This is a list of people on the banknotes of different countries. The customary design of

banknote A banknote—also called a bill (North American English), paper money, or simply a note—is a type of negotiable promissory note, made by a bank or other licensed authority, payable to the bearer on demand. Banknotes were originally issued ...

s 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.

Abkhazia

Currency: Apsar (since 2008)

Albania

Currency: Lek (pl. Lekë) (since 1926)
Symbol: L

Angola

Currency:

Kwanza The kwanza (sign: Kz; ISO 4217 code: ) is the currency of Angola. Four different currencies using the name kwanza have circulated since 1977. The currency derives its name from the Kwanza River (Cuanza, Coanza, Quanza). Overview First kwanza ...

(since 1999)
Symbol: Kz

Argentina

Currency:

Peso The peso is the monetary unit of several countries in the Americas, and the Philippines. Originating in the Spanish Empire, the word translates to "weight". In most countries the peso uses the same sign, "$", as many currencies named "dollar" ...

(since 1992)
Symbol: $

Armenia

Currency: Dram (since 1993)
Symbol:

Artsakh

Currency:

Artsakh dram The Artsakh dram ( hy, Արցախյան դրամ) is a monetary unit of the '' de facto'' independent Republic of Artsakh. Although it is legal tender, it is not as widely used as the Armenian dram. Coins Two commemorative coins were issued i ...

(since 2004)

Australia

Currency:

Dollar Dollar is the name of more than 20 currencies. They include the Australian dollar, Brunei dollar, Canadian dollar, Hong Kong dollar, Jamaican dollar, Liberian dollar, Namibian dollar, New Taiwan dollar, New Zealand dollar, Singapore dollar, ...

(since 1966)
Symbol: A$

The Bahamas

Currency:

(since 1966)
Symbol: B$

Bahrain

Currency: Dinar (since 1965)
Symbol: BD

Bangladesh

Currency:

Taka The Bangladeshi taka ( bn, টাকা, sign: , code: BDT, short form: Tk) is the currency of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. In Unicode, it is encoded at . Issuance of bank notes 10 and larger is controlled by Bangladesh Bank, whil ...

(since 1972)
Symbol: ৳

Barbados

Currency:

(since 1935)
Symbol: $/Bds$

Bhutan

Currency:

Ngultrum The ngultrum (; dz, དངུལ་ཀྲམ , symbol: Nu., code: BTN) is the currency of the Kingdom of Bhutan. It can be literally translated as 'silver' for ''ngul'' and 'coin' for ''trum''. It is subdivided into 100 chhertum ( dz, ཕྱེ ...

(since 1974)
Symbol: Nu

Bolivia

Currency: Boliviano (since 1987)
Symbol: Bs

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Currency:

Convertible mark The convertible mark (Bosnian language, Bosanski: , Currency symbol, sign: KM; ISO 4217, code: BAM) is the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is divided into 100 or (/) and locally abbreviated ''KM''. While the currency and its subunits ar ...

(since 1998)
Symbol: KM

Botswana

Currency: Pula (since 1976)
Symbol: P

Brunei

Currency:

(since 1967)
Symbol: B$

Bulgaria

Currency:

Lev Lev may refer to: Common uses *Bulgarian lev, the currency of Bulgaria *an abbreviation for Leviticus, the third book of the Hebrew Bible and the Torah People and fictional characters *Lev (given name) *Lev (surname) Places *Lev, Azerbaijan, a ...

(pl. Leva) (since 1881)
Symbol: лв

Burundi

Currency:

Franc The franc is any of various units of currency. One franc is typically divided into 100 centimes. The name is said to derive from the Latin inscription ''francorum rex'' (King of the Franks) used on early French coins and until the 18th centu ...

(since 1916)
Symbol: FBu

Cambodia

Currency: Riel (since 1980)
Symbol: ៛

Canada

Currency:

(since 1867)
Symbol: $

Cape Verde

Currency:

Escudo The escudo ( Portuguese: 'shield') is a unit of currency historically used in Portugal and its colonies in South America, Asia, and Africa. It was originally worth 16 silver . The Cape Verdean escudo and the former Portuguese escudo (PTE), eac ...

