral Arthur Phillip RN was a British admiral and colonial administrator. Phillip was appointed Governor of New South Wales, the first European colony on the Australian continent, and was the founder of the settlement which is now the city of Sydney.-Early life and naval career:Arthur Phillip...	1738–1814	established first European colony of Sydney, New South Wales	Pound	£10	obverse	1953–1966
Ian Clunies Ross Ian Clunies Ross Sir Ian Clunies Ross, CMG is described as the 'architect' of Australia's scientific boom, for his stewardship of Australia's scientific organisation the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation - CSIRO.-Family:...	1899–1959	scientist, leader in veterinary medicine	Dollar	$50	reverse	1973–1995
Charles Kingsford Smith Charles Kingsford Smith Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith MC, AFC , often called by his nickname Smithy, was an early Australian aviator. In 1928, he earned global fame when he made the first trans-Pacific flight from the United States to Australia...	1897–1935	aviator; first to fly across the Pacific, 1928	Dollar	$20	obverse	1966–1994
Charles Sturt Charles Sturt Captain Charles Napier Sturt was an English explorer of Australia, and part of the European Exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent, starting from both Sydney and later from Adelaide. His expeditions traced several of the westward-flowing rivers,...	1795–1869	English explorer of Australia	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
John Tebbutt John Tebbutt John Tebbutt was an Australian astronomer, credited with discovering the "Great Comet of 1861" .-Early life:...	1834–1916	astronomer, discoverer of the "Great Comet of 1861"	Dollar	$100	reverse	1984–1996

Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

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

Austrian schilling

The schilling was the currency of Austria from 1924 to 1938 and from 1945 to 1999, and the circulating currency until 2002. The euro was introduced at a fixed parity of €1 = 13.7603 schilling to replace it...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk Eugen Ritter von Böhm-Bawerk was an Austrian economist who made important contributions to the development of the Austrian School of economics.-Biography:...	1851–1914	economist	Schilling	S100	obverse	1985–2001
Moritz Michael Daffinger Moritz Michael Daffinger Moritz Michael Daffinger was an Austrian miniature painter and sculptor. His father was Johann Daffinger....	1790–1849	miniature painter and sculpture	Schilling	S20	obverse	1988–2001
Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud , born Sigismund Schlomo Freud , was an Austrian neurologist who founded the discipline of psychoanalysis...	1856–1939	co-founder of psychoanalytic school of psychology	Schilling	S50	obverse	1987–2001
Karl Landsteiner Karl Landsteiner Karl Landsteiner , was an Austrian-born American biologist and physician of Jewish origin. He is noted for having first distinguished the main blood groups in 1900, having developed the modern system of classification of blood groups from his identification of the presence of agglutinins in the...	1868–1943	Nobel Prize winner	Schilling	S1,000	both	1997–2001
Rosa Mayreder Rosa Mayreder Rosa Mayreder was an Austrian freethinker, author, painter, musician and feminist. She was the daughter of Franz Arnold Obermayer, a wealthy restaurant operator and barkeeper, and his second wife Marie.Rosa had 12 brothers and sisters and although her conservative father did not believe in the...	1858–1938	feminist, painter, author	Schilling	S500	obverse	1997–2001
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...	1756–1791	classical composer and pianist	Schilling	S5,000	obverse	1989–2001
Erwin Schrödinger Erwin Schrödinger Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger was an Austrian physicist and theoretical biologist who was one of the fathers of quantum mechanics, and is famed for a number of important contributions to physics, especially the Schrödinger equation, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933...	1887–1961	Nobel Prize winner	Schilling	S1,000	obverse	1983–1997
Otto Wagner Otto Wagner Otto Koloman Wagner was an Austrian architect and urban planner, known for his lasting impact on the appearance of his home town Vienna, to which he contributed many landmarks.-Life:...	1841–1918	architect	Schilling	S500	obverse	1986–1997

Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

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

Belgian franc

The franc was the currency of Belgium until 2002 when the euro was introduced into circulation. It was subdivided into centimes , 100 centiem or Centime .-History:...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Albert II Albert II of Belgium Albert II is the current reigning King of the Belgians, a constitutional monarch. He is a member of the royal house "of Belgium"; formerly this house was named Saxe-Coburg-Gotha...	1934-	King of Belgium, 1993-	Franc	10,000 fr.	obverse	1994–2001
James Ensor James Ensor James Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor was a Flemish-Belgian painter and printmaker, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism who lived in Ostend for almost his entire life...	1860–1949	impressionist painter	Franc	100 fr.	obverse
Victor Horta Victor Horta Victor, Baron Horta was a Belgian architect and designer. John Julius Norwich described him as "undoubtedly the key European Art Nouveau architect." Indeed, Horta is one of the most important names in Art Nouveau architecture; the construction of his Hôtel Tassel in Brussels in 1892-3 means that...	1861–1947	Art Nouveau architect	Franc	2,000 fr.	obverse
René Magritte René Magritte René François Ghislain Magritte[p] was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images...	1898–1967	surrealist artist	Franc	500 fr.	obverse
Paola Queen Paola of Belgium Paola, Queen of the Belgians , is the queen consort of Albert II of Belgium....	1937-	Queen Consort of Belgium, 1993-	Franc	10,000 fr.	obverse
Constant Permeke Constant Permeke Constant Permeke was a Belgian painter and sculptor who is considered the leading figure of Flemish expressionism.Permeke was born in Antwerp but when he was six years old the family moved to Ostend, where his father became curator of the Municipal Museum of Arts. Permeke went to school in Bruges...	1886–1952	Flemish expressionist painter	Franc	1,000 fr.	obverse
Adolphe Sax Adolphe Sax Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax was a Belgian musical instrument designer and musician who played the flute and clarinet, and is best known for having invented the saxophone.-Biography:...	1814–1894	musician, inventor of the saxophone	Franc	200 fr.	obverse

Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Robert Borden Robert Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office...	1854–1937	8th Prime Minister, 1911–1920	dollar	$100	obverse	1976–1990
						1990–2004
Edward Edward VIII of the United Kingdom Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January to 11 December 1936.Before his accession to the throne, Edward was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay...	1894–1972	Prince of Wales Prince of Wales Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms... , 1910–1936	dollar	$5	obverse	1935–1937
Elizabeth Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...	1926-	Princess of York, 1936–1952	dollar	$20	obverse	1935–1937
Elizabeth II		Queen of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1952-		$1	obverse	1954–1974
				$2	obverse	1954–1975
						1986–1996
				$5	obverse	1954–1972
				$10	obverse	1954–1971
				$20	obverse	1954–1969
						1969–1993
						1993–2004
				$50	obverse	1954–1975
				$100	obverse	1954–1976
				$1,000	obverse	1954–1992
						1992–2000
George V George V of the United Kingdom George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....	1865–1936	King of the United Kingdom British monarchy The monarchy of the United Kingdom is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories. The present monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, has reigned since 6 February 1952. She and her immediate family undertake various official, ceremonial and representational duties...  and the British Dominions, 1910–1936	dollar	$1	obverse	1935–1936
Albert George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...	1895–1952	Duke of York, 1920–1936	dollar	$50	obverse	1935–1937
George VI George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...		King of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1936–1952		$1	obverse	1936–1954
				$2	obverse
				$5	obverse
				$10	obverse
				$20	obverse
				$50	obverse
Henry Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was a soldier and member of the British Royal Family, the third son of George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary....	1900–1974	Duke of Gloucester, 1928–1974	dollar	$100	obverse	1935–1937
William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948...	1874–1950	10th Prime Minister, 1921–1926, 1926–1930, 1935–1948	dollar	$50	obverse	1975–1989
						1989–2004
Wilfrid Laurier Wilfrid Laurier Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911....	1841–1919	7th Prime Minister of Canada, 1896–1911	dollar	$5	obverse	1972–1986
						1986–2001
				$1,000	obverse	1935–1937
						1937–1954
John A. Macdonald John A. Macdonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century...	1815–1891	1st Prime Minister, 1867–1873 and 1878–1891	dollar	$10	obverse	1971–1989
						1989–2000
				$100	obverse	1937–1954
				$500	obverse	1935–1937
Mary Mary of Teck Mary of Teck was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V....	1867–1953	Royal consort to George V, 1910–1936	dollar	$2	obverse	1935–1937
Mary Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood The Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood was a member of the British Royal Family; she was the third child and only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary. She was the sixth holder of the title of Princess Royal...	1897–1965	Princess Royal of Canada, 1932–1965	dollar	$10	obverse	1935–1937

People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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

Fourth series of the renminbi

The fourth series of the renminbi was the series introduced between 1987 and 1997, although the banknotes were dated 1980, 1990, or 1996. Unlike the second and the third series, they are still legal tender.-Banknotes:Banknotes are available in :*First edition**¥0.1 ,**¥0.2...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Mao Zedong Mao Zedong Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...	1893–1976	1st President, 1954–1959	Renminbi	¥100	obverse	1992–1999
Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai was the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, serving from October 1949 until his death in January 1976...	1898–1976	1st Premier, 1949–1976; 1st Foreign Minister, 1949–1958
Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi was a Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and theorist. He was Chairman of the People's Republic of China, China's head of state, from 27 April 1959 to 31 October 1968, during which he implemented policies of economic reconstruction in China...	1898–1969	2nd President, 1959–1968
Zhu De Zhu De Zhu De was a Chinese militarist, politician, revolutionary, and one of the pioneers of the Chinese Communist Party. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in 1955 Zhu became one of the Ten Marshals of the People's Liberation Army, of which he is regarded as the founder.-Early...	1886–1976	founder, Chinese Red Army

Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

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

Danish krone

The krone is the official currency of the Kingdom of Denmark consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is subdivided into 100 øre...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling."...	1805–1875	poet and author of fairy tales	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1952–1955
					obverse	1954–1975
Christian Ditlev Frederik Christian Ditlev Frederik, Count Reventlow Christian Ditlev Frederik, Count of Reventlow was a Danish statesman and reformer, the son of Privy Councillor Christian Ditlev Reventlow by his first wife, baroness Johanne Sophie Frederikke von Bothmer....	1748–1827	agricultural reformer	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1964–1975
Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd Baroness Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd was a Danish author, born in Copenhagen. Her maiden name was Buntzen....	1779–1856	author; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1975–1998
Jens Juel Jens Juel (painter) Jens Juel was a Danish painter, primarily known for his many portraits, of which the largest collection is on display at Frederiksborg Castle.-Early life and career:...	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 Hans Christian Ørsted Hans Christian Ørsted was a Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, an important aspect of electromagnetism...	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 Bertel Thorvaldsen Bertel Thorvaldsen was a Danish-Icelandic sculptor of international fame, who spent most of his life in Italy . Thorvaldsen was born in Copenhagen into a Danish/Icelandic family of humble means, and was accepted to the Royal Academy of Arts when he was eleven years old...	1770–1844	sculptor	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1952–1962
Pauline Lucia Tutein	1761–1827	wife of Peter Tutein, merchant; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	20 kr	obverse	1980–1990
Franziska Genoveva von Qualen	????-????	noble woman of Holstein, Germany; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1974–1997

Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

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

Egyptian pound

The Egyptian Pound is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 Qirsh , or 1,000 Milliemes ....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Farouk I Farouk of Egypt Farouk I of Egypt , was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936....	1920–1965	King of Egypt, 1936–1952	Pound	£1	obverse	1950–1952
				£5	obverse	1946–1952
Khafra Khafra Khafra — also Khafre — was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty, who had his capital at Memphis. According to some authors he was the son and successor of Khufu, but it is more commonly accepted that Djedefre was Khufu's successor and Khafra was Djedefre's...	unknown	Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, 2558-2532 BCE	Pound	£10	reverse	1970–1979
						1979–2003
Ramesses II Ramesses II Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire...	1302-1213 BCE	Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, 1279-1213 BCE	Pound	Pt.50	obverse	1968–1981
						1981–1986
				£1	obverse	1968–1979
Tutankhamun Tutankhamun Tutankhamun , Egyptian , ; approx. 1341 BC – 1323 BC) was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty , during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom...	unknown	Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, 1333-1324 BCE	Pound	Pt.25	obverse	1952–1962
				Pt.50	obverse	1952–1962
				£1	obverse	1930–1950
						1952–1963
						1963–1968
				£5	obverse	1952–1963
						1963–1969
						1970–1981
				£10	obverse	1952–1962
						1962–1970
				£100	obverse	1979–1994

Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

Currency: Kroon (KR, 1992–2010)
See also Estonian kroon

Estonian kroon

In 1992, coins were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 20 & 50 senti, as well as 1 kroon. The 1 kroon was struck in cupronickel, the others in aluminum-bronze. However, in 1997, nickel-plated steel 20 senti were introduced, followed by aluminum-bronze 1 kroon in 1998. 5 senti coins were not...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Kristjan Raud Kristjan Raud Kristjan Raud was an Estonian painter and draughtsman.His parents were Jaan Raud and his wife Henriette Loviisa Raud...	1865–1943	painter	Kroon	1 KR	obverse	1992-????

Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...

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

Faroese króna

The króna is the currency of the Faroe Islands. It is issued by the Danish National Bank. It is not an independent currency but a version of the Danish krone. Consequently, it does not have an ISO 4217 currency code. The ISO 4217 code for the Danish krone is DKK...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jens Christian Djurhuus Jens Christian Djurhuus Jens Christian Djurhuus or Sjóvarbóndin was the first poet who wrote in Faroese. He composed several Faroese ballads in traditional style on historical themes. The best known is Ormurin langi...	1773–1853	first poet to write in Faroese	Króna	1,000 kr	obverse	1980–2005
Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb was a Faroese Lutheran minister who established the modern orthography of Faroese, the language of the Faroe Islands, based on the Icelandic language, which like Faroese derives from Old Norse.-Background:Hammershaimb was born in Sandavágur on the island of Vágar in...	1819–1909	established modern orthography for the Faroese language	Króna	100 kr	obverse	1964–1978
					obverse	1978–2003
Nólsoyar Páll Nólsoyar Páll Nólsoyar Páll is a Faroese national hero. He was a seaman, trader, poet, farmer and boat builder who tried to develop direct trade between the Faroes and the rest of Europe and introduced vaccination to the islands...	1765–1809	seaman, trader, poet	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1967–1978
					obverse	1978–2001

Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

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

Finnish mark

The Finnish markka was the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002, when it ceased to be legal tender. The markka was replaced by the euro , which had been introduced, in cash form, on 1 January 2002....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Alvar Aalto Alvar Aalto Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware...	1898–1976	modernist architect	Mark	50mk	reverse	1986–2002
Anders Chydenius Anders Chydenius Anders Chydenius was the leading classical liberal of Nordic history. Born in Sotkamo, Ostrobothnia, Sweden and having studied under Pehr Kalm at the Royal Academy of Åbo, Chydenius became a priest, Enlightenment philosopher and member of the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates.The world's first...	1792–1803	priest and statesman	Mark	1,000mk	reverse	1986–2002
Väinö Linna Väinö Linna Väinö Linna was one of the most influential Finnish authors of the 20th century. He shot to immediate literary fame with his third novel, Tuntematon sotilas , and consolidated his position with the trilogy Täällä Pohjantähden alla Väinö Linna (20 December 1920 – 21 April 1992) was one of the...	1920–1992	novelist	Mark	20mk	reverse	1993–2002
Elias Lönnrot Elias Lönnrot Elias Lönnrot was a Finnish philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. He is best known for compiling the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic compiled from national folklore.-Education and early life:...	1802–1884	historian, composer of Kalevala (the national epic)	Mark	500mk	reverse	1986–2002
Paavo Nurmi Paavo Nurmi Paavo Johannes Nurmi was a Finnish runner. Born in Turku, he was known as one of the "Flying Finns," a term given to him, Hannes Kolehmainen, Ville Ritola, and others for their distinction in running...	1897–1973	Olympic gold and silver multi-medalist	Mark	10mk	reverse	1986–1992
Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious."...	1865–1957	classical composer	Mark	100mk	reverse	1986–2002

France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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

French franc

The franc was a currency of France. Along with the Spanish peseta, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra . Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of coins worth 1 livre tournois and it remained in common parlance as a term for this amount of money...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th century conception of artistic endeavour to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century. Cézanne can be said to form the bridge between late 19th...	1839–1906	Post-Impressionist painter	Franc	₣100	obverse	1997–2002
Marie Curie Marie Curie Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...	1867–1934	Nobel Prize winner, 1903	Franc	₣500	obverse	1995–2002
Pierre Curie Pierre Curie Pierre Curie was a French physicist, a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity, and Nobel laureate. He was the son of Dr. Eugène Curie and Sophie-Claire Depouilly Curie ...	1859–1906	Nobel Prize winner, 1903	Franc	₣500	obverse	1995–2002
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , officially Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint Exupéry , was a French writer, poet and pioneering aviator. He became a laureate of France's highest literary awards, and in 1939 was the winner of the U.S. National Book Award...	1900–1944	author and aviator	Franc	₣50	obverse	1992–2002
Claude Debussy Claude Debussy Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions...	1862–1918	impressionist composer	Franc	₣20	both	1997–2002
Gustave Eiffel Gustave Eiffel Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was a French structural engineer from the École Centrale Paris, an architect, an entrepreneur and a specialist of metallic structures...	1832–1923	engineer and architect	Franc	₣200	obverse	1996–2002

Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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

German mark

The Deutsche Mark |mark]], abbreviated "DM") was the official currency of West Germany and Germany until the adoption of the euro in 2002. It is commonly called the "Deutschmark" in English but not in German. Germans often say "Mark" or "D-Mark"...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich was a German scientist in the fields of hematology, immunology, and chemotherapy, and Nobel laureate. He is noted for curing syphilis and for his research in autoimmunity, calling it "horror autotoxicus"...	1854–1915	Nobel Prize winner, 1908	Deutsche Mark	200 DM	obverse	1990–2002
Carl Friedrich Gauss Carl Friedrich Gauss Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician and scientist who contributed significantly to many fields, including number theory, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, geophysics, electrostatics, astronomy and optics.Sometimes referred to as the Princeps mathematicorum...	1777–1855	mathematician and scientist	Deutsche Mark	10 DM	obverse	1991–2002
Jacob Grimm Jacob Grimm Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm was a German philologist, jurist and mythologist. He is best known as the discoverer of Grimm's Law, the author of the monumental Deutsches Wörterbuch, the author of Deutsche Mythologie and, more popularly, as one of the Brothers Grimm, as the editor of Grimm's Fairy...	1785–1863	older of the Brothers Grimm, recorders of folk and fairy tales	Deutsche Mark	1,000 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Wilhelm Grimm Wilhelm Grimm Wilhelm Carl Grimm was a German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm.-Life and work:...	1786–1859	younger of the Brothers Grimm, recorders of folk and fairy tales	Deutsche Mark	1,000 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Maria Sibylla Merian Maria Sibylla Merian Maria Sibylla Merian was a naturalist and scientific illustrator who studied plants and insects and made detailed paintings about them...	1647–1717	naturalist and illustrator	Deutsche Mark	500 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Balthasar Neumann Balthasar Neumann Johann Balthasar Neumann , also known as Balthasar Neumann, was a [German] military artillery engineer and architect who developed a refined brand of Baroque architecture, fusing Austrian, Bohemian, Italian, and French elements to design some of the most impressive buildings of the period,...	1687–1753	Baroque architect	Deutsche Mark	50 DM	obverse	1991–2002
Clara Schumann Clara Schumann Clara Schumann was a German musician and composer, considered one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era...	1819–1896	classical pianist and composer	Deutsche Mark	100 DM	obverse	1990–2002
Bettina von Arnim Bettina von Arnim Bettina von Arnim , born Elisabeth Catharina Ludovica Magdalena Brentano, was a German writer and novelist....	1785–1859	novelist	Deutsche Mark	5 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff Annette von Droste-Hülshoff Anna Elisabeth von Droste-Hülshoff, known as Annette von Droste-Hülshoff , was a 19th century German author, and one of the most important German poets.-Biography:...	1797–1848	poet and author	Deutsche Mark	20 DM	obverse	1992–2002

Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

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

Greek drachma

Drachma, pl. drachmas or drachmae was the currency used in Greece during several periods in its history:...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
John Capodistria	1776–1831	1st Governor of Greece, 1827–1831	Drachma	500 Δρ.	obverse	1983–2002
Rigas Feraios Rigas Feraios Rigas Feraios or Rigas Velestinlis was a Greek writer and revolutionary of Aromanian origin, active in the Modern Greek Enlightenment, remembered as a Greek national hero, a victim of Balkan uprising against the Ottoman Empire and a forerunner of the Greek War of Independence.-Early...	1757–1798	revolutionary, first casualty of the Greek War of Independence	Drachma	200 Δρ.	obverse	1997–2002
Theodoros Kolokotronis Theodoros Kolokotronis Theodoros Kolokotronis was a Greek Field Marshal and one of the leaders of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire....	1770–1843	General during the Greek War of Independence	Drachma	5,000 Δρ.	obverse	1997–2002
Adamantios Korais Adamantios Korais Adamantios Korais or Coraïs was a humanist scholar credited with laying the foundations of Modern Greek literature and a major figure in the Greek Enlightenment. His activities paved the way for the Greek War of Independence and emergence of a purified form of the Greek language, known as...	1748–1833	linguist, author of the first modern Greek dictionary	Drachma	100 Δρ.	reverse	1978–2002
Georgios Papanikolaou Georgios Papanikolaou Georgios Nicholas Papanikolaou was a Greek pioneer in cytology and early cancer detection, and inventor of the "Pap smear".-Life:...	1883–1962	pioneer in early cancer detection	Drachma	10,000 Δρ.	obverse	1995–2002

Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

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

Banknotes of the Hungarian forint

Hungarian forint paper money is part of the physical form of the current Hungarian currency, the Hungarian forint. The forint paper money consists of exclusively banknotes. During its history, denominations ranging from 10 to 20 000 forint were put into circulation in correspondence with the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Endre Ady Endre Ady Endre Ady was a Hungarian poet.-Biography:Ady was born in Érmindszent, Szilágy county . He belonged to an impoverished Calvinist noble family...	1877–1919	poet	Forint	500 Ft	obverse	1970–1999
						1992–1999
Béla Bartók Béla Bartók Béla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary's greatest composer...	1881–1945	composer, pianist	Forint	1,000 Ft	obverse	1983–1999
						1993–1999
György Dózsa György Dózsa György Dózsa was a Székely Hungarian man-at-arms from Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary who led a peasants' revolt against the kingdom's landed nobility...	????-1514	led a peasants' revolt against the nobility	Forint	20 Ft	obverse	1948–1992
						1920–1992
						1960–1992
Francis II Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Hungarian aristocrat, he was the leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11 as the prince of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was also Prince of Transylvania, an Imperial Prince, and a member of the Order of the Golden...	1676–1735	Prince of Transylvania; led the uprising against the Hungarian monarchy, 1703–1711	Forint	50 Ft	obverse	1953–1996
						1966–1996
Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva was a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician and Regent-President of Hungary in 1849. He was widely honored during his lifetime, including in the United Kingdom and the United States, as a freedom fighter and bellwether of democracy in Europe.-Family:Lajos...	1802–1894	statesman and freedom fighter	Forint	100 Ft	obverse	1948–1998
						1920–1998
						1959–1998
						1992–1998
Sándor Petőfi Sándor Petofi Sándor Petőfi , was a Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary. He is considered as Hungary's national poet and he was one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848...	1823–1849	national poet; key figure of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848	Forint	10 Ft	obverse	1947–1992
						1950–1992
						1959–1992
István Széchenyi István Széchenyi Széchenyi committed suicide by a shot to his head on April 8, 1860. All Hungary mourned his death. The Academy was in official mourning, along with the most prominent persons of the leading political and cultural associations...	1791–1860	statesman and political theorist	Forint	5,000 Ft	obverse	1991–1999

Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

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

Icelandic króna

The króna is the currency of Iceland. The króna is technically subdivided into 100 aurar , but in practice this subdivision is no longer used....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Ingólfur Arnarson Ingólfur Arnarson Ingólfr Arnarson is recognized as the first permanent Nordic settler of Iceland. According to Landnáma he built his homestead in Reykjavík in 874...	unknown	first permanent settler of Iceland, 874	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1960–1969
Christian IX Christian IX of Denmark Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...	1818–1906	King of Denmark, 1863–1906; signed the treaty that gave Iceland sovereignty, 1874	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1907–1919
					obverse	1919–1920
				10 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1916–1920
				50 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1916–1920
				100 kr	obverse	1916–1935
Christian X Christian X of Denmark Christian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only King of Iceland between 1918 and 1944....	1870–1947	King of Denmark, 1912–1947; King of Iceland, 1918–1944	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1929–1935
				10 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1929–1934
				50 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1931–1936
				100 kr	obverse	1929–1935
Jón Eiríksson	1728–1787	promoter of enlightenment	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1935–1947
					obverse	1947–1960
				10 kr	1969–1984
				50 kr	obverse	1936–1948
					obverse	1948–1960
Frederick VIII Frederick VIII of Denmark Frederick VIII was King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912.-Early life:Frederick was born on 3 June 1843 in the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen as Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior male line of the House of Oldenburg descended from Christian III of Denmark and who had...	1843–1912	King of Denmark, 1906–1912	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1907–1916
Arngrímur Jónsson Arngrímur Jónsson Arngrímur Jónsson the Learned was an Icelandic scholar and an apologist. His father was Jón Jónsson, who died in 1591...	1568–1648	scholar	Króna	10 kr	obverse	1981–1984
Árni Magnússon Árni Magnússon Árni Magnússon was an Icelandic scholar and collector of manuscripts. He assembled the Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection.-Life:...	1663–1730	medieval Icelanic scholar	Króna	100 kr	obverse	1981–1995
Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement.Born at Hrafnseyri, near Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords area of Iceland, he was the son of a pastor, Sigurður Jónsson. He moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1833 to study grammar and history at the university there...	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 Guðbrandur Þorláksson Guðbrandur Þorláksson was an Icelandic mathematician, cartographer and clergyman.He studied at the cathedral school in Hólar and then at the University of Copenhagen. He and was successively rector of the school at Skálholt and minister at historic Breiðabólstaður in Vesturhóp...	1541–1627	bishop; published the first Icelandic translation of the Bible, 1584	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1981–1987

Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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

Iranian rial

The rial is the currency of Iran. It is subdivided into 100 dinar but, because of the very low current value of the rial, no fraction of the rial is used in accounting....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Reza Shah Reza Shah Rezā Shāh, also known as Rezā Shāh Pahlavi and Rezā Shāh Kabir , , was the Shah of the Imperial State of Iran from December 15, 1925, until he was forced to abdicate by the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran on September 16, 1941.In 1925, Reza Shah overthrew Ahmad Shah Qajar, the last Shah of the Qajar...	1878–1944	founded the Pahlavi Dynasty Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925–1941) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty ...	5 ریال	obverse	1924–1937
			10 ریال	obverse	1924–1951
			20 ریال	obverse	1924–1951
			50 ریال	obverse	1924–1962
			100 ریال	obverse	1924–1954
			500 ریال	obverse	1924–1974
			1000 ریال	obverse	1936–1974
Mohammad Reza Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Mohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, Shah of Persia , ruled Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Iranian Revolution on 11 February 1979...	1919–1980	second and last monarch of the House of Pahlavi Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925–1941) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty ...	10 ریال	obverse	1951–1979
			20 ریال	obverse	1951–1979
			50 ریال	obverse	1962–1979
			100 ریال	obverse	1954–1976
			200 ریال	obverse	1965–1979
			500 ریال	obverse	1974–1979
			1000 ریال	obverse	1974–1979
			10000 ریال	obverse	1975–1979
Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza Shah			100 ریال	obverse	1976–1979

Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

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

Irish pound

The Irish pound was the currency of Ireland until 2002. Its ISO 4217 code was IEP, and the usual notation was the prefix £...

