World Currency PDF

WORLD
CURRENCY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
5 Dirham (2007)
MAIN COLOR: Brown-Orange
DIMENSION: 143 X 60 mm
OBVERSE: Sharjah Central Souq/Islamic
Souq/Blue Souq/Central
Market
(written in Arabic with
numbers in Eastern Arabic
numerals
REVERSE: Sparrowhawk; Landscape
view, tower, Bay of Khor
Fakkan ‘Creek of the Two
Jaws’, Shark Island and Port
Khor Fakkan in Sharjah
WATERMARK: Sparrowhawk’s head in
profile

10 Dirham (2013)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: A ‘Khanjar’, traditional Arab
dagger
numerals)
REVERSE: Sparrowhawk; Ideal tree
farm; palm tree
(written In English, numbers
in Arabic)
WATERMARK: Sparrowhawk’s head
in profile
20 Dirham (2007)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: The front face of the Dubai
Creek Golf and Yacht Club
numerals)
REVERSE: Traditional trading ‘Dhow’
(called sama’a); Sparrowhawk
(written in English with
numbers in Arabic numerals)
WATERMARK: Sparrowhawk’s head
in profile

100 Dirham (2008)
MAIN COLOR: Pink
OBVERSE: Al Fahidi Fort
numerals)
REVERSE: Dubai World Trade Centre
building; Sparrowhawk
(written in English with
numbers in Arabic numerals)
WATERMARK: Sparrowhawk’s head in
profile
JAMAICA
(cotton paper banknotes - 2007)
MAIN COLOR: Red violet, brown, purple,
green & blue.
OBVERSE: Effigy bust of Samuel Sharpe
(1804-1831, National Hero of
Jamaica); Morning Glory
“Heavenly Blue” (Ipomoea)
flowers; Coat of Arms of Jamaica
REVERSE: Doctor’s Cave Beach, Montego
Bay
WATERMARK: Samuel Sharpe head in
profile; Electrotype ‘50’; Swallow-
tailed hummingbird
ITALY
1,000 Lire (1990)
MAIN COLOR: Red-violet.

OBVERSE: Maria Montessori, an Italian
Physician and Educator
REVERSE: Montessori education
WATERMARK: Maria Montessori
FINLAND
1 Yksi Markka
MAIN COLOR: Olive-coloured note with red-
brown print.
OBVERSE: Wheat ears
REVERSE: Finland’s Coat of Arms
WATERMARK: none
FINLAND
10 Markka (1963)
MAIN COLOR: Green and grey
OBVERSE: Portrait of President and Prime
Minister Juho Kusti Paasikivi
(1870-1956) born as Johan
Gustaf Hellsten
REVERSE: Finland’s Coat of Arms
WATERMARK: Three wavy lines
CHINA
1 Fen (1953)
MAIN COLOR: Brown and dark ivory
OBVERSE: Soviet ZIS-150 truck (lorry)
carrying produce
REVERSE: Arms in the middle of decorative
guilloche patters and rosettes
CHINA
1 Jiao (1980)
MAIN COLOR: Brown and dark ivory
OBVERSE: Emblem of the PRC (Coat of
Arms)
REVERSE: Chinese Minority faces (2
Taiwanese Men)
CHINA
5 Jiao (1980)
OBVERSE: Emblem of the PRC (Coat of
Arms)
REVERSE: Chinese Minority faces (Miao
and Zhuang Children)
CHINA
1 Chinese Yuan (1999)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Portrait of Mao Zedong (Mao
Tse-tung: 1893-1976 -
Revolutionary Chairman of
the Communist Party); Orchid
flower
REVERSE: A view on the “Three Pools
Mirroring the Moon”,
depicting lanterns in water on
West Lake in Hangzhou city.
WATERMARK: Orchid flower
CHINA
MAIN COLOR: Purple
OBVERSE: Portrait of Mao Zedong(Mao
Tse-tung); Narcissus flower
REVERSE: A view of Mount Tai in Tai’an,
with rising sun and waterfall
WATERMARK: Narcissus flower
CHINA
MAIN COLOR: Blue-green
Tse-tung); Rose flower
REVERSE: A view of the Three Gorges
and the Yangtze River in the
Hubei Province
WATERMARK: Rose flower
CHINA
MAIN COLOR: Brown orange.
Tse-tung); Lotus flower
REVERSE: A view on Li River karst
mountain peaks near
Yangshuo in Guilin, Guangxi
province
WATERMARK: Lotus flower
CHINA
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Portrait of Mao Zedong along
with a Chrysanthemum
flower
REVERSE: Potala Palace in the Tibetan
capital of Lhasa
WATERMARK: Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung)
head in profile
CHINA
MAIN COLOR: Red
Tse-tung); Prunus mume tree
flower
REVERSE: Great Hall of the People on
Tiananmen Square in Beijing
WATERMARK: Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung)
head in profile
INDONESIA
25 Sen (1964)
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: Man with hat and

‘Suklarelawan’ (volunteer)
badge
REVERSE: Spiral patterns/Tapestry

INDONESIA
100 Rupiah (1992 series)
MAIN COLOR: Pink
OBVERSE: ‘Bugis phinisi’ , a traditional

Indonesian sailing cargo boat
REVERSE: Erupting ‘Son of Mountain’

Krakatau volcano - ‘Anak
Gunung Krakatau’
WATERMARK: Ki Hajar Dewantara (1st

Minister of Nat’l Education of
Indonesia)
INDONESIA
MAIN COLOR: Brown
OBVERSE: Prince Antasari of Banjar

(1809-1862); ‘Garuda
Pancasila’, Indonesian
Emblem
REVERSE: Dayak traditional dance

(Borneo)
WATERMARK: Prince Antasari head in profile

INDONESIA
MAIN COLOR: Red and green
OBVERSE: Tuanku Imam Bondjol (1772-

1864, Minangkabau religious
leader)
REVERSE: Songket weaver, Pandai

Sikek village, in Tanah Datar
regency, Sumatra Island
WATERMARK: Tjut Njak Meutia (National

heroine from Aceh)
INDONESIA
MAIN COLOR: Purple
OBVERSE: Sri Sultan Hamengku

Buwono IX; Scouts camping
REVERSE: Borobudur, 9th century

Mahayana Buddhist temple
WATERMARK: Wage Rudolf Supratman

(Indonesian songwriter)
INDONESIA
20,000 Rupiah (2009)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Oto Iskandar di Nata (1897-

1945, fighter for Indonesia’s
liberation); ‘Garuda
Pancasila’, the National
Emblem of Indonesia
REVERSE: Cotton pickers in a Tea

plantation in West Java
WATERMARK: Portrait of Oto Iskandar di

Nata
SERBIA
10 Dinara (2011)
MAIN COLOR: Ochre yellow
OBVERSE: Portrait of a young Vuk
Stefanovic Karadzic (1787-
1864, creator of
contemporary Serbian
alphabet); his writing kit and
an open book; his reading
eye glasses
REVERSE: Vuk Stefanovic Karadzic
seated; Members of the First
Slavic Congress held in
Prague in 1848; vignette of
the letters introduced by V.S.
Karadzic
WATERMARK: Portrait of old Vuk Stefanovic
Karadzic
SERBIA
20 Dinara (2006 & 2011)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Petar II Petrovic Njegos
(1813-1851, statesman,
philosopher, poet); with a
line sketch of the Cetinje
Monastery on the right side
REVERSE: Figure of Petar II Petrovic
Njegos; detail from the
decorative miniature
featured on the first Slavic
Octoechos, printed in Cetinje
in 1494; mountain range of
Komovi
WATERMARK: Portrait of Petar II Petrovic
Njegos
SERBIA
50 Dinara (2005 & 2011)
MAIN COLOR: Violet
OBVERSE: Stevan Stojanovic Mokranjac
(1856-1914, composer &
music educator); stylized
depiction of a part of violin,
keyboards and scores from
the Mokranjac legacy
REVERSE: Detail from a photograph of
Stevan from the Museum in
Negotin, in the background,
detail of original note scroll;
A motif of Miroslav Gospel
Illumination scores; coat of
Arms.
WATERMARK: Portrait of Stevan S.
Mokranjac
SERBIA
100 Dinara (2006)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Nikola Tesla (1856-1943,

inventor in the field of electric
energy); Magnetic Induction
calculation formula; image of
instance of electrical
discharge
REVERSE: His figure on the back & a

detail of his electromagnetic
induction engine
WATERMARK: Portrait of Nikola Tesla
SERBIA
200 Dinara (2011)
MAIN COLOR: Pink
OBVERSE: Portrait of Nadezda Petrovic

(1873-1915, painter);
sculpture featuring the artist
REVERSE: Her figure on the back &

silhouette of the Gracanica
Monastery, a major
Inspiration in Nadezda’s
works; Coat of Arms
WATERMARK: Portrait of Nadezda Petrovic

SERBIA
500 Dinara (2007)
MAIN COLOR: Cyan
OBVERSE: Jovan Cvijic (1865-1927,

geographer); Geophysical
map of Yoguslavia
REVERSE: His figure on the back &

stylized ethnic motifs
WATERMARK: Portrait of Jovan Cvijic
SERBIA
1000 Dinara (2006)
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: Dorde Vajfert (1850-1937,

industrialist); an outline of
Vajfert’s beer brewery
REVERSE: Image of Dorde Vajfert

seated; details from the
interior of the National
Bank’s Main building; a
hologram image of Dorde’s
slaying a dragon
WATERMARK: Portrait of Dorde Vajfert

YOGUSLAVIA
5000 Dinara (1993 series)
MAIN COLOR: Brown and orange.
OBVERSE: Nikola Tesla (1856-1943,

inventor); Monogram arms
of the National Bank of
Yugoslavia (NBY)
REVERSE: Nikola Tesla Museum in

Belgrade (Established 1952)
WATERMARK: Symmetrical diamond grid-

like design repeated
YOGUSLAVIA
10,000 Dinara (1993 series)
MAIN COLOR: Brown and green
OBVERSE: Vuk Karadzic (1787-1864,

philologist, linguist);
Monogram Arms of NBY
REVERSE: Tronosa Monastery; Vuk

Karadzic’s house today in
village museum Trsic

YOGUSLAVIA
MAIN COLOR: Violet and blue
OBVERSE: Petar II Petrovic Njegos

(1813-1851, statesman,
philosopher, poet)
REVERSE: Cetinje Monastery

(Serbian Orthodox
Monastery in
Montenegro)
WATERMARK: Symmetrical diamond

grid-like design repeated
YOGUSLAVIA
1,000,000,000 Dinara
(1992-1993 series)
MAIN COLOR: Pink
OBVERSE: A Serbian Girl
REVERSE: Federal Parliament of Serbia
WATERMARK: Portrait of the Serbian Girl

YOGUSLAVIA
MAIN COLOR: Green and yellow
OBVERSE: Dositej Obradovic (1739-

1811, writer, philosopher,
dramatist and the First
Minister of Education of
Serbia)
REVERSE: Hopovo Monastery (Serbian

Orthodox Monastery on the
Fruska Gora Mountain in the
Northern Serbia, in the
province of Vojvodina

YOGUSLAVIA
5,000,000 Dinara (1993 series)
OBVERSE: Dorde Petrovic ‘Karadorde’

(1768-1817, Serbian
revolutionary)
REVERSE: Krusedol Monastery - used to

be the Church and Mansion
of Karadorde

YOGUSLAVIA
50,000,000 Dinara (1993 series)
MAIN COLOR: Red and violet
OBVERSE: Mihajlo Pupin (1858-1935,

Serbian American physicist
and chemist)
REVERSE: Telephone Exchange building

(built 1908 as a two-storey
building then)

YOGUSLAVIA
500,000,000 Dinara (1993 series)
MAIN COLOR: Violet and blue
OBVERSE: Jovan Cvijic (1865-1927,

Serbian geographer and
ethnologist)
REVERSE: University of Belgrade (built

in 1863), formerly the
Mansion of Captain Misa
Anastasijevic in Belgrade

YOGUSLAVIA
5,000,000,000 Dinara (1993 series)
MAIN COLOR: Orange and yellow
OBVERSE: Dura Jaksic (1832-1878,

Serbian poet, painter, writer
and bohemian)
REVERSE: Vracevsnica Monastery

(dedicated to St. George,
near Rudnik mountain)

YOGUSLAVIA
50,000,000,000 Dinara (1993 series)
MAIN COLOR: Pink and light blue
OBVERSE: Milos Obrenovic (1783-1860,

Prince of Serbia twice)
REVERSE: Prince Milos’ Residence (A

Royal residence in the
Topcider municipality)

YOGUSLAVIA
500,000,000,000 Dinara (1993 series)
MAIN COLOR: Dark red and blue
OBVERSE: Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj (1833-

1904, Serbian poet,
physician)
REVERSE: National Library of Serbia,

located in the city of
Belgrade

YOGUSLAVIA
10 Dinara (1968 series)
MAIN COLOR: Brown.
OBVERSE: Arif Heralic (1922-1971,

Bosnian Roma metal worker
in Zenica)
REVERSE: Indication of value - 10

YOGUSLAVIA
20 Dinara (1978)
MAIN COLOR: Violet.
OBVERSE: Ship at port dockside
YOGUSLAVIA
50 Dinara (1968)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Detail from a Relief of Ivan

Mestrovic (1883-1962) at the
Belgrade Parliament building.
Mestrovic is a Croati-
American sculptor, architect
and writer

YOGUSLAVIA
100 Dinara (1968)
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: The Monument of Peace by

Antun Augustincic (1900-
1979) in New York in front of
the main UN building
YOGUSLAVIA
500 Dinara (1970)
MAIN COLOR: Dark green
OBVERSE: Statue of Nikola Tesla (in the

Niagara Falls State Park) by
Frano Krsinic

YOGUSLAVIA
1,000 Dinara (1978)
MAIN COLOR: Gray
OBVERSE: Serbian woman with fruits
SWITZERLAND
10 Swiss Franc (Eighth series, 1997)
MAIN COLOR: Yellow
OBVERSE: Le Corbusier (1887-1965,

Swiss-French Architect,
urban planner)
REVERSE: Theme of Arts in new vertical

design; the Palace of Justice
at Chandigarh, India; the
façade of the Secretariat;
“The Modulor”
WATERMARK: Le Corbusier
SWITZERLAND
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: Arthur Honegger (1892-1955,

Swiss composer)
REVERSE: Theme of Arts with musical

notes; Trumpet valves;
locomotive wheel;
compressor; Piano keyboard;
score; the orchestral works;
“Pacific 231”, a locomotive in
music
WATERMARK: Portrait of Arthur Honegger
SWITZERLAND
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889-

1943, Swiss artist, painter,
sculptor)
REVERSE: Theme of Arts with

geometric abstractions:
‘Relief Rectangulaire’ 1936;
‘Tete Dada’ 1919;
‘Composition aubette’ 1927;
‘Lignes Ouvertes’ 1939
WATERMARK: Portrait of Sophie Taeuber-

Arp
VIETNAM
500 Dong
(cotton fiber banknotes - 1988)
MAIN COLOR: Brown and lotus red
OBVERSE: Portrait of Ho Chi Minh; Coat

of Arms; flowery-leafy
ornamental design
REVERSE: Hai Phong port dockside

scene with trawlers being
unloaded; Lotus Ornamental
design
VIETNAM
1,000 Dong
MAIN COLOR: multicolor on lime
background
OBVERSE: Portrait of Ho Chi Minh;

Vietnamese Emblem; Lotus
ornamental design
REVERSE: Forestry production; teak

logging with elephants;
traditional decoration
VIETNAM
2,000 Dong
MAIN COLOR: Multicolor.

Vietnamese Emblem;
traditional ornamental
design
REVERSE: Women in textile factory
VIETNAM
5,000 Dong
MAIN COLOR: Blue

Vietnamese Emblem;
traditional ornamental
design
REVERSE: Tri An Hydroelectric Power

Plant
VIETNAM
10,000 Dong
(plastic polymer banknotes - 2006)
MAIN COLOR: Dark brown on greenish
yellow

Vietnamese Emblem
REVERSE: Offshore platform
WATERMARK: traditional house on a single

pole; Hologram - indication
’10,000’
VIETNAM
20,000 Dong
MAIN COLOR: Blue

Vietnamese Emblem (Coat of
Arms)
REVERSE: Japanese covered bridge in

Hoi An
WATERMARK: Portrait of ho Chi Minh;

Hologram - indication
’20,000’
VIETNAM
50,000 Dong
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Portait of Ho Chi Minh and

Coat of Arms of Vietnam
REVERSE: Nha Rong Port
WATERMARK: Side Portrait of Ho Chi Minh
VIETNAM
50,000 Dong
MAIN COLOR: Pink

Vietnamese Emblem
REVERSE: Old buildings in Hua
WATERMARK: Portrait of Ho Chi Minh;

’50,000’
VIETNAM
100,000 Dong
MAIN COLOR: Yellowish green

Vietnamese Emblem
REVERSE: Temple of Literature

‘100,000’
VIETNAM
500,000 Dong
](plastic polymer banknotes - 2003)
MAIN COLOR: Cyan-purple

Vietnamese Emblem
REVERSE: Ho Chi Minh’s birthplace in

Kim Lien

‘500,000’
CAMBODIA
0.2 Riel (1979)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Cambodian Coat of Arms
REVERSE: Rice paddy workers with

water buffalos and palm
trees
CAMBODIA
1 Riel (1972)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Boats and ships, dockside in

port
REVERSE: Royal Palace

CAMBODIA
50 Riels (1972)
MAIN COLOR: Purple and yellow
OBVERSE: Fishnet fishing on Lake Tonle

Sap
REVERSE: Angkor Wat
WATERMARK: Bayon stone face of

Bodhisattva Lokesvara in
Angkor Thom
CAMBODIA
50 Riels (2002)
MAIN COLOR: Dark brown and tan
OBVERSE: Sculpture of Naga (mythical

snake) head; Banteay Srei
Temple; Norak Singha
REVERSE: Gate of the sluice “Tek Thla”,

along the National Road No.
3
WATERMARK: Khmer text

CAMBODIA
100 Riels (1972)
MAIN COLOR: Brown, beige and green
OBVERSE: Face of Bodhisattva

Lokesvara
REVERSE: Scene from a Water festival
WATERMARK: Bayon stone face of

Bodhisattva Lokesvara in
Angkor Thom
CAMBODIA
100 Riels (2001)
MAIN COLOR: Purple brown and green

snake) head; Independence
from France, now Victory
Monument (Phnom Penh);
Lion Statue
REVERSE: Students in front of the

school

CAMBODIA
500 Riels (2004)
MAIN COLOR: Red and purple

snake) head; Angkor Wat
Temple
REVERSE: Kizuna Bridge (Cambodia-

Japan Friendship) across
Mekong River in Kampong
Cham town
CAMBODIA
1,000 Riels (2007)
MAIN COLOR: Brown and lilac
OBVERSE: Sculpture art of Banteay Srei

Temple printed in silver ink;
Sculpture of Naga (mythical
snake) head; Southern Gate
at Bayon
REVERSE: Autonomous Port of

