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In a new article, the PaySpace Magazine editors talk about countries with women depicted on their money
Which of the women was depicted on the banknotes of different countries.
In January, White House spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki said the administration of newly elected President Joe Biden hoped to "expedite" the issuance of the new $ 20 bill. As previously reported, the United States has been discussing for several years the initiative to replace the slave owner Andrew Jackson depicted on the bill with the activist Harriet Tubman, who fought for the abolition of slavery. Psaki noted that the US Treasury Department has renewed efforts to place Tubman on the front of the new G20. In connection with this event, the PaySpace Magazine editors made a selection of bills from around the world, which have already immortalized the portraits of famous women.
United Kingdom
The Queen Reigning of Great Britain is without doubt the most famous woman to be depicted in cash. Her portrait is the symbol of the national currency of the United Kingdom. In addition to Great Britain, Elizabeth II can also be seen on the money of Canada (the first $ 20 bill with the future heiress to the throne was issued in 1935), the Bahamas, Fiji, Australia, Belize, the Eastern Caribbean and New Zealand.
In 2017, the British Royal Mint issued a £ 10 note with a picture of Jane Austen on the back.
Older British banknotes also featured social activist Elizabeth Fry (£ 5, circulated from 2002 to 2016), and Florence Nightingale, a nurse and community leader (£ 10, circulated from 1975 to 1992).
Venezuela
In the country with the highest inflation in the world, where half a kilogram of white bread will cost you $ 1.97 or in local currency - more than 3.5 million bolivars. In 2007, the Central Bank of Venezuela issued a new series of notes in denominations of 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 bolivars. The 20 bolivar banknote depicts Luisa de Arismendi, the wife of General Juan Bautista Arismendi, who is revered in her homeland as a heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence. On the reverse of the bill is a turtle bisse.
Australia
Australian dollars are a celebration of equity in the world of finance. Both women and men are depicted on almost all banknotes of the national currency. An exception is the banknote with Elizabeth II, on the reverse side of which the Parliament building in Canberra is depicted. In addition to the queen, you can also see the poet Mary Gilmore on the money of Australia, the businesswoman Mary Ribey, who was engaged in trade and shipownership, the first woman parliamentarian Edith Cowan (in 2018, Australia issued 46 million banknotes depicting a politician with a mistake) and the opera singer Nelly Melba ...
New Zealand
The $ 10 bill in New Zealand depicts Kate Sheppard, the organizer of the women's rights campaign that resulted in the 1893 Election Act establishing universal suffrage for the first time in the world. The NZ $ 20 note also features Queen Elizabeth II.
Israel
Israel's first and fourth-largest female prime minister, Golda Meir, was also one of the first political figures to be depicted in the country's national currency. For 10 years, 10 shekels with a portrait of Meir circulated in the country. In 1995, the paper “ten”, along with other small banknotes, was replaced by coins.
Until 2000, a 200 shekel banknote with a portrait of the third president, Zalman Shazar, was also circulating in the country. The reverse side of the banknote featured a girl writing at her desk - a symbol of the law on compulsory education initiated by Shazar.
Modern Israeli money depicts the poetesses Rachel Bluestein and Leah Goldberg. Their portraits are adorned with 20 and 100 shekel banknotes.
Canada
In addition to Queen Elizabeth II, Canadian money features another woman - human rights activist Viola Desmond, who fought against racial discrimination in the country. In 2018, the banknote with her image was recognized as the most beautiful in the world.
Mexico
On two bills of Mexican pesos, representatives of culture are depicted - the poetess and nun-hieronymite Juana Ines de la Cruz, as well as the famous artist Frida Kahlo. De la Cruz can be seen on the obverse of the 200 peso banknote, Calo on the 500 peso banknote. In addition to Frida on the obverse, the reverse of the bill depicts her husband, the painter Diego Rivera.
Sweden
Earlier we wrote that Sweden could become the first cashless country in the world. While the country is on the way to this status, paper money continues to circulate here. Three Swedish kronor bills depict well-known representatives of culture: opera singer Birgit Nilsson (500 kronor banknote), Oscar-winning Greta Garbo (100 kronor banknote) and Carlson and Pippi Longstocking's "mother" - the writer Astrid Lindgren (20 kronor banknote).
Czech
After replacing the 50-kroon banknote with the image of the nun Agnes of Czech with a coin, two banknotes with the image of women remained in the republic. The obverse of 500 kroons depicts the writer and founder of modern Czech prose Bozhena Nemcova, and the 2,000 kronor banknote depicts opera singer Emma Destinova.
Ukraine
In Ukraine, the only banknote with the image of a woman is a 200-hryvnia banknote. Earlier we told in an article about the hryvnia that the design concept of this bill has remained unchanged for over 20 years: on the front side there is a portrait of the poetess Lesya Ukrainka, and on the back side - the entrance tower of Lutsk castle. In 2020, the National Bank put into circulation a new model of UAH 200 with more advanced protection.