, Series B Banknotes (Ireland)

Series B Banknotes (Ireland)

The Series B Banknotes of the Republic of Ireland replaced the Series A Banknotes. The banknotes were issued between 1976 and 1982 by the Central Bank of Ireland, the series was replaced in 1993 by Series C Banknotes.-Banknotes:...

 and Series C Banknotes (Ireland)

Series C Banknotes (Ireland)

The Series C Banknotes of the Republic of Ireland were the final series of notes created for the state before the advent of the euro; it replaced Series B Banknotes. The series gradually entered circulation from 1992 and remained in circulation until 2002....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Johannes Scotus Eriugena Johannes Scotus Eriugena Johannes Scotus Eriugena was an Irish theologian, Neoplatonist philosopher, and poet. He is known for having translated and made commentaries upon the work of Pseudo-Dionysius.-Name:...	815-877	theologian, philosopher, poet	Pound	£5	obverse	1975–1994
Douglas Hyde Douglas Hyde Douglas Hyde , known as An Craoibhín Aoibhinn , was an Irish scholar of the Irish language who served as the first President of Ireland from 1938 to 1945...	1860–1949	1st President, 1938–1945	Pound	£50	obverse	1995–2002
James Joyce James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century...	1882–1941	author and poet	Pound	£10	obverse	1993–2002
Catherine McAuley Catherine McAuley The Venerable Mother Catherine Elizabeth McAuley was an Irish nun, who founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831...	1787–1841	founder, The Sisters of Mercy, 1831	Pound	£5	obverse	1994–2002
Turlough O'Carolan Turlough O'Carolan Turlough Carolan, also known as Turlough O'Carolan, was a blind, early Irish harper, composer and singer whose great fame is due to his gift for melodic composition. He was the last great Irish harper-composer and is considered by many to be Ireland's national composer...	1670–1738	most famous Irish bard	Pound	£50	obverse	1977–1995
Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847; often referred to as The Liberator, or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century...	1775–1847	a leader of Catholic Emancipation	Pound	£20	obverse	1992–2002
Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell was an Irish landowner, nationalist political leader, land reform agitator, and the founder and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party...	1846–1891	statesman, forerunner to the modern Irish independence movement	Pound	£100	both	1995–2002
Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift was an Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer , poet and cleric who became Dean of St...	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

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon , was a Nobel Prize laureate writer and was one of the central figures of modern Hebrew fiction. In Hebrew, he is known by the acronym Shai Agnon . In English, his works are published under the name S. Y. Agnon.Agnon was born in Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire...	1888–1970	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1966	New Sheqel	₪50	obverse	1985–1999
David Ben-Gurion David Ben-Gurion ' was the first Prime Minister of Israel.Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, which began early in life, led him to become a major Zionist leader and Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization in 1946...	1886–1973	1st Prime Minister, 1948–1953 and 1955–1963	Pound	£500	obverse	1977–1984
			Sheqel	₪50	obverse	1980–1986
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, the second and longest-serving President of Israel.-Biography:...	1884–1963	2nd President, 1952–1963	New Sheqel	₪100	obverse	1986–1999
Hayyim Nahman Bialik Hayyim Nahman Bialik Hayim Nahman Bialik , also Chaim or Haim, was a Jewish poet who wrote in Hebrew. Bialik was one of the pioneers of modern Hebrew poets and came to be recognized as Israel's national poet.-Biography:...	1873–1934	National Poet	Pound	£10	obverse	1970–1984
Edmond James de Rothschild Edmond James de Rothschild Baron Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild was a French member of the Rothschild banking family. A strong supporter of Zionism, his generous donations lent significant support to the movement during its early years, which helped lead to the establishment of the State of Israel.- Early years :A...	1845–1934	philanthropist; activist for Jewish affairs	Sheqel	₪500	obverse	1982–1986
Albert Einstein Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...	1879–1955	Nobel Prize winner in Physics, 1921	Pound	£5	obverse	1972–1984
Levi Eshkol Levi Eshkol ' served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a heart attack in 1969. He was the first Israeli Prime Minister to die in office.-Biography:...	1895–1969	3rd Prime Minister, 1963–1969	Sheqel	₪5,000	obverse	1984–1986
			New Sheqel	₪5	obverse	1985–1999
Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl , born Benjamin Ze’ev Herzl was an Ashkenazi Jew Austro-Hungarian journalist and the father of modern political Zionism and in effect the State of Israel.-Early life:...	1860–1904	founder of the Zionist movement	Pound	£100 ₪10	obverse	1969–1984
						1975–1984
			Sheqel	₪10	obverse	1980–1986
Ze'ev Jabotinsky	1880–1940	a leader in the Zionist movement	Sheqel	₪100	obverse	1980–1986
Maimonides Maimonides Moses ben-Maimon, called Maimonides and also known as Mūsā ibn Maymūn in Arabic, or Rambam , was a preeminent medieval Jewish philosopher and one of the greatest Torah scholars and physicians of the Middle Ages...	1135/8-1204	author of the Mishneh	Sheqel	₪1,000	obverse	1983–1986
			New Sheqel	₪1	obverse	1986–1999
Golda Meir Golda Meir Golda Meir ; May 3, 1898 – December 8, 1978) was a teacher, kibbutznik and politician who became the fourth Prime Minister of the State of Israel....	1898–1978	4th Prime Minister, 1969–1974	Sheqel	₪10,000	obverse	1984–1986
			New Sheqel	₪10	obverse	1985–1999
Moses Montefiore Moses Montefiore Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, 1st Baronet, Kt was one of the most famous British Jews of the 19th century. Montefiore was a financier, banker, philanthropist and Sheriff of London...	1784–1885	philanthropist	Pound	£10	obverse	1975–1984
			Sheqel	₪1	obverse	1980–1986
Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett on 15 October 1894, died 7 July 1965) was the second Prime Minister of Israel , serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurion's two terms.-Early life:...	1894–1965	2nd Prime Minister, 1954–1955	New Sheqel	₪20	obverse	1988–1999
Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar was an Israeli politician, author. and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.-Biography:...	1889–1974	3rd President, 1963–1972	New Sheqel	₪200	obverse	1992–1999
Henrietta Szold Henrietta Szold Henrietta Szold was a U.S. Jewish Zionist leader and founder of the Hadassah Women's Organization. In 1942, she co-founded Ihud, a political party in Mandate Palestine dedicated to a binational solution.-Biography:...	1860–1945	a leader of the Zionist movement	Pound	£5	obverse	1976–1984
Haim Weizman	1874–1952	1st President of Israel, 1949–1952	Pound	£50	obverse	1972–1984
						1978–1984
			Sheqel	₪5	obverse	1980–1986

Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

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

Italian lira

The lira was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. Between 1999 and 2002, the Italian lira was officially a “national subunit” of the euro...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini was an Italian opera composer. His greatest works are I Capuleti ed i Montecchi , La sonnambula , Norma , Beatrice di Tenda , and I puritani...	1801–1835	opera composer	Lira	5,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian artist who worked principally in Rome. He was the leading sculptor of his age and also a prominent architect...	1598–1680	Baroque sculptor and architect	Lira	50,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Caravaggio Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. His paintings, which combine a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, had a formative influence on the Baroque...	1571–1610	Baroque artist	Lira	100,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor, known as the father of long distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system. Marconi is often credited as the inventor of radio, and indeed he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand...	1874–1937	Nobel Prize winner, 1909	Lira	2,000 ₤	obverse	1990–2002
Maria Montessori Maria Montessori Maria Montessori was an Italian physician and educator, a noted humanitarian and devout Catholic best known for the philosophy of education which bears her name...	1870–1952	developed the Montessori method of education	Lira	1,000 ₤	obverse	1990–2002
Raphael Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino , better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur...	1483–1520	Renaissance painter	Lira	500,000 ₤	obverse	1997–2002
Alessandro Volta Alessandro Volta Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Gerolamo Umberto Volta was a Lombard physicist known especially for the invention of the battery in 1800.-Early life and works:...	1745–1827	developer of the electric battery, 1800	Lira	10,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002

Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

Currency: Yen (¥, 1870–Present)

See also Japanese yen

Japanese yen

The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Itō Hirobumi Ito Hirobumi Prince was a samurai of Chōshū domain, Japanese statesman, four time Prime Minister of Japan , genrō and Resident-General of Korea. Itō was assassinated by An Jung-geun, a Korean nationalist who was against the annexation of Korea by the Japanese Empire...	1841–1909	1st, 5th, 7th, and 10th Prime Minister, 1885–1888, 1892–1896, 1898, 1900–1901	Yen	¥1,000	obverse	1963–1986
Nitobe Inazo	1862–1933	politician, economist, author	Yen	¥5,000	obverse	1984–2004
Takahashi Korekiyo Takahashi Korekiyo Viscount was a Japanese politician and the 20th Prime Minister of Japan from 13 November 1921 to 12 June 1922. He was known as an expert on finance during his political career.-Early life :...	1854–1936	20th Prime Minister, 1921–1922	Yen	¥50	obverse	1951–1958
Prince Shōtoku Prince Shotoku , also known as or , was a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. He was a son of Emperor Yōmei and his younger half-sister Princess Anahobe no Hashihito. His parents were relatives of the ruling Soga clan, and was involved in the defeat...	574-622	regent, politician	Yen	¥100	obverse	1946–1956
				¥1,000	obverse	1950–1965
				¥5,000	obverse	1957–1986
				¥10,000	obverse	1958–1986
Ninomiya Sontoku Ninomiya Sontoku , born Ninomiya Kinjirō , was a prominent 19th century Japanese agricultural leader, philosopher, moralist and economist.-Life:Ninomiya Sontoku was born to a poor peasant family with a name of Kinjiro in Kayama Ashigarakami-gun Sagami province. His father died when he was 14 and his mother died...	1787–1856	philosopher, economist, moralist	Yen	¥1	obverse	1946–1958
Natsume Sōseki Natsume Soseki , born ', is widely considered to be the foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji period . He is best known for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. He was also a scholar of British literature and composer of haiku, Chinese-style poetry, and fairy tales...	1867–1916	novelist	Yen	¥1,000	obverse	1984–2004
Itagaki Taisuke Itagaki Taisuke Count was a Japanese politician and leader of the , which evolved into Japan's first political party.- Early life :Itagaki Taisuke was born into a middle-ranking samurai family in Tosa Domain, , After studies in Kōchi and in Edo, he was appointed as sobayonin to Tosa daimyo Yamauchi Toyoshige,...	1837–1919	politician	Yen	¥100	obverse	1953–1974
Iwakura Tomomi Iwakura Tomomi was a Japanese statesman in the Meiji period. The former 500 Yen banknote issued by the Bank of Japan carried his portrait.-Early life:Iwakura was born in Kyoto as the second son of a low-ranking courtier and nobleman . In 1836 he was adopted by another nobleman, , from whom he received his family...	1825–1883	politician	Yen	¥500	obverse	1951–1971
				¥500	obverse	1969–1994
Fukuzawa Yukichi Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era...	1835–1901	political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator, author	Yen	¥10,000	obverse	1984–2004

Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

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

Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

The modern banknotes of Lithuania are denominated in litas. All banknotes are of the same size except for the 500 litų banknote. They bear signatures of Minister of Finance and of Chairperson of the Bank of Lithuania Board. 10, 20, and 50 litų banknotes have 4 releases...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavicius Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius...	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 Steponas Darius Steponas Darius was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1896–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	Litas	10 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas or Szymon Dowkont was a Lithuanian writer, ethnographer and historian. One of the pioneers of the Lithuanian national revival, he is credited as an author of the first book on the history of Lithuania written in the Lithuanian language...	1793–1864	historian; wrote the first Lithuanian history books in the Lithuanian language	Litas	100 Lt	obverse	1993–2000
Stasys Girėnas Stasys Girenas Stasys Girėnas was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1893–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	Litas	10 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Jonas Jablonskis Jonas Jablonskis Jonas Jablonskis was a distinguished Lithuanian linguist and one of the founders of the standard Lithuanian language...	1860–1930	standardized the Lithuanian language	Litas	5 Lt	obverse	1993–1998
Maironis Maironis Maironis is one of the most famous Lithuanian romantic poets. He was born in Pasandravys, Raseiniai district municipality, Lithuania. Maironis graduated from Kaunas high school and went on to study Literature at Kiev University. However, in 1884, after one year of studies at the university, he...	1862–1932	romantic poet; active member of the Lithuanian national movement	Litas	20 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Motiejus Valančius Motiejus Valancius Motiejus Valančius was a Catholic bishop of Samogitia, historian and one of the best known Lithuanian writers of the 19th century.-Biography:...	1801–1875	a leader in the Lithuanian national movement	Litas	2 Lt	obverse	1993–1998
Vydūnas Vydunas Wilhelm Storost, artistic name Vilius Storostas-Vydūnas , mostly known as Vydūnas, was a Prussian-Lithuania teacher, poet, humanist, philosopher and Lithuanian...	1868–1953	writer, philosopher; leader in the Lithuantian national movement	Litas	200 Lt	obverse	1997–2000
Žemaitė Žemaite Žemaitė - a pen name of Julija Beniuševičiūtė-Žymantienė; in Bukantė near Plungė — 7 December 1921 in Marijampolė) was a Lithuanian writer. Born to impoverished gentry, she became one of the major participants in the Lithuanian National Revival...	1845–1921	author	Litas	1 Lt	obverse	1994–1998

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

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

Luxembourgish franc

The Luxembourgish franc was the currency of Luxembourg between 1854 and 1999 . The franc remained in circulation until 2002, when it was replaced by the euro...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jean I Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg ruled Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000. He is the father of the current ruler, Grand Duke Henri, and the son of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma...	1921-	Grand Duke, 1964–2000	Franc	100 fr.	obverse	1986–2002
				1,000 fr.	obverse	1985–2002
				5,000 fr.	obverse	1993–2002

Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

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

Mexican peso

The peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 12th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded in the Americas, and by far the most...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata Salazar was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, which broke out in 1910, and which was initially directed against the president Porfirio Díaz. He formed and commanded an important revolutionary force, the Liberation Army of the South, during the Mexican Revolution...	1879–1919	Leader in the Mexican Revolution, 1910–1919	Peso	$10	both	1993–1997

Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Michiel de Ruyter Michiel de Ruyter Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter is the most famous and one of the most skilled admirals in Dutch history. De Ruyter is most famous for his role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th century. He fought the English and French and scored several major victories against them, the best known probably...	1607–1676	admiral of the Dutch navy during the Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1652–1676	Gulden	ƒ100	obverse	1972–1981
Frans Hals Frans Hals Frans Hals was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He is notable for his loose painterly brushwork, and helped introduce this lively style of painting into Dutch art. Hals was also instrumental in the evolution of 17th century group portraiture.-Biography:Hals was born in 1580 or 1581, in Antwerp...	1580–1666	painter	Gulden	ƒ10	obverse	1971–1977
Baruch Spinoza Baruch Spinoza Baruch de Spinoza and later Benedict de Spinoza was a Dutch Jewish philosopher. Revealing considerable scientific aptitude, the breadth and importance of Spinoza's work was not fully realized until years after his death...	1632–1677	rationalist philosopher	Gulden	ƒ1,000	obverse	1973–1996
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck was a Dutch composer, organist, and pedagogue whose work straddled the end of the Renaissance and beginning of the Baroque eras. He was among the first major keyboard composers of Europe, and his work as a teacher helped establish the north German organ...	1562–1621	composer, organist, teacher	Gulden	ƒ25	obverse	1972–1990
Joost van den Vondel Joost van den Vondel Joost van den Vondel was a Dutch writer and playwright. He is considered the most prominent Dutch poet and playwright of the 17th century. His plays are the ones from that period that are still most frequently performed, and his epic Joannes de Boetgezant , on the life of John the Baptist, has...	1587–1697	writer, playwright	Gulden	ƒ5	obverse	1976–1988

Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Niels Henrik Abel Niels Henrik Abel Niels Henrik Abel was a Norwegian mathematician who proved the impossibility of solving the quintic equation in radicals.-Early life:...	1802–1829	mathematician	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1948–2002
						1978–2002
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson was a Norwegian writer and the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. Bjørnson is considered as one of The Four Greats Norwegian writers; the others being Henrik Ibsen, Jonas Lie, and Alexander Kielland...	1832–1910	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1903	Krone	50 kr	obverse	1950–1999
						1966–1999
Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie was a Norwegian constitutional father, known for being the constitutional assembly's writer. -Background:...	1779–1849	Speaker of the Storting, 1815 and 1818	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1901–1945
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Camilla Collett Camilla Collett Jacobine Camilla Collett was a Norwegian writer, often referred to as the first Norwegian feminist. She was also the younger sister of Norwegian poet Henrik Wergeland, and is recognized as being one of the first contributors to realism in Norwegian literature...	1813–1885	writer	Krone	100 kr	obverse	1979–1997
Christian Magnus Falsen Christian Magnus Falsen Christian Magnus Falsen was a Norwegian constitutional father, statesman, jurist, and historian. He was an important member of the constitutional assembly and was one of the writers of the constitutional laws....	1782–1830	co-author of the Constitution, 1814	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1991–2001
Edvard Grieg Edvard Grieg Edvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt , and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.-Biography:Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in...	1843–1907	composer and pianist	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1991–2000
Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...	1828–1906	playwright; known as "The Father of Modern Drama"	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1949–1999
						1975–2001
Christian Michelsen Christian Michelsen Peter Christian Hersleb Kjerschow Michelsen was a Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman. He was the first Prime Minister of an independent Norway from 1905 to 1907...	1857–1925	Prime Minister, 1905–1907	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1954–1999
Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In his youth a champion skier and ice skater, he led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, and won international fame after reaching a...	1861–1930	Nobel Prize winner for Peace, 1922	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1955–1999
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Oscar II Oscar II of Sweden Oscar II , baptised Oscar Fredrik was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death and King of Norway from 1872 until 1905. The third son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Josephine of Leuchtenberg, he was a descendant of Gustav I of Sweden through his mother.-Early life:At his birth in Stockholm, Oscar...	1829–1907	King of Norway, 1872–1905	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1877–1998
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Peder Tordenskjold Peder Tordenskjold Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskiold , commonly referred to as Tordenskjold , was a Norwegian nobleman and an eminent naval flag officer in the service of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy. He rose to the rank of Vice-Admiral for his services in the Great Northern War...	1691–1720	Vice-Admiral; hero from the Great Northern War	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1901–1945
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Aasmund Olavsson Vinje Aasmund Olavsson Vinje Aasmund Olavsson Vinje was a famous Norwegian poet and journalist who is remembered for poetry, travel writing, and his pioneering use of Landsmål .-Background:...	1818–1870	poet and journalist	Krone	50 kr	obverse	1985–1997
Henrik Wergeland Henrik Wergeland Henrik Arnold Thaulow Wergeland was a Norwegian writer, most celebrated for his poetry but also a prolific playwright, polemicist, historian, and linguist...	1808–1845	poet and writer	Krone	100 kr	obverse	1949–1999
						1962–1999

Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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

Pakistani rupee

The rupee is the currency of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank of the country. The most commonly used symbol for the rupee is Rs, used on receipts when purchasing goods and services. In Pakistan, the rupee is referred to as the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum ....	1876–1948	1st Governor-General, 1947–1948; "Father of the Nation"	Rupee	Rs. 5	obverse	1997–2002

Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

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

Historical coins and banknotes of Poland

Historical coins and banknotes of Poland, see also Polish złoty.-Before 20th century:-20th century Interwar:-Post WWII:-1974 series:-See also:* Polish coins and banknotes...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Józef Bem Józef Bem Józef Zachariasz Bem was a Polish general, an Ottoman Pasha and a national hero of Poland and Hungary, and a figure intertwined with other European nationalisms...	1794–1850	general; war hero	Złoty	10 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Boleslaw I Boleslaw I of Poland Bolesław I Chrobry , in the past also known as Bolesław I the Great , was a Duke of Poland from 992-1025 and the first King of Poland from 19 April 1025 until his death...	966/7-1025	King of Poland, 992-1025	Złoty	2,000 zł	reverse	1977–1995
Frédéric Chopin Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano"....	1810–1849	romantic composer and pianist	Złoty	5,000 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance astronomer and the first person to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe....	1473–1543	developed a heliocentric model of the solar system	Złoty	1,000 zł	obverse	1962–1965
						1975–1995
Marie Curie Marie Curie Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...	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
Dubrawka Dubrawka Dobrawa was a Bohemian princess member of the Přemyslid dynasty and by marriage Duchess of the Polans.She was the daughter of Boleslav I the Cruel, Duke of Bohemia, by his wife Biagota....	940/45-977	Queen Consort of Mieszko I, 965-977	Złoty	2 zł	obverse	1936–1940
Tadeusz Kościuszko Tadeusz Kosciuszko Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko was a Polish–Lithuanian and American general and military leader during the Kościuszko Uprising. He is a national hero of Poland, Lithuania, the United States and Belarus...	1746–1817	general; leader of the Kościuszko Uprising, 1794	Złoty	500 zł	obverse	1976–1995
Mieszko I Mieszko I of Poland Mieszko I , was a Duke of the Polans from about 960 until his death. A member of the Piast dynasty, he was son of Siemomysł; grandchild of Lestek; father of Bolesław I the Brave, the first crowned King of Poland; likely father of Świętosława , a Nordic Queen; and grandfather of her son, Cnut the...	935-992	King of Poland, 960-992	Złoty	2,000 zł	obverse	1977–1995
Stanisław Moniuszko Stanisław Moniuszko Stanisław Moniuszko was a Polish composer, conductor and teacher. His output includes many songs and operas, and his musical style is filled with patriotic folk themes of the peoples of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...	1819–1872	conductor and composer	Złoty	100,000 zł	obverse	1990–1995
Ignacy Jan Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski GBE was a Polish pianist, composer, diplomat, politician, and the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland.-Biography:...	1860–1941	3rd Prime Minister, 1919	Złoty	2,000,000 zł	obverse	1992–1995
Emilia Plater Emilia Plater Countess Emilia Plater was a Polish-Lithuanian noblewoman and revolutionary from the lands of the partitioned Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...	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 Henryk Sienkiewicz Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz was a Polish journalist and Nobel Prize-winning novelist. A Polish szlachcic of the Oszyk coat of arms, he was one of the most popular Polish writers at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905 for his...	1846–1916	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1905	Złoty	500,000 zł	obverse	1990–1995
Stanisław Staszic	1755–1826	priest, philosopher, statesman; supporter of the Constitution of May 3, 1791	Złoty	50,000 zł	obverse	1989–1995
Karol Świerczewski Karol Swierczewski Karol Wacław Świerczewski was a Pole who became a Soviet military officer and a general. He served as a general in the service of the Soviet Union, Republican Spain, and the Soviet sponsored Polish Provisional Government of National Unity after World War II.- Life :Karol Świerczewski grew up in...	1897–1947	leader in post-World War II government	Złoty	50 zł	obverse	1975–1995
Romuald Traugutt Romuald Traugutt Romuald Traugutt was a Polish general and war hero, best known for commanding the January Uprising. From October 1863 to August 1864 he was Dictator of Insurrection. He headed the Polish national government from October 17, 1863 to April 20, 1864, and was president of its Foreign Affairs...	1826–1864	general; hero from the January Uprising	Złoty	20 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Ludwik Waryński Ludwik Warynski Ludwik Tadeusz Waryński was an activist and theoretician of the socialist movement in Poland.-Biography:...	1856–1889	socialist activist	Złoty	100 zł	obverse	1975–1995
Stanisław Wyspiański	1869–1907	playwright	Złoty	10,000 zł	obverse	1988–1995

Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

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

Portuguese escudo

The escudo was the currency of Portugal prior to the introduction of the Euro on 1 January 1999 and its removal from circulation on 28 February 2002. The escudo was subdivided into 100 centavos....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Pedro Álvares Cabral Pedro Álvares Cabral Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese noble, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the discoverer of Brazil. Cabral conducted the first substantial exploration of the northeast coast of South America and claimed it for Portugal. While details of Cabral's early life are sketchy, it...	1467–1520	explorer and navigator, discovered the sea route to Brazil, 1500	Escudo	1,000$	obverse	1996–2002
Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India...	1469–1524	explorer and navigator, sailed from Europe to India, 1497–1498	Escudo	5,000$	obverse	1996–2002
João de Barros João de Barros João de Barros , called the Portuguese Livy, is one of the first great Portuguese historians, most famous for his Décadas da Ásia , a history of the Portuguese in India and Asia.-Early years:...	1496–1570	historian	Escudo	500$	obverse	1997–2002
Bartolomeu Dias Bartolomeu Dias Bartolomeu Dias , a nobleman of the Portuguese royal household, was a Portuguese explorer who sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, the first European known to have done so.-Purposes of the Dias expedition:...	1450–1500	explorer and navigator, sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, 1488	Escudo	2,000$	obverse	1996–2002
Henry the Navigator	1394–1460	patron of Portuguese exploration	Escudo	10,000$	obverse	1996–2002

Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

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

Banknotes of the Romanian leu

-1917 issue :Issued in Iaşi, during World War I by the Ministry of Finance, as war money. The banknotes represent the subdivision of the leu, the ban -1917 issue ("paper coins"):Issued in Iaşi, during World War I by the Ministry of Finance, as war money. The banknotes represent the subdivision of...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Grigore Antipa Grigore Antipa Grigore Antipa was a Romanian Darwinist biologist who studied the fauna of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea. Between 1892 and 1944 he was the director of the Bucharest Natural History Museum, which now bears his name....	1867–1944	biologist; studied fauna and wildlife of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea	Leu	200 L	obverse	1992–1996
Nicolae Bălcescu Nicolae Balcescu Nicolae Bălcescu was a Romanian Wallachian soldier, historian, journalist, and leader of the 1848 Wallachian Revolution.-Early life:...	1819–1852	a leader of the Wallachian Revolution of 1848	Leu	100 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Lucian Blaga Lucian Blaga -Biography:Lucian Blaga was a commanding personality of the Romanian culture of the interbellum period. He was a philosopher and writer higly acclaimed for his originality, a university professor and a diplomat. He was born on May 9, 1895 in Lancrăm, near Alba Iulia, Romania, his father being an...	1895–1961	poet, playwright, philosopher	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1998–2002
Constantin Brâncuşi Constantin Brancusi Constantin Brâncuşi was a Romanian-born sculptor who made his career in France. As a child he displayed an aptitude for carving wooden farm tools. Formal studies took him first to Bucharest, then to Munich, then to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris...	1876–1957	sculptor	Leu	500 L	both	1991–1992
						1992–1996
Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist...	1852–1912	playwright, short story writer	Leu	1,000,000 L	obverse	2003–2007
Alexander John Cuza Alexander John Cuza Alexander John Cuza was a Moldavian-born Romanian politician who ruled as the first Domnitor of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia between 1859 and 1866.-Early life:...	1820–1873	Prince of Moldovia and Wallachia, 1859–1862; Dominator of Romania, 1862–1866	Leu	50 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party...	1850–1889	romantic poet	Leu	1,000 L	obverse	1991–1993
						1993–1998
						1998–2001
George Enescu George Enescu George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical...	1881–1955	composer, violinist, pianist	Leu	50,000 L	obverse	1996–2002
						2000–2004
						2001–2007
Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.-Biography:He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age , he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of...	1838–1907	painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting	Leu	100,000 L	obverse	1998–2004
						2001–2007
Avram Iancu Avram Iancu Avram Iancu was a Transylvanian Romanian lawyer who played an important role in the local chapter of the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848–1849. He was especially active in the Ţara Moţilor region and the Apuseni Mountains...	1824–1872	leader in the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848-1849	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1992–1993
						1993–1998
Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister...	1871–1940	Prime Minister, 1931–1932	Leu	10,000 L	obverse	1994–1999
						1999–2002
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Tudor Vladimirescu Tudor Vladimirescu Tudor Vladimirescu was a Wallachian Romanian revolutionary hero, the leader of the Wallachian uprising of 1821 and of the Pandur militia. He is also known as Tudor din Vladimiri or — occasionally — as Domnul Tudor .-Background:Tudor was born in Vladimiri, Gorj County in a family of landed peasants...	1780–1821	revolutionary leader; led the Wallachian Uprising of 1821 and the Pandur militia	Leu	25 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot.-Biography:Aurel Vlaicu was born in Binţinţi , Geoagiu, Transylvania. He attended Calvinist High School in Orăştie and took his Baccalaureate in Sibiu in 1902...	1882–1913	engineer, inventor, early pilot	Leu	500,000 L	obverse	2000–2007

Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

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

Slovenian tolar

The tolar was the currency of Slovenia from 1991 until the introduction of the euro on 1 January 2007. It was subdivided into 100 stotins...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Ivan Cankar Ivan Cankar Ivan Cankar was a Slovene writer, playwright, essayist, poet and political activist. Together with Oton Župančič, Dragotin Kette, and Josip Murn, he is considered as the beginner of modernism in Slovene literature...	1876–1918	writer, playwright, poet	Tolar	10,000 SIT	obverse	1995–2007
Jacobus Gallus Jacobus Gallus Jacobus Gallus Carniolus was a late Renaissance composer of Slovenian ethnicity...	1550–1591	Renaissance composer	Tolar	200 SIT	obverse	1993–2007
Rihard Jakopič Rihard Jakopic Rihard Jakopič was a Slovenian painter. He was the leading Slovenian Impressionist painter and theoretician. Together with Matej Sternen, Matija Jama and Ivan Grohar, he is considered the pioneer of Slovenian impressionist painting.- Life :Jakopič was born in Ljubljana, then part of the...	1869–1943	impressionist painter	Tolar	100 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Ivana Kobilca Ivana Kobilca Ivana Kobilca was a Slovene realist painter who lived, worked and studied in various European cities including Vienna, Sarajevo, Berlin, Paris and Munich. She was a member of Société Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris. Many of her paintings are still lifes, portraits or country settings...	1861–1926	realist painter	Tolar	5,000 SIT	obverse	1993–2007
Jože Plečnik Jože Plecnik Jože Plečnik , was a Slovene architect who practised in Vienna, Belgrade, Prague and Ljubljana.-Biography:...	1872–1957	architect	Tolar	500 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
France Prešeren France Prešeren France Prešeren was a Slovene Romantic poet. He is considered the Slovene national poet. Although he was not a particularly prolific author, he inspired virtually all Slovene literature thereafter....	1800–1849	poet	Tolar	1,000 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Primož Trubar Primož Trubar Primož Trubar or Primož Truber was a Slovene Protestant reformer, the founder and the first superintendent of the Protestant Church of the Slovene Lands, a consolidator of the Slovene language and the author of the first Slovene-language printed book...	1508–1586	founder and superintendent of the Protestant Church of Slovenia	Tolar	10 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Janez Vajkard Valvasor Janez Vajkard Valvasor Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor or simply Valvasor was a Slovenian nobleman, scientist and polymath, and a fellow of the Royal Society in London.-Biography:...	1641–1693	scholar	Tolar	20 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Jurij Vega Jurij Vega Baron Jurij Bartolomej Vega was a Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer.-Early life:...	1754–1802	mathematician and physicist	Tolar	50 SIT	obverse	1993–2007

South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

Currencies: Pound (£, 1825–1961)
Rand (R, 1961–Present)
See also South African pound

South African pound

In 1825, an imperial order-in-council made sterling coinage legal tender in all the British colonies. At that time, the only British colony in Southern Africa was the Cape of Good Hope Colony. As time went on, the British pound sterling and its associated subsidiary coinage became the currency of...

 and South African rand

South African rand

The rand is the currency of South Africa. It takes its name from the Witwatersrand , the ridge upon which Johannesburg is built and where most of South Africa's gold deposits were found. The rand has the symbol "R" and is subdivided into 100 cents, symbol "c"...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jan van Riebeeck Jan van Riebeeck Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck was a Dutch colonial administrator and founder of Cape Town.-Biography:...	1619–1677	Dutch founder and colonial administrator of Cape Town, 1652–1662	Pound	10/-	obverse	1948–1961
				£1	obverse
				£5	obverse
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					obverse	1966–1975
					obverse	1975–1978
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				R20	obverse	1961–1979
					obverse	1979–1993
				R50	obverse	1984–1992

Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

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

Soviet ruble

The Soviet ruble or rouble was the currency of the Soviet Union. One ruble is divided into 100 kopeks, ....

 and Russian chervonets.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years , as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a...	1870–1924	leader of the October Revolution; 1st Chairman Premier of the Soviet Union The office of Premier of the Soviet Union was synonymous with head of government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics . Twelve individuals have been premier...  of the Council of People's Commissars, 1917–1924	Ruble	руб10	obverse	1947–1961
					obverse	1961–1991
				руб25	obverse	1947–1961
					obverse	1961–1992
				руб50	obverse
				руб100	obverse
			Chervonet	5 chervozev	obverse	1937–1947
				10 chervozev	obverse

Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

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

Spanish peseta

The peseta was the currency of Spain between 1869 and 2002. Along with the French franc, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra .- Etymology :...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Leopoldo Alas y Ureña Leopoldo Alas y Ureña Leopoldo García-Alas y Ureña , also known as Clarín, was a Asturian realist novelist born in Zamora. He died in Oviedo....	1851–1901	novelist	Peseta	200 ₧	obverse	1982–2002
Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...	1451–1506	navigator and explorer, discovered the Americas, 1492	Peseta	5,000 ₧	obverse	1992–2002
Hernando Cortés Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century...	1485–1547	conquistador of Mexico	Peseta	1,000 ₧	obverse	1992–2002
Rosalía de Castro Rosalía de Castro María Rosalía Rita de Castro , was a Galician romanticist writer and poet.Writing in the Galician language, after the Séculos Escuros , she became an important figure of the Galician romantic movement, known today as the Rexurdimento , along with Manuel Curros Enríquez and Eduardo Pondal...	1837–1885	writer, poet	Peseta	500 ₧	obverse	1982–2002
Antonio de Ulloa Antonio de Ulloa Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Girault was a Spanish general, explorer, author, astronomer, colonial administrator and the first Spanish governor of Louisiana.Rebellion of 1768]]....	1716–1795	explorer, colonial administrator, first Spanish governor of Louisiana, 1766–1768	Peseta	10,000 ₧	reverse	1987–2002
Felipe Felipe, Prince of Asturias Felipe, Prince of Asturias de Borbón y de Grecia; born 30 January 1968), is the third child and only son of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain....	1968-	Prince of Asturias, 1977-	Peseta	10,000 ₧	reverse	1982–1987
Juan Ramón Jiménez Juan Ramón Jiménez Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón was a Spanish poet, a prolific writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956. One of Jiménez's most important contributions to modern poetry was his advocacy of the French concept of "pure poetry."-Biography:Jiménez was born in Moguer, near Huelva, in...	1881–1958	poet; Nobel Prize winner, 1956	Peseta	2,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
Juan Carlos I Juan Carlos I of Spain Juan Carlos I |Italy]]) is the reigning King of Spain.On 22 November 1975, two days after the death of General Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos was designated king according to the law of succession promulgated by Franco. Spain had no monarch for 38 years in 1969 when Franco named Juan Carlos as the...	1938-	King of Spain, 1975-	Peseta	5,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
				10,000 ₧	obverse
					obverse	1987–2002
José Celestino Mutis José Celestino Mutis -External links:*** at The Catholic Encyclopedia official site...	1732–1808	botanist and mathematician	Peseta	2,000 ₧	obverse	1987–2002
Benito Pérez Galdós Benito Pérez Galdós Benito Pérez Galdós was a Spanish realist novelist. Considered second only to Cervantes in stature, he was the leading Spanish realist novelist....	1843–1920	novelist	Peseta	1,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro González, Marquess was a Spanish conquistador, conqueror of the Incan Empire, and founder of Lima, the modern-day capital of the Republic of Peru.-Early life:...	1475–1541	conquistador of Peru	Peseta	1,000 ₧	reverse	1992–2002

Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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

Swedish krona

The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Charles XI	1655–1697	King of Sweden, 1660–1697	Krona	500 kr	obverse	1985–1999
					obverse	1989–2006
Charles XIV John Charles XIV John of Sweden Charles XIV & III John, also Carl John, Swedish and Norwegian: Karl Johan was King of Sweden and King of Norway from 1818 until his death...	1763–1844	King of Sweden and Norway, 1818–1844	Krona	1,000 kr	obverse	1976–1998
Gustav I Gustav I of Sweden Gustav I of Sweden, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known simply as Gustav Vasa , was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death....	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	????-1987
				100 kr	reverse	????-1987
				1,000 kr	reverse	1890–1987
Gustav III Gustav III of Sweden Gustav III was King of Sweden from 1771 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Adolph Frederick and Queen Louise Ulrica of Sweden, she a sister of Frederick the Great of Prussia....	1746–1792	King of Sweden, 1771–1792	Krona	50 kr	obverse	????-1998
Gustav V	1858–1950	King of Sweden, 1907–1950	Krona	5 kr	obverse	1948–1987
				1,000 kr	reverse	1952–1987
Gustav II Adolf Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden Gustav II Adolf has been widely known in English by his Latinized name Gustavus Adolphus Magnus and variously in historical writings also as Gustavus, or Gustavus the Great, or Gustav Adolph the Great,...	1594–1632	King of Sweden, 1611–1632	Krona	100 kr	obverse	????-1998
					obverse	1986–2006
Gustaf VI Adolf Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden Gustaf VI Adolf - Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf - was King of Sweden from October 29, 1950 until his death. His official title was King of Sweden, of the Goths and of the Wends. He was the eldest son of King Gustaf V and his wife Victoria of Baden...	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 Selma Lagerlöf Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....	1858–1940	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1909	Krona	20 kr	obverse	1992–2006
Carolus Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...	1707–1778	botanist, physician, zoologist; father of taxonomy	Krona	50 kr	obverse	????-1998

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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

Swiss franc

The franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. Although not formally legal tender in the German exclave Büsingen , it is in wide daily use there...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Francesco Borromini Francesco Borromini Francesco Borromini, byname of Francesco Castelli was an architect from Ticino who, with his contemporaries, Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Pietro da Cortona, was a leading figure in the emergence of Roman Baroque architecture.A keen student of the architecture of Michelangelo and the ruins of...	1599–1667	Baroque architect	Franc	100 Fr.	obverse	1976–2000
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure Horace-Bénédict de Saussure 200px|thumb|Portrait of Horace-Bénédict de Saussure Horace-Bénédict de Saussure was a Genevan aristocrat, physicist and Alpine traveller, often considered the founder of alpinism, and considered to be the first person to build a successful solar oven.-Life and work:Saussure was born in Conches,...	1740–1799	aristocrat, physicist; considered the founder of mountaineering	Franc	20 Fr.	obverse	1979–2000
Leonhard Euler Leonhard Euler Leonhard Euler was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist. He made important discoveries in fields as diverse as infinitesimal calculus and graph theory. He also introduced much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation, particularly for mathematical analysis, such as the notion...	1707–1783	mathematician, physicist	Franc	10 Fr.	obverse	1979–2000
Auguste-Henri Forel Auguste-Henri Forel Auguste-Henri Forel was a Swiss myrmecologist, neuroanatomist and psychiatrist, notable for his investigations into the structure of the human brain and that of ants. For example, he is considered a co-founder of the neuron theory...	1848–1931	psychiatrist and neuroanatomist; studied brain structures of humans and ants	Franc	1,000 Fr.	obverse	1978–2000
Conrad Gessner Conrad Gessner Conrad Gessner was a Swiss naturalist and bibliographer. His five-volume Historiae animalium is considered the beginning of modern zoology, and the flowering plant genus Gesneria is named after him...	1516–1565	authored Historiae animalium Historiae animalium (Gesner) Historiae animalium published at Zurich in 1551-58 and 1587, is an encyclopedic work of "an inventory of renaissance zoology" by Conrad Gesner, a doctor and professor at the Carolinum, the precursor of the University of Zurich... (1551–1558), considered the foundation of modern zoology	Franc	50 Fr.	obverse	1978–2000
Gottfried Keller Gottfried Keller Gottfried Keller , a Swiss writer of German-language literature, was best known for his novel Green Henry .- Life and work :...	1819–1890	writer	Franc	10 Fr.	obverse	1956–2000
Saint Martin Martin of Tours Martin of Tours was a Bishop of Tours whose shrine became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela. Around his name much legendary material accrued, and he has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints...	316/7-397	patron saint of soldiers	Franc	100 Fr.	obverse	1957–2000
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi was a Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer who exemplified Romanticism in his approach....	1746–1827	teacher and education reformer	Franc	20 Fr.	obverse	1930–1976
Albrecht von Haller Albrecht von Haller Albrecht von Haller was a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist and poet.-Early life:He was born of an old Swiss family at Bern. Prevented by long-continued ill-health from taking part in boyish sports, he had the more opportunity for the development of his precocious mind...	1708–1777	anatomist and physiologist	Franc	500 Fr.	obverse	1977–2000

Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

Currency: Lira (₤, 1843–2005)
New Lira (₤, 2005–Present)
See also Turkish lira

Turkish lira

The Turkish lira is the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The lira is subdivided into 100 kuruş...

 and Turkish new lira

Turkish new lira

The new Turkish lira was the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus between 1 January 2005 and 1 January 2009 which was a transition period for the removal of six zeroes from the currency. The new lira was subdivided into 100 new kurush...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....	1881–1938	founder of the Republic of Turkey; 1st President, 1923–1938	Lira	₤2½	obverse	1939–1952
					obverse	1952–1966
					obverse	1955–1966
					obverse	1957–1966
					obverse	1960–1966
				₤5	obverse	1937–1952
					obverse	1952–1968
					obverse	1959–1968
					obverse	1961–1968
					obverse	1965–1968
					obverse	1968–1983
					obverse	1976–1983
				₤10	obverse	1938–1952
					obverse	1952–1966
					obverse	1953–1966
					obverse	1958–1966
					obverse	1960–1966
					obverse	1961–1966
					obverse	1963–1966
					obverse	1966–1981
					obverse	1975–1981
					both	1979–1987
					both	1982–1987
				₤20	obverse	1966–1987
					obverse	1974–1987
					obverse	1979–1987
					obverse	1983–1987
				₤50	obverse	1927–1938
					obverse	1938–1952
					obverse	1951–1979
					obverse	1953–1979
					obverse	1956–1979
					obverse	1957–1979
					obverse	1960–1979
					obverse	1964–1979
					obverse	1971–1979
					obverse	1976–1987
					obverse	1983–1987
				₤100	obverse	1927–1938
					obverse	1938–1942
					obverse	1952–1976
					obverse	1956–1976
					obverse	1958–1976
					obverse	1962–1976
					obverse	1964–1976
					obverse	1969–1976
					obverse	1972–1986
					obverse	1979–1986
					obverse	1983–1986
					obverse	1984–1989
				₤500	obverse	1927–1939
					obverse	1939–1946
					obverse	1953–1976
					obverse	1959–1976
					obverse	1962–1976
					obverse	1968–1976
					obverse	1971–1984
					obverse	1974–1984
					obverse	1983–1989
					obverse	1984–1989
				₤1,000	obverse	1927–1939
					obverse	1939–1946
					obverse	1953–1979
					obverse	1978–1986
obverse	1979–1986
obverse	1981–1986
obverse	1986–1992
obverse	1988–1992
₤5,000	obverse	1981–1994
	obverse	1985–1994
	obverse	1988–1994
	obverse	1990–1994
₤10,000	obverse	1982–1995
	obverse	1984–1995
	obverse	1989–1995
	obverse	1993–1995
₤20,000	obverse	1988–1997
	obverse	1995–1997
₤50,000	obverse	1989–1999
	obverse	1995–1999
₤100,000	both	1991–2001
	both	1994–2001
	both	1996–2001
₤250,000	obverse	1992–2006
	obverse	1995–2006
	obverse	1998–2006
₤500,000	obverse	1993–2006
	obverse	1994–2006
	obverse	1997–2006
₤1,000,000	obverse	1995–2006
	obverse	1996–2006
	obverse	2002–2006
₤5,000,000	obverse	1997–2006
₤10,000,000	obverse	1999–2006
₤20,000,000	obverse	2001–2006
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Âkif Ersoy was a Turkish poet, author, academic, member of parliament, and the poet of the Turkish National Anthem....	1873–1936	poet; author of the lyrics to the National Anthem	Lira	₤100	reverse	1983–1989
					reverse	1984–1989
İsmet İnönü Ismet Inönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...	1884–1973	2nd President, 1938–1950	Lira	50 kuruş	obverse	1944–1947
				₤1	obverse	1942–1947
				₤2½	obverse	1947–1952
				₤10	obverse	1942–1950
					obverse	1947–1952
					obverse	1948–1952
				₤50	obverse	1942–1951
					obverse	1947–1951
				₤100	obverse	1942–1946
					obverse	1947–1952
				₤500	obverse	1940–1946
					obverse	1946–1953
				₤1,000	obverse	1940–1946
					obverse	1946–1953
Mehmed II Mehmed II Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from...	1432–1481	Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1444–1446 and 1451–1481	Lira	₤1,000	reverse	1986–1989
					reverse	1988–1992
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī , also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī and popularly known as Mevlānā in Turkey and Mawlānā in Iran and Afghanistan but known to the English-speaking world simply as Rumi was a 13th-century Persian Muslim poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic...	1207–1273	Persian theologian and poet; his followers founded the Mevlevi Order, or "Whirling Dervishes"	Lira	₤5,000	reverse	1981–1994
					reverse	1985–1994
					reverse	1988–1994
Mimar Sinan	1489–1588	chief architect of the Ottoman Empire, 1512–1588	Lira	₤10,000	reverse	1982–1995
					reverse	1984–1995
					reverse	1989–1995
					reverse	1993–1995

Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

Currency: Hryvnia

Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

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

Argentine peso

The peso is the currency of Argentina, identified by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using dollar currencies. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. Its ISO 4217 code is ARS...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Manuel Belgrano Manuel Belgrano Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano , usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano, was an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina... *	1770–1820	leader for independence from Spain	$10	obverse	1992
José de San Martín José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín, known simply as Don José de San Martín , was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes , he left his mother country at the... *	1778–1850	leader for independence from Spain	$5	obverse
Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel de Rosas , was an argentine militar and politician, who was elected governor of the province of Buenos Aires in 1829 to 1835, and then of the Argentine Confederation from 1835 until 1852...	1793–1877	ruler of Argentina, 1829–1852	$20	obverse
Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Martínez was an Argentine statesman, military figure, and author. He was the President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868.-Life and times:... *	1821–1906	President, 1862–1868	$2	obverse
Julio Argentino Roca Julio Argentino Roca Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz was an army general who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1880 to 12 October 1886 and again from 12 October 1898 to 12 October 1904.-Upbringing and early career:... *	1843–1914	President, 1880–1886 and 1898–1904	$100	obverse
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history... *	1811–1888	President, 1868–1874	$50	obverse

*See also Argentina in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

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

Banknotes of the Australian dollar

The banknotes of the Australian dollar were first issued on 14 February 1966, when Australia adopted decimal currency.- Former series :The $5 note was not issued until 1967...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Edith Cowan Edith Cowan Edith Dircksey Cowan , MBE was an Australian politician, social campaigner and the first woman elected to an Australian parliament....	1861–1932	suffragette, first woman elected to Parliament, 1920–1924	$50	reverse	1995
Elizabeth II*	1926-	Queen of Australia Monarchy in Australia The Monarchy of Australia is a form of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign of Australia. The monarchy is a constitutional one modelled on the Westminster style of parliamentary government, incorporating features unique to the Constitution of Australia.The present monarch is... , 1952-	$5	obverse	1992
John Flynn John Flynn (minister) John Flynn OBE was an Australian Presbyterian minister who founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the world's first air ambulance.-Biography:...	1880–1951	founder, Royal Flying Doctor Service, 1928	$20	reverse	1994
Mary Gilmore Mary Gilmore Dame Mary Gilmore DBE was a prominent Australian socialist poet and journalist.-Early life:Mary Jean Cameron was born on 16 August 1865 at Cotta Walla near Goulburn, New South Wales...	1865–1962	poet and journalist	$10	reverse	1993
Nellie Melba Nellie Melba Dame Nellie Melba GBE , born Helen "Nellie" Porter Mitchell, was an Australian operatic soprano. She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian Era and the early 20th century...	1861–1931	international opera soprano, 1886–1926	$100	obverse	1996
John Monash John Monash General Sir John Monash GCMG, KCB, VD was a civil engineer who became the Australian military commander in the First World War. He commanded the 13th Infantry Brigade before the War and then became commander of the 4th Brigade in Egypt shortly after the outbreak of the War with whom he took part...	1865–1931	general during World War I	$100	reverse	1996
Henry Parkes Henry Parkes Sir Henry Parkes, GCMG was an Australian statesman, the "Father of Federation." As the earliest advocate of a Federal Council of the colonies of Australia, a precursor to the Federation of Australia, he was the most prominent of the Australian Founding Fathers.Parkes was described during his...	1815–1896	The Father of the Federation	$5	obverse	2001
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson Banjo Paterson Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, OBE was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales where he spent much of his childhood...	1864–1941	poet, author of "Waltzing Matilda" (1895) and "The Man from Snowy River" (1890)	$10	obverse	1993
Mary Reibey Mary Reibey Mary Reibey was an Englishwoman who was transported to Australia as a convict but went on to become a successful businesswoman in Sydney.-Early life:...	1777–1855	businesswoman	$20	obverse	1994
Catherine Helen Spence Catherine Helen Spence Catherine Helen Spence was a Scottish-born Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician and leading suffragette. In 1897 she became Australia's first female political candidate after standing for the Federal Convention held in Adelaide...	1825–1910	politician, journalist, suffragette	$5	reverse	2001
David Unaipon David Unaipon David Unaipon was an Australian Aboriginal of the Ngarrindjeri people, a preacher, inventor and writer. He was the most widely known Aboriginal in Australia, and broke stereotypes of Aboriginals...	1872–1967	inventor, writer	$50	obverse	1995

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

Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since 2212
Robert Borden Robert Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office... *	1854–1937	8th Prime Minister, 1911–1920	$100	obverse	9090
Marie Thérèse Forget Casgrain Thérèse Casgrain Marie Thérèse Forget Casgrain, was a feminist, reformer, politician and senator in Quebec, Canada.Thérèse Casgrain was raised in a wealthy family, the daughter of Lady Blanche MacDonald and Sir Rodolphe Forget...	1849–1931	suffragist	$50	reverse
Henrietta Muir Edwards Henrietta Edwards Henrietta Muir Edwards was a Canadian women's rights activist and reformer.She was born Henrietta Louise Muir in Montreal. As a young woman, she espoused various feminist causes, forming the Working Girls' Association in 1875 to provide vocational training for women and editing the journal Women's...	1849–1931	founder, Victorian Order of Nurses, 1893	$50	reverse
Elizabeth II Style of the Canadian sovereign The title and style of the Canadian sovereign is the formal mode of address of the monarch of Canada. The form is based on those that were inherited from the United Kingdom and France, used in the colonies to refer to the reigning monarch in Europe... *§	1926-	Queen of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1952-	$20	obverse
William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948... *	1874–1950	10th Prime Minister, 1921–1926, 1926–1930, and 1935–1948	$50	obverse
Wilfrid Laurier Wilfrid Laurier Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911.... *	1941-1919	7th Prime Minister, 1896–1911	$5	obverse
John A. Macdonald John A. Macdonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century... *	1815–1891	1st Prime Minister, 1867–1873 and 1878–1891	$10	obverse
Nellie Mooney McClung Nellie McClung Nellie McClung, born Nellie Letitia Mooney , was a Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist. She was a part of the social and moral reform movements prevalent in Western Canada in the early 1900s...	1873–1951	suffragist	$50	reverse
Louise Crummy McKinney Louise McKinney Louise McKinney née Crummy was a provincial politician and women's rights activist from Alberta, Canada. She was the first woman sworn in to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and the first woman elected to a legislature in Canada and in the British Empire...	1868–1931	first woman elected to a legislature in the British Empire, 1917–1921	$50	reverse
Emily Murphy Emily Murphy Emily Murphy was a Canadian women's rights activist, jurist, and author. In 1916, she became the first woman magistrate in Canada, and in the British Empire...	1868–1933	British Empire's first woman judge, 1916–1933	$50	reverse
Irene Marryat Parlby Irene Parlby Irene Parlby was a Canadian women's farm leader, activist and politician.Born in London, England, Parlby came to Canada in 1896. In 1913, Parlby helped to found the first women's local of the United Farmers of Alberta. In 1921, she was elected to the Alberta Legislature for the riding of Lacombe,...	1868–1965	first woman Cabinet minister in Alberta, 1921–1935	$50	reverse

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

People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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

Fifth series of the renminbi

The fifth series of the renminbi is the current coin and banknote series of the Chinese currency, the renminbi. They were progressively introduced since 1999 and consist of ¥0.1, ¥0.5, and ¥1 coins, and ¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥20, ¥50, ¥100 notes. ¥20 is a new denomination.-First edition:Coins of the first...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mao Zedong Mao Zedong Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution... *	1893–1976	1st President, 1954–1959	¥1	obverse	2004
			¥5	obverse	2002
			¥10	obverse	2001
			¥20	obverse	2000
			¥50	obverse	2001
			¥100	obverse	1999

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

Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

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

Colombian peso

The peso is the currency of Colombia. Its ISO 4217 code is COP and it is also informally abbreviated as COL$. However, the official peso symbol is $. As 20 July 2011, the exchange rate of the Colombian peso is 1750 Colombian pesos to 1 U.S. dollar.-History:The peso has been the currency of Colombia...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
José Asunción Silva José Asunción Silva José Asunción Silva was a Colombian poet. He is considered one of the founders of Spanish-American Modernism.-Life:...	1865–1896	poet	$5,000	obverse	1995
Francisco de Paula Santander Francisco de Paula Santander Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña , was a Colombian military and political leader during the 1810–1819 independence war of the United Provinces of New Granada...	1792–1840	military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	$2,000	obverse	2005
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala was a politician, a leader of a populist movement in Colombia, a former Education Minister and Labor Minister , mayor of Bogotá and one of the most charismatic leaders of the Liberal Party.He was assassinated during his second presidential campaign in 1948, setting off...	1903–1948	Labor Party leader, two-time presidential candidate, assassinated during second campaign	$1,000	both	2005
Julio Garavito Armero Julio Garavito Armero Julio Garavito Armero was a Colombian astronomer.Born in Bogotá, he was a child prodigy in science and mathematics. He obtained his degrees as mathematician and civil engineer in the Escuela Nacional de Ingeniería...	1865–1920	astronomer	$20,000	obverse	1996
Jorge Isaacs Jorge Isaacs Jorge Isaacs Ferrer was a Colombian writer, politician and soldier. His only novel, María, became one of the most notable works of the Romantic movement in Spanish literature....	1837–1895	writer, politician, soldier	$50,000	obverse	1992
Policarpa "La Pola" Salavarrieta Policarpa Salavarrieta Policarpa Salavarrieta , also known as La Pola, was a Neogranadine seamstress who spied for the Revolutionary Forces during the Spanish Reconquista of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. She was captured by Spanish Royalists and ultimately executed for high treason...	1795–1817	seamstress, spy, executed by Spain	$10,000	obverse	1995

Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

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

Croatian kuna

The kuna is the currency of Croatia since 1994 . It is subdivided into 100 lipa. The kuna is issued by the Croatian National Bank and the coins are minted by the Croatian Monetary Institute....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Juraj Dobrila Juraj Dobrila Juraj Dobrila was a bishop and benefactor from Istria who advocated for greater national rights for Croats under Italian rule....	1812–1882	Catholic bishop; public supporter of Croatian language and culture	10 kn	obverse	1994
Fran Krsto Frankopan Fran Krsto Frankopan Fran Krsto Frankopan was a Croatian baroque poet, nobleman and politician in the 17th century. He is remembered primarily for his involvement in the failed Zrinski-Frankopan conspiracy.-Early life and poetry:...	1643–1671	statesman and poet; died for Croatian liberty	5 kn	obverse
Ivan Gundulić Ivan Gundulic Ivan Franov Gundulić is the most celebrated Croatian Baroque poet from the Republic of Ragusa. His work embodies central characteristics of Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation: religious fervor, insistence on "vanity of this world" and zeal in opposition to "infidels." Gundulić's major...	1589–1638	Baroque poet	50 kn	obverse
Josip Jelačić Josip Jelacic Count Josip Jelačić of Bužim was the Ban of Croatia between 23 March 1848 and 19 May 1859...	1801–1859	ban, 1848–1859; abolished serfdom	20 kn	obverse
Marko Marulić Marko Marulic Marko Marulić |Split]], 18 August 1450 – Split, 5 January 1524) was a Croatian national poet and Christian humanist, known as the Crown of the Croatian Medieval Age and the father of the Croatian Renaissance. He signed his works as Marko Marulić Splićanin , Marko Pečenić, Marcus Marulus ...	1450–1524	poet and humanist	500 kn	obverse
Ivan Mažuranić Ivan Mažuranic Ivan Mažuranić was a Croatian poet, linguist and politician—probably the most important figure in Croatia's cultural life in the mid-19th century...	1814–1890	ban, 1873–1880; modernized economy and education	100 kn	obverse
Stjepan Radić Stjepan Radic Stjepan Radić was a Croatian politician and the founder of the Croatian Peasant Party in 1905. Radić is credited with galvanizing the peasantry of Croatia into a viable political force...	1871–1928	founder of the Croatian Peasant Party, 1905	200 kn	obverse
Ante Starčević Ante Starcevic Ante Starčević , was a Croatian politician and writer whose activities and works laid the foundations for the modern Croatian state.His works are base for Croatian nationalism, he is often referred to as Father of the Fatherland by Croats.-Life:...	1823–1896	politician and writer	1,000 kn	obverse
Tomislav Tomislav King Tomislav was a ruler of Croatia in the Middle Ages. He reigned from 910 until 928, first as Duke of Dalmatian Croatia in 910–925, and then became first King of the Croatian Kingdom in 925–928....	???-928	1st King of Croatia, 925-928	1,000 kn	reverse
Petar Zrinski Petar Zrinski Petar Zrinski was a Croatian Ban and writer. A member of the Zrinski noble family, he was noted for his role in the attempted Croatian-Hungarian rebellion of 1664-1670 which ultimately led to his execution for high treason.-Zrinski family:Petar Zrinski was born in Vrbovec, a small town near...	1621–1671	statesman and poet; died for Croatian liberty	5 kn	obverse

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

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

Banknotes of the Czech koruna

Czech koruna paper money is part of the physical form of the Czech Republic's currency. All Czech paper money are banknotes. First overstamped Czechoslovak koruna banknotes served as legal tender in the just-created Czech Republic. Later but still in 1993, the first original Czech banknotes appeared...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ottokar I of Bohemia Ottokar I of Bohemia -External links:...	1155–1230	First heredetary king of Bohemia	20 czk	obverse	1993 - 2008
Agnes of Bohemia Agnes of Bohemia Saint Agnes of Bohemia , or Agnes of Prague , was a medieval Bohemian princess who opted for a life of charity and piety over a life of luxury and comfort...	1211–1282	medieval Bohemian princess	50 czk	obverse	1993 - 2011
Charles IV Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....	1346–1348	king of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor	100 czk	obverse	1993
John Amos Comenius	1592–1670	bishop of Unity of the Brethren	200 czk	obverse	1993
Božena Němcová Božena Nemcová Božena Němcová was a Czech writer of the final phase of the Czech National Revival movement.-Biography:...	1820–1862	author	500 czk	obverse	1993
František Palacký František Palacký František Palacký was a Czech historian and politician.-Biography:...	1798–1876	historian and politician	1000 czk	obverse	1993
Emmy Destinn Emmy Destinn Emmy Destinn was a Czech operatic soprano with a strong and soaring lyric-dramatic voice. She had a career both in Europe and at the New York Metropolitan Opera.- Biography :...	1878–1930	Czech operatic soprano	2000 czk	obverse	1993
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk	1850–1937	president of Czechoslovakia	5000 czk	obverse	1993

Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

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

Danish krone

The krone is the official currency of the Kingdom of Denmark consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is subdivided into 100 øre...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Anna Ancher Anna Ancher Anna Ancher was a Danish artist associated with the Skagen Painters, an artists' colony in the very north of Jutland.-Background:...	1859–1935	painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2004
Michael Peter Ancher Michael Peter Ancher Michael Peter Ancher was a Danish impressionist artist. He is most associated with his paintings of fishermen and other scenes from the Danish port of Skagen. His paintings are classics and he is probably one of Denmark's most popular artists.-Background:Michael Peter Ancher was born at Rutsker on...	1849–1927	painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2004
Karen Blixen Karen Blixen Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke , , née Karen Christenze Dinesen, was a Danish author also known by her pen name Isak Dinesen. She also wrote under the pen names Osceola and Pierre Andrézel...	1885–1962	author	50 kr	obverse	2005
Niels Bohr Niels Bohr Niels Henrik David Bohr was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. Bohr mentored and collaborated with many of the top physicists of the century at his institute in...	1885–1962	winner of Nobel Prize in Physics, 1922	500 kr	obverse	2003
Johanne Luise Heiberg Johanne Luise Heiberg Johanne Luise Heiberg was one of the greatest Danish actresses of the 19th century. She is most famous for her work at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, where she achieved great success.-Early life:...	1812–1890	actress, 1827–1864	200 kr	obverse	2003
Carl Nielsen Carl Nielsen Carl August Nielsen , , widely recognised as Denmark's greatest composer, was also a conductor and a violinist. Brought up by poor but musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he demonstrated his musical abilities at an early age...	1865–1931	composer, conductor, violinist	100 kr	obverse	2002

Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

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

Egyptian pound

The Egyptian Pound is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 Qirsh , or 1,000 Milliemes ....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ramesses II Ramesses II Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire... *	1302-1213 BCE	Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty, 1279-1213 BCE	Pt.50	reverse	1996
			£1	reverse	1979
Khafra Khafra Khafra — also Khafre — was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty, who had his capital at Memphis. According to some authors he was the son and successor of Khufu, but it is more commonly accepted that Djedefre was Khufu's successor and Khafra was Djedefre's... *	unknown	Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, 2558-2532 BCE	£10	reverse	2003

*See also Egypt Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

Currency: Kroon (1992–2010)
Symbol: KR
See also Estonian kroon

Estonian kroon

In 1992, coins were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 20 & 50 senti, as well as 1 kroon. The 1 kroon was struck in cupronickel, the others in aluminum-bronze. However, in 1997, nickel-plated steel 20 senti were introduced, followed by aluminum-bronze 1 kroon in 1998. 5 senti coins were not...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jakob Hurt Jakob Hurt Jakob Hurt was a notable Estonian folklorist, theologist, and linguist. With respect to the latter, he is perhaps best known for his dissertation on "pure" -ne stem nouns...	1839–1907	linguist, theologian, folklorist	10 KR	obverse	1991
Carl Robert Jakobson Carl Robert Jakobson Carl Robert Jakobson was an Estonian writer, politician and teacher active in Livonia, Russian Empire. He was one of the most important persons of Estonian national awakening in the second half of the 19th century.Between 1860 and 1880, the Governorate of Livonia was led by a moderate...	1841–1882	established Estonia's first political newspaper Sakala, 1878	500 KR	obverse	1991
Paul Keres Paul Keres Paul Keres , was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....	1916–1975	chess grandmaster	5 KR	obverse	1991
Lydia Koidula Lydia Koidula Lydia Emilie Florentine Jannsen, , known after her pen name Lydia Koidula was an Estonian poet. Her sobriquet means ‘Lydia of the Dawn’ in Estonian. It was given her by the writer Carl Robert Jakobson...	1843–1886	poet	100 KR	obverse	1991
Anton Hansen Tammsaare Anton Hansen Tammsaare Anton Hansen Tammsaare , born Anton Hansen, was an Estonian writer whose pentalogy Truth and Justice is considered one of the major works of Estonian literature and "The Estonian Novel"....	1878–1940	author	25 KR	obverse	1991
Rudolf Tobias Rudolf Tobias Rudolf Tobias was the first Estonian professional composer, as well as a professional organist. He studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory...	1873–1918	composer, organist	50 KR	obverse	1994
Karl Ernst von Baer Karl Ernst von Baer Karl Ernst Ritter von Baer, Edler von Huthorn also known in Russia as Karl Maksimovich Baer was an Estonian naturalist, biologist, geologist, meteorologist, geographer, a founding father of embryology, explorer of European Russia and Scandinavia, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a...	1792–1879	biologist, pioneer of embryology	2 KR	obverse	1992

Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

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

Banknotes of the Hungarian forint

Hungarian forint paper money is part of the physical form of the current Hungarian currency, the Hungarian forint. The forint paper money consists of exclusively banknotes. During its history, denominations ranging from 10 to 20 000 forint were put into circulation in correspondence with the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen was a prince of Transylvania , duke of Opole and leader of an anti-Habsburg insurrection in the Habsburg Royal Hungary. His last armed intervention in 1626 was part of the Thirty Years' War...	1580–1629	Prince of Transylvania, 1613–1629; led an uprising against the Hungarian monarchy	2,000 Ft	both	1998
Charles I Charles I of Hungary Charles I , also known as Charles Robert , was the first King of Hungary and Croatia of the House of Anjou. He was also descended from the old Hungarian Árpád dynasty. His claim to the throne of Hungary was contested by several pretenders...	1288–1342	King of Hungary, 1308–1342	200 Ft	obverse	1998
Matthias Corvinus Matthias Corvinus of Hungary Matthias Corvinus , also called the Just in folk tales, was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458, at the age of 14 until his death...	1443–1490	King of Hungary, 1458–1490	1,000 Ft	obverse	1998
Ferenc Deák Ferenc Deák Ferenc Deák de Kehida , , was a Hungarian statesman and Minister of Justice. He was known as "The Wise Man of the Nation".-Early life and law career:...	1803–1876	statesman and reformer	20,000 Ft	obverse	2001
Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Hungarian aristocrat, he was the leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11 as the prince of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was also Prince of Transylvania, an Imperial Prince, and a member of the Order of the Golden... *	1676–1735	Prince of Transylvania; led the uprising against the Hungarian monarchy, 1703–1711	500 Ft	obverse	1998
Stephen I	975-1038	1st King of Hungary, 1006–1038	10,000 Ft	obverse	1997
István Széchenyi István Széchenyi Széchenyi committed suicide by a shot to his head on April 8, 1860. All Hungary mourned his death. The Academy was in official mourning, along with the most prominent persons of the leading political and cultural associations... *	1791–1860	statesman and political theorist	5,000 Ft	obverse	1999

*See also Hungary in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

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

Icelandic króna

The króna is the currency of Iceland. The króna is technically subdivided into 100 aurar , but in practice this subdivision is no longer used....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ingibjörg Benediktsdóttir	????-????	2nd wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	obverse	1986
Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir was the daughter of the Icelandic priest Jón Arason and his wife Hólmfríður Sigurðardóttir. She was one of twelve children and was an active seamstress. She taught this skill actively. Ragnheiður became the wife of two consecutive bishops in the Hólar see -- Gísli...	1646–1715	developer of embroidery; 3rd wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	both	1986
Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval was an Icelandic painter. He is one of the most famous artists of Iceland.The paintings of Kjarval vary greatly in style. Most of them are rather realistic presentations of the Icelandic landscape whereas others are more influenced by a somewhat mythical style...	1885–1972	painter	2,000 kr	obverse	1995
Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement.Born at Hrafnseyri, near Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords area of Iceland, he was the son of a pastor, Sigurður Jónsson. He moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1833 to study grammar and history at the university there...	1811–1879	leader of the 19th century independence movement	500 kr	both	1981
Brynjólfur Sveinsson Brynjólfur Sveinsson Brynjólfur Sveinsson served as the Lutheran Bishop of the see of Skálholt in Iceland. His main influence has been on modern knowledge of Old Norse literature. He is currently pictured on the Icelandic 1000 krónur bill....	1605–1675	Lutheran bishop; collected Old Norse literature	1,000 kr	obverse	1984
Gísli Þorláksson	????-????	Lutheran bishop of Hólar, 1657–1684; husband of Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir	5,000 kr	obverse	1986
Gróa Þorleifsdóttir	????-????	1st wife of Gísli Þorláksson	5,000 kr	obverse	1986

India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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

Indian rupee

The Indian rupee is the official currency of the Republic of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...	1869–1948	political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement	Rs.5	obverse	2002
			Rs.10	obverse	1996
			Rs.20	obverse	2002
			Rs.50	obverse	1997
			Rs.100	obverse	1996
			Rs.500	obverse	2000
			Rs.1,000	obverse	2000

Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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

Iranian rial

The rial is the currency of Iran. It is subdivided into 100 dinar but, because of the very low current value of the rial, no fraction of the rial is used in accounting....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Hassan Modarres Hassan Modarres Seyyed Hassan Modarres , was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a cleric and a notable supporter of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution. He was among the founding members, along with Abdolhossein Teymourtash, of the reformist party Hezb-e Eslaah-talab of the time, which was formed during the fourth...	1870–1937	notable supporter of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution Iranian Constitutional Revolution The Persian Constitutional Revolution or Iranian Constitutional Revolution took place between 1905 and 1907...	100 ریال	obverse	1985-
Ruhollah Khomeini Ruhollah Khomeini Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran...	1902–1989	leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution Iranian Revolution The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...  and 1st Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Supreme Leader of Iran The Supreme Leader of Iran is the highest ranking political and religious authority in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The post was established by the constitution in accordance with the concept of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists...	1000 ریال	obverse	1992-
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			5000 ریال	obverse	1993-
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Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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

Israeli new sheqel

The Israeli New Shekel is the currency of the State of Israel. The shekel is divided into 100 agorot...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon , was a Nobel Prize laureate writer and was one of the central figures of modern Hebrew fiction. In Hebrew, he is known by the acronym Shai Agnon . In English, his works are published under the name S. Y. Agnon.Agnon was born in Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire... *	1888–1970	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1966	₪50	obverse	1998
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, the second and longest-serving President of Israel.-Biography:... *	1884–1963	2nd President, 1952–1963	₪100	obverse
Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett on 15 October 1894, died 7 July 1965) was the second Prime Minister of Israel , serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurion's two terms.-Early life:... *	1894–1965	2nd Prime Minister, 1954–1955	₪20	obverse
Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar was an Israeli politician, author. and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.-Biography:... *	1889–1974	3rd President, 1963–1973	₪200	obverse

*See also Israel in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

Currency: Yen (since 1870)
Symbol: ¥
See also Japanese yen

Japanese yen

The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Higuchi Ichiyō	1872–1896	author	¥5,000	obverse	2004
Hideyo Noguchi Hideyo Noguchi , also known as , was a prominent Japanese bacteriologist who discovered the agent of syphilis as the cause of progressive paralytic disease in 1911.-Early life:...	1876–1928	bacteriologist	¥1,000	obverse
Fukuzawa Yukichi Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era... *	1835–1901	political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator, author	¥10,000	obverse

*See also Japan in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Jersey

States of Jersey

The States of Jersey is the parliament and government of Jersey.The Assembly of the States of Jersey has exercised legislative powers since 1771, when law-making power was transferred from the Royal Court of Jersey....

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

Jersey pound

The pound is the currency of Jersey. Jersey is in currency union with the United Kingdom, and the Jersey pound is not a separate currency but is an issue of banknotes and coins by the States of Jersey denominated in pound sterling, in a similar way to the banknotes issued in Scotland and Northern...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Elizabeth II*	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth, 1952-	£1	obverse	1971
			£5	obverse
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Francis Pierson	1757–1781	Major in the British Army, killed in the Battle of Jersey Battle of Jersey The Battle of Jersey was an attempt by France to invade Jersey and remove the threat the island posed to American shipping in the American War of Independence. Jersey was used as a base for privateering by the British, and France, engaged in the war as an ally of the United States, sent an...	£10	reverse

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

Korea, South

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

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

South Korean won

The won is the currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary subunit. The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions, and appears only in foreign exchange rates...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Yi Hwang Yi Hwang Yi Hwang is one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his younger contemporary Yi I . A key figure of the Neo-Confucian literati, he established the Yeongnam School and set up the Dosan Seowon, a private Confucian academy. Yi Hwang is often...	1501–1570	Confucian Korean Confucianism Korean Confucianism is the form of Confucianism developed in Korea. One of the most substantial influences in Korean intellectual history was the introduction of Confucian thought as part of the cultural influence from China...  scholar	₩1,000	obverse	1983
Yi I Yi I Yi I was one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his older contemporary, Yi Hwang . Yi I is often referred to by his pen name Yulgok...	1536–1584	Confucian scholar	₩5,000	obverse
King Sejong the Great	1397–1450	monarch	₩10,000	obverse
Shin Saimdang	1504–1551	poet, calligraphist	₩50,000	obverse	2009

*See also South Korea in Banknotes Out of Circulation.

Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

Currency: Litas (since 1993)
Symbol: Lt
See also Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

The modern banknotes of Lithuania are denominated in litas. All banknotes are of the same size except for the 500 litų banknote. They bear signatures of Minister of Finance and of Chairperson of the Bank of Lithuania Board. 10, 20, and 50 litų banknotes have 4 releases...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavicius Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius...	1851–1927	leader in the Lithuanian national movement; signatory of the Act of Independence, 1918	50 Lt	obverse	2003
Steponas Darius Steponas Darius Steponas Darius was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1896–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	10 Lt	obverse	2001
Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas or Szymon Dowkont was a Lithuanian writer, ethnographer and historian. One of the pioneers of the Lithuanian national revival, he is credited as an author of the first book on the history of Lithuania written in the Lithuanian language...	1793–1864	historian; wrote the first Lithuanian history books in the Lithuanian language	100 Lt	obverse	2000
Stasys Girėnas Stasys Girenas Stasys Girėnas was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1893–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	10 Lt	obverse	2001
Vincas Kudirka Vincas Kudirka Vincas Kudirka was a Lithuanian poet and physician, and the author of both the music and lyrics of the Lithuanian National Anthem, Tautiška giesmė. He is regarded in Lithuania as a National Hero. Kudirka used pen names - V...	1858–1899	poet, physician; author of the music and lyrics for the national anthem	500 Lt	obverse	2009
Maironis Maironis Maironis is one of the most famous Lithuanian romantic poets. He was born in Pasandravys, Raseiniai district municipality, Lithuania. Maironis graduated from Kaunas high school and went on to study Literature at Kiev University. However, in 1884, after one year of studies at the university, he...	1862–1932	romantic poet; active member of the Lithuanian national movement	20 Lt	obverse	2001
Vydūnas Vydunas Wilhelm Storost, artistic name Vilius Storostas-Vydūnas , mostly known as Vydūnas, was a Prussian-Lithuania teacher, poet, humanist, philosopher and Lithuanian...	1868–1953	writer, philosopher; leader in the Lithuantian national movement	200 Lt	obverse	2000

Malaysia

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

Malaysian ringgit

The Malaysian ringgit is the currency of Malaysia. It is divided into 100 sen...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan	1895 – 1960	1st Yang di-Pertuan Agong Yang di-Pertuan Agong The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957 when the Federation of Malaya gained independence....  (Supreme Head of State) of the Federation of Malaya Federation of Malaya The Federation of Malaya is the name given to a federation of 11 states that existed from 31 January 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957...	RM 1	obverse	1967
			RM 2	obverse	1996
			RM 5	obverse	1967 (polymer in 1996)
			RM 10	obverse	1967
			RM 20	obverse	1982
			RM 50	obverse	1967
			RM 100	obverse	1967
			RM 500	obverse	1982 - 1999
			RM 1,000	obverse	1967 - 1999

Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

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

Mexican peso

The peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 12th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded in the Americas, and by far the most...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz	1648/51-1695	nun, scholar, poet	$200	obverse	1996
Miguel Hidalgo Miguel Hidalgo Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseñor , more commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or simply Miguel Hidalgo, was a Mexican priest and a leader of the Mexican War of Independence.In 1810 Hidalgo led a group of peasants in a revolt against the dominant...	1753–1811	Catholic priest; leader of Mexico's struggle for independence	$1,000	obverse	2004
Benito Juárez Benito Juárez Benito Juárez born Benito Pablo Juárez García, was a Mexican lawyer and politician of Zapotec origin from Oaxaca who served five terms as president of Mexico: 1858–1861 as interim, 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872...	1806–1832	31st President, 1858–1872	$20	both	1996 (polymer in 2002)
José María Morelos José María Morelos José María Teclo Morelos y Pavón was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary rebel leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming its leadership after the execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1811...	1765–1815	leader for Mexican independence	$50	obverse	1996 (polymer in 2006)
Nezahualcoyotl Nezahualcoyotl Nezahualcoyotl was a philosopher, warrior, architect, poet and ruler of the city-state of Texcoco in pre-Columbian Mexico...	1402–1472	Texcocan king	$100	obverse	1996
Diego Rivera Diego Rivera Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez was a prominent Mexican painter born in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, an active communist, and husband of Frida Kahlo . His large wall works in fresco helped establish the Mexican Mural Movement in...  and Frida Kalho	1829–1862	Artists and Communist Party militants	$500	obverse	1996

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

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

Banknotes of the New Zealand dollar

-Pre-dollar:Prior to 10 July 1967, the New Zealand pound, using the £sd system, was the main currency of New Zealand. Since 1934, banknotes of the New Zealand pound were issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, and came in denominations of 10s, £1, £5, £10, and £50.-First issue: 1967 -...

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Elizabeth II	1926 -	Queen Monarchy in New Zealand The monarchy of New Zealand also referred to as The Crown in Right of New Zealand, Her Majesty in Right of New Zealand, or The Queen in Right of New Zealand is the constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of the Realm of New Zealand,...  and Head of State Head of State A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...  of New Zealand since 1952, and leader of the Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states... .	$20	Obverse	1967
Sir Edmund Hillary Edmund Hillary Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE , was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest – see Timeline of climbing Mount Everest...	1919–2008	Mountaineer and explorer. First person to reach the summit of Mount Everest Mount Everest Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...  (1953), and first person to drive overland to the South Pole South Pole The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies on the opposite side of the Earth from the North Pole...  (1958). Later known for his community work in Nepal.	$5		1990
Apirana Ngata Apirana Ngata Sir Apirana Turupa Ngata was a prominent New Zealand politician and lawyer. He has often been described as the foremost Māori politician to have ever served in Parliament, and is also known for his work in promoting and protecting Māori culture and language.-Early life:One of 15 children, Ngata...	1874–1950	Played a significant role in the revival of Maori people and culture during the early 20th century. First Maori graduate for a New Zealand University, and Member of Parliament Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...  for 38 years.	$50		1990
Lord Rutherford of Nelson	1871–1937	New Zealand physicist Physicist A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...  and 'father of the atom'; explaining the perplexing problem of naturally occurring radioactivity, determining the structure of the atom, and changing one element into another. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Nobel Prize in Chemistry The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature,...  in 1908.	$100		1990
Kate Sheppard Kate Sheppard Katherine Wilson Sheppard Some sources, eg give a birth year of 1847; others eg give a birth year of 1848. was the most prominent member of New Zealand's women's suffrage movement, and is the country's most famous suffragette...	1848–1934	Prominent suffragette Suffragette "Suffragette" is a term coined by the Daily Mail newspaper as a derogatory label for members of the late 19th and early 20th century movement for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, in particular members of the Women's Social and Political Union... , who led the campaign for woman's right to vote. This determination led to New Zealand being the first sovereign state to allow woman to vote, in 1893.	$10		1990

Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen Peter Christen Asbjørnsen Peter Christen Asbjørnsen was a Norwegian writer and scholar. He and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe were collectors of Norwegian folklore...	1812–1885	writer, scholar; collector of Norwegian folklore	50 kr	obverse	1997
Kristian Birkeland Kristian Birkeland Kristian Olaf Birkeland was a Norwegian scientist. He is best remembered as the person who first elucidated the nature of the Aurora borealis. In order to fund his research on the aurorae, he invented the electromagnetic cannon and the Birkeland-Eyde process of fixing nitrogen from the air...	1867–1917	scientist	200 kr	obverse	1994
Kirsten Flagstad Kirsten Flagstad Kirsten Målfrid Flagstad was a Norwegian opera singer and a highly regarded Wagnerian soprano...	1895–1962	opera singer	100 kr	obverse	1997
Edvard Munch Edvard Munch Edvard Munch was a Norwegian Symbolist painter, printmaker and an important forerunner of expressionist art. His best-known composition, The Scream, is part of a series The Frieze of Life, in which Munch explored the themes of love, fear, death, melancholia, and anxiety.- Childhood :Edvard Munch...	1863–1944	Expressionist painter	1,000 kr	obverse	2001
Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undset Sigrid Undset was a Norwegian novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928.-Biography:Undset was born in Kalundborg, Denmark, but her family moved to Norway when she was two years old. In 1924, she converted to Catholicism and became a lay Dominican...	1882-1849	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1928	500 kr	obverse	1999

Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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

Pakistani rupee

The rupee is the currency of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank of the country. The most commonly used symbol for the rupee is Rs, used on receipts when purchasing goods and services. In Pakistan, the rupee is referred to as the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum ....	1876–1948	1st Governor-General, 1947–1948; "Father of the Nation"	Rs. 10	obverse	2006
			Rs. 20	obverse	2005
			Rs. 50	obverse	1977
			Rs. 100	obverse	2006
			Rs. 500	obverse	2006
			Rs. 1,000	obverse	2007
			Rs. 5,000	obverse	2006

Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

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

Peruvian nuevo sol

The nuevo sol plural: nuevos soles; currency sign: S/.) is the currency of Peru. It is subdivided into 100 cents, called céntimos in Spanish. The ISO 4217 currency code is PEN. It is most commonly referred to just as sol...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
José Quiñones Gonzáles José Quiñones Gonzáles José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzáles was a Peruvian military aviator and national aviation hero. He sacrificed his life crashing into an Ecuadorian battery during the Battle of Zarumilla in the Ecuadorian–Peruvian war.-Combat History:Lieutenant Quinones was a fighter pilot...	1914–1941	National aviation hero	Nuevo sol	S/. 10	obverse	1991–
Raúl Porras Barrenechea Raúl Porras Barrenechea Raúl Porras Barrenechea was a Peruvian historian. He was born in Pisco, Peru on March 23, 1897 and died in Lima, Peru on September 27, 1960. He was a teacher at the Anglo-Peruvian School. As a student during the 1950s Mario Vargas Llosa worked with Porras for four and one-half years and learned a...	1897–1960	Historian	Nuevo sol	S/. 20	obverse	1991–
Abraham Valdelomar Abraham Valdelomar Pedro Abraham Valdelomar Pinto was a Peruvian narrator, poet, journalist, essayist and dramatist; he is considered the founder of the avant-garde in Peru, although more for his dandy-like public poses and his founding of the journal Colónida than for his own writing, which is lyrically...	1888–1919	Poet	Nuevo sol	S/. 50	obverse	1991–
Jorge Basadre Jorge Basadre Jorge Basadre Grohmann was a Peruvian historian known for his extensive publications about the independent history of his country...	1903–1980	Minister of education, Historian	Nuevo sol	S/. 100	obverse	1991–
Rose of Lima Rose of Lima Rose of Lima, , the first Catholic saint of the Americas, was born in Lima, Peru.-Biography:Saint Rose of Lima was born in the city of that name, the daughter of Gaspar Flores, a harquebusier from San German, Puerto Rico, and his wife, Maria de Oliva, who was a native of Lima. She was part of a...	1586–1617	Saint Rose of Lima, First catholic saint of the Americas Americas The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...	Nuevo sol	S/. 200	obverse	1995–

Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy was a Filipino general, politician, and independence leader. He played an instrumental role during the Philippines' revolution against Spain, and the subsequent Philippine-American War or War of Philippine Independence that resisted American occupation...	1869–1964	1st President, 1899–1901	P5	obverse	1985
Benigno Aquino, Jr. Benigno Aquino, Jr. Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. was a Filipino Senator and a former Governor of Tarlac. Aquino, together with Gerry Roxas and Jovito Salonga, formed the leadership of the opposition to the Marcos regime in the years leading to the imposition of martial law in the Philippines...	1932–1983	leader of the opposition to President Ferdinand Marcos' autocracy	P500	both	2002
Andrés Bonifacio Andres Bonifacio Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro was a Filipino nationalist and revolutionary. He was a founder and later Supremo of the Katipunan movement which sought the independence of the Philippines from Spanish colonial rule and started the Philippine Revolution...	1863–1897	leader in the Philippine Revolution	P10	obverse	1987
Hilario Davide, Jr. Hilario Davide, Jr. Hilario Gelbolingo Davide, Jr, GCSS is a former Ambassador/Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations in New York City....	1935-	20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 1998–2005; swore in President Macapagal-Arroyo	P200	reverse	2002
Josefa Llanes Escoda Josefa Llanes Escoda Josefa Llanes Madamba Vd.ª De Escoda was a well-known Filipino advocate of women's right of suffrage and founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines.-Early life:...	1898–1945	founder of the Girl Scouts in the Philippines; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Vicente Lim Vicente Lim Brigadier General Vicente Lim was an Filipino General in the Philippine Army who served during the Second World War.-Early life:He was born in the town of Calamba, Laguna, on the 24th of February, 1888, the third of Jose Ayala Lim-Yaoco’s four children. His father was a full-blooded Chinese who...	1889–1945	Brigadier General, Army; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Apolinario Mabini Apolinario Mabini Apolinario Mabini y Maranan was a Filipino political philosopher and revolutionary who wrote a constitutional plan for the of 1899-1901, and served as its first prime minister in 1899...	1864–1903	1st Prime Minister, 1899; author of the 1st Constitution	P10	obverse	1987
Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Pangan Macapagal was the ninth President of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the sixth Vice President, serving from 1957 to 1961. He also served as a member of the House of Representatives, and headed the Constitutional Convention of 1970...	1910–1997	9th President, 1961–1965	P200	obverse	2002
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...	1947-	daughter of President Macapagal; 14th President, 2001-2009	P200	reverse	2002
Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña y Suico was a Filipino politician who served as the 4th President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon, and rose to the presidency upon Quezon's death in 1944, being the oldest Philippine president to hold office at age 65...	1878–1961	4th President, 1944–1946	P50	obverse	1987
Manuel L. Quezon Manuel L. Quezon Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944. He was the first Filipino to head a government of the Philippines...	1878–1944	2nd President, 1935–1944	P20	obverse	1987
Manuel Roxas Manuel Roxas Manuel Acuña Roxas was the first president of the independent Third Republic of the Philippines and fifth president overall. He served as president from the granting of independence in 1946 until his abrupt death in 1948...	1892–1948	5th President, 1946–1948	P100	obverse	2002
José Abad Santos José Abad Santos In 1919, Abad Santos would become instrumental in laying the legal groundwork as well as drafting the by-laws and constitution of the Philippine Women's University, the country's and Asia's first private non-sectarian institution for higher learning for women...	1886–1942	5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; executed by Japanese forces during World War II	P1,000	obverse	2002
Corazon Aquino Corazon Aquino Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines...	1933-2009	11th President,1986-1992	P500	obverse	2010

Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

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

Polish coins and banknotes

Current Polish coins and banknotes issued by the National Bank of Poland. For historical ones, see here.-Coins:Although some of the coins were minted as early as 1990, they were not released until January 1, 1995, when the złoty was redenominated....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Boleslaw I Boleslaw I of Poland Bolesław I Chrobry , in the past also known as Bolesław I the Great , was a Duke of Poland from 992-1025 and the first King of Poland from 19 April 1025 until his death...	966/7-1025	King of Poland, 992-1025	20 zł	obverse	1995
Casimir III Casimir III of Poland Casimir III the Great , last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty , was the son of King Władysław I the Elbow-high and Hedwig of Kalisz.-Biography:...	1310–1370	King of Poland, 1333–1370	50 zł	obverse
Jogaila Jogaila Jogaila, later 'He is known under a number of names: ; ; . See also: Jogaila : names and titles. was Grand Duke of Lithuania , king consort of Kingdom of Poland , and sole King of Poland . He ruled in Lithuania from 1377, at first with his uncle Kęstutis...	1351–1434	King of Poland, 1386–1434	100 zł	obverse
Mieszko I	935-992	Duke of Poland, 960-922	10 zł	obverse
Sigismund II Augustus Sigismund II Augustus Sigismund II Augustus I was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, the only son of Sigismund I the Old, whom Sigismund II succeeded in 1548...	1520–1572	King of Poland, 1530–1572	200 zł	obverse

Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

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

Romanian leu

The leu is the currency of Romania. It is subdivided into 100 bani . The name of the currency means "lion". On 1 July 2005, Romania underwent a currency reform, switching from the previous leu to a new leu . 1 RON is equal to 10,000 ROL...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Lucian Blaga Lucian Blaga -Biography:Lucian Blaga was a commanding personality of the Romanian culture of the interbellum period. He was a philosopher and writer higly acclaimed for his originality, a university professor and a diplomat. He was born on May 9, 1895 in Lancrăm, near Alba Iulia, Romania, his father being an...	1895–1961	poet, playwright, philosopher	200 L	obverse	2006
Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist...	1852–1912	playwright, short story writer	100 L	obverse	2005
Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party...	1850–1889	romantic poet	500 L	obverse	2005
George Enescu George Enescu George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical...	1881–1955	composer, violinist, pianist	5 L	obverse	2005
Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.-Biography:He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age , he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of...	1838–1907	painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting	10 L	obverse	2005
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Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister...	1871–1940	Prime Minister,historian 1931–1932	1 L	obverse	2005
Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot.-Biography:Aurel Vlaicu was born in Binţinţi , Geoagiu, Transylvania. He attended Calvinist High School in Orăştie and took his Baccalaureate in Sibiu in 1902...	1882–1913	engineer, inventor, early pilot	50 L	obverse	2005

Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

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

Russian ruble

The ruble or rouble is the currency of the Russian Federation and the two partially recognized republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Formerly, the ruble was also the currency of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union prior to their breakups. Belarus and Transnistria also use currencies with...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky Nikolay Nikolayevich Muravyov-Amursky was a Russian statesman and diplomat, who played a major role in the expansion of the Russian Empire into the Amur River basin and to the shores of the Sea of Japan.-Surname spelling:The surname Muravyov has also been transcribed as Muravyev or Murav'ev.-Early...	1809–1881	Governor General of Irkutsk and Yeniseysk, 1847–1861	руб5,000	obverse	2000
Peter I Peter I of Russia Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov Dates indicated by the letters "O.S." are Old Style. All other dates in this article are New Style. ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother, Ivan V...	1672–1725	Tsar, 1682–1725	руб500	obverse	1998
Yaroslav I Yaroslav I the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise (Old Norse: Jarizleifr; ; Old East Slavic and Russian: Ярослав Мудрый; Ukrainian: Ярослав Мудрий; c...	978-1054	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 1019–1054	руб1,000	obverse	2000

Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

See under United Kingdom

Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

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

Serbian dinar

The dinar is the currency of Serbia. An earlier currency also called dinar was used in Serbia between 1868 and 1918. The earliest use of the dinar date to 1214. Today's Serbian dinar is a continuation of the last Yugoslav dinar...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jovan Cvijić Jovan Cvijic Jovan Cvijić was a Serbian geographer, president of the Serbian Royal Academy of Sciences, and rector of the University of Belgrade. A world-renowned scientist, Cvijić is considered the founder of geography in Serbia.-Early life and family:Jovan Cvijić was born on October 11 Jovan Cvijić...	1865–1927	geographer	500 din.	both	2004
Slobodan Jovanović Slobodan Jovanovic Slobodan Jovanović was one of Serbia's most prolific jurists, historians, sociologists, journalists and literary critics. He distinguished himself with a characteristically clear and sharp writing style later called the "Belgrade style"...	1869–1958	Prime Minister of the Yugoslav government-in-exile, 1942–1943	5,000 din.	both	2003
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić Vuk Stefanovic Karadžic Vuk Stefanović Karadžić was a Serbian philolog and linguist, the major reformer of the Serbian language, and deserves, perhaps, for his collections of songs, fairy tales, and riddles to be called the father of the study of Serbian folklore. He was the author of the first Serbian dictionary...	1787–1864	linguist; reformer of the Serbian language	10 din.	both	2006
Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac Stevan Stojanovic Mokranjac Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac was a Serbian composer and music educator. His work was essential in bringing the spirit of Valach Serbian unwritten folk poems into organized art.-Biography:He was born in Negotin...	1856–1914	composer and music educator	50 din.	both	2005
Petar II Petar II Petrovic-Njegoš Petar II Petrović-Njegoš , was a Serbian Orthodox Prince-Bishop of Montenegro , who transformed Montenegro from a theocracy into a secular state. However, he is most famous as a poet...	1813–1851	Prince-Bishop of Montenegro, 1830–1851; Serbian language poet	20 din.	both	2006
Nadežda Petrović Nadežda Petrovic Nadežda Petrović is considered the most important Serbian female painter from the late 19th and early 20th century...	1873–1915	painter	200 din.	both	2006
Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer...	1856–1943	inventor, physicist, mechanical and electrical engineer	100 din.	both	2006
Ðorđe Vajfert	1850–1937	1st president of the National Bank of Serbia, 1912–1926	1,000 din.	both	2006

Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

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

Singapore dollar

The Singapore dollar or Dollar is the official currency of Singapore. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively S$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...

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Person	Years of Birth–Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Yusof bin Ishak Yusof bin Ishak Yusof bin Ishak was an eminent Singaporean politician and the first President of Singapore of Minangkabau descent. His portrait appears on the Singapore Portrait Series currency notes introduced in 1999.-Early life:...	1910–1970	First President, 1965–1970	S$2	obverse	1999
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Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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

Swedish krona

The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...