Sihanoukville (Kampong
Saom); ships being loaded
WATERMARK: Geometrical repeated

pattern of flower-like
ornaments
MALAYSIA
1 Ringgit (2001)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Portrait of Colonel Seri
Paduka, first Supreme Head
of State of the Federation of
Malaya -Tuanku Abdul
Rahman Ibni Al-Marhum
Tuanku Muhammad (1895-
1960)
REVERSE: Emblem of the Central Bank
of Malaysia depicting ‘Kijang
Emas’ (Malaysia barking
deer); Wau Bulan - Malaysian
moon-kite
WATERMARK: Portait of Tuanku Abdul
Rahman
MALAYSIA
10 Ringgit (2001)
MAIN COLOR: Red and orange
OBVERSE: Portrait of the first Colonel
Seri Paduka, first Supreme
Head of State of the
Federation of Malaya -
Tuanku Abdul Rahman
(1895-1960)
REVERSE: Modern transportation by
air, land and sea (Malaysia
airlines Boeing 777 aircraft,
Light Rail Putra LRT train &
Malaysia Int’l Shipping
Corporations container
vessel)
WATERMARK: Portrait of Tuanku Abdul
Rahman
RUSSIA
10 Roubles
(cotton fabric banknotes - 1997)
MAIN COLOR: Olive
OBVERSE: Bank logo with double-
headed eagle; famous sights
of Krasnoyarsk: Kommunalny
Bridge across the Yenisey
river, Krasnoyarsk chapel
‘Paraskeva Pyatnitsa’
situated on the top of
Karaulnaya mountain;
Stylized fir-tree cones and
twigs
REVERSE: Dam of the Krasnoyak
Hydroelectric Power Plant
WATERMARK: Krasnoyarsk chapel;
Electrotype ‘10’
RUSSIA
50 Roubles
MAIN COLOR: Blue
of St. Petersburg: ‘female
sculpture personification of
River Neva and Goddess of
River and Seas’ at the base of
the Rostral Column and the
view of the Peter and Paul
Fortress from River Neva
REVERSE: Old Saint Petersburg Stock
exchange, now Central Naval
Museum
WATERMARK: Peter and Paul Fortress;
RUSSIA
100 Roubles
MAIN COLOR: Brown, purple-brown ‘puce’
and pink
of Moscow: Statue of Greek
God Apollo riding a Quadriga,
a chariot pulled by 4 horses
atop the portico of the
Bolshoi Theater
REVERSE: Bolshoi Theater building
WATERMARK: Bolshoi Theater; Electrotype
‘100’
RUSSIA
500 Roubles
MAIN COLOR: Violet-brown and blue
of Arkhangel’sk: Monument
to Peter the Great I (erected
in 1911) and tall-ship ‘Sedov’
(sailing ship and vessel) and
the Sea Port
REVERSE: Sailing boat and Solovetsky
Monastery on the Great
Solovetsky Island in the
Onega Bay of the White Sea,
Solovetsky district,
Arkhangelsk Oblast
WATERMARK: Head of the Monument to
Peter the Great
RUSSIA
1,000 Roubles
MAIN COLOR: Blue-green and purple
headed eagle; architectural
monuments of Yaroslavi:
Monument to the Prince and
Founder Yaroslav I the Wise
and Chapel of Our Lady of
Kazan with Spaso-
Preobrazhensky Monastery
(Monastery of Trans-
figuration of the Savior), also
known as Yaroslavl Kremlin
in the background, all
located in Yaroslavl; Coat of
Arms of Yaroslavl city bearing
a bear on a silver shield that
bears a golden axe
REVERSE: Church Cathedral of St. John
the Baptist and its 7-storey,
45 metre high belfry
WATERMARK: Yaroslav I the Wise
(monument); Electrotype
‘1000’
THAILAND
10 Baht (1981)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Portrait of H.M. King
Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama
IX), the reigning monarch, in
the uniform of the Supreme
Commander of the Armed
Forces
REVERSE: King Taksin the Great
Monument, accompanied by
his four trusted soldiers at
Chantaburi “Freedom Fighter
Statue”
WATERMARK: Portrait of H.M. King
Bhumibol Adulyadej
THAILAND
20 Baht (2003)
MAIN COLOR: Green
Bhumibol Adulyadej, the
reigning monarch, in the
uniform of the Supreme
Forces
REVERSE: His Majesty King Ananda
Mahidol (Rama VIII); modern
bridge
Bhumibol Adulyadej
THAILAND
50 Baht (2004)
MAIN COLOR: Blue-green
Bhumibol Adulyadej, the
reigning monarch, in the
uniform of the Supreme
Forces
REVERSE: Monument of H.M. King
Mongkut (Rama IV); globe;
telescope; Phra Pathom
Chedi (in Nakhon Pathom) -
world’s largest stupa
Bhumibol Adulyadej
THAILAND
50 Baht (2012)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: King Bhumibol in the Royal
House of Chakri gown; Royal
Garuda Emblem
REVERSE: King Naresuan the Great
pouring water for declaration
of independence monument;
Statue of King Naresuan the
Great on war elephant; Phra
Chedi Chai Mongkol Temple
WATERMARK: King Bhumibol Adulyadej in
Chakri gown and Thai symbol
“Dok Loi”
THAILAND
100 Baht (2005 - 15th series)
MAIN COLOR: Red
Forces; Royal Initial Emblem
of H.M. the King “Phor Por
Ror”
REVERSE: The scene of slavery-ending
in Siam by the King
Chulalonghorn, it is a mural
painted in a dome in the
Ananta Samakhom Throne
Hall, a portrait of King
Chulalonghorn
WATERMARK: Portrait of H.M. the King and
their classical design
“Prajumyan”
THAILAND
100 Baht (2004 - 14th series)
MAIN COLOR: Red
Ror”
REVERSE: Concept of Education
Reformation in Siam: a
school and group of students
in Thai school uniform, a
book and an ignited candle,
the Two Kings Monument at
Chulalongkorn University,
including King Chulalongkorn
and King Vajiravudh, a monk
teaching children inside a
wat (temple)
“Prajumyan”
THAILAND
100 Baht
(2010 - Commemorative Notes)
MAIN COLOR: Red
Ror”
REVERSE: King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s
60th anniversary of
Coronation Day and the 60th
Anniversary of the Wedding
of the King and Queen Sirikit
“Prajumyan”
THAILAND
500 Baht (2001)
MAIN COLOR: Purple.
Forces
REVERSE: Portrait of the Royal Statue
of H.M. King Nangklao (Rama
III); unknown Palace, sailing
ship
Bhumibol Adulyadej
THAILAND
1,000 Baht (2005)
MAIN COLOR: Brown and yellow
Forces; The Privy Seal
(radiant crowned Chakra seal
on platform)
REVERSE: His Majesty King Bhumibol
Adulyadej performing royal
activities; Pa Sak Jolasid Dam
the classical Thai design
“Phum Khow Bin”
HONG KONG
10 Dollars (2002)
OBVERSE: Geometric designs
REVERSE: Geometric patterns

HONG KONG
10 Dollars
(polymer banknotes - 2007)
OBVERSE: Geometric designs
REVERSE: Geometric patterns
HONG KONG
20 Dollars
Bank of China (Hong Kong) series
OBVERSE: Bank of China skyscraper

tower; Bauhinia flowers
REVERSE: The Peak Tower and the Peak

Galleria; Stylised Hong Kong
skyline
WATERMARK: Orchid tree flower

HONG KONG
20 Dollars
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation series
OBVERSE: Lion’s head
REVERSE: Hong Kong’s aerial view; The

Peak Tram
HONG KONG
20 Dollars
Standard Chartered Bank
(Hong Kong) series
OBVERSE: Mythological carp
REVERSE: Old Hong Kong - Victoria

Harbour circa 1850; sailing
ships, boats and mountain
WATERMARK: Mythological carp

HONG KONG
20 Dollars
Corporation series
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Stitt the Lion; the Bronze

statue at the HSBC Bank
main building, which is also
depicted
REVERSE: Children light lanterns at

Mid-Autumn festival
WATERMARK: Multi-tonal Bauhinia flower;

HONG KONG
50 Dollars
Standard Chartered Bank
(Hong Kong) series
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Chinese dragon headed

turtle
REVERSE: Hong Kong circa 1890
WATERMARK: Chinese dragon headed

turtle; Electrotype ‘50’
HONG KONG
50 Dollars
Corporation series
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Stitt the Lion; the bronze

main building, which is also
depicted
REVERSE: Young couple at Spring

Lantern Festival

HONG KONG
100 Dollars
Corporation series
(cotton paper banknotes - 2003-2009)
MAIN COLOR: Red
main building
REVERSE: Tsing Ma Bridge in the
forefront connecting Tsing Yi
and Ma Wan Islands and Kap
Shui Mun Bridge connecting
Ma Wan and Lantau Islands.
Both bridges are connected
by a 503 m Ma Wan Viaduct;
Tugboat
WATERMARK: HSBC Main building;
HONG KONG
100 Dollars
Corporation series
MAIN COLOR: Red

statue at the HSBC Main
building, which is also
depicted
REVERSE: Military orchestra marching

with PRC and HK flags
hoisting at Hong Kong
Special Administrative
Region (HKSAR)
Establishment day

JAPAN
1,000 Yen (2004)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Bacteriologist Hideyo

Noguchi (1876-1928),
discovered the agent of
syphilis
REVERSE: Mount Fuji, Lake Motosu and

Cherry blossoms
WATERMARK: Portrait of Hideyo Noguchi

JAPAN
5,000 Yen (2004)
MAIN COLOR: Purple
OBVERSE: Novelist Ichiyo Higuchi

(1872-1896) specializing in
short stories
REVERSE: “Kakitsubatazu” (painting of

Irises, a work by Ogata Korin)
WATERMARK: Portrait of Ichiyo Higuchi
JAPAN
10,000 Yen (2004)
MAIN COLOR: Brown
OBVERSE: Meiji Period Educator

Fukuzawa Yukichi (1835-
1901)
REVERSE: Statue of ‘hoo’ (phoenix)

from Byodo-in Temple
WATERMARK: Portrait of Fukuzawa Yukichi

BRAZIL
1 Real (1994-1997)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Effigy of the symbolic

sculpture of the Republic
REVERSE: Engraving of the Beija-Flor,

Sapphire-spangled Emerald
feeding its chicks in the nest
WATERMARK: Laureate head of the

Republic
BRAZIL
1 Cruzeiro (1970-1972)
MAIN COLOR: Dark Green
OBVERSE: Effigy of the Republic (Liberty

Head)
REVERSE: Banknote Department and

Money Museum, Banco
Central do Brazil building
WATERMARK: vertically repeated effigies

BRAZIL
50 Cruzados (1986)
MAIN COLOR: Brown-orange.
OBVERSE: Oswaldo Cruz (1872-1917,

Brazilian physician, pioneer
bacteriologist)
REVERSE: Façade of the Neo-

Mouresque Palace of
Manguinhos, seat of the
Oswaldo Cruz Institute in Rio
de Janeiro
WATERMARK: Oswaldo Cruz
BRAZIL
100 Cruzados (1987)
MAIN COLOR: Yellow and blue
OBVERSE: President Juscelino

Kubitschek de Oliveira;
Electric power station and
roads
REVERSE: ‘Catetinho’ - first building

ever built in Brasilia, the
house where Juscelino lived
while the city was built from
1956-1960; “Palacio da
Alvorada”/Palace of Dawn is
the official residence of the
President of Brazil
WATERMARK: Portrait of Juscelino

Kubitschek
BRAZIL
100 Cruzados Novos (1989)
MAIN COLOR: Yellow and orange
OBVERSE: Effigy of Cecilia Meireles

(1901-1964, Brazilian writer
and educator); Drawing and
verses extracted from
“Canticos”
REVERSE: Child’s fantasies; her

drawings representing
folklore, folk music and
dances
WATERMARK: Effigy of the Republic (Liberty

Head) in profile
BRAZIL
200 Cruzeiros (1990)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Centenary of the Republic of

Brazil; Bust and Unity of the
Republic
REVERSE: Detail from “Patria”, 1905,

painting by Pedro Bruno,
Museu Historico do Rio de
Janeiro
WATERMARK: Republic (Liberty Head)

BRAZIL
500 Cruzados (1988)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-

1959, Brazilian composer,
conductor, guitarist, cellist);
giant lotus; musical scores
REVERSE: Heitor Villa-Lobos conducting
WATERMARK: Heitor Villa-Lobos head in

profile
BRAZIL
10,000 Dez Mil Cruzados (1989)
or 10 Cruzados Novos
MAIN COLOR: Red and orange
OBVERSE: Physician Carlos Llagas
REVERSE: Carlos Llagas working in a

laboratory
WATERMARK: Side glance portrait of Carlos

Llagas
.
ESTONIA
2 Krooni (1992)
MAIN COLOR: Gray
OBVERSE: Karl Ernst von Baer (1792-

1876, anthropologist,
naturalist, geographer and
biologist. Discovered the
mammalian ovum and
notochord)
REVERSE: A view of Tartu University -

Estonia’s leading centre of
research and training.
Estonia’s biggest and most
prestigious University
WATERMARK: Karl Ernst von Baer
ESTONIA
10 Krooni (2006)
MAIN COLOR: Red-purple
OBVERSE: Jakob Hurt (1839-1907,

Estonian folklorist,
theologian, linguist)
REVERSE: A view of the Tamme-Lauri

oak at Urvaste
WATERMARK: Portrait of Jakob Hurt

ESTONIA
5 Krooni (1994)
MAIN COLOR: Orange
OBVERSE: Estonian chess grandmaster

Paul Keres (1916-1975);
chessboard
REVERSE: Order stronghold, the Narva

River and the fortified
stronghold of Jaanilinn
WATERMARK: Estonian coat of arms
ESTONIA
25 Krooni (2007)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Anton Hansen-Tammsaare

(1878-1940, Estonian writer)
REVERSE: Vargamae Village
WATERMARK: Portrait of Anton Hansen-

Tammsaare
LITHUANIA
0.10 Talonas (1991)
MAIN COLOR: Yellow
OBVERSE: Sage branch; Value

Indication ‘0.10’
REVERSE: National Coat of Arms ‘Vytis’

(knight on horseback)
WATERMARK: Repeated columns of

Gediminas
LITHUANIA
0.50 Talonas (1991)
MAIN COLOR: Yellow
OBVERSE: Sage branch; Value

Indication ‘0.50’
REVERSE: National Coat of Arms ‘Vytis’

(knight on horseback)
WATERMARK: Repeated columns of

Gediminas
NORTH MACEDONIA
10 Denari (2008)
MAIN COLOR: Multicolor
OBVERSE: Torso of the statue of the
Egyptian Goddess Isida from
III century BC in Ohrid;
An earring discovered in
Berantsi, Bitola in a grave
dating from the IV century
BC
REVERSE: Peacock, a detail from the
floor mosaic from the
baptisteries of the Episcopal
Basilica in the ancient city of
Stobi from the V-VI century
AD. The peacock, a bird of
paradise, drinking water
from the source of life
(cantaros) symbolizes the
believers craving for the
Christian religion, mental
peace and tranquility
WATERMARK: Torso of the statue of
Goddess Isida
NORTH MACEDONIA
50 Denari (2007)
OBVERSE: Copper Folis, Emperor
Anastasie I (491-518);
decorative stucco arch from
the south wall of the Church
of St. Pantheleimon in Gorno
Nerezi, Skopje
REVERSE: Archangel Gabriel from the
scene of the annunciation on
the east wall of the Church of
St. Ghiorghi in Kurbinovo on
the Lake Prespa
WATERMARK: Copper Folis
NORTH MACEDONIA
100 Denari (2009)
MAIN COLOR: Yellow and purple
OBVERSE: Ceiling rosette in deep relief

in Albanian town house in
Debar
REVERSE: Skopje, engraving made by a

Dutch printer Jacobus
Harevin in 1594; Window of
an Albanian house in a
horizontal position
WATERMARK: Ceiling rosette
NORTH MACEDONIA
500 Denari (2009)
MAIN COLOR: Orange
OBVERSE: Gold funeral mask found in

Trebenista, VI century BC,
located in modern-day North
Macedonia
REVERSE: Poppy (Papaveraceae),

grown in tikves, Gevgelija,
Veles Ares
WATERMARK: Death mask

NORTH MACEDONIA
1,000 Denari (2013)
MAIN COLOR: Orange and brown
OBVERSE: Icon- Madonna Episkepsis

from the Church of St.
Vrachi-Mali, Ohrid, early XIV
century
REVERSE: a detail from the Church of

St. Sofia in Ohrid, built in X-XI
centuries
WATERMARK: Madonna Episkepsis
POLAND
10 Zloty (1994)
MAIN COLOR: Dark brown
OBVERSE: Duke Mieszko I; Polish coat

of arms; stylized
Romanesque rosettes
REVERSE: Medieval silver denar coin

from the reign of Prince
Mieszko I
WATERMARK: Duke Mieszko I

POLAND
20 Zloty (1994)
MAIN COLOR: Violet and pink.
OBVERSE: King Boleslaw I Chrobry (967-

1025); Polish Emblem;
outline of Romanesque brick
portal arch; Stylised oak
drawing
REVERSE: Denar, silver coin from reign

of Boleslaus I the Brave;
Rotunda; Drawing of lion
rampant on floral osier
WATERMARK: King Boleslaus I the Valiant
POLAND
50 Zloty (1986)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Portrait of Karol

Swierczewski, alias Walter
(1897-1947), activist of the
Polish Communist Party,
Lieutenant General of the
Polish Army
REVERSE: Grunwald Cross Medal -

decoration created in Poland
in November 1943
WATERMARK: Polish Coat of Arms - white

eagle
POLAND
50 Zloty (2012)
MAIN COLOR: Dark blue
OBVERSE: King Kazimierz III Wielki
(Casimir III the Great)(1310-
1370); Polish Emblem;
Stylised Gothic rosette;
Crowned letter ‘K’
REVERSE: Depiction of eagle from royal
seal of Casimir III the Great,
with royal insignia, orb and
scepter, underneath;
Fragment of panorama of
town of Kasimierz; Fragment
of panorama of Krakow
WATERMARK: Portrait of King Casimir III the
Great
POLAND
100 Zloty (1994)
OBVERSE: Grand Duke of Lithuania,
Jogaila, and later, King of
Poland Wladyslaw (Ladislaus)
II Jagiello (1362-1434); Polish
Emblem; decorative rosette;
Stylised elements of Gothic
ornamentation
REVERSE: Shield bearing eagle from
tombstone of Ladislaus II
Jagiello, with Teutonic
Knight’s helmet and cape,
and two swords, at the
bottom of the shield; Castle
of Teutonic Knights at
Malbork
WATERMARK: King Jogaila
ALBANIA
200 Leke (2001)
MAIN COLOR: Orange

OBVERSE: Portrait of Naim Frasheri
(1846-1900, an illustrious
writer of the Albanian
Renaissance); opened book
in the background; building
façade of the Bank of Albania
REVERSE: The house where Naim
Frasheri was born; a page
with verses taken from one
of his poems “Ti Shqiperi me
jep nder, me jep emrin
Shqipetar” (English: You,
Albania, bestow upon me the
honour and the name
Albanian); his pen
WATERMARK: Effigy of Naim Frasheri
ALBANIA
500 Leke (2007)
MAIN COLOR: Blue

OBVERSE: Ismail Qemali (1844-1919, a
prominent leader of the
Albanian national movement
and Prime Minister of
Independent Albania);
double-headed eagle of the
independence flag and the
pen with which the
Independence Act was
signed; Purple outline of the
building façade of the Bank
of Albania
REVERSE: House in Vlore where
Albania’s Independence was
proclaimed in 1912; the
room where this took place
and the telegraph of the
Independence notice.
WATERMARK: Effigy of Ismail Qemali
QATAR
1 Riyal (2003)
MAIN COLOR: Grey
OBVERSE: Ornated column; arches;

sailboats; palm trees;
crossed swords
REVERSE: Qatar native birds: ‘Crested

Lark’ (Galerida cristata),
Eurasian Bee-Eater (Merops
apiaster), Lesser Sand Plover
(Charadrius mongolus)
WATERMARK: Falcon’s head
QATAR
5 Riyals (2003)
MAIN COLOR: Green

crossed swords
REVERSE: Qatar native animals:

Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx),
Dromedary (Camelus
dromedaries); Qatar National
Museum in Doha

QATAR
10 Riyals (2003)
MAIN COLOR: Orange

crossed swords
REVERSE: traditional dhow; Wahiba

sand dunes
QATAR
50 Riyals (2003)
MAIN COLOR: Pink

crossed swords
REVERSE: Central Bank; Oyster and

Pearl Monument in Doha

QATAR
100 Riyals (2003)
MAIN COLOR: Green and gold.

crossed swords
REVERSE: Old Mosque; Al-Shaqab

Institute
AZERBAIJAN
1 Manat
MAIN COLOR: Olive grey and yellow.
OBVERSE: Graphic reflections of

Azerbaijani national musical
instruments - Tar, Kamancha,
and Daf (Ghaval); ancient
carpet patterns of Azerbaijan
in the background
REVERSE: Maps, representing

Azerbaijan’s integration into
Europe; Azerbaijani national
carpet ornaments
WATERMARK: Fire bud, symbolizing Yanar

Dag Mountain, Ateshgah,
pre-islamic fire worshipping
and a connection to
Zoroastrianism; Electrotype
‘1’
AZERBAIJAN
5 Manat
MAIN COLOR: Sandy brown
OBVERSE: Graphic reflections of
Azerbaijani literary
personalities, ancient books,
letters from the latinized
Azeri contemporary
alphabet, written excerpt of
a National Anthem; Ancient
architecture of Azerbaijan in
the background
Europe; Azerbaijan’s
development history -
Gobustan petroglyphs; Old
turkic (Orkhon-Yenisei) script
alphabet
WATERMARK: Open book and a quill pen;
electrotype ‘5’
AZERBAIJAN
10 Manat
MAIN COLOR: Teal Blue
OBVERSE: Ancient Baku: Shirvanshakh’s
Palace. Maiden Tower
against a background of the
Ischeri Sheher (Inner City)
wall. Ancient bireme ships in
the Caspian Sea. Ancient
brick wall in the background
Europe. Typical patterns and
ornaments from ancient
Azerbaijani carpets
WATERMARK: Maiden Tower; Electrotype
‘10’
AZERBAIJAN
20 Manat
MAIN COLOR: Olive Green
OBVERSE: Signs of power: swords,

helmets and shields. Khari
bulbul (Nightingale) Flower
(Khary Buelbuel; Xari
bulbul)(Ophrys Caucasica) -
symbol of peace

Azerbaijani carpets
WATERMARK: Khari bulbul flower
AZERBAIJAN
50 Manat
MAIN COLOR: Olive, yellow and blue
OBVERSE: Student and pupils, stairs - as

symbol of progress and
growth; Sun - as a symbol of
bright tomorrow or
Azerbaijani dream; Buildings
and architectural elements;
Chemical and mathematical
symbols representing
scientific achievements