(since 1914)
Symbol: Cifrão symbol

Chile

Currency:

(since 1975)
Symbol: $

China

Currency: Renminbi (since 1948)
Symbol: ¥

Colombia

Currency:

(since 1837)
Symbol: $

Comoros

Currency:

(since 1920)
Symbol: CF

Congo, Democratic Republic (Congo-Kinshasa)

Currency:

(since 1997)
Symbol: FC

Costa Rica

Currency: Colón (since 1896)
Symbol: ₡

Croatia

Currency: Kuna (since 1994)
Symbol: kn

Cuba

Currency:

Cuban peso The Cuban peso (in Spanish , ISO 4217 code: CUP) also known as , is the official currency of Cuba. The Cuban peso historically circulated at par with the Spanish-American silver dollar from the 16th to 19th centuries, and then at par with the U ...

(since 1857)
Symbol: $, $MN

Czech Republic

Currency:

Czech koruna The koruna, or crown, (sign: Kč; code: CZK, cs, koruna česká) has been the currency of the Czech Republic since 1993. The koruna is one of the European Union's 9 currencies, and the Czech Republic is legally bound to adopt the euro currenc ...

(since 1993)
Symbol: Kč

Denmark

Currency: Krone (since 1873)
Symbol: kr

Djibouti

Currency:

(since 1948)
Symbol:Fdj

Dominican Republic

Currency:

(since 1844)
Symbol: $/RD$

Eastern Caribbean States

Currency:

(since 1965)
Symbol: $

Egypt

Currency: Pound (since 1836)
Symbol: £E

Eswatini

Currency: Lilangeni/Emalangeni (since 1974)
Symbol: L or E (pl.)

Fiji

Currency:

(since 1969)
Symbol: $

The Gambia

Currency: Dalasi (since 1971)
Symbol: D

Georgia

Currency: Lari (1995– Present)
Symbol: GEL/

Ghana

Currency: Cedi (since 2007)
Symbol: GH₵

Gibraltar

Currency: Pound (since 1927)
Symbol: £

Guatemala

Currency: Quetzal (since 1925)
Symbol: Q

Guernsey

Currency: Pound (since 1921)
Symbol: £

Haiti

Currency: Gourde (since 1872)
Symbol: G

Honduras

Currency: Lempira (since 1931)
Symbol: L

Hungary

Currency:

Forint The forint (sign Ft; code HUF) is the currency of Hungary. It was formerly divided into 100 fillér, but fillér coins are no longer in circulation. The introduction of the forint on 1 August 1946 was a crucial step in the post-World War II stab ...

(since 1946)
Symbol: Ft

Iceland

Currency: Króna (since 1874)
Symbol: kr

India

Currency: Rupee (since 1947)
Symbol:₹

Indonesia

Currency:

Rupiah The rupiah (symbol: Rp; currency code: IDR) is the official currency of Indonesia. It is issued and controlled by Bank Indonesia. The name " rupiah" is derived from the Sanskrit word for silver, (). Sometimes, Indonesians also informally use ...

(since 1946)
Symbol: Rp

Iran

Currency: rial (since 1932)
Symbol: Rialsymbol

Iraq

Currency: Dinar (since 1932)
Symbol: ع.د

Israel

Currency: New Sheqel/Shekel (since 1985)
Symbol: ₪

Jamaica

Currency:

(since 1969)
Symbol: J$

Japan

Currency:

Yen The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third-most traded currency in the foreign exchange market, after the United States dollar (US$) and the euro. It is also widely used as a third reserve currency after the US dollar and the e ...

(since 1870)
Symbol: ¥/円

Jersey

Currency: Pound (since 1837)
Symbol: £

Jordan

Currency: Dinar (since 1950)
Symbol: دينار

Kazakhstan

Currency: Tenge (since 1993)
Symbol: Kazakhstani_tenge_symbol

Kenya

Currency: Shilling (since 1966)
Symbol: KSh

North Korea

Currency: Won (since 1947)
Symbol: ₩

South Korea

Currency: Won (since 1962)
Symbol: ₩

Kyrgyzstan

Currency: Som (since 1993)
Symbol: сом/

Laos

Currency: Kip (since 1952)
Symbol: ₭ or ₭N

Lesotho

Currency: Loti/Maloti (since 1979)
Symbol: L or M (pl.)

Liberia

Currency:

(since 1943)
Symbol: L$

Libya

Currency: Dinar (since 1971)
Symbol: LD/ل.د

Malawi

Currency: Kwacha (since 1971)
Symbol: MK

Malaysia

Currency:

Malaysian ringgit The Malaysian ringgit (; plural: ringgit; symbol: RM; currency code: MYR; Malay name: ''Ringgit Malaysia''; formerly the Malaysian dollar) is the currency of Malaysia. It is divided into 100 ''sen'' (formerly ''cents''). The ringgit is issue ...

