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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 (or obverse) and a different motif on the back (or reverse) - 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.

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Argentina

The official currency of Argentina is the Argentine peso (ARS). The motifs used are:

Denomination Obverse Reverse
ARS 2 Bartolomé Mitre Mitre Museum
ARS 5 José de San Martín Cerro de la Gloria, Mendoza
ARS 10 Manuel Belgrano National Flag Memorial
ARS 20 Juan Manuel de Rosas Battle of Vuelta de Obligado
ARS 50 Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Casa de Gobierno
ARS 100 Julio Argentino Roca Desert Conquest

Australia

The official currency of Australia is the Australian dollar (AUD). The motifs used are:

Denomination Obverse Reverse
AUD 5 Queen Elizabeth II Parliament House
AUD 5 Henry Parkes Catherine Helen Spence (Federal note)
AUD 10 AB 'Banjo' Paterson Mary Gilmore
AUD 20 Mary Reibey John Flynn
AUD 50 David Unaipon h Cowan
AUD 100 Dame Nellie Melba Sir John Monash

Brazil

The official currency of Brazil is the Real (BRL). The motifs used are:

Denomination Obverse Reverse
BRL 1 The Republic's sphinx, portrayed as a bust Sapphire-spangled Emerald Hummingbird
BRL 2 The Republic's sphinx Hawksbill Turtle
BRL 5 The Republic's sphinx Great Egret
BRL 10 The Republic's sphinx Greenwing Macaw
BRL 20 The Republic's sphinx Golden Lion Tamarin
BRL 50 The Republic's sphinx Jaguar
BRL 100 The Republic's sphinx Dusky Grouper

Canada

The official currency of Canada is the Canadian dollar (CAD). The motifs used are:

Denomination Obverse Reverse
CAD 5 Wilfrid Laurier Children playing winter sports
CAD 10 John A. Macdonald Peacekeeping forces and war memorial
CAD 20 Queen Elizabeth II Artwork of Bill Reid
CAD 50 William Lyon Mackenzie King The Valiant Five and Thérèse Casgrain
CAD 100 Robert Borden Maps of Canada, historic and modern

Denmark

The official currency of Denmark is the Danish krone (DKK). The motifs used are:

Denomination Obverse Reverse
DKK 50 Karen Blixen Centaur from Landet Church
DKK 100 Carl Nielsen Basilisk from Tømmerby Church
DKK 200 Johanne Luise Heiberg Lion from Viborg Cathedral
DKK 500 Niels Bohr Knight fighting a dragon from Lihme Church
DKK 1000 Anna and Michael Ancher Tournament from Bislev Church

England

The official currency of England is the Pound sterling (GBP). The motifs used are:

Denomination Obverse Reverse
GBP 5 Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth Fry
GBP 10 Queen Elizabeth II Charles Darwin
GBP 20 Queen Elizabeth II Edward Elgar
GBP 50 Queen Elizabeth II John Houblon

Euro Area

The Euro (EUR) is the official currency of some European Union countries. The motifs used are:

Denomination Obverse Reverse
EUR 5 Classical window Classical bridge
EUR 10 Romanesque gateway Romanesque bridge
EUR 20 Gothic windows Gothic bridge
EUR 50 Renaissance windows Renaissance bridge
EUR 100 Baroque/Rococo gateway Baroque/Rococo bridge
EUR 200 19th/20th century windows 19th/20th century bridge
EUR 500 Modern windows Modern bridge

Hungary

The official currency of Hungary is the forint (HUF). The motifs used are:

Denomination Obverse Reverse
HUF 200 Róbert Károly Diósgyőr Castle
HUF 500 Francis II Rákóczi Sárospatak Castle
HUF 1000 King Matthias Corvinus Hercules Fountain in Visegrad
HUF 2000 Gábor Bethlen Bethlen and his scientists
HUF 5000 Count István Széchenyi Széchenyi Mansion in Nagycenk
HUF 10000 King Stephen I of Hungary Esztergom
HUF 20000 Ferenc Deák Hungarian Parliament


Iceland

The official currency of Iceland is the Icelandic króna (ISK). The motifs used are:

Denomination Obverse Reverse
ISK 500 Jón Sigurðsson Reykjavík grammar school
ISK 1000 Brynjólfur Sveinsson Brynjólfskirkja
ISK 2000 Jóhannes S. Kjarval Painting and drawing by Karval
ISK 5000 Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir Laufáskirkja altar cloth

India

The official currency of India is the Indian rupee (INR). The motifs used are:

Denomination Obverse Reverse
INR 5 Mahatma Gandhi Tractor
INR 10 Mahatma Gandhi Rhinoceros, tiger and elephant
INR 20 Mahatma Gandhi Palm trees
INR 50 Mahatma Gandhi Parliament of India
INR 100 Mahatma Gandhi Himalaya
INR 500 Mahatma Gandhi Dandi March
INR 1000 Mahatma Gandhi Industry

Japan

The official currency of Japan is the Yen (JPY). The motifs used are:

Denomination Obverse Reverse
JPY 1000 Soseki Natsume Manchurian cranes
JPY 1000 Hideyo Noguchi Mount Fuji, Cherry blossoms
JPY 2000 Shureimon Gate The Tale of Genji and Murasaki Shikibu
JPY 5000 Inazo Nitobe Mount Fuji, lake
JPY 5000 Ichiyo Higuchi Irises, by Korin Ogata
JPY 10000 Yukichi Fukuzawa Pheasants
JPY 10000 Yukichi Fukuzawa Statue of Phoenix from Byodoin Temple

Norway

The official currency of Norway is the Norwegian Krone (NOK). The motifs used are:

