List of motifs on banknotes


This is a list of current motifs on the banknotes of different countries. The customary design of banknotes in most countries is a portrait of a notable citizen on the front and a different motif on the back - often something relating to that person. One exception to this is the euro banknotes, where non-existent architectural structures have been chosen to avoid the impression of a national bias. Even though most banknotes have more than one motif on each side, only the main motifs are described here.

Albania

The official currency of Albania is the Albanian lek. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
ALL 100Fan S. NoliFirst Albanian Parliament building
ALL 200Naim FrashëriBirthplace of Naim Frashëri
ALL 500Ismail QemaliVlorë independence building
ALL 1,000Pjetër BogdaniChurch of Vau
ALL 2,000GentiusAmphitheatre at Butrinto, yellow gentian
ALL 5,000SkanderbegKrujë Castle

Argentina

The official currency of Argentina is the Argentine peso. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
ARS 1Carlos Pellegrini
Argentine National Congress
ARS 2Bartolomé MitreMitre Museum
ARS 5José de San MartínCerro de la Gloria, Mendoza
ARS 10Manuel BelgranoNational Flag Memorial
ARS 20Juan Manuel de RosasBattle of Vuelta de Obligado
ARS 50Domingo Faustino SarmientoCasa de Gobierno
ARS 100Julio Argentino RocaCampaña del Desierto
ARS 100María Eva Duarte de PerónAra Pacis

Australia

The official currency of Australia is the Australian dollar. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
AUD 5Queen Elizabeth IIParliament House
AUD 5Henry ParkesCatherine Helen Spence
AUD 10A. B. 'Banjo' PatersonMary Gilmore
AUD 20Mary ReibeyJohn Flynn
AUD 50David UnaiponEdith Cowan
AUD 100Dame Nellie MelbaSir John Monash

Brazil

The official currency of Brazil is the Brazilian real. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
BRL 2The Republic's EffigyHawksbill turtle
BRL 5The Republic's EffigyGreat egret
BRL 10The Republic's EffigyGreenwing macaw
BRL 20The Republic's EffigyGolden lion tamarin
BRL 50The Republic's EffigyJaguar
BRL 100The Republic's EffigyDusky grouper

Canada

The official currency of Canada is the Canadian dollar. The motifs used on the Frontier Series, the most recent banknotes of the Canadian dollar released by the Bank of Canada, are:
DenominationObverseReverse
CAD 5Wilfrid LaurierCanadarm 2 and Dextre, astronaut in space
CAD 10John A. MacdonaldThe Canadian, mountains
CAD 20Queen Elizabeth IICanadian National Vimy Memorial
CAD 50William Lyon Mackenzie KingCCGS Amundsen
CAD 100Robert BordenMedical research, electrocardiogram track pattern, strand of DNA, woman at a microscope, bottle of insulin

China, People's Republic of

The official currency of China is the Chinese yuan. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
CNY 1Mao ZedongThree Pools Mirroring the Moon at West Lake
CNY 5Mao ZedongMount Tai
CNY 10Mao ZedongThree Gorges of the Yangtze River
CNY 20Mao ZedongScenery of Guilin
CNY 50Mao ZedongPotala Palace
CNY 100Mao ZedongGreat Hall of the People

Colombia

The official currency of Colombia is the Colombian peso. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
COP 1000Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Jorge Eliécer Gaitán and a crowd
COP 2000Francisco de Paula SantanderThe door of the Casa de la moneda
COP 5000José Asunción SilvaHacienda El Paraiso, from the novel Maria
COP 10,000Policarpa SalavarrietaGuaduas main plaza
COP 20,000Julio Garavito ArmeroThe Moon, a reference to the Garavito Crater
COP 50,000Jorge IsaacsA paragraph from the novel María

Croatia

The official currency of Croatia is the Croatian kuna. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
HRK 5Fran Krsto Frankopan and ban Petar ZrinskiCastle in Varaždin
HRK 10Juraj DobrilaArena in Pula
HRK 20Ban Josip JelačićCastle of the Eltz family in Vukovar and Vučedol Dove
HRK 50Ivan GundulićDubrovnik
HRK 100Viceroy Ivan MažuranićChurch of Saint Vitus in Rijeka
HRK 200Stjepan RadićBuilding of the High military command in the Austrian fortress Tvrđa in Osijek
HRK 500Marko MarulićDiocletian's Palace in Split
HRK 1000Ante StarčevićStatue of the medieval king Tomislav and Zagreb cathedral in Zagreb

