List of people on banknotes#Scotland

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{{About|Banknotes|Coins|List of people on coins}}

{{see also|List of people on banknotes that are no longer in circulation}}

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

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Albania

{{flagicon|Albania}} Currency: Lek (pl. Lekë) (since 1926)
Symbol: L

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! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Fan Noli

| 1882–1965

| Priest and politician

| 100 Lekë

| Obverse

| 1996

Naim Frashëri

| 1846–1900

| Poet and writer

| 200 Lekë

| Obverse

| 1996

Ismail Qemali

| 1844–1921

| 1st Head of State of Albania (1912); 1st Prime Minister of Albania (1912–1914); 1st Minister of Foreign Affairs (1912–1913)

| 500 Lekë

| Obverse

| 1996

Pjetër Bogdani

| 1630–1689

| Writer and poet

| 1,000 Lekë

| Obverse

| 1996

King Gent (Gentius)

| ?-167 BC

| Last Illyrian king of the Ardiaean State

| 2,000 Lekë

| Obverse

| 2007

George Kastrioti (Skanderbeg)

| 1405–1468

| Prince of Kastrioti (1443–1468)

| 5,000 Lekë

| Obverse

| 1996

Aleksandër Stavre Drenova (Asdreni)

| 1872–1947

| Poet; known for writing the National Anthem of Albania Himni i Flamurit

| 10,000 Lekë

| Obverse

| 2018

Angola

{{flagicon|Angola}} Currency: Kwanza (since 1999)
Symbol: Kz

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! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Agostinho Neto and José Eduardo dos Santos

| 1922–1979 (Agostinho Neto); 1942–2022 (José Eduardo dos Santos)

| President of Angola (1975–1979) (Agostinho Neto); President of Angola (1979–2017) (José Eduardo dos Santos)

| All (1–2,000 kwanzas)

| Obverse

| 1999

Agostinho Neto and José Eduardo dos Santos

| 1922–1979 (Agostinho Neto); 1942–2022 (José Eduardo dos Santos)

| President of Angola (1975–1979) (Agostinho Neto); President of Angola (1979–2017) (José Eduardo dos Santos)

| All (5-5,000 kwanzas)

| Obverse

| 2012 and 2017

Agostinho Neto

| 1922–1979

| President of Angola (1975–1979)

| All (200-10,000 kwanzas)

| Obverse

| 2020

Argentina

{{hatnote|See also Argentina in banknotes that are no longer in circulation.}}

{{flagicon|Argentina}} Currency: Peso (since 1992)
Symbol: $

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! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Manuel Belgrano

| 1770–1820

| Economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader; took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina

| $10

| Obverse (1999 and 2016); Reverse (2016)

| 1999 and 2016

Juana Azurduy de Padilla

| 1780 or 1781–1862

| Guerrilla military leader

| $10

| Reverse

| 2016

Juan Manuel de Rosas

| 1793–1877

| Politician and army officer who ruled Buenos Aires Province and briefly the Argentine Confederation

| $20

| Obverse

| 2000

Domingo Sarmiento

| 1811–1888

| 7th President of Argentina (1868–1874)

| $50

| Obverse

| 1999

Antonio Rivero

| 1808–?

| Leading an unsuccessful resistance against the British in 1833

| $50

| Reverse

| 2015

Julio Argentino Roca

| 1843–1914

| 14th President of Argentina (2 Terms: October 12, 1880 – October 12, 1886; October 12, 1898 – October 12, 1904)

| $100

| Obverse

| 1999

María Eva Duarte de Perón

| 1919–1952

| First Lady of Argentina (1946–1952)

| $100

| Obverse

| 2012

Armenia

{{flagicon|Armenia}} Currency: Dram (since 1993)
Symbol: {{Armenian dram}}

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! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Aram Khachaturian

| 1903–1978

| Composer

| {{Armenian dram}} 50

| Obverse

| 1998

Victor Ambartsumian

| 1908–1996

| Scientist and one of the founders of theoretical astrophysics

| {{Armenian dram}} 100

| Obverse

| 1998

Alexander Tamanian

| 1878–1936

| Architect

| {{Armenian dram}} 500

| Obverse

| 1999

Yeghishe Charents

| 1897–1937

| Poet, writer and public activist

| {{Armenian dram}} 1,000

| Obverse

| 1999

Paruyr Sevak

| 1924–1971

| Poet, translator and literary critic

| {{Armenian dram}} 1,000

| Both

| 2018

Tigran Petrosian

| 1929–1984

| Grandmaster and World Chess Champion (1963–1969)

| {{Armenian dram}} 2,000

| Both

| 2018

Hovhannes Tumanyan

| 1869–1923

| Writer and public activist

| {{Armenian dram}} 5,000

| Obverse

| 1999

William Saroyan

| 1908–1981

| Armenian-American novelist, playwright and short story writer; awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1940 and won an Academy Award for Best Story for the film adaptation of his novel The Human Comedy in 1943

| {{Armenian dram}} 5,000

| Both

| 2018

Avetik Isahakyan

| 1875–1957

| Lyric writer, poet and public activist

| {{Armenian dram}} 10,000

| Obverse

| 2003

Soghomon Soghomonian (Komitas)

| 1869–1935

| Priest, musicologist, composer, arranger, singer, and choirmaster; founder of Armenian national school of music; Recognized as one of the pioneers of ethnomusicology

| {{Armenian dram}} 10,000

| Both

| 2018

Martiros Saryan

| 1880–1972

| Painter

| {{Armenian dram}} 20,000

| Obverse

| 2007

Ivan Aivazovsky

| 1817–1900

| Painter

| {{Armenian dram}} 20,000

| Both

| 2018

Gregory the Illuminator and Tiridates III the Great

| c.257-c.331 (Gregory the Illuminator); 250–300 (Tiridates III the Great)

| Patron saint of Armenia and the first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church (Gregory the Illuminator); King of Arsacid Armenia (287–330)

| {{Armenian dram}} 50,000

| Reverse

| 2001 (commemorative)

Gregory the Illuminator

| c.257-c.331

| Patron saint of Armenia and the first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church

| {{Armenian dram}} 50,000

| Both

| 2018

King Abgar V of Edessa

| 4 BC-7 AD and 13–50 AD

| King of Osroene

| {{Armenian dram}} 100,000

| Both

| 2009

Australia

{{main|List of people who have appeared on Australian currency}}

{{see also|Banknotes of the Australian dollar}}

{{hatnote|See also Australia in banknotes that are no longer in circulation.}}

{{flagicon|Australia}} Currency: Dollar (since 1966)
Symbol: A$

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! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Edith Cowan

| 1861–1932

| Suffragette; the first woman elected to the Parliament of Australia (1920–1924)

| $50

| reverse

| 1995

Elizabeth II*

| 1926–2022

| Queen of Australia (1952–2022)

| $5

| obverse

| 1992

John Flynn

| 1880–1951

| Founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (1928)

| $20

| reverse

| 1994

Mary Gilmore

| 1865–1962

| poet and journalist

| $10

| reverse

| 1993

Nellie Melba

| 1861–1931

| International opera soprano (1886–1926)

| $100

| obverse

| 1996

John Monash

| 1865–1931

| General during World War I

| $100

| reverse

| 1996

Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson

| 1864–1941

| Poet; author of "Waltzing Matilda" (1895) and "The Man from Snowy River" (1890)

| $10

| obverse

| 1993

Mary Reibey

| 1777–1855

| Businesswoman

| $20

| obverse

| 1994

David Unaipon

| 1872–1967

| Inventor and writer

| $50

| obverse

| 1995

The Bahamas

{{flagicon|the Bahamas}} Currency: Dollar (since 1966)
Symbol: B$

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! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Elizabeth II

| 1926–2022

| Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022) and Queen of the Bahamas (1973–2022)

| B$1/2 (50 cents)

| Obverse

| 1965

Lynden Oscar Pindling

| 1930–2000

| 1st Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1973–1992)

| B$1

| Obverse

| 2001

Elizabeth II

| 1926–2022

| Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022) and Queen of the Bahamas (1973–2022)

| B$3

| Obverse

| 1984

Cecil Wallace-Whitfield

| 1930–1990

|

| B$5

| Obverse

| 1995

Elizabeth II

| 1926–2022

| Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022) and Queen of the Bahamas (1973–2022)

| B$10

| Obverse

| 1984

Stafford Lofthouse Sands

| 1913–1972

| Minister of Finance of the Bahamas; "Father of Tourism" of the Bahamas

| B$10

| Obverse

| 2001

Milo Boughton Butler

| 1906–1979

| Governor-General of the Bahamas (1973–1979)

| B$20

| Obverse

| 1993

Roland Theodore Symonette

| 1898–1980

| 1st Premier of the Bahamas (1964–1967)

| B$50

| Obverse

| 2000

Elizabeth II

| 1926–2022

| Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022) and Queen of the Bahamas (1973–2022)

| B$100

| Obverse

| 1974

Arthur Dion Hanna

| 1928–2021

| 7th Governor-General of the Bahamas (2006–2012)

| B$100

| Obverse

| 2021

Bahrain

{{flagicon|Bahrain}} Currency: Dinar (since 1965)

Symbol: BD

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! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifa

| 1950–

| King of Bahrain (2002–)

| 10 dinars

| Obverse

| 2006

Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifa

| 1950–

| King of Bahrain (2002–)

| 20 dinars

| Obverse

| 2001

Bangladesh

{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} Currency: Taka (since 1972)
Symbol:

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! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

| 1920–1975

| 1st President of Bangladesh (1971–1972); 2nd Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1972–1975); 4th President of Bangladesh (January 25, 1975 – August 15, 1975)

| ৳2

| Obverse

| 2011

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

| 1920–1975

| 1st President of Bangladesh (1971–1972); 2nd Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1972–1975); 4th President of Bangladesh (January 25, 1975 – August 15, 1975)

| ৳5

| Obverse

| 2011

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

| 1920–1975

| 1st President of Bangladesh (1971–1972); 2nd Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1972–1975); 4th President of Bangladesh (January 25, 1975 – August 15, 1975)

| ৳10

| Obverse

| 2011

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

| 1920–1975

| 1st President of Bangladesh (1971–1972); 2nd Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1972–1975); 4th President of Bangladesh (January 25, 1975 – August 15, 1975)

| ৳20

| Obverse

| 2011

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

| 1920–1975

| 1st President of Bangladesh (1971–1972); 2nd Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1972–1975); 4th President of Bangladesh (January 25, 1975 – August 15, 1975)

| ৳50

| Obverse

| 2011

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

| 1920–1975

| 1st President of Bangladesh (1971–1972); 2nd Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1972–1975); 4th President of Bangladesh (January 25, 1975 – August 15, 1975)

| ৳100

| Obverse

| 1972

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

| 1920–1975

| 1st President of Bangladesh (1971–1972); 2nd Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1972–1975); 4th President of Bangladesh (January 25, 1975 – August 15, 1975)

| ৳200

| Both

| 2020

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

| 1920–1975

| 1st President of Bangladesh (1971–1972); 2nd Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1972–1975); 4th President of Bangladesh (January 25, 1975 – August 15, 1975)

| ৳500

| Obverse

| 2011

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

| 1920–1975

| 1st President of Bangladesh (1971–1972); 2nd Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1972–1975); 4th President of Bangladesh (January 25, 1975 – August 15, 1975)

| ৳1,000

| Obverse

| 2011

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! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Sheikh Hasina Wazed

| 1947–

| Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2009–2024)

| ৳70

| Reverse

| 2018 (commemorative)

Barbados

{{flagicon|Barbados}} Currency: Dollar (since 1935)
Symbol: $/Bds$

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! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

John Redman Bovell

| 1855–1928

| Scientist and agronomist credited with saving the sugar industry in Barbados

| $2

| Obverse

| 1980

Frank Mortimer Maglinne Worrell

| 1924–1967

| Cricket player and senator of Jamaica

| $5

| Obverse

| 1973

Charles Duncan O'Neal

| 1879–1936

| Physician and founder of the Democratic League

| $10

| Obverse

| 1973

Samuel Jackman Prescod

| 1806–1871

| Journalist, Politician, Judge; National Hero of Barbados

| $20

| Obverse

| 1973

Errol Walton Barrow

| 1920–1987

| 1st Prime Minister of Barbados (1966–1976; 1986–1987)

| $50

| Obverse

| 1989

Grantley Herbert Adams

| 1898–1971

| 1st Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation (1958–1962); 1st Premier of Barbados (1953–1958)

| $100

| Obverse

| 1973

Bhutan

{{flagicon|Bhutan}} Currency: Ngultrum (since 1974)
Symbol: Nu

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! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Jigme Singye Wangchuck

| 1955–

| King of Bhutan (1972–2006)

| 10 ngultrum

| Obverse

| 2006

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

| 1980–

| King of Bhutan (2006–)

| 20 ngultrum

| Obverse

| 2006

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

| 1980–

| King of Bhutan (2006–)

| 50 ngultrum

| Obverse

| 2008

Jigme Singye Wangchuck

| 1955–

| King of Bhutan (1972–2006)

| 100 ngultrum

| Obverse

| 2006

Jetsun Pema

| 1990–

| Queen consort of Bhutan (2011)

| 100 ngultrum

| Obverse

| 2011 (commemorative)

Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck

| 2016–

| Crown Prince of Bhutan (2016–)

| 100 ngultrum

| Obverse

| 2017 (commemorative)

Ugyen Wangchuck

| 1862–1926

| King of Bhutan (1907–1926)

| 500 ngultrum

| Obverse

| 2006

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

| 1980–

| King of Bhutan (2006–)

| 1,000 ngultrum

| Obverse

| 2008

Bolivia

{{flagicon|Bolivia}} Currency: Boliviano (since 1987)
Symbol: Bs

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! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Cecilio Guzmán de Rojas

| 1899–1950

| Painter

| 10 bolivianos

| Obverse

| 1986

José Santos Vargas

|

|

| 10 bolivianos

| Obverse

| 2018

Apiaguaiki Tumpa

| 1863–1892

| Messianic leader of the Eastern Bolivian Guarani (Chiriguanos) people

| 10 bolivianos

| Obverse

| 2018

Eustaquio Méndez

|

|

| 10 bolivianos

| Obverse

| 2018

Pantaleón Dalence Jiménez

|

|

| 20 bolivianos

| Obverse

| 1986

Genoveva Ríos

| 1865

| Defending the Flag of Bolivia during an invasion by Chile in 1879

| 20 bolivianos

| Obverse

| 2018

Tomás Katari

| died in 1781

| Quechua chief who, in claiming indigenous rights, led a popular uprising in Upper Peru (present-day Bolivia) in the 18th century

| 20 bolivianos

| Obverse

| 2018

Pedro Ignacio Muiba

|

|

| 20 bolivianos

| Obverse

| 2018

Melchor Pérez de Holguín

|

|

| 50 bolivianos

| Obverse

| 1986

José Manuel Baca ("Cañoto")

|

|

| 50 bolivianos

| Obverse

| 2018

Bruno Racua

|

|

| 50 bolivianos

| Obverse

| 2018

Pablo Zárate ("Willka")

| died in 1905

| Officer of the Bolivian Army; led one of the largest Indian rebellions in the history of Bolivia

| 50 bolivianos

| Obverse

| 2018

Gabriel René Moreno

|

|

| 100 bolivianos

| Obverse

| 1986

Franz Tamayo

| 1878–1956

| Intellectual, writer, and politician

| 200 bolivianos

| Obverse

| 1986

Bartolina Sisa

| c.1750s–1782

| Aymara woman, an indigenous heroine and the wife of Túpac Katari

| 200 bolivianos

| Obverse

| 2019

Túpac Katari

| c.1750s–1781

| Aymara leader of a major insurrection in colonial-era Upper Peru (now Bolivia), laying siege to La Paz for six months

| 200 bolivianos

| Obverse

| 2019

Bosnia and Herzegovina

{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} Currency: Convertible mark (since 1998)
Symbol: KM

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! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Mak Dizdar

| 1917–1971

| Poet

| 10 convertible marka

| Obverse

| 1998 (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina issue)

Aleksa Šantić

| 1868–1924

| Poet

| 10 convertible marka

| Obverse

| 1998 (Republika Srpska issue)

Antun Branko Šimić

| 1898–1925

| Poet

| 20 convertible marka

| Obverse

| 1998 (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina issue)

Filip Višnjić

| 1767–1834

| Poet and guslar (gulse player)

| 20 convertible marka

| Obverse

| 1998 (Republika Srpska issue)

Musa Ćazim Ćatić

| 1878–1915

| Poet

| 50 convertible marka

| Obverse

| 1998 (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina issue)

Jovan Dučić

| 1871–1943

| Poet

| 50 convertible marka

| Obverse

| 1998 (Republika Srpska issue)

Nikola Šop

| 1904–1982

| Poet

| 100 convertible marka

| Obverse

| 1998 (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina issue)

Petar Kočić

| 1877–1916

| Poet

| 100 convertible marka

| Obverse

| 1998 (Republika Srpska issue)