Denomination Obverse Reverse
NOK 50 Peter Chr. Asbjørnsen Water lillies
NOK 100 Kirsten Flagstad Norwegian National Opera
NOK 200 Kristian Birkeland Northern lights
NOK 500 Sigrid Undset Wreath
NOK 1000 Edvard Munch Sun (painting by Munch)

Poland

The official currency of Poland is the Złoty (PLN). The motifs used are:

Denomination Obverse Reverse
PLN 10 Mieszko I Silver coin from reign of Mieszko I
PLN 20 Boleslaus I the Brave Silver coin from reign of Boleslaus I
PLN 50 Casimir III the Great Eagle from royal seal of Casimir III
PLN 100 Wladislaus II Jagiełło Eagle from tombstone of Wladislaus II
PLN 200 Sigismund I the Old Eagle from the Sigismund Chapel, Wawel Hill

Russia

The official currency of Russia is the Ruble (RUB). The motifs used are:

Denomination Obverse Reverse
RUB 10 Krasnoyarsk, cathedral Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric plant
RUB 50 Sculpture from Rostral Column Former stock exchange building
RUB 100 Sculpture from Bolshoi Theatre The Bolshoi Theatre
RUB 500 Peter the Great, port Solovetsky Monastery
RUB 1000 Yaroslav the Wise Church of the Precursor

Scotland

The official currency of Scotland is the Pound sterling (GBP). Under Scottish legislation, banknotes are issued by commercial banks not the government. The motifs issued by the Bank of Scotland are:

Denomination Obverse Reverse
GBP 5 Sir Walter Scott vignette of oil and energy
GBP 10 Sir Walter Scott vignette of distilling and brewing
GBP 20 Sir Walter Scott vignette of education and reSearch with Google
GBP 50 Sir Walter Scott vignette of arts and culture
GBP 100 Sir Walter Scott vignette of leisure and tourism

The Royal Bank of Scotland issues:

Denomination Obverse Reverse
GBP 1 Lord Ilay Edinburgh Castle
GBP 5 Lord Ilay Culzean Castle
GBP 10 Lord Ilay Glamis Castle
GBP 20 Lord Ilay Brodick Castle
GBP 50 Lord Ilay Inverness Castle
GBP 100 Lord Ilay Balmoral Castle

The Clydesdale Bank issues:

Denomination Obverse Reverse
GBP 5 Robert Burns vignette of mouse and rose
GBP 10 Mary Slessor vignette of Nigeria and missionary work
GBP 20 Robert the Bruce vignette of Bruce, Wallace, Stirling Castle
GBP 50 Adam Smith vignette of 18th century engineering and agriculture
GBP 100 Lord Kelvin Kelvin's university lecture room

Slovakia

The official currency of Slovakia is the Slovak crown (SKK). The motifs used are:

Denomination Obverse Reverse
SKK 20 Prince Pribina Nitra Castle
SKK 50 St Cyril and Saint Methodius Dražovce church and Glagolitic alphabet
SKK 100 Madonna at Levoča church Levoča church and city hall
SKK 200 Anton Bernolák Trnava in the 18th century
SKK 500 Ľudovít Štúr Bratislava Castle
SKK 1000 Andrej Hlinka Ružomberok church
SKK 5000 Milan Rastislav Štefánik Stefanik's grave

South Africa

The official currency of South Africa is the Rand (ZAR). The motifs used are:

Denomination Obverse Reverse
ZAR 10 Rhinoceros Agriculture
ZAR 20 Elephant Mining
ZAR 50 Lion Manufacturing
ZAR 100 Buffalo Tourism
ZAR 200 Leopard Transport and Communications

Sweden

The official currency of Sweden is the Swedish krona (SEK). The motifs used are:

Denomination Obverse Reverse
SEK 20 Selma Lagerlöf Nils Holgersson
SEK 50 Jenny Lind Silver harp
SEK 100 Carolus Linnaeus Bee pollinating a flower
SEK 500 King Charles XI Christopher Polhem
SEK 1000 King Gustav Vasa Harvest by Olaus Magnus

Switzerland

The official currency of Switzerland is the Swiss franc (CHF). The motifs used are:

Denomination Obverse Reverse
CHF 10 Le Corbusier Le Corbusier’s buildings in Chandigarh
CHF 20 Arthur Honegger Elements from Honegger's Pacific 231
CHF 50 Sophie Taeuber-Arp Taeuber-Arp's Dada Head
CHF 100 Alberto Giacometti Giacometti's Man Walking
CHF 200 Charles Ferdinand Ramuz Swiss mountains and Lavaux area
CHF 1000 Jacob Burckhardt Detail from the Palazzo Strozzi

Turkey

The official currency of Turkey is the New Turkish lira (TRY). The motifs used are:

Denomination Obverse Reverse
TRY 1 Kemal Atatürk Dam in Sanliurfa - Adiyaman
TRY 5 Kemal Atatürk Anitkabir Mausoleum in Ankara
TRY 10 Kemal Atatürk A world map and a sailing ship
TRY 20 Kemal Atatürk Efes ruins in Selcuk
TRY 50 Kemal Atatürk Cappadocia rock formations
TRY 100 Kemal Atatürk Ishakpasha Palace in Dogubayazit

United States

The official currency of the United States is the United States dollar (USD). The motifs used are:

Denomination Obverse Reverse
USD 1 George Washington Great Seal of the United States
USD 2 Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Independence
USD 5 Abraham Lincoln Lincoln Memorial
USD 10 Alexander Hamilton Treasury building
USD 20 Andrew Jackson White House
USD 50 Ulysses S. Grant U.S. Capitol
USD 100 Benjamin Franklin Independence Hall

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