Czech Republic

The official currency of Czech Republic is the Czech koruna. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
CZK 20Ottokar I. of BohemiaCrown and Seal of Ottokar I. of Bohemia
CZK 50Saint Agnes of BohemiaSt. Salvator's Church ceiling and ornamental letter A
CZK 100Charles IVSeal of Charles University in Prague
CZK 200John Amos ComeniusOrbis Pictus, an adult's hand passing to a child's hand
CZK 500Božena NěmcováLaureate woman symbolizing all woman characters in Němcová's books
CZK 1000František PalackýEagle spread its wings over the Archbishop's Castle in Kroměříž, where a constitution preparing parliament of Austrian Empire was held in 1848
CZK 2000Emmy DestinnEuterpe and musical motifs like violin
CZK 5000Gothic and Baroque buildings in Prague, in centre dominating St. Vitus Cathedral

Denmark

The official currency of Denmark is the Danish krone. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
DKK 50Sallingsund BridgeSkarpsalling vessel
DKK 100Little Belt BridgeHindsgavl dagger
DKK 200KnippelsbroLangstrup belt plate
DKK 500Queen Alexandrine BridgeKeldby bronze pail
DKK 1000Great Belt BridgeTrundholm Sun Chariot

Egypt

The official currency of Egypt is the Egyptian pound. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
LE 1the Mosque of Sultan Qaitbaya part of the facade of Abu Simbel Temple
LE 5Mosque of Ibn Tulun جامع أحمد بن طولون, in Cairothe River Nile bestowing its blessing on the Valley
LE 10Al Rifa'i Mosque جامع الرفاعى, in CairoA statue of Khafre الملك خفرع
LE 20Mosque of Muhammad Ali جامع محمد على at the Citadel, Cairorelief pharaonic drawings on one of the pillars of Sesostris I Temple
LE 50Abu Hariba Mosquean inside view of Edfu Temple
LE 100Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan جامع السلطان حسن, in Cairohead of the Sphinx statue
LE 200Mosque of Qanybay El-RammahThe Seated Scribe

Estonia

The former currency of Estonia was the Estonian kroon. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
EEK 1Kristjan RaudToompea Castle in Tallinn
EEK 2Karl Ernst von BaerUniversity of Tartu
EEK 5Paul KeresThe Narva river and the Jaanilinn stronghold
EEK 10Jakob HurtThe Tamme-Lauri oak at Urvaste
EEK 25Anton Hansen TammsaareA view of Vargamäe
EEK 50Rudolf TobiasThe Estonia Opera House in Tallinn
EEK 100Lydia KoidulaBaltic Klint
EEK 500Carl Robert JakobsonA barn swallow flying over a landscape

Euro area (EU)

The official currency of the 19 Eurozone countries is the euro. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
EUR 5Classical gatewayClassical bridge
EUR 10Romanesque gatewayRomanesque bridge
EUR 20Gothic windowsGothic bridge
EUR 50Renaissance windowsRenaissance bridge
EUR 100Baroque/Rococo gatewayBaroque/Rococo bridge
EUR 200Art Nouveau windowsArt Nouveau bridge
EUR 500Modern windowsModern bridge

Hungary

The official currency of Hungary is the Hungarian forint. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
HUF 200Charles IDiósgyőr Castle
HUF 500Francis II RákócziSárospatak Castle
HUF 1000King Matthias CorvinusHercules Fountain in Visegrád
HUF 2000Gábor BethlenBethlen and his scientists
HUF 5000Count István SzéchenyiSzéchenyi Mansion in Nagycenk
HUF 10,000King Stephen I of HungaryEsztergom
HUF 20,000Ferenc DeákThe old House of Commons in Pest

Iceland

The official currency of Iceland is the Icelandic króna. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
ISK 500Jón SigurðssonReykjavík grammar school
ISK 1000Brynjólfur SveinssonBrynjólfskirkja
ISK 2000Jóhannes S. KjarvalPainting and drawing by Karval
ISK 5000Ragnheiður JónsdóttirLaufáskirkja altar cloth
ISK 10,000Jónas HallgrímssonEurasian golden plover