Azerbaijani carpets
WATERMARK: Spiral staircase; Electrotype

‘50’
BELARUS
1 Rubel
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: National Academy of
Sciences in Minsk
REVERSE: Value Indication 1
WATERMARK: Geometric tangled lines
pattern ‘braids’
BELARUS
5 Rubl’ou
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: Minsk Old Town - Troitsk
suburb
pattern ‘braid’
BELARUS
25 Rubles
MAIN COLOR: Peach brown
OBVERSE: Eurasian Elk (Alces alces);
Detail of Belarusian national
ornament
REVERSE: Vytis (Pahonia), horseback
warrior wielding a sword,
also known as “The Chaser”,
the coat of arms of the
Grand Duchy of Lithuania,
Belarus (1918, 1991-1995)
and Lithuania
WATERMARKS: Geometric tangled
lines pattern ‘braids’
BELARUS
20 Rubl’ou
MAIN COLOR: Brown
OBVERSE: National Bank of Belarus in
Minsk
REVERSE: Fragment of the Interior of
the National Bank
WATERMARK: NBRB logo
BELARUS
50 Rubles
MAIN COLOR: Purple
OBVERSE: Bear; Detail of Belarusian
national ornament
REVERSE: Vytis (Pahonia), horseback
warrior wielding a sword,
also known as “The Chaser”,
the coat of arms of the
Grand Duchy of Lithuania,
Belarus (1918, 1991-1995)
and Lithuania
BELARUS
100 Rubl’ou
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: National Academic Opera
and Ballet Theatre in Minsk;
Tapestry
REVERSE: Ballet scene from Glebov’s
ballet “Vybrannitsa”
WATERMARK: Ballet dancer
BELARUS
500 Rubl’ou
MAIN COLOR: Brown
OBVERSE: Republican Trade Unions
Palace of Culture, Minsk
REVERSE: Architectural sculptures
fragment on the pediment of
the Republican Trade Unions
Palace of Culture of Belarus
WATERMARK: Façade of the Republican
Trade Unions Palace of
Culture
BELARUS
1,000 Rubl’ou
MAIN COLOR: Green and violet.
OBVERSE: National Academy of
Sciences in Minsk
BELARUS
1,000 Rubl’ou
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: The National Museum of Arts
of the Republic of Belarus,
Minsk
REVERSE: Fragment of the still-life
picture “Portrait of the wife
with flowers and fruits” 1838
by Ivan F. Khrutski (1810-
1885)
WATERMARK: Fragment of the above-
mentioned painting depicting
a flower bouquet in a vase
BELARUS
5,000 Rubl’ou
MAIN COLOR: Violet
OBVERSE: Sports Palace, Minsk
REVERSE: Winter sports complex
“Raubitchy” depicting
custom ski jumping hills
WATERMARK: Biathlonist on skis
BELARUS
10,000 Rubl’ou
MAIN COLOR: Red and pink
OBVERSE: Vitebsk - city panorama
REVERSE: Summer amphitheatre in
Vitebsk
WATERMARK: Clocktower of the Vitebsk
City Hall
BELARUS
20,000 rubl’ou
MAIN COLOR: Grey
OBVERSE: Palace of the Rumyantsevs’
and the Patskevichs’ in
Gomel
REVERSE: View of Gomel Palace -
fragment of A. Idzkouski’s
painting from mid XIX
century
WATERMARK: Architectural stone vase or
planter
BELARUS
50,000 Rubl’ou
MAIN COLOR: Blue, purple and coral
OBVERSE: Mirsky Castle complex near
Hrodna
REVERSE: Architectural detail and
decorative elements of
Mirsky Castle
WATERMARK: One of the Towers of Mirsky
Castle
BELARUS
100,000 Rubl’ou
MAIN COLOR: Tea rose orange or light
salmon. DIMENSION: 150 X
74 mm
OBVERSE: Nesvizh Castle - residential
castle of the Lithuanian
Radvila family
REVERSE: View of the Radvila
(Radziwill) Castle in Niasvizh
from a painting by the Polish-
Lithuanian artist Napoleon
Orda
WATERMARK: Coat of Arms of Radvila
(Radziwill) family;
Electrotype National Bank
initials “NBRB” in Cyrillic
TRANSNISTRIA
1 Ruble
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: General Alexander V.
Suvorov (1730-1800, Russian
military leader, Founder of
Tiraspol)
REVERSE: Transnistria Parliament
building in Tiraspol
WATERMARK: Repetitive ‘chainlink’ pattern
TRANSNISTRIA
5 Rubles
MAIN COLOR: Blue
Suvorov (1730-1800, founder
of Tiraspol)
TRANSNISTRIA
10 Rubles
MAIN COLOR: Red
of Tiraspol)
TRANSNISTRIA
200 Rubles (2004)
MAIN COLOR: Dark brown.
OBVERSE: Peter Rumyantsev-
Zadunaisky (1725-1796,
Governor of Little Russia)
REVERSE: Battle of Gross-Jagersdorf
(July 21, 1757)
WATERMARK: Gov. Peter Rumyantsev-
Zadunaisky
TRANSNISTRIA
1 Ruble (2007)
MAIN COLOR: Brown
of Tiraspol)
REVERSE: Chitcani Monument - located
to the southeast of the city
of Bender (Tighina)
WATERMARK: Alexander Suvorov head
profile
TRANSNISTRIA
5 Rubles (2007)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
of Tiraspol)
REVERSE: KVINT Brandy factory in
Tiraspol
profile
TRANSNISTRIA
10 Rubles (2007)
MAIN COLOR: Green and Black
of Tiraspol)
REVERSE: Novo-Nyametsky Monastery,
in Chitcani, near Bender
profile
TRANSNISTRIA
25 Rubles (2007)
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: General Alexander Suvorov
(1730-1800, founder of
Tiraspol)
REVERSE: Bender Castle
profile
TRANSNISTRIA
50 Rubles (2007)
MAIN COLOR: Cyan
OBVERSE: Taras Shevchenko (1814-
1861, Ukrainian poet)
Zadunaisky head profile
TRANSNISTRIA
100 Rubles (2007)
MAIN COLOR: Purple
OBVERSE: Dimitrie Cantemir (1673-
1723, Prince of Moldavia)
REVERSE: Nativity Church or Cathedral
of the Birth of Christ in
Tiraspol
Zadunaisky head profile
KAZAKHSTAN
200 Tenge (2006)
MAIN COLOR: Orange
OBVERSE: Astana-Baiterek Monument;
palm of a hand; Kazakhstan
flag and coat of arms;
fragment of musical notes of
the National Anthem of
Kazakhstan; value in
numerals and Kazakh words;
issuing bank in Kazakh; red
deer
REVERSE: Outline map of Kazakhstan;
Ministry of Transportation
and Communications
building; winged snow
leopard on the bridge over
the river Ishim in the capital
Astana; Ministry of Defense
building (background);
steppe
WATERMARK: Snow leopard
KAZAKHSTAN
500 Tenge (2006)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
issuing bank in Kazakh;
antelope
buildings of the Ministry of
Finance and the Akimat (City
Hall) of Astana (capital city);
seagulls
KAZAKHSTAN
1,000 Tenge (2006)
MAIN COLOR: Brown
issuing bank in Kazakh;
camels
REVERSE: Outline map of Kazakhstan
with mountains in
background; President
Culture Center; value in
Russian; logo of issuing bank
WATERMARK: Snow leopard and camel
KAZAKHSTAN
2,000 Tenge (2006)
MAIN COLOR: Green
issuing bank in Kazakh; bulls
REVERSE: Outline map of Kazakhstan
with mountain lake in
background; Abai Opera
House in Almaty; value in
Russian; logo of issuing bank
KAZAKHSTAN
5,000 Tenge (2006)
MAIN COLOR: Red
issuing bank in Kazakh
Independence Monument
and Hotel Kazakhstan
KAZAKHSTAN
10,000 Tenge
(Commemorative Note - July 4, 2011)
MAIN COLOR: Blue green
OBVERSE: Predominant image are
vertical - ‘Kazak Eli’
Monument on the right side;
Images of flying pigeons at
the bottom in the middle; on
the upper part are
Kazakhstan flag and Coat of
Arms (to commemorate the
20th anniversary of
independence from the
Soviet Union
REVERSE: Images are horizontal -
Residence of the President of
Kazakhstan; background
shows the contours of the
map of Kazakhstan; the
inscription at the top left “20
years of Independence of
Kazakhstan”, with the logo
WATERMARK: “Samruk”, the bird of
happiness at the top of the
column of the Kazak Eli
Monument
GEORGIA
5 Lari (2002)
MAIN COLOR: Brown
OBVERSE: Portrait of Ivane Javakhishvili
(1876-1940, Georgian
Academician)
REVERSE: Main building of the Ivane
Javakhishvili Tbilisi State
University and an open book
and a plant ornament
underneath; a golden statue
of a lion, from the Alazani
Valley dated back to the III
millennium BC; Map of
Georgia
WATERMARK: a light image of the multi-
toned lari index ‘Gel’ and the
Borjgali (symbol of sun)
GEORGIA
10 Lari (2002)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Portrait of Georgian poet and
public figure Akaki Tsereteli,
with the “Akaki Tsereteli
1840-1915”; a swallow and
blossoming branch
REVERSE: Portrait of Mother from
Georgian Artist David
Kakabadze’s painting
“Imereti-Mother of Mine”;
Vine tendril
toned lari index ‘Gel’ with
denomination numeral and
the legendary griffon
GEORGIA
20 Lari (2002)
MAIN COLOR: Navy yellow
OBVERSE: Portrait of Georgian public
figure Llia Chavchavadze with
the legend “Llia
Chavchavadze 1837-1907”
the magazines ‘Sakartvelos
Moambe’ and ‘Iveria’
founded by him and his
personal belongings
REVERSE: Sculpture of King Vakhtang
Gorgasali, founder of Tbilisi;
a map of Tbilisi from the
18th century by Vakhushti
Bagrationi and a panorama
of Old Tbilisi - a composition
of old Narikala
the legendary griffon
GEORGIA
50 Lari (2004)
MAIN COLOR: Navy green
OBVERSE: Portrait of 12th century
Georgian Queen Tamar
(1160-1213); image of a
griffin on the left-hand side
of the banknote
REVERSE: “Sagittarius” astrological sign
from a Georgian miniature
manuscript of the 12th
century
King Tamar’s portrait
GEORGIA
100 Lari (2004)
MAIN COLOR: Light green
OBVERSE: Shota Rustaveli graphic
portrait and the legend
“Shota Rustaveli XII century”;
The composition of angels
raising the cross is depicted
on the left side of the
banknote
REVERSE: A composition from the
Biblical story “Daniel in the
den of lions” from the
Martvili Monastery relief,
and the legend “Martvili VII
century”
denomination numeral and a
portrait of Rustaveli
NORTH KOREA
50 Chon (1988)
MAIN COLOR: Pink
OBVERSE: State Emblem depicting
hydroelectric power station
and shining star
REVERSE: Monetary denomination 50
NORTH KOREA
1 Won (1978)
MAIN COLOR: Olive green
OBVERSE: People & modern buildings
of North Korea symbolizing
‘bright future’ of the nation
REVERSE: Male and female soldiers;
Yang Helyong (scenes from
the opera “Sea of Blood”)
NORTH KOREA
5 Won (1978)
MAIN COLOR: Blue grey
OBVERSE: Worker with a cogwheel and
holding a political book;
peasant woman holding a
sheaf of wheat; city view
with factories in the
background
REVERSE: Taebaek mountain range
with Kuryong falls and
Mount Kumgang (Diamond
Mountain) in the middle
UKRAINE
1 Karbovanets (1991)
MAIN COLOR: Brown
OBVERSE: Legendary Lybid (together
with 3 brothers) were the
founders of the medieval City
of Kiev
REVERSE: Cathedral of St. Sophia in
Kiev
WATERMARK: Geometric ‘parquet’ pattern
EGYPT
5 Piastres (2002)
MAIN COLOR: Grey violet
OBVERSE: Bust of Queen Nefertiti
WATERMARK: Mask of Pharaoh King
Tutankhamoun
EGYPT
10 Piastres (1998)
MAIN COLOR: Blue grey
OBVERSE: The Great Sphinx and
pyramids at Giza
REVERSE: The Saladin Citadel of Cairo
(Muhammad Ali Mosque
Citadel)
WATERMARK: Statue of Tutankhamoun
EGYPT
10 Piastres (2006)
MAIN COLOR: Orange and blue
OBVERSE: The Great Sphinx and
pyramids at Giza
REVERSE: Tle Saladin Citadel of Cairo
(Muhammad Ali Mosque
Citadel)
EGYPT
25 Piastres (2004)
MAIN COLOR: Blue violet
OBVERSE: Al-Sayida Aisha Mosque
REVERSE: Egyptian Coat of Arms
WATERMARK: The Statue of Tutankhamoun
EGYPT
50 Piastres (1995)
MAIN COLOR: Green and orange
OBVERSE: Al-Azhar Mosque and its
minarets
REVERSE: The Upper part of the Statue
of Ramsis II (Ramses II),
backed by a vertical multi-
colored ornamental band
and a collection of lotus
flowers and the sun boat at
the bottom right corner
appears a Pharaonic
cartouche. On the left side of
the note is a drawing taken
from the façade of a
Pharaonic temple
EGYPT
1 Pound (1996)
MAIN COLOR: Brown orange
OBVERSE: Sultan Qait Bay Mosque
REVERSE: Part of the façade of Abu
Simbel Temple; at the top
and bottom of the note
running in two bands
horizontally are birds and
other shapes taken from the
structure built by Ramses II
in front of the Luxor Temple
of Amenophis II
EGYPT
5 Pounds (2008)
MAIN COLOR: Bluish green.
OBVERSE: Ahmed Ibn Touloun Mosque
REVERSE: Pharaonic wall relief - frieze
“Bounty of River Nile”; lower
wall relief depicting daily
activities
Tutanhamoun
EGYPT
10 Pounds (2004)
MAIN COLOR: Pink
OBVERSE: Refa’ie Mosque in Cairo
REVERSE: Statue of Pharaoh Chefren
WATERMARK: the statue and mask of
Pharaoh King Tutankhamoun
EGYPT
20 Pounds (2001-2004)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Mohammed Ali Mosque
(Citadel) in Cairo
REVERSE: Pharaonic war chariot; Relief
Pharaonic drawings (frieze)
on one of the pillars of the
Temple of Sesostris I at
Karnak
Tutankhamoun
LEBANON
1000 Livres (2004)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Arabic side with the value in
Arabic script numerals of
large size
REVERSE: French side with the serial
number in both Arabic and
Latin script and in bar code
below the latter one
AUSTRALIA
10 Dollars
(polymer plastic banknotes - 2006)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Portrait of AB “Banjo”
Paterson (1864-1941);
Authentic horseman from the
times of The Man from Snowy
River, Running Horses
(Brumbies) - inspired by the
imagery and feeling conjured
by the poem ‘The Man From
Snowy River’. This element is
based on a lithograph entitled
‘Rounding Up Wild Horses’
which appeared in ‘The
Australian’ in 1870 and a
picture from the Illustrated
Sydney News 1875 entitled
Mustering Horses: Waltzing
Matilda logo taken from the
1903 publication of Marie
Cowan’s arrangement of
‘Waltzing Matilda’ which was
used to promote Billy Tea;
Extract from ‘The Man From
Snowy River’ - this extract is
from a manuscript , in
Paterson’s own handwriting,
held in the manuscripts
section of the State Library of
NSW
REVERSE: Portrait of Dame Mary
Gilmore (1865-1962, poet);
Bullock Team carrying wool;
Woman of the Outback and
Outback scene; Extract from
‘No Foe Shall Gather Our
Harvest’
SOUTH AFRICA
10 Rand (2012)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Portrait of Nelson Rolihlahla
Mandela (1918-2013, anti-
apartheid revolutionary,
political leader, & first black
President of South Africa;
Coat of Arms of South Africa
REVERSE: White Rhinocerus
(Ceratotherium simum)
WATERMARK: Nelson Mandela; Electrotype
‘10’
SOUTH AFRICA
20 Rand (2012)
MAIN COLOR: Brown and light brown
Mandela (1918-2013); Coat
of Arms of South Africa
REVERSE: African elephants
(Loxodonta); hunters with
bows chasing wildlife
‘20’
SOUTH AFRICA
20 Rand (2018)
MAIN COLOR: Brown
REVERSE: Young Mandela and his
home in Soweto
‘20’
SOUTH AFRICA
50 Rand (1992)
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: Lions (Panthera leo); Coat of
Arms of South Africa
REVERSE: Oil Refinery
WATERMARK: Lion headshot
SOUTH AFRICA
50 Rand (2012)
MAIN COLOR: Red
REVERSE: Lion (Panthera leo); hunters
with bows chasing wildlife
‘50’
SOUTH AFRICA
50 Rand (2018)
MAIN COLOR: Red
REVERSE: Young Mandela and the site
of his capture near Howick
‘50’
SOUTH AFRICA
100 Rand (1992)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: African Cape Buffaloes
(Syncerus caffer)
REVERSE: Touristic sights: Devil’s Peak,
Table Mountain and Lion’s
Head; Zebras in the wildlife
WATERMARK: African Cape Buffalo
headshot
SOUTH AFRICA
100 Rand (2012)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
REVERSE: African Cape Buffalo
(Syncerus caffer); Fishermen
with spears in boats hunting
Fish
‘100’
SOUTH AFRICA
100 Rand (2018)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
Reserve: Young Mandela and his place
of imprisonment at Robben
Island
‘100’
SOUTH AFRICA
200 Rand (2012)
MAIN COLOR: Orange, red & yellow.
REVERSE: Leopard (Panthera pardus); animal
herders with dogs and
leopards
‘200’
ISRAEL
20 New Shekels (2017)
MAIN COLOR: Red.
OBVERSE: Rachel Bluwstein Sela (1890-
1931, Hebrew language
poet); the poem Kinneret in
microprinting; palm tree
branches in the background
REVERSE: Vista of the Sea of Galilee
shoreline; Segment from the
poem ‘Perhaps it was
nothing…
WATERMARK: Rachel Sela head profile
ISRAEL
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Shaul Gutmanovich
Tchernichovsky (1875-1943,
Russian-born Hebrew poet);
the poem ‘Oh, My Land, My
Homeland’ in microprinting;
citrus tree and its fruits in
the background
REVERSE: Capital of a Corinthian
column; Segment from the
poem ‘I Believe …
WATERMARK: Shaul Tchernichovsky head
profile
ISRAEL
MAIN COLOR: Brown
OBVERSE: Yitzhak Ben-Zvi (1884-1963,
historian, Labor Zionist
leader and the longest-
serving President of Israel)
REVERSE: Peki’in Synagogue
WATERMARK: Yitzhak Ben-Zvi head profile
MALDIVES
5 Rufiyaa (2006, 2011)
MAIN COLOR: Violet
OBVERSE: Illustration of a bunch of
coconuts and the ‘Dhivehi
Odi’. The coconut is widely
used in Maldives. The
‘Dhivehi Odi’ built of coconut
timber was used for inter-
island transport and the ship
used by Muhanmed
Thakurufaanu and his
brothers Ali and Hassan
when they were fighting to
liberate Maldives
REVERSE: Fishing - the means of sustenance
of the nation since time
immemorial
MALDIVES
10 Rufiyaa (2006)
MAIN COLOR: Brown
used by Muhanmed
liberate Maldives
REVERSE: Island life: A garland of
widely scattered tiny islands
has evolved a life of
subsistence for the islanders
MALDIVES
20 Rufiyaa (2000)
MAIN COLOR: Pink
used by Muhanmed
liberate Maldives
REVERSE: Inner Harbour in Male; the
centrifuge of commercial
activity in the country
MALDIVES
50 Rufiyaa (2008)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
used by Muhanmed
liberate Maldives
REVERSE: Bazaar in Male - buzzing with
movement all day long
MALDIVES
100 Rufiyaa (2000)
MAIN COLOR: Green
used by Muhanmed
liberate Maldives
REVERSE: “Medhuziyaaraiy” - a revered
symbol of proud history. This
is the tomb of the Moroccan
traveler Abu-al Baarakath Ul-
Barbary, the scholar
responsible for the mass
conversion to Islam
MALDIVES
500 Rufiyaa (2006)
MAIN COLOR: Red
used by Muhanmed
liberate Maldives
REVERSE: Islamic Centre and Mosque -
emblazons the Islamic faith
and unity of the nation
EUROPEAN UNION
5 Euro
MAIN COLOR: Grey and olive green
OBVERSE: Classical architecture: Arch
Gate
REVERSE: Classical architecture: Bridge
with arches; Map of Europe
and dependencies
WATERMARK: Classical arch gate;
Electrotype ‘5’
EUROPEAN UNION
5 Euro
MAIN COLOR: Grey and olive green
OBVERSE: Classical architecture: Arch
Gate
REVERSE: Classical architecture: Bridge
and dependencies
WATERMARK: Face of Europa; Electrotype
‘5’
EUROPEAN UNION
10 Euro
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: Romanesque architecture:
Arch Gate
REVERSE: Romanesque architecture:
Bridge with arches; Map of
Europe & dependencies
WATERMARK: Romanesque arch gate;
EUROPEAN UNION
10 Euro
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: Romanesque architecture:
Arch Gate
REVERSE: Romanesque architecture:
Europe & dependencies
‘10’
EUROPEAN UNION
20 euro
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Gothic architecture: Gothic
windows
REVERSE: Gothic architecture: Bridge
and dependencies
WATERMARK: Gothic window; Electrotype
‘20’
EUROPEAN UNION
20 Euro
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Gothic architecture: Gothic
windows
REVERSE: Gothic architecture: Bridge
and dependencies
‘20’
EUROPEAN UNION
50 Euro
MAIN COLOR: Brown and salmon orange
OBVERSE: Renaissance architecture:
Arched window
REVERSE: Renaissance architecture:
Europe and dependencies
WATERMARK: Arched window; Electrotype
‘50’
EUROPEAN UNION
100 Euro
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Baroque and Rococo
architecture: Arched
gateway with two Atlas
titans
REVERSE: Baroque and Rococo
architecture: Baroque
bridges with arches; Map of
Europe and dependencies
WATERMARK: Arched gateway; Electrotype
‘100’
COSTA RICA
5 Colones (1989-1990)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Rafael Yglesias Castro (1861-
1924, politician, President of
Costa Rica 1894-1902);
“Guaria Morada” (Cattleya
skinneri), a purple orchid -
designated as the National
flower of Costa Rica on 15th
of June, 1939
REVERSE: Allegory scene of Teatro
Nacional in 1897
COSTA RICA
1,000 Colones
(polymer fabric banknotes - 2009)
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: Braulio Carrillo Colina (1800-
1845, Head of State of Costa
Rica)
REVERSE: fauna and flora of the
Bosque Seco, the dry forest
in Guanacaste: Guanacaste
or Elephant Ear Tree
(Enterolobium cyclocarpum),
White-tailed deer or Venado
cola blanca (Odocoileus
virginianus), Costa Rica
Pitahaya or Cactus
(Hylocereus costaricensis) in
bloom, scorpions
WATERMARK: Coffee leaves; Map of Costa
Rica (see-through feature)
COSTA RICA
2,000 Colones (2009)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Mauro Fernandez Acuna
(1843-1905, politician and
lawyer); Colegio Superior de
Señoritas in San Jose; open
books; Map of Costa Rica
REVERSE: Great Barrier Reef: Sea
Plume (Pseudopterogorgia
Americana); Bull shark
(Carcharhinus leucas);
Starfish or Red cushion sea
star (Oreaster reticulatus);
Fishes, turtles, coral reefs
WATERMARK: Mauro Fernandez Acuña
head profile; Electrotype
2000
COSTA RICA
5,000 Colones (2009)
MAIN COLOR: Yellow
OBVERSE: Alfredo Gonzalez Flores
(1877-1962, former
President of Costa Rica 1914-
1917); Banco International
de Costa Rica building in San
Jose
REVERSE: Mangrove Swamp: White-
headed capuchin monkey,
mangrove crab, Red
mangrove
WATERMARK: Alfredo Gonzalez Flores head
profile; Electrotype 5000
COSTA RICA
10,000 Colones (2009)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Jose Figueres Ferrer (1906-
1990, President of Costa Rica
on 3 occasions); Abolition of
the army
REVERSE: Rainforest: Brown-throated
sloth; Cup fungi; Eriopsis
orchid
WATERMARK: Jose Figueres Ferrer head
profile; Electrotype 10000
HONDURAS
1 Lempira (2001, 2012)
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: Effigy of Indio Lempira (died
1537), national hero of
Maya-Lenca origin, who
fought against the Spanish,
in defense of freedom and
culture of his people;
National coat of arms -
Escudo Nacional
REVERSE: Maya ball game (pelota) and