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Person	Years of Birth–Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation since
Charles XI Charles XI of Sweden Charles XI also Carl, was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period in Swedish history known as the Swedish empire ....	1655–1697	King of Sweden, 1660–1697	500 kr	obverse	1985
Gustav I Gustav I of Sweden Gustav I of Sweden, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known simply as Gustav Vasa , was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death....	1496–1560	King of Sweden, 1523–1560	1,000 kr	obverse	1989
Selma Lagerlöf Selma Lagerlöf Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....	1858–1940	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1909	20 kr	obverse	1991
Jenny Lind Jenny Lind Johanna Maria Lind , better known as Jenny Lind, was a Swedish opera singer, often known as the "Swedish Nightingale". One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she is known for her performances in soprano roles in opera in Sweden and across Europe, and for an extraordinarily...	1820–1887	opera singer	50 kr	obverse	1996
Carolus Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...	1707–1778	botanist, physician, zoologist; father of taxonomy	100 kr	obverse	1986
Christopher Polhem Christopher Polhem Christopher Polhammar , better known as , which he took after his ennoblement, was a Swedish scientist, inventor and industrialist. He made significant contributions to the economic and industrial development of Sweden, particularly mining.-Biography:Polhem was born on the island of Gotland...	1661–1751	industrialist; planned and started construction of the Göta Canal	500 kr	reverse	1985

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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

Banknotes of the Swiss franc

The first banknotes in Switzerland were issued in 1825 by the Caisse de Dépôt of the city of Bern.During the 19th century the Cantons had the right of printing notes. Following the law of 8 March 1881 the Swiss National Bank had the exclusive right to issue banknotes in Switzerland. First notes...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Jacob Burckhardt Jacob Burckhardt Carl Jacob Christoph Burckhardt was a historian of art and culture, and an influential figure in the historiography of each field. He is known as one of the major progenitors of cultural history, albeit in a form very different from how cultural history is conceived and studied in academia today...	1818–1897	historian of the arts	1,000 Fr.	obverse	1998
Le Corbusier Le Corbusier Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier , was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and painter, famous for being one of the pioneers of what now is called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930...	1887–1965	modernist architect	10 Fr.	obverse	1997
Alberto Giacometti Alberto Giacometti Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draughtsman, and printmaker.Alberto Giacometti was born in the canton Graubünden's southerly alpine valley Val Bregaglia and came from an artistic background; his father, Giovanni, was a well-known post-Impressionist painter...	1901–1966	sculptor, painter, draftsman	100 Fr.	obverse	1998
Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger Arthur Honegger was a Swiss composer, who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. He was a member of Les six. His most frequently performed work is probably the orchestral work Pacific 231, which is interpreted as imitating the sound of a steam locomotive.-Biography:Born...	1892–1955	composer	20 Fr.	obverse	1996
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz Charles Ferdinand Ramuz Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz was a French-speaking Swiss writer.He was born in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud and educated at the University of Lausanne. He taught briefly in nearby Aubonne, and then in Weimar, Germany. In 1903, he left for Paris and remained there until World War I, with frequent...	1878–1947	French-speaking Swiss author	200 Fr.	obverse	1997
Sophie Taeuber-Arp Sophie Taeuber-Arp Sophie Taeuber-Arp was a Swiss artist, painter and sculptor. Born in Davos, Switzerland, Sophie Täuber began her art studies in her homeland, at the School of Applied Arts in St. Gallen...	1889–1943	artist, painter, sculptor	50 Fr.	obverse	1995

Republic of China

Republic of China

The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

 (Taiwan)

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

New Taiwan dollar

The New Taiwan dollar , or simply Taiwan dollar, is the official currency of the Taiwan Area of the Republic of China since 1949, when it replaced the Old Taiwan dollar...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese doctor, revolutionary and political leader. As the foremost pioneer of Nationalist China, Sun is frequently referred to as the "Father of the Nation" , a view agreed upon by both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China...	1866–1925	Founding father of the Republic of China	$100	obverse	2001
Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He is known as Jiǎng Jièshí or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng in Mandarin....	1887–1975	President of the Republic of China, 1948–1975	$200	obverse	2002

Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

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

Turkish lira

The Turkish lira is the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The lira is subdivided into 100 kuruş...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....	1881–1938	Founder and 1st President of the Republic of Turkey, 1923-1938	1 TL	obverse	1926 - 1938 1950–present
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İsmet İnönü Ismet Inönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...	1884–1973	2nd President of the Republic of Turkey, 1938-1950	2.5 TL	obverse	1938–1950
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Cahit Arf Cahit Arf Cahit Arf was a Turkish mathematician. He is known for the Arf invariant of a quadratic form in characteristic 2 in topology, the Hasse–Arf theorem in ramification theory, Arf semigroups, and Arf rings.-Biography:Cahit Arf was born on 11 October 1910 in Selanik , which was then...	1910–1997	Mathematician	10 TL	reverse	2009–present
Yunus Emre Yunus Emre Yunus Emre was a Turkish poet and Sufi mystic. He has exercised immense influence on Turkish literature, from his own day until the present...	1240?-1321?	Poet and Sufi mystic Mysticism Mysticism is the knowledge of, and especially the personal experience of, states of consciousness, i.e. levels of being, beyond normal human perception, including experience and even communion with a supreme being.-Classical origins:...	200 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Âkif Ersoy was a Turkish poet, author, academic, member of parliament, and the poet of the Turkish National Anthem....	1873–1936	Poet of the Turkish National Anthem Istiklâl Marsi The İstiklâl Marşı is the National Anthem of Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, officially adopted on 12 March 1921 - two and a half years before the 29 October 1923 establishment of the Republic of Turkey, both as a motivational musical saga for the troops fighting in the Turkish War...	100 TL	reverse	1983–1989
Itri Buhurizade Itri Buhurizade Itri, or just simply Itri was a composer and performer of Turkish classical music from Istanbul, Ottoman Empire.-Biography:...	1640?-1711	Composer and performer of Turkish classical music	100 TL	reverse	2009–present
Kemaleddin Bey	1870–1927	Architect	20 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mehmed II Mehmed II Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from...	1432–1481	Ottoman Ottoman Empire The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...  sultan and conqueror of Constantinople Constantinople Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...	1000 TL	reverse	1986–1992
Mevlana	1207–1273	Philosopher	5000 TL	reverse	1981–1994
Aydın Sayılı Aydin Sayili Aydın Sayılı was a historian of science. His career was aided by chance meeting with Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, whom he impressed enough to receive a state-supported scholarship to attend graduate school at Harvard, where he studied under George Sarton....	1913–1993	Historian of science	5 TL	reverse	2009–present
Mimar Sinan	1489–1588	Architect and civil engineer	10000 TL	reverse	1982–1995
Fatma Aliye Topuz Fatma Aliye Topuz Fatma Aliye Topuz , aka simply Fatma Aliye or Fatma Aliye Hanım, was a Turkish novelist, columnist, essayist, women's rights activist and humanitarian...	1862–1936	First female Muslim Islam Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...  novelist	50 TL	reverse	2009–present

Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

Currency: Hryvnia (since 1996)
Symbol: Ƨ
See also Ukrainian hryvnia

Ukrainian hryvnia

The hryvnia, sometimes hryvnya or grivna ; sign: ₴, code: , has been the national currency of Ukraine since September 2, 1996. The hryvnia is subdivided into 100 kopiyok. In medieval times, it was a currency of Kievan Rus'....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Ivan Franko Ivan Franko Ivan Yakovych Franko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, political activist, doctor of philosophy, the author of the first detective novels and modern poetry in the Ukrainian language....	1856–1916	poet, writer, journalist	Ƨ20	obverse	2003
Mykhailo Hrushevsky Mykhailo Hrushevsky Mykhailo Serhiyovych Hrushevsky was a Ukrainian academician, politician, historian, and statesman, one of the most important figures of the Ukrainian national revival of the early 20th century...	1866–1934	1st President of the Ukrainian People's Republic, 1917–1918	Ƨ50	obverse	2004
Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bohdan Zynoviy Mykhailovych Khmelnytsky was a hetman of the Zaporozhian Cossack Hetmanate of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth . He led an uprising against the Commonwealth and its magnates which resulted in the creation of a Cossack state...	1595–1657	Hetman of Ukraine, 1648–1657	Ƨ5	obverse	2004
Ivan Mazepa Ivan Mazepa Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa , Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate in Left-bank Ukraine, from 1687–1708. He was famous as a patron of the arts, and also played an important role in the Battle of Poltava where after learning of Peter I's intent to relieve him as acting Hetman of Ukraine and replace him...	1640–1709	Hetman of Ukraine, 1687–1708	Ƨ10	obverse	2004
Taras Shevchenko Taras Shevchenko Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko -Life:Born into a serf family of Hryhoriy Ivanovych Shevchenko and Kateryna Yakymivna Shevchenko in the village of Moryntsi, of Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire Shevchenko was orphaned at the age of eleven...	1814–1861	poet; works considered to be the foundation of both modern Ukrainian language and literature	Ƨ100	obverse	2006
Hryhori Skovoroda Hryhori Skovoroda Hryhorii Savych Skovoroda was a Ukrainian philosopher, poet, teacher and composer who lived in the Russian Empire and who made important contributions to Russian philosophy and culture. He lived and worked in Ukraine and passionately and consciously identified with its people, differentiating them...	1722–1794	poet, philosopher, composer	Ƨ500	obverse	2006
Lesya Ukrainka Lesya Ukrainka Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka better known under her literary pseudonym Lesya Ukrainka , was one of Ukraine's best-known poets and writers and the foremost woman writer in Ukrainian literature. She also was a political, civil, and female activist....	1871–1913	poet, writer	Ƨ200	obverse	2001
Vladimir I Vladimir I of Kiev Vladimir Sviatoslavich the Great Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь Old Norse as Valdamarr Sveinaldsson, , Vladimir, , Volodymyr, was a grand prince of Kiev, ruler of Kievan Rus' in .Vladimir's father was the prince Sviatoslav of the Rurik dynasty...	958-1015	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 978-1015	Ƨ1	obverse	2006
Yaroslav I Yaroslav I the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise (Old Norse: Jarizleifr; ; Old East Slavic and Russian: Ярослав Мудрый; Ukrainian: Ярослав Мудрий; c...	978-1054	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod	Ƨ2	obverse	2004

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

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

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

England & Wales

Exclusive sterling note issue granted to the Bank of England.
Bank of England

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Charles Darwin Charles Darwin Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...	1809–1882	naturalist	£10	reverse	2000
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-	£5	obverse	2002
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Elizabeth Fry Elizabeth Fry Elizabeth Fry , née Gurney, was an English prison reformer, social reformer and, as a Quaker, a Christian philanthropist...	1780–1845	prison reformer	£5	reverse	2002
John Houblon John Houblon Sir John Houblon was the first Governor of the Bank of England from 1694 to 1697.-Biography:Sir John was the third son of James Houblon, a London merchant, and his wife, Mary Du Quesne, daughter of Jean Du Quesne, the younger...	1632–1712	1st Governor, Bank of England, 1694–1697	£50	reverse	1994
Adam Smith Adam Smith Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...	1723–1790	economist	£20	reverse	2007

Scotland

Three commercial banks are authorised to issue their own sterling banknotes.

Bank of Scotland

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Sir Walter Scott Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time....	1771–1832	historical novelist and poet; campaigner for the continuation of Scottish banknotes	£5	obverse	2007
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Royal Bank of Scotland

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Lord Ilay Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, 1st Earl of Ilay was a Scottish nobleman, politician, lawyer, businessman and soldier...	1682–1761	founder and first governor of the Royal Bank of Scotland	£1	obverse	1987
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Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....	1850–1894	Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer (special commemorative issue)	£1	reverse	1994
Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone....	1847–1922	Inventor of the telephone Telephone The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...   (special commemorative issue)	£1	reverse	1997
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...	1900–2002	Queen Consort Queen consort A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...  of King George VI George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...  and mother of Queen Elizabeth II  (special commemorative issue)	£20	reverse	2000
Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...	1940-	Notable American golf Golf Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes.... er (special commemorative issue)	£5	reverse	2005

Clydesdale Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...	1759–1796	Notable Scottish poet Scottish literature Scottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by Scottish writers. It includes literature written in English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Brythonic, French, Latin and any other language in which a piece of literature was ever written within the boundaries of modern Scotland.The earliest...	£5	obverse	1998
Mary Slessor Mary Slessor Mary Mitchell Slessor was a Scottish missionary to Nigeria.Her determined work and strong personality allowed her to be trusted and accepted by the locals, spreading Christianity and promoting women's rights.-Early life:...	1848–1915	Scottish missionary Missionary A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...  to Nigeria and campaigner for women's rights Women's rights Women's rights are entitlements and freedoms claimed for women and girls of all ages in many societies.In some places these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behaviour, whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed...	£10	both	1998
Robert the Bruce Robert I of Scotland Robert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage , and...	1274–1329	King of the Scots 1306-1329.	£20	obverse	1998
Adam Smith Adam Smith Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...	1723–1790	economist and key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment Scottish Enlightenment The Scottish Enlightenment was the period in 18th century Scotland characterised by an outpouring of intellectual and scientific accomplishments. By 1750, Scots were among the most literate citizens of Europe, with an estimated 75% level of literacy...	£50	both	1998
Lord Kelvin William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, PRSE, was a mathematical physicist and engineer. At the University of Glasgow he did important work in the mathematical analysis of electricity and formulation of the first and second laws of thermodynamics, and did much to unify the emerging...	1824–1907	mathematical physicist Mathematical physics Mathematical physics refers to development of mathematical methods for application to problems in physics. The Journal of Mathematical Physics defines this area as: "the application of mathematics to problems in physics and the development of mathematical methods suitable for such applications and...  and engineer Engineer An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...	£100	both	1998
Alexander Fleming Alexander Fleming Sir Alexander Fleming was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. He wrote many articles on bacteriology, immunology, and chemotherapy...	1881–1955	Discoverer of penicillin Penicillin Penicillin is a group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium fungi. They include penicillin G, procaine penicillin, benzathine penicillin, and penicillin V.... .	£5	obverse	2009
Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...	1759–1796	Notable Scottish poet Scottish literature Scottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by Scottish writers. It includes literature written in English, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Brythonic, French, Latin and any other language in which a piece of literature was ever written within the boundaries of modern Scotland.The earliest...	£10	obverse	2009
Robert the Bruce Robert I of Scotland Robert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage , and...	1274–1329	King of the Scots 1306-1329.	£20	obverse	2009
Elsie Inglis Elsie Inglis Elsie Inglis was an innovative Scottish doctor and suffragist.-Education:She was born in the hill station town of Naini Tal, India, to John Forbes David Inglis who worked in the Indian civil service as Chief Commissioner of Oudh...	1864–1917	Doctor and suffragist.	£50	obverse	2009
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a Scottish architect, designer, watercolourist and artist. He was a designer in the Arts and Crafts movement and also the main representative of Art Nouveau in the United Kingdom. He had a considerable influence on European design...	1868-1928	Architect and designer.	£100	obverse	2009

Northern Ireland

Four commercial banks are authorised to issue their own sterling banknotes.

Northern Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
John Boyd Dunlop John Boyd Dunlop John Boyd Dunlop was a Scottish inventor. He was one of the founders of the rubber company that bore his name, Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company....	1840–1921	Founder of the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company	£10	obverse	2005
Harry Ferguson Harry Ferguson Henry George "Harry" Ferguson was an Irish engineer and inventor who is noted for his role in the development of the modern agricultural tractor, for becoming the first Irishman to build and fly his own aeroplane, and for developing the first four-wheel drive Formula One car, the Ferguson P99...	1884–1960	Engineer and developer of the modern agricultural tractor, the Ferguson monoplane and the Ferguson P99	£20	obverse	2005
Sir Samuel Cleland Davidson		founder of the Belfast Sirocco Works and pioneer of air conditioning Air conditioning An air conditioner is a home appliance, system, or mechanism designed to dehumidify and extract heat from an area. The cooling is done using a simple refrigeration cycle...	£50	obverse	2005
Sir James Martin	1893–1981	Inventor of the aircraft ejector seat	£100	obverse	2005

Ulster Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
George Best George Best George Best was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, who played for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders...	1946–2005	Footballer for Northern Ireland Northern Ireland national football team The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...  and Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...   (special commemorative issue)	£5	obverse	2006

United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Currency: Dollar (since 1792)
Symbol: $
See also Federal Reserve Note

Federal Reserve Note

A Federal Reserve Note is a type of banknote used in the United States of America. Federal Reserve Notes are printed by the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing on paper made by Crane & Co. of Dalton, Massachusetts. They are the only type of U.S...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
John Adams John Adams John Adams was an American lawyer, statesman, diplomat and political theorist. A leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United States...	1735–1826	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Adams Samuel Adams Samuel Adams was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. As a politician in colonial Massachusetts, Adams was a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and was one of the architects of the principles of American...	1722–1803	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Charles Carroll Charles Carroll of Carrollton Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from Great Britain. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and later as United States Senator for Maryland...	1737–1802	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Chase Samuel Chase Samuel Chase was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and earlier was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland. Early in life, Chase was a "firebrand" states-righter and revolutionary...	1741–1811	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Abraham Clark Abraham Clark Abraham Clark was an American politician and Revolutionary War figure. He was delegate for New Jersey to the Continental Congress where he signed the Declaration of Independence and later served in the United States House of Representatives in both the Second and Third United States Congress, from...	1725–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Clinton George Clinton (vice president) George Clinton was an American soldier and politician, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was the first Governor of New York, and then the fourth Vice President of the United States , serving under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. He and John C...	1739–1812	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Clymer George Clymer George Clymer was an American politician and founding father. He was one of the first Patriots to advocate complete independence from Britain. As a Pennsylvania representative, Clymer was, along with five others, a signatory of both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution...	1739–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
John Dickinson John Dickinson (delegate) John Dickinson was an American lawyer and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware. He was a militia officer during the American Revolution, a Continental Congressman from Pennsylvania and Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, President of...	1732–1808	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Ellery	1727–1820	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Floyd William Floyd William Floyd was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a U.S. Representative from New York.-Biography:...	1734–1821	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Dr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat...	1706–1790	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
		Founding Father	$100	obverse	1996
Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Thomas Gerry was an American statesman and diplomat. As a Democratic-Republican he was selected as the fifth Vice President of the United States , serving under James Madison, until his death a year and a half into his term...	1744–1814	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...	1822–1877	18th President, 1869–1877	$50	obverse	2004
Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of America's first constitutional lawyers and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury...	1755/7-1804	1st Secretary of the Treasury, 1789–1795	$10	both	2006
John Hancock John Hancock John Hancock was a merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...	1737–1793	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Harrison, V	1726–1791	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Joseph Hewes Joseph Hewes Joseph Hewes was a native of Princeton, New Jersey, where he was born in 1730. Hewes’s parents were part of the Quaker Society of Friends. Immediately after their marriage they moved to New Jersey, which became Joseph Hewes’s home state. Hewes was formally educated at Princeton and after...	1730–1779	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas Heyward, Jr.	1746–1809	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Hooper William Hooper William Hooper was an American lawyer, politician, and a member of the Continental Congress representing North Carolina from 1774 through 1777...	1742–1790	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Stephen Hopkins Stephen Hopkins (politician) Stephen Hopkins was an American political leader from Rhode Island who signed the Declaration of Independence. He served as the Chief Justice and Governor of the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and was a Delegate to the Colonial Congress in Albany in 1754 and to the...	1707–1785	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Francis Hopkinson Francis Hopkinson Francis Hopkinson , an American author, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence as a delegate from New Jersey. He later served as a federal judge in Pennsylvania...	1737–1791	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Samuel Huntington Samuel Huntington (statesman) Samuel Huntington was a jurist, statesman, and Patriot in the American Revolution from Connecticut. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation...	1731–1796	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...	1767–1845	7th President, 1829–1837	$20	obverse	2003
Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...	1743–1826	3rd President, 1801–1809; signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	both	1976
Richard Henry Lee Richard Henry Lee Richard Henry Lee was an American statesman from Virginia best known for the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain. He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and his famous resolution of June 1776 led to the United States...	1732–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Francis Lewis Francis Lewis Francis Lewis was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New York....	1713–1803	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...	1809–1865	16th President, 1861–1865	$5	both	2000
Philip Livingston Philip Livingston Philip Livingston was an American merchant and statesman from New York City. He was a delegate for New York to the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1778, and signed the Declaration of Independence.-Family history:...	1716–1778	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert R. Livingston Robert Livingston (1746-1813) Robert R Livingston was an American lawyer, politician, diplomat from New York, and a Founding Father of the United States. He was known as "The Chancellor," after the office he held for 25 years....	1746–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas McKean Thomas McKean Thomas McKean was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the American Revolution he was a delegate to the Continental Congress where he signed the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of...	1734–1817	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Arthur Middleton Arthur Middleton Arthur Middleton , of Charleston, South Carolina, was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence....	1742–1787	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Lewis Morris Lewis Morris Lewis Morris was an American landowner and developer from Morrisania, New York. He signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence as a delegate to the Continental Congress for New York....	1726–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert Morris Robert Morris (merchant) Robert Morris, Jr. was a British-born American merchant, and signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution...	1734–1806	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
William Paca William Paca William Paca was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland, and later Governor of Maryland and a United States federal judge.-Early life:...	1740–1799	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Robert Treat Paine Robert Treat Paine Robert Treat Paine was a signer of the Declaration of Independence as a representative of Massachusetts.-Early life and ancestors:...	1731–1814	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Read George Read (signer) George Read was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Continental Congressman from Delaware, a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, President of Delaware, and a member of the...	1733–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Benjamin Rush Benjamin Rush Benjamin Rush was a Founding Father of the United States. Rush lived in the state of Pennsylvania and was a physician, writer, educator, humanitarian and a Christian Universalist, as well as the founder of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania....	1745–1813	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Edward Rutledge Edward Rutledge Edward Rutledge was an American politician and youngest signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. He later served as the 39th Governor of South Carolina.-Early years and career:...	1749–1800	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Roger Sherman Roger Sherman Roger Sherman was an early American lawyer and politician, as well as a founding father. He served as the first mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, and served on the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence, and was also a representative and senator in the new republic...	1721–1793	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Richard Stockton Richard Stockton (1730-1781) Richard Stockton was an American lawyer, jurist, legislator, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.-Early life:...	1730–1781	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Charles Thomson Charles Thomson Charles Thomson was a Patriot leader in Philadelphia during the American Revolution and the secretary of the Continental Congress throughout its existence.-Biography:...	1729–1824	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Walton George Walton George Walton signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia and also served as the second Chief Executive of that state.-Life and work:...	1749/50-1804	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
George Washington George Washington George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...	1732–1799	1st President, 1789–1797	$1	obverse	1963
William Williams William Williams (signer) William Williams was a merchant, and a delegate for Connecticut to the Continental Congress in 1776, and a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. Williams was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, the son of a minister, Tim Solomon Williams, and Mary Porter. He studied theology and graduated from...	1731–1811	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Thomas Willing Thomas Willing Thomas Willing was an American merchant and financier and a Delegate to the Continental Congress from Pennsylvania....	1731–1821	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
James Wilson James Wilson James Wilson was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. Wilson was elected twice to the Continental Congress, and was a major force in drafting the United States Constitution...	1742–1798	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
John Witherspoon John Witherspoon John Witherspoon was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Jersey. As president of the College of New Jersey , he trained many leaders of the early nation and was the only active clergyman and the only college president to sign the Declaration...	1723–1794	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976
Oliver Wolcott	1726–1797	signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776	$2	reverse	1976

Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

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

Venezuelan bolívar

The bolívar fuerte is the currency of Venezuela since 1 January 2008. It is subdivided into 100 céntimos and replaced the bolívar at the rate of Bs.F. 1 = Bs...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Francisco de Miranda Francisco de Miranda Sebastián Francisco de Miranda Ravelo y Rodríguez de Espinoza , commonly known as Francisco de Miranda , was a Venezuelan revolutionary...	1750–1816	military leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	2 bolívares	obverse	2008
Pedro Camejo Pedro Camejo Pedro Camejo, better known as Negro Primero, or 'The First Black' was a Venezuelan soldier who at first fought with the royal army, only to later go over to the rebel army during the Venezuelan War of Independence, reaching the rank of lieutenant.The nickname of Negro Primero was inspired by his...	1790–1821	soldier during the struggle for independence from Spain	5 bolívares	obverse	2008
Guaicaipuro Guaicaipuro Guaicaipuro was a native Venezuelan chief of both the Teques and Caracas tribes. Though known today as Guaicaipuro, in documents of the time his name was written Guacaipuro.-Life:...	c1530-1568	Venezuelan indigenous leader against Spanish colonization	10 bolívares	obverse	2008
Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi María Luisa Cáceres Díaz de Arismendi was a heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence.-The beginning of the war:...	1799–1866	heroine of Venezuelan War of Independence	20 bolívares	obverse	2008
Simón Rodríguez Simón Rodríguez Simón Rodríguez , known during his exile from Spanish America as Samuel Robinson, was a South American philosopher and educator, notably Simón Bolívar's tutor and mentor....	1769–1854	philosopher, educator	50 bolívares	obverse	2008
Simón Bolívar Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Yeiter, commonly known as Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader...	1783–1830	military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain	100 bolívares	obverse	2008

Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

Currencies: Peso Moneda Nacional (m$n, 1881–1969)
Peso Ley ($L, 1970–1983)
Peso Argentino ($a, 1983–1985)
Austral (A, 1985–1991)
Peso ($, 1992–Present)
See also Argentine peso moneda nacional

Argentine peso moneda nacional

The peso moneda nacional was the currency of Argentina between November 5, 1881 and December 31, 1969. It was subdivided into 100 centavos, with the argentino worth 5 pesos. Its symbol was m$n or $m/n. Its ISO 4217 code was ARM.-History:...

, Argentine peso ley

Argentine peso ley

The peso ley 18.188, usually known as either peso or, to distinguish it from the earlier peso moneda nacional, informally as peso ley, was the currency of Argentina between January 1, 1970 and May 5, 1983. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. Its symbol was $, sometimes $L. Its name comes from law...

, Argentine peso argentino

Argentine peso argentino

The peso argentino was the currency of Argentina between June 6, 1983 and June 14, 1985. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. The symbol was $a. The ISO 4217 code was ARP.-History:...

, Argentine austral

Argentine austral

The austral was the currency of Argentina between June 15, 1985 and December 31, 1991. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. The symbol was an uppercase A with an extra horizontal line . This symbol appeared on all coins issued in this currency , to distinguish them from earlier currencies...

, and Argentine peso

Argentine peso

The peso is the currency of Argentina, identified by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using dollar currencies. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. Its ISO 4217 code is ARS...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Juan Bautista Alberdi Juan Bautista Alberdi Juan Bautista Alberdi was an Argentine political theorist and diplomat. Although he lived most of his life in exile in Montevideo and Chile, he was one of the most influential Argentine liberals of his age.-Biography:...	1810–1884	political theorist and diplomat	Peso Argentino	$a5,000	obverse	1984–1987
Nicolás Avellaneda Nicolás Avellaneda Nicolás Remigio Aurelio Avellaneda Silva was an Argentine politician and journalist, and president of Argentina from 1874 to 1880. Avellaneda's main projects while in office were banking and education reform, leading to Argentina's economic growth...	1837–1885	President of Argentina, 1874–1880	Austral	A500	obverse	1988–1992
Manuel Belgrano Manuel Belgrano Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano , usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano, was an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina...	1770–1820	leader for independence from Spain	Peso Ley	$L1	obverse	1970–1981
				$L5	obverse	1971–1981
				$L10	obverse	1970–1981
			Peso Argentino	$a10,000	obverse	1984–1987
Miguel Juárez Celman	1844–1909	President of Argentina, 1886–1890	Austral	A5,000	obverse	1988–1992
José de San Martín José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín, known simply as Don José de San Martín , was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes , he left his mother country at the...	1778–1850	leader for independence from Spain	Peso Moneda Nacional	m$n5	obverse	1935–1965
				m$n10	obverse	1936–1965
				m$n50	obverse	1936–1968
						1943–1968
				m$n100	obverse	1936–1968
						1943–1968
				m$n500	obverse	1944–1968
						1964–1968
				m$n1,000	obverse	1944–1975
				m$n5,000	obverse	1962–1975
				m$n10,000	obverse	1961–1975
			Peso Ley	$L50	obverse	1972–1981
				$L100	obverse	1971–1981
				$L500	obverse	1972–1984
				$L1,000	obverse	1973–1984
				$L5,000	obverse	1977–1984
				$L10,000	obverse	1976–1985
				$L50,000	obverse	1979–1985
				$L100,000	obverse
				$L500,000	obverse	1980–1985
				$L1,000,000	obverse	1981–1985
			Peso Argentino	$a1	obverse	1983–1985
				$a5	obverse	1983–1987
				$a10	obverse
				$a50	obverse
				$a100	obverse
				$a500	obverse	1984–1987
				$a1,000	obverse	1983–1987
			Austral	A10,000	obverse	1989–1991
				A50,000	obverse
				A500,000	obverse	1990–1991
Justo José de Urquiza Justo José de Urquiza Justo José de Urquiza y García was an Argentine general and politician. He was president of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860.He was governor of Entre Ríos during the government of Juan Manuel de Rosas, governor of Buenos Aires with powers delegated from the other provinces...	1801–1870	President of Argentina, 1854–1860	Austral	A5	obverse	1986–1991
Santiago Derqui Santiago Derqui Santiago Rafael Luis Manuel José María Derqui Rodríguez was president of Argentina from March 5, 1860 to November 5, 1861. He was featured on the 10 Australes note, which is now obsolete....	1809–1867	President of Argentina, 1860–1861	Austral	A10	obverse	1985–1991
Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Bartolomé Mitre Martínez was an Argentine statesman, military figure, and author. He was the President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868.-Life and times:...	1821–1906	President of Argentina, 1862–1868	Austral	A50	obverse	1986–1991
Carlos Pellegrini Carlos Pellegrini Carlos Enrique José Pellegrini Bevans was President of Argentina from 6 August 1890 to 12 October 1892....	1846–1906	President of Argentina, 1890–1892	Austral	A10,000	obverse	1989–1992
			Peso	$1	obverse	1992-????
Manuel Quintana Manuel Quintana Manuel Pedro Quintana y Sáenz de Gaona was the President of Argentina from 12 October 1904 to 12 March 1906. He died in office....	1835–1906	President of Argentina, 1904–1906	Austral	A500,000	obverse	1990–1993
Bernardino Rivadavia Bernardino Rivadavia Bernardino de la Trinidad Gónzalez Rivadavia y Rivadavia was the first president of Argentina, from February 8, 1826 to July 7, 1827 . He was a politician of the United Provinces of Río de la Plata, Argentina today...	1780–1845	President of Argentina, 1826–1827	Austral	A1	obverse	1985–1991
Julio Argentino Roca Julio Argentino Roca Alejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz was an army general who served as President of Argentina from 12 October 1880 to 12 October 1886 and again from 12 October 1898 to 12 October 1904.-Upbringing and early career:...	1843–1914	President of Argentina, 1880–1886 and 1898–1904	Austral	A1,000	obverse	1988–1992
Luis Sáenz Peña Luis Sáenz Peña Luis Sáenz Peña was a lawyer and President of Argentina.He graduated in law from the University of Buenos Aires, and participated in the constitutional assembly of 1860. He was a number of times a national deputy and senator. In 1882 he occupied a seat on the Supreme Court of the Province of...	1822–1907	President of Argentina, 1892–1895	Austral	A50,000	obverse	1989–1993
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history...	1811–1888	President of Argentina, 1868–1874	Austral	A100	obverse	1985–1992
José Evaristo Uriburu José Evaristo Uriburu José Evaristo de Uriburu y Álvarez de Arenales was President of Argentina from 23 January 1895 to 12 October 1898....	1831–1914	President of Argentina, 1895–1898	Austral	A100,000	obverse	1990–1993

Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

Currencies: Pound (£, 1910–1966)
Dollar ($, 1966–Present)
See also Australian pound