India

The official currency of India is the Indian rupee. Currently the Reserve Bank of India issues the Mahatma Gandhi series and the Mahatma Gandhi New Series banknotes. The motifs used in it are:
DenominationObverseReverse
INR 5Mahatma GandhiTractor
INR 10Mahatma GandhiSun Temple, Konark
INR 20Mahatma GandhiEllora Caves
INR 50Mahatma GandhiHampi
INR 100Mahatma GandhiRani ki vav
INR 200Mahatma GandhiSanchi Stupa
INR 500Mahatma GandhiRed Fort
INR 2000Mahatma GandhiMangalyaan

Indonesia

The official currency of Indonesia is the Indonesian Rupiah. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
IDR 1000Tjut MeutiaTifa dance and Banda Neira
IDR 2000Mohammad Husni ThamrinPiring dance and Sianok Canyon
IDR 5000Idham ChalidGambyong dance and Mount Bromo
IDR 10,000Frans KaisiepoPakarena dance and Wakatobi National Park
IDR 20,000Gerungan Saul Samuel Jozias RatulangiGong dance and Derawan Islands
IDR 50,000Djuanda KartawidjajaLegong dance and Komodo National Park
IDR 100,000Sukarno and Mohammad HattaTopeng Betawi dance and Raja Ampat Islands

Iran

The official currency of Iran is the Iranian rial. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
IRR 100Ayatollah ModarresOld building of Islamic Consultative Assembly
IRR 200Jame' Mosque of YazdJahad-e Sazandegi
IRR 500Friday prayersUniversity of Tehran main entrance
IRR 1000Ruhollah KhomeiniDome of the Rock
IRR 2000Ruhollah KhomeiniKaaba
IRR 5000Ruhollah Khomeinitraditional decorative birds and flowers pattern
IRR 5000Ruhollah KhomeniOMID satellite, Safir 2 rocket, globe with the marked territory of Iran
IRR 5000Ruhollah KhomeniPottery of Zabol
IRR 10,000Ruhollah KhomeiniMount Damavand
IRR 20,000Ruhollah KhomeiniNaqsh-e Jahan Square
IRR 50,000Ruhollah KhomeiniMap of Iran with Atom symbol, quote in Persian from the prophet Mohammed, and "Persian Gulf" in English
IRR 100,000Ruhollah KhomeiniSaadi's Mausoleum in Shiraz

Iraq

The official currency of Iraq is the Iraqi Dinar. The motifs used are:
2003 Series:
DenominationObverseReverse
IQD 50Grain silos at BasraDate palms
IQD 250An Arabic astrolabe أسطرلابSpiral minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra
IQD 1000An Islamic gold dinar coin, دينار إسلامي ذهبيMustansiriya School, Baghdad
IQD 5000Geli Ali Beg waterfall, شلال كلي علي بكAl-Ukhaidir Fortress, Karbala
IQD 10,000Ibn al-HaythamThe hunchbacked minaret Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul
IQD 25,000A Kurdish farmer holding a sheaf of wheat, a tractor and An Islamic gold dinar coinCarving of the Code of King Hammurabi

2004 Series:
DenominationObverseReverse
IQD 500Dukan Damwinged bull, Lamassu
IQD 10,000Ibn al-HaythamThe hunchbacked minaret Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul
IQD 25,000A Kurdish farmer holding a sheaf of wheat, a tractor and An Islamic gold dinar coinCarving of the Code of King Hammurabi

2006 Series:
DenominationObverseReverse
IQD 5000Geli Ali Beg waterfall, شلال كلي علي بكAl-Ukhaidir Fortress, Karbala
IQD 10000Ibn al-HaythamThe hunchbacked minaret Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul
IQD 25,000A Kurdish farmer holding a sheaf of wheat, a tractor and An Islamic gold dinar coinCarving of the Code of King Hammurabi

2008 Series:
DenominationObverseReverse
IQD 25,000A Kurdish farmer holding a sheaf of wheat, a tractor and An Islamic gold dinar coinCarving of the Code of King Hammurabi