steps in the ruins of Copan;
One of Copan stelae - Estela
“A” depicting Waxaklajuun
Ub’aah K’awiil (732 AD)
HONDURAS
2 Lempiras (2010)
MAIN COLOR: Purple
OBVERSE: Marco Aurelio Soto (1846-
1908, former President of
Honduras 1876-1883);
National coat of arms -
Escudo Nacional
REVERSE: Tigre Island, Puerto de
Amapala where Dr. Soto was
inaugurated
HONDURAS
5 LEMPIRAS (2012)
MAIN COLOR: Grey
OBVERSE: General Jose Francisco
Morazan Quezada (1792-
1842, President of Honduras
1827-1830, President of
Central American Federation
1830-1834); National coat of
arms - Escudo Nacional
REVERSE: Battle of Trinidad (11
November 1827) led by
General Jose Morazan
HONDURAS
10 Lempiras (2014)
MAIN COLOR: Brown
OBVERSE: General Jose Trinidad
Cabañas (1805-1871,
President of Honduras 1852-
1855); National coat of arms
- Escudo Nacional
REVERSE: Panoramic view of the
University of Honduras
(UNAH) Campus, Tegucigalpa
HONDURAS
20 Lempiras
(polymer fabric banknotes - 2008)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Jose Dionisio de la Trinidad
de Herrera y Diaz del Valle
(1781-1850, head of State of
Honduras 1824-1827; head
of State of Nicaragua 1830-
1833); National coat of arms
- Escudo Nacional
REVERSE: Presidential House (1922-
1992)
WATERMARK: Electrotype letters ‘BCH’ and
‘20’
HONDURAS
50 Lempiras (2012)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Juan Manuel Galvez Duron
(1887-1972, President of
Building of the National Bank
for Agricultural Development
(Banco Nacional de
Desarrollo Agricola
(BANADESA)
REVERSE: Main Building of the Central
Bank of Honduras,
Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.
WATERMARK: Juan Manuel Galvez Duran
head profile; electrotype ‘50’
HONDURAS
100 Lempiras (2014)
MAIN COLOR: Orange
OBVERSE: Jose Cecilio del Valle, “El
Sabio”/The Wise (1780-1834,
first President of the United
Provinces of Central
America); Choluteca River
bridge
REVERSE: Birthplace of Jose Cecilio del
Valle in the city of Choluteca
WATERMARK: Jose Cecilio del Valle head
profile; Electrotype ‘BCH’
HONDURAS
500 Lempiras (2012)
MAIN COLOR: Violet
OBVERSE: Ramon Rosa (1848-1893,
Secretary General of
Façade of La Merced Church
and former National
University Auditorium;
Correos Honduras mailbox
REVERSE: Aerial view of Minas del
Rosario de San Juancito,
Francisco Morazan
department
WATERMARK: Ramon Rosa head profile;
Electrotype ‘BCH’
ICELAND
500 Krona (2001)
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: Jon Sigurosson (1811-1879,
leader of Iceland’s
movement for independence
REVERSE: Jon Sigurosson working at his
writing desk, with tapestry
and other articles from the
National Museum’s
collection of his belongings;
Reykjavik Grammar School,
where parliament met in Jon
Sigurosson’s day
WATERMARK: Jon Sigurosson head profile;
Reinforced cornerstones
ICELAND
1,000 Krona (2001)
MAIN COLOR: Purple
OBVERSE: Brynjolfur Sveinsson (1605-
1675, Bishop of Skalholt)
REVERSE: Brynjolfskirkja Church (1650-
1802) at Skalholt
WATERMARK: Brynjolfur Sveinsson head
profile
GUATEMALA
1 Quetzal
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: General Jose Maria Orellana
Guatemala 1921-1926,
during the Currency Reform
that introduced the Quetzal
as the official currency;
Resplendent Quetzal
(Pharomachrus mocinno)
bird
REVERSE: Leyden Plate (Placa de
Leyden); Banco de
Guatemala building; Ara de
Tikal
WATERMARK: General Jose Maria Orellana
head profile in see through
feature
GUATEMALA
5 Quetzal
MAIN COLOR: Violet
OBVERSE: General Justo Rufino Barrios
Guatemala 1873-1885 and
Co-leader of the Liberal
Revolution of 1871); Quetzal
bird; Maya writings
(hieroplyphs); Itzcuintli -
Mayan dog-god; Mayan
mask sculpture; Pyramid
with writings on it
REVERSE: Education allegory:
Classroom scene. General
Justo Barrios established
primary education free,
secular and compulsory;
Mayan gods
WATERMARK: General Justo Barrios head
profile in see through feature
GUATEMALA
10 Quetzal
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: General Miguel Garcia
Granados (1809-1878,
President of Guatemala
1871-1873 and deputy and
main leader of the Liberal
Revolution of 1871); Quetzal
bird; Maya cultural heritage;
Mayan sculptures; Stylized
pyramid
REVERSE: Allegory of the National
Legislative Assembly Session
of 1872; Maya writings and
ornaments; Mayan God
WATERMARK: Electrotype ‘10’ and ‘Diez’
GUATEMALA
20 Quetzal (2011)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Doctor Mariano Galvez
(1794-1862, State Leader of
the State of Guatemala,
within the United Provinces
of Central America; Quetzal
Mayan sculptures; stylized
pyramid
REVERSE: Allegory of the Granting of
Independence to Central
America; Mayan writings and
ornaments; Mayan god
sculptures
WATERMARK: Doctor Mariano Galvez head
profile; Electrotype ‘20’
GUATEMALA
50 Quetzal (2012)
MAIN COLOR: Orange
OBVERSE: Bachelor Carlos O. Zachrisson
- Minister of Finance; Quetzal
Mayan sculptures and
ornaments; stylized pyramid
REVERSE: Coffee bean pickers; Maya
art and artifacts; Mayan god
sculpture
WATERMARK: Carlos O. Zachrisson;
GUATEMALA
100 Quetzal (2014)
MAIN COLOR: Sepia
OBVERSE: Francisco Marroquin (1499-
1563, first Bishop of
Guatemala, and founder of
the Unibersidad de San
Carlos de Guatemala);
Quetzal bird; Mayan god
sculpture; stylized pyramid
REVERSE: University of San Carlos de
Borromeo, first University in
Antigua; Mayan Writings and
ornaments; Mayan god
sculpture
WATERMARK: Francisco Marroquin head
MOLDOVA
1 Leu (2006)
MAIN COLOR: Goldenrod and ochre
OBVERSE: Prince of Moldavia Stephen
III or Stephen Musat III
(1433-1504), also known as
Stephen the Great (ruled
between 1457 and 1504);
Coat of Arms of Moldova;
BNM logo
REVERSE: Capriana Monastery; Arms of
Stephen the Great; Stylized
image of Trajan’s Column
and the Endless Column
See-through Feature: the
letter ‘V’ on the OBVERSE
and Trajan’s column and the
Endless column on the
REVERSE outlines letter ‘M’
WATERMARK: King Stephen the Great
MOLDOVA
5 Lei (2009)
MAIN COLOR: Cyan
III or Stephen the Great; Coat
of Arms of Moldova; BNM
logo
REVERSE: Cathedral of Saint Dumitru in
Orhei
MOLDOVA
10 Lei (2013)
MAIN COLOR: Red
logo
REVERSE: Hirjauca Monastery
MOLDOVA
20 Lei (2010)
MAIN COLOR: Green
logo
REVERSE: Soroca Fortress (Citadel)
MOLDOVA
50 Lei (2013)
MAIN COLOR: Pink
logo
REVERSE: Monastery of Hirbovet
MOLDOVA
100 Lei (2013)
MAIN COLOR: Orange
logo
REVERSE: Tighina Fort
MOLDOVA
200 Lei (2013)
MAIN COLOR: Purple
OBVERSE: Prince of Moldavia Stephen II
or Stephen the Great; Coat of
Arms of Moldova; BNM logo
REVERSE: Chisinau City Hall
HUNGARY
200 Forint (2002)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: King Charles I or Charles
Robert from the House of
Anjou (1288-1342, King of
Hungary and Croatia from
1308 to his death);
Hungarian coat of arms
REVERSE: Ruins of Diosgyor Castle now
part of Northern Hungarian
city of Miskolc
WATERMARK: King Charles Robert head
profile
HUNGARY
500 Forint (2013)
MAIN COLOR: Orange and brown.
OBVERSE: Prince Sovereign Francis II
Rakoczi (1676-1735, Prince
of Transylvania, Ruling Prince
of Hungary for war time);
REVERSE: Castle of Sarospatak -
Hungarian Parliament in
Budapest
WATERMARK: Francis II Rakoczi head
profile
HUNGARY
1,000 Forint (2009)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: King Matthias Corvinus
(1443-1490, King of Hungary
and Croatia, 1458-1490, King
of Bohemia in 1469-1490 and
adopted the title Duke of
Austria 1487-1490);
REVERSE: Hercules fountain from the
Castle of Visegrad
WATERMARK: King Matthias Corvinus head
profile
HUNGARY
2,000 Forint (2017)
MAIN COLOR: Brown
OBVERSE: Prince Sovereign Gabriel
Bethlen (1580-1629, Prince
of Transylvania 1613-1629
and Duke of Opole 1622-
1625, King-elect of Hungary
1620-1621); Hungarian coat
of arms
REVERSE: Victor Madarasz painting
“Gabor Bethlen among his
scientists”
WATERMARK: Gabriel Bethlen head profile
HUNGARY
5,000 Forint (2017)
MAIN COLOR: Yellow
OBVERSE: Count Istvan Szechenyi
(1791-1860, Hungarian
politician, considered one of
the greatest statesmen in his
nation’s history); Hungarian
coat of arms
REVERSE: the Szechenyi Mansion in
Nagycenk
WATERMARK: Istvan Szechenyi head profile
HUNGARY
10,000 Forint (2015)
MAIN COLOR: Purple
OBVERSE: King Stephen I, also known as
King Saint Stephen (975-1038
AD, the last Grand Prince of
Hungarians between 997 and
1001, and the first King of
Hungary from 1001 to 1038
AD); Hungarian coat of arms
REVERSE: View of Esztergom, a city in
northern Hungary
WATERMARK: King Stephen I head profile
TURKEY
5 Lira (2009)
MAIN COLOR: Purple
OBVERSE: President Mustafa Kemal
Ataturk (1881-1938); the
crescent moon and star from
Turkish flag
REVERSE: Prof. Dr. Aydin Sayili (1913-
1993); diagrams of the solar
system; symbols of atom and
DNA
WATERMARK: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk head
TURKEY
10 Lira (2009)
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: President Mustafa Ataturk;
with crescent moon & star
from Turkish flag
REVERSE: Prof. Cahif Arf (1910-1997);
Mathematical motifs
consisting of a section of
Cahif Arf’s “Arf Invariant” as
well as arithmetical
progressions, an abacus,
numbers and figures that
represent the binary system,
which is the basis of
computer technology
TURKEY
20 Lira (2009)
MAIN COLOR: Green
from Turkish flag
REVERSE: Architect Mimar Ahmet
Kemaleddin Bey (1870-
1927); A sketch of Gazi
University presidential
building (which is one of the
architects masterpiece);
arches of aqueduct, circular
motifs and forms such as a
cube, sphere and cylinder
depicting the three-
DIMENSIONal structure of
architecture
TURKEY
50 Lira (2009)
MAIN COLOR: Orange
from Turkish flag
REVERSE: Fatma Aliye Topuz (1881-
1938, first Muslim
professional novelist of the
Ottoman Empire, a Turkish
columnist, essayist, women’s
right activist and
Humanitarian; flower and
literary figures
WATERMARK: Mustafa Ataturk head
TURKEY
100 Lira (2009)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
with crescent moon and star
from Turkish flag
REVERSE: Buhurizade Mustafa Efendi
‘Itri’ (1640-1712, Turkish
musician, singer and poet);
Musical notes and
instruments and Mevlevi
figures like whirling dervishes
WATERMARK: Mustafa Ataturk head
BULGARIA
2 Leva
MAIN COLOR: Violet and pink on light blue
OBVERSE: Saint Paisius of Hilendar or
Paisiy Hilendarski (1722-
1773, Bulgarian clergyman
and a key Bulgarian National
Revival figure); Zografou
Monastery on Mount Athos,
the Monastery Seal, and the
interior of Pagisios’ monastic
cell; Excerpt From “Istoriya
Slavyanobolgarskaya”
REVERSE: Facsimile of the Zografou
draft of the “Historiae
Sclavo-Bulgaricus” with a list
of Bulgarian rulers, which is
overprinted with impressions
of Tsar Kalogiannis Ring Seal
and three seals with the
images of Bulgarian
Sovereigns Mihail Shishman,
Svetoslav Terter and Tsar
Ivan Asen II; Hristofor
Zhefarovich’s lion rampant
with the names of Bulgarian
rulers from the First and
Second Empires overprinted
in microscopic lettering;
Bulgarian coat of arms with
three lions couchant, as
published in the Gruenberg
Heraldic Compendium of
1483
WATERMARK: Rampant lion facing left
BULGARIA
5 Leva
MAIN COLOR: Burgundy red
OBVERSE: Ivan Milev (1897-1927,
Bulgarian painter, avant-
garde stage designer);
Painting “Art and the Crown
of Thorns”; decorative motifs
from his other works;
passages from his letters and
a monogram from a bill
advertising his first
exhibition, held in Sofia in
1925; Excerpt from Ivan
Milev’s writing
REVERSE: Fragments from Ivan Milev’s
paintings “A Woman
Harvesting”, “The Bulgarian
Madonna”, and “Wedding of
the Dragon”
WATERMARK: Ivan Milev head profile;
Electrotype ‘5’
BULGARIA
10 Leva
MAIN COLOR: Olive green
OBVERSE: Doctor Peter Beron(1799-
1871, National Revival
scientist, Renaissance man,
Reformer and sponsor of
Bulgarian learning); his
autograph signature; Stylized
globe; Rhinoceras, whale
REVERSE: Sketches (Astrolabe, etc)
taken from Peter Beron’s
treatises in astronomy, and
his personal telescope
WATERMARK: Doctor Peter Beron head
profile; Electrotype ‘10’ and
bank initials “BNB”
BULGARIA
20 Leva
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Stefan Stambolov (1854-
1895, a politician and
founder of Modern Bulgaria);
Cover facsimile of his
anthology “Songs and
Poems” issued in Bucharest
in 1877, and his poem “To
My Comrades”; Below
appears the seal of the
Edinstvo (Unity) Committee
in Tarnovo, whose co-
founder Stambolov was; His
autograph signature
REVERSE: National Assembly building
and fragments of Orlov Most
and Lavov Most (Sofia’s Eagle
and Lion bridges); public
edifices linked with his
period in Office; and
manuscript in his
handwriting
WATERMARK: Stefan Stambolov head
BULGARIA
100 Leva
MAIN COLOR: Yellow
OBVERSE: Zahari Zograf (1810-1853,
Bulgarian painter of the
Bulgarian National Revival,
noted for his church mural
paintings and icons and often
regarded as the founder of
secular art in Bulgaria
REVERSE: Historical Bulgarian Calendar
WATERMARK: Rampant lion facing left
GUERNSEY
1 Pound (1991)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: The Market, St. Peter Port;
Guernsey coat of arms
REVERSE: Daniel de Lisle Brock (1762-
1842, Bailiff of Guernsey);
The Royal Court, St. Peter
Port, 1840
GUERNSEY
5 Pounds (1996)
MAIN COLOR: Pink
OBVERSE: Queen Elizabeth II; the Town
Church, St. Peter Port;
Guernsey coat of arms
REVERSE: Fort Grey; Hanois Lighthouse
1862
WATERMARK: Queen Elizabeth II head
profile
GUERNSEY
10 Pounds (1995)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Queen Elizabeth II; Elizabeth
College; Guernsey coat of
arms
REVERSE: Saumarez Park, Les Niaux
Watermill and Le Trepid
Dolmen
profile
GUERNSEY
20 Pounds (1995)
MAIN COLOR: Orange and Red
OBVERSE: Queen Elizabeth II; St. James
Concert Hall; Guernsey coat
of arms
REVERSE: Vale Castle; St. Sampson’s
Church
profile
JERSEY
1 Pound (2010)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Queen Elizabeth II; Liberation
Sculpture in St. Helier; Jersey
coat of arms
REVERSE: Le Hocq Tower; La Hougie
Bie
WATERMARK: Jersey Cow
JERSEY
5 Pounds (2000)
MAIN COLOR: Purple
OBVERSE: Queen Elizabeth II; Jersey
coat of arms
REVERSE: La Corbiere Lighthouse
JERSEY
10 Pounds (2010)
MAIN COLOR: Burnt Sienna
OBVERSE: Queen Elizabeth II; Jersey
coat of arms; Hermitage of
St. Helier
REVERSE: Seymour Tower; Lalique
sculpture in the Glass Church
UZBEKISTAN
100 Som (1994)
MAIN COLOR: Purple
OBVERSE: Uzbekistani coat of arms;
Islamic pattern; Semurg birds
REVERSE: Palace of Friendship of
People and Square in
Tashkent
WATERMARK: Uzbekistani coat of arms
UZBEKISTAN
200 Som (1997)
MAIN COLOR: Green
Islamic pattern; Eight-angle
stars
REVERSE: detail of a tiger mosaic (Shir
or Khorshid) on the Sherdor
Madrasah at the Registan in
Samarkand
UZBEKISTAN
500 Som (1999)
MAIN COLOR: Red and some green
Islamic ornamental designs
REVERSE: Equestrian Statue of Timur
(Tamerlan) in Tashkent
UZBEKISTAN
1,000 Som (2001)
MAIN COLOR: Grey
Islamic ornamental designs
REVERSE: Amir Timur (Tamerlan)
Museum in Tashkent;
National art
GIBRALTAR
5 Pounds (2011)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Queen Elizabeth II; Gibraltar
coat of arms of Castle with
Key
REVERSE: Upper Ward and Tower of
Homage of the Moorish
Castle
profile
GIBRALTAR
10 Pounds (2010)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
Key
REVERSE: Artist John Trumbull’s “The
sortie Made by the Garrison
of Gibraltar” depicting
Spanish and English troops
fighting and General George
Eliott with officers attending
to the dying Don Jose de
Barboza during the Great
Siege of Gibraltar, 1779-
1783.
profile
GIBRALTAR
20 Pounds 2011
MAIN COLOR: Orange and purple
Key
REVERSE: HMS Victory returning to
Gibraltar being towed by
HMS Neptune after the
Battle of Trafalgar
profile
TAIWAN
100 Yuan (2000)
MAIN COLOR: Tan red
OBVERSE: Dr. Sun Yat-Sen (1866-1925,
Chinese philosopher,
physician and politician, who
served as the provisional first
president of the Republic of
China and first leader of the
Kuomintang National Party
of China, “Father of the
Nation”); “The Chapter of
Great Harmony” by
Confucius
REVERSE: The Chung-Shan building,
part of the Sun Yat-Sen
Memorial Hall Complex,
located in the Yangmingshan
National Park in Taipei; Plum
(Prunus mume; Mei flower)
blossoms
WATERMARK: Ume blossoms; Electrotype
‘100’
TAIWAN
500 Yuan (2004)
MAIN COLOR: Dark brown
DIMENSION: 155 x 70 mm
OBVERSE: Young basketball team
players
REVERSE: Formosan Sika Deer family
and Mount Dabajian;
Bamboo stems & foliage
WATERMARK: Bamboo; Electrotype ‘500’
TAIWAN
1,000 Yuan (2004)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Elementary Education
REVERSE: Mikado pheasant and Yushan
(Jade Mountain)
WATERMARK: Chrysanthemum; Electrotype
‘1000’
ROMANIA
1 Lei
(polymer substrate
banknotes - 2005)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Nicolae Lorga (1871-1940,
Romanian historian,
politician and briefly as
Prime Minister of Romania);
Willow Gentian (Gentiana
asclepiadaea) flowers
REVERSE: Episcopal Cathedral of
Curtea de Arges monastery
erected by Neagoe Basarab
(1512-1521); stylized
crusader eagle as Walachian
coat of arms of Prince
Constantin Brincoveanu
WATERMARK: Nicolae Lorga head profile;
BNR logo
ROMANIA
5 Lei
(polymer substrate
banknotes - 2005)
MAIN COLOR: Violet
OBVERSE: George Enescu (1881-1955,
greatest Romanian musician.
A composer, violinist, pianist,
conductor, and teacher;
Carnation flower (Dianthus
dianthus); musical notes,
violin
REVERSE: “Romanian Athenaeum”
concert hall in Bucharest; a
fragment of musical chord
(notes, score, notation) from
Enescu’s opera “King
Oedipus”; Fortepiano (grand
piano, musician’s piano)
WATERMARK: George Enescu head profile;
BNR logo
ROMANIA
10 Lei
(polymer substrate
banknotes - 2005)
MAIN COLOR: Pink and light red
OBVERSE: Nicolae Grigorescu (1883-
1907, Romanian painter);
Marshmallow Hollyhock
(Althaea officinalis) flower;
artist’s palette and
paintbrush; Romanian coat
of arms
REVERSE: House from Oltenia region;
Grigorescu’s painting
“Rodica”, representing a
country girl
WATERMARK: Nicolae Grigorescu head
profile; BNR logo
ROMANIA
50 Lei
(polymer substrate
banknotes - 2005)
MAIN COLOR: Yellow
OBVERSE: Aurel Vlaicu (1882-1913,
Romanian engineer,
inventor, pilot and airplane
builder; Edelweiss
(Leontopodium alpinum)
flower; stylized airplane
propeller; Romanian coat of
arms
REVERSE: Head of Mountain Eagle
(Aquila chrysaetos); Vlaicu II
airplane Design; ‘Gnome’
engine sketch
WATERMARK: Aurel Vlaicu head profile;
BNR logo
ROMANIA
100 LEI
(polymer substrate
banknotes - 2005)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Ion Luca Caragiale (1852-
1912, Romanian playwright,
author and short story
writer; Sweet Violet (Viola
sororia) flower; a theater
mask and the comedy mask;
Romanian coat of arms
REVERSE: Old building of the National
Theatre in Bucharest where
Caragiale was a General
Director; statue of the
playwright Caragiale
WATERMARK: Ion Luca Caragiale head
profile; BNR logo
DENMARK
50 Kroner (2001)
MAIN COLOR: Purple
OBVERSE: Karen Blixen (1885-1962,
Danish author)
REVERSE: Stone relief of a centaur
from Landet Church on the
Island of Tasinge
WATERMARK: Karen Blixen side head
profile
DENMARK
50 Kroner
(dirt-resistant cotton
paper banknotes - 2009)
MAIN COLOR: Purple
OBVERSE: Sallingsund Bridge, linking
Nykobing and Roslev, is 1717
metres long
REVERSE: The “Skarpsalling Vessel”, a
clay vessel from Himmerland
(Jutland) found in a burial
chamber in 1891. The vessel
is one of the finest examples
of pottery design and
decoration known from
Stone Age Denmark;
Locations of Sallingsund
Bridge and Skarpsalling
Vessel marked on the map of
northern Denmark
WATERMARK: Skuldelev Viking Ship in
Roskilde Fjord; Electrotype
‘50’
DENMARK
100 Kroner
MAIN COLOR: Orange/Gold
OBVERSE: The Old Little Belt Bridge,
linking Erritsø in Jutland to
Middelfart on Funen (Fyn)
(1935-), is 1178 metres long
REVERSE: The Hindsgavl Dagger, a
Stone age dagger from the
latter part of the Dagger
Period, 1900-1700 BC; the
now famous locations
marked on the map of
Northern Denmark
‘100’
DENMARK
200 Kroner
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Knippelsbro, bascule bridge
across the Inner Harbour of
Copenhagen, Denmark,
connecting Børsgade (Stock
Exchange Street) on Zealand-
side Slotsholmen to
Torvegade (Market Street)
on Christianshavn, is 115
metres long
REVERSE: The Langstrup belt plate
roslikde Fjord; Electrotype
‘200’
DENMARK
500 Kroner
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: The Queen Alexandrine
Bridge is a road arch bridge
that crosses Ulv Sund
between the Islands of
Zealand and Møn in
Denmark. The bridge is 746
metres long and has a
maximum vertical clearance
of 26 metres
REVERSE: Keldby bronze pail from
Keldby on the island of Møn
was unearthed by a plough
near Trehøje in the period
before 1826. It was probably
made in the 4th or early 3rd
century BC. Other pails
closely resembling this pail
have been found in the
Thracian area of the Black
Sea in Southern Ukraine.
Judging by the clearly Greek
inspired ornamentation and
shape, the pail could have
been made in Macedonia or
the Greek Black sea colonies
‘500’
ENGLAND
50 New Pence
(6th series - 1972)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: British Armed Forces -
Special Vouchers
New Pence
ENGLAND
5 Pounds
MAIN COLOR: Turquoise blue
OBVERSE: Portrait of Queen Elizabeth
II; Big Ben
REVERSE: 1941 portrait of Winston
Churchill by Yousuf Karsh;
The Elizabeth Tower, and the
maze at Blenheim Palace; the
quote “I have nothing to
offer but blood, toil, tears
and sweat.” From a 1940
speech by Churchill, and the
Nobel Prize medal.
ENGLAND
5 Pounds
MAIN COLOR: Yellow green
OBVERSE: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
II
REVERSE: Elizabeth Fry reading to
prisoners at Newgate Prison
in London. In recognition of
her work she was awarded
the key to the prison, which
is used in the design of the
banknote. Bust of Elizabeth
Fry (1780-1845)
WATERMARK: Queen Elizabeth II
ENGLAND
10 Pounds
MAIN COLOR: Orange
II; Big Ben
REVERSE: Portrait of Author Jane
Austen by James Andrews,
based on a Portrait by her
sister Cassandra, the quote “I
declare after all there is no
enjoyment like reading!”
from Pride and Prejudice; an
illustration of Elizabeth
Bennet and a view of
Godmersham Park in Kent
ENGLAND
10 Pounds
MAIN COLOR: Orange
II
REVERSE: Hummingbird; Charles
Darwin (1809-1882) own
magnifying glass over
flowers; HMS Beagle sailing
ship
ENGLAND
20 Pounds
MAIN COLOR: Purple
DIMENSION 150 X 80 mm
II; Bank of England building
REVERSE: Economist Adam Smith
(1723-1790) with an
illustration showing his
theory of “the division of
labour in pin manufacturing’.
profile; Electrotype ’20
pounds’
ENGLAND
20 Pounds
MAIN COLOR: Purple
II; Musical notes
REVERSE: View of the west façade of
Worcester Cathedral; St.
Cecilia, patron saint of
musicians and church music,
resting; a girl angel playing
trumpet; Bust of English
composer Sir Edward Elgar
(1857-1934)
ENGLAND
50 Pounds
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II
REVERSE: Steam Engine Industrialists
Matthew Boulton (1728-
1809) and James Watt (1736-
1819) with steam engine and
Boulton’s Soho factory
profile; Elctrotype ’50
pounds’
ENGLAND
50 Pounds
MAIN COLOR: Red
II
REVERSE: Sir John Houblon (1632-
1712, first Governor of the
Bank of England); the Bank
Gatekeeper; Sir John
Houblon house in
threadneedle Street
ISLE OF MAN
1 Manx Pound (1983)
MAIN COLOR: Purple
OBVERSE: Lord of Mann Queen
Elizabeth II (not wearing a
crown); “Triskelion” (three
legs Manx Emblem) and
motto; Isle of Man map
outline
REVERSE: Tynwald Hill at St. John’s
Parish
WATERMARK: Triskelion symbol
ISLE OF MAN
5 Manx Pounds (1983)
MAIN COLOR: Burnt sienna
crown); Manx Triskelion;
Manx Wheel Cross; Isle of
Man map outline
REVERSE: Castle rushen 1775 in the
historic capital Castletown;
the only banknote to picture
a pub, at the bottom left
hand corner, ‘The Castle
Arms’ known as the Glue Pot,
shown opposite Castle
Rushen
ISLE OF MAN
MAIN COLOR: Orange green
crown); Manx Triskelion;
Manx Wheel Cross
REVERSE: Peel Castle, 1830
ISLE OF MAN
MAIN COLOR: Red brown
crown); Manx Triskelion; Isle
of Man map outline
REVERSE: The Great Laxey Wheel,
1854. The largest working
waterwheel in the world
BRUNEI DARUSSLAM
10 Ringgit
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: Cosmos caudatus (Rancah
Rancah); Sultan Hassanal
Bolkiah, 29th and Current
ruler of Brunei
REVERSE: Jame’ Asr Hassanil Bolkiah
Mosque in Bandar Seri
Begawan, has 29 golden
Domes and four minarets
with height of 58 metres
See-Through Feature:
Jame’Asr Hassanil Bolkiah
Mosque
SOUTH KOREA
1,000 Won (2007)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Confucian scholar Toegye (Yi
Hwang; Lee Hwang);
Myeongryundang
(Myeongnyundang) in
Sungkyunkwan
(Seonggyungwan, also called
Taehak) in Seoul, which was
a foremost educational
institution, a Confucian
school; Ume (Prunus mume)
blossoms
REVERSE: “Gyesangjeonggeodo”
(Gaesangjunggeodo) painted
by Gyeomjae Jeong Seon
WATERMARK: Scholar Toegye (Yi Hwang);
SOUTH KOREA
5,000 Won (2006)
MAIN COLOR: Orange
OBVERSE: Confucian scholar Yulgok (Yi
I; Lee I); Ancient shrine
Oyukheon in Gangneung, the
birthplace of Yulgok; Black
bamboo plants
REVERSE: Chochungdo “Insects and
Plants”, a painting of
watermelon and cockscombs
by Yi I’s mother Shin
Saimdang
WATERMARK: Scholar Yulgok (Yi I);
SOUTH KOREA
10,000 Won (2007)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: King Sejong the Great;
‘Inworobongdo’ - a folding
screen for Joseon-era kings,
and the text from the 2nd
chapter of Yongbieocheonga,
the 1st work of literature
written in hangul
REVERSE: Globe of Honcheonsigye;
Cheonsang Yeolcha
Bunyajido C14 star map and
reflecting telescope at
Bohyeonsan Observatory in
the background
WATERMARK: King Sejong the Great head
profile; Electrotype ’10000’
SOUTH KOREA
50,000 Won (2009)
MAIN COLOR: Yellow
OBVERSE: Shin Saimdang with
‘Chochungdo’ - a folding
screen of embroidered Plants
and Insects (South Korean
National Treasure No. 595) in
the background
REVERSE: Bamboo and a Maesil Tree
WATERMARK: Shin Saimdang head profile;
GREECE
1,000 Drachmai (1970)
MAIN COLOR: Brown
OBVERSE: Bust of Zeus - King of the
Gods in Greek Mythology,
the Ruler of Mount Olympus
and the God of the Sky and
Thunder; Olympic Stadium
REVERSE: A Greek woman; View of City
of Hydra on the Isle of Hydra
WATERMARK: Head of Ephibus (also
Ephebe, a Greek word for an
adolescent age group)
GREECE
1,000 Drachmai (1939)
OBVERSE: Greek woman in a national
dress
REVERSE: Bust of Athena, ancient
Greek goddess and patron
goddess of Athens; the
Parthenon on the Athenian
Acropolis, which is dedicated
to Athena Parthenos
WATERMARK: Man’s head
GREECE
25,000 Drachmai (1943)
MAIN COLOR: Black on olive green
OBVERSE: Bust of Nymph Deidamia (In
Greek mythology - daughter
of King Lycomedes of Scyros
with whom Achilles was
concealed
REVERSE: Ruins of Olympia Temple of
Zeus
CROATIA
25 Dinars (1991)
MAIN COLOR: Yellow and brown
OBVERSE: Ruder Boskovic (1711-1787,
Serbo-Croatian physicist,
astronomer, mathematician);
Geometric calculations
REVERSE: Zagreb Cathedral
CROATIA
100,000 Dinars (1993)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Ruder Boskovic (1711-1787,
Serbo-Croatian physicist,
astronomer, mathematician);
Geometric calculations
REVERSE: Sculpture “Povijest Hrvata”
(1932) in Zagreb by sculptor
Ivan Meštrovic
WATERMARK: Baptismal font
CROATIA
10 Kuna (2012)
MAIN COLOR: Green brown
OBVERSE: Bishop Juraj Dobrila (1812-
1882, Catholic Bishop)
REVERSE: The Pula Arena and Motovun
town layout
WATERMARK: Juraj Dobrila head profile
CROATIA
20 Kuna (2012)
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: Count Josip Jelacic (1801-
1859, Croatian lieutenant
field marshal in an Imperial-
Royal Army and Ban of
Croatia 1848-1859)
REVERSE: The Eltz Manor in Vukovar
and the Vucedol dove
WATERMARK: Josip Jelacic head profile
CROATIA
50 Kuna (2002)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Ivan Gundulic (1589-1638,
Baroque poet)
REVERSE: The Old City of Dubrovnik
and its Rector’s Palace
WATERMARK: Ivan Gundulic head profile
CROATIA
100 Kuna (2012)
MAIN COLOR: Orange
OBVERSE: Ban Ivan Mazuranic (1814-
1890, Croatian poet, linguist,
lawyer and served as Ban of
Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
1873-1880); Baska tablet -
one of the first monuments
containing an inscription in
the Croatian recension of the
Church Slavonic language,
dating from 1100 century AD
REVERSE: St. Vitus Cathedral in Rijeka
and its layout
WATERMARK: Ivan Mazuranic head profile
CROATIA
200 Kuna (2002)
MAIN COLOR: Brown
OBVERSE: Stjepan Radic (1871-1928,
Croatian politician and
founder of the Croatian
People’s Peasant Party
REVERSE: The Old General Command
building in Osijek and layout
of the City-fortress Of Tvrda
WATERMARK: Stjepan Radic head profile
MOROCCO
20 Dirhams (2005)
MAIN COLOR: Violet
OBVERSE: King Mohammed VI; Bob
Challah (medieval fortified
Muslim necropolis) in Rabat
REVERSE: A panoramical view of the
Oudayas
WATERMARK: Mohammed VI head profile;
MOROCCO
50 Dirhams (2002)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: King Mohammed VI; King
Mohammed V Dam in Oujda-
Angad province
REVERSE: clay-made building (Ksour - a
fortified village)
MOROCCO
100 Dirhams (2002)
MAIN COLOR: Brown
OBVERSE: King Mohammed VI, and
their majesties King
Mohammed V and King
Hassan II; A view of
Mohammed V Mausoleum
REVERSE: The Green March into the
Spanish Sahara on October
1975
MOROCCO
200 Dirhams (2002)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: King Mohammed Vi and King
Hassan II; Grand Mosque of
Casablanca
REVERSE: A window of the Hassan II
Mosque; Lighthouse of
Casablanca (Pointe el-Hank)
NEPAL
5 Rupees (2012)
MAIN COLOR: Lilac and pink
OBVERSE: Mount Everest
(Chomolungma); Temple of
Taleju; OBVERSE of an old
coin
REVERSE: Two yaks grazing with Mount
Everest as background; Bank
logo
WATERMARK: ‘Lali Gurans’ (Rhododendron
arboretum), the national
flower of Nepal
NEPAL
20 Rupees (2012)
MAIN COLOR: Orange and brown
OBVERSE: Mount Everest; Temple of
God Krishna of Patan;
Garuda atop pillar; OBVERSE
of an old coin
REVERSE: Sambar (deer); Himalayan
mountains and trees; Bank
logo
flower of Nepal
NEPAL
50 Rupees (2012)
MAIN COLOR: Purple, green and blue
OBVERSE: Mount Everest; Rama-Janaki
Temple of Janakpur;
OBVERSE of old coin
REVERSE: Himalayan Tahr and
mountains; Bank logo
flower of Nepal
NEPAL
100 Rupees (2012)
MAIN COLOR: Green and lilac
OBVERSE: Mount Everest; Devas Indra;
Himalaya mountain peaks -
Mounts Nuptse,
Qomolungma and Lhotse;
Nyatapola Temple in
Bhaktapur (also known as
Bhadgaon); OBVERSE of an
old coin
REVERSE: Indian Rhinoceros
(Rhinoceros unicornis); Bank
logo
WATERMARK: ‘Lali Gurans’ (Rhododentron
flower of Nepal
NEPAL
500 Rupees (2012)
MAIN COLOR: Brown and violet
OBVERSE: Mount Everest; Devas Indra;
Mount Amadablam and
Thyangboche Monastery;
wood carvings
REVERSE: Two Himalayan tigers
drinking melted snow; Bank
logo
SINGAPORE
2 Dollars (polymer banknotes)
MAIN COLOR: Violet
OBVERSE: President Yusof bin Ishak
(1910-1970, first President of
Singapore);
Money Cowrie
REVERSE: Education in Singapore
WATERMARK: President Yusof bin Ishak
head profile
See-through Feature:
Singapore coat of arms;
Money denomination ‘2’
SINGAPORE
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: President Yusof bin Ishak;
Gold-ringed Cowrie
REVERSE: Garden City
head profile
SINGAPORE
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: President Yusof bin Ishak;
Wandering Cowrie
REVERSE: Sports
head profile
INDIA
10 Rupees (2011)
MAIN COLOR: Orange and violet
OBVERSE: National Emblem of India -
Lion Capital of Asoka (Ashoka
column), sculpted from
sandstone, preserved at
Sarnath Museum which was
originally erected around 250
BCE atop an Ashoka Pillar at
sarnath. The wheel “Ashoka
Chakra” on its base is a
centerpiece of National flag
of India; “Satyameva Jayate”
National motto of India is
inscribed under it. Mohendas
Karamchand ‘Mahatma’
Gandhi (1869-1948); Seal of
RBI
REVERSE: Rhinoceros, elephant and
tiger
WATERMARK: Mahatma Gandhi head
INDIA
20 Rupees (2011)
MAIN COLOR: Red orange
OBVERSE: National Emblem of India;
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-
1948); Seal of RBI
REVERSE: Seashore view with coconut
palm trees (Port Blair)
INDIA
50 Rupees (2010)
MAIN COLOR: Violet
1948); Seal of RBI
REVERSE: The Parliament House of
India (Sansad Bhavan)
profile: Electrotype ‘50’
INDIA
100 Rupees (1977)
OBVERSE: Money denomination ‘100’;
National Emblem of India
REVERSE: Hirakud Dam is built across
the Mahanadi River. Behind
the dam extends a lake,
Hirakud Reservoir, 55 km
long
WATERMARK: National Emblem of India
INDIA
100 Rupees (2009)
MAIN COLOR: Blue and green at centre.
1948); Seal of RBI
REVERSE: Himalaya mountains and
clouds
INDIA
500 Rupees (2011)
MAIN COLOR: Orange and yellow
1948); Seal of RBI
REVERSE: Dandi March - nonviolent
civil disobedience in colonial
India led by Mahatma
Gandhi. It’s a 24-day march
lasted from March 12 to April
6, 1930
TANZANIA
500 Shillings (2003)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Cape Buffalo; Tanzania coat
of arms
REVERSE: Nkrumah Hall at the
University of Dar Es Salaam;
sailing boats; snake
(Aesculap’s Rod)
WATERMARK: Head of a Giraffe
TANZANIA
1,000 Shillings (2010)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Julius Kambarage Nyerere
(1922-1999, First President
of Tanzania); Tanzania coat
of arms; Bismarck Rock, a
natural granite formation in
Lake Victoria, Mwanza
Harbor
REVERSE: Coffee Plant (Coffea); State
House, Ocean Road, Dar es
Salaam; Giraffe’s head
WATERMARK: Julius Nyerere head profile;
TANZANIA
MAIN COLOR: Brown
OBVERSE: Mount Kilimanjaro; Savanna;
African Lion; Tanzania coat of
arms
REVERSE: Old Omani Arab Fort (Ngome
Kongwe) in Zanzibar’s Stone
Town; Palm trees Ujamaa
(Makonde) carving “Tree of
Life”
WATERMARK: Head of a Giraffe
TANZANIA
MAIN COLOR: Purple
OBVERSE: Head of a Black Rhinoceros
(Diceros bicornis); Tanzania
coat of arms;
REVERSE: Gold leaching plant at the
Geita Gold Mine; rough and
cut diamonds; Giraffe’s head
WATERMARK: Portrait of Julius Nyerere;
TANZANIA
10,000 Shillings (2010)
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: Head of an African Elephant
(Loxodonta); Elephants in
African Savanna; Tanzania
coat of arms
REVERSE: Bank of Tanzania
headquarters, twin towers
on Mirambo street in Dar es
Salaam; Giraffe’s head;
flowers
WATERMARK: Portrait of Julius Nyerere;
KENYA
50 Shillings
(cotton paper banknotes
- 2010)/Shilingi Hamsini
MAIN COLOR: Brown
OBVERSE: President Jomo Kenyatta
(1897-1978, First President
of Kenya 1963-1978); Kenya
coat of arms
REVERSE: Caravan; Elephant Tusk
Monument in Moi Avenua
(formerly Kilindini Road),
Mombasa
WATERMARK: Lion’s head; Electrotype ‘50’
KENYA
100 Shillings
(cotton paper banknotes –
2010)/Shilingi Mia Moja
OBVERSE: President Jomo Kenyatta;
Kenya coat of arms
REVERSE: “Kenyatta Statue” a double-
life size, 12-foot seated
statue of President Jomo
Kenyatta in 1969, in the City
Square of Nairobi. Within is
the 28-story building
Kenyatta International
Convention Centre (KICC)
WATERMARK: Lion’s head; Electrotype ‘100’
JORDAN
1 Dinar (2008)
MAIN COLOR: Lime and green
Observe: Engraved Portrait of his late
Majesty Sharif of Mecca
Sayyid Hussein Bin Ali El-
Hashimi (1854-1931), King of
Hejaz 1917-1924; Scenery
with ruins and plam trees;
Hashemite silver coin struck
in the Kingdom of Hijaz in
1916
REVERSE: Renaissance Medal; the flag
of the Great Arab Revolution
(Revolt); Arabs on camels;
Antique compass from the
Levant
WATERMARK: Sayyid Hussein Bin Ali El-
Hashimi head profile
JORDAN
5 Dinars (2008)
MAIN COLOR: Brick orange
OBVERSE: His Majesty the late King
Abdullah I bin Al-Hussein
(1882-1951, King of Jordan
1946-1951)
REVERSE: Ma’an Palace
WATERMARK: King Abdullah I bin Al-
Hussein head profile
JORDAN
10 Dinars (2007)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: His Majesty the late Talal bin
Abdullah (1909-1972, King of
Jordan 1951-1952)
REVERSE: First Jordanian Parliament
Building
WATERMARK: Majesty Talal bin Abdullah
head profile
ARGENTINA
1 Un Austral (1985)
(Austral was the currency of Argentina
between June 15, 1985 and December 31,
1991 due to hyperinflation)
MAIN COLOR: Teal
OBVERSE: Bernardino Rivadavia (1780-
1845, First President of
Argentina, then called the
United Provinces of Rio de la
Plata, from February 8, 1826
to June 27, 1827)
REVERSE: Image of Liberty with a torch
and shield
ARGENTINA
2 Pesos (2002)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Bartolome Mitre Martinez
Argentina 1862-1868);
Replica of a handwritten
manuscript of ‘Historia de
Belgrano y de la
Independencia Argentina’;
contrapuerta of his house
REVERSE: Museo Mitre
WATERMARK: Bartolome Mitre and his
initials
ARGENTINA
10 Pesos (2003)
MAIN COLOR: Brown
OBVERSE: Manuel Belgrano (1770-
1820, Argentine economist,
lawyer, created the flag of
Argentina. Regarded as one
of the main ‘Libertadores’ of
the country); replica of an
1812 report by him to the
government of the United
Provinces of the Rio de la
Plata and reproduction of ‘La
Patria Abanderada’ by
Alfredo Bigatti at the
National Flag Memorial
REVERSE: National Flag Memorial;
drum - in remembrance of
drummer boy Pedro Rios
who died at the Battle of
Tacuari; and typical textile
pattern from the Argentine
Northwest
WATERMARK: Manuel Belgrano and his
initials
PAKISTAN
1 Rupee
MAIN COLOR: Brown
OBVERSE: Crescent Moon and star;
ornamental pattern with
writings in Urdu
REVERSE: Tomb of Mohammed Iqbal in
Lahor
WATERMARK: crescent and star
MEXICO
20 Pesos
OBVERSE: Benito Juarez (1806-1872,
Mexican lawyer and 26th
President of Mexico 1858-
1872); coat of arms of the
Second Federal Republic of
Mexico
REVERSE: ‘Benito Juarez Hemicycle’ - a
Neoclassical Monument
located at the Alameda
Central Park in Mexico City.
The statue of Juarez is
flanked by marble doric
columns, with 2 allegorical
female statues representing
the Fatherland and Law.
MEXICO
50 Pesos
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Zapotec Amerindian
President of Mexico Benito
Pablo Juarez Garcia; National
Palace in Plaza de la
Constitucion/El Zocalo in
Mexico city
REVERSE: Zapotec Funerary Urn and
Zapotec Temple in Mitla
MEXICO
20 Pesos
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: President Benito Juarez
Garcia (1806-1872);
balancing scale which
symbolizes equilibrium and
justice; book which
represents the return laws
enacted in 1859
REVERSE: Panoramic view of the
archaeological zone of
Monte Alban (built by the
Zapotec Culture) in the state
of Oaxaca; earring found in
tomb number 7; mask of the
God of Rain and Thunder
(Cocijo, the main Zapotec
god)
WATERMARK: Benito Juarez Garcia head
profile
MEXICO
50 Pesos
MAIN COLOR: Reddish purple
OBVERSE: Jose Maria Morelos (1765-
1815, a Mexican Roman
Catholic priest and
Revolutionary rebel leader
who led the Mexican War of
Independence); Flag used by
Morelos at the Mexican War
of Independence
REVERSE: Aqueduct in Morelia,
Michoacan; Butterflies
WATERMARK: Jose Maria Morelos head
profile
MEXICO
100 Pesos
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: Nezahualcoyoti (1402-1472,
Mexican philosopher,
warrior, architect, poet and
Ruler of the city-state of
Texcoco in pre-Columbian
era of Mexico)
REVERSE: Representation of Templo
Mayor aqueduct and central
plaza of Tenochtitlan Glyph
of Nezahualcoyoti
WATERMARK: Nezahualcoyoti head profile
MEXICO
200 Pesos
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
(1648-1695, Mexican writer,
philosopher, composer, Poet
of the Baroque school, and
Hieronymite nun of Mexico);
books; an Inkwell, two pens
and a library window
REVERSE: Hacienda Panoaya in
Amecameca; baptismal font;
view of the Popocatepetl
active stratovolcano and
Iztaccihuatl dormant volcano
from Amecameca
WATERMARK: Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
head profile
MEXICO
500 Pesos
MAIN COLOR: Brown
OBVERSE: Diego Rivera (1886-1957,
prominent Mexican painter.
His large frescoes helped
establish the Mural
Movement in Mexico and
international art); Rivera’s
painting ‘Desnudo con
alcatraces’; brushes and a
palette
REVERSE: Frida Kahlo (1907-1954, wife
of Diego Rivera, likewise a
Mexican painter); Kahlo’s
painting ‘The Love Embrace
of the Universe, the Earth
(Mexico), Myself, Diego, and
Señor Xolotl
WATERMARK: Diego Rivera head profile
LAOS
20 Kip (1979)
MAIN COLOR: brown and maroon
OBVERSE: National Emblem of Laos;
tank with troops
REVERSE: Textile Mill
LAOS
100 Kip (1979)
MAIN COLOR: Grey and blue
OBVERSE: Harvesting
REVERSE: Bridge
CUBA
1 Cuban Convertible Peso (2017)
MAIN COLOR: Dark green, tan and yellow
OBVERSE: Monument to Jose Marti
(1853-1895, Cuban poet,
philosopher and considered
a Cuban national hero) in
Havana
REVERSE: Death of Jose Marti in
combat atop a horse at the
‘Battle of Dos Rios’
WATERMARK: Jose Marti head profile;
Elecrotype ‘1’
CUBA
MAIN COLOR: Red, pink and light green.
OBVERSE: Monument to Ernesto ‘Che’
Guevarra (1928-1967, an
Argentine Marxist
revolutionary, physician,
author, guerilla leader and
military theorist) in Santa
Clara, Cuba
REVERSE: Battle of Santa Clara: tank,
derailed train, and soldiers
with grenade, machine gun,
and rifle (Battle of Santa
Clara is a decisive Rebel
Victory by Che Guevarra, the
final defeat of Batista
government)
Electrotype ‘3’
CUBA
MAIN COLOR: Green, orange and yellow.
OBVERSE: Monument to Antonio
Maceo (1845-1896,
Lieutenant General and
second-in-command of the
Cuban Army of
Independence) in Havana
REVERSE: Protesta de Baragua: Cuban
general Antonio Maceo
Grajales and Spanish Captain
general Arsenio Martinez de
Campos y Anton in
hammocks
Electrotype ‘5’
CUBA
MAIN COLOR: Dark and light blue &
yellow/green
OBVERSE: Monument to Camilo
Cienfuegos (1932-1959,
Cuban revolutionary) in
Havana
REVERSE: Operacion Milagro: eye
doctors performing surgery;
passengers deplaning a jet
CUBA
20 Pesos
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: Emblem of Banco Nacional
de Cuba; Monetary
denomination ‘20’
REVERSE: Castillo de la Fuerza, City of
Havana, year 1577
NETHERLANDS
10 Guilders (1997)
OBVERSE and REVERSE: Abstract geometrical
designs of radio schema,
resistors etc.
WATERMARK: Common Kingfisher (Alcedo
Atthis ispida/Ijsvogel)
MONGOLIA
10 Tögrög (2002)/Arvan
MAIN COLOR: Green

OBVERSE: Damdinii Sükhbaatar (1893-
1923, founding member of
the Mongolian People’s Party
and was enshrined as the
“Father of Mongolia’s
Revolution”);
‘Soyombo’ - the national
symbol of Mongolia found in
the flag and emblem;
‘Paiza’ or ‘Gerege’ - a tablet
carried by Mongol officials
and envoy to signify certain
privileges and authority. It
enabled Mongol nobles and
officials to demand goods
and services from civilian
populations
REVERSE: Mountainous landscape and
horses eating grass
WATERMARK: Chinggis Khaan head profile
MONGOLIA
20 Tögrög (2002)/Horin
MAIN COLOR: Reddish purple
OBVERSE: Damdinii Sükhbaatar (1893-
1923); Soyombo; Paiza
REVERSE: Mountainous landscape and
horses eating grass
WATERMARK: Chinggis Khaan head profile
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE

CONGO (DRC)/ ZAIRE
50 New Makuta/Nouveaux/
Makuta/Zaire (1993)
MAIN COLOR: Red and green
OBVERSE: Mobutu Sese Seko (1930-
1997, Congolese politician
and military officer and
President of Zaire 1965-
1997. He seized power in a
1965 coup and ruled for
some 32 years before being
ousted in a rebellion in
1997); leaping leopard; DRC
since 1971 and its coat of
arms
REVERSE: Zairean chieftain or sorcerer;
fishermen operating a
primitive and effective
fishing facility with stick nets
WATERMARK: Mobutu Sese Seko head
profile
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
50 Congolese Francs (2007)
MAIN COLOR: Lilac and brown
OBVERSE: Tshokwe female mask
“Mwana Pwo”; Banque
Centrale Du Congo (BCC)
logo
REVERSE: Fishermen’s village along the
Congo River
WATERMARK: Okapi head
SCOTLAND
5 Pounds
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832,
Scottish historical novelist,
poet, playwright);
The Bank of Scotland
Headquarters on the Mound,
Edinburgh, its coat of arms
and logo
REVERSE: Vignette of the “Brig o’
Doon”, sometimes called the
‘Auld Brig’ or ‘Old Bridge of
Doon, is a late medieval
bridge in Ayrshire, Scotland
SCOTLAND
10 Pounds
MAIN COLOR: Brown
OBVERSE: Sir Walter Scott; The Bank of
Scotland Headquarters on
the Mound, its coat of arms
and logo
REVERSE: Vignette of the “Glenfinnan
Viaduct”, a railway viaduct
on the West Highland Line in
Glenfinnan, Inverness-shire,
Scotland
SCOTLAND
5 Pounds
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Nan Shepherd (1893-1981,
Scottish Modernist writer &
poet) accompanied by a
quote from her book ‘The
Living Mountain’, and the
Cairngorms in the
background; the Royal Bank
of Scotland logo
REVERSE: Two Mackerel and an
excerpt from the Scottish
Gaelic poem ‘The Choice’ by
Sorley MacLean
SCOTLAND
10 Pounds
MAIN COLOR: Orange brown
OBVERSE: Mary Somerville (1780-1872,
Scottish science writer and
polymath), with a quote
from her work ‘The
Connection of the Physical
Sciences’; Burntisland beach
in the background
REVERSE: Two otters and an excerpt
from the poem ‘Moorings’ by
Norman MacCaig
SCOTLAND
5 Pounds
MAIN COLOR: Grey and orange
OBVERSE: Lord Ilay (1682-1761,
Scottish nobleman,
politician, lawyer and first
Bank Governor of Royal Bank
of Scotland) portrait painted
in 1744 by the Edinburgh
artist Allan Ramsay; an
engraving of the bank’s
former head-quarters in St.
Andrew Square, Edinburgh;
the background graphic on
both sides of the notes is a
radial star design which is
based on the ornate ceiling
of the banking hall in the old
headquarters building; Royal
coat of arms of Scotland
REVERSE: Image of Culzean Castle - a
castle overlooking the Firth
of Clyde, on the Ayrshire
coast of Scotland
WATERMARK: Lord Ilay head profile
SCOTLAND
20 Pounds
MAIN COLOR: Grey and pink
OBVERSE: Lord Ilay (1682-1761)
portrait by Edinburgh artist
Allan Ramsay; an engraving
of the Royal Bank of Scotland
former headquarters in St.
Andrew Square in Edinburgh;
graphic designs of star; Royal
coat of arms of Scotland
REVERSE: Image of Brodick Castle - a
castle situated outside the
port of Brodick on the Isle of
Arran, an island in the Firth
of Clyde, Scotland
WATERMARK: Lord Ilay head profile
SCOTLAND
10 Pounds
MAIN COLOR: Brown
OBVERSE: Robert Burns (1759-1796,
Scottish poet and lyricist.
Widely regarded as the
“National Poet of Scotland”);
Clydesdale Bank logo
REVERSE: Vignette of Edinburgh Old
and New Towns, 1995
UNESCO World Heritage Site
WATERMARK: Robert Burns head profile;
CANADA
5 Dollars
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1841-
1919, Prime Minister of
Canada 1896-1911); The
West Block of Canadian
Parliament Building; The
Arms of Canada, also known
as the Official Coat of Arms
of Canadian Monarch and
thus also of Canada (since
1921);
Canadian flag in the
background, Maple leaves
REVERSE: Children at sports such as ice
hockey, skating and
tobogganing; Excerpt from
“Le Chandail de Hockey” (The
Hockey Sweater) by Roch
Carrier
CANADA
5 Dollars
(polymer substrate
banknotes - 2013)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1841-
1919, Prime Minister of
Canada 1896-1911) - based
on a photograph in the
collections of Library and
Archives Canada; holographic
metallic foil - the West Block
of Parliament Hill
REVERSE: “Canadarm 2” and “Dextre”,
reflecting Canada’s
contribution to the
International Space Station
program. The depiction of
astronaut represents “all
Canadians who have
contributed to the space
program and the scientific
research conducted on board
the International Space
Station”, and thus omits all
mission and rank
identification other than the
Canadian flag patch; 5 small
stars representing the
denomination and a
rendering of Earth showing
Canada and the Great Lakes
WATERMARK: Sir Wilfrid Laurier
CANADA
10 Dollars
(polymer substrate
banknotes - 2013)
MAIN COLOR: Violet
OBVERSE: John A. Macdonald (1815-
1891, First Prime Minister of
Canada 1867-1873 and 1878-
1891 and one of the Fathers
of Confederation;
holographic metallic foil -
Library of Parliament
REVERSE: the passenger train
“Canadian” passing through
the Canadian Rockies,
symbolizing the country’s
monumental feat of building
a pan-Canadian railway. The
depiction of Canadian
Rockies based on
photographs of several
notable peaks and ridges
namely from the left are the
‘shoulder of Lectern Peak
and Aquila mountain’.
‘Redan, Esplanade and
Gargoyle mountains in the
centre, and ‘Mount Zengel,
part of the Victoria Cross
Range, in the right.
WATERMARK: John A. Macdonald
CANADA
20 Dollars
(polymer substrate
banknotes - 2012)
MAIN COLOR: Green
II; holographic metallic foil -
Tower of Victory and Peace
at the Centre Block of
Parliament; Maple leaves
REVERSE: Canadian National Vimy
Memorial, reflecting the
contributions of Canada in
conflicts throughout its
military history. The
memorial was erected on the
highest point of Vimy Ridge
on land permanently granted
to Canada by the
Government of France in
1922 to honour Canadian
military service during Wolrd
War I; artistic
rendition of Poppy Flowers
and a Canadian flag wavering
WATERMARK: H.M. Queen Elizabeth II
CANADA
10 Dollars
(polymer substrate
banknotes - 2018)
MAIN COLOR: Purple
OBVERSE: Viola Desmond (1914-1965,
Canadian civil rights activist
and businesswoman of Black
Nova Scotian descent); the
background of the portrait is
a colorful rendition of the
street grid of Halifex, Nova
Scotia, including the
waterfront, Citadel, and
Gottingen Street, where
Desmond’s Studio of Beauty
Culture was located; foil
features on the note face
include both the Flag and
Coat of Arms of Canada
REVERSE: The Canadian Museum for
Human Rights in Winnipeg,
Manitoba. Part of the
background pattern mirrors
the museum’s interior
architecture and its ramps
connecting multiple levels. A
foil eagle feather is
symbolizing ideals such as
truth, power and freedom.
The foil window at the base
of the note includes an
iridescent rendering of the
Library of Parliament’s
vaulted dome ceiling, which
can be seen from both sides
of the note.
CANADA
50 Dollars
(polymer substrate
banknotes - 2012)
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: William Lyon Mackenzie King
(1874-1950, Prime Minister
of Canada 1921-1930 and
1935-1948); holographic
metallic foil - Centre Block of
Parliament Hill
REVERSE: Canadian Coast Guard Ship
Amundsen in the Arctic,
reflecting Canada’s northern
frontier and its role in Arctic
research. The syllabic text
appearing above the image
of the ship is the Inuktitut
syllabic representation of the
Inuktitut word ‘ukiuqtaqtuq’,
meaning arctic. The
background contains a
simplified adaptation of a
map of Northern Canada
provided by Natural
Resources Canada and an
artistic rendering of a
navigational compass.
NORTHERN IRELAND
5 Pounds
MAIN COLOR: Blue and violet
OBVERSE: Bank of Ireland name & logo,
below which is a line of
heraldic shields each
representing one of the six
counties of Northern Ireland.
Below this is the depiction of
a seated lady Hibernia figure,
surrounded by the latin
motto of the bank, ‘Bona
Fides Republicae Stabilitas’
(‘Good Faith is the
Cornerstone of the State’);
celtic and floral flax plant
patterns
REVERSE: Old Bushmills Destillery
WATERMARK: Medussas head and Bank of
Ireland logo
NORTHERN IRELAND
10 Pounds
MAIN COLOR: Green and brown
OBVERSE: Northern Bank with money
denomination of 10; John
Boyd Dunlop (1840-1921,
Scottish inventor and
veterinary surgeon who
spent most of his career in
Ireland); a bicycle - a
reminder of the pneumatic
tyres Dunlop reinvented for
his child’s tricycle and
developed them for use in
cycle racing.
REVERSE: Illustration of the Portico of
Belfast City Hall, sculpted by
F.W. Pomeroy
WATERMARK: John Boyd Dunlop head
profile
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1 Dollar
(1999 ‘B’, 2003 ‘L’, 2006 ‘F’ ‘K’ series)
MAIN COLOR: Black and green
OBVERSE: Portrait of George
Washington (1732-1799, the
First President of the United
States of America), painted
by Gilbert Stuart
REVERSE: The Great Seal of the United
States featuring the all-
seeing Eye of Providence, an
American Eagle and a
pyramid, which symbolizes
the United States

1 Dollar
(cotton and linen blend banknotes
- 2009 ‘G’ ‘J’ , 2013 ‘A’ ‘D’ series)
MAIN COLOR: Black and Green
OBVERSE: Portrait of George
Washington (1732-1799, the
First President of the United
States of America), painted
by Gilbert Stuart
REVERSE: The Great Seal of the United
States featuring the all-
seeing Eye of Providence, an
American Eagle and a
pyramid, which symbolizes
the United States
NOTE: Since 1995 the inclusion of “In God We Trust” on all US currency is required by law. It is thought that the
purpose of it was to distinguish the U.S. from ‘godless communism’ Number 13 appears repeatedly in the Great
Seal as well as being the number of original colonies. Throughout the seal the number 13 is used 13 times – in
the number of stars, clouds around the stars, stripes, arrows, leaves and berries in the olive branches, feathers
in the tail, layers of stones in the pyramid, number of letters in ‘E Pluribus Unum’ and ‘Annuit Coeptis’.
2 Dollars
(1995 ‘F’ series)
OBVERSE: Thomas Jefferson (1743-
1826, the Third President of
the United States of America
1801-1809), the principal
author of the United States
Declaration of Independence
REVERSE: Engraved modified
reproduction of the painting
“Signing of the Declaration of
Independence” in 1776
(MDCCLXXVI) (painting by
John Trumbull)

5 Dollars
(1995 ‘E’ series)
MAIN COLOR: Black and Green
OBVERSE: Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865,
the 16th President of the
United States of America
1861-1865), one of the
greatest of all US Presidents,
became the first American
President to be assassinated.
REVERSE: Lincoln Memorial, located on
the National Mall in
Washington, DC (dedicated
on May 30, 1922), designed
by Architect Henry Bacon
Note: 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006 (the portrait of Abraham Lincoln is more towards the left, unlike before in the
center, and with the US Federal Reserve System Emblem on the left-hand area now. Still with oval around the
portrait but some 2006 series, is just the portrait))
5 Dollars
(2006 ‘B’ series)
MAIN COLOR: Black, green and violet.
OBVERSE: Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865,
the 16th President of the
United States of America
1861-1865), one of the
greatest of all US Presidents,
became the First American
President to be assassinated;
American Eagle from the
Great Seal of the United
States as background and US
Federal Reserve System
Emblem
REVERSE: Lincoln Memorial, located on
the National Mall in
Washington DC (dedicated
on May 30, 1922), designed
by Architect Henry Bacon
WATERMARK: Electrotype 1 big and 3 small
‘5’ denomination
Code Letters for the Federal Reserve

Branches:
A1 – Boston, Massachusetts (MA)
G7 – Chicago, Illinois (IL)
B1 – New York, New York (NY)
H8 – Saint Louis, Missouri (MO)
C1 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA)
I9 – Minneapolis, Minnesota (MN)
D1 – Cleveland, Ohio (OH)
J10 – Kansas city, Missouri (MO)
E1 – Richmond, Virginia (VA)
K11 – Dallas, Texas (TX)
F1 – Atlanta, Georgia (GA).
L12 – San Francisco, California (CA)
10 Dollars
(cotton and linen blend
banknotes - 2006 ‘H’ series)
MAIN COLOR: Black and green on beige
underprint
OBVERSE: Alexander Hamilton (1757-
1804, First United States
Secretary of the Treasury);
Statue of Liberty Torch
(replaced in 1986) and the
words ‘We the People” from
The United States
Constitution as background;
US Federal Reserve System
Emblem
REVERSE: United States Treasury in
Washington D. C.
WATERMARK: Alexander Hamilton head
profile

20 Dollars
banknotes - 2009 ‘B’ series)
MAIN COLOR: Green and yellow
OBVERSE: Andrew Jackson (1767-1845,
American General and 7th
President of the United
States of America 1829-
1837); background images of
an eagle and twenty USA in
words; US Federal Reserve
System Emblem
REVERSE: The White House is the
official residence and
workplace of the President of
The United States, in
Pennsylvania Avenue NW in
Washington DC
WATERMARK: Andrew Jackson head profile
50 Dollars
banknotes - 2006 ‘H’ series)
MAIN COLOR: Multicolors
OBVERSE: Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885,
18th President of the United
States of America 1869-1877);
stylized blue and red
background image of the
American Flag. A small silver
blue star was also added to
the lower right of Grant’s
portrait
REVERSE: the U.S. Capitol, home of the
United States Congress and
the seat of the legislative
branch of the US Federal
government, located on
Capitol Hill at the eastern end
of the National Mall in
Washington DC
WATERMARK: Ulysses Grant head profile

100 Dollars
(2006 ‘A’ series)
OBVERSE: Benjamin Franklin (1706-
1790, an American polymath
and one of the Founding
Fathers of the United States,
6th President of the US 1785-
1788); US Federal Reserve
System Emblem
REVERSE: Independence Hall, the
building where both the US
and the US Constitution were
debated and adopted. It is
now the centerpiece of the
Independence National
historical Park in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
WATERMARK: Benjamin Franklin head
profile
100 Dollars
banknotes - 2009 ‘F’ series)
MAIN COLOR: Black and green on bluish-
grey underprint
OBVERSE: Benjamin Franklin (1706-
1790, an American polymath
and one of the Founding
Fathers of the United States,
6th President of the US 1785-
1788); Quill pen and an ink
pot; Excerpt from the United
States Constitution, July 4,
1776
REVERSE: Independence Hall in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
WATERMARK: Benjamin Franklin head
profile
PHILIPPINES
2 Pesos
(New Society series
‘Ang Bagong Lipunan’- 1978-1996)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Jose Rizal (1861-1896,
National Hero of the
Philippines - an
ophthalmologist by
profession but became a
writer and key member of
the Filipino Propaganda
Movement, which advocated
political reforms for the
colony under Spain. Author
of the novels ‘Noli Me
Tangere’ and ‘El
Filibusterismo’.
REVERSE: Philippine Declaration of
Independence on June 12,
1898 in Kawit, Cavite
WATERMARK: Dr. Jose P. Rizal head profile
PHILIPPINES
5 Pesos
(Pilipino Series - 1969-1974)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Andres Bonifacio (1863-
1897, a Filipino
Revolutionary Leader and
the President of the Tagalog
Republic. He is often called
the ‘Father of the Philippine
Revolution. He was one of
the founders and later
‘Supremo’ (Supreme Leader)
of the ‘Kataas-taasang,
Kagalang-galangang
Katipunan ng mga Anak ng
Bayan’ or more commonly
known as the ‘Katipunan’, a
movement which sought the
independence of the
Philippines from Spanish
Colonial rule and started the
Philippine Revolution
REVERSE: ‘Sanduguan’ or Blood
compact of the Katipuneros
WATERMARK: Andres Bonifacio head
profile
PHILIPPINES
10 Pesos
(cotton-linen blend banknotes;
New Design/BSP Series - 1998-2002)
MAIN COLOR: Brown
OBVERSE: Portraits of Apolinario
Mabini (1864-1903, Filipino
Revolutionary leader,
educator and statesman and
regarded as the ‘Brain of the
Revolution’) and Andres
Bonifacio (1863-1897 ‘Father
of the Philippine Revolution);
Katipunan flag; ‘Kartilya ng
Katipunan’ - teachings of the
Katipunan by Emilio Jacinto;
Malolos constitution - the
basic law of the First
Philippine Republic
REVERSE: Barasoain Church, officially
as the Our Lady of Mount
Carmel Parish, a Roman
Catholic church built in 1888
in Malolos, Bulacan and the
Seat of the First Philippine
Republic; Blood Compact of
Katipuneros
WATERMARK: Apolinario Mabini and
Andres Bonifacio head
profile
PHILIPPINES
10 Pesos
MAIN COLOR: Brown
OBVERSE: Apolinario Mabini (1864-
1903, Filiipino Revolutionary
leader and regarded as the
‘Sublime Paralytic’ and ‘Brain
of the Revolution’)
REVERSE: Barasoain Church, built in
1888 in Malolos, Bulacan and
the Seat of the First
Philippine Republic
WATERMARK: Apolinario Mabini head
profile
PHILIPPINES
20 Pesos
MAIN COLOR: Orange
OBVERSE: Manuel Luis Quezon (1878-
1944, Filipino statesman who
served as President of the
Commonwealth of the
Philippines from 1935-1944,
and as the second President
of the Philippines, after
Emilio Aguinaldo.
REVERSE: Malacañan Palace is the
official residence and the
principal workplace of the
President of the Philippines
WATERMARK: Manuel L. Quezon head
profile
PHILIPPINES
20 Pesos
(New Design/BSP Series - 1985-1992)
MAIN COLOR: Orange
OBVERSE: Manuel L. Quezon (1878-
Commonwealth of the
Philippines from 1935-1944);
Declaration of ‘Filipino’ as
the National Language of the
Philippines hence Quezon
likewise best remembered
as the ‘Father of Philippine
Language’;The 1935
Constitution of the
Philippines served as the
fundamental law of the land
from 1935 to 1972; Coat of
Arms of the Commonwealth
of the Philippines
Reserve: Malacañan Palace is the
official residence and the
principal workplace of the
President of the Philippines
PHILIPPINES
20 Pesos
(New Generation Currency ‘NGC’
series - 2010-2018)
MAIN COLOR: Orange
DIMENSION: 161 X 66
OBVERSE: Manuel L. Quezon (1878-
Commonwealth of the
Philippines from 1935-1944);
Declaration of ‘Filipino’ as
the National Language of the
Philippines; Malacañan
Palace, the official residence
and principal workplace of
the President of the
Philippines
REVERSE: Banaue Rice Terraces are
terraces that were carved
into the mountains of Ifugao;
Palm civet (Paradoxurus
hermaphroditus
philippinensis); Map of the
Philippines with markings
where the Sites can be
located; indigenous weave
design from the Cordillera
Administrative Region
WATERMARK: Manuel L. Quezon;
PHILIPPINES
50 Pesos
(New Design/BSP Series - 2008)
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: Sergio Osmeña Sr. (1878-
1961, Fourth President of the
Philippines 1944-1946,
Founder of the Nacionalista
Party and first Visayan to
become a President)
REVERSE: National Museum of Fine
Arts, a neoclassical building
built in 1921 and used to be
the Old Legislative Building
WATERMARK: Sergio Osmeña Sr. head
profile
PHILIPPINES
50 Pesos
(New Design/BSP Series –
Commemorative Notes 2012)
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: Sergio Osmeña Sr. (1878-
Philippines 1944-1946);
ASEAN logo - 1967-2012 The
Philippines as Founding
Member of ASEAN
REVERSE: National Museum of Fine Arts
profile
PHILIPPINES
50 Pesos
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: Sergio Osmeña Sr (1878-
PDIC logo inside 50 years
1963-2013 (Philippine
Deposit Insurance
Corporation
Arts
profile
PHILIPPINES
50 Pesos
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: Sergio Osmeña Sr (1878-
Trinity University of Asia,
also known as TUA or simply
Trinity, is a non-sectarian
University located in Quezon
city, Philippines established
in 1963. It’s their 50 Years on
2013
Arts
WATERMARK: Sergio Osmeña Sr head
profile
PHILIPPINES
50 Pesos
(New Generation
Currency Series - 2010)
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: President Sergio Osmeña
(1878-1961, 4th President of
the Commonwealth of the
Philippines 1944-1946) First
National Assembly in 1907.
The Assembly was
inaugurated on October 16,
1907 with Sergio Osmeña as
Speaker of the Assembly;
Featuring US General
Douglas MacArthur, his men
and Leyte Landing in 1944 is
the Leyte Landing Memorial
in Red Beach, Palo, Leyte;
Philippine coat of arms; BSP
logo (Bangko Sentral ng
Pilipinas/Central Bank)
REVERSE: Map outline of the
Philippines; Taal Lake, Taal
Caldera, Volcano Island,
Main Crater Lake and Vulcan
Point in the province of
Batangas; Maliputo or
Trevally (Caranx ignobilis)
fish that lives in Taal Lake;
Hand embroidery from Taal,
Batangas
WATERMARK: Sergio Osmeña head profile;
PHILIPPINES
100 Pesos
MAIN COLOR: Violet
OBVERSE: Manuel A. Roxas (1892-1948,
fifth President of the
Philippines 1946-1948. He
briefly served as the third
and last President of the
Commonwealth of the
Philippines from May 28 to
July 4, 1946 and then
became the first President of
the independent Third
Philippine Republic after the
United States ceded its
sovereignty over the
Philippines.); Inauguration of
the Third Philippine Republic
(see below and right)
REVERSE: Old and Current
Headquarters of the Bangko
Sentral ng Pilipinas in Manila
WATERMARK: Manuel A. Roxas head profile
PHILIPPINES
100 Pesos
Commemorative Notes - 2008)
MAIN COLOR: Violet
First President of the
independent Third Philippine
Republic); Inauguration of
the Third Philippine Republic;
Centennial Anniversary of
the University of the
Philippines established on
June 18, 1908.
PHILIPPINES
100 Pesos
MAIN COLOR: Violet
University of the Philippines
College of Law 1911-2011
PHILIPPINES
100 Pesos
MAIN COLOR: Violet
100 Years of Lasallian
Presence in the Philippines
1911-2011
`Sentral ng Pilipinas in Manila
PHILIPPINES
100 Pesos
MAIN COLOR: Violet
75th Diamond Years of
Ateneo de Manila University
School of Law
PHILIPPINES
100 Pesos
MAIN COLOR: Violet
100 Year Plan of
Freemasonry of the
Philippines
PHILIPPINES
100 Pesos
MAIN COLOR: Violet
Celebrating 100 Years of
Filipino Hospitality and
World Class Service of Manila
Hotel. Opened its door to the
public on July 4, 1912.
PHILIPPINES
100 Pesos
(New Generation
MAIN COLOR: Violet
OBVERSE: President Manuel Acuña
Roxas (1892-1948, the First
President of the independent
Third Republic of the
Philippines; Building of the
Central Bank of the
Philippines Headquarter in
1949 in Manila; Inauguration
of the Third Republic on the
4th July 1946; Philippine coat
of arms; Central Bank logo
Philippines; Whale Shark
(Rhincodon typus); Mayon
Volcano in
Legazpi city on the island of
Luzon
WATERMARK: Manuel A. Roxas head
profile; electrotype ‘100’
PHILIPPINES
200 Pesos
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Diosdado P. Macapagal Sr.
(1910-1997, ninth President
of the Philippines, 1961-
1965); Aguinaldo Shrine in
Kawit, Cavite, where the
Philippine Declaration of
Independence from Spain
was declared on June 12,
1898
REVERSE: EDSA People Power 2001
and the inauguration of
President Gloria Macapagal-
Arroyo, 14th President of the
Philippines 2001-2010
WATERMARK: Diosdado P. Macapagal Sr.
head profile
PHILIPPINES
200 Pesos
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Diosdado P. Macapagal Sr.
the Philippines); Aguinaldo
Shrine in Kawit, Cavite,
where the Philippine
from Spain was declared on
June 12, 1898;
UST Quadricentennial
Celebration or 400th year
Anniversary 1611-2011
REVERSE: EDSA People Power 2001
and the inauguration of
President Gloria Macapagal-
Arroyo, 14th President of the
Philippines 2001-2010
WATERMARK: Diosdado P. Macapagal Sr.
head profile
PHILIPPINES
200 Pesos
(New Generation
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Diosdado Pangan Macapagal
the Philippines); Aguinaldo
Shrine in Kawit, Cavite,
where the Independence of
the Philippines from Spain
was declared on June 12,
1898; Philippine coat of
arms; Barasoain Roman
Catholic in Malolos city,
Bulacan, also known as Our
Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish
and as the Cradle of
Democracy in the East, the
most important religious
building in the Philippines,
and the site of the First
Philippine Republic; Central
Bank logo
Philippines; Philippine Tarsier
(Tarsius syrichta); Chocolate
Hills in Carmen, Bohol
province
WATERMARK: Diosdado P. Macapagal head
PHILIPPINES
500 Pesos
MAIN COLOR: Yellow
OBVERSE: Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. (1932-
1983, Filipino politician who
served as a Senator of the
Philippines 1967-1972 and
Governor of the province of
Tarlac); BSAJ typewriter;
Philippine flag
REVERSE: Aquino as a journalist for the
Manila Times holding a
Rolleiflex camera (in front of
an article about “1st Cav”
and the Partition of Korea);
Study Now, Pay Later
education program;
Concepcion, Tarlac town hall,
Tarlac Provincial Capitol,
1986 People Power
Revolution
WATERMARK: Benigno S. Aquino, Jr
PHILIPPINES
500 Pesos
MAIN COLOR: Yellow
Tarlac);
60th Year Central Banking in
the Philippines 1949-2009
Manila Times; Study Now,
Pay Later education
program; Conception, Tarlac
town hall, Tarlac Provincial
Capitol; 1986 People Power
Revolution
WATERMARK: Benigno S. Aquino, Jr
PHILIPPINES
500 Pesos
(New Design/BSP Series
MAIN COLOR: Yellow
Tarlac);
Manila 2012 - 45th Annual
Meeting of the Board of
Governors of Asian
Development Bank
Manila Times; Study Now,
Pay Later education
program; Concepcion, Tarlac
town hall, Tarlac Provincial
Capitol; 1986 People Power
Revolution
WATERMARK: Benigno S. Aquino, Jr.
PHILIPPINES
500 Pesos
(New Generation
MAIN COLOR: Yellow
OBVERSE: Corazon C. Aquino, Benigno
S. Aquino, Jr., EDSA People
Power I; Benigno Aquino
Monument in Makati city
Philippines; blue-naped
Parrot (Tanygnathus
lucionensis); Subterranean
Underground River in Puerto
Princesa, Palawan; Southern
Philippines cloth design
WATERMARK: Corazon Aquino and Benigno
Aquino, Jr. head profile;
PHILIPPINES
1,000 Pesos
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Jose Abad Santos (1886-
1942, 5th Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of the
Philippines and served as
acting President of the
Philippines during World War
II), Vicente Lim (1888-1944,
World War II Filipino
General), and Josefa Llanes
Escoda (1889-1945, Filipino
advocate of women’s
suffrage and was founder of
the Girl Scouts of the
Philippines); eternal flame
REVERSE: Banaue Rice Terraces in
Banaue, Ifugao representing
Luzon; “Manunggul”, a
boatmen journeying into
eternity, representing
Visayas and “Langgal”, a
Muslim mosque representing
Mindanao
WATERMARK: Jose Abad Santos, Vicente
Lim and Josefa Escoda head
profile
PHILIPPINES
1,000 Pesos
MAIN COLOR: Blue
1942), Vicente Lim (1888-
1944) and Josefa Escoda
(1889-1945); eternal flame;
60 Years of Central Banking
in the Philippines 1949-2009
REVERSE: Banaue rice Terraces in
Banaue, Ifugao representing
Luzon; “Manunggul”, a
boatmen journeying into
eternity, representing
Visayas and “Langgal”, a
Muslim mosque representing
Mindanao
Lim and Josefa Escoda head
profile
PHILIPPINES
1,000 Pesos
(New Generation
MAIN COLOR: Light Blue
1942, 5th Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of the
Philippines and served as
acting President of the
Philippines during World War
II), Vicente Lim (1888-1944,
World War II Filipino
General), and Josefa Llanes
Escoda (1889-1945, Filipino
advocate of women’s
suffrage and was Founder of
the girl Scouts of the
Philippines); Centennial
celebration of Philippine
Independence
REVERSE: Tubbataha Reefs Natural
Park in Sulu Sea; South sea
pearl (Pinctada maxima);
Mindanao design for Tinalak
(Ikat-dyed abaca)
Lim and Josefa Escoda in
head profile; Electrotype
‘1000’
NORWAY
50 Kroner
(1994-2020 Series VII - ‘2008’)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
(1812-1885, writer and
collector of Norwegian
Folktales
REVERSE: Water lilies in tarn, inspired
by folktale ‘Summer Night’ in
Krogskoven
WATERMARK: Peter Asbjørnsen head
NORWAY
100 Kroner
(1994-2020 Series VII - ‘1995’)
MAIN COLOR: Purple
OBVERSE: Kirsten Flagstad (1895-1962,
opera singer and first
director of the Norwegian
National Opera. This note
was upgraded with a
holographic metal foil stripe
REVERSE: Main Hall of Folketeatret,
formerly the venue of the
Norwegian National Opera
WATERMARK: Kirsten Flagstad head profile;
NORWAY
200 Kroner
(1994-2020 Series VII - ‘1994’)
1st Norwegian
200 kroner note issued
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Kristian Birkeland (1867-
1917, magnetism researcher,
inventor, and co-founder of
Norsk Hydro). This note was
upgraded with a holographic
foil stripe. A stylized pattern
of the aurora borealis and a
very large snowflake.
Birkeland’s ‘terella’
experiment, which consisted
of a small, magnetized
sphere representing the
Earth suspended in an
evacuated box, is shown on
the left
REVERSE: a map of the north polar
regions including Scandinavia
to the right and northern
Canada to the left. A ring
encircling the magnetic dip
pole (located near Resolute,
Canada) symbolizes the
location of auroral
phenomena including the
satellite-determined
statistical location of
Birkeland currents.
Birkeland’s original depiction
of field-aligned currents
published in 1908 is shown in
the lower right corner.
IRAQ
25 Dinars
(1990-2003 series - ‘1986’)
MAIN COLOR: Green and brown
OBVERSE: Saddam Hussein (1937-2006,
fifth President of Iraq 1979-
2003); Battle of Qadisiyah
REVERSE: Al-Shaheed Monument, also
known as the Martyr’s
Memorial, a monument
designed by Iraqi sculptor,
Ismail Fatah Al Turk, and is
situated in the Iraqi capital,
Baghdad
WATERMARK: Saddam Hussein head profile
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA

10 Dinara (1992)
MAIN COLOR: Purple pink
OBVERSE: Mostar Stone Arch Bridge
REVERSE: 10 Dinara denomination
WATERMARK: repeated diamonds
25 Dinara (1992)
MAIN COLOR: Grey and blue
OBVERSE: Austro-Hungarian
condominium of Bosnia and
Herzegovina 1878-1918 coat
of arms

50 Dinara (1992)
MAIN COLOR: Red violet
OBVERSE: Mostar Stone Arch Bridge
100 Dinara (1992)
MAIN COLOR: Grey and green
OBVERSE: Austro-Hungarian
condominium of Bosnia and
Herzegovina 1878-1918 coat
of arms

10 Convertible Marks (2012)
MAIN COLOR: Orange brown and light grey
OBVERSE: Aleksa Šantic (1868-1924,
Bosnian Serb poet)
REVERSE: Broken loaf of bread
WATERMARK: repetitive ‘CBBH’ in latin and
Cyrillic letters
50 Convertible Marks (2008)
MAIN COLOR: Purple on lilac
OBVERSE: Jovan Ducic (1871-1943,
Herzegovinian Serb poet,
writer and diplomat)
REVERSE: Spectacles, book, pen
WATERMARK: central bank monogram
‘CBBH’ in latin and Cyrillic
letters
BHUTAN
1 Ngultrum (1981)
OBVERSE: Two dragons; The
Government Crest: Bhutan
dharma wheel
REVERSE: Simtokha Dzong - also known
as Sangak Zabdhon
Phodrang, built in 1629 as a
former Buddhist Monastery,
now it houses one of the
premier ‘Dzongha’ language
learning institutes.
BHUTAN
1 Ngultrum (2006)
MAIN COLOR: Blue, red and green
OBVERSE: two dragons and a Bhutan
dharma wheel
REVERSE: Simtokha Dzong
BHUTAN
2 Ngultrum (1986)
MAIN COLOR: Brown, green and violet
OBVERSE: two dragons and a Bhutan
dharma wheel
REVERSE: Simtokha Dzong
BHUTAN
5 Ngultrum (1985)
MAIN COLOR: Orange
OBVERSE: mythological birds; Bhutan
dharma wheel
REVERSE: Rinpung Dzong (Paro Dzong)
Monastery - a large Buddhist
Monastery and fortress of
the Drukpa Lineage of the
Kagyu School in Paro district.
BHUTAN
10 Ngultrum (2000)
MAIN COLOR: Purple
OBVERSE: Bhutan Government Crest;
Dungkar (conch), one of the
eight lucky signs; Jigme
Singye Wangchuck (1929-
1972, ‘Druk Gyalpo’ or Head
of State of Bhutan or King.
He began to open Bhutan to
the outside world, began
modernization, and took the
first steps toward
democratization.
REVERSE: Rinpung Dzong – a large
Buddhist Monastery and
fortress of the Drukpa
lineage of the Kagyu School
in Paro district
BANGLADESH
2 Taka (1988)
MAIN COLOR: Orange and green
OBVERSE: ‘Shaheed Minar’ - a national
monument in Dhaka,
Bangladesh, established to
commemorate those killed
during the Bengali Language
Movement demonstrations
of 1952 in the East Pakistan
REVERSE: National bird, the ‘Doyel’ or
Magpie robin
WATERMARK: Head of a Royal Bengal tiger
IRAN
200 Rials (1981/85 series)
MAIN COLOR: blue green
OBVERSE: Jame Mosque of Yazd - a
grand congregational
mosque, within the Yazd
province of Iran
REVERSE: Agricultural workers
WATERMARK: Ruhollah Khomeini
IRAN
500 Rials (1981/85 series)
MAIN COLOR: Gray green
OBVERSE: Friday prayers
REVERSE: University of Tehran main
entrance - designed in 1965
by Korosh Farzami
WATERMARK: Ruhollah Khomeini head
profile
IRAN
1,000 Rials
(1992 - current series)
MAIN COLOR: Brown
OBVERSE: Ruhollah Khomeini (1902-
1989, also known in Western
world as Ayatollah Khomeini,
founder of the Islamic
Republic of Iran and the
leader of the 1979 Iranian
Revolution. First Supreme
Leader of Iran 1979-1989);
Imam Reza Shrine in Mashad
REVERSE: Dome of the Rock - an
Islamic shrine located on the
Temple Mount in the Old city
of Jerusalem. Also known as
Masjid Qubbat Al-
Sakhra/Qubbat As Sakhra
WATERMARK: Ruhollah Khomeini head
profile
AFGHANISTAN
1 Afghani (2002 series)
MAIN COLOR: Pink
OBVERSE: Seal of Da Afghanistan Bank
with Eucratides I - era coin or
ancient Greek coin and a
cornucopia (curved, hollow
goat’s horn or horn of plenty,
a symbol of abundance and
nourishment
REVERSE: Mosque in Mazari sharif, 4th
largest city in Afghanistan.
The ‘Blue Mosque’ also
known as the Shrine of
Hazrat Ali, the site is also
where many pilgrims
annually celebrate Nowruz
(Persian New Year).
WATERMARK: Tomb of Ahmad Shah
Durrani
AFGHANISTAN
2 Afghani (2002 series)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Seal of da Afghanistan Bank
with Eucratides I - era coin
and a cornucopia
REVERSE: the Arch of Victory at Paghman, a
town in the hills near Kabul
(Afghanistan Capital)
REVERSE: Tomb of ahmad Shah Durrani
AFGHANISTAN
100 Afghanis (1978 series)
MAIN COLOR: Pink
OBVERSE: Seal of Da Afghanistan Bank;
a peasant
REVERSE: hydroelectric dam power
station
AFGHANISTAN
500 Afghanis (1978 series)
OBVERSE: Seal of Da Afghanistan Bank;
“Buzkashi” players (Buzkashi
- a Central Asian sport in
which horse-mounted
players attempt to place a
goat or calf carcass in a goal)
REVERSE: ‘Bala Hissar’ Fortress, an
ancient fortress located in
the south of the old city of
Kabul, Afghanistan (5th
century AD)
KYRGYZSTAN
1 Tyiyn (1993 - First series)
MAIN COLOR: Pinkish red
OBVERSE: Kyrgyz Eagle
REVERSE: National Ornament
KYRGYZSTAN
50 Tyiyn (1993 - First series)
OBVERSE: Kyrgyz Eagle
REVERSE: National Ornament
KYRGYZSTAN
1 Som (1999 - Third series)
MAIN COLOR: Yellow orange
OBVERSE: Abdylas Maldybaev (1906-
1978, Kyrgyz composer, actor
and operatic tenor Singer. He
is one of the composers of
the state anthem of the
Kirghiz SSR)
REVERSE: ‘Komuz’, an ancient fretless
string instrument used in
Central Asian Music; and ‘Kyl
kyyak’, another string
instrument used in Kyrgyz
music.
It has 2 strings, one to
provide melody and the
other resonance. Played
vertically with a bow and can
be played on a horseback; at
the background is the
building of the Kyrgyz State
Philharmonic Hall in Bishkek
ZAMBIA
2 Kwacha (1980-1988)
MAIN COLOR: Green on multicolor
underprint
OBVERSE: President Kenneth David
Kaunda (born 1924, First
President of Zambia 1964-
91);
African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus
vocifer), the national bird of
Zambia; Zambian coat of
arms; flowers
REVERSE: Education: teacher with
student and a school building
WATERMARK: President Kenneth Kaunda
head profile
ZAMBIA
5 Kwacha (1980-1988)
MAIN COLOR: Brown on multicolor
underprint
OBVERSE: President Kenneth David
Kaunda (born 1924, First
President of Zambia 1964-
91);
African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus
vocifer), the national bird of
Zambia; Zambian coat of
arms
REVERSE: Hydroelectric dam
WATERMARK: President Kenneth Kaunda
head profile
ZAMBIA
20 Kwacha (1992)
MAIN COLOR: Green with multicolor
underprint.
OBVERSE: African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus
vocifer); Zambia coat of
arms; Sugar Plum or
Mahobohobo tree
REVERSE: Head of a Kudu Antelope;
Zambia State House building
with flag in Lusaka; Freedom
Statue in Lusaka (a depiction
of a man breaking his chains
symbolizes the country’s
break with colonial bondage
and was erected to celebrate
Zambia’s independence in
1964.)
WATERMARK: African Fish Eagle headshot
ZAMBIA
50 Kwacha (2008)
MAIN COLOR: Red with multicolor
underprint
OBVERSE: African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus
vocifer); Zambia coat of
arms; Sausage Tree (Kigelia
pinnata)- a unique tree
native to tropical regions of
Africa which bears hundreds
of huge sausage-like fruits
that hang down from the
limbs on long, rope-like
stalks
REVERSE: Head of a Zebra; Copper
refining at Nkana Mine;
Freedom Statue in Lusaka
WATERMARK: African Fish Eagle headshot
PERU
10 Intis (1987)
MAIN COLOR: Pink and blue
OBVERSE: Manuel Ricardo Palma
Soriano (1833-1919,
Peruvian author, scholar,
librarian and politician); Peru
coat of arms
REVERSE: Indian farmer digging; cotton
picker
WATERMARK: Manuel Palma head profile
NICARAGUA
1 Centavo de Cordoba (1991)
MAIN COLOR: Violet
OBVERSE: Francisco Hernandez de
Cordoba (1475 -1526,
Founder of Nicaragua and in
particular two Nicaraguan
cities: Leon and Granada.
The currency of Nicaragua is
named the ‘cordoba’ in his
memory)
REVERSE: Nicaragua’s coat of arms;
‘Sacuanjoche’ (Plumeria)
grows on a conical tree that
flowers around May.
Nicaragua’s national flower
NICARAGUA
5 Centavos de Cordobas (1991)
MAIN COLOR: Red violet
OBVERSE: Francisco Hernandez de
Cordoba (1475-1526,
Founder of Nicaragua)
REVERSE: Nicaragua’s coat of arms;
‘Sacuanjoche’ – Nicaragua’s
national flower
NIGERIA
5 Naira
MAIN COLOR: Desert sand/Tan
OBVERSE: Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa
Balewa (1912-1966,
educationist and First Prime
Minister of Nigeria 1957-
1966); Central Bank of
Nigeria emblem
REVERSE: Nkpokiti drummers from the
South Eastern part of
Nigeria; Nigerian map
Outline in national flag
colors; Nigerian coat of arms
WATERMARK: Central Bank Logo
MOZAMBIQUE
50 Meticais
MAIN COLOR: Brown
OBVERSE: Military activities and
training - troops marching
with arms raised; Haubitzes
and rocket launchers; flag
hoisting ceremony;
Mozambique coat of arms
REVERSE: Apartheid System in the
African nations: a system of
legislation that upheld
Segregationist policies
against non-white citizens of
South Africa
ZIMBABWE
1 Dollar (2007)
MAIN COLOR: Violet
OBVERSE: Chiremba balancing rocks in
Epworth near Harare. A
geomorphological feature of
igneous rocks found in many
parts of Zimbabwe in
particular at Matopos
National Park
REVERSE: Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-
Tunya (the smoke that
thunders) on Zambezi river;
Water buffalo (Bubalus
bubalis)
WATERMARK: stone-carved Zimbabwe Bird
is the national emblem of
Zimbabwe, appearing on the
national flags and coat of
arms of both Zimbabwe and
Rhodesia; Electrotype ‘1’
ZIMBABWE
5 Dollars (2009)
OBVERSE: Chiremba balancing rocks in
Epworth near Harare; cattle
and pigs in underprint
throughout the note;
Zimbabwe bird in colour-shift
paint
REVERSE: Tigerfish (Hydrocynus
vittatus); Kariba Dam on
Zambezi river
WATERMARK: None
TURKMENISTAN
50 Manat (2005)
MAIN COLOR: Violet
OBVERSE: Saparmurat Niyazov (1940-
2006, ‘Turkmenbasy’ was a
Turkmen politician who
served as Tukmenistan First
President 1990-2006;
Turkmeni coat of arms
REVERSE: Golden Horse “Yanardag” is
an Akhal-Teke stallion,
owned by President
Saparmurat Niyazov;
Hippodrome
WATERMARK: Saparmurat Niyazov head
profile
TURKMENISTAN
100 Manat (2005)
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: Saparmurat Niyazov (1940-
2006, First President of
Turkmenistan 1990-2006;
Turkmeni coat of arms
REVERSE: Central Bank building; coins
WATERMARK: Saparmurat Niyazov head
profile
BURUNDI
10 Francs (2005)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Map outline and Coat of
arms of Burundi
REVERSE: Spiral pattern and money
denomination ‘10’
BURUNDI
20 Francs (2005)
MAIN COLOR: Red
OBVERSE: African Dancer
REVERSE: Burundi coat of arms
TAJIKISTAN
1 Rubl (1994)
OBVERSE: Tajikistan coat of arms;
money denomination ‘1’
REVERSE: Majlisi Olíí - is the lower
chamber of the bicameral
national parliament;
National Flag of Tajikistan
WATERMARK: Stars
TAJIKISTAN
5 Diram (1999)
OBVERSE: Arbob Culture Palace is a
building in Khujand,
Tajikistan, the former
headquarters of a Soviet
collective farm, built in the
1950’ and modelled on the
winter gardens of Peterhof,
St. Petersburg; Tajikistan
coat of arms
REVERSE: Sepulchre (tomb) in
Chiluchorchashma locality of
Shahritus district
WATERMARK: Arbob Culture Palace
MYANMAR
1 Kyat (1990)
MAIN COLOR: Orange
OBVERSE: Bogyoke (Major General)
Aung San (1915-1947,
Burmese politician and
revolutionary. He served as
the 5th Premier of the British
Crown Colony of Burma
1946-1947)
REVERSE: Guilloche pattern
WATERMARK: General Aung San head
profile
MYANMAR
1 Kyat (1996)
MAIN COLOR: Blue purple
OBVERSE: Chinthe – lion-like creature
used as an element of
Burmese iconography
REVERSE: Boat rowing at Kandawgyi
Lake, Yangon
WATERMARK: Electrotype ‘BCM’
MYANMAR
5 Kyats (1973)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: General Aung San (1915-
1947)
REVERSE: Palm Tree with climber;
WATERMARK: General Aung San head
profile
MYANMAR
10 Kyats (1995)
MAIN COLOR: Purple
Burmese iconography
REVERSE: A “Karaweik” - Royal regalia
boat
WATERMARK: Chinthe; Electrotype ‘10’
MYANMAR
20 Kyats (1994)
MAIN COLOR: Green
Burmese iconography
REVERSE: People’s Park and Elephant
Fountain, Yangon
WATERMARK: Chinthe; Electrotype ‘20’
MYANMAR
50 Pyas (1991)
MAIN COLOR: Green and violet
OBVERSE: The “Saung”, the musical
instrument also known as
Burmese harp
REVERSE: Ornamental designs
WATERMARK: Electrotype ‘CM’
CZECH REPUBLIC/CZECHIA
20 Koruna (1994)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Premysl Otakar I (1155-1230,
Duke of Bohemia periodically
beginning in 1192, then
acquired the title King of
Bohemia); Seal of King
Otakar
REVERSE: Old coin and Crown
WATERMARK: King Otakar head profile
CZECH REPUBLIC
100 Koruna (1997)
MAIN COLOR: Green and pink
OBVERSE: King Charles IV (1316-1378,
born Wenceslaus, was the
First King of Bohemia to
become Holy Roman
Emperor 1346-1378)
REVERSE: Seal of Charles Universit y -
the oldest and largest
University in Czechia, in
particular in Prague, founded
in 1348; Greater Coat of
arms of Czech Republic
WATERMARK: King Karel IV
CZECH REPUBLIC
200 Koruna (1998)
MAIN COLOR: Brown and orange
OBVERSE: John Amos Comenius (1592-
1670, Czech philosopher,
pedagogue and theologian
from the Margraviate of
Moravia who is considered
the father of modern
Education)
REVERSE: “Orbis Pictus”, an adult’s
hand passing to a child’s
hand. A textbook for children
written by Comenius and
published in 1658; Czech
Republic coat of arms
WATERMARK: John Comenius head profile
CZECH REPUBLIC
500 Koruna (2009)
MAIN COLOR: Brown and pink
OBVERSE: Bozena Nemcova (1820-
1862, Czech writer of the
final phase of the Czech
National Revival movement);
a petal rose
REVERSE: Laureate woman symbolizing
all woman characters in
Nemcova’s books
WATERMARK: Bozena Nemcova head
SWEDEN
20 Krona (2001)
MAIN COLOR: Purple
OBVERSE: Selma Lagerlof (1858-1940,
Swedish author and teacher.
She published her first novel
“Gosta Berling’s Saga” at the
age of 33. She was the first
woman to win the Nobel
prize in Literture); Varmland
landscape; a brief extract
from Gosta Berling’s Saga;
Selma Lagerlof driving the
horse carriage
REVERSE: A passage motif from Selma
Lagerlof’s book Nils
Holgersson’s Wonderful
Journey through Sweden,
with Nils and Marten goose
flying over the flatlands of
Skane, in southern Sweden
WATERMARK: Selma Lagerlof head profile
SWEDEN
50 Krona (2015 series)
MAIN COLOR: Orange
OBVERSE: Axel Evert Taube (1890-1976,
Swedish author, artist,
composer and singer);
Musical Scale and notes; A
sailing ship which reminds of
Evert’s father Carl, a ship’s
captain and Taube sailed the
world and learning sailor’s
songs
REVERSE: Map of Sweden; a
Lighthouse which reminds
too of Evert’s father Carl
being a lighthouse keeper
and loved music from an
early age; Rock Carvings in
Tanum are a collection of
petroglyphs near
Tanumshede, Bohuslan,
declared a World Heritage
Site by UNESCO in 1994;
‘Honeysuckles’ are arching
shrubs or twining vines
common in Eurasia
WATERMARK: Evert Taube head profile;
SWEDEN
50 Krona (2003)
MAIN COLOR: Yellow
OBVERSE: Singer Jenny Lid (1820-1887,
Swedish Nightingale and one
of the most highly regarded
singers of the 19th century);
musical notes (scores) from
Vincenzo Bellani’s opera
‘Norma’; a drawing of
Stockhol’s Old Opera House;
a rose
REVERSE: An excerpt from the score of
Sven-David Sandstrom’s
Pictures for percussion and
orchestra; picture of a silver
harp and its tonal range; the
background depicts a stylized
view of a Swedish landscape
WATERMARK: Jenny Lid head profile;
SWEDEN
100 Krona (2006)
OBVERSE: Naturalist Carl Von Linne
‘Linnaeus’ (1707-1778,
Swedish botanist, zoologist,
and physician who
formalized binomial
nomenclature, the modern
system of naming organism,
hence known as the “Father
of Modern Taxonomy”);
sketch of Linnaeus garden in
Uppsala; sketches of
pollinating plants taken from
Linne’s early work “Praeludia
sponsaliarum Plantarum” on
1729; sketch of a botanical
garden in Uppsala; a foil strip
with a hologram
REVERSE: drawing of a bee pollinating a
flower from a photograph by
Lennart Nilsson
WATERMARK: Carl Von Linne head profile;
SWEDEN
200 Krona
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007,
Swedish director, writer and
producer who worked in
film, television, theatre and
radio); behind the scenes
shot of him working on ‘The
Seventh Seal’; clapperboard,
a film crew and stagelight
REVERSE: Nature scene from the
Swedish region Gotland,
where Bergman had his
Home. Gotland rauks
consists of limestone
representing reefs that
existed in the Silurian period.
Hoburgen is a rauk (sea
stack) area on the southern
tip of Gotland. Most noted
rauks, the “Hoburgsgubben”
(Old Man Hoburg)
WATERMARK: Ingmar Bergman head
NEW ZEALAND
5 Dollars
(polymer banknotes –
2015-2016 new series 7)
MAIN COLOR: Orange
OBVERSE: Sir Edmund Percival Hillary
(1919-2008, New Zealand
mountaineer, explorer and
philanthropist. On May 29,
1953, Hillary and Sherpa
Tenzing Norgay became the
first climbers confirmed to
have reached the summit of
Mount Everest); Mount
Cook/ ‘Aoraki’ is the highest
mountain in New Zealand;
Kaokao patterning
REVERSE: “Hoiho” or
‘Tarakaka’/Yellow-eyed
penguin (Megadyptes
antipodes), species of
penguin endemic to New
Zealand; a glimpse of
Campbell Island, is
mountainous, rising to over
500 metres in the south;
within the Island is a lot of
giant emperor daisy or
Campbell Island daisy
(Pleurophyllum speciosum)
WATERMARK: ‘5’ at the plastic site
NEW ZEALAND
10 Dollars
2015-2016 new series 7)
MAIN COLOR: Blue
OBVERSE: Katherine Wilson Sheppard
(1848-1934, the most
prominent member of the
women’s suffrage movement
in New Zealand and the
country’s most famous
suffragist); white Camellia
flowers; Mangaroa (purapura
whetu) patterning
REVERSE: ‘Whio’ (blue duck)
(Hymenolaimus
malacorhynchos) with
ducklings. A member of the
duck, goose and swan family;
palm-leaf fern or ‘kiokio’, a
species of fern found in New
Zealand; pineapple scrub
NEW ZEALAND
20 Dollars
2015-2016 new series 7)
MAIN COLOR: Green
OBVERSE: Queen Elizabeth II is the
Queen of the United
Kingdom and the other
Commonwealth realms like
New Zealand; New Zealand
Parliament buildings are on a
45,000 square metre site at
the northern end of Lambton
Quay, Wellington; Poutama
patterning
REVERSE: ‘Karearea’ in Maori or the
only New Zealand falcon
(Falco Linnaeus); a view of
‘Tapuae-o-Uenuku’, formerly
Mount Tapuaenuku, the
highest peak in the northeast
of New Zealand’s South
Island; ‘Pachystegia’ is a
genus of shrubs in the daisy
family, known as
“Marlborough rock daisies”,
with distinctive leathery
leaves and daisy-like flowers
usually found in the South
Island
NEW ZEALAND
50 Dollars
2015-2016 new series 7)
MAIN COLOR: Purple
OBVERSE: Sir Apirana Ngata (1874-
1950, a prominent New
Zealand statesman. Often
been described as the
foremost Maori politician to
have ever served in
Parliament); Porourangi
Meeting House which stands
majestically at the foot of
Puputa Hill; Poutama
patterning
REVERSE: ‘Kōkako’ or blue wattled
crow make up of two species
of endangered forest birds
which are endemic to New
Zealand, the North Island
kōkako (Callaeas wilsoni) and
presumably extinct South
Island kōkako (Callaeas
cinereus);
Pureora Forest Park is a 760-
sq km protected area in the
North Island of New Zealand.
Within its rich rain forest are
abundance of 1,000 year old
‘podocarp’ trees; ‘Entoloma
hochstetteri is a species of
mushroom in New Zealand
and India. The small
mushroom is a distinctive all-
blue color, while the gills
have a slight reddish tint
from the spores.

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WORLD

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

MAIN COLOR: Red-violet.

OBVERSE: Man with hat and

REVERSE: Spiral patterns/Tapestry

OBVERSE: ‘Bugis phinisi’ , a traditional

REVERSE: Erupting ‘Son of Mountain’

WATERMARK: Ki Hajar Dewantara (1st

OBVERSE: Prince Antasari of Banjar

REVERSE: Dayak traditional dance

WATERMARK: Prince Antasari head in profile

OBVERSE: Tuanku Imam Bondjol (1772-

REVERSE: Songket weaver, Pandai

WATERMARK: Tjut Njak Meutia (National

MAIN COLOR: Purple

OBVERSE: Sri Sultan Hamengku

REVERSE: Borobudur, 9th century

WATERMARK: Wage Rudolf Supratman

OBVERSE: Oto Iskandar di Nata (1897-

REVERSE: Cotton pickers in a Tea

WATERMARK: Portrait of Oto Iskandar di

OBVERSE: Nikola Tesla (1856-1943,

REVERSE: His figure on the back & a

WATERMARK: Portrait of Nikola Tesla

OBVERSE: Portrait of Nadezda Petrovic

REVERSE: Her figure on the back &

WATERMARK: Portrait of Nadezda Petrovic

OBVERSE: Jovan Cvijic (1865-1927,

REVERSE: His figure on the back &

WATERMARK: Portrait of Jovan Cvijic

OBVERSE: Dorde Vajfert (1850-1937,

REVERSE: Image of Dorde Vajfert

WATERMARK: Portrait of Dorde Vajfert

OBVERSE: Nikola Tesla (1856-1943,

REVERSE: Nikola Tesla Museum in

WATERMARK: Symmetrical diamond grid-

OBVERSE: Vuk Karadzic (1787-1864,

REVERSE: Tronosa Monastery; Vuk

WATERMARK: Symmetrical diamond grid-

OBVERSE: Petar II Petrovic Njegos

REVERSE: Cetinje Monastery

WATERMARK: Symmetrical diamond

OBVERSE: A Serbian Girl

REVERSE: Federal Parliament of Serbia

WATERMARK: Portrait of the Serbian Girl

OBVERSE: Dositej Obradovic (1739-

REVERSE: Hopovo Monastery (Serbian

WATERMARK: Symmetrical diamond grid-

OBVERSE: Dorde Petrovic ‘Karadorde’

REVERSE: Krusedol Monastery - used to

WATERMARK: Symmetrical diamond grid-

OBVERSE: Mihajlo Pupin (1858-1935,

REVERSE: Telephone Exchange building

WATERMARK: Symmetrical diamond grid-

OBVERSE: Jovan Cvijic (1865-1927,

REVERSE: University of Belgrade (built