South Korea
South Korea's largest banknote - 50,000 won - features the artist, poet and calligraphy artist Shin Saimdan. On the obverse there are also her works - paintings "Grapes" and "Grass and Insects". In 2020, there was an embarrassment with this bill and other money - the South Korean burned dozens of banknotes in an attempt to "cleanse" them of the coronavirus.
Japan
The Japanese 5,000-yen banknote in 2004 depicts the writer Ichiyo Higuchi. On the reverse of the bill there is a painting by the artist Ogata Korin "Kakitsubata-tsu", depicting irises. The Higuchi banknote is the second largest denomination in the country, in the first place is the 10 thousand yen note.
Which of the women was depicted on the banknotes of different countries.
In January, White House spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki said the administration of newly elected President Joe Biden hoped to "expedite" the issuance of the new $ 20 bill. As previously reported, the United States has been discussing for several years the initiative to replace the slave owner Andrew Jackson depicted on the bill with the activist Harriet Tubman, who fought for the abolition of slavery. Psaki noted that the US Treasury Department has renewed efforts to place Tubman on the front of the new G20. In connection with this event, the PaySpace Magazine editors made a selection of bills from around the world, which have already immortalized the portraits of famous women.
United Kingdom
The Queen Reigning of Great Britain is without doubt the most famous woman to be depicted in cash. Her portrait is the symbol of the national currency of the United Kingdom. In addition to Great Britain, Elizabeth II can also be seen on the money of Canada (the first $ 20 bill with the future heiress to the throne was issued in 1935), the Bahamas, Fiji, Australia, Belize, the Eastern Caribbean and New Zealand.
In 2017, the British Royal Mint issued a £ 10 note with a picture of Jane Austen on the back.
Older British banknotes also featured social activist Elizabeth Fry (£ 5, circulated from 2002 to 2016), and Florence Nightingale, a nurse and community leader (£ 10, circulated from 1975 to 1992).
Venezuela
In the country with the highest inflation in the world, where half a kilogram of white bread will cost you $ 1.97 or in local currency - more than 3.5 million bolivars. In 2007, the Central Bank of Venezuela issued a new series of notes in denominations of 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 bolivars. The 20 bolivar banknote depicts Luisa de Arismendi, the wife of General Juan Bautista Arismendi, who is revered in her homeland as a heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence. On the reverse of the bill is a turtle bisse.
Australia
Australian dollars are a celebration of equity in the world of finance. Both women and men are depicted on almost all banknotes of the national currency. An exception is the banknote with Elizabeth II, on the reverse side of which the Parliament building in Canberra is depicted. In addition to the queen, you can also see the poet Mary Gilmore on the money of Australia, the businesswoman Mary Ribey, who was engaged in trade and shipownership, the first woman parliamentarian Edith Cowan (in 2018, Australia issued 46 million banknotes depicting a politician with a mistake) and the opera singer Nelly Melba ...
New Zealand
The $ 10 bill in New Zealand depicts Kate Sheppard, the organizer of the women's rights campaign that resulted in the 1893 Election Act establishing universal suffrage for the first time in the world. The NZ $ 20 note also features Queen Elizabeth II.
Israel
Israel's first and fourth-largest female prime minister, Golda Meir, was also one of the first political figures to be depicted in the country's national currency. For 10 years, 10 shekels with a portrait of Meir circulated in the country. In 1995, the paper “ten”, along with other small banknotes, was replaced by coins.
Until 2000, a 200 shekel banknote with a portrait of the third president, Zalman Shazar, was also circulating in the country. The reverse side of the banknote featured a girl writing at her desk - a symbol of the law on compulsory education initiated by Shazar.
Modern Israeli money depicts the poetesses Rachel Bluestein and Leah Goldberg. Their portraits are adorned with 20 and 100 shekel banknotes.
Canada
In addition to Queen Elizabeth II, Canadian money features another woman - human rights activist Viola Desmond, who fought against racial discrimination in the country. In 2018, the banknote with her image was recognized as the most beautiful in the world.
Mexico
On two bills of Mexican pesos, representatives of culture are depicted - the poetess and nun-hieronymite Juana Ines de la Cruz, as well as the famous artist Frida Kahlo. De la Cruz can be seen on the obverse of the 200 peso banknote, Calo on the 500 peso banknote. In addition to Frida on the obverse, the reverse of the bill depicts her husband, the painter Diego Rivera.
Sweden
Earlier we wrote that Sweden could become the first cashless country in the world. While the country is on the way to this status, paper money continues to circulate here. Three Swedish kronor bills depict well-known representatives of culture: opera singer