Ivo Andrić

| 1892–1975

| Novelist, short story writer and winner of the 1961 Nobel Prize in Literature

| 200 convertible marka

| Obverse

| 2002

Botswana

{{flagicon|Botswana}} Currency: Pula (since 1976)
Symbol: P

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! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Seretse Khama Ian Khama

| 1953–

| 4th President of Botswana (2008–2018)

| 10 pula

| Obverse

| 2009

Mokgweetsi Masisi

| 1962–

| 5th President of Botswana (2018–)

| 10 pula

| Obverse

| 2020

Kgalemang Tumedisco Motsete

|

| Writer and composer of Botswana's national anthem

| 20 pula

| Obverse

| 1999

Seretse Goitsebeng Maphiri Khama

| 1921–1980

| 1st President of Botswana (1966–1980)

| 50 pula

| Obverse

| 2000

Sebele I, Bathoen I, and Khama III

| 1892–1911 (Sebele I); 1845–1910 (Bathoen I); ca. 1837–1923 (Khama III)

| Kgosi (Chief) of the Kwena tribe (1892–1911) (Sebele I); Kgosi (Chief) of the Bamangwato people of Bechuanaland; responsible for making Bechuanaland a protectorate of Great Britain

| 100 pula

| Obverse

| 2000

Brunei

{{flagicon|Brunei}} Currency: Dollar (since 1967)
Symbol: B$

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! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Hassanal Bolkiah

| 1946–

| Sultan of Brunei (1967–)

| 1 ringgit/dollar

| Obverse

| 1996

Hassanal Bolkiah

| 1946–

| Sultan of Brunei (1967–)

| 5 ringgit/dollars

| Obverse

| 1996

Hassanal Bolkiah

| 1946–

| Sultan of Brunei (1967–)

| 10 ringgit/dollars

| Obverse

| 1996

Hassanal Bolkiah

| 1946–

| Sultan of Brunei (1967–)

| 50 ringgit/dollars

| Obverse

| 1996 (paper); 2004 (polymer)

Hassanal Bolkiah

| 1946–

| Sultan of Brunei (1967–)

| 100 ringgit/dollars

| Obverse

| 1996 (paper); 2004 (polymer)

Hassanal Bolkiah

| 1946–

| Sultan of Brunei (1967–)

| 500 ringgit/dollars

| Obverse

| 2000

Omar Ali Saifuddien III

| 1914–1986

| Sultan of Brunei (1950–1967)

| 500 ringgit/dollars

| Obverse

| 2006

Hassanal Bolkiah

| 1946–

| Sultan of Brunei (1967–)

| 1000 ringgit/dollars

| Obverse

| 2006

Hassanal Bolkiah

| 1946–

| Sultan of Brunei (1967–)

| 10,000 ringgit/dollars

| Obverse

| 2006

Bulgaria

{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Currency: Lev (pl. Leva) (since 1881)
Symbol: лв

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In Circulation since

Ivan Rilski

| 876–946

| Patron saint of Bulgaria

| 1 lev

| Obverse

| 1999

Pasiy Hilendàrski

| 1722–1773

| Saint of Bulgaria

| 2 leva

| Obverse

| 1999

Ivan Milev

| 1897–1927

| Bulgarian painter and scenographer, founder of Bulgarian Secession

| 5 leva

| Obverse

| 1999

Petar Beron

| 1799–1871

| Educator

| 10 leva

| Obverse

| 1999

Stefan Stambolov

| 1854–1895

| 9th Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1887–1894)

| 20 leva

| Obverse

| 1999

Pencho Slaveykov

| 1866–1912

| Poet

| 50 leva

| Obverse

| 1999

Aleko Konstantinov

| 1863–1897

| Writer

| 100 leva

| Both

| 2003

Burundi

{{flagicon|Burundi}} Currency: Franc (since 1916)
Symbol: FBu

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! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In Circulation since

Prince Louis Rwagasore

| 1932–1961

| Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Burundi (September 28, 1961 – October 13, 1961), Burundian nationalist and national hero

| 100 francs

| Obverse

| 1964

Prince Louis Rwagasore and Melchior Ndadaye

| 1932–1961 (Prince Louis Rwagasore); 1953–1993 (Melchior Ndadaye)

| Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Burundi (September 28, 1961 – October 13, 1961), Burundian nationalist and national hero (Prince Louis Rwagasore); President of Burundi (July 10, 1993 – October 21, 1993) (Melchior Ndadaye)

| 10,000 francs

| Obverse

| 2004

Cambodia

{{flagicon|Cambodia}} Currency: Riel (since 1980)
Symbol:

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! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In Circulation since

Norodom Sihanouk

| 1922–2012

| King of Cambodia (1941–1955; 1993–2005)

| 100 ៛

| Obverse

| 2014

Norodom Sihamoni

| 1953–

| King of Cambodia (2004–)

| 500 ៛

| Obverse

| 2014

Norodom Sihanouk

| 1922–2012

| King of Cambodia (1941–1955; 1993–2005)

| 1,000 ៛

| Obverse

| 2012 (commemorative)

Norodom Sihanouk

| 1922–2012

| King of Cambodia (1941–1955; 1993–2005)

| 2,000 ៛

| Obverse

| 2013 (commemorative)

Norodom Sihanouk

| 1922–2012

| King of Cambodia (1941–1955; 1993–2005)

| 5,000 ៛

| Obverse

| 2001

Norodom Sihanouk

| 1922–2012

| King of Cambodia (1941–1955; 1993–2005)

| 10,000 ៛

| Obverse

| 2001

Norodom Sihamoni

| 1953–

| King of Cambodia (2004–)

| 10,000 ៛

| Obverse

| 2015

Norodom Sihamoni

| 1953–

| King of Cambodia (2004–)

| 20,000 ៛

| Obverse

| 2008

Norodom Sihanouk

| 1922–2012

| King of Cambodia (1941–1955; 1993–2005)

| 30,000 ៛

| Both

| 2021 (commemorative)

Hun Sen

| 1952–

| Prime Minister of Cambodia (1984–)

| 30,000 ៛

| Reverse

| 2021 (commemorative)

Norodom Sihanouk

| 1922–2012

| King of Cambodia (1941–1955; 1993–2005)

| 50,000 ៛

| Obverse

| 2001

Norodom Sihanouk

| 1922–2012

| King of Cambodia (1941–1955; 1993–2005)

| 50,000 ៛

| Obverse

| 2013

Norodom Sihanouk, Norodom Monineath and Norodom Sihamoni

| 1922–2012 (Norodom Sihanouk); 1936– (Norodom Monineath); 1953– (Norodom Sihamoni)

| King of Cambodia (1941–1955; 1993–2005 (Norodom Sihanouk)); Queen-consort of Cambodia (1993–2004 (Norodom Monineath)); King of Cambodia (2004– (Norodom Sihamoni))

| 100,000 ៛

| Both

| 2012 (commemorative)

Canada

{{see also|Banknotes of the Canadian dollar|Commemorative banknotes of the Canadian dollar}}

{{hatnote|See also Canada in banknotes that are no longer in circulation.}}

{{flagicon|Canada}} Currency: Dollar (since 1867)
Symbol: $

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In Circulation since

Wilfrid Laurier*

| 1841–1919

| 7th Prime Minister of Canada (1896–1911)

| $5

| Obverse

| 2013

John A. Macdonald*

| 1815–1891

| 1st Prime Minister of Canada (1867–1873 and 1878–1891)

| $10

| Obverse

| 2013

George-Étienne Cartier

| 1814–1873

| Premier of Canada East (1858–1862)

| $10

| Obverse

| 2017 (commemorative)

Agnes Macphail

| 1890–1954

| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament (1948–1951)

| $10

| Obverse

| 2017 (commemorative)

James Gladstone

| 1887–1971

| Senator for Lethbridge, Alberta (1958–1971)

| $10

| Obverse

| 2017 (commemorative)

Viola Desmond

| 1914–1965

| Challenging racial segregation at a cinema in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia in 1946

| $10

| Obverse

| 2018

Elizabeth II

| 1926–2022

| Queen of Canada (1952–2022)

| $20

| Obverse

| 2012

William Lyon Mackenzie King*

| 1874–1950

| 10th Prime Minister of Canada (1921–1926, 1926–1930 and 1935–1948)

| $50

| Obverse

| 2012

Robert Borden*

| 1854–1937

| 8th Prime Minister of Canada (1911–1920)

| $100

| Obverse

| 2011

Cape Verde

{{flagicon|Cape Verde}} Currency: Escudo (since 1914)
Symbol: 15px

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Henrique Teixeira de Sousa

| 1919–2006

| Doctor and author

| 20015px00

| Obverse

| 2014

Baltasar Lopes da Silva

| 1907–1989

| Writer, poet and linguist

| 50015px00

| Obverse

| 1992

Roberto Duarte Silva

| 1837–1889

| Chemist

| 50015px00

| Obverse

| 2007

Jorge Barbosa

| 1902–1971

| Poet

| 50015px00

| Obverse

| 2015

António Aurélio Gonçalves

| 1901–1984

| Writer, critic, historian and professor

| 1,00015px00

| Obverse

| 2007

Codé di Dona

| 1940–2010

| Musician and composer

| 1,00015px00

| Obverse

| 2014

Eugénio Tavares

| 1867–1930

| Poet

| 2,00015px00

| Obverse

| 1999

Cesária Évora

| 1941–2011

| Singer

| 2,00015px00

| Obverse

| 2014

Aristides Maria Pereira

| 1923–2011

| 1st President of Cape Verde (1975–1991)

| 5,00015px00

| Obverse

| 2015

Chile

{{flagicon|Chile}} Currency: Peso (since 1975)
Symbol: $

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Ignacio Carrera Pinto

| 1848–1882

| Hero of the War of the Pacific

| 1,000 pesos

| Obverse

| 1978

Manuel Xavier Rodríguez Erdoíza

| 1785–1818

| Lawyer and guerrilla fighter; founder of Chile

| 2,000 pesos

| Obverse

| 1997

Gabriela Mistral

| 1889–1957

| Poet-diplomat, educator and feminist; received the Nobel Prize in Literature

| 5,000 pesos

| Obverse

| 1981

Arturo Prat

| 1848–1879

| Lawyer and Navy officer

| 10,000 pesos

| Obverse

| 1989

Andrés Bello

| 1781–1865

| Humanist, diplomat, poet, legislator, philosopher, educator and philologist

| 20,000 pesos

| Obverse

| 1998

China

{{see also|Fifth series of the renminbi}}

{{hatnote|See also China in banknotes that are no longer in circulation.}}

{{flagicon|China}} Currency: Renminbi (since 1948)
Symbol: ¥

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

rowspan="6"|Mao Zedong*

| rowspan="6"|1893–1976

| rowspan="6"|1st Chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (1945–1976); 1st Chairman of the Central Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (1943–1969); Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Military Commission (August 23, 1945 – 1949; September 8, 1954 – September 9, 1976); 1st Chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC (1949–1954); Honorary Chairman (1954–1976); 1st Chairman of the People's Republic of China (1954–1959); Member of the National People's Congress (1954–1959; 1964–1976)

| ¥1

| obverse

| 2004

¥5

| obverse

| 2002

¥10

| obverse

| 2001

¥20

| obverse

| 2000

¥50

| obverse

| 2001

¥100

| obverse

| 1999

Colombia

{{flagicon|Colombia}} Currency: Peso (since 1837)
Symbol: $

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Jorge Eliécer Gaitán

| 1903–1948

| 5th Minister of Labour, Health and Social Welfare of Colombia (1943–1944); Minister of National Education of Colombia (1940–1941); Mayor of Bogotá (1936–1937)

| 1,000 pesos

| Both

| 2001

Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña

| 1792–1840

| 4th President of the Republic of the New Granada (1832–1837); 2nd Vice President of the Republic of Colombia (1821–1827)

| 2,000 pesos

| Obverse

| 1996

Débora Arango Pérez

| 1907–2005

| Artist

| 2,000 pesos

| Obverse

| 2016

José Asunción Silva

| 1865–1896

| Poet

| 5,000 pesos

| Obverse

| 1997 and 2015

Policarpa Salavarrieta

| 1795–1817

| Seamstress and spy

| 10,000 pesos

| Obverse

| 1995

Virginia Gutiérrez de Pineda

| 1921–1999

| Anthropologist

| 10,000 pesos

| Obverse

| 2016

Julio Garavito Armero

| 1865–1920

| Astronomer

| 20,000 pesos

| Obverse

| 1996

Alfonso López Michelsen

| 1913–2007

| 24th President of Colombia (1974–1978)

| 20,000 pesos

| Obverse

| 2015

Jorge Isaacs Ferrer

| 1837–1895

| Writer, politician and soldier

| 50,000 pesos

| Obverse

| 2000

Gabriel García Márquez

| 1927–2014

| Novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist

| 50,000 pesos

| Obverse

| 2015

Carlos Lleras Restrepo

| 1908–1994

| 22nd President of Colombia (1966–1970)

| 100,000 pesos

| Obverse

| 2015

Comoros

{{flagicon|Comoros}} Currency: Franc (since 1920)
Symbol: CF

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Saïd Mohamed Ben Chech Abdallah Cheikh

| 1904–1970

| Head of the Government of Comoros (1962–1970)

| 5,000 francs

| Obverse

| 1976

Al-Habib Seyyid Omar Bin Sumeit

|

|

| 10,000 francs

| Obverse

| 1997

Congo, Democratic Republic (Congo-Kinshasa)

{{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} Currency: Franc (since 1997)
Symbol: FC

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Patrice Lumumba

| 1925–1961

| Prime Minister of Congo-Léopoldville (June 24 – September 14, 1960)

| 1 franc

| Reverse

| 1997

Costa Rica

{{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Currency: Colón (since 1896)
Symbol:

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Braulio Carrillo Colina

| 1800–1845

| Head of State (1st term: 1835–1837; 2nd term: 1838–1842)

| ₡1000

| obverse

| 2009

Mauro Fernández Acuña

| 1843–1905

| Politician and lawyer

| ₡2000

| obverse

| 2009

Alfredo González Flores

| 1877–1962

| President of Costa Rica (1914–1917)

| ₡5000

| obverse

| 2009

José Figueres Ferrer

| 1906–1990

| President of Costa Rica (1st term (32nd President of Costa Rica): 1948–1949; 2nd term (34th President of Costa Rica): 1953–1958; 3rd term (38th President of Costa Rica): 1970–1974

| ₡10,000

| obverse

| 2009

Carmen Lyra (born Maria Isabel Carvajal)

| 1887–1949

| Costa Rican writer and member of the Communist Party of Costa Rica

| ₡20,000

| obverse

| 2009

Romualdo Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno

| 1859–1945

| President of Costa Rica (1st term: 1910–1914; 2nd term: 1924–1928; 3rd term: 1932–1936)

| ₡50,000

| obverse

| 2009

Cuba

{{flagicon|Cuba}} Currency: Cuban peso (since 1857)
Symbol: $, $MN

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

José Martí and Fidel Castro

| 1853–1895 (José Martí); 1926–2016 (Fidel Castro)

| National hero of Cuba, poet, an essayist, a journalist, a revolutionary philosopher, a translator, a professor, a publisher, and a political theorist (José Martí); Prime Minister (1959–1976), President of Cuba (1976–2008) (Fidel Castro)

| 1 peso

| both

| 2001

Ernesto "Che" Guevara

| 1928–1967

| Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist

| 3 pesos

| both

| 2004

Antonio Maceo Grajales

| 1845–1895

| Lt. General

| 5 pesos

| both

| 1997

Máximo Gómez y Báez

| 1836–1905

| Major General in the Ten Years' War (1868–1878) and Commander in Cuba's War of Independence (1895–1898)

| 10 pesos

| obverse

| 1997

Camilo Cienfuegos

| 1932–1959

| Cuban revolutionary

| 20 pesos

| obverse

| 1998

Calixto García Iñiguez

| 1839–1898

| General in three uprisings: part of the Cuban War of Independence, the Ten Years' War, the Little War and the War of 1895

| 50 pesos

| obverse

| 1998

Carlos Manuel de Céspedes

| 1819–1874

| Cuban planter who freed his slaves and made the declaration of Cuban independence

| 100 pesos

| obverse

| 2001

Frank País

| 1934–1957

| Cuban revolutionary who campaigned for the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista's government in Cuba

| 200 pesos

| obverse

| 2010 (2015)

Ignacio Agramonte

| 1841–1873

| Cuban revolutionary

| 500 pesos

| obverse

| 2010 (2015)

Julio Antonio Mella McPartland

| 1903–1929

| Founder of the "internationalized" Cuban Communist Party

| 1,000 pesos

| obverse

| 2010 (2015)

Czech Republic

{{hatnote|See also Czech Republic in banknotes that are no longer in circulation.}}

{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Currency: Czech koruna (since 1993)
Symbol:

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Charles IV

| 1316–1378

| King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor

| 100 Kč

| obverse

| 1993

Alois Rašín

| 1867–1923

| Economist and politician

| 100 Kč

| obverse

| 2018 (commemorative)