Australian pound

The pound was the currency of Australia from 1910 until 13 February 1966, when it was replaced by the Australian dollar. It was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence.- Earlier Australian currencies :...

 and Banknotes of the Australian dollar

Banknotes of the Australian dollar

The banknotes of the Australian dollar were first issued on 14 February 1966, when Australia adopted decimal currency.- Former series :The $5 note was not issued until 1967...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Joseph Banks Joseph Banks Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, PRS was an English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences. He took part in Captain James Cook's first great voyage . Banks is credited with the introduction to the Western world of eucalyptus, acacia, mimosa and the genus named after him,...	1743–1820	English botonist, introduced the West to eucalyptus	Dollar	$5	obverse	1967–1992
Caroline Chisholm Caroline Chisholm Caroline Chisholm was a progressive 19th-century English humanitarian known mostly for her involvement with female immigrant welfare in Australia. She is commemorated on 16 May in the Calendar of saints of the Church of England...	1808–1877	humanitarian for women's immigrant welfare	Dollar	$5	reverse	1967–1992
James Cook James Cook Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...	1728–1779	explorer, first European to visit the Australian east coast	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen Australia Monarchy in Australia The Monarchy of Australia is a form of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign of Australia. The monarchy is a constitutional one modelled on the Westminster style of parliamentary government, incorporating features unique to the Constitution of Australia.The present monarch is... , 1952-	Pound	£1	obverse	1953–1966
			Dollar	$1	obverse	1966–1984
William Farrer William Farrer William James Farrer was a leading Australian agronomist and plant breeder. Farrer is best remembered as the originator of the "Federation" strain of wheat, distributed in 1903...	1845–1906	leading agronomist, wheat breeder	Dollar	$2	reverse	1966–1988
Matthew Flinders Matthew Flinders Captain Matthew Flinders RN was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age. In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he sailed with Captain William Bligh, circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent, which had previously been...	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
John Franklin John Franklin Rear-Admiral Sir John Franklin KCH FRGS RN was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. Franklin also served as governor of Tasmania for several years. In his last expedition, he disappeared while attempting to chart and navigate a section of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic...	1786–1847	explorer of Australia	Pound	£5	obverse	1953–1966
Lawrence Hargrave Lawrence Hargrave Lawrence Hargrave was an engineer, explorer, astronomer, inventor and aeronautical pioneer.- Early life :Hargrave was born in Greenwich, England, the second son of John Fletcher Hargrave and was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland...	1850–1915	inventor aeronautical pioneer; invented the box kite (1893)	Dollar	$20	reverse	1966–1994
Hamilton Hume Hamilton Hume Hamilton Hume was the first Australian born explorer. Along with Hovell in 1824, Hume was part of an expedition that first took an overland route from Sydney to Port Phillip near the site of present day Melbourne...	1797–1873	first Australian-born explorer of Australia	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
Henry Lawson Henry Lawson Henry Lawson was an Australian writer and poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period and is often called Australia's "greatest writer"...	1867–1922	poet and novelist	Dollar	$10	reverse	1966–1993
John Macarthur John Macarthur (wool pioneer) John Macarthur was a British army officer, entrepreneur, politician, architect and pioneer of settlement in Australia. Macarthur is recognised as the pioneer of the wool industry that was to boom in Australia in the early 19th century and become a trademark of the nation...	1766–1834	pioneer of the Australian wool industry	Dollar	$2	obverse	1966–1988
Douglas Mawson Douglas Mawson Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and Academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Mawson was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.-Early work:He was appointed geologist to an...	1882–1958	Antarctic explorer and geologist	Dollar	$100	obverse	1984–1996
Arthur Phillip Arthur Phillip Admiral Arthur Phillip RN was a British admiral and colonial administrator. Phillip was appointed Governor of New South Wales, the first European colony on the Australian continent, and was the founder of the settlement which is now the city of Sydney.-Early life and naval career:Arthur Phillip...	1738–1814	established first European colony of Sydney, New South Wales	Pound	£10	obverse	1953–1966
Ian Clunies Ross Ian Clunies Ross Sir Ian Clunies Ross, CMG is described as the 'architect' of Australia's scientific boom, for his stewardship of Australia's scientific organisation the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation - CSIRO.-Family:...	1899–1959	scientist, leader in veterinary medicine	Dollar	$50	reverse	1973–1995
Charles Kingsford Smith Charles Kingsford Smith Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith MC, AFC , often called by his nickname Smithy, was an early Australian aviator. In 1928, he earned global fame when he made the first trans-Pacific flight from the United States to Australia...	1897–1935	aviator; first to fly across the Pacific, 1928	Dollar	$20	obverse	1966–1994
Charles Sturt Charles Sturt Captain Charles Napier Sturt was an English explorer of Australia, and part of the European Exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent, starting from both Sydney and later from Adelaide. His expeditions traced several of the westward-flowing rivers,...	1795–1869	English explorer of Australia	Pound	£1	reverse	1953–1966
John Tebbutt John Tebbutt John Tebbutt was an Australian astronomer, credited with discovering the "Great Comet of 1861" .-Early life:...	1834–1916	astronomer, discoverer of the "Great Comet of 1861"	Dollar	$100	reverse	1984–1996

Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

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

Austrian schilling

The schilling was the currency of Austria from 1924 to 1938 and from 1945 to 1999, and the circulating currency until 2002. The euro was introduced at a fixed parity of €1 = 13.7603 schilling to replace it...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk Eugen Ritter von Böhm-Bawerk was an Austrian economist who made important contributions to the development of the Austrian School of economics.-Biography:...	1851–1914	economist	Schilling	S100	obverse	1985–2001
Moritz Michael Daffinger Moritz Michael Daffinger Moritz Michael Daffinger was an Austrian miniature painter and sculptor. His father was Johann Daffinger....	1790–1849	miniature painter and sculpture	Schilling	S20	obverse	1988–2001
Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud , born Sigismund Schlomo Freud , was an Austrian neurologist who founded the discipline of psychoanalysis...	1856–1939	co-founder of psychoanalytic school of psychology	Schilling	S50	obverse	1987–2001
Karl Landsteiner Karl Landsteiner Karl Landsteiner , was an Austrian-born American biologist and physician of Jewish origin. He is noted for having first distinguished the main blood groups in 1900, having developed the modern system of classification of blood groups from his identification of the presence of agglutinins in the...	1868–1943	Nobel Prize winner	Schilling	S1,000	both	1997–2001
Rosa Mayreder Rosa Mayreder Rosa Mayreder was an Austrian freethinker, author, painter, musician and feminist. She was the daughter of Franz Arnold Obermayer, a wealthy restaurant operator and barkeeper, and his second wife Marie.Rosa had 12 brothers and sisters and although her conservative father did not believe in the...	1858–1938	feminist, painter, author	Schilling	S500	obverse	1997–2001
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...	1756–1791	classical composer and pianist	Schilling	S5,000	obverse	1989–2001
Erwin Schrödinger Erwin Schrödinger Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger was an Austrian physicist and theoretical biologist who was one of the fathers of quantum mechanics, and is famed for a number of important contributions to physics, especially the Schrödinger equation, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1933...	1887–1961	Nobel Prize winner	Schilling	S1,000	obverse	1983–1997
Otto Wagner Otto Wagner Otto Koloman Wagner was an Austrian architect and urban planner, known for his lasting impact on the appearance of his home town Vienna, to which he contributed many landmarks.-Life:...	1841–1918	architect	Schilling	S500	obverse	1986–1997

Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

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

Belgian franc

The franc was the currency of Belgium until 2002 when the euro was introduced into circulation. It was subdivided into centimes , 100 centiem or Centime .-History:...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Albert II Albert II of Belgium Albert II is the current reigning King of the Belgians, a constitutional monarch. He is a member of the royal house "of Belgium"; formerly this house was named Saxe-Coburg-Gotha...	1934-	King of Belgium, 1993-	Franc	10,000 fr.	obverse	1994–2001
James Ensor James Ensor James Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor was a Flemish-Belgian painter and printmaker, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism who lived in Ostend for almost his entire life...	1860–1949	impressionist painter	Franc	100 fr.	obverse
Victor Horta Victor Horta Victor, Baron Horta was a Belgian architect and designer. John Julius Norwich described him as "undoubtedly the key European Art Nouveau architect." Indeed, Horta is one of the most important names in Art Nouveau architecture; the construction of his Hôtel Tassel in Brussels in 1892-3 means that...	1861–1947	Art Nouveau architect	Franc	2,000 fr.	obverse
René Magritte René Magritte René François Ghislain Magritte[p] was a Belgian surrealist artist. He became well known for a number of witty and thought-provoking images...	1898–1967	surrealist artist	Franc	500 fr.	obverse
Paola Queen Paola of Belgium Paola, Queen of the Belgians , is the queen consort of Albert II of Belgium....	1937-	Queen Consort of Belgium, 1993-	Franc	10,000 fr.	obverse
Constant Permeke Constant Permeke Constant Permeke was a Belgian painter and sculptor who is considered the leading figure of Flemish expressionism.Permeke was born in Antwerp but when he was six years old the family moved to Ostend, where his father became curator of the Municipal Museum of Arts. Permeke went to school in Bruges...	1886–1952	Flemish expressionist painter	Franc	1,000 fr.	obverse
Adolphe Sax Adolphe Sax Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax was a Belgian musical instrument designer and musician who played the flute and clarinet, and is best known for having invented the saxophone.-Biography:...	1814–1894	musician, inventor of the saxophone	Franc	200 fr.	obverse

Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Robert Borden Robert Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC, GCMG, KC was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office...	1854–1937	8th Prime Minister, 1911–1920	dollar	$100	obverse	1976–1990
						1990–2004
Edward Edward VIII of the United Kingdom Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January to 11 December 1936.Before his accession to the throne, Edward was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay...	1894–1972	Prince of Wales Prince of Wales Prince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms... , 1910–1936	dollar	$5	obverse	1935–1937
Elizabeth Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...	1926-	Princess of York, 1936–1952	dollar	$20	obverse	1935–1937
Elizabeth II		Queen of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1952-		$1	obverse	1954–1974
				$2	obverse	1954–1975
						1986–1996
				$5	obverse	1954–1972
				$10	obverse	1954–1971
				$20	obverse	1954–1969
						1969–1993
						1993–2004
				$50	obverse	1954–1975
				$100	obverse	1954–1976
				$1,000	obverse	1954–1992
						1992–2000
George V George V of the United Kingdom George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....	1865–1936	King of the United Kingdom British monarchy The monarchy of the United Kingdom is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories. The present monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, has reigned since 6 February 1952. She and her immediate family undertake various official, ceremonial and representational duties...  and the British Dominions, 1910–1936	dollar	$1	obverse	1935–1936
Albert George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...	1895–1952	Duke of York, 1920–1936	dollar	$50	obverse	1935–1937
George VI George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...		King of Canada Monarchy in Canada The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government... , 1936–1952		$1	obverse	1936–1954
				$2	obverse
				$5	obverse
				$10	obverse
				$20	obverse
				$50	obverse
Henry Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was a soldier and member of the British Royal Family, the third son of George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary....	1900–1974	Duke of Gloucester, 1928–1974	dollar	$100	obverse	1935–1937
William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948...	1874–1950	10th Prime Minister, 1921–1926, 1926–1930, 1935–1948	dollar	$50	obverse	1975–1989
						1989–2004
Wilfrid Laurier Wilfrid Laurier Sir Wilfrid Laurier, GCMG, PC, KC, baptized Henri-Charles-Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911....	1841–1919	7th Prime Minister of Canada, 1896–1911	dollar	$5	obverse	1972–1986
						1986–2001
				$1,000	obverse	1935–1937
						1937–1954
John A. Macdonald John A. Macdonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC , QC was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, his political career spanned almost half a century...	1815–1891	1st Prime Minister, 1867–1873 and 1878–1891	dollar	$10	obverse	1971–1989
						1989–2000
				$100	obverse	1937–1954
				$500	obverse	1935–1937
Mary Mary of Teck Mary of Teck was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V....	1867–1953	Royal consort to George V, 1910–1936	dollar	$2	obverse	1935–1937
Mary Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood The Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood was a member of the British Royal Family; she was the third child and only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary. She was the sixth holder of the title of Princess Royal...	1897–1965	Princess Royal of Canada, 1932–1965	dollar	$10	obverse	1935–1937

People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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

Fourth series of the renminbi

The fourth series of the renminbi was the series introduced between 1987 and 1997, although the banknotes were dated 1980, 1990, or 1996. Unlike the second and the third series, they are still legal tender.-Banknotes:Banknotes are available in :*First edition**¥0.1 ,**¥0.2...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Mao Zedong Mao Zedong Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...	1893–1976	1st President, 1954–1959	Renminbi	¥100	obverse	1992–1999
Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai was the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, serving from October 1949 until his death in January 1976...	1898–1976	1st Premier, 1949–1976; 1st Foreign Minister, 1949–1958
Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi was a Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and theorist. He was Chairman of the People's Republic of China, China's head of state, from 27 April 1959 to 31 October 1968, during which he implemented policies of economic reconstruction in China...	1898–1969	2nd President, 1959–1968
Zhu De Zhu De Zhu De was a Chinese militarist, politician, revolutionary, and one of the pioneers of the Chinese Communist Party. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in 1955 Zhu became one of the Ten Marshals of the People's Liberation Army, of which he is regarded as the founder.-Early...	1886–1976	founder, Chinese Red Army

Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

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

Danish krone

The krone is the official currency of the Kingdom of Denmark consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. It is subdivided into 100 øre...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling."...	1805–1875	poet and author of fairy tales	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1952–1955
					obverse	1954–1975
Christian Ditlev Frederik Christian Ditlev Frederik, Count Reventlow Christian Ditlev Frederik, Count of Reventlow was a Danish statesman and reformer, the son of Privy Councillor Christian Ditlev Reventlow by his first wife, baroness Johanne Sophie Frederikke von Bothmer....	1748–1827	agricultural reformer	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1964–1975
Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd Baroness Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd was a Danish author, born in Copenhagen. Her maiden name was Buntzen....	1779–1856	author; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1975–1998
Jens Juel Jens Juel (painter) Jens Juel was a Danish painter, primarily known for his many portraits, of which the largest collection is on display at Frederiksborg Castle.-Early life and career:...	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 Hans Christian Ørsted Hans Christian Ørsted was a Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, an important aspect of electromagnetism...	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 Bertel Thorvaldsen Bertel Thorvaldsen was a Danish-Icelandic sculptor of international fame, who spent most of his life in Italy . Thorvaldsen was born in Copenhagen into a Danish/Icelandic family of humble means, and was accepted to the Royal Academy of Arts when he was eleven years old...	1770–1844	sculptor	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1952–1962
Pauline Lucia Tutein	1761–1827	wife of Peter Tutein, merchant; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	20 kr	obverse	1980–1990
Franziska Genoveva von Qualen	????-????	noble woman of Holstein, Germany; portrait painted by Jens Juel	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1974–1997

Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

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

Egyptian pound

The Egyptian Pound is the currency of Egypt. It is divided into 100 Qirsh , or 1,000 Milliemes ....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Farouk I Farouk of Egypt Farouk I of Egypt , was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936....	1920–1965	King of Egypt, 1936–1952	Pound	£1	obverse	1950–1952
				£5	obverse	1946–1952
Khafra Khafra Khafra — also Khafre — was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty, who had his capital at Memphis. According to some authors he was the son and successor of Khufu, but it is more commonly accepted that Djedefre was Khufu's successor and Khafra was Djedefre's...	unknown	Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, 2558-2532 BCE	Pound	£10	reverse	1970–1979
						1979–2003
Ramesses II Ramesses II Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire...	1302-1213 BCE	Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, 1279-1213 BCE	Pound	Pt.50	obverse	1968–1981
						1981–1986
				£1	obverse	1968–1979
Tutankhamun Tutankhamun Tutankhamun , Egyptian , ; approx. 1341 BC – 1323 BC) was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty , during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom...	unknown	Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, 1333-1324 BCE	Pound	Pt.25	obverse	1952–1962
				Pt.50	obverse	1952–1962
				£1	obverse	1930–1950
						1952–1963
						1963–1968
				£5	obverse	1952–1963
						1963–1969
						1970–1981
				£10	obverse	1952–1962
						1962–1970
				£100	obverse	1979–1994

Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

Currency: Kroon (KR, 1992–2010)
See also Estonian kroon

Estonian kroon

In 1992, coins were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 20 & 50 senti, as well as 1 kroon. The 1 kroon was struck in cupronickel, the others in aluminum-bronze. However, in 1997, nickel-plated steel 20 senti were introduced, followed by aluminum-bronze 1 kroon in 1998. 5 senti coins were not...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Kristjan Raud Kristjan Raud Kristjan Raud was an Estonian painter and draughtsman.His parents were Jaan Raud and his wife Henriette Loviisa Raud...	1865–1943	painter	Kroon	1 KR	obverse	1992-????

Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...

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

Faroese króna

The króna is the currency of the Faroe Islands. It is issued by the Danish National Bank. It is not an independent currency but a version of the Danish krone. Consequently, it does not have an ISO 4217 currency code. The ISO 4217 code for the Danish krone is DKK...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jens Christian Djurhuus Jens Christian Djurhuus Jens Christian Djurhuus or Sjóvarbóndin was the first poet who wrote in Faroese. He composed several Faroese ballads in traditional style on historical themes. The best known is Ormurin langi...	1773–1853	first poet to write in Faroese	Króna	1,000 kr	obverse	1980–2005
Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb was a Faroese Lutheran minister who established the modern orthography of Faroese, the language of the Faroe Islands, based on the Icelandic language, which like Faroese derives from Old Norse.-Background:Hammershaimb was born in Sandavágur on the island of Vágar in...	1819–1909	established modern orthography for the Faroese language	Króna	100 kr	obverse	1964–1978
					obverse	1978–2003
Nólsoyar Páll Nólsoyar Páll Nólsoyar Páll is a Faroese national hero. He was a seaman, trader, poet, farmer and boat builder who tried to develop direct trade between the Faroes and the rest of Europe and introduced vaccination to the islands...	1765–1809	seaman, trader, poet	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1967–1978
					obverse	1978–2001

Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

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

Finnish mark

The Finnish markka was the currency of Finland from 1860 until 28 February 2002, when it ceased to be legal tender. The markka was replaced by the euro , which had been introduced, in cash form, on 1 January 2002....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Alvar Aalto Alvar Aalto Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware...	1898–1976	modernist architect	Mark	50mk	reverse	1986–2002
Anders Chydenius Anders Chydenius Anders Chydenius was the leading classical liberal of Nordic history. Born in Sotkamo, Ostrobothnia, Sweden and having studied under Pehr Kalm at the Royal Academy of Åbo, Chydenius became a priest, Enlightenment philosopher and member of the Swedish Riksdag of the Estates.The world's first...	1792–1803	priest and statesman	Mark	1,000mk	reverse	1986–2002
Väinö Linna Väinö Linna Väinö Linna was one of the most influential Finnish authors of the 20th century. He shot to immediate literary fame with his third novel, Tuntematon sotilas , and consolidated his position with the trilogy Täällä Pohjantähden alla Väinö Linna (20 December 1920 – 21 April 1992) was one of the...	1920–1992	novelist	Mark	20mk	reverse	1993–2002
Elias Lönnrot Elias Lönnrot Elias Lönnrot was a Finnish philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. He is best known for compiling the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic compiled from national folklore.-Education and early life:...	1802–1884	historian, composer of Kalevala (the national epic)	Mark	500mk	reverse	1986–2002
Paavo Nurmi Paavo Nurmi Paavo Johannes Nurmi was a Finnish runner. Born in Turku, he was known as one of the "Flying Finns," a term given to him, Hannes Kolehmainen, Ville Ritola, and others for their distinction in running...	1897–1973	Olympic gold and silver multi-medalist	Mark	10mk	reverse	1986–1992
Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer of the later Romantic period whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity. His mastery of the orchestra has been described as "prodigious."...	1865–1957	classical composer	Mark	100mk	reverse	1986–2002

France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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

French franc

The franc was a currency of France. Along with the Spanish peseta, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra . Between 1360 and 1641, it was the name of coins worth 1 livre tournois and it remained in common parlance as a term for this amount of money...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th century conception of artistic endeavour to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century. Cézanne can be said to form the bridge between late 19th...	1839–1906	Post-Impressionist painter	Franc	₣100	obverse	1997–2002
Marie Curie Marie Curie Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...	1867–1934	Nobel Prize winner, 1903	Franc	₣500	obverse	1995–2002
Pierre Curie Pierre Curie Pierre Curie was a French physicist, a pioneer in crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity, and Nobel laureate. He was the son of Dr. Eugène Curie and Sophie-Claire Depouilly Curie ...	1859–1906	Nobel Prize winner, 1903	Franc	₣500	obverse	1995–2002
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , officially Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint Exupéry , was a French writer, poet and pioneering aviator. He became a laureate of France's highest literary awards, and in 1939 was the winner of the U.S. National Book Award...	1900–1944	author and aviator	Franc	₣50	obverse	1992–2002
Claude Debussy Claude Debussy Claude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions...	1862–1918	impressionist composer	Franc	₣20	both	1997–2002
Gustave Eiffel Gustave Eiffel Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was a French structural engineer from the École Centrale Paris, an architect, an entrepreneur and a specialist of metallic structures...	1832–1923	engineer and architect	Franc	₣200	obverse	1996–2002

Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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

German mark

The Deutsche Mark |mark]], abbreviated "DM") was the official currency of West Germany and Germany until the adoption of the euro in 2002. It is commonly called the "Deutschmark" in English but not in German. Germans often say "Mark" or "D-Mark"...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich Paul Ehrlich was a German scientist in the fields of hematology, immunology, and chemotherapy, and Nobel laureate. He is noted for curing syphilis and for his research in autoimmunity, calling it "horror autotoxicus"...	1854–1915	Nobel Prize winner, 1908	Deutsche Mark	200 DM	obverse	1990–2002
Carl Friedrich Gauss Carl Friedrich Gauss Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician and scientist who contributed significantly to many fields, including number theory, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, geophysics, electrostatics, astronomy and optics.Sometimes referred to as the Princeps mathematicorum...	1777–1855	mathematician and scientist	Deutsche Mark	10 DM	obverse	1991–2002
Jacob Grimm Jacob Grimm Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm was a German philologist, jurist and mythologist. He is best known as the discoverer of Grimm's Law, the author of the monumental Deutsches Wörterbuch, the author of Deutsche Mythologie and, more popularly, as one of the Brothers Grimm, as the editor of Grimm's Fairy...	1785–1863	older of the Brothers Grimm, recorders of folk and fairy tales	Deutsche Mark	1,000 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Wilhelm Grimm Wilhelm Grimm Wilhelm Carl Grimm was a German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm.-Life and work:...	1786–1859	younger of the Brothers Grimm, recorders of folk and fairy tales	Deutsche Mark	1,000 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Maria Sibylla Merian Maria Sibylla Merian Maria Sibylla Merian was a naturalist and scientific illustrator who studied plants and insects and made detailed paintings about them...	1647–1717	naturalist and illustrator	Deutsche Mark	500 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Balthasar Neumann Balthasar Neumann Johann Balthasar Neumann , also known as Balthasar Neumann, was a [German] military artillery engineer and architect who developed a refined brand of Baroque architecture, fusing Austrian, Bohemian, Italian, and French elements to design some of the most impressive buildings of the period,...	1687–1753	Baroque architect	Deutsche Mark	50 DM	obverse	1991–2002
Clara Schumann Clara Schumann Clara Schumann was a German musician and composer, considered one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era...	1819–1896	classical pianist and composer	Deutsche Mark	100 DM	obverse	1990–2002
Bettina von Arnim Bettina von Arnim Bettina von Arnim , born Elisabeth Catharina Ludovica Magdalena Brentano, was a German writer and novelist....	1785–1859	novelist	Deutsche Mark	5 DM	obverse	1992–2002
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff Annette von Droste-Hülshoff Anna Elisabeth von Droste-Hülshoff, known as Annette von Droste-Hülshoff , was a 19th century German author, and one of the most important German poets.-Biography:...	1797–1848	poet and author	Deutsche Mark	20 DM	obverse	1992–2002

Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

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

Greek drachma

Drachma, pl. drachmas or drachmae was the currency used in Greece during several periods in its history:...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
John Capodistria	1776–1831	1st Governor of Greece, 1827–1831	Drachma	500 Δρ.	obverse	1983–2002
Rigas Feraios Rigas Feraios Rigas Feraios or Rigas Velestinlis was a Greek writer and revolutionary of Aromanian origin, active in the Modern Greek Enlightenment, remembered as a Greek national hero, a victim of Balkan uprising against the Ottoman Empire and a forerunner of the Greek War of Independence.-Early...	1757–1798	revolutionary, first casualty of the Greek War of Independence	Drachma	200 Δρ.	obverse	1997–2002
Theodoros Kolokotronis Theodoros Kolokotronis Theodoros Kolokotronis was a Greek Field Marshal and one of the leaders of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire....	1770–1843	General during the Greek War of Independence	Drachma	5,000 Δρ.	obverse	1997–2002
Adamantios Korais Adamantios Korais Adamantios Korais or Coraïs was a humanist scholar credited with laying the foundations of Modern Greek literature and a major figure in the Greek Enlightenment. His activities paved the way for the Greek War of Independence and emergence of a purified form of the Greek language, known as...	1748–1833	linguist, author of the first modern Greek dictionary	Drachma	100 Δρ.	reverse	1978–2002
Georgios Papanikolaou Georgios Papanikolaou Georgios Nicholas Papanikolaou was a Greek pioneer in cytology and early cancer detection, and inventor of the "Pap smear".-Life:...	1883–1962	pioneer in early cancer detection	Drachma	10,000 Δρ.	obverse	1995–2002

Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

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

Banknotes of the Hungarian forint

Hungarian forint paper money is part of the physical form of the current Hungarian currency, the Hungarian forint. The forint paper money consists of exclusively banknotes. During its history, denominations ranging from 10 to 20 000 forint were put into circulation in correspondence with the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Endre Ady Endre Ady Endre Ady was a Hungarian poet.-Biography:Ady was born in Érmindszent, Szilágy county . He belonged to an impoverished Calvinist noble family...	1877–1919	poet	Forint	500 Ft	obverse	1970–1999
						1992–1999
Béla Bartók Béla Bartók Béla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary's greatest composer...	1881–1945	composer, pianist	Forint	1,000 Ft	obverse	1983–1999
						1993–1999
György Dózsa György Dózsa György Dózsa was a Székely Hungarian man-at-arms from Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary who led a peasants' revolt against the kingdom's landed nobility...	????-1514	led a peasants' revolt against the nobility	Forint	20 Ft	obverse	1948–1992
						1920–1992
						1960–1992
Francis II Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi Hungarian aristocrat, he was the leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11 as the prince of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was also Prince of Transylvania, an Imperial Prince, and a member of the Order of the Golden...	1676–1735	Prince of Transylvania; led the uprising against the Hungarian monarchy, 1703–1711	Forint	50 Ft	obverse	1953–1996
						1966–1996
Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva was a Hungarian lawyer, journalist, politician and Regent-President of Hungary in 1849. He was widely honored during his lifetime, including in the United Kingdom and the United States, as a freedom fighter and bellwether of democracy in Europe.-Family:Lajos...	1802–1894	statesman and freedom fighter	Forint	100 Ft	obverse	1948–1998
						1920–1998
						1959–1998
						1992–1998
Sándor Petőfi Sándor Petofi Sándor Petőfi , was a Hungarian poet and liberal revolutionary. He is considered as Hungary's national poet and he was one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848...	1823–1849	national poet; key figure of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848	Forint	10 Ft	obverse	1947–1992
						1950–1992
						1959–1992
István Széchenyi István Széchenyi Széchenyi committed suicide by a shot to his head on April 8, 1860. All Hungary mourned his death. The Academy was in official mourning, along with the most prominent persons of the leading political and cultural associations...	1791–1860	statesman and political theorist	Forint	5,000 Ft	obverse	1991–1999

Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

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

Icelandic króna

The króna is the currency of Iceland. The króna is technically subdivided into 100 aurar , but in practice this subdivision is no longer used....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Ingólfur Arnarson Ingólfur Arnarson Ingólfr Arnarson is recognized as the first permanent Nordic settler of Iceland. According to Landnáma he built his homestead in Reykjavík in 874...	unknown	first permanent settler of Iceland, 874	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1960–1969
Christian IX Christian IX of Denmark Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...	1818–1906	King of Denmark, 1863–1906; signed the treaty that gave Iceland sovereignty, 1874	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1907–1919
					obverse	1919–1920
				10 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1916–1920
				50 kr	obverse	1886–1907
					obverse	1916–1920
				100 kr	obverse	1916–1935
Christian X Christian X of Denmark Christian X was King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947 and the only King of Iceland between 1918 and 1944....	1870–1947	King of Denmark, 1912–1947; King of Iceland, 1918–1944	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1929–1935
				10 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1929–1934
				50 kr	obverse	1907–1916
					obverse	1931–1936
				100 kr	obverse	1929–1935
Jón Eiríksson	1728–1787	promoter of enlightenment	Króna	5 kr	obverse	1935–1947
					obverse	1947–1960
				10 kr	1969–1984
				50 kr	obverse	1936–1948
					obverse	1948–1960
Frederick VIII Frederick VIII of Denmark Frederick VIII was King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912.-Early life:Frederick was born on 3 June 1843 in the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen as Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior male line of the House of Oldenburg descended from Christian III of Denmark and who had...	1843–1912	King of Denmark, 1906–1912	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1907–1916
Arngrímur Jónsson Arngrímur Jónsson Arngrímur Jónsson the Learned was an Icelandic scholar and an apologist. His father was Jón Jónsson, who died in 1591...	1568–1648	scholar	Króna	10 kr	obverse	1981–1984
Árni Magnússon Árni Magnússon Árni Magnússon was an Icelandic scholar and collector of manuscripts. He assembled the Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection.-Life:...	1663–1730	medieval Icelanic scholar	Króna	100 kr	obverse	1981–1995
Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement.Born at Hrafnseyri, near Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords area of Iceland, he was the son of a pastor, Sigurður Jónsson. He moved to Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1833 to study grammar and history at the university there...	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 Guðbrandur Þorláksson Guðbrandur Þorláksson was an Icelandic mathematician, cartographer and clergyman.He studied at the cathedral school in Hólar and then at the University of Copenhagen. He and was successively rector of the school at Skálholt and minister at historic Breiðabólstaður in Vesturhóp...	1541–1627	bishop; published the first Icelandic translation of the Bible, 1584	Króna	50 kr	obverse	1981–1987

Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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

Iranian rial

The rial is the currency of Iran. It is subdivided into 100 dinar but, because of the very low current value of the rial, no fraction of the rial is used in accounting....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Reza Shah Reza Shah Rezā Shāh, also known as Rezā Shāh Pahlavi and Rezā Shāh Kabir , , was the Shah of the Imperial State of Iran from December 15, 1925, until he was forced to abdicate by the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran on September 16, 1941.In 1925, Reza Shah overthrew Ahmad Shah Qajar, the last Shah of the Qajar...	1878–1944	founded the Pahlavi Dynasty Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925–1941) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty ...	5 ریال	obverse	1924–1937
			10 ریال	obverse	1924–1951
			20 ریال	obverse	1924–1951
			50 ریال	obverse	1924–1962
			100 ریال	obverse	1924–1954
			500 ریال	obverse	1924–1974
			1000 ریال	obverse	1936–1974
Mohammad Reza Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Mohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, Shah of Persia , ruled Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Iranian Revolution on 11 February 1979...	1919–1980	second and last monarch of the House of Pahlavi Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty consisted of two Iranian/Persian monarchs, father and son Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925–1941) and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi The Pahlavi dynasty ...	10 ریال	obverse	1951–1979
			20 ریال	obverse	1951–1979
			50 ریال	obverse	1962–1979
			100 ریال	obverse	1954–1976
			200 ریال	obverse	1965–1979
			500 ریال	obverse	1974–1979
			1000 ریال	obverse	1974–1979
			10000 ریال	obverse	1975–1979
Reza Shah and Mohammad Reza Shah			100 ریال	obverse	1976–1979

Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

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

Irish pound

The Irish pound was the currency of Ireland until 2002. Its ISO 4217 code was IEP, and the usual notation was the prefix £...