(since 1967)
Symbol: RM

Mauritius

Currency: Rupee (since 1876)
Symbol: ₨

Mexico

Currency:

(since 1821)
Symbol: $

Moldova

Currency: Leu (pl. Lei) (since 1992)
Symbol: L

Mongolia

Currency: Tögrög/Tugrik (since 1925)
Symbol: ₮

Morocco

Currency: Dirham (since 1960)
Symbol: د.م.

Mozambique

Currency: Metical (since 1980)
Symbol: MT

Namibia

Currency:

(since 1993)
Symbol: N$

New Zealand

Currency:

(since 1967)
Symbol: $

Nigeria

Currency:

Naira The naira (sign: ₦; code: NGN) is the currency of Nigeria. One naira is divided into 100 ''kobo''. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is the sole issuer of legal tender money throughout the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It controls the volume ...

(since 1973)
Symbol: ₦

Nicaragua

Currency: Córdoba (since 1991)
Symbol: C$

Norway

Currency: Krone (since 1875)
Symbol: kr

Oman

Currency: Rial (since 1970)
Symbol: ريال

Papua New Guinea

Currency:

Kina Kina can refer to: * Kina (animal), a sea urchin endemic to New Zealand * Kina (musician), American singer/songwriter, and former member of musical group Brownstone * Kina, an Italian music producer known for the single "Get You the Moon" * Kina ( ...

(since 1975)
Symbol: K

Pakistan

Currency: Rupee (since 1947)
Symbol: Rs. (singular Re. 1)

Paraguay

Currency:

Guaraní Guarani, Guaraní or Guarany may refer to Ethnography * Guaraní people, an indigenous people from South America's interior (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia) * Guaraní language, or Paraguayan Guarani, an official language of Paraguay * ...

(since 1943)
Symbol:

Peru

Currency: Nuevo sol/Sol (since 1991)
Symbol: S/.

Philippines

Currency:

(''piso'') (since 1903)
Symbol: ₱

Poland

Currency: Zloty (since 1924)
Symbol: zł

Romania

Currency: Leu (plural Lei) (since 1867)
Symbol: L

Russia

Currency:

Ruble The ruble (American English) or rouble (Commonwealth English) (; rus, рубль, p=rublʲ) is the currency unit of Belarus and Russia. Historically, it was the currency of the Russian Empire and of the Soviet Union. , currencies named ''rub ...

(since 1710)
Symbol: руб/₽

Samoa

Currency: Tālā (since 1967)
Symbol: WS$

São Tomé and Príncipe

Currency: Dobra (since 1977)
Symbol: Db

Saudi Arabia

Currency: Riyal (since 1953)
Symbol: ر.س

South Africa

Currency:

Rand The RAND Corporation (from the phrase "research and development") is an American nonprofit global policy think tank created in 1948 by Douglas Aircraft Company to offer research and analysis to the United States Armed Forces. It is finan ...

(since 1961)
Symbol: R

South Sudan

Currency: Pound (since 2011) and Piaster (since 2011)
Symbol: £

Serbia

Currency: Dinar (since 2003)
Symbol: din.

Sierra Leone

Currency: Leone (since 1964)
Symbol: Le

Singapore

Currency:

(since 1967)
Symbol: S$

Sri Lanka

Currency: Rupee (since 1872)
Symbol: (රු, Rs, ரூ)

Sweden

Currency: Krona (since 1873)
Symbol: kr

Switzerland

Currency:

(since 1850)
Symbol: Fr.

Syria

Currency: Pound (£S; since 1919)

Taiwan (Republic of China)

Currency:

New Taiwan dollar The New Taiwan dollar ( code: TWD; symbol: NT$, also abbreviated as NT) is the official currency of Taiwan. The New Taiwan dollar has been the currency of Taiwan since 1949, when it replaced the Old Taiwan dollar, at a rate of 40,000 old dol ...

(since 1949)
Symbol: $

Tanzania

Currency: Shilling (since 1966)
Symbol: TSh

Tajikistan

Currency:

Somoni The somoni ( tg, cомонӣ, ISO 4217 code: TJS; abbreviation:SM) is the currency of Tajikistan. It is subdivided into 100 dirams ( tg, дирам). History The somoni was introduced on 30 October 2000, replacing the rouble, at the rate of SM& ...