John Amos Comenius

| 1592–1670

| Bishop of Unity of the Brethren

| 200 Kč

| obverse

| 1993

Božena Němcová

| 1820–1862

| Author

| 500 Kč

| obverse

| 1993

František Palacký

| 1798–1876

| Historian and politician

| 1000 Kč

| obverse

| 1993

Emmy Destinn

| 1878–1930

| Czech operatic soprano

| 2000 Kč

| obverse

| 1993

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk

| 1850–1937

| 1st President of Czechoslovakia (1918–1935)

| 5000 Kč

| obverse

| 1993

Denmark

{{flagicon|Denmark}} Currency: Krone (since 1873)
Symbol: kr

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Years of birth/death

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Anna Ancher

| 1859–1935

| Painter

| 1,000 kr

| obverse

| 1998–2011

Michael Ancher

| 1849–1927

| Painter

| 1,000 kr

| obverse

| 1998–2011

Karen Blixen

| 1885–1962

| author

| 50 kr

| obverse

| 1999–2009

Niels Bohr

| 1885–1962

| Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1922)

| 500 kr

| obverse

| 1997–2011

Johanne Luise Heiberg

| 1812–1890

| Actress (1827–1864)

| 200 kr

| obverse

| 1997–2010

Carl Nielsen

| 1865–1931

| Composer, conductor and violinist

| 100 kr

| obverse

| 1999–2010

Djibouti

{{flagicon|Djibouti}} Currency: Franc (since 1948)
Symbol:Fdj

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Ali Ahmed Oudoum

| 1913–1988

|

| 1,000 francs

| Obverse

| 2005

Mahmoud Harbi

| 1921–1960

| Vice President of the Government Council of French Somaliland (1957–1958)

| 5,000 francs

| Obverse

| 2002

Hassan Gouled Aptidon

| 1916–2006

| 1st President of Djibouti (1977–1999)

| 10,000 francs

| Obverse

| 1999

Dominican Republic

{{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} Currency: Peso (since 1844)
Symbol: $/RD$

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Gregorio Luperón

| 1839–1897

| 20th President of the Dominican Republic (1879–1880)

| 20 pesos oro

| obverse

| 2010

Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, Juan Pablo Duarte and Matías Ramón Mella

| 1817–1861 (Francisco del Rosario Sánchez); 1813–1876 (Juan Pablo Duarte); 1816–1864 (Matías Ramón Mella)

| Founding fathers of the Dominican Republic

| 100 pesos oro/pesos dominicanos

| obverse

| 2000 (pesos oro) and 2011 (pesos dominicanos)

Mirabal sisters (Patria Mercedes Mirabal Reyes, María Argentina Minerva Mirabal Reyes and Antonia María Teresa Mirabal Reyes)

| 1924–1960 (Patria Mercedes Mirabal Reyes), 1926–1960 (María Argentina Minerva Mirabal Reyes), 1935–1960 (Antonia María Teresa Mirabal Reyes)

| Three sisters that opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo

| 200 pesos oro/pesos dominicanos

| obverse

| 2007 (pesos oro) and 2013 (pesos dominicanos)

Salomé Ureña de Henríquez and Pedro Henríquez Ureña

| 1850–1897 (Salomé Ureña de Henríquez); 1884–1946 (Pedro Henríquez Ureña)

| Poet and pedagogist (Salomé Ureña de Henríquez); Essayist, philosopher, humanist, philologist and literary critic (Pedro Henríquez Ureña)

| 500 pesos oro/pesos dominicanos

| obverse

| 2000 (pesos oro) and 2011 (pesos dominicanos)

Emilio Prud’Homme and José Rufino Reyes y Siancas

| 1856–1932 (Emilio Prud’Homme); 1835–1905 (José Rufino Reyes y Siancas)

| Composers of the National Anthem of the Dominican Republic

| 2000 pesos oro/pesos dominicanos

| obverse

| 2000 (pesos oro) and 2011 (pesos dominicanos)

Eastern Caribbean States

Currency: Dollar (since 1965)
Symbol: $

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Elizabeth II

| 1926–2022

| Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms (1952–2022) and Head of the Commonwealth of Nations (1952–2022)

| All ($5–100)

| Obverse

| 1993

William Arthur Lewis

| 1915–1991

| Economist

| $100

| Reverse

| 1993

Kenneth Dwight Venner

| c. 1946–2016

| Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (1989–2015)

| $50

| Reverse

| 2019

Egypt

{{hatnote|See also Egypt in banknotes that are no longer in circulation.}}

{{flagicon|Egypt}} Currency: Pound (since 1836)
Symbol: £E

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

rowspan="2"|Ramesses II*

| rowspan="2"|1302–1213 BC

| rowspan="2"|Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty (1279–1213 BC)

| 50 PT.

| reverse

| 1996

{{EGP|1}}

| reverse

| 1979

Khafre*

| unknown

| Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty (2558–2532 BC)

| {{EGP|10}}

| reverse

| 2003

Eswatini

{{flagicon|Eswatini}} Currency: Lilangeni/Emalangeni (since 1974)
Symbol: L or E (pl.)

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Years of Birth–Death

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In Circulation since

rowspan = 8 |Mswati III

| rowspan = 8 |1968–

| rowspan = 8 |King of Eswatini (1986–)

| 10 emalangeni

| rowspan = 8 |Obverse

| rowspan = 8 |1974

20 emalangeni
50 emalangeni
100 emalangeni
200 emalangeni

Fiji

{{flagicon|Fiji}} Currency: Dollar (since 1969)
Symbol: $

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Ben Ryan

| 1971–

| Rugby union coach; known for coaching the Fiji sevens

| $7

| Obverse

| 2017 (commemorative)

Osea Kolinisau

| 1985–

| Captain of the Fiji sevens

| $7

| Obverse

| 2017 (commemorative)

Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama (Frank Bainimarama)

| 1954–

| Prime Minister of Fiji (2007–)

| $7

| Reverse

| 2017 (commemorative)

The Gambia

{{flagicon|Gambia}} Currency: Dalasi (since 1971)
Symbol: D

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh

| 1965–

| 2nd President of the Gambia (1994–2016)

| All (5–200 Dalasis)

| Obverse

| 2015

Georgia

{{flagicon|Georgia}} Currency: Lari (1995– Present)
Symbol: GEL/15px

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Niko Pirosmani

| 1862–1918

| Primitivist painter

| 1 15px

| obverse

| 1995

Zakaria Paliashvili

| 1871–1933

| Composer

| 2 15px

| obverse

| 1995

Ivane Javakhishvili

| 1876–1940

| Academician

| 5 15px

| obverse

| 1995

Akaki Tsereteli

| 1840–1915

| Poet and Public Figure

| 10 15px

| obverse

| 1995

Ilia Chavchavadze

| 1837–1907

| Public Figure, Publicist, Writer

| 20 15px

| obverse

| 1995

Queen Tamar

| c. 1160–1213

| The Queen Regnant of Georgia

| 50 15px

| obverse

| 1995

Shota Rustaveli

| 1172–1216

| Poet

| 100 15px

| obverse

| 1995

Kakutsa Cholokashvili

| 1888–1930

| Military Commander

| 200 15px

| obverse

| 2006

David IV of Georgia

| 1073–1125

| King of Georgia

| 500 15px

| obverse

| 1995

Ghana

{{flagicon|Ghana}} Currency: Cedi (since 2007)
Symbol: GH₵

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, Edward Akufo-Addo, Joseph Boakye Danquah, Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah, Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey and William Ofori Atta

| 1916–2002 (Ebenezer Ako-Adjei); 1906–1979 (Edward Akufo-Addo); 1895–1965 (Joseph Boakye Danquah); 1909–1972 (Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah); 1902–1963 (Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey); 1910–1988 (William Ofori Atta)

| Leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (known as "The Big Six")

| GH₵1

| Obverse

| 2007

Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah

| 1909–1972

| 1st Prime Minister of Ghana (1957–1960); 1st President of Ghana (1960–1966)

| GH₵2

| Obverse

| 2010

Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, Edward Akufo-Addo, Joseph Boakye Danquah, Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah, Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey and William Ofori Atta

| 1916–2002 (Ebenezer Ako-Adjei); 1906–1979 (Edward Akufo-Addo); 1895–1965 (Joseph Boakye Danquah); 1909–1972 (Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah); 1902–1963 (Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey); 1910–1988 (William Ofori Atta)

| Leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (known as "The Big Six")

| GH₵5

| Obverse

| 2007

James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey

| 1875–1927

| Intellectual, missionary, and teacher

| GH₵5

| Obverse

| 2017 (commemorative)
2018 (regular issue)

Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, Edward Akufo-Addo, Joseph Boakye Danquah, Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah, Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey and William Ofori Atta

| 1916–2002 (Ebenezer Ako-Adjei); 1906–1979 (Edward Akufo-Addo); 1895–1965 (Joseph Boakye Danquah); 1909–1972 (Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah); 1902–1963 (Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey); 1910–1988 (William Ofori Atta)

| Leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (known as "The Big Six")

| GH₵10

| Obverse

| 2007

Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, Edward Akufo-Addo, Joseph Boakye Danquah, Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah, Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey and William Ofori Atta

| 1916–2002 (Ebenezer Ako-Adjei); 1906–1979 (Edward Akufo-Addo); 1895–1965 (Joseph Boakye Danquah); 1909–1972 (Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah); 1902–1963 (Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey); 1910–1988 (William Ofori Atta)

| Leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (known as "The Big Six")

| GH₵20

| Obverse

| 2007

Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, Edward Akufo-Addo, Joseph Boakye Danquah, Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah, Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey and William Ofori Atta

| 1916–2002 (Ebenezer Ako-Adjei); 1906–1979 (Edward Akufo-Addo); 1895–1965 (Joseph Boakye Danquah); 1909–1972 (Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah); 1902–1963 (Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey); 1910–1988 (William Ofori Atta)

| Leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (known as "The Big Six")

| GH₵50

| Obverse

| 2007

Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, Edward Akufo-Addo, Joseph Boakye Danquah, Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah, Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey and William Ofori Atta

| 1916–2002 (Ebenezer Ako-Adjei); 1906–1979 (Edward Akufo-Addo); 1895–1965 (Joseph Boakye Danquah); 1909–1972 (Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah); 1902–1963 (Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey); 1910–1988 (William Ofori Atta)

| Leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (known as "The Big Six")

| GH₵100

| Obverse

| 2019

Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, Edward Akufo-Addo, Joseph Boakye Danquah, Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah, Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey and William Ofori Atta

| 1916–2002 (Ebenezer Ako-Adjei); 1906–1979 (Edward Akufo-Addo); 1895–1965 (Joseph Boakye Danquah); 1909–1972 (Francis Nwia Kofie Kwame Nkrumah); 1902–1963 (Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey); 1910–1988 (William Ofori Atta)

| Leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (known as "The Big Six")

| GH₵200

| Obverse

| 2019

Gibraltar

{{flagicon|Gibraltar}} Currency: Pound (since 1927)
Symbol: £

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Elizabeth II

| 1926–2022

| Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1952–2022) and Head of the Commonwealth (1952–2022)

| All

| Obverse

| 1995

Tariq ibn Ziyad

| 670–720

| General and Governor of Al-Andalus (711–712)

| £5

| Reverse

| 1995

George Augustus Eliott

| 1717–1790

| Governor of Londonderry (1774–1775); Governor of Gibraltar (1777–1790); Officer of the British Army during the Great Siege of Gibraltar

| £10

| Reverse

| 1995

Horatio Nelson

| 1758–1805

| Flag Officer of the Royal Navy

| £20

| Reverse

| 1995

Winston Churchill

| 1874–1965

| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1940–1945; 1951–1955)

| £50

| Reverse

| 1995

Joshua Hassan

| 1915–1997

| 1st and 3rd Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1st: 1964–1969; 3rd: 1972–1987); 1st Mayor of Gibraltar (1955–1969)

| £100

| Reverse

| 2017 (commemorative)

Guatemala

{{flagicon|Guatemala}} Currency: Quetzal (since 1925)
Symbol: Q

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Tecun Uman

| 1500–1524

| Prince and Commander-and-Chief of the Quiche Realm during the Spanish Conquest

| 50 centavos

| Obverse

| 1972

José María Orellana

| 1872–1926

| President of the Republic of Guatemala (1921–1926); responsible for the introduction of the quetzal as Guatemala's national currency

| 1 quetzal

| Obverse

| 1972 (paper), 2006 (polymer)

Justo Rufino Barrios

| 1835–1885

| President of Guatemala (1873–1885)

| 5 quetzales

| Obverse

| 1969 (paper), 2011 (polymer)

Miguel García Granados

| 1809–1878

| President of Guatemala (1871–1873)

| 10 quetzales

| Obverse

| 1971

Mariano Gálvez

| c. 1794–1862

| Governor of Guatemala (1831–1838)

| 20 quetzales

| Obverse

| 1972

Carlos Zachrisson

|

| Minister of Finance (1923–1926)

| 50 quetzales

| Obverse

| 1974

Francisco Marroquín

| 1499–1563

| Bishop of the Realm of Goathemala; Founder of San Carlos de Borromeo University

| 100 quetzales

| Obverse

| 1972

Sebastián Hurtado, Mariano Valverde and Germán Alcántara

|

| Composers of the marimba

| 200 quetzales

| Obverse

| 2009

Guernsey

{{flagicon|Guernsey}} Currency: Pound (since 1921)
Symbol: £

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Queen Elizabeth II

| 1926–2022

| Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms (1952–2022)

| All (£5–50)

| Obverse

| 1994

Daniel de Lisle Brock

| 1762–1842

| Bailiff of Guernsey (1821–1842)

| £1

| Reverse

| 1991

Thomas de la Rue

| 1793–1866

| Printer; Founder of the De La Rue printing company

| £1 and £5

| Reverse

| 2013 (commemorative £1); 1991 (£5)

Isaac Brock

| 1769–1812

| Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (Acting) (1811–1812); Hero of Upper Canada

| £10

| Reverse

| 1991

Lord de Saumarez

| 1757–1836

| Admiral of the British Royal Navy, 1st Baron de Saumarez

| £20

| Reverse

| 1991

Haiti

{{flagicon|Haiti}} Currency: Gourde (since 1872)
Symbol: G

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Catherine Flon Arcahaie

| fl.1803

| Responsible for the creation of the Flag of Haiti

| 10 Gourdes

| Obverse

| 1988

Sanité Bélair

| 1781–1805

| Freedom fighter and revolutionary; lieutenant in the army of Toussaint Louverture

| 10 Gourdes

| Obverse

| 2004

François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture

| 1743–1803

| Leader of the Haitian Revolution

| 20 Gourdes

| Obverse

| 2001

Fabre Geffrard

| 1806–1878

| 8th President of Haiti (1859–1867)

| 25 Gourdes

| Obverse

| 2004

Louis Étienne Félicité Lysius Salomon

| 1815–1888

| 13th President of Haiti (1879–1888)

| 50 Gourdes

| Obverse

| 1979

François Capois

| 1766–1806

| Rebel slave and officer in the Haitian Revolution

| 50 Gourdes

| Obverse

| 2004

Henri Christophe

| 1767–1820

| President of the State of Haiti (1807–1811); King of Haiti (1811–1820)

| 100 Gourdes

| Obverse

| 1979

Jean-Jacques Dessalines

| 1758–1806

| Leader of the Haitian Revolution and Emperor of Haiti (1804–1806)

| 250 Gourdes

| Obverse

| 1979

Alexandre Sabès Pétion

| 1770–1818

| 1st President of Haiti (1806–1818)

| 500 Gourdes

| Obverse

| 1888

Florvil Hyppolite

| 1828–1896

| 16th President of Haiti (1889–1896)

| 1,000 Gourdes

| Obverse

| 1999

Honduras

{{flagicon|Honduras}} Currency: Lempira (since 1931)
Symbol: L

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Lempira

| ?-1537

| War chieftain of the Lencas

| L1

| Obverse

| 1951

Marco Aurelio Soto

| 1846–1908

| President of Honduras (1876–1883)

| L2

| Obverse

| 1976

José Francisco Morazán Quezada

| 1792–1842

| President of the Federal Republic of Central America (1830–1839)

| L5

| Obverse

| 1950

José Trinidad Cabañas

| 1805–1871

| Head of State of Honduras (1852–1855)

| L10

| Obverse

| 1951

José Dionisio de la Trinidad de Herrera y Díaz del Valle

| 1781–1850

| Head of State of Honduras (1824–1827)

| L20

| Obverse

| 1951 (paper)
2008 (polymer)