, Series B Banknotes (Ireland)

Series B Banknotes (Ireland)

The Series B Banknotes of the Republic of Ireland replaced the Series A Banknotes. The banknotes were issued between 1976 and 1982 by the Central Bank of Ireland, the series was replaced in 1993 by Series C Banknotes.-Banknotes:...

 and Series C Banknotes (Ireland)

Series C Banknotes (Ireland)

The Series C Banknotes of the Republic of Ireland were the final series of notes created for the state before the advent of the euro; it replaced Series B Banknotes. The series gradually entered circulation from 1992 and remained in circulation until 2002....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Johannes Scotus Eriugena Johannes Scotus Eriugena Johannes Scotus Eriugena was an Irish theologian, Neoplatonist philosopher, and poet. He is known for having translated and made commentaries upon the work of Pseudo-Dionysius.-Name:...	815-877	theologian, philosopher, poet	Pound	£5	obverse	1975–1994
Douglas Hyde Douglas Hyde Douglas Hyde , known as An Craoibhín Aoibhinn , was an Irish scholar of the Irish language who served as the first President of Ireland from 1938 to 1945...	1860–1949	1st President, 1938–1945	Pound	£50	obverse	1995–2002
James Joyce James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century...	1882–1941	author and poet	Pound	£10	obverse	1993–2002
Catherine McAuley Catherine McAuley The Venerable Mother Catherine Elizabeth McAuley was an Irish nun, who founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831...	1787–1841	founder, The Sisters of Mercy, 1831	Pound	£5	obverse	1994–2002
Turlough O'Carolan Turlough O'Carolan Turlough Carolan, also known as Turlough O'Carolan, was a blind, early Irish harper, composer and singer whose great fame is due to his gift for melodic composition. He was the last great Irish harper-composer and is considered by many to be Ireland's national composer...	1670–1738	most famous Irish bard	Pound	£50	obverse	1977–1995
Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847; often referred to as The Liberator, or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century...	1775–1847	a leader of Catholic Emancipation	Pound	£20	obverse	1992–2002
Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell was an Irish landowner, nationalist political leader, land reform agitator, and the founder and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party...	1846–1891	statesman, forerunner to the modern Irish independence movement	Pound	£100	both	1995–2002
Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift was an Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer , poet and cleric who became Dean of St...	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

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	In Circulation Since
Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon Shmuel Yosef Agnon , was a Nobel Prize laureate writer and was one of the central figures of modern Hebrew fiction. In Hebrew, he is known by the acronym Shai Agnon . In English, his works are published under the name S. Y. Agnon.Agnon was born in Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire...	1888–1970	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1966	New Sheqel	₪50	obverse	1985–1999
David Ben-Gurion David Ben-Gurion ' was the first Prime Minister of Israel.Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, which began early in life, led him to become a major Zionist leader and Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization in 1946...	1886–1973	1st Prime Minister, 1948–1953 and 1955–1963	Pound	£500	obverse	1977–1984
			Sheqel	₪50	obverse	1980–1986
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yitzhak Ben-Zvi was a historian, Labor Zionist leader, the second and longest-serving President of Israel.-Biography:...	1884–1963	2nd President, 1952–1963	New Sheqel	₪100	obverse	1986–1999
Hayyim Nahman Bialik Hayyim Nahman Bialik Hayim Nahman Bialik , also Chaim or Haim, was a Jewish poet who wrote in Hebrew. Bialik was one of the pioneers of modern Hebrew poets and came to be recognized as Israel's national poet.-Biography:...	1873–1934	National Poet	Pound	£10	obverse	1970–1984
Edmond James de Rothschild Edmond James de Rothschild Baron Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild was a French member of the Rothschild banking family. A strong supporter of Zionism, his generous donations lent significant support to the movement during its early years, which helped lead to the establishment of the State of Israel.- Early years :A...	1845–1934	philanthropist; activist for Jewish affairs	Sheqel	₪500	obverse	1982–1986
Albert Einstein Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...	1879–1955	Nobel Prize winner in Physics, 1921	Pound	£5	obverse	1972–1984
Levi Eshkol Levi Eshkol ' served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a heart attack in 1969. He was the first Israeli Prime Minister to die in office.-Biography:...	1895–1969	3rd Prime Minister, 1963–1969	Sheqel	₪5,000	obverse	1984–1986
			New Sheqel	₪5	obverse	1985–1999
Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl , born Benjamin Ze’ev Herzl was an Ashkenazi Jew Austro-Hungarian journalist and the father of modern political Zionism and in effect the State of Israel.-Early life:...	1860–1904	founder of the Zionist movement	Pound	£100 ₪10	obverse	1969–1984
						1975–1984
			Sheqel	₪10	obverse	1980–1986
Ze'ev Jabotinsky	1880–1940	a leader in the Zionist movement	Sheqel	₪100	obverse	1980–1986
Maimonides Maimonides Moses ben-Maimon, called Maimonides and also known as Mūsā ibn Maymūn in Arabic, or Rambam , was a preeminent medieval Jewish philosopher and one of the greatest Torah scholars and physicians of the Middle Ages...	1135/8-1204	author of the Mishneh	Sheqel	₪1,000	obverse	1983–1986
			New Sheqel	₪1	obverse	1986–1999
Golda Meir Golda Meir Golda Meir ; May 3, 1898 – December 8, 1978) was a teacher, kibbutznik and politician who became the fourth Prime Minister of the State of Israel....	1898–1978	4th Prime Minister, 1969–1974	Sheqel	₪10,000	obverse	1984–1986
			New Sheqel	₪10	obverse	1985–1999
Moses Montefiore Moses Montefiore Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, 1st Baronet, Kt was one of the most famous British Jews of the 19th century. Montefiore was a financier, banker, philanthropist and Sheriff of London...	1784–1885	philanthropist	Pound	£10	obverse	1975–1984
			Sheqel	₪1	obverse	1980–1986
Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett Moshe Sharett on 15 October 1894, died 7 July 1965) was the second Prime Minister of Israel , serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurion's two terms.-Early life:...	1894–1965	2nd Prime Minister, 1954–1955	New Sheqel	₪20	obverse	1988–1999
Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar Zalman Shazar was an Israeli politician, author. and poet. Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.-Biography:...	1889–1974	3rd President, 1963–1972	New Sheqel	₪200	obverse	1992–1999
Henrietta Szold Henrietta Szold Henrietta Szold was a U.S. Jewish Zionist leader and founder of the Hadassah Women's Organization. In 1942, she co-founded Ihud, a political party in Mandate Palestine dedicated to a binational solution.-Biography:...	1860–1945	a leader of the Zionist movement	Pound	£5	obverse	1976–1984
Haim Weizman	1874–1952	1st President of Israel, 1949–1952	Pound	£50	obverse	1972–1984
						1978–1984
			Sheqel	₪5	obverse	1980–1986

Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

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

Italian lira

The lira was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. Between 1999 and 2002, the Italian lira was officially a “national subunit” of the euro...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini was an Italian opera composer. His greatest works are I Capuleti ed i Montecchi , La sonnambula , Norma , Beatrice di Tenda , and I puritani...	1801–1835	opera composer	Lira	5,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gian Lorenzo Bernini was an Italian artist who worked principally in Rome. He was the leading sculptor of his age and also a prominent architect...	1598–1680	Baroque sculptor and architect	Lira	50,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Caravaggio Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. His paintings, which combine a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, had a formative influence on the Baroque...	1571–1610	Baroque artist	Lira	100,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002
Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor, known as the father of long distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system. Marconi is often credited as the inventor of radio, and indeed he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand...	1874–1937	Nobel Prize winner, 1909	Lira	2,000 ₤	obverse	1990–2002
Maria Montessori Maria Montessori Maria Montessori was an Italian physician and educator, a noted humanitarian and devout Catholic best known for the philosophy of education which bears her name...	1870–1952	developed the Montessori method of education	Lira	1,000 ₤	obverse	1990–2002
Raphael Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino , better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur...	1483–1520	Renaissance painter	Lira	500,000 ₤	obverse	1997–2002
Alessandro Volta Alessandro Volta Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Gerolamo Umberto Volta was a Lombard physicist known especially for the invention of the battery in 1800.-Early life and works:...	1745–1827	developer of the electric battery, 1800	Lira	10,000 ₤	obverse	1985–2002

Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

Currency: Yen (¥, 1870–Present)

See also Japanese yen

Japanese yen

The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Itō Hirobumi Ito Hirobumi Prince was a samurai of Chōshū domain, Japanese statesman, four time Prime Minister of Japan , genrō and Resident-General of Korea. Itō was assassinated by An Jung-geun, a Korean nationalist who was against the annexation of Korea by the Japanese Empire...	1841–1909	1st, 5th, 7th, and 10th Prime Minister, 1885–1888, 1892–1896, 1898, 1900–1901	Yen	¥1,000	obverse	1963–1986
Nitobe Inazo	1862–1933	politician, economist, author	Yen	¥5,000	obverse	1984–2004
Takahashi Korekiyo Takahashi Korekiyo Viscount was a Japanese politician and the 20th Prime Minister of Japan from 13 November 1921 to 12 June 1922. He was known as an expert on finance during his political career.-Early life :...	1854–1936	20th Prime Minister, 1921–1922	Yen	¥50	obverse	1951–1958
Prince Shōtoku Prince Shotoku , also known as or , was a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. He was a son of Emperor Yōmei and his younger half-sister Princess Anahobe no Hashihito. His parents were relatives of the ruling Soga clan, and was involved in the defeat...	574-622	regent, politician	Yen	¥100	obverse	1946–1956
				¥1,000	obverse	1950–1965
				¥5,000	obverse	1957–1986
				¥10,000	obverse	1958–1986
Ninomiya Sontoku Ninomiya Sontoku , born Ninomiya Kinjirō , was a prominent 19th century Japanese agricultural leader, philosopher, moralist and economist.-Life:Ninomiya Sontoku was born to a poor peasant family with a name of Kinjiro in Kayama Ashigarakami-gun Sagami province. His father died when he was 14 and his mother died...	1787–1856	philosopher, economist, moralist	Yen	¥1	obverse	1946–1958
Natsume Sōseki Natsume Soseki , born ', is widely considered to be the foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji period . He is best known for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. He was also a scholar of British literature and composer of haiku, Chinese-style poetry, and fairy tales...	1867–1916	novelist	Yen	¥1,000	obverse	1984–2004
Itagaki Taisuke Itagaki Taisuke Count was a Japanese politician and leader of the , which evolved into Japan's first political party.- Early life :Itagaki Taisuke was born into a middle-ranking samurai family in Tosa Domain, , After studies in Kōchi and in Edo, he was appointed as sobayonin to Tosa daimyo Yamauchi Toyoshige,...	1837–1919	politician	Yen	¥100	obverse	1953–1974
Iwakura Tomomi Iwakura Tomomi was a Japanese statesman in the Meiji period. The former 500 Yen banknote issued by the Bank of Japan carried his portrait.-Early life:Iwakura was born in Kyoto as the second son of a low-ranking courtier and nobleman . In 1836 he was adopted by another nobleman, , from whom he received his family...	1825–1883	politician	Yen	¥500	obverse	1951–1971
				¥500	obverse	1969–1994
Fukuzawa Yukichi Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era...	1835–1901	political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator, author	Yen	¥10,000	obverse	1984–2004

Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

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

Banknotes of the Lithuanian litas

The modern banknotes of Lithuania are denominated in litas. All banknotes are of the same size except for the 500 litų banknote. They bear signatures of Minister of Finance and of Chairperson of the Bank of Lithuania Board. 10, 20, and 50 litų banknotes have 4 releases...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavicius Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius...	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 Steponas Darius Steponas Darius was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1896–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	Litas	10 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas Simonas Daukantas or Szymon Dowkont was a Lithuanian writer, ethnographer and historian. One of the pioneers of the Lithuanian national revival, he is credited as an author of the first book on the history of Lithuania written in the Lithuanian language...	1793–1864	historian; wrote the first Lithuanian history books in the Lithuanian language	Litas	100 Lt	obverse	1993–2000
Stasys Girėnas Stasys Girenas Stasys Girėnas was a Lithuanian-American pilot....	1893–1933	pilot; died in a plane crash during a trans-Atlantic flight from the US to Lithuania	Litas	10 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Jonas Jablonskis Jonas Jablonskis Jonas Jablonskis was a distinguished Lithuanian linguist and one of the founders of the standard Lithuanian language...	1860–1930	standardized the Lithuanian language	Litas	5 Lt	obverse	1993–1998
Maironis Maironis Maironis is one of the most famous Lithuanian romantic poets. He was born in Pasandravys, Raseiniai district municipality, Lithuania. Maironis graduated from Kaunas high school and went on to study Literature at Kiev University. However, in 1884, after one year of studies at the university, he...	1862–1932	romantic poet; active member of the Lithuanian national movement	Litas	20 Lt	obverse	1993
						1993–1997
						1997–2001
Motiejus Valančius Motiejus Valancius Motiejus Valančius was a Catholic bishop of Samogitia, historian and one of the best known Lithuanian writers of the 19th century.-Biography:...	1801–1875	a leader in the Lithuanian national movement	Litas	2 Lt	obverse	1993–1998
Vydūnas Vydunas Wilhelm Storost, artistic name Vilius Storostas-Vydūnas , mostly known as Vydūnas, was a Prussian-Lithuania teacher, poet, humanist, philosopher and Lithuanian...	1868–1953	writer, philosopher; leader in the Lithuantian national movement	Litas	200 Lt	obverse	1997–2000
Žemaitė Žemaite Žemaitė - a pen name of Julija Beniuševičiūtė-Žymantienė; in Bukantė near Plungė — 7 December 1921 in Marijampolė) was a Lithuanian writer. Born to impoverished gentry, she became one of the major participants in the Lithuanian National Revival...	1845–1921	author	Litas	1 Lt	obverse	1994–1998

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

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

Luxembourgish franc

The Luxembourgish franc was the currency of Luxembourg between 1854 and 1999 . The franc remained in circulation until 2002, when it was replaced by the euro...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Jean I Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg ruled Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000. He is the father of the current ruler, Grand Duke Henri, and the son of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma...	1921-	Grand Duke, 1964–2000	Franc	100 fr.	obverse	1986–2002
				1,000 fr.	obverse	1985–2002
				5,000 fr.	obverse	1993–2002

Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

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

Mexican peso

The peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 12th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded in the Americas, and by far the most...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata Salazar was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, which broke out in 1910, and which was initially directed against the president Porfirio Díaz. He formed and commanded an important revolutionary force, the Liberation Army of the South, during the Mexican Revolution...	1879–1919	Leader in the Mexican Revolution, 1910–1919	Peso	$10	both	1993–1997

Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Michiel de Ruyter Michiel de Ruyter Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter is the most famous and one of the most skilled admirals in Dutch history. De Ruyter is most famous for his role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th century. He fought the English and French and scored several major victories against them, the best known probably...	1607–1676	admiral of the Dutch navy during the Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1652–1676	Gulden	ƒ100	obverse	1972–1981
Frans Hals Frans Hals Frans Hals was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He is notable for his loose painterly brushwork, and helped introduce this lively style of painting into Dutch art. Hals was also instrumental in the evolution of 17th century group portraiture.-Biography:Hals was born in 1580 or 1581, in Antwerp...	1580–1666	painter	Gulden	ƒ10	obverse	1971–1977
Baruch Spinoza Baruch Spinoza Baruch de Spinoza and later Benedict de Spinoza was a Dutch Jewish philosopher. Revealing considerable scientific aptitude, the breadth and importance of Spinoza's work was not fully realized until years after his death...	1632–1677	rationalist philosopher	Gulden	ƒ1,000	obverse	1973–1996
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck was a Dutch composer, organist, and pedagogue whose work straddled the end of the Renaissance and beginning of the Baroque eras. He was among the first major keyboard composers of Europe, and his work as a teacher helped establish the north German organ...	1562–1621	composer, organist, teacher	Gulden	ƒ25	obverse	1972–1990
Joost van den Vondel Joost van den Vondel Joost van den Vondel was a Dutch writer and playwright. He is considered the most prominent Dutch poet and playwright of the 17th century. His plays are the ones from that period that are still most frequently performed, and his epic Joannes de Boetgezant , on the life of John the Baptist, has...	1587–1697	writer, playwright	Gulden	ƒ5	obverse	1976–1988

Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Niels Henrik Abel Niels Henrik Abel Niels Henrik Abel was a Norwegian mathematician who proved the impossibility of solving the quintic equation in radicals.-Early life:...	1802–1829	mathematician	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1948–2002
						1978–2002
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson was a Norwegian writer and the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. Bjørnson is considered as one of The Four Greats Norwegian writers; the others being Henrik Ibsen, Jonas Lie, and Alexander Kielland...	1832–1910	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1903	Krone	50 kr	obverse	1950–1999
						1966–1999
Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie was a Norwegian constitutional father, known for being the constitutional assembly's writer. -Background:...	1779–1849	Speaker of the Storting, 1815 and 1818	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1901–1945
				10 kr	obverse
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				500 kr	obverse
				1,000 kr	obverse
Camilla Collett Camilla Collett Jacobine Camilla Collett was a Norwegian writer, often referred to as the first Norwegian feminist. She was also the younger sister of Norwegian poet Henrik Wergeland, and is recognized as being one of the first contributors to realism in Norwegian literature...	1813–1885	writer	Krone	100 kr	obverse	1979–1997
Christian Magnus Falsen Christian Magnus Falsen Christian Magnus Falsen was a Norwegian constitutional father, statesman, jurist, and historian. He was an important member of the constitutional assembly and was one of the writers of the constitutional laws....	1782–1830	co-author of the Constitution, 1814	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1991–2001
Edvard Grieg Edvard Grieg Edvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt , and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.-Biography:Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in...	1843–1907	composer and pianist	Krone	500 kr	obverse	1991–2000
Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...	1828–1906	playwright; known as "The Father of Modern Drama"	Krone	1,000 kr	obverse	1949–1999
						1975–2001
Christian Michelsen Christian Michelsen Peter Christian Hersleb Kjerschow Michelsen was a Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman. He was the first Prime Minister of an independent Norway from 1905 to 1907...	1857–1925	Prime Minister, 1905–1907	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1954–1999
Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In his youth a champion skier and ice skater, he led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, and won international fame after reaching a...	1861–1930	Nobel Prize winner for Peace, 1922	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1955–1999
				10 kr	obverse	1972–1999
Oscar II Oscar II of Sweden Oscar II , baptised Oscar Fredrik was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death and King of Norway from 1872 until 1905. The third son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Josephine of Leuchtenberg, he was a descendant of Gustav I of Sweden through his mother.-Early life:At his birth in Stockholm, Oscar...	1829–1907	King of Norway, 1872–1905	Krone	5 kr	obverse	1877–1998
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Peder Tordenskjold Peder Tordenskjold Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskiold , commonly referred to as Tordenskjold , was a Norwegian nobleman and an eminent naval flag officer in the service of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy. He rose to the rank of Vice-Admiral for his services in the Great Northern War...	1691–1720	Vice-Admiral; hero from the Great Northern War	Krone	10 kr	obverse	1901–1945
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Aasmund Olavsson Vinje Aasmund Olavsson Vinje Aasmund Olavsson Vinje was a famous Norwegian poet and journalist who is remembered for poetry, travel writing, and his pioneering use of Landsmål .-Background:...	1818–1870	poet and journalist	Krone	50 kr	obverse	1985–1997
Henrik Wergeland Henrik Wergeland Henrik Arnold Thaulow Wergeland was a Norwegian writer, most celebrated for his poetry but also a prolific playwright, polemicist, historian, and linguist...	1808–1845	poet and writer	Krone	100 kr	obverse	1949–1999
						1962–1999

Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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

Pakistani rupee

The rupee is the currency of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank of the country. The most commonly used symbol for the rupee is Rs, used on receipts when purchasing goods and services. In Pakistan, the rupee is referred to as the...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum ....	1876–1948	1st Governor-General, 1947–1948; "Father of the Nation"	Rupee	Rs. 5	obverse	1997–2002

Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

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

Historical coins and banknotes of Poland

Historical coins and banknotes of Poland, see also Polish złoty.-Before 20th century:-20th century Interwar:-Post WWII:-1974 series:-See also:* Polish coins and banknotes...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Józef Bem Józef Bem Józef Zachariasz Bem was a Polish general, an Ottoman Pasha and a national hero of Poland and Hungary, and a figure intertwined with other European nationalisms...	1794–1850	general; war hero	Złoty	10 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Boleslaw I Boleslaw I of Poland Bolesław I Chrobry , in the past also known as Bolesław I the Great , was a Duke of Poland from 992-1025 and the first King of Poland from 19 April 1025 until his death...	966/7-1025	King of Poland, 992-1025	Złoty	2,000 zł	reverse	1977–1995
Frédéric Chopin Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano"....	1810–1849	romantic composer and pianist	Złoty	5,000 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance astronomer and the first person to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe....	1473–1543	developed a heliocentric model of the solar system	Złoty	1,000 zł	obverse	1962–1965
						1975–1995
Marie Curie Marie Curie Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...	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
Dubrawka Dubrawka Dobrawa was a Bohemian princess member of the Přemyslid dynasty and by marriage Duchess of the Polans.She was the daughter of Boleslav I the Cruel, Duke of Bohemia, by his wife Biagota....	940/45-977	Queen Consort of Mieszko I, 965-977	Złoty	2 zł	obverse	1936–1940
Tadeusz Kościuszko Tadeusz Kosciuszko Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko was a Polish–Lithuanian and American general and military leader during the Kościuszko Uprising. He is a national hero of Poland, Lithuania, the United States and Belarus...	1746–1817	general; leader of the Kościuszko Uprising, 1794	Złoty	500 zł	obverse	1976–1995
Mieszko I Mieszko I of Poland Mieszko I , was a Duke of the Polans from about 960 until his death. A member of the Piast dynasty, he was son of Siemomysł; grandchild of Lestek; father of Bolesław I the Brave, the first crowned King of Poland; likely father of Świętosława , a Nordic Queen; and grandfather of her son, Cnut the...	935-992	King of Poland, 960-992	Złoty	2,000 zł	obverse	1977–1995
Stanisław Moniuszko Stanisław Moniuszko Stanisław Moniuszko was a Polish composer, conductor and teacher. His output includes many songs and operas, and his musical style is filled with patriotic folk themes of the peoples of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...	1819–1872	conductor and composer	Złoty	100,000 zł	obverse	1990–1995
Ignacy Jan Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski Ignacy Jan Paderewski GBE was a Polish pianist, composer, diplomat, politician, and the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland.-Biography:...	1860–1941	3rd Prime Minister, 1919	Złoty	2,000,000 zł	obverse	1992–1995
Emilia Plater Emilia Plater Countess Emilia Plater was a Polish-Lithuanian noblewoman and revolutionary from the lands of the partitioned Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...	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 Henryk Sienkiewicz Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz was a Polish journalist and Nobel Prize-winning novelist. A Polish szlachcic of the Oszyk coat of arms, he was one of the most popular Polish writers at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905 for his...	1846–1916	Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1905	Złoty	500,000 zł	obverse	1990–1995
Stanisław Staszic	1755–1826	priest, philosopher, statesman; supporter of the Constitution of May 3, 1791	Złoty	50,000 zł	obverse	1989–1995
Karol Świerczewski Karol Swierczewski Karol Wacław Świerczewski was a Pole who became a Soviet military officer and a general. He served as a general in the service of the Soviet Union, Republican Spain, and the Soviet sponsored Polish Provisional Government of National Unity after World War II.- Life :Karol Świerczewski grew up in...	1897–1947	leader in post-World War II government	Złoty	50 zł	obverse	1975–1995
Romuald Traugutt Romuald Traugutt Romuald Traugutt was a Polish general and war hero, best known for commanding the January Uprising. From October 1863 to August 1864 he was Dictator of Insurrection. He headed the Polish national government from October 17, 1863 to April 20, 1864, and was president of its Foreign Affairs...	1826–1864	general; hero from the January Uprising	Złoty	20 zł	obverse	1982–1995
Ludwik Waryński Ludwik Warynski Ludwik Tadeusz Waryński was an activist and theoretician of the socialist movement in Poland.-Biography:...	1856–1889	socialist activist	Złoty	100 zł	obverse	1975–1995
Stanisław Wyspiański	1869–1907	playwright	Złoty	10,000 zł	obverse	1988–1995

Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

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

Portuguese escudo

The escudo was the currency of Portugal prior to the introduction of the Euro on 1 January 1999 and its removal from circulation on 28 February 2002. The escudo was subdivided into 100 centavos....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Pedro Álvares Cabral Pedro Álvares Cabral Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese noble, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the discoverer of Brazil. Cabral conducted the first substantial exploration of the northeast coast of South America and claimed it for Portugal. While details of Cabral's early life are sketchy, it...	1467–1520	explorer and navigator, discovered the sea route to Brazil, 1500	Escudo	1,000$	obverse	1996–2002
Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India...	1469–1524	explorer and navigator, sailed from Europe to India, 1497–1498	Escudo	5,000$	obverse	1996–2002
João de Barros João de Barros João de Barros , called the Portuguese Livy, is one of the first great Portuguese historians, most famous for his Décadas da Ásia , a history of the Portuguese in India and Asia.-Early years:...	1496–1570	historian	Escudo	500$	obverse	1997–2002
Bartolomeu Dias Bartolomeu Dias Bartolomeu Dias , a nobleman of the Portuguese royal household, was a Portuguese explorer who sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, the first European known to have done so.-Purposes of the Dias expedition:...	1450–1500	explorer and navigator, sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, 1488	Escudo	2,000$	obverse	1996–2002
Henry the Navigator	1394–1460	patron of Portuguese exploration	Escudo	10,000$	obverse	1996–2002

Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

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

Banknotes of the Romanian leu

-1917 issue :Issued in Iaşi, during World War I by the Ministry of Finance, as war money. The banknotes represent the subdivision of the leu, the ban -1917 issue ("paper coins"):Issued in Iaşi, during World War I by the Ministry of Finance, as war money. The banknotes represent the subdivision of...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Grigore Antipa Grigore Antipa Grigore Antipa was a Romanian Darwinist biologist who studied the fauna of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea. Between 1892 and 1944 he was the director of the Bucharest Natural History Museum, which now bears his name....	1867–1944	biologist; studied fauna and wildlife of the Danube Delta and the Black Sea	Leu	200 L	obverse	1992–1996
Nicolae Bălcescu Nicolae Balcescu Nicolae Bălcescu was a Romanian Wallachian soldier, historian, journalist, and leader of the 1848 Wallachian Revolution.-Early life:...	1819–1852	a leader of the Wallachian Revolution of 1848	Leu	100 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Lucian Blaga Lucian Blaga -Biography:Lucian Blaga was a commanding personality of the Romanian culture of the interbellum period. He was a philosopher and writer higly acclaimed for his originality, a university professor and a diplomat. He was born on May 9, 1895 in Lancrăm, near Alba Iulia, Romania, his father being an...	1895–1961	poet, playwright, philosopher	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1998–2002
Constantin Brâncuşi Constantin Brancusi Constantin Brâncuşi was a Romanian-born sculptor who made his career in France. As a child he displayed an aptitude for carving wooden farm tools. Formal studies took him first to Bucharest, then to Munich, then to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris...	1876–1957	sculptor	Leu	500 L	both	1991–1992
						1992–1996
Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale was a Wallachian-born Romanian playwright, short story writer, poet, theater manager, political commentator and journalist...	1852–1912	playwright, short story writer	Leu	1,000,000 L	obverse	2003–2007
Alexander John Cuza Alexander John Cuza Alexander John Cuza was a Moldavian-born Romanian politician who ruled as the first Domnitor of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia between 1859 and 1866.-Early life:...	1820–1873	Prince of Moldovia and Wallachia, 1859–1862; Dominator of Romania, 1862–1866	Leu	50 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu was a Romantic poet, novelist and journalist, often regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Eminescu was an active member of the Junimea literary society and he worked as an editor for the newspaper Timpul , the official newspaper of the Conservative Party...	1850–1889	romantic poet	Leu	1,000 L	obverse	1991–1993
						1993–1998
						1998–2001
George Enescu George Enescu George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher.-Biography:Enescu was born in the village of Liveni , Dorohoi County at the time, today Botoşani County. He showed musical talent from early in his childhood. A child prodigy, Enescu created his first musical...	1881–1955	composer, violinist, pianist	Leu	50,000 L	obverse	1996–2002
						2000–2004
						2001–2007
Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu Nicolae Grigorescu was one of the founders of modern Romanian painting.-Biography:He was born in Pitaru, Dâmboviţa County, Wallachia. In 1843 the family moved to Bucharest. At a young age , he became an apprentice at the workshop of the painter Anton Chladek and created icons for the church of...	1838–1907	painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting	Leu	100,000 L	obverse	1998–2004
						2001–2007
Avram Iancu Avram Iancu Avram Iancu was a Transylvanian Romanian lawyer who played an important role in the local chapter of the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848–1849. He was especially active in the Ţara Moţilor region and the Apuseni Mountains...	1824–1872	leader in the Austrian Empire Revolutions of 1848-1849	Leu	5,000 L	obverse	1992–1993
						1993–1998
Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister...	1871–1940	Prime Minister, 1931–1932	Leu	10,000 L	obverse	1994–1999
						1999–2002
						2000–2007
Tudor Vladimirescu Tudor Vladimirescu Tudor Vladimirescu was a Wallachian Romanian revolutionary hero, the leader of the Wallachian uprising of 1821 and of the Pandur militia. He is also known as Tudor din Vladimiri or — occasionally — as Domnul Tudor .-Background:Tudor was born in Vladimiri, Gorj County in a family of landed peasants...	1780–1821	revolutionary leader; led the Wallachian Uprising of 1821 and the Pandur militia	Leu	25 L	obverse	1952–1966
						1966–1991
Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot.-Biography:Aurel Vlaicu was born in Binţinţi , Geoagiu, Transylvania. He attended Calvinist High School in Orăştie and took his Baccalaureate in Sibiu in 1902...	1882–1913	engineer, inventor, early pilot	Leu	500,000 L	obverse	2000–2007

Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

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

Slovenian tolar

The tolar was the currency of Slovenia from 1991 until the introduction of the euro on 1 January 2007. It was subdivided into 100 stotins...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Ivan Cankar Ivan Cankar Ivan Cankar was a Slovene writer, playwright, essayist, poet and political activist. Together with Oton Župančič, Dragotin Kette, and Josip Murn, he is considered as the beginner of modernism in Slovene literature...	1876–1918	writer, playwright, poet	Tolar	10,000 SIT	obverse	1995–2007
Jacobus Gallus Jacobus Gallus Jacobus Gallus Carniolus was a late Renaissance composer of Slovenian ethnicity...	1550–1591	Renaissance composer	Tolar	200 SIT	obverse	1993–2007
Rihard Jakopič Rihard Jakopic Rihard Jakopič was a Slovenian painter. He was the leading Slovenian Impressionist painter and theoretician. Together with Matej Sternen, Matija Jama and Ivan Grohar, he is considered the pioneer of Slovenian impressionist painting.- Life :Jakopič was born in Ljubljana, then part of the...	1869–1943	impressionist painter	Tolar	100 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Ivana Kobilca Ivana Kobilca Ivana Kobilca was a Slovene realist painter who lived, worked and studied in various European cities including Vienna, Sarajevo, Berlin, Paris and Munich. She was a member of Société Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris. Many of her paintings are still lifes, portraits or country settings...	1861–1926	realist painter	Tolar	5,000 SIT	obverse	1993–2007
Jože Plečnik Jože Plecnik Jože Plečnik , was a Slovene architect who practised in Vienna, Belgrade, Prague and Ljubljana.-Biography:...	1872–1957	architect	Tolar	500 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
France Prešeren France Prešeren France Prešeren was a Slovene Romantic poet. He is considered the Slovene national poet. Although he was not a particularly prolific author, he inspired virtually all Slovene literature thereafter....	1800–1849	poet	Tolar	1,000 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Primož Trubar Primož Trubar Primož Trubar or Primož Truber was a Slovene Protestant reformer, the founder and the first superintendent of the Protestant Church of the Slovene Lands, a consolidator of the Slovene language and the author of the first Slovene-language printed book...	1508–1586	founder and superintendent of the Protestant Church of Slovenia	Tolar	10 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Janez Vajkard Valvasor Janez Vajkard Valvasor Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor or simply Valvasor was a Slovenian nobleman, scientist and polymath, and a fellow of the Royal Society in London.-Biography:...	1641–1693	scholar	Tolar	20 SIT	obverse	1992–2007
Jurij Vega Jurij Vega Baron Jurij Bartolomej Vega was a Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer.-Early life:...	1754–1802	mathematician and physicist	Tolar	50 SIT	obverse	1993–2007

South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

Currencies: Pound (£, 1825–1961)
Rand (R, 1961–Present)
See also South African pound

South African pound

In 1825, an imperial order-in-council made sterling coinage legal tender in all the British colonies. At that time, the only British colony in Southern Africa was the Cape of Good Hope Colony. As time went on, the British pound sterling and its associated subsidiary coinage became the currency of...

 and South African rand

South African rand

The rand is the currency of South Africa. It takes its name from the Witwatersrand , the ridge upon which Johannesburg is built and where most of South Africa's gold deposits were found. The rand has the symbol "R" and is subdivided into 100 cents, symbol "c"...

