List of people on banknotes

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.

Abkhazia
Currency: Apsar (since 2008)

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

Angola
🇦🇴 Currency: Kwanza (since 1999) Symbol: Kz

Argentina
🇦🇷 Currency: Peso (since 1992) Symbol: $

Armenia
🇦🇲 Currency: Dram (since 1993) Symbol:

Australia
🇦🇺 Currency: Dollar (since 1966) Symbol: A$

The Bahamas
Currency: Dollar (since 1966) Symbol: B$

Bahrain
🇧🇭 Currency: Dinar (since 1965)

Symbol: BD

Bangladesh
🇧🇩 Currency: Taka (since 1972) Symbol: ৳

Barbados
🇧🇧 Currency: Dollar (since 1935) Symbol: $/Bds$

Bhutan
🇧🇹 Currency: Ngultrum (since 1974) Symbol: Nu

Bolivia
🇧🇴 Currency: Boliviano (since 1987) Symbol: Bs

Bosnia and Herzegovina
🇧🇦 Currency: Convertible mark (since 1998) Symbol: KM

Botswana
🇧🇼 Currency: Pula (since 1976) Symbol: P

Brunei
Currency: Dollar (since 1967) Symbol: B$

Bulgaria
🇧🇬 Currency: Lev (pl. Leva) (since 1881) Symbol: лв

Burundi
🇧🇮 Currency: Franc (since 1916) Symbol: FBu

Cambodia
🇰🇭 Currency: Riel (since 1980) Symbol: ៛

Canada
🇨🇦 Currency: Dollar (since 1867) Symbol: $

Cape Verde
🇨🇻 Currency: Escudo (since 1914) Symbol:

Chile
🇨🇱 Currency: Peso (since 1975) Symbol: $

China
🇨🇳 Currency: Renminbi (since 1948) Symbol: ¥

Colombia
🇨🇴 Currency: Peso (since 1837) Symbol: $

Comoros
🇰🇲 Currency: Franc (since 1920) Symbol: CF

Congo, Democratic Republic (Congo-Kinshasa)
Currency: Franc (since 1997) Symbol: FC

Costa Rica
🇨🇷 Currency: Colón (since 1896) Symbol: ₡

Cuba
🇨🇺 Currency: Cuban peso (since 1857) Symbol: $, $MN

Czech Republic
🇨🇿 Currency: Czech koruna (since 1993) Symbol: Kč

Denmark
🇩🇰 Currency: Krone (since 1873) Symbol: kr

Djibouti
🇩🇯 Currency: Franc (since 1948) Symbol:Fdj

Dominican Republic
🇩🇴 Currency: Peso (since 1844) Symbol: $/RD$

Eastern Caribbean States
Currency: Dollar (since 1965) Symbol: $

Egypt
🇪🇬 Currency: Pound (since 1836) Symbol: £E

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

Fiji
🇫🇯 Currency: Dollar (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 (since 1946) Symbol: Ft

Iceland
🇮🇸 Currency: Króna (since 1874) Symbol: kr

India
🇮🇳 Currency: Rupee (since 1947) Symbol: ₹

Indonesia
🇮🇩 Currency: Rupiah (since 1946) Symbol: Rp

Iran
🇮🇷 Currency: rial (since 1932) Symbol:

Iraq
🇮🇶 Currency: Dinar (since 1932) Symbol: ع.د

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

Jamaica
🇯🇲 Currency: Dollar (since 1969) Symbol: J$

Japan
🇯🇵 Currency: Yen (since 1870) Symbol: ¥/円

Jersey
🇯🇪 Currency: Pound (since 1837) Symbol: £

Jordan
🇯🇴 Currency: Dinar (since 1950) Symbol: دينار

Kazakhstan
🇰🇿 Currency: Tenge (since 1993) 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: Dollar (since 1943) Symbol: L$

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

Malawi
🇲🇼 Currency: Kwacha (since 1971) Symbol: MK

Malaysia
🇲🇾 Currency: Malaysian ringgit (since 1967) Symbol: RM

Mauritius
🇲🇺 Currency: Rupee (since 1876) Symbol: ₨

Mexico
🇲🇽 Currency: Peso (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: Dollar (since 1993) Symbol: N$

New Zealand
🇳🇿 Currency: Dollar (since 1967) Symbol: $

Nigeria
🇳🇬 Currency: Naira (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 (since 1975) Symbol: K

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

Paraguay
🇵🇾 Currency: Guaraní (since 1943) Symbol:

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

Philippines
🇵🇭 Currency: Peso (piso) (since 1903) Symbol: ₱

Poland
🇵🇱 Currency: Zloty (since 1924) Symbol: zł

Romania
🇷🇴 Currency: Leu (plural Lei) (since 1867) Symbol: L

Russia
🇷🇺 Currency: Ruble (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 (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: Dollar (since 1967) Symbol: S$

Sri Lanka
🇱🇰 Currency: Rupee (since 1872) Symbol: (රු, Rs, ரூ)

Sweden
🇸🇪 Currency: Krona (since 1873) Symbol: kr

Switzerland
🇨🇭 Currency: Franc (since 1850) Symbol: Fr.

Syria
Currency: Pound (£S; since 1919)

Taiwan (Republic of China)
Currency: New Taiwan dollar (since 1949) Symbol: $

Tanzania
🇹🇿 Currency: Shilling (since 1966) Symbol: TSh

Tajikistan
🇹🇯 Currency: Somoni (since 1999) Symbol: cомонӣ

Thailand
🇹🇭 Currency: Baht (since 1925) Symbol: ฿

Tonga
🇹🇴 Currency: Paʻanga (since 1967) Symbol: T$

Transnistria
Currency: Rubla (since 1994) Symbol:

Tunisia
🇹🇳 Currency: Dinar (since 1960) Symbol: DT

Turkey
🇹🇷 Currency: Lira (since 2009) Symbol: TL/

Turkmenistan
🇹🇲 Currency: New manat (since 2009) Symbol: T

Ukraine
🇺🇦 Currency: Hryvnia (pl. Hryvni and Hryven) (since 1996) Symbol: ₴

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
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 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, Royal Bank of Scotland and Clydesdale Bank.

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.

United States of America
🇺🇸 Currency: Dollar (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