Juan Manuel Gálvez Durón

| 1887–1972

| 39th President of Honduras (1949–1954)

| L50

| Obverse

| 1976

José Cecilio del Valle

| 1780–1834

| 3rd President-elect of the Federal Republic of Central America

| L100

| Obverse

| 1951

Ramón Rosa Soto

| 1848–1893

| Lieutenant Secretary of Finance of Guatemala (1871–1873); Secretary of Education of Guatemala and Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala (1873–1876); Secretary General of Honduras (1876–1883)

| L500

| Obverse

| 1995

Hungary

{{See also|Banknotes of the Hungarian forint}}

{{hatnote|See also Hungary in banknotes that are no longer in circulation.}}

{{flagicon|Hungary}} Currency: Forint (since 1946)
Symbol: Ft

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Gabriel Bethlen

| 1580–1629

| Prince of Transylvania (1613–1629); led an uprising against the Hungarian monarchy

| 2,000 Ft

| both

| 1998

Matthias Corvinus

| 1443–1490

| King of Hungary (1458–1490)

| 1,000 Ft

| obverse

| 1998

Ferenc Deák

| 1803–1876

| Statesman and reformer

| 20,000 Ft

| obverse

| 2001

Francis II Rákóczi*

| 1676–1735

| Prince of Transylvania; led the uprising against the Hungarian monarchy (1703–1711)

| 500 Ft

| obverse

| 1998

Stephen I

| 975–1038

| 1st King of Hungary (1006–1038)

| 10,000 Ft

| obverse

| 1997

István Széchenyi*

| 1791–1860

| Statesman and political theorist

| 5,000 Ft

| obverse

| 1999

Iceland

{{flagicon|Iceland}} Currency: Króna (since 1874)
Symbol: kr

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Ingibjörg Benediktsdóttir

| 1640–1673

| 2nd wife of Gísli Þorláksson

| 5,000 kr

| obverse

| 1986

Jónas Hallgrímsson

| 1807–1845

| Poet, author and naturalist

| 10,000 kr

| obverse

| 2013

Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir

| 1646–1715

| developer of embroidery; 3rd wife of Gísli Þorláksson

| 5,000 kr

| both

| 1986

Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval

| 1885–1972

| painter

| 2,000 kr

| obverse

| 1995

Jón Sigurðsson

| 1811–1879

| leader of the 19th century independence movement

| 500 kr

| both

| 1981

Brynjólfur Sveinsson

| 1605–1675

| Lutheran bishop; collected Old Norse literature

| 1,000 kr

| obverse

| 1984

Gísli Þorláksson

| 1631–1684

| Lutheran bishop of Hólar (1657–1684); husband of Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir

| 5,000 kr

| obverse

| 1986

Gróa Þorleifsdóttir

| 1640–1660

| 1st wife of Gísli Þorláksson

| 5,000 kr

| obverse

| 1986

India

{{See also|Mahatma Gandhi Series|Mahatma Gandhi New Series}}

{{flagicon|India}} Currency: Rupee (since 1947)
Symbol:

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Victoria

|1819 - 1901

|Queen of the United Kingdom

|5

|Reverse

|1858 (discontinue)

-

| -

|French Indian Rupee

|1

|Reverse

|1938

(discontinue)

George V

|1865 - 1936

|King of the United Kingdom and India

|1, 5, 10, 15, 50

|Obverse

|1937 (discontinue)

George VI

|1895 - 1952

|King of the United Kingdom and India

|1, 2, 5, 10, 100,1000

|Obverse

|1943

(discontinue)

rowspan="9" | Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi)

| rowspan="9" | 1869–1948

| rowspan="9" | Leader of the Indian independence movement

| ₹5

| rowspan="9" | Obverse

| 2002

₹10

| 1996, 2018

₹20

| 2002, 2019

₹50

| 1997, 2017

₹100

| 1996, 2018

₹200

| 2017

₹500

| 1987, 2016

₹1000

|2000 - 2016

₹2000

|2016 - 2017

Indonesia

{{See also|Banknotes of the rupiah}}

{{hatnote|See also Indonesia in banknotes that are no longer in circulation.}}

{{flagicon|Indonesia}} Currency: Rupiah (since 1946)
Symbol: Rp

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Pattimura

| 1783–1817

| Moluccan soldier; national hero

| 1000 Rp

| obverse

| 2000

Tjut Meutiah

| 1870–1910

| Aceh fighter; national heroine

| 1000 Rp

| obverse

| 2016

Antasari

| 1809–1862

| Sultan of Banjar; national hero

| 2000 Rp

| obverse

| 2009

Mohammad Husni Thamrin

| 1894–1941

| Dutch era politician; national hero

| 2000 Rp

| obverse

| 2016

Tuanku Imam Bonjol

| 1772–1864

| Leader of the Padri Movement in West Sumatra; national hero

| 5000 Rp

| obverse

| 2001

Idham Chalid

| 1921–2010

| 3rd Chairman of the MPR (1972–1977); national hero

| 5000 Rp

| obverse

| 2016

Mahmud Badaruddin II

| 1767–1862

| 8th Sultan of the Palembang Sultanate; national hero

| 10,000 Rp

| obverse

| 2005

Frans Kaisiepo

| 1921–1979

| 4th Governor of Papua (1964–1973); national hero

| 10,000 Rp

| obverse

| 2016

Oto Iskandar di Nata

| 1897–1945

| Fighter for independence; national hero

| 20,000 Rp

| obverse

| 2004

Sam Ratulangi

| 1890–1949

| Politician, journalist, and national hero

| 20,000 Rp

| obverse

| 2016

I Gusti Ngurah Rai

| 1917–1946

| Commander of the Indonesian forces in Bali against the Dutch during the Indonesian War of Independence; national hero

| 50,000 Rp

| obverse

| 2005

Djuanda Kartawidjaja

| 1911–1963

| 10th Prime Minister of Indonesia (1957–1959); national hero

| 50,000 Rp

| obverse

| 2016

Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta

| 1901–1970 (Sukarno); 1902–1980 (Hatta)

| 1st President of Indonesia (1945–1967; Sukarno); 1st vice-president of Indonesia (1945–1956; Hatta); independence declaration signers, national heroes (both)

| 100,000 Rp

| obverse

| 1999

Iran

{{flagicon|Iran}} Currency: rial (since 1932)
Symbol: 30px

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Hassan Modarres

| 1870–1937

| notable supporter of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution

| 100 ریال

| rowspan=8|obverse

| 1985

rowspan="7"|Ruhollah Khomeini

| rowspan="7"|1902–1989

| rowspan="7"|leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution and 1st Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran

| 1000 ریال

| 1992

2000 ریال

| 2005

5000 ریال

| 1993

10,000 ریال

| 1992

20,000 ریال

| 2003

50,000 ریال

| 2005

100,000 ریال

| 2010

Iraq

{{flagicon|Iraq}} Currency: Dinar (since 1932)
Symbol: ع.د

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Hasan Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen)

| c. 965-c. 1040

| Scientist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher

| 10,000 dinars

| Obverse

| 2003

Israel

{{hatnote|See also Israel in banknotes that are no longer in circulation.}}

{{flagicon|Israel}} Currency: New Sheqel/Shekel (since 1985)
Symbol:

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Shmuel Yosef Agnon*

| 1888–1970

| Nobel Prize winner in Literature (1966)

| ₪50

| obverse

| rowspan="4"|1998

Yitzhak Ben-Zvi*

| 1884–1963

| 2nd President of Israel (1952–1963)

| ₪100

| obverse

Moshe Sharett*

| 1894–1965

| 2nd Prime Minister of Israel (1954–1955)

| ₪20

| obverse

Zalman Shazar*

| 1889–1974

| 3rd President of Israel (1963–1973)

| ₪200

| obverse

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Rachel Bluwstein

| 1890–1931

| rowspan=6|Poet

| ₪20

| rowspan=6|obverse

| 2017

Shaul Tchernichovsky

| 1875–1943

| ₪50

| 2014

Leah Goldberg

| 1911–1970

| ₪100

| 2017

Nathan Alterman

| 1910–1970

| ₪200

| 2015

Jamaica

{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Currency: Dollar (since 1969)
Symbol: J$

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Samuel Sharpe

| 1801–1832

| Leader of the Jamaican Baptist War slave rebellion of 1831; National hero of Jamaica

| J$50

| Obverse

| 1988

Samuel Sharpe

| 1801–1832

| Leader of the Jamaican Baptist War slave rebellion of 1831; National hero of Jamaica

| J$500

| Obverse

| 2022

George William Gordon

| 1820–1865

| Businessman, magistrate and politician, one of two representatives to the Assembly from St. Thomas-in-the-East parish; National hero of Jamaica

| J$50

| Obverse

| 2022

Paul Bogle

| 1822–1865

| Baptist deacon and activist; leader of the 1865 Morant Bay protesters, who marched for justice and fair treatment for all the people in Jamaica; National hero of Jamaica

| J$50

| Obverse

| 2022

Marcus Garvey

| 1887–1940

| Political activist; founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL); National hero of Jamaica

| J$100

| Obverse

| 2022

Donald Burns Sangster

| 1911–1967

| 2nd Prime Minister of Jamaica (February 23 – April 11, 1967)

| J$100

| Obverse

| 1986

Donald Burns Sangster

| 1911–1967

| 2nd Prime Minister of Jamaica (February 23 – April 11, 1967)

| J$5,000

| Obverse

| 2022

Nanny of the Maroons

| c.1685-c.1755

| Leader of the Jamaican Maroons; National Heroine of Jamaica

| J$500

| Obverse

| 1994

Alexander Bustamante

| 1884–1977

| 1st Prime Minister of Jamaica (1962–1967)

| J$1,000

| Obverse

| 2022

Norman Manley

| 1893–1969

| 1st Premier of Jamaica (1959–1962)

| J$1,000

| Obverse

| 2022

Michael Norman Manley

| 1924–1997

| 4th Prime Minister of Jamaica (1972–1980; 1989–1992)

| J$1,000

| Obverse

| 2001

Michael Norman Manley

| 1924–1997

| 4th Prime Minister of Jamaica (1972–1980; 1989–1992)

| J$2,000

| Obverse

| 2022

Edward Seaga

| 1930–2019

| 5th Prime Minister of Jamaica (1980–1989)

| J$2,000

| Obverse

| 2022

Hugh Lawson Shearer

| 1923–2004

| 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica (1967–1972)

| J$5,000

| Obverse

| 2009

Japan

{{See also|Banknotes of the Japanese yen}}

{{hatnote|See also Japan in banknotes that are no longer in circulation.}}

{{flagicon|Japan}} Currency: Yen (since 1870)
Symbol: ¥/円

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Hideyo Noguchi

| 1876–1928

| Bacteriologist

| ¥1,000

| obverse

| 2004

Kitasato Shibasaburō

| 1853–1931

| Co-discoverer of the bubonic plague in Hong Kong in 1894, together with Alexandre Yersin

| ¥1,000

| obverse

| 2024

Murasaki Shikibu

| 973 or 978 – 1014 or 1031

| Author

| ¥2,000

| reverse

| 2000

Higuchi Ichiyō

| 1872–1896

| Author

| ¥5,000

| obverse

| 2004

Tsuda Umeko

| 1864–1929

| Educator; pioneer in education for women in Meiji period Japan

| ¥5,000

| obverse

| 2024

Fukuzawa Yukichi*

| 1835–1901

| Political theorist, entrepreneur, teacher, translator and author

| ¥10,000

| obverse

| 2004

Shibusawa Eiichi

| 1840–1931

| Industrialist; "father of Japanese capitalism"

| ¥10,000

| obverse

| 2024

Jersey

{{flagicon|Jersey}} Currency: Pound (since 1837)
Symbol: £

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

rowspan="5"|Elizabeth II*

| rowspan="5"|1926–2022

| rowspan="5"|Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth (1952–2022)

| £1

| obverse

| rowspan="6"|1971

£5

| obverse

£10

| obverse

£20

| obverse

£50

| obverse

Francis Peirson

| 1757–1781

| Major in the British Army, killed in the Battle of Jersey

| £10

| reverse

Jordan

{{flagicon|Jordan}} Currency: Dinar (since 1950)
Symbol: دينار

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Sharif Hussein bin Ali

| 1854–1931

| Sharif and Emir of Mecca (1908–1924); King of the Kingdom of Hejaz (1916–1924)

| 1 dinar

| Obverse

| 2002

Abdullah I bin al-Hussein

| 1882–1951

| Emir of Transjordan (1921–1946); King of Jordan (1946–1951)

| 5 dinars

| Obverse

| 2002

Talal bin Abdullah

| 1909–1972

| King of Jordan (1951–1952)

| 10 dinars

| Obverse

| 2002

Hussein bin Talal

| 1935–1999

| King of Jordan (1952–1999)

| 20 dinars

| Obverse

| 2002

Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein

| 1962–

| King of Jordan (1999–)

| 50 dinars

| Obverse

| 2002

Kazakhstan

{{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} Currency: Tenge (since 1993)
Symbol:15px

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Al-Farabi

| c.872-c.950

| Scholar

| 15px1

| Obverse

| 1993

Suinbai Aronuly

| 1815–1898

| Poet

| 15px3

| Obverse

| 1993

Kurmangazy Sagyrbayuly

| 1823–1896

| Composer

| 15px5

| Obverse

| 1993

Shoqan Walikhanov

| 1835–1865

| Scholar, ethnographer, historian and participant of The Great Game; the father of modern Kazakh historiography and ethnography

| 15px10

| Obverse

| 1993

Abai Qunanbaiuli

| 1845–1904

| Poet, composer and philosopher

| 15px20

| Obverse

| 1993

Abul Khair Khan

| 1693–1748

| Khan

| 15px50

| Obverse

| 1993

Ablai Khan

| 1711–1781

| Khan

| 15px100

| Obverse

| 1993

Al-Farabi

| c.872-c.950

| Scholar

| All (15px200 to 15px10,000)

| Obverse

| 1994 (15px200, 500, and 1,000); 1996 (15px2,000); 1998 (15px5,000); 2003 (15px10,000)

Nursultan Äbishuly Nazarbayev

| 1940–

| 1st President of Kazakhstan (1991–2019)

| 15px10,000

| Obverse

| 2016 (commemorative)

Nursultan Äbishuly Nazarbayev

| 1940–

| 1st President of Kazakhstan (1991–2019)

| 15px20,000

| Reverse

| 2021 (commemorative)

Kenya

{{flagicon|Kenya}} Currency: Shilling (since 1966)
Symbol: KSh

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Mzee Jomo Kenyatta

| 1889–1978

| Prime Minister of Kenya (1963–1964); 1st President of Kenya (1964–1978); Founding father of Kenya

| 50 shillings/shilingi

| Obverse

| 1966

Mzee Jomo Kenyatta

| 1889–1978

| Prime Minister of Kenya (1963–1964); 1st President of Kenya (1964–1978); Founding father of Kenya

| 100 shillings/shilingi

| Obverse

| 1966

Mzee Jomo Kenyatta

| 1889–1978

| Prime Minister of Kenya (1963–1964); 1st President of Kenya (1964–1978); Founding father of Kenya

| 200 shillings/shilingi

| Obverse

| 2004

Mzee Jomo Kenyatta

| 1889–1978

| Prime Minister of Kenya (1963–1964); 1st President of Kenya (1964–1978); Founding father of Kenya

| 500 shillings/shilingi

| Obverse

| 2003

Mzee Jomo Kenyatta

| 1889–1978

| Prime Minister of Kenya (1963–1964); 1st President of Kenya (1964–1978); Founding father of Kenya

| 1,000 shillings/shilingi

| Obverse

| 2003

North Korea

{{flagicon|North Korea}} Currency: Won (since 1947)
Symbol:

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Kim Il Sung

| 1912–1994

| Founder of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea); Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army (1950–1991); Chairman of the National Defence Commission (1972–1993); Chairman of the North Korea Bureau of the Communist Party of Korea (1945–1946); Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of North Korea (1946–1949); Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (1949–1966); General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (1966–1994); Deputy to the

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Supreme People's Assembly (1948–1994); Premier of North Korea (1948–1972); President of North Korea (1972–1994); Eternal President of the Republic/Eternal leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1998–)

| ₩5000

| obverse

| 2009

South Korea

{{hatnote|See also South Korea in banknotes that are no longer in circulation.}}

{{flagicon|South Korea}} Currency: Won (since 1962)
Symbol:

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Yi Hwang

| 1501–1570

| Confucian scholar

| ₩1,000

| obverse

| rowspan="3"|1983

Yi I

| 1536–1584

| Confucian scholar

| ₩5,000

| obverse

King Sejong the Great

| 1397–1450

| 4th King of the Kingdom of Joseon (1418–1450)

| ₩10,000

| obverse

Shin Saimdang

| 1504–1551

| Artist, calligraphist, poet and writer

| ₩50,000

| obverse

| 2009

Kyrgyzstan

{{flagicon|Kyrgyzstan}} Currency: Som (since 1993)
Symbol: сом/15px

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Abdylas Maldybaev

| 1906–1978

| Composer, actor, and operatic tenor singer; one of the composers of the state anthem of the Kirghiz SSR

| 1 som

| Obverse

| 1994

Bubusara Beyshenalieva

| 1926–1973

| Kyrgyz ballerina

| 5 som

| Obverse

| 1994

Kasym Tynystanov

| 1901–1938

| Scientist, politician and poet

| 10 som

| Obverse

| 1994

Togolok Moldo

| 1860–1942

| Poet, Manaschi and folk songwriter

| 20 som

| Obverse

| 1994

Kurmanjan Datka

| 1811–1907

| Stateswoman of Kyrgyzstan, who initiated annexation of that region to Russia

| 50 som

| Obverse

| 1994

Toktogul Satylganov

| 1864–1933

| Kyrgyz Akyns – improvising poets and singers

| 100 som

| Obverse

| 1995

Alykul Osmonov

| 1915–1950

| Poet

| 200 som

| Obverse

| 2000

Sayakbay Karalaev

| 1894–1971

| Manaschi – reciter of the epic Kyrgyz poem Manas

| 500 som

| Both

| 2000

Yusuf Khass Hajib

| ?-1085

| Chancellor of the Kara-Khanid Khanate, poet

| 1,000 som

| Obverse

| 2000

Suimenkul Chokmorov

| 1939–1992

| Actor

| 5,000 som

| Obverse

| 2009

Laos

{{flagicon|Laos}} Currency: Kip (since 1952)
Symbol: ₭ or ₭N

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Kaysone Phomvihane

| 1920–1992

| 1st Chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1955–1992); President of Laos (1991–1992)

| ₭2,000

| Obverse

| 1997

Kaysone Phomvihane

| 1920–1992

| 1st Chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1955–1992); President of Laos (1991–1992)

| ₭5,000

| Obverse

| 1997

Kaysone Phomvihane

| 1920–1992

| 1st Chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1955–1992); President of Laos (1991–1992)

| ₭10,000

| Obverse

| 2002

Kaysone Phomvihane

| 1920–1992

| 1st Chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1955–1992); President of Laos (1991–1992)

| ₭20,000

| Obverse

| 2002

Kaysone Phomvihane

| 1920–1992

| 1st Chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1955–1992); President of Laos (1991–1992)

| ₭50,000

| Obverse

| 2004

Kaysone Phomvihane

| 1920–1992

| 1st Chairman of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1955–1992); President of Laos (1991–1992)

| ₭100,000

| Obverse

| 2011

Lesotho

{{flagicon|Lesotho}} Currency: Loti/Maloti (since 1979)
Symbol: L or M (pl.)