2010 Series:
DenominationObverseReverse
IQD 5000Geli Ali Beg waterfall, شلال كلي علي بكAl-Ukhaidir Fortress, Karbala
IQD 10,000Ibn al-HaythamThe hunchbacked minaret Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul
IQD 25,000A Kurdish farmer holding a sheaf of wheat, a tractor and An Islamic gold dinar coinCarving of the Code of King Hammurabi

2012 Series:
DenominationObverseReverse
IQD 250An Arabic astrolabe أسطرلابSpiral minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra
IQD 1000An Islamic gold dinar coin, دينار إسلامي ذهبيMustansiriya School, Baghdad

2013 Series Islamic calendar :
DenominationObverseReverse
IQD 1000An Islamic gold dinar coin, دينار إسلامي ذهبيMustansiriya School, Baghdad
IQD 5000Geli Ali Beg waterfall, شلال كلي علي بكAl-Ukhaidir Fortress, Karbala
IQD 10,000Ibn al-HaythamThe hunchbacked minaret Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul

2013 Series Islamic calendar :
DenominationObverseReverse
IQD 250An Arabic astrolabe أسطرلاب, one intaglio circle at left frontSpiral minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra
IQD 500Dukan Dam, Two intaglio circles at left frontwinged bull, Lamassu
IQD 1000An Islamic gold dinar coin, دينار إسلامي ذهبي, Three intaglio circles at left frontMustansiriya School, Baghdad
IQD 5000Geli Ali Beg waterfall, شلال كلي علي بك, one intaglio bar at left frontAl-Ukhaidir Fortress, Karbala
IQD 10,000Freedom Monument in Baghdad, Jawad Saleem, two intaglio bar at left frontThe hunchbacked minaret Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul
IQD 25,000A Kurdish peasant holding a jug, a tractor and An Islamic gold dinar coin, three intaglio bar at left frontCarving of the Code of King Hammurabi

2015 Series :
DenominationObverseReverse
IQD 500Dukan Dam, two intaglio circles at left frontwinged bull, Lamassu, Add Kurdish language
IQD 10,000Freedom Monument in Baghdad, Jawad Saleem, two intaglio bar at left frontThe hunchbacked minaret Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul
IQD 25,000A Kurdish peasant holding a jug, a tractor and An Islamic gold dinar coin, three intaglio bar at left frontCarving of the Code of King Hammurabi
IQD 50,000Water wheel on the Euphrates river Noria, Date palm, Gali Ali Beg waterfall in Arbil, four intaglio bar at left frontMesopotamian Marshes, reed house, Euphrates and Tigris rivers

Table of Iraqi Banknotes according to the years of issue:
Denomination2003200420062008201020122013/14342013/14352015
IQD 50Yes
IQD 250YesYesYes
IQD 500YesYesYes
IQD 1000YesYesYesYes
IQD 5000YesYesYesYesYes
IQD 10,000YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
IQD 25,000YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
IQD 50,000Yes

Japan

The official currency of Japan is the Japanese yen. The motifs used are:
1984 Series :
DenominationObverseReverse
JPY 1000Natsume SōsekiPair of Cranes
JPY 5000Nitobe InazoMt. Fuji, Lake Motosuko and Cherry blossoms
JPY 10,000Fukuzawa YukichiPair of Pheasants

2000 Special :
DenominationObverseReverse
JPY 2000'shurei no mon' scene from Genji Monogatari. On lower right is a portrait of the writer, Murasaki Shikibu from 1000 years ago.

2004 Series :
DenominationObverseReverse
JPY 1000Noguchi HideyoMt. Fuji, Lake Motosuko and Cherry blossoms
JPY 5000Higuchi IchiyōKakitsubata-zu
JPY 10,000Fukuzawa YukichiStatue of hōō from Byōdō-in Temple

Jersey

Banknotes of the Jersey pound are issued in Jersey. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
JEP 1Queen Elizabeth IISt. Helier Parish Church
JEP 5Queen Elizabeth IILa Corbière lighthouse
JEP 10Queen Elizabeth IIThe Death of Major Pierson, Battle of Jersey
JEP 20Queen Elizabeth IISt. Ouen's manor
JEP 50Queen Elizabeth IIGovernment House

Korea, South

The official currency of South Korea is the South Korean Won. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
KRW 1000Yi Hwang
Seonggyungwan
Dosan Seowon
KRW 5000Yi I
Ojukheon
Chochoongdo
KRW 10,000King Sejong the Great
Irworobongdo
Yongbieocheonga
Honcheonsigye, Cheonsang Yeolcha Bunyajido
KRW 50,000Shin SaimdangPoongjukdo

Lithuania

The former currency of Lithuania is the Lithuanian litas. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
LTL 1 ŽemaitėWooden church of Palūšė
LTL 2 Motiejus ValančiusTrakai Island Castle
LTL 5 Jonas JablonskisSculpture "Vargo mokykla" by Petras Rimša
LTL 10Steponas Darius and Stasys GirėnasLituanica flying over the Atlantic Ocean
LTL 20MaironisVytautas the Great War Museum and its carillon tower, the Statue of Liberty in Kaunas
LTL 50Jonas BasanavičiusVilnius Cathedral and its belfry, Monument to Grand Duke Gediminas, Gediminas Tower and the Hill of Three Crosses
LTL 100Simonas DaukantasVilnius Old Town: Vilnius University and the Church of St. Johns
LTL 200VydūnasLighthouse in Klaipėda
LTL 500Vincas KudirkaLoops of the Neman River

Malaysia

The official currency of Malaysia is the Malaysian ringgit. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
MYR 1Tuanku Abdul RahmanCultural & Tourism Industry
MYR 2Tuanku Abdul RahmanTelecommunication Industry
MYR 5Tuanku Abdul RahmanICT Technology
MYR 10Tuanku Abdul RahmanTransportation Industry
MYR 50Tuanku Abdul RahmanPetrochemical industry
MYR 100Tuanku Abdul RahmanHeavy Industry

2012 version
DenominationObverseReverse
MYR 1Tuanku Abdul RahmanWau bulan
MYR 5Tuanku Abdul RahmanRhinoceros hornbill
MYR 10Tuanku Abdul RahmanRafflesia
MYR 20Tuanku Abdul RahmanHawksbill and leatherback turtle
MYR 50Tuanku Abdul RahmanMalaysia's first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, Agriculture Industry
MYR 100Tuanku Abdul RahmanMount Kinabalu and pinnacles rock formations of Gunung Api valley

New Zealand

The official currency of New Zealand is the New Zealand Dollar. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
NZD 5Sir Edmund Hillary
Aoraki / Mount Cook
Hoiho
NZD 10Kate Sheppard
White camellia flowers
Whio
NZD 20Queen Elizabeth II
New Zealand Parliament Buildings
Karearea
NZD 50Sir Āpirana Ngata
Porourangi Meeting House
Kokako
NZD 100Lord Rutherford of Nelson
Nobel Prize medal
Mohua

Norway

The official currency of Norway is the Norwegian krone. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
NOK 50Peter Chr. AsbjørnsenWater lilies
NOK 100Kirsten FlagstadNorwegian National Opera
NOK 200Kristian BirkelandNorthern lights
NOK 500Sigrid UndsetWreath
NOK 1000Edvard MunchSun

Pakistan

The official currency of Pakistan is the Pakistani rupee. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
PKR 5M. Ali JinnahGwadar Sea Port, Gawadar, Balochistan.
PKR 10M. Ali JinnahEntrance to the Khyber Pass, Khyber Agency, FATA.
PKR 20M. Ali JinnahMohenjo-daro near Larkana
PKR 50M. Ali JinnahKarakoram 2 mountain in Gilgit Baltistan
PKR 100M. Ali JinnahQuaid-e-Azam's Residency in Ziarat
PKR 500M. Ali JinnahBadshahi Mosque in Lahore
PKR 1000M. Ali JinnahIslamia College Peshawar in Peshawar
PKR 5000M. Ali JinnahShah Faisal Mosque in Islamabad

