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List of people on banknotes

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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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"Current Banknotes : Bank of Scotland". The Committee of Scottish Bankers (CSCB). Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2013.

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"Current issue notes". Royal Bank of Scotland. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.

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"Commemorative notes". Royal Bank of Scotland. Retrieved 27 November 2013.

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"Scotland new 10-pound commemorative note confirmed". Banknote News. Retrieved 27 November 2013.

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"Current Banknotes : Clydesdale Bank". The Committee of Scottish Bankers (CSCB). Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2013.

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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

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honor	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	In circulation since
Agostinho Neto and José Eduardo dos Santos	1922–1979 (Agostinho Neto); 1942– (José Eduardo dos Santos)	President of Angola (1975–1979) (Agostinho Neto); President of Angola (1979–2017) (José Eduardo dos Santos)	All (1–2,000 kwanzas)	Obverse	1999
Agostinho Neto and José Eduardo dos Santos	1922–1979 (Agostinho Neto); 1942– (José Eduardo dos Santos)	President of Angola (1975–1979) (Agostinho Neto); President of Angola (1979–2017) (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

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

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honor	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	In circulation since
Aram Khachaturian	1903–1978	Composer	50	Obverse	1998
Victor Ambartsumian	1908–1996	Scientist and one of the founders of theoretical astrophysics	100	Obverse	1998
Alexander Tamanian	1878–1936	Architect	500	Obverse	1999
Yeghishe Charents	1897–1937	Poet, writer and public activist	1,000	Obverse	1999
Paruyr Sevak	1924–1971	Poet, translator and literary critic	1,000	Both	2018
Tigran Petrosian	1929–1984	Grandmaster and World Chess Champion (1963–1969)	2,000	Both	2018
Hovhannes Tumanyan	1869–1923	Writer and public activist	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	5,000	Both	2018
Avetik Isahakyan	1875–1957	Lyric writer, poet and public activist	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	10,000	Both	2018
Martiros Saryan	1880–1972	Painter	20,000	Obverse	2007
Ivan Aivazovsky	1817–1900	Painter	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)	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	50,000	Both	2018
King Abgar V of Edessa	4 BC-7 AD and 13–50 AD	King of Osroene	100,000	Both	2009

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honor	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	In circulation since
Henrique Teixeira de Sousa	1919–2006	Doctor and author	20000	Obverse	2014
Baltasar Lopes da Silva	1907–1989	Writer, poet and linguist	50000	Obverse	1992
Roberto Duarte Silva	1837–1889	Chemist	50000	Obverse	2007
Jorge Barbosa	1902–1971	Poet	50000	Obverse	2015
António Aurélio Gonçalves	1901–1984	Writer, critic, historian and professor	1,00000	Obverse	2007
Codé di Dona	1940–2010	Musician and composer	1,00000	Obverse	2014
Eugénio Tavares	1867–1930	Poet	2,00000	Obverse	1999
Cesária Évora	1941–2011	Singer	2,00000	Obverse	2014
Aristides Maria Pereira	1923–2011	1st President of Cape Verde (1975–1991)	5,00000	Obverse	2015

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

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honor	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	In circulation since
Mao Zedong*	1893–1976	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

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

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

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

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)

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honor	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	In circulation since
Charles IV	1346–1348	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

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

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

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)

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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 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

Person	Lifespan	Reason for honor	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	In circulation since
Ramesses II*	1302–1213 BC	Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty (1279–1213 BC)	50 PT.	reverse	1996
Ramesses II*	1302–1213 BC	Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty (1279–1213 BC)	E£1	reverse	1979
Khafre*	unknown	Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty (2558–2532 BC)	E£10	reverse	2003

Person	Years of Birth–Death	Reason for honor	Denomination	Obverse or reverse	In Circulation since
Mswati III	1968–	King of Eswatini (1986–)	10 emalangeni	Obverse	1974
			20 emalangeni
			50 emalangeni
			100 emalangeni
			200 emalangeni

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)

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

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

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)

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

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

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