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

King Moshoeshoe II (Constantine Bereng Seeiso)

| 1938–1996

| King of Lesotho (1966–1996)

| 10 maloti

| Obverse

| 1979

King Moshoeshoe I

| 1786–1870

| King of Lesotho (1822–1870)

| 10 maloti

| Obverse

| 2000

King Letsie III, King Moshoeshoe I and King Moshoeshoe II (Constantine Bereng Seeiso)

| 1963– (King Letsie III); 1786–1870 (King Moshoeshoe I); 1938–1996 (King Moshoeshoe II)

| King of Lesotho (1996–) (King Letsie III); King of Lesotho (1822–1870) (King Moshoeshoe I); King of Lesotho (1966–1996) (King Moshoeshoe II)

| 10 maloti

| Obverse

| 2009

King Moshoeshoe II (Constantine Bereng Seeiso)

| 1938–1996

| King of Lesotho (1966–1996)

| 20 maloti

| Obverse

| 1981

King Moshoeshoe I

| 1786–1870

| King of Lesotho (1822–1870)

| 20 maloti

| Obverse

| 1994

King Letsie III, King Moshoeshoe I and King Moshoeshoe II (Constantine Bereng Seeiso)

| 1963– (King Letsie III); 1786–1870 (King Moshoeshoe I); 1938–1996 (King Moshoeshoe II)

| King of Lesotho (1996–) (King Letsie III); King of Lesotho (1822–1870) (King Moshoeshoe I); King of Lesotho (1966–1996) (King Moshoeshoe II)

| 20 maloti

| Obverse

| 2009

King Moshoeshoe II (Constantine Bereng Seeiso)

| 1938–1996

| King of Lesotho (1966–1996)

| 50 maloti

| Obverse

| 1981

King Moshoeshoe I

| 1786–1870

| King of Lesotho (1822–1870)

| 50 maloti

| Obverse

| 1992

King Letsie III, King Moshoeshoe I and King Moshoeshoe II (Constantine Bereng Seeiso)

| 1963– (King Letsie III); 1786–1870 (King Moshoeshoe I); 1938–1996 (King Moshoeshoe II)

| King of Lesotho (1996–) (King Letsie III); King of Lesotho (1822–1870) (King Moshoeshoe I); King of Lesotho (1966–1996) (King Moshoeshoe II)

| 50 maloti

| Obverse

| 2009

King Moshoeshoe I

| 1786–1870

| King of Lesotho (1822–1870)

| 100 maloti

| Obverse

| 1994

King Letsie III, King Moshoeshoe I and King Moshoeshoe II (Constantine Bereng Seeiso)

| 1963– (King Letsie III); 1786–1870 (King Moshoeshoe I); 1938–1996 (King Moshoeshoe II)

| King of Lesotho (1996–) (King Letsie III); King of Lesotho (1822–1870) (King Moshoeshoe I); King of Lesotho (1966–1996) (King Moshoeshoe II)

| 100 maloti

| Obverse

| 2009

King Moshoeshoe I

| 1786–1870

| King of Lesotho (1822–1870)

| 200 maloti

| Obverse

| 1994

King Letsie III, King Moshoeshoe I and King Moshoeshoe II (Constantine Bereng Seeiso)

| 1963– (King Letsie III); 1786–1870 (King Moshoeshoe I); 1938–1996 (King Moshoeshoe II)

| King of Lesotho (1996–) (King Letsie III); King of Lesotho (1822–1870) (King Moshoeshoe I); King of Lesotho (1966–1996) (King Moshoeshoe II)

| 200 maloti

| Obverse

| 2016

Liberia

{{flagicon|Liberia}} Currency: Dollar (since 1943)
Symbol: L$

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Edward James Roye

| 1815–1872

| 5th President of Liberia (1870–1871)

| 5 Liberian dollars

| Obverse

| 1999

Joseph Jenkins Roberts

| 1809–1876

| 1st President of Liberia (1848–1856); 7th President of Liberia (1872–1876)

| 10 Liberian dollars

| Obverse

| 1999

William V. S. Tubman

| 1895–1971

| 19th President of Liberia (1944–1971)

| 20 Liberian dollars

| Obverse

| 1999

Samuel Kanyon Doe

| 1951–1990

| 21st President of Liberia (1980–1990)

| 50 Liberian dollars

| Obverse

| 1999

William Richard Tolbert, Jr.

| 1913–1980

| 20th President of Liberia (1971–1980)

| 100 Liberian dollars

| Obverse

| 1999

Libya

{{flagicon|Libya}} Currency: Dinar (since 1971)
Symbol: LD/ل.د

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Omar Al-Mukhtār

| 1858–1931

| Leading the native resistance to the Italian colonization of Libya

| 10 dinars

| Obverse

| 1971

Malawi

{{flagicon|Malawi}} Currency: Kwacha (since 1971)
Symbol: MK

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

M’mbelwa II

|

| Inkosi ya Makhosi (Paramount Chief)

| 20 kwacha

| Obverse

| 2012

Gomani II

| ?-1954

| Inkosi ya Makhosi (Paramount Chief)

| 50 kwacha

| Obverse

| 2012

James Frederick Sangala

| 1900–?

| Founding member of the Nyasaland African Congress

| 100 kwacha

| Obverse

| 2012

Rose Lomathinda Chibambo

| 1928–2016

| Leader of the Nyasaland African Congress

| 200 kwacha

| Obverse

| 2012

John Chilembwe

| 1871–1915

| Baptist pastor and educator; figure to the resistance to colonialism

| 500 kwacha

| Obverse

| 2012

Hastings Kamuzu Banda

| 1898–1997

| 1st President of Malawi (1966–1994); 1st Prime Minister of Malawi (1964–1966)

| 1,000 kwacha

| Obverse

| 2012

Malaysia

{{flagicon|Malaysia}} Currency: Malaysian ringgit (since 1967)
Symbol: RM

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

rowspan="9"|Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan

| rowspan="9"|1895–1960

| rowspan="9"|1st Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Supreme Head of State)
of the Federation of Malaya

| RM 1

| obverse

| 1967

RM 2

| obverse

| 1996–2005

RM 5

| obverse

| 1967
(polymer in 1996)

RM 10

| obverse

| 1967

RM 20

| obverse

| 1982

RM 50

| obverse

| 1967

RM 100

| obverse

| 1967

RM 500

| obverse

| 1982–1999

RM 1,000

| obverse

| 1967–1999

Mauritius

{{flagicon|Mauritius}} Currency: Rupee (since 1876)
Symbol:

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Moilin Jean Ah-Chuen

| 1911–1991

| Politician

| 25 rupees

| Obverse

| 1998

Joseph Maurice Paturau

| 1916–1996

| Industrialist, pioneer of sugar industry, aviation and tourism, cabinet minister, hero of World War II

| 50 rupees

| Obverse

| 1998

Renganaden Seeneevassen

|

| First Mauritanian Minister of Education

| 100 rupees

| Obverse

| 1998

Abdool Razack Mohamed

| 1906–1978

| Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius (1967–1978)

| 200 rupees

| Obverse

| 1998

Sookdeo Bissoondoyal

| 1908–1977

| Mauritian politician; one of the leading figures of the independence movement

| 500 rupees

| Obverse

| 1998

Charles Gaëtan Duval

| 1930–1996

| Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius (1983–1988)

| 1,000 rupees

| Obverse

| 1998

Seewoosagur Ramgoolam

| 1900–1985

| 1st Chief Minister of Mauritius (1963–1968); Prime Minister of Mauritius (1976–1982); Chairman of the Organisation of African Unity (1976–1977); Governor-General of Mauritius (1983–1985)

| 2,000 rupees

| Obverse

| 1998

Mexico

{{flagicon|Mexico}} Currency: Peso (since 1821)
Symbol: $

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

| 1648/51-1695

| Nun, scholar and poet

| $200

| obverse

| 1994

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

| 1648/51-1695

| Nun, scholar and poet

| $100

| obverse

| 2020

Miguel Hidalgo

| 1753–1811

| Catholic priest; leader of Mexico's struggle for independence

| $1,000

| obverse

| 2004

Miguel Hidalgo

| 1753–1811

| Catholic priest; leader of Mexico's struggle for independence

| $200

| obverse

| 2018

Benito Juárez

| 1806–1872

| 26th President of Mexico (1858–1872)

| $20

| both (1996 paper and 2002 polymer issue); obverse (Series F)

| 1996
(polymer in 2002)

Benito Juárez

| 1806–1872

| 26th President of Mexico (1858–1872)

| $500

| both

| 2018

José María Morelos

| 1765–1815

| leader for Mexican independence

| $50

| obverse

| 1996
(polymer in 2006)

José María Morelos

| 1765–1815

| leader for Mexican independence

| $200

| obverse

| 2018

Nezahualcoyotl

| 1402–1472

| Texcocan king

| $100

| obverse

| 1994

Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo

| 1829–1862

| Artists and Communist Party militants

| $500

| obverse

| 2010

Venustiano Carranza

| 1859–1920

| 37th President of Mexico (1917–1920)

| $100

| obverse

| 2017 (commemorative)

Luis Manuel Rojas

| 1871–1949

| Journalist and politician, President of the Mexican Constituent Congress (1916–1917)

| $100

| obverse

| 2017 (commemorative)

Francisco I. Madero

| 1873–1913

| 37th President of Mexico (1911–1913)

| $1000

| obverse

| 2019

Hermila Galindo

| 1886–1954

| Journalist and activist

| $1000

| obverse

| 2019

Carmen Serdán

| 1875–1948

| Revolutionary

| $1000

| obverse

| 2019

Moldova

{{flagicon|Moldova}} Currency: Leu (pl. Lei) (since 1992)
Symbol: L

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Stephen III (the Great)

| 1433–1504

| Prince of the Principality of Moldavia (1457–1504) and Saint of the Romanian Orthodox Church

| All (1-1,000 lei)

| Obverse

| 1992

Mongolia

{{flagicon|Mongolia}} Currency: Tögrög/Tugrik (since 1925)
Symbol:

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Damdin Sükhbaatar

| 1893–1923

| Founding member of the Mongolian People's Party, leader of the Mongolian partisan army, Father of the Mongolian Revolution

| ₮5

| Obverse

| 1939

Damdin Sükhbaatar

| 1893–1923

| Founding member of the Mongolian People's Party, leader of the Mongolian partisan army, Father of the Mongolian Revolution

| ₮10

| Obverse

| 1939

Damdin Sükhbaatar

| 1893–1923

| Founding member of the Mongolian People's Party, leader of the Mongolian partisan army, Father of the Mongolian Revolution

| ₮20

| Obverse

| 1981

Damdin Sükhbaatar

| 1893–1923

| Founding member of the Mongolian People's Party, leader of the Mongolian partisan army, Father of the Mongolian Revolution

| ₮50

| Obverse

| 1939

Damdin Sükhbaatar

| 1893–1923

| Founding member of the Mongolian People's Party, leader of the Mongolian partisan army, Father of the Mongolian Revolution

| ₮100

| Obverse

| 1939

Genghis Khan

| 1162–1227

| Founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire (1206–1227)

| ₮500

| Obverse

| 1993

Genghis Khan

| 1162–1227

| Founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire (1206–1227)

| ₮1,000

| Obverse

| 1993

Genghis Khan

| 1162–1227

| Founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire (1206–1227)

| ₮5,000

| Obverse

| 1994

Genghis Khan

| 1162–1227

| Founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire (1206–1227)

| ₮10,000

| Obverse

| 1995

Genghis Khan

| 1162–1227

| Founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire (1206–1227)

| ₮20,000

| Obverse

| 2006

Morocco

{{flagicon|Morocco}} Currency: Dirham (since 1960)
Symbol: د.م.

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Mohammed VI

| 1963–

| King of Morocco (1999–)

| 20 dirhams

| Obverse

| 2002

Mohammed VI

| 1963–

| King of Morocco (1999–)

| 20 dirhams

| Obverse

| 2013

Mohammed VI

| 1963–

| King of Morocco (1999–)

| 50 dirhams

| Obverse

| 2002

Mohammed VI

| 1963–

| King of Morocco (1999–)

| 50 dirhams

| Obverse

| 2013

Mohammed VI, Mohammed V and Hassan II

| 1963– (Mohammed VI); 1909–1961 (Mohammed V); 1929–1999 (Hassan II)

| King of Morocco (1927–1961) (Mohammed V); King of Morocco (1961–1999) (Hassan II); King of Morocco (1999–) (Mohammed VI)

| 100 dirhams

| Obverse

| 2002

Mohammed VI

| 1963–

| King of Morocco (1999–)

| 100 dirhams

| Obverse

| 2012

Mohammed VI and Hassan II

| 1963– (Mohammed VI); 1929–1999 (Hassan II)

| King of Morocco (1999–) (Mohammed VI); King of Morocco (1961–1999) (Hassan II)

| 200 dirhams

| Obverse

| 2002

Mohammed VI

| 1963–

| King of Morocco (1999–)

| 200 dirhams

| Obverse

| 2012

Mozambique

{{flagicon|Mozambique}} Currency: Metical (since 1980)
Symbol: MT

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Samora Moisés Machel

| 1933–1986

| Military commander, revolutionary, socialist leader and President of Mozambique (1975–1986)

| 20 meticais

| Obverse

| 2006

Samora Moisés Machel

| 1933–1986

| Military commander, revolutionary, socialist leader and President of Mozambique (1975–1986)

| 50 meticais

| Obverse

| 2006

Samora Moisés Machel

| 1933–1986

| Military commander, revolutionary, socialist leader and President of Mozambique (1975–1986)

| 100 meticais

| Obverse

| 2006

Samora Moisés Machel

| 1933–1986

| Military commander, revolutionary, socialist leader and President of Mozambique (1975–1986)

| 200 meticais

| Obverse

| 2006

Samora Moisés Machel

| 1933–1986

| Military commander, revolutionary, socialist leader and President of Mozambique (1975–1986)

| 500 meticais

| Obverse

| 2006

Samora Moisés Machel

| 1933–1986

| Military commander, revolutionary, socialist leader and President of Mozambique (1975–1986)

| 1,000 meticais

| Obverse

| 2006

Namibia

{{flagicon|Namibia}} Currency: Dollar (since 1993)
Symbol: N$

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Hendrik Witbooi

| 1830–1905

| Leader of the Nama people during the Herero and Nama genocide; National hero of Namibia

| All (10 to 200 Namibian dollars)

| Obverse

| 1993 and 2012

Sam Nujoma

| 1929–2025

| 1st President of Namibia (1990–2005)

| 10 and 20 Namibian dollars

| Obverse

| 2012

Hendrik Witbooi

| 1830–1905

| Leader of the Nama people during the Herero and Nama genocide; National hero of Namibia

| 50-, 100 and 200 Namibian dollars

| Obverse

| 2012

Sam Nujoma

| 1929–2025

| 1st President of Namibia (1990–2005)

| 30 Namibian dollars

| Obverse

| 2020 (commemorative)

Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamb

| 1936–

| 2nd President of Namibia (2005–2015)

| 30 Namibian dollars

| Obverse

| 2020 (commemorative)

Hage Gottfried Geingob

| 1941–2024

| 3rd President of Namibia (2015–)

| 30 Namibian dollars

| Obverse

| 2020 (commemorative)

New Zealand

{{See also|Banknotes of the New Zealand dollar}}

{{flagicon|New Zealand}} Currency: Dollar (since 1967)
Symbol: $

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Elizabeth II

| 1926–2022

| Queen and Head of State of New Zealand since 1952, and leader of the Commonwealth of Nations.