Paraguay

The official currency of Paraguay is the Paraguayan guaraní. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
PYG 1000Francisco Solano LópezOratorio de la Virgen de la Asunción
and Panteón Nacional de los Héroes
PYG 2000Adela and Celsa SperattiParade with flags
PYG 5000Carlos Antonio LópezPalacio de los López
PYG 10,000José Gaspar Rodríguez de FranciaHistorical scene from 1811
PYG 20,000Paraguayan womanCentral Bank of Paraguay building in Asunción
PYG 50,000Paraguayan soldierCasa de la Independencia
PYG 50,000 Agustín Pío BarríosGuitar labeled "Mangore"
PYG 100,000Roque González de Santa CruzThe Itaipu Dam

Peru

The official currency of Peru is the Peruvian nuevo sol. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverse
PEN 10José Quiñones Gonzales
PEN 20Raúl Porras Barrenechea
PEN 50Abraham Valdelomar Pinto
PEN 100Jorge Basadre Grohmann
PEN 200Saint Rose of Lima

Philippines

The official currency of the Philippines is the Philippine peso. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
PHP 5Emilio AguinaldoScene from the Philippine Declaration of Independence
PHP 10Apolinario MabiniBarasoain Church
PHP 10 Apolinario Mabini and Andres BonifacioBarasoain Church and the initiation rites of the Katipunan
PHP 20Manuel L. Quezon, Declaration of Filipino as the national language, Malacañan PalaceBanaue Rice Terraces, palm civet, Cordilleras weave design
PHP 50Sergio Osmeña, First Philippine Assembly, Leyte LandingTaal Lake in Batangas, giant trevally, Batangas embroidery design
PHP 100Manuel A. Roxas, Old BSP building in Intramuros, Manila, Inauguration of the Third Philippine RepublicMayon Volcano in Albay, Whale shark, Bicol textile design
PHP 200Diosdado P. Macapagal, EDSA People Power 2001, Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit, Cavite, Barasoain Church in Malolos, Bulacan, the swearing-in of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as presidentChocolate Hills in Bohol, Philippine tarsier, Visayas weave design
PHP 500Corazon C. Aquino, Benigno S. Aquino, Jr., EDSA People Power I, Benigno Aquino monument in Makati CitySubterranean Underground River in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, blue-naped parrot, Southern Philippines cloth design
PHP 1000José Abad Santos, Vicente Lim, Josefa Llanes Escoda; Centennial celebration of Philippine independence; Medal of Honor, which was awarded to Abad Santos, Lim, and EscodaTubbataha Reefs Natural Park in Sulu Sea, South Sea pearl, Mindanao design for Tinalak

Poland

The official currency of Poland is the Polish złoty. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
PLN 10Mieszko ISilver coin from the reign of Mieszko I
PLN 20Boleslaus I the BraveSilver coin from the reign of Boleslaus I
PLN 50Casimir III the GreatEagle from the royal seal of Casimir III
PLN 100Wladislaus II JagiełłoEagle from the tombstone of Wladislaus II
PLN 200Sigismund I the OldEagle from the Sigismund Chapel, Wawel Hill
PLN 500John III SobieskiEagle from the royal seal of John III Sobieski, Wilanów Palace

Romania

The official currency of Romania is the Romanian leu. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
RON 1Nicolae Iorga, Coat of arms of Romania at top leftWallachian eagle at left
RON 5George Enescu, Coat of arms of Romania at top leftRomanian Athenaeum concert hall at left, A fragment of the score of the Enescu's opera King Oedipus above. A musician's piano at centre right.
RON 10Nicolae Grigorescu, A mountain flower edelweiss, an aircraft propeller, Coat of arms of Romania at top leftMountain eagle head, "Vlaicu II" aircraft design and "Gnome" engine sketch
RON 100Ion Luca Caragiale, Comedy masks and a violet flowerOld building of the Bucharest National Theatre, Caragiale's statue at left
RON 200Lucian Blaga, Coat of arms of Romania at top left, poppiesA watermill and the Hamangia Thinker
RON 500Mihai Eminescu, Lime tree blossoms, a quill and an inkpotTimpul newspaper, University Library in Iaşi

Russia

The official currency of Russia is the Russian ruble. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
RUB 10Krasnoyarsk, cathedralKrasnoyarsk hydroelectric plant
RUB 50Sculpture from Rostral ColumnFormer stock exchange building
RUB 100Sculpture from Bolshoi TheatreThe Bolshoi Theatre
RUB 500Peter the Great, portSolovetsky Monastery
RUB 1000Yaroslav the WiseChurch of the Precursor
RUB 5000Nikolay Muravyov-AmurskyBridge of Amur