(since 1999)
Symbol: cомонӣ

Thailand

Currency:

Baht The baht (; th, บาท, ; sign: ฿; code: THB) is the official currency of Thailand. It is divided into 100 ''satang'' (, ). The issuance of currency is the responsibility of the Bank of Thailand. SWIFT ranked the Thai baht as the 10th-m ...

(since 1925)
Symbol: ฿

Tonga

Currency: Paʻanga (since 1967)
Symbol: T$

Transnistria

Currency: Rubla (since 1994)
Symbol: Pridnestrovie ruble sign

Tunisia

Currency: Dinar (since 1960)
Symbol: DT

Turkey

Currency: Lira (since 2009)
Symbol: TL/ Turkish lira symbol black

Turkmenistan

Currency: New manat (since 2009)
Symbol: T

Ukraine

Currency:

Hryvnia The or ( ; uk, гривня , : ''hrn''; sign: ₴; code: UAH) has been the national currency of Ukraine since 2 September 1996. The hryvnia is divided into 100 . It is named after a measure of weight used in medieval Kievan Rus'. Name Etym ...

(pl. Hryvni and Hryven) (since 1996)
Symbol: ₴

United Kingdom

Currency:

Pound sterling Sterling (abbreviation: stg; Other spelling styles, such as STG and Stg, are also seen. ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories. The pound ( sign: £) is the main unit of sterling, and ...

(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

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

Scotland

Three commercial banks in Scotland are authorised to issue their own sterling banknotes:

Bank of Scotland The Bank of Scotland plc (Scottish Gaelic: ''Banca na h-Alba'') is a commercial and clearing bank based in Scotland and is part of the Lloyds Banking Group, following the Bank of Scotland's implosion in 2008. The bank was established by th ...

, Royal Bank of Scotland and

Clydesdale Bank Clydesdale Bank ( gd, Banca Dhail Chluaidh) is a trading name used by Clydesdale Bank plc for its retail banking operations in Scotland. In June 2018, it was announced that Clydesdale Bank's holding company CYBG would acquire Virgin Money for ...

Northern Ireland

In Northern Ireland, four commercial banks are authorised to issue their own sterling banknotes:

Ulster Bank Ulster Bank ( ga, Banc Uladh) is a large retail bank, and one of the traditional Big Four (banking)#Ireland, Big Four Irish clearing banks. The Ulster Bank Group is subdivided into two separate legal entities: NatWest, National Westminster Ban ...

, Danske Bank (formerly

Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited T/A Danske Bank is a retail bank in Northern Ireland. Northern Bank is one of the oldest banks in Ireland having been formed in 1809, and forms part of one of the Big Four banks in Ireland. Northern Bank took on the name ...

First Trust Bank AIB (NI) (formerly known as First Trust Bank) is a commercial bank in Northern Ireland that is part of Allied Irish Banks's UK subsidiary AIB Group (UK) plc. It is one of the Big Four banks in Ireland. The bank was created in 1991 when '' TSB ...

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.

United States of America

Currency:

(since 1792)
Symbol: $

Uruguay

Currency: Peso Uruguayo (since 1993)
Symbol: $U

Uzbekistan

Currency: Soum (since 1993)

Venezuela

Currency: Venezuelan bolívar soberano (''sovereign bolívar'') (since 2018)
Symbol: Bs.S

Vietnam

Currency: Dong (since 1978)
Symbol: ₫

Zambia

Currency: Kwacha (since 1968)
Symbol: ZK

Notes

External links

IRANNOTES.com , High Quality IRANIAN Banknotes and Coins
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Gallery of who/what is featured on 1200+ modern banknotes
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Reserve Bank of Australia

Denmark National Bank

Hungarian Mint Ltd.

Central Bank of Iceland

Reserve Bank of India

States of Jersey Online

Central Bank of Russia

Scottish banknotes (Committee of Scottish Clearing Bankers)

SinoBanknote.com (People's Republic of China, Republic of China, Hong Kong, Macau)

United States Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Numismatics

Banknotes A banknote—also called a bill (North American English), paper money, or simply a note—is a type of negotiable promissory note, made by a bank or other licensed authority, payable to the bearer on demand. Banknotes were originally issued ...