| $20

| rowspan=5| Obverse

| 1967

Sir Edmund Hillary

| 1919–2008

| Mountaineer and explorer. First person to reach the summit of Mount Everest (1953), and first person to drive overland to the South Pole (1958). Later known for his community work in Nepal.

| $5

| 1990

Āpirana Ngata

| 1874–1950

| Played a significant role in the revival of Māori people and culture during the early 20th century. First Māori graduate for a New Zealand University, and Member of Parliament for 38 years.

| $50

| 1990

Lord Rutherford of Nelson

| 1871–1937

| New Zealand physicist and 'father of the atom'; explaining the perplexing problem of naturally occurring radioactivity, determining the structure of the atom, and changing one element into another. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908.

| $100

| 1990

Kate Sheppard

| 1848–1934

| Prominent suffragette, who led the campaign for woman's right to vote. This determination led to New Zealand being the first sovereign state to allow woman to vote, in 1893.

| $10

| 1990

Nigeria

{{flagicon|Nigeria}} Currency: Naira (since 1973)
Symbol:

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

| 1912–1966

| Prime Minister of Nigeria (1960–1966)

| ₦5

| Obverse

| 2006

Alvan Ikoku

| 1900–1971

| Educator, statesman, activist and politician

| ₦10

| Obverse

| 2006

Murtala Mohammed

| 1938–1976

| 4th Head of State of Nigeria (1975–1976)

| ₦20

| Obverse

| 2006

Ladi Kwali

| 1925–1984

| Potter

| ₦20

| Reverse

| 2006

Obafemi Awolowo

| 1909–1987

| Premier of Western Nigeria (1954–1960)

| ₦100

| Obverse

| 1999

Ahmadu Bello

| 1910–1966

| Premier of Northern Nigeria (1954–1966)

| ₦200

| Obverse

| 2000

Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe

| 1904–1966

| 1st President of Nigeria (1963–1966)

| ₦500

| Obverse

| 2001

Aliyu Mai-Bornu and Clement Nyong Isong

| 1919–1970 (Aliyu Mai-Bornu); 1920–2000 (Clement Nyong Isong)

| Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (1963–1967; Aliyu Mai-Bornu); Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (1967–1975; Clement Nyong Isong)

| ₦1,000

| Obverse

| 2005

Nicaragua

{{flagicon|Nicaragua}} Currency: Córdoba (since 1991)
Symbol: C$

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Miguel Larreynaga

| 1772–1842

| Philosopher, humanist, lawyer and poet

| C$10

| Obverse

| 2002

José Santos Zelaya López

| 1853–1919

| President of Nicaragua (1893–1909)

| C$20

| Obverse

| 2002

Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal

| 1924–1978

| Journalist and publisher

| C$50

| Obverse

| 2002

Félix Rubén García Sarmiento

| 1867–1916

| Poet, journalist, diplomat, and writer

| C$100

| Obverse

| 2002

José Dolores Estrada Vado

| 1792–1869

| National hero of Nicaragua

| C$500

| Obverse

| 2002

Félix Rubén García Sarmiento

| 1867–1916

| Poet, journalist, diplomat and writer

| C$1,000

| Obverse

| 2016 (commemorative)

Norway

{{See also|Banknotes of the Norwegian krone}}

{{flagicon|Norway}} Currency: Krone (since 1875)
Symbol: kr

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Peter Christen Asbjørnsen

| 1812–1885

| Writer and scholar; collector of Norwegian folklore

| 50 kr

| obverse

| 1997

Kirsten Flagstad

| 1895–1962

| opera singer

| 100 kr

| obverse

| 1997

Kristian Birkeland

| 1867–1917

| scientist

| 200 kr

| obverse

| 1994

Sigrid Undset

| 1882–1949

| Nobel Prize winner for Literature (1928)

| 500 kr

| obverse

| 1999

Edvard Munch

| 1863–1944

| Expressionist painter

| 1,000 kr

| obverse

| 2001

Oman

{{flagicon|Oman}} Currency: Rial (since 1970)
Symbol: ريال

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In Circulation since

rowspan = 8 |Qaboos bin Said al Said

| rowspan = 8 |1940–2020

| rowspan = 8 |Sultan of Oman (1970–2020)

| 100 baisa

| rowspan = 8 |Obverse

| rowspan = 8 |1995

200 baisa
1/2 Rial
1 Rial
5 Rials
10 Rials
20 Rials
50 Rials

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

rowspan = 3 |Haitham bin Tariq

| rowspan = 3 |1955–

| rowspan = 3 |Sultan of Oman (2020–present)

| 5 Rials

| rowspan = 3 |Obverse

| rowspan = 3 |2020

10 Rials
20 Rials

Papua New Guinea

{{flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} Currency: Kina (since 1975)
Symbol: K

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In Circulation since

Michael Somare

| 1936–2021

| Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (1975–2011)

| 50 kina

| Reverse

| 1999

Pakistan

{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Currency: Rupee (since 1947)
Symbol: Rs. (singular Re. 1)

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

rowspan="7"|Muhammad Ali Jinnah

| rowspan="7"|1876–1948

| rowspan="7"|1st Governor-General of Pakistan (1947–1948);
"Father of the Nation"

| Rs. 10

| obverse

| 2006

Rs. 20

| obverse

| 2005

Rs. 50

| obverse

| 1977

Rs. 100

| obverse

| 2006

Rs. 500

| obverse

| 2006

Rs. 1,000

| obverse

| 2007

Rs. 5,000

| obverse

| 2006

Paraguay

{{flagicon|Paraguay}} Currency: Guaraní (since 1943)
Symbol: 12px

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In Circulation since

Adela and Celsa Speratti

| (1865–1902) and (1868–1938)

| Founded the first Normal Schools in the country

| 12px 2,000

| Obverse

| 2008

Carlos Antonio López

| 1792–1862

| Consul of Paraguay (1841–1844); 1st President of Paraguay (1844–1862)

| 12px 5,000

| Obverse

| 1962

José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia

| 1766–1840

| Consul of Paraguay (1813–1814; 1814–1840)

| 12px 10,000

| Obverse

| 1962

Agustín Pío Barrios

| 1885–1944

| Classical guitarist and composer

| 12px 50,000

| Obverse

| 1981

Roque González de Santa Cruz

| 1576–1628

| Patron saint of Paraguay

| 12px 100,000

| Obverse

| 1998

Peru

{{flagicon|Peru}} Currency: Nuevo sol/Sol (since 1991)
Symbol: S/.

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Currency

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

José Quiñones Gonzales

| 1914–1941

| National aviation hero

| Nuevo sol/sol

| S/. 10

| obverse

| 1991–

María Isabel Granda Larco (Chabuca Granda)

| 1920–1983

| Singer and composer

| Nuevo sol/sol

| S/. 10

| obverse

| 2021–

Raúl Porras Barrenechea

| 1897–1960

| Minister of Foreign Affairs, Historian and Senator

| Nuevo sol/sol

| S/. 20

| obverse

| 1991–

José María Arguedas Altamirano

| 1911–1969

| Novelist, poet, and anthropologist

| Nuevo sol/sol

| S/. 20

| obverse

| 2021–

Abraham Valdelomar

| 1888–1919

| Poet

| Nuevo sol/sol

| S/. 50

| obverse

| 1991–

María Rostworowski

| 1915–2016

| Historian and social researcher

| Nuevo sol/sol

| S/. 50

| obverse

| 2021–

Jorge Basadre

| 1903–1980

| Minister of education; Historian

| Nuevo sol/sol

| S/. 100

| obverse

| 1991–

Pedro Paulet

| 1874–1945

| Diplomat and scientist

| Nuevo sol/sol

| S/. 100

| obverse

| 2021–

Rose of Lima

| 1586–1617

| Saint Rose of Lima, First catholic saint of the Americas

| Nuevo sol/sol

| S/. 200

| obverse

| 1995–

Tilsa Tsuchiya

| 1928–1984

| Printmaker and painter

| Nuevo sol/sol

| S/. 200

| obverse

| 2021–

Philippines

{{See also|Banknotes of the Philippine peso}}

{{hatnote|See also Philippines in banknotes that are no longer in circulation.}}

{{flagicon|Philippines}} Currency: Peso (piso) (since 1903)
Symbol:

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Manuel L. Quezon

| 1878–1944

| 2nd President of the Philippines (1935–1944)

| ₱20

| obverse

| 1986

Sergio Osmeña

| 1878–1961

| 4th President of the Philippines (1944–1946)

| ₱50

| obverse

| 1986

Manuel Roxas

| 1892–1948

| 5th President of the Philippines (1946–1948)

| ₱100

| obverse

| 1986

Diosdado Macapagal

| 1910–1997

| 9th President of the Philippines (1961–1965)

| ₱200

| obverse

| 2002

Hilario Davide, Jr.

| 1935–

| 20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1998–2005); swore in President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

| ₱200

| reverse

| 2002

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

| 1947–

| Daughter of President Diosdado Macapagal; 14th President of the Philippines (2001–2009)

| ₱200

| reverse

| 2002

Corazon Aquino

| 1933–2009

| 11th President of the Philippines (1986–1992)

| ₱500

| obverse

| 2010

Benigno Aquino Jr.

| 1932–1983

| Leader of the opposition to the autocracy and dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos

| ₱500

| both

| 1987

José Abad Santos

| 1886–1942

| 5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; executed by Japanese forces during World War II

| ₱1,000

| obverse

| 2002

Josefa Llanes Escoda

| 1898–1945

| Founder of the Girl Scouts in the Philippines; executed by Japanese forces during World War II

| ₱1,000

| obverse

| 1991

Vicente Lim

| 1889–1945

| Brigadier General of the Philippine Army; executed by Japanese forces during World War II

| ₱1,000

| obverse

| 1991

Lapu-Lapu

|

| Datu of Mactan in the Visayas; the first native Filipino to resist imperial Spanish colonization and for killing Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in the Battle of Mactan

| ₱5,000

| obverse

| 2021 (commemorative)

Poland

{{See also|Polish coins and banknotes}}

{{flagicon|Poland}} Currency: Zloty (since 1924)
Symbol:

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Boleslaw I

| 966/7-1025

| King of Poland (992–1025)

| zl 20

| obverse

| rowspan="5"|1995, 2012, 2015 and 2017

Casimir III

| 1310–1370

| King of Poland (1333–1370)

| zl 50

| obverse

Jogaila

| 1351–1434

| King of Poland (1386–1434)

| zl 100

| obverse

Mieszko I

| 935–992

| Duke of Poland (960–992)

| zl 10

| obverse

Sigismund I the Old

| 1520–1572

| King of Poland (1530–1572)

| zl 200

| obverse

John III Sobieski

| 1629–1696

| King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuiania (1674–1696)

| zl 500

| obverse

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Józef Klemens Piłsudski

| 1867–1935

| Chief of State of the Second Republic of Poland (1918–1922); First Marshal of Poland (1920); Dictator of the Second Polish Republic (1926–1935); Minister of Military Affairs (1926–1935)

| zl 10 and zl 20

| Obverse

| 2008 (commemorative)
2014 (commemorative)

Juliusz Słowacki

| 1809–1849

| Romantic Poet

| zl 20

| Obverse

| 2009 (commemorative)

Frédéric Chopin

| 1810–1849

| Composer and Virtuoso pianist

| zl 20

| Obverse

| 2010 (commemorative)

Marie Curie

| 1867–1934

| Physicist and chemist; winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1903) and Chemistry (1911)

| zl 20

| Obverse

| 2011 (commemorative)

Jan Długosz

| 1415–1480

| Priest, chronicler, diplomat, soldier, and secretary to Bishop Zbigniew Oleśnicki of Kraków

| zl 20

| Obverse

| 2015 (commemorative)

Doubravka of Bohemia

| ca. 940/45-977

| Bohemian princess of the Přemyslid dynasty and by marriage Duchess of the Polans

| zl 20

| Obverse

| 2016 (commemorative)

Lech Kaczyński

| 1949–2010

| President of Poland (2005–2010)

| zl 20

| Obverse

| 2021 (commemorative)

Pope John Paul II and Stefan Wyszyński

| 1920–2005 (John Paul II); 1901–1981 (Stefan Wyszyński)

| Pope of the Roman Catholic Church (1978–2005); Saint of the Roman Catholic Church (John Paul II); Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno and Warsaw (1948–1981) (Stefan Wyszyński)

| zl 50

| Both (John Paul II); Reverse (Stefan Wyszyński)

| 2006 (commemorative)

Romania

{{See also|Banknotes of the Romanian leu}}

{{flagicon|Romania}} Currency: Leu (plural Lei) (since 1867)
Symbol: L

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Lucian Blaga

| 1895–1961

| Poet, playwright and philosopher

| 200 L

| obverse

| 2006

Ion I. C. Brătianu

| 1864–1927

| Prime minister of Romania (five times, 1909–1927)

| 100 L

| obverse

| 2019 (commemorative)

Ion Luca Caragiale

| 1852–1912

| Playwright and short story writer

| 100 L

| obverse

| 2005

Mihai Eminescu

| 1850–1889

| Romantic poet

| 500 L

| obverse

| 2005

George Enescu

| 1881–1955

| Composer, violinist and pianist

| 5 L

| obverse

| 2005

Ferdinand I

| 1865–1927

| King of Romania (1914–1927)

| 100 L

| obverse

| 2018 (commemorative)

rowspan="2"|Nicolae Grigorescu

| rowspan="2"|1838–1907

| rowspan="2"|Painter; a founder of modern Romanian painting

| rowspan="2"|10 L

| rowspan="2"|obverse

| 2005

2008
Nicolae Iorga

| 1871–1940

| Prime Minister of Romania (1931–1932) and historian

| 1 L

| obverse

| 2005

Queen Marie

| 1875–1938

| Queen consort of Romania (1914–1927)

| 100 L

| obverse

| 2018 (commemorative)

Ecaterina Teodoroiu

| 1894–1917

| World War I Second Lieutenant

| 20 L

| obverse

| 2021

Aurel Vlaicu

| 1882–1913

| Engineer, inventor and early pilot

| 50 L

| obverse

| 2005

Russia

{{flagicon|Russia}} Currency: Ruble (since 1710)
Symbol: руб/₽

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky

| 1809–1881

| Governor General of Irkutsk and Yeniseysk (1847–1861)

| 5,000 ₽

| obverse

| 2006

Peter I

| 1672–1725

| Tsar of Russia and first Russian Emperor (1682–1725)

| 500 ₽

| obverse

| 1995

Yaroslav I

| 978–1054

| Prince of Kiev and Novgorod (1019–1054)

| 1,000 ₽

| obverse

| 2001

Lev Ivanovich Yashin

| 1929–1990

| Goalkeeper for Dynamo Moscow (1950–1970) and the Soviet Union national football team (1954–1967)

| 100 ₽

| obverse

| 2018 (commemorative)

Samoa

{{flagicon|Samoa}} Currency: Tālā (since 1967)
Symbol: WS$

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Malietoa Tanumafili II

| 1913–2007

| O le Ao o le Malo (Head of State) of Samoa (1962–2007)

| 100 tālā

| Obverse

| 2008

São Tomé and Príncipe

{{flagicon|São Tomé and Príncipe}} Currency: Dobra (since 1977)
Symbol: Db

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Rei Amador

| ?-1596

| King of the Angolars

| 200 dobras

| Obverse

| 2020

Saudi Arabia

{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Currency: Riyal (since 1953)
Symbol: ر.س

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

| 1924–2015

| King of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (2005–2015)

| 1–100 riyals

| Obverse

| 2007

Abdulaziz ibn Abdul Rahman ibn Faisal ibn Turki ibn Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al Saud

| 1876–1953

| King of Nejd and Hejaz (1926–1932); King of Saudi Arabia (1932–1953); Founder of Saudi Arabia

| 500 riyals

| Obverse

| 2007

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

| 1935–

| King of Saudi Arabia and the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (2015–)

| 5–100 riyals

| Obverse

| 2016

South Africa

{{flagicon|South Africa}} Currency: Rand (since 1961)
Symbol: R

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

rowspan = 8 |Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

| rowspan = 8 |1918–2013

| rowspan = 8 |President of South Africa (1994–1999)

| 10 rand

| rowspan = 8 |Obverse (2012 issue); Reverse (2018 commemorative issue)

| rowspan = 8 |2012 (original issue); 2018 (commemorative issue)

20 rand
50 rand
100 rand
200 rand

South Sudan

{{flagicon|South Sudan}} Currency: Pound (since 2011) and Piaster (since 2011)
Symbol: £

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Years of Birth–Death

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In Circulation since

John Garang de Mabior

| 1945–2005

| President of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (July 9–30, 2005); Leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Army during the Second Sudanese Civil War

| All (5 to 25 South Sudanese piasters)

| Obverse

| 2011

John Garang de Mabior

| 1945–2005

| President of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (July 9–30, 2005); Leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Army during the Second Sudanese Civil War

| All (1 to 1,000 South Sudanese pounds)

| Obverse

| 2011 (1 to 100 South Sudanese pounds); 2016 (20 South Sudanese pounds); 2018 (500 South Sudanese pounds); 2021 (1,000 South Sudanese pounds)

Serbia

{{flagicon|Serbia}} Currency: Dinar (since 2003)
Symbol: din.