Serbia

The official currency of Serbia is the Serbian dinar. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
RSD 10Vuk Stefanović KaradžićFirst Slavic Congress in Prague
RSD 20Petar II Petrović NjegošNjegoš' figure, Mount Lovćen
RSD 50Stevan Stojanović MokranjacMotif from Mokranjac's musical score
RSD 100Nikola TeslaTesla's electro-magnetic induction engine
RSD 200Nadežda PetrovićGračanica monastery
RSD 500Jovan CvijićStylized ethnic motifs
RSD 1000Ðorđe VajfertInterior of National Bank of Serbia building
RSD 2000Milutin MilankovićSun's disk; fragment of Milanković’s work
RSD 5000Slobodan JovanovićInterior of Serbian Parliament

South Africa

The official currency of South Africa is the South African rand. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
ZAR 10RhinocerosAgriculture
ZAR 10Nelson MandelaRhinoceros
ZAR 20ElephantMining
ZAR 20Nelson MandelaElephant
ZAR 50LionManufacturing
ZAR 50Nelson MandelaLion
ZAR 100BuffaloTourism
ZAR 100Nelson MandelaBuffalo
ZAR 200LeopardTransport and Communications
ZAR 200Nelson MandelaLeopard

Sweden

The official currency of Sweden is the Swedish krona. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseDescriptionReverseDescription
SEK 20Selma LagerlöfFirst female winner of the Nobel Prize for literatureNils HolgerssonLagerlöf character
SEK 50Jenny LindOpera singerSilver harp
SEK 100Carl LinnaeusFounder of modern taxonomyBee pollinating a flowerCombines Linnaeus' interests in botany and zoology
SEK 500King Charles XIBank of Sweden was founded during his reignChristopher PolhemScientist and industrialist
SEK 1000King Gustav VasaUnited the SwedesHarvest by Olaus MagnusOlaus was a historian of the northern peoples

Switzerland

The official currency of Switzerland is the Swiss franc. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseDescriptionReverse
CHF 10Le CorbusierArchitectLe Corbusier's buildings in Chandigarh
CHF 20Arthur HoneggerComposerElements from Honegger's Pacific 231
CHF 50Sophie Taeuber-ArpPainter and sculptorTaeuber-Arp's Dada Head
CHF 100Alberto GiacomettiPainter and sculptorGiacometti's Man Walking
CHF 200Charles Ferdinand RamuzWriterSwiss mountains and Lavaux area
CHF 1000Jacob BurckhardtHistorianDetail from the Palazzo Strozzi

Republic of China (Taiwan)

The official currency of Taiwan is the New Taiwan dollar. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
TWD 100Sun Yat-senChung-Shan Building
TWD 200Chiang Kai-shekThe Office of the President
TWD 500Youth baseballFormosan sika deer and Dabajian Mountain
TWD 1000Elementary educationMikado pheasant and Jade Mountain
TWD 2000FORMOSAT-1, technologyFormosan landlocked salmon and Nanhu Mountain

Thailand

The official currency of Thailand is the Thai Baht. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverse
THB 20King Bhumibol AdulyadejKing Ram Khamhaeng on the Manangkhasila Asana Throne; Ramkhamhaeng stele
THB 50King Bhumibol AdulyadejKing Naresuan pouring water on the ground; Phra Chedi Chai Mongkol temple
THB 100King Bhumibol AdulyadejKing Taksin monument in Wongwian Yai, Phra Ratchawang Doem, Wichai Prasit Fort
THB 500King Bhumibol AdulyadejKing Buddha Yodfa Chulalok monument, Wat Pho, Phra Sumen Fort
THB 1000King Bhumibol AdulyadejPa Sak Jolasid Dam

Turkey

The official currency of Turkey is the Turkish lira. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverseDescription
TRY 5Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Aydın Sayılı
Historian of science
TRY 10Mustafa Kemal AtatürkCahit Arf
Mathematician
TRY 20Mustafa Kemal AtatürkMimar Kemaleddin
Architect
TRY 50Mustafa Kemal AtatürkFatma Aliye Topuz
Writer
TRY 100Mustafa Kemal AtatürkBuhurizade Itri
Composer
TRY 200Mustafa Kemal AtatürkYunus EmrePoet

Ukraine

The official currency of Ukraine is the Ukrainian hryvnia. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseDescriptionReverse
UAH 1Volodymyr the GreatFirst Christian rulerKiev in the time of Kievan Rus'
UAH 2Yaroslav the WisePrince of Kievan Rus'Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev
UAH 5Bohdan KhmelnytskyiFather of the nationA church in Subotiv
UAH 10Ivan MazepaNational heroCave Monastery in Kiev
UAH 20Ivan FrankoWriter and thinkerOpera house in Lviv
UAH 50Mykhailo HrushevskyHistorian and statesmanParliament building in Kyiv
UAH 100Taras ShevchenkoWriter, artist, founder of modern written Ukrainian languageDnieper
UAH 200Lesya UkrainkaWriterFortress in Lutsk
UAH 500Hryhoriy SkovorodaPhilosopher and composerMohyla Academy in Kiev

United Kingdom

The currency of the UK is the pound sterling, represented by the symbol £. The Bank of England is the central bank, responsible for issuing currency. Banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland retain the right to issue their own notes, subject to retaining enough Bank of England notes in reserve to cover the issue.

England

The official currency of England is the pound sterling. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseReverseDescription
GBP 5Queen Elizabeth IIElizabeth FrySocial reformer
GBP 10Queen Elizabeth IICharles DarwinScientist
GBP 20Queen Elizabeth IIAdam SmithEconomist
GBP 50Queen Elizabeth IIJames Watt and Matthew BoultonIndustrial Engineers

Scotland

The official currency of Scotland is the Pound sterling. Under Scottish legislation, banknotes are issued by commercial banks, not the government. The motifs issued by the Bank of Scotland are:
DenominationObverseReverse
GBP 5 Sir Walter Scottvignette of oil and energy
GBP 5 Sir Walter ScottBrig o' Doon
GBP 10 Sir Walter Scottvignette of distilling and brewing
GBP 10 Sir Walter ScottGlenfinnan Viaduct
GBP 20 Sir Walter Scottvignette of education and research
GBP 20 Sir Walter ScottForth Bridge
GBP 50 Sir Walter Scottvignette of arts and culture
GBP 50 Sir Walter ScottFalkirk Wheel
GBP 100 Sir Walter Scottvignette of leisure and tourism
GBP 100 Sir Walter ScottKessock Bridge

The Royal Bank of Scotland issues:
DenominationObverseReverse
GBP 1Lord IlayEdinburgh Castle
GBP 5Lord IlayCulzean Castle
GBP 10Lord IlayGlamis Castle
GBP 20Lord IlayBrodick Castle
GBP 50Lord IlayInverness Castle
GBP 100Lord IlayBalmoral Castle

The Clydesdale Bank issues:
DenominationObverseReverse
GBP 5Robert Burnsvignette of mouse and rose
GBP 5Alexander Flemingvignette of St. Kilda
GBP 10Mary Slessorvignette of Nigeria and missionary work
GBP 10Robert Burnsvignette of the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
GBP 20Robert the Brucevignette of Bruce, Wallace, Stirling Castle
GBP 20Robert the Brucevignette of the New Lanark textile factory
GBP 50Adam Smithvignette of 18th century engineering and agriculture
GBP 50Elsie Inglisvignette of the Antonine Wall
GBP 100Lord KelvinKelvin's university lecture room
GBP 100Charles Rennie Macintoshvignette of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney, Maes Howe rock monuments, Ceremonial stone circles of Stennes and Brodgar and the Skara Brae rock formation

United States

The official currency of the United States is the United States dollar. The motifs used are:
DenominationObverseDescriptionReverse
USD 1George WashingtonFirst PresidentGreat Seal of the United States
USD 2Thomas JeffersonThird PresidentDeclaration of Independence
USD 5Abraham Lincoln16th PresidentLincoln Memorial
USD 10Alexander HamiltonFirst Secretary of the TreasuryTreasury Building
USD 20Andrew JacksonSeventh PresidentWhite House
USD 50Ulysses S. Grant18th PresidentCapitol
USD 100Benjamin FranklinFounding FatherIndependence Hall