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

Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

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

Soviet ruble

The Soviet ruble or rouble was the currency of the Soviet Union. One ruble is divided into 100 kopeks, ....

 and Russian chervonets.

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years , as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a...	1870–1924	leader of the October Revolution; 1st Chairman Premier of the Soviet Union The office of Premier of the Soviet Union was synonymous with head of government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics . Twelve individuals have been premier...  of the Council of People's Commissars, 1917–1924	Ruble	руб10	obverse	1947–1961
					obverse	1961–1991
				руб25	obverse	1947–1961
					obverse	1961–1992
				руб50	obverse
				руб100	obverse
			Chervonet	5 chervozev	obverse	1937–1947
				10 chervozev	obverse

Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

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

Spanish peseta

The peseta was the currency of Spain between 1869 and 2002. Along with the French franc, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra .- Etymology :...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Leopoldo Alas y Ureña Leopoldo Alas y Ureña Leopoldo García-Alas y Ureña , also known as Clarín, was a Asturian realist novelist born in Zamora. He died in Oviedo....	1851–1901	novelist	Peseta	200 ₧	obverse	1982–2002
Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...	1451–1506	navigator and explorer, discovered the Americas, 1492	Peseta	5,000 ₧	obverse	1992–2002
Hernando Cortés Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century...	1485–1547	conquistador of Mexico	Peseta	1,000 ₧	obverse	1992–2002
Rosalía de Castro Rosalía de Castro María Rosalía Rita de Castro , was a Galician romanticist writer and poet.Writing in the Galician language, after the Séculos Escuros , she became an important figure of the Galician romantic movement, known today as the Rexurdimento , along with Manuel Curros Enríquez and Eduardo Pondal...	1837–1885	writer, poet	Peseta	500 ₧	obverse	1982–2002
Antonio de Ulloa Antonio de Ulloa Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Girault was a Spanish general, explorer, author, astronomer, colonial administrator and the first Spanish governor of Louisiana.Rebellion of 1768]]....	1716–1795	explorer, colonial administrator, first Spanish governor of Louisiana, 1766–1768	Peseta	10,000 ₧	reverse	1987–2002
Felipe Felipe, Prince of Asturias Felipe, Prince of Asturias de Borbón y de Grecia; born 30 January 1968), is the third child and only son of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain....	1968-	Prince of Asturias, 1977-	Peseta	10,000 ₧	reverse	1982–1987
Juan Ramón Jiménez Juan Ramón Jiménez Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón was a Spanish poet, a prolific writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956. One of Jiménez's most important contributions to modern poetry was his advocacy of the French concept of "pure poetry."-Biography:Jiménez was born in Moguer, near Huelva, in...	1881–1958	poet; Nobel Prize winner, 1956	Peseta	2,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
Juan Carlos I Juan Carlos I of Spain Juan Carlos I |Italy]]) is the reigning King of Spain.On 22 November 1975, two days after the death of General Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos was designated king according to the law of succession promulgated by Franco. Spain had no monarch for 38 years in 1969 when Franco named Juan Carlos as the...	1938-	King of Spain, 1975-	Peseta	5,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
				10,000 ₧	obverse
					obverse	1987–2002
José Celestino Mutis José Celestino Mutis -External links:*** at The Catholic Encyclopedia official site...	1732–1808	botanist and mathematician	Peseta	2,000 ₧	obverse	1987–2002
Benito Pérez Galdós Benito Pérez Galdós Benito Pérez Galdós was a Spanish realist novelist. Considered second only to Cervantes in stature, he was the leading Spanish realist novelist....	1843–1920	novelist	Peseta	1,000 ₧	obverse	1982–1987
Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro González, Marquess was a Spanish conquistador, conqueror of the Incan Empire, and founder of Lima, the modern-day capital of the Republic of Peru.-Early life:...	1475–1541	conquistador of Peru	Peseta	1,000 ₧	reverse	1992–2002

Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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

Swedish krona

The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Charles XI	1655–1697	King of Sweden, 1660–1697	Krona	500 kr	obverse	1985–1999
					obverse	1989–2006
Charles XIV John Charles XIV John of Sweden Charles XIV & III John, also Carl John, Swedish and Norwegian: Karl Johan was King of Sweden and King of Norway from 1818 until his death...	1763–1844	King of Sweden and Norway, 1818–1844	Krona	1,000 kr	obverse	1976–1998
Gustav I Gustav I of Sweden Gustav I of Sweden, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known simply as Gustav Vasa , was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death....	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	????-1987
				100 kr	reverse	????-1987
				1,000 kr	reverse	1890–1987
Gustav III Gustav III of Sweden Gustav III was King of Sweden from 1771 until his death. He was the eldest son of King Adolph Frederick and Queen Louise Ulrica of Sweden, she a sister of Frederick the Great of Prussia....	1746–1792	King of Sweden, 1771–1792	Krona	50 kr	obverse	????-1998
Gustav V	1858–1950	King of Sweden, 1907–1950	Krona	5 kr	obverse	1948–1987
				1,000 kr	reverse	1952–1987
Gustav II Adolf Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden Gustav II Adolf has been widely known in English by his Latinized name Gustavus Adolphus Magnus and variously in historical writings also as Gustavus, or Gustavus the Great, or Gustav Adolph the Great,...	1594–1632	King of Sweden, 1611–1632	Krona	100 kr	obverse	????-1998
					obverse	1986–2006
Gustaf VI Adolf Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden Gustaf VI Adolf - Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf - was King of Sweden from October 29, 1950 until his death. His official title was King of Sweden, of the Goths and of the Wends. He was the eldest son of King Gustaf V and his wife Victoria of Baden...	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 Selma Lagerlöf Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....	1858–1940	Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1909	Krona	20 kr	obverse	1992–2006
Carolus Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...	1707–1778	botanist, physician, zoologist; father of taxonomy	Krona	50 kr	obverse	????-1998

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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

Swiss franc

The franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. Although not formally legal tender in the German exclave Büsingen , it is in wide daily use there...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Francesco Borromini Francesco Borromini Francesco Borromini, byname of Francesco Castelli was an architect from Ticino who, with his contemporaries, Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Pietro da Cortona, was a leading figure in the emergence of Roman Baroque architecture.A keen student of the architecture of Michelangelo and the ruins of...	1599–1667	Baroque architect	Franc	100 Fr.	obverse	1976–2000
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure Horace-Bénédict de Saussure 200px|thumb|Portrait of Horace-Bénédict de Saussure Horace-Bénédict de Saussure was a Genevan aristocrat, physicist and Alpine traveller, often considered the founder of alpinism, and considered to be the first person to build a successful solar oven.-Life and work:Saussure was born in Conches,...	1740–1799	aristocrat, physicist; considered the founder of mountaineering	Franc	20 Fr.	obverse	1979–2000
Leonhard Euler Leonhard Euler Leonhard Euler was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist. He made important discoveries in fields as diverse as infinitesimal calculus and graph theory. He also introduced much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation, particularly for mathematical analysis, such as the notion...	1707–1783	mathematician, physicist	Franc	10 Fr.	obverse	1979–2000
Auguste-Henri Forel Auguste-Henri Forel Auguste-Henri Forel was a Swiss myrmecologist, neuroanatomist and psychiatrist, notable for his investigations into the structure of the human brain and that of ants. For example, he is considered a co-founder of the neuron theory...	1848–1931	psychiatrist and neuroanatomist; studied brain structures of humans and ants	Franc	1,000 Fr.	obverse	1978–2000
Conrad Gessner Conrad Gessner Conrad Gessner was a Swiss naturalist and bibliographer. His five-volume Historiae animalium is considered the beginning of modern zoology, and the flowering plant genus Gesneria is named after him...	1516–1565	authored Historiae animalium Historiae animalium (Gesner) Historiae animalium published at Zurich in 1551-58 and 1587, is an encyclopedic work of "an inventory of renaissance zoology" by Conrad Gesner, a doctor and professor at the Carolinum, the precursor of the University of Zurich... (1551–1558), considered the foundation of modern zoology	Franc	50 Fr.	obverse	1978–2000
Gottfried Keller Gottfried Keller Gottfried Keller , a Swiss writer of German-language literature, was best known for his novel Green Henry .- Life and work :...	1819–1890	writer	Franc	10 Fr.	obverse	1956–2000
Saint Martin Martin of Tours Martin of Tours was a Bishop of Tours whose shrine became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela. Around his name much legendary material accrued, and he has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints...	316/7-397	patron saint of soldiers	Franc	100 Fr.	obverse	1957–2000
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi was a Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer who exemplified Romanticism in his approach....	1746–1827	teacher and education reformer	Franc	20 Fr.	obverse	1930–1976
Albrecht von Haller Albrecht von Haller Albrecht von Haller was a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist and poet.-Early life:He was born of an old Swiss family at Bern. Prevented by long-continued ill-health from taking part in boyish sports, he had the more opportunity for the development of his precocious mind...	1708–1777	anatomist and physiologist	Franc	500 Fr.	obverse	1977–2000

Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

Currency: Lira (₤, 1843–2005)
New Lira (₤, 2005–Present)
See also Turkish lira

Turkish lira

The Turkish lira is the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The lira is subdivided into 100 kuruş...

 and Turkish new lira

Turkish new lira

The new Turkish lira was the currency of Turkey and the de facto independent state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus between 1 January 2005 and 1 January 2009 which was a transition period for the removal of six zeroes from the currency. The new lira was subdivided into 100 new kurush...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey....	1881–1938	founder of the Republic of Turkey; 1st President, 1923–1938	Lira	₤2½	obverse	1939–1952
					obverse	1952–1966
					obverse	1955–1966
					obverse	1957–1966
					obverse	1960–1966
				₤5	obverse	1937–1952
					obverse	1952–1968
					obverse	1959–1968
					obverse	1961–1968
					obverse	1965–1968
					obverse	1968–1983
					obverse	1976–1983
				₤10	obverse	1938–1952
					obverse	1952–1966
					obverse	1953–1966
					obverse	1958–1966
					obverse	1960–1966
					obverse	1961–1966
					obverse	1963–1966
					obverse	1966–1981
					obverse	1975–1981
					both	1979–1987
					both	1982–1987
				₤20	obverse	1966–1987
					obverse	1974–1987
					obverse	1979–1987
					obverse	1983–1987
				₤50	obverse	1927–1938
					obverse	1938–1952
					obverse	1951–1979
					obverse	1953–1979
					obverse	1956–1979
					obverse	1957–1979
					obverse	1960–1979
					obverse	1964–1979
					obverse	1971–1979
					obverse	1976–1987
					obverse	1983–1987
				₤100	obverse	1927–1938
					obverse	1938–1942
					obverse	1952–1976
					obverse	1956–1976
					obverse	1958–1976
					obverse	1962–1976
					obverse	1964–1976
					obverse	1969–1976
					obverse	1972–1986
					obverse	1979–1986
					obverse	1983–1986
					obverse	1984–1989
				₤500	obverse	1927–1939
					obverse	1939–1946
					obverse	1953–1976
					obverse	1959–1976
					obverse	1962–1976
					obverse	1968–1976
					obverse	1971–1984
					obverse	1974–1984
					obverse	1983–1989
					obverse	1984–1989
				₤1,000	obverse	1927–1939
					obverse	1939–1946
					obverse	1953–1979
					obverse	1978–1986
obverse	1979–1986
obverse	1981–1986
obverse	1986–1992
obverse	1988–1992
₤5,000	obverse	1981–1994
	obverse	1985–1994
	obverse	1988–1994
	obverse	1990–1994
₤10,000	obverse	1982–1995
	obverse	1984–1995
	obverse	1989–1995
	obverse	1993–1995
₤20,000	obverse	1988–1997
	obverse	1995–1997
₤50,000	obverse	1989–1999
	obverse	1995–1999
₤100,000	both	1991–2001
	both	1994–2001
	both	1996–2001
₤250,000	obverse	1992–2006
	obverse	1995–2006
	obverse	1998–2006
₤500,000	obverse	1993–2006
	obverse	1994–2006
	obverse	1997–2006
₤1,000,000	obverse	1995–2006
	obverse	1996–2006
	obverse	2002–2006
₤5,000,000	obverse	1997–2006
₤10,000,000	obverse	1999–2006
₤20,000,000	obverse	2001–2006
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Akif Ersoy Mehmet Âkif Ersoy was a Turkish poet, author, academic, member of parliament, and the poet of the Turkish National Anthem....	1873–1936	poet; author of the lyrics to the National Anthem	Lira	₤100	reverse	1983–1989
					reverse	1984–1989
İsmet İnönü Ismet Inönü Mustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...	1884–1973	2nd President, 1938–1950	Lira	50 kuruş	obverse	1944–1947
				₤1	obverse	1942–1947
				₤2½	obverse	1947–1952
				₤10	obverse	1942–1950
					obverse	1947–1952
					obverse	1948–1952
				₤50	obverse	1942–1951
					obverse	1947–1951
				₤100	obverse	1942–1946
					obverse	1947–1952
				₤500	obverse	1940–1946
					obverse	1946–1953
				₤1,000	obverse	1940–1946
					obverse	1946–1953
Mehmed II Mehmed II Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from...	1432–1481	Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1444–1446 and 1451–1481	Lira	₤1,000	reverse	1986–1989
					reverse	1988–1992
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī , also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī and popularly known as Mevlānā in Turkey and Mawlānā in Iran and Afghanistan but known to the English-speaking world simply as Rumi was a 13th-century Persian Muslim poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic...	1207–1273	Persian theologian and poet; his followers founded the Mevlevi Order, or "Whirling Dervishes"	Lira	₤5,000	reverse	1981–1994
					reverse	1985–1994
					reverse	1988–1994
Mimar Sinan	1489–1588	chief architect of the Ottoman Empire, 1512–1588	Lira	₤10,000	reverse	1982–1995
					reverse	1984–1995
					reverse	1989–1995
					reverse	1993–1995

Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

Currency: Hryvnia (₴, 1996–Present)
See also Ukrainian hryvnia

Ukrainian hryvnia

The hryvnia, sometimes hryvnya or grivna ; sign: ₴, code: , has been the national currency of Ukraine since September 2, 1996. The hryvnia is subdivided into 100 kopiyok. In medieval times, it was a currency of Kievan Rus'....

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Currency: Karbovanets(1991–1996)
See also Ukrainian karbovanets

Ukrainian karbovanets

The karbovanets has been a distinct unit of currency in Ukraine during three separate periods. The name is also used in the Ukrainian language for the Imperial ruble and the Soviet ruble, but not for the modern Russian ruble....

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Vladimir I Vladimir I of Kiev Vladimir Sviatoslavich the Great Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь Old Norse as Valdamarr Sveinaldsson, , Vladimir, , Volodymyr, was a grand prince of Kiev, ruler of Kievan Rus' in .Vladimir's father was the prince Sviatoslav of the Rurik dynasty...	958-1015	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 978-1015	Hryvnia	₴1	obverse	1996–1997
					obverse	1997–2004
					obverse	2004–2006
Yaroslav I Yaroslav I the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise (Old Norse: Jarizleifr; ; Old East Slavic and Russian: Ярослав Мудрый; Ukrainian: Ярослав Мудрий; c...	978-1054	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod	Hryvnia	₴2	obverse	1996–1997
					obverse	1997–2001
					obverse	2001–2004
Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bohdan Zynoviy Mykhailovych Khmelnytsky was a hetman of the Zaporozhian Cossack Hetmanate of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth . He led an uprising against the Commonwealth and its magnates which resulted in the creation of a Cossack state...	1595–1657	Hetman of Ukraine, 1648–1657	Hryvnia	₴5	obverse	1996–1997
					obverse	1997–1998
					obverse	1998–2001
					obverse	2001–2004
Ivan Mazepa Ivan Mazepa Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa , Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate in Left-bank Ukraine, from 1687–1708. He was famous as a patron of the arts, and also played an important role in the Battle of Poltava where after learning of Peter I's intent to relieve him as acting Hetman of Ukraine and replace him...	1640–1709	Hetman of Ukraine, 1687–1708	Hryvnia	₴10	obverse	1996–1997
					obverse	1997–2000
					obverse	2000–2004
Ivan Franko Ivan Franko Ivan Yakovych Franko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, political activist, doctor of philosophy, the author of the first detective novels and modern poetry in the Ukrainian language....	1856–1916	poet, writer, journalist	Hryvnia	₴20	obverse	1996–1997
					obverse	1997–2000
					obverse	2000–2003
Mykhailo Hrushevsky Mykhailo Hrushevsky Mykhailo Serhiyovych Hrushevsky was a Ukrainian academician, politician, historian, and statesman, one of the most important figures of the Ukrainian national revival of the early 20th century...	1866–1934	1st President of the Ukrainian People's Republic, 1917–1918	Hryvnia	₴50	obverse	1996–2004
Taras Shevchenko Taras Shevchenko Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko -Life:Born into a serf family of Hryhoriy Ivanovych Shevchenko and Kateryna Yakymivna Shevchenko in the village of Moryntsi, of Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire Shevchenko was orphaned at the age of eleven...	1814–1861	poet; works considered to be the foundation of both modern Ukrainian language and literature	Hryvnia	₴100	obverse	1996–2006
Lubid'	6th century	Founder of Kiev	Karbovanets	1, 3, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100	obverse	1991–1996
Kyi, Schek and Khoryv	6th century	Founders of Kiev	Karbovanets	100, 200, 500, 1,000, 2,000, 5,000	obverse	1992–1996
Vladimir I Vladimir I of Kiev Vladimir Sviatoslavich the Great Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь Old Norse as Valdamarr Sveinaldsson, , Vladimir, , Volodymyr, was a grand prince of Kiev, ruler of Kievan Rus' in .Vladimir's father was the prince Sviatoslav of the Rurik dynasty...	958-1015	Prince of Kiev and Novgorod, 978-1015	Karbovanets	10,000, 20,000, 50,000, 100,000, 200,000, 500,000	obverse	1993–1996
Taras Shevchenko Taras Shevchenko Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko -Life:Born into a serf family of Hryhoriy Ivanovych Shevchenko and Kateryna Yakymivna Shevchenko in the village of Moryntsi, of Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire Shevchenko was orphaned at the age of eleven...	1814–1861	poet; works considered to be the foundation of both modern Ukrainian language and literature	Karbovanets	1,000,000	obverse	1995–2006

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

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

England & Wales

Bank of England

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Charles Dickens Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic...	1812–1870	foremost English novelist of the Victoria era	Pound Sterling	£10	reverse	1992–2003
Edward Elgar Edward Elgar Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet OM, GCVO was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, concertos...	1857–1934	composer	Pound Sterling	£20	reverse	1999–2010
Elizabeth II	1926-	Queen of the United Kingdom, 1952-	Pound Sterling	£1	obverse	1978–1988
				£5	obverse	1971–1991
					obverse	1990–2003
				£10	obverse	1975–1994
					obverse	1992–2003
					obverse	1999–2010
				£20	obverse	1970–1993
					obverse	1991–2001
				£50	obverse	1981–1996
Michael Faraday Michael Faraday Michael Faraday, FRS was an English chemist and physicist who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry....	1791–1867	physicist and chemist; significantly contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry	Pound Sterling	£20	reverse	1991–2001
Isaac Newton Isaac Newton Sir Isaac Newton PRS was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian, who has been "considered by many to be the greatest and most influential scientist who ever lived."...	1643–1727	physicist, mathematician, astronomer	Pound Sterling	£1	reverse	1978–1988
Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale OM, RRC was a celebrated English nurse, writer and statistician. She came to prominence for her pioneering work in nursing during the Crimean War, where she tended to wounded soldiers. She was dubbed "The Lady with the Lamp" after her habit of making rounds at night...	1820–1910	pioneer of modern nursing	Pound Sterling	£10	reverse	1975–1994
William Shakespeare William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...	1564–1616	playwright, poet; regarded as the greatest writer of the English language	Pound Sterling	£20	reverse	1970–1993
George Stephenson George Stephenson George Stephenson was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer who built the first public railway line in the world to use steam locomotives...	1781–1848	invented the steam engine locomotive	Pound Sterling	£5	reverse	1990–2003
Arthur Wellesley Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS , was an Irish-born British soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century...	1769–1852	1st Duke of Wellington, 1814–1852; Prime Minister, 1828–1830 and 1834	Pound Sterling	£5	reverse	1971–1991
Christopher Wren Christopher Wren Sir Christopher Wren FRS is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history.He used to be accorded responsibility for rebuilding 51 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including his masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710...	1632–1723	architect; designer of St. Paul's Cathedral	Pound Sterling	£50	reverse	1981–1996

Scotland

Clydesdale Bank

Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
Robert the Bruce Robert I of Scotland Robert I , popularly known as Robert the Bruce , was King of Scots from March 25, 1306, until his death in 1329.His paternal ancestors were of Scoto-Norman heritage , and...	1274–1329	King of the Scots 1306-1329.	£1	obverse	1971-c.1989
David Livingstone David Livingstone David Livingstone was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa. His meeting with H. M. Stanley gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr...	1813–1873	Scottish missionary Missionary A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...  and explorer in Central Africa Central Africa Central Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda.... .	£10	obverse	1971–1998
Lord Kelvin William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, PRSE, was a mathematical physicist and engineer. At the University of Glasgow he did important work in the mathematical analysis of electricity and formulation of the first and second laws of thermodynamics, and did much to unify the emerging...	1824–1907	mathematical physicist Mathematical physics Mathematical physics refers to development of mathematical methods for application to problems in physics. The Journal of Mathematical Physics defines this area as: "the application of mathematics to problems in physics and the development of mathematical methods suitable for such applications and...  and engineer Engineer An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...	£20	obverse	1971-c.1989

United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Currency: Dollar ($, 1792–Present)
See also Federal Reserve Note

Federal Reserve Note

A Federal Reserve Note is a type of banknote used in the United States of America. Federal Reserve Notes are printed by the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing on paper made by Crane & Co. of Dalton, Massachusetts. They are the only type of U.S...

 and Large denominations of United States currency

Large denominations of United States currency

The base currency of the United States is the U.S. dollar, and is printed on bills in denominations of $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100.At one time, however, it also included five larger denominations. High-denomination currency was prevalent from the very beginning of U.S. Government issue...

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Person	Years of Birth/Death	Reason for Honor	Currency	Denomination	Obverse or Reverse	Years of Circulation
William Bradford William Bradford (1590-1657) William Bradford was an English leader of the settlers of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, and served as governor for over 30 years after John Carver died. His journal was published as Of Plymouth Plantation...	1590–1657	2nd Governor of Plymouth Colony, 1621–1651	Dollar	$10,000	reverse	1918–1928
William Brewster William Brewster (Pilgrim) Elder William Brewster was a Mayflower passenger and a Pilgrim colonist leader and preacher.-Origins:Brewster was probably born at Doncaster, Yorkshire, England, circa 1566/1567, although no birth records have been found, and died at Plymouth, Massachusetts on April 10, 1644 around 9- or 10pm...	1566–1644	leader and pastor of Plymouth Colony	Dollar	$10,000	reverse	1918–1928
John Carver John Carver John Carver was a Pilgrim leader. He was the first governor of Plymouth Colony and his is the first signature on the Mayflower Compact.-Mayflower:...	1576–1621	1st Governor of Plymouth Colony, 1620–1621	Dollar	$10,000	reverse	1918–1928
Salmon P. Chase Salmon P. Chase Salmon Portland Chase was an American politician and jurist who served as U.S. Senator from Ohio and the 23rd Governor of Ohio; as U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Abraham Lincoln; and as the sixth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.Chase was one of the most prominent members...	1808–1873	25th Secretary of the Treasury, 1861–1864	Dollar	$10,000	obverse	1918–1928
						1929–1969
Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms and therefore is the only individual to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents...	1837–1908	22nd and 24th President, 1885–1889 and 1893–1897	Dollar	$1,000	obverse	1929–1969
Hernando de Soto Hernando de Soto (explorer) Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who, while leading the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States, was the first European documented to have crossed the Mississippi River....	1496/7-1542	Spanish explorer; discoverer of the Mississippi River, 1542	Dollar	$500	reverse	1918–1928
Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Thomas Gerry was an American statesman and diplomat. As a Democratic-Republican he was selected as the fifth Vice President of the United States , serving under James Madison, until his death a year and a half into his term...	1744–1814	Delegate, Continental Congress, 1782–1785	Dollar	$5,000	reverse	1918–1928
Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of America's first constitutional lawyers and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury...	1755/7-1804	1st Secretary of the Treasury, 1789–1795	Dollar	$1,000	obverse	1918–1928
Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...	1743–1826	Delegate, Continental Congress, 1783–1784	Dollar	$5,000	reverse	1918–1928
James Madison James Madison James Madison, Jr. was an American statesman and political theorist. He was the fourth President of the United States and is hailed as the “Father of the Constitution” for being the primary author of the United States Constitution and at first an opponent of, and then a key author of the United...	1751–1836	Delegate, Continental Congress, 1780–1783	Dollar	$5,000	reverse	1918–1928
		4th President, 1809–1817			obverse	1929–1969
John Marshall John Marshall John Marshall was the Chief Justice of the United States whose court opinions helped lay the basis for American constitutional law and made the Supreme Court of the United States a coequal branch of government along with the legislative and executive branches...	1755–1835	4th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 1801–1835	Dollar	$500	obverse	1918–1928
William McKinley William McKinley William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s...	1843–1901	25th President, 1897–1901	Dollar	$500	obverse	1929–1969
Thomas Mifflin Thomas Mifflin Thomas Mifflin was an American merchant and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, a member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly, a Continental Congressman from Pennsylvania, President of the Continental...	1744–1800	President of the United States in Congress Assembled, 1783–1784	Dollar	$5,000	reverse	1918–1928
James Monroe James Monroe James Monroe was the fifth President of the United States . Monroe was the last president who was a Founding Father of the United States, and the last president from the Virginia dynasty and the Republican Generation...	1758–1831	Delegate, Continental Congress, 1783–1786	Dollar	$5,000	reverse	1918–1928
John Robinson John Robinson (pastor) John Robinson was the pastor of the "Pilgrim Fathers" before they left on the Mayflower. He became one of the early leaders of the English Separatists, minister of the Pilgrims, and is regarded as one of the founders of the Congregational Church.-Early life:Robinson was born in Sturton le Steeple...	1575–1625	organizer of the Mayflower voyage	Dollar	$10,000	reverse	1918–1928
Myles Standish Myles Standish Myles Standish was an English military officer hired by the Pilgrims as military advisor for Plymouth Colony. One of the Mayflower passengers, Standish played a leading role in the administration and defense of Plymouth Colony from its inception...	1584–1656	military commander of Plymouth Colony	Dollar	$10,000	reverse	1918–1928
George Washington George Washington George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...	1732–1799	Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, 1775–1783	Dollar	$5,000	reverse	1918–1928

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