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Jovan Cvijić

| 1865–1927

| geographer

| 500 din.

| both

| 2004

Slobodan Jovanović

| 1869–1958

| Prime Minister of the Yugoslav government-in-exile (1942–1943)

| 5,000 din.

| both

| 2003

Vuk Stefanović Karadžić

| 1787–1864

| Linguist; reformer of the Serbian language

| 10 din.

| both

| 2006

Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac

| 1856–1914

| Composer and music educator

| 50 din.

| both

| 2005

Milutin Milanković

| 1879–1958

| Mathematician, astronomer and geophysicist

| 2,000 din.

| both

| 2011

Petar II Petrović-Njegoš

| 1813–1851

| Prince-Bishop of Montenegro (1830–1851); Serbian language poet

| 20 din.

| both

| 2006

Nadežda Petrović

| 1873–1915

| Painter

| 200 din.

| both

| 2006

Nikola Tesla

| 1856–1943

| Serbian-American electrical engineer and inventor

| 100 din.

| both

| 2006

Đorđe Vajfert

| 1850–1937

| 1st president of the National Bank of Serbia (1912–1926)

| 1,000 din.

| both

| 2006

Sierra Leone

{{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} Currency: Leone (since 1964)
Symbol: Le

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Bai Bureh

| 1840–1908

| Leader in the Hut Tax War of 1898 in Northern Sierra Leone against British rule and Krio dominance

| 1,000 Leones

| Obverse

| 2002

Isaac Theophilus Akunna Wallace-Johnson

| 1894–1965

| Trade unionist, journalist, activist, and politician

| 2,000 Leones

| Obverse

| 2000

Sengbe Pieh (Joseph Cinqué)

| 1814–1879

| Responsible for leading the revolt of fellow slaves on the Spanish slave ship, Amistad

| 5,000 Leones

| Obverse

| 2002

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Bai Bureh

| 1840–1908

| Leader in the Hut Tax War of 1898 in Northern Sierra Leone against British rule and Krio dominance

| 1 Leone

| Obverse

| 2022

Isaac Theophilus Akunna Wallace-Johnson

| 1894–1965

| Trade unionist, journalist, activist, and politician

| 2 Leones

| Obverse

| 2022

Sengbe Pieh (Joseph Cinqué)

| 1814–1879

| Responsible for leading the revolt of fellow slaves on the Spanish slave ship, Amistad

| 5 Leones

| Obverse

| 2022

Constance Cummings-John

| 1918–2000

| Educationalist and politician; served as the first female mayor of Freetown in 1966

| 20 Leones

| Obverse

| 2022

Singapore

{{See also|Singapore Portrait Series currency notes}}

{{flagicon|Singapore}} Currency: Dollar (since 1967)
Symbol: S$

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Years of Birth–Death

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In Circulation since

rowspan="8"|Yusof bin Ishak

| rowspan="8"|1910–1970

| rowspan="8"|First President of Singapore (1965–1970)

| S$2

| rowspan="8"|obverse

| rowspan="8"|1999

S$5
S$10
S$20
S$50
S$100
S$1000
S$10,000

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Lee Kuan Yew

| 1923–2015

| 1st Prime Minister of Singapore (1959–1990)

| S$50

| Both

| 2015 (commemorative)

Munshi Abdullah

| 1796–1864

| Author, translator and teacher

| S$20

| Reverse

| 2019 (commemorative)

Henry Nicholas Ridley

| 1855–1956

| Promoting rubber in the Malay Peninsula

| S$20

| Reverse

| 2019 (commemorative)

Tan Kah Kee

| 1874–1961

| Businessman; Philanthropic work, for setting up schools in China and Southeast Asia and for helping to raise funds to support China in events of the 20th century

| S$20

| Reverse

| 2019 (commemorative)

P. Govindasamy Pillai

| 1887–1980

| Businessman and philanthropist

| S$20

| Reverse

| 2019 (commemorative)

Teresa Hsu Chih

| 1898–2011

| Charity worker, yoga teacher and retired nurse

| S$20

| Reverse

| 2019 (commemorative)

Alice Pennefather

| 1903–1983

| Badminton and tennis champion

| S$20

| Reverse

| 2019 (commemorative)

Adnan Saidi

| 1915–1942

| Malayan military officer of the 1st Malaya Infantry Brigade who fought the Japanese in the Battle of Pasir Panjang in Singapore during World War II

| S$20

| Reverse

| 2019 (commemorative)

Ruth Wong Hie King

| 1918–1982

| Educator

| S$20

| Reverse

| 2019 (commemorative)

Sri Lanka

{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} Currency: Rupee (since 1872)
Symbol: (රු, Rs, ரூ)

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa

| 1945

| 6th President of Sri Lanka (2005–2015)

| 1,000 rupees

| Obverse

| 2009 (commemorative)

Sweden

{{flagicon|Sweden}} Currency: Krona (since 1873)
Symbol: kr

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Years of Birth–Death

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In Circulation since

Astrid Lindgren

| 1907–2002

| Writer

| 20 kr

| obverse

| 2015

Evert Taube

| 1890–1976

| Artist, author, composer and singer

| 50 kr

| obverse

| 2015

Greta Garbo

| 1905–1990

| Actress

| 100 kr

| obverse

| 2016

Ingmar Bergman

| 1918–2007

| Film director, producer and screenwriter

| 200 kr

| obverse

| 2015

Birgit Nilsson

| 1918–2005

| Soprano

| 500 kr

| obverse

| 2016

Dag Hammarskjöld

| 1905–1961

| Secretary-General of the United Nations (1953–1961)

| 1,000 kr

| obverse

| 2015

Switzerland

{{See also|Banknotes of the Swiss franc}}

{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Currency: Franc (since 1850)
Symbol: Fr.

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Jacob Burckhardt

| 1818–1897

| historian of the arts

| 1,000 Fr.

| obverse

| 1998

Le Corbusier

| 1887–1965

| modernist architect

| 10 Fr.

| obverse

| 1997

Alberto Giacometti

| 1901–1966

| sculptor, painter, draftsman

| 100 Fr.

| obverse

| 1998

Arthur Honegger

| 1892–1955

| composer

| 20 Fr.

| obverse

| 1996

Charles Ferdinand Ramuz

| 1878–1947

| French-speaking Swiss author

| 200 Fr.

| obverse

| 1997

Sophie Taeuber-Arp

| 1889–1943

| artist, painter, sculptor

| 50 Fr.

| obverse

| 1995

Syria

{{flagicon image|Syria-flag 1932-58 1961-63.svg}} Currency: Pound (£S; since 1919)

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In Circulation

Marcus Julius Philippus (Philip the Arab)

| c. 204–249

| 29th Emperor of the Roman Empire

| £S 100

| Obverse

| 1998

Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb (Saladin)

| 1138–1193

| Sultan of Egypt and Syria and Kurdish General

| £S 200

| Obverse

| 1997

Zenobia

| 240-c. 275

| Queen of the Palmyrene Empire (267–271)

| £S 500

| Obverse

| 1998

*Hafez al-Assad

| 1930–2000

| President of Syria (1971–2000)

| £S 1,000

| Obverse

| 1997

*Bashar al-Assad

| 1965

| President of Syria (2000–2024)

| £S 2,000

| Obverse

| 2017

Taiwan (Republic of China)

{{See also|Fifth series of the new Taiwan dollar banknote}}

{{flagicon|Republic of China}} Currency: New Taiwan dollar (since 1949)
Symbol: $

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Sun Yat-sen

| 1866–1925

| Founding father of the Republic of China; Provincial President of the Republic of China (January 1 – March 10, 1912)

| $100

| obverse

| 2001

Chiang Kai-shek

| 1887–1975

| President of the Republic of China (1948–1975)

| $200

| obverse

| 2002

Tanzania

{{flagicon|Tanzania}} Currency: Shilling (since 1966)
Symbol: TSh

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In Circulation

Julius Kambarage Nyerere

| 1922–1999

| 1st President of Tanzania (1964–1985)

| 1,000 Shillings/Shilingi

| Obverse

| 2003

Tajikistan

{{flagicon|Tajikistan}} Currency: Somoni (since 1999)
Symbol: cомонӣ

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In Circulation

rowspan="4"| Isma'il ibn Ahmad (Somoni)

| rowspan="4"| 849–907

| rowspan="4"| Amir of Transoxiana (892–907) and Khorasan (900–907)

| 1 dirams

| Obverse

| 1999

5 dirams

| Obverse

| 1999

20 dirams

| Obverse

| 1999

50 dirams

| Obverse

| 1999

Mirzo Tursunzoda

| 1911–1977

| Poet

| 1 somoni

| Obverse

| 1999–2000

Shirinsho Shotemur

| 1899–1937

| Politician

| 3 somoni

| Obverse

| 2010

Sadriddin Ayni

| 1878–1954

| Poet, writer, novelist, journalist and historian; recipient of the Order of Lenin

| 5 somoni

| Obverse

| 1999–2013

Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani

| 1314–1384

| Sūfī of the Kubrāwī order, poet and a prominent Muslim scholar

| 10 somoni

| Obverse

| 1999–2013

Avicenna (Ibn Sīnā)

| 980–1037

| Polymath and jurist

| 20 somoni

| Obverse

| 1999–2013

Bobojon Ghafurov

| 1908–1977

| Historian, academician, and author

| 50 somoni

| Obverse

| 1999–2013

Isma'il ibn Ahmad (Somoni)

| 849–907

| Amir of Transoxiana (892–907) and Khorasan (900–907)

| 100 somoni

| Obverse

| 1999–2013

Nusratullo Maksum

| 1881–1937

| Statesman and national hero of Tajikistan

| 200 somoni

| Obverse

| 2010

Rudaki (Abuabdulloh Rudaki)

| 858–941

| Founder of Tajik classic literature

| 500 somoni

| Obverse

| 2010

Thailand

{{flagicon|Thailand}} Currency: Baht (since 1925)
Symbol: ฿

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In Circulation

rowspan="6"| Vajiralongkorn

| rowspan="6"| 1952–

| rowspan="6"| King of Thailand (2016–)

| ฿20

| rowspan="5"| Obverse

| 2018

฿50

| 2018

฿100

| 2018

฿500

| 2018

฿1,000

| 2018

฿1,000

| Reverse

| 2018

Rama I

| 1737–1809

| King of Rattanakosin (1782–1809)

| ฿20

| Reverse

| 2018

Rama II

| 1767–1824

| King of Rattanakosin (1809–1824)

| ฿20

| Reverse

| 2018

Rama III

| 1788–1851

| King of Rattanakosin (1824–1851)

| ฿50

| Reverse

| 2018

Mongkut

| 1804–1868

| King of Siam (1851–1868)

| ฿50

| Reverse

| 2018

Chulalongkorn

| 1853–1910

| King of Siam (1868–1910)

| ฿100

| Reverse

| 2018

Vajiravudh

| 1881–1925

| King of Siam (1910–1925)

| ฿100

| Reverse

| 2018

Prajadhipok

| 1893–1941

| King of Siam (1925–1935)

| ฿500

| Reverse

| 2018

Ananda Mahidol

| 1925–1946

| King of Siam (1935–1946)

| ฿500

| Reverse

| 2018

Bhumibol Adulyadej

| 1927–2016

| King of Thailand (1946–2016)

| ฿1,000

| Reverse

| 2018

Tonga

{{flagicon|Tonga}} Currency: Paʻanga (since 1967)
Symbol: T$

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In Circulation

King Siaosi (George) Tupou V of Tonga

| 1948–2012

| King of Tonga (2006–2012)

| All (T$1–100)

| Obverse

| 2008 and 2009

King Tupou VI of Tonga

| 1959–

| King of Tonga (2012–)

| All (T$2–100)

| Obverse

| 2015

Transnistria

{{flagicon|Transnistria}} Currency: Rubla (since 1994)
Symbol: 20px

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In Circulation

Alexander Suvorov

| 1730–1800

| General of the Imperial Russian Army; founder of the city and capital of Tiraspol

| 1 ruble

| Obverse

| 2000

Alexander Suvorov

| 1730–1800

| General of the Imperial Russian Army; founder of the city and capital of Tiraspol

| 5 rubles

| Obverse

| 2000

Alexander Suvorov

| 1730–1800

| General of the Imperial Russian Army; founder of the city and capital of Tiraspol

| 10 rubles

| Obverse

| 2000

Alexander Suvorov

| 1730–1800

| General of the Imperial Russian Army; founder of the city and capital of Tiraspol

| 25 rubles

| Obverse

| 2000

Taras Shevchenko

| 1814–1861

| Poet; founder of the modern Ukrainian literature and the modern Ukrainian language

| 50 rubles

| Obverse

| 2000

Dimitrie Cantemir

| 1673–1723

| Prince of Moldavia

| 100 rubles

| Obverse

| 2000

Pyotr Alexandrovich Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky

| 1725–1796

| General of the Russian Empire, Collegium of Little Russia

| 200 rubles

| Obverse

| 2004

Catherine II (the Great)

| 1729–1796

| Empress of the Russian Empire

| 500 rubles

| Obverse

| 2004

Tunisia

{{flagicon|Tunisia}} Currency: Dinar (since 1960)
Symbol: DT

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Hannibal

| 247–183, 182 or 181 BC

| General and commander-in-chief of the Carthaginian armies

| 5 dinars

| Obverse

| 1993

Hannibal

| 247–183, 182 or 181 BC

| General and commander-in-chief of the Carthaginian armies

| 5 dinars

| Obverse

| 2013

Ibn Khaldun

| 1332-1046

| Historiographer and historian

| 10 dinars

| Obverse

| 1994

Dido

|

| Queen and founder of Carthage

| 10 dinars

| Obverse

| 2005

Aboul-Qacem Echebbi

| 1909–1934

| Poet

| 10 dinars

| Obverse

| 2013

Tawhida Ben Cheikh

| 1909–2010

| First female doctor of Tunisia

| 10 dinars

| Obverse

| 2020

Hayreddin Pasha

| 1820–1890

| Grand Vizier of the Beylik of Tunis (1873–1877); Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1878–1879)

| 20 dinars

| Obverse

| 1992

Hayreddin Pasha

| 1820–1890

| Grand Vizier of the Beylik of Tunis (1873–1877); Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1878–1879)

| 20 dinars

| Obverse

| 2011

Farhat Hached

| 1914–1952

| Trades Union leader; leader of the Tunisian Independence Movement

| 20 dinars

| Obverse

| 2017

Aboul-Qacem Echebbi

| 1909–1934

| Poet

| 30 dinars

| Obverse

| 1997

Ibn El Rachiq Kairouani

| c. 1000–1064

| Writer and poet

| 50 dinars

| Obverse

| 2011

Turkey

{{See also|Banknotes of Turkey}}

{{flagicon|Turkey}} Currency: Lira (since 2009)
Symbol: TL/File:Turkish lira symbol black.svg

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In Circulation

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

| 1881–1938

| Founder and 1st President of Turkey (1923–1938)

| All (₺5-₺200)

| Obverse

| 2009

Aydın Sayılı

| 1913–1993

| Historian of science

| ₺5

| Reverse

| 2009

Cahit Arf

| 1910–1997

| Mathematician; known for the Arf invariant of a quadratic form in characteristic 2 (applied in knot theory and surgery theory) in topology, the Hasse–Arf theorem in ramification theory, Arf semigroups, and Arf rings

| ₺10

| Reverse

| 2009

Mimar Kemalettin (Ahmet Kemalettin)

| 1870–1927

| Architect

| ₺20

| Reverse

| 2009

Fatma Aliye Topuz

| 1862–1936

| Novelist, columnist, essayist, women's rights activist and humanitarian

| ₺50

| Reverse

| 2009

Buhurizade Mustafa Itri

| 1640–1712

| Musician, singer, composer and poet

| ₺100

| Reverse

| 2009

Yunus Emre

| 1238–1320

| Poet and mystic

| ₺200

| Reverse

| 2009

Turkmenistan

{{flagicon|Turkmenistan}} Currency: New manat (since 2009)
Symbol: T

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Togrul Beg

| 990–1063

| Sultan of the Seljuq Empire

| 1 manat

| Obverse

| 2009

Soltan Sanjar

| 1085–1157

| Governor of Khorasan (1097–1118); Sultan of the Seljuq Empire (1118–1153, also 1156–1157)

| 5 manats

| Obverse

| 2009

Magtymguly Pyragy

| 1724–1807

| Poet

| 10 manats

| Obverse

| 2009

Görogly

|

| National hero

| 20 manats

| Obverse

| 2009

Dede Korkut

|

| Legendary bard

| 50 manats

| Obverse

| 2009

Oghuz Khagan

|

| Legendary ancestor of Turkmens

| 100 manats

| Obverse

| 2009

Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov

| 1940–2006

| First President of Turkmenistan (1990–2006)

| 500 manats

| Obverse

| 2009 (not issued)

Ukraine

{{See also|Banknotes of the Ukrainian hryvnia}}

{{flagicon|Ukraine}} Currency: Hryvnia (pl. Hryvni and Hryven) (since 1996)
Symbol:

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Ivan Franko

| 1856–1916

| Poet, writer and journalist

| ₴20

| obverse

| 2003

Mykhailo Hrushevsky

| 1866–1934

| 1st President of the Ukrainian People's Republic (1917–1918)

| ₴50

| obverse

| 2004

Bohdan Khmelnytsky

| 1595–1657

| Hetman of Ukraine (1648–1657)

| ₴5

| obverse

| 2004

Ivan Mazepa

| 1640–1709

| Hetman of Ukraine (1687–1708)

| ₴10

| obverse

| 2004

Taras Shevchenko

| 1814–1861

| Poet; works considered to be the foundation of both the modern Ukrainian language and literature

| ₴100

| obverse

| 2006

Hryhori Skovoroda

| 1722–1794

| Poet, philosopher and composer

| ₴500

| obverse

| 2006

Lesya Ukrainka

| 1871–1913

| Poet and writer

| ₴200

| obverse

| 2001

Vladimir I

| 958–1015

| Prince of Kiev and Novgorod (978–1015)

| ₴1

| obverse

| 2006

Vladimir Vernadsky

| 1863–1945

| Historian, philosopher, naturalist and scientist

| ₴1,000

| obverse

| 2019

Yaroslav I

| 978–1054

| Prince of Kiev and Novgorod

| ₴2

| obverse

| 2004

United Kingdom

{{See also|Banknotes of the pound sterling}}

{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Currency: Pound sterling (England since 1158; Scotland since 1707)
Symbol: £

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

=England and Wales=

{{see also|Bank of England note issues}}

{{flagicon|England}} {{flagicon|Wales}} In England and Wales the Bank of England is the only bank with the right to issue pound sterling banknotes

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
colspan=6 style="background-color:#CCCCCC"| Bank of England
Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Jane Austen

| 1775–1817

| Novelist

| £10

| reverse

| 2017

rowspan="6"|Elizabeth II

| rowspan="6"|1926–2022

| rowspan="6"|Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022)

| £5

| obverse

| 2002

£10

| obverse

| 2000

£20

| obverse

| 1999

£20

| obverse

| 2007

£50

| obverse

| 1994–2014

£50

| obverse

| 2011

|

rowspan="6"|Charles III

| rowspan="6"|1948-

| rowspan="6"|King of the United Kingdom (2022-)

| £5

| obverse

| 2024

£10

| obverse

| 2024

£20

| obverse

| 2024

£20

| obverse

| 2024

£50

| obverse

| 2024

£50

| obverse

| 2024

Winston Churchill

| 1874–1965

| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1940–1945; 1951–1955)

| £5

| reverse

| 2016

Adam Smith

| 1723–1790

| Economist

| £20

| reverse

| 2007

Alan Turing

| 1912–1954

| Mathematician and computer scientist

| £50

| reverse

| 2021

J. M. W. Turner

| 1775–1851

| Landscape painter

| £20

| reverse

| 2020

James Watt

| 1736–1819

| Inventor

| £50

| reverse

| 2011

Matthew Boulton

| 1728–1809

| Manufacturer

| £50

| reverse

| 2011

=Scotland=

{{see also|Banknotes of Scotland}}

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

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
colspan=6 style="background-color:#CCCCCC"| Bank of Scotland{{cite web|title=Current Banknotes : Bank of Scotland |url=http://www.scotbanks.org.uk/banknotes_current_bank_of_scotland.php |work=The Committee of Scottish Bankers (CSCB) |access-date=27 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003071434/http://www.scotbanks.org.uk/banknotes_current_bank_of_scotland.php |archive-date=3 October 2008 }}

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

rowspan="5"|Sir Walter Scott

| rowspan="5"|1771–1832

| rowspan="5"|Historical novelist and poet; campaigner for the continuation of Scottish banknotes

| £5

| obverse

| 2007

£10

| obverse

| 2007

£20

| obverse

| 1999

£50

| obverse

| 2007

£100

| obverse

| 2007

colspan=6 style="background-color:#CCCCCC"| The Royal Bank of Scotland{{cite web|title=Current issue notes |url=http://www.rbs.com/about/our-banknotes/current-issue-notes.html |work=Royal Bank of Scotland |access-date=27 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126133012/http://www.rbs.com/about/our-banknotes/current-issue-notes.html |archive-date=26 January 2013 }}

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

rowspan="6"|Lord Ilay

| rowspan="6"|1682–1761

| rowspan="6"|Founder and first governor of the Royal Bank of Scotland

| £1

| obverse

| 1987

£5

| obverse

| 1987

£10

| obverse

| 1987

£20

| obverse

| 1987

£50

| obverse

| 1987

£100

| obverse

| 1987

Robert Louis Stevenson

| 1850–1894

| Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer
(special commemorative issue){{cite web|title=Commemorative notes|url=http://www.rbs.com/about/our-banknotes/commemorative-issues.html|work=Royal Bank of Scotland|access-date=27 November 2013}}

| £1

| reverse

| 1994

Alexander Graham Bell

| 1847–1922

| Inventor of the telephone
(special commemorative issue)

| £1

| reverse

| 1997

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

| 1900–2002

| To mark the 100th birthday of The Queen Mother
(special commemorative issue)

| £20

| reverse

| 2000

Queen Elizabeth II

| 1926–2022

| To mark the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II
(special commemorative issue)

| £5

| reverse

| 2002

Old Tom Morris

| 1821–1908

| 250th anniversary of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
(special commemorative issue)

| £5

| reverse

| 2004

Jack Nicklaus

| 1940–

| Notable American golfer
(special commemorative issue)

| £5

| reverse

| 2005

Queen Elizabeth II

| 1926–2022

| To mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II
(special commemorative issue){{cite web|title=Scotland new 10-pound commemorative note confirmed|url=http://banknotenews.com/files/ef9e5d0d3301cf1f7d6751a9040fe0eb-2112.php|work=Banknote News|access-date=27 November 2013}}

| £10

| reverse

| 2012

Nan Shepherd

| 1893–1981

| Novelist and poet

| £5

| obverse

| 2016

Mary Somerville

| 1780–1872

| Scientist

| £10

| obverse

| 2017

Catherine Cranston

| 1849–1934

| Entrepreneur

| £20

| obverse

| 2020

Flora Stevenson

| 1839–1905

| Social reformer with a special interest in education for poor or neglected children, and in education for girls; the first Scottish woman to be elected to a School Board

| £50

| obverse

| 2021

colspan=6 style="background-color:#CCCCCC"| Clydesdale Bank{{cite web|title=Current Banknotes : Clydesdale Bank |url=http://www.scotbanks.org.uk/banknotes_current_clydesdale_bank.php |work=The Committee of Scottish Bankers (CSCB) |access-date=27 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003071439/http://www.scotbanks.org.uk/banknotes_current_clydesdale_bank.php |archive-date=3 October 2008 }}

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Robert Burns

| 1759–1796

| Notable Scottish poet

| £5

| obverse

| 1998

Mary Slessor

| 1848–1915

| Scottish missionary to Nigeria and campaigner for women's rights

| £10

| both

| 1998

Robert the Bruce

| 1274–1329

| King of the Scots (1306–1329)

| £20

| obverse

| 1998

Adam Smith

| 1723–1790

| Economist and key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment

| £50

| both

| 1998

Lord Kelvin

| 1824–1907

| Mathematical physicist and engineer

| £100

| both

| 1998

Alexander Fleming

| 1881–1955

| Discoverer of penicillin

| £5

| obverse

| 2009

William Arrol

| 1839–1913

| Civil engineer, bridge builder, and Liberal Unionist Party politician

| £5

| obverse

| 2015 (commemorative)

Robert Burns

| 1759–1796

| Notable Scottish poet

| £10

| obverse

| 2009

Robert the Bruce

| 1274–1329

| King of the Scots (1306–1329)

| £20

| obverse

| 2009

Elsie Inglis

| 1864–1917

| Doctor and suffragist

| £50

| obverse

| 2009

Charles Rennie Mackintosh

| 1868–1928

| Architect and designer

| £100

| obverse

| 2009

=Northern Ireland=

{{see also|Banknotes of Northern Ireland}}

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

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
colspan=6 style="background-color:#CCCCCC"| Danske Bank

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

John Boyd Dunlop

| 1840–1921

| Founder of the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company

| £10

| obverse

| 2005

Harry Ferguson

| 1884–1960

| Engineer and developer of the modern agricultural tractor, the Ferguson monoplane and the Ferguson P99

| £20

| obverse

| 2005

Sir Samuel Cleland Davidson

| 1846–1921

| founder of the Belfast Sirocco Works and pioneer of air conditioning

| £50

| obverse

| 2005

Sir James Martin

| 1893–1981

| Inventor of the aircraft ejector seat

| £100

| obverse

| 2005

colspan=6 style="background-color:#CCCCCC"| Ulster Bank

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

George Best

| 1946–2005

| Footballer, Northern Ireland and Manchester United
(special commemorative issue)

| £5

| obverse

| 2006

United States of America

{{See also|Federal Reserve Note}}

{{flagicon|United States}} Currency: Dollar (since 1792)
Symbol: $

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

John Adams

| 1735–1826

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776; 2nd President of the United States (1797–1801)

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Samuel Adams

| 1722–1803

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Charles Carroll

| 1737–1832

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Samuel Chase

| 1741–1811

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Abraham Clark

| 1725–1794

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

George Clinton

| 1739–1812

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776; 4th Vice President of the United States (1805–1812)

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

George Clymer

| 1739–1813

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

John Dickinson

| 1732–1808

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

William Ellery

| 1727–1820

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

William Floyd

| 1734–1821

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

rowspan="2"|Benjamin Franklin

| rowspan="2"|1706–1790

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Founding Father

| $100

| obverse

| 1996

Elbridge Gerry

| 1744–1814

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776; 5th Vice President of the United States (1813–1814)

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Ulysses S. Grant

| 1822–1885

| 18th President of the United States (1869–1877)

| $50

| obverse

| 2004

Alexander Hamilton

| 1755/7-1804

| 1st Secretary of the Treasury (1789–1795)

| $10

| both

| 2006

John Hancock

| 1737–1793

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Benjamin Harrison, V

| 1726–1791

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Joseph Hewes

| 1730–1779

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Thomas Heyward, Jr.

| 1746–1809

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

William Hooper

| 1742–1790

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Stephen Hopkins

| 1707–1785

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Francis Hopkinson

| 1737–1791

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Samuel Huntington

| 1731–1796

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Andrew Jackson

| 1767–1845

| 7th President of the United States (1829–1837)

| $20

| obverse

| 2003

Thomas Jefferson

| 1743–1826

| 3rd President of the United States (1801–1809); signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| both

| 1976

Richard Henry Lee

| 1732–1794

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Francis Lewis

| 1713–1803

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Abraham Lincoln

| 1809–1865

| 16th President of the United States (1861–1865)

| $5

| both

| 2008

Philip Livingston

| 1716–1778

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Robert R. Livingston

| 1746–1813

| Founding Father, Worked on writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Thomas McKean

| 1734–1817

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Arthur Middleton

| 1742–1787

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Lewis Morris

| 1726–1798

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Robert Morris

| 1734–1806

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

William Paca

| 1740–1799

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Robert Treat Paine

| 1731–1814

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

George Read

| 1733–1798

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Benjamin Rush

| 1745–1813

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Edward Rutledge

| 1749–1800

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Roger Sherman

| 1721–1793

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Richard Stockton

| 1730–1781

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Charles Thomson

| 1729–1824

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

George Walton

| 1749/50-1804

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

George Washington

| 1732–1799

| 1st President of the United States (1789–1797)

| $1

| obverse

| 1963

William Williams

| 1731–1811

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Thomas Willing

| 1731–1821

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

James Wilson

| 1742–1798

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

John Witherspoon

| 1723–1794

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Oliver Wolcott

| 1726–1797

| signatory, Declaration of Independence, 1776

| $2

| reverse

| 1976

Uruguay

{{flagicon|Uruguay}} Currency: Peso Uruguayo (since 1993)
Symbol: $U

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Juan Zorrilla de San Martín

| 1855–1931

| Writer, poet and ambassador

| 20 Pesos Uruguayos

| Obverse

| 1994

José Pedro Varela

| 1845–1879

| Sociologist, journalist, politician, and educator

| 50 Pesos Uruguayos

| Obverse

| 1994

Eduardo Fabini

| 1882–1950

| Composer and musician

| 100 Pesos Uruguayos

| Obverse

| 1994

Pedro Figari

| 1861–1938

| Painter, lawyer, writer, and politician

| 200 Pesos Uruguayos

| Obverse

| 1995

Alfredo Vásquez Acevedo

|

| Rector and politician

| 500 Pesos Uruguayos

| Obverse

| 1994

Juana de Ibarbourou

| 1892–1979

| Poet

| 1,000 Pesos Uruguayos

| Obverse

| 1995

Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga

| 1771–1848

| Priest, naturalist and botanist

| 2,000 Pesos Uruguayos

| Obverse

| 2003

Uzbekistan

{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Currency: Soum (since 1993)

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Timur (Tamerlane)

| late 1320-1330s–1405

| Founder of the Timurid Empire and the first ruler of the Timurid dynasty

| 500 soum

| Reverse

| 1999

Mirzo Ulugbek

| 1394–1449

| Astronomer, mathematician and sultan

| 100,000 soum

| Obverse

| 2019

Venezuela

{{flagicon|Venezuela}} Currency: Venezuelan bolívar soberano (sovereign bolívar) (since 2018)
Symbol: Bs.S

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Josefa Camejo

| 1791–1862

| Heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence

| 2 bolívares soberanos

| Obverse

| 2018

José Félix Ribas

| 1775–1815

| Independence leader and hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence

| 5 bolívares soberanos

| Obverse

| 2018

Rafael Urdaneta

| 1788–1845

| 9th Venezuelan Minister of Defense (1839–1845); 4th President of Gran Colombia (1830–1831); 5th Colombian Minister of Defense (1828–1829); Venezuelan General and hero of the Spanish American wars of independence

| 10 bolívares soberanos

| Obverse

| 2018

Simón Rodríguez

| 1769–1854

| Philosopher and educator

| 20 bolívares soberanos

| Obverse

| 2018

Antonio José de Sucre

| 1795–1830

| 2nd President of Bolivia (1825–1828); 4th President of Perú (June 23 – July 23, 1823)

| 50 bolívares soberanos

| Obverse

| 2018

Ezequiel Zamora

| 1817–1860

| Venezuelan soldier, and leader of the Federalists in the Federal War (Guerra Federal) of 1859–1863

| 100 bolívares soberanos

| Obverse

| 2018

Sebastián Francisco de Miranda y Rodríguez de Espinoza

| 1750–1816

| Supreme Chief of Venezuela (1812–1813)

| 200 bolívares soberanos

| Obverse

| 2018

Simón Bolívar

| 1783–1830

| Military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain

| 500 bolívares soberanos

| Obverse

| 2018

Simón Bolívar

| 1783–1830

| Military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain

| 10,000 bolívares soberanos

| Obverse

| 2019

Simón Bolívar

| 1783–1830

| Military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain

| 20,000 bolívares soberanos

| Obverse

| 2019

Simón Bolívar

| 1783–1830

| Military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain

| 50,000 bolívares soberanos

| Obverse

| 2019

Simón Bolívar

| 1783–1830

| Military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain

| 200,000 bolívares soberanos

| Obverse

| 2020

Simón Bolívar

| 1783–1830

| Military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain

| 500,000 bolívares soberanos

| Obverse

| 2020

Simón Bolívar

| 1783–1830

| Military and political leader during the struggle for independence from Spain

| 1,000,000 bolívares soberanos

| Obverse

| 2020

Vietnam

{{flagicon|Vietnam}} Currency: Dong (since 1978)
Symbol:

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

rowspan = 8 |Ho Chi Minh

| rowspan = 8 |1890–1969

| rowspan = 8 |Communist revolutionary leader, prime minister (1945–1955) and president (1945–1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

| 10,000 ₫

| rowspan = 8 |Obverse

| 2003

20,000 ₫

| 2006

50,000 ₫

| 2003

100,000 ₫

| 2004

200,000 ₫

| 2006

500,000 ₫

| 2003

Zambia

{{flagicon|Zambia}} Currency: Kwacha (since 1968)
Symbol: ZK

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"

! Person

! Lifespan

! Reason for honor

! Denomination

! Obverse or reverse

! In circulation since

Kenneth Kaunda

| 1924–2021

| 1st President of Zambia (1964–1991)

| 50 kwacha

| Reverse

| 2014 (commemorative)

Frederick Chiluba

| 1943–2011

| 2nd President of Zambia (1991–2002)

| 50 kwacha

| Reverse

| 2014 (commemorative)

Levy Mwanawasa

| 1948–2008

| 3rd President of Zambia (2002–2008)

| 50 kwacha

| Reverse

| 2014 (commemorative)

Rupiah Banda

| 1937–

| 4th President of Zambia (2008–2011)

| 50 kwacha

| Reverse

| 2014 (commemorative)

Michael Sata

| 1937–2014

| 5th President of Zambia (2011–2014)

| 50 kwacha

| Reverse

| 2014 (commemorative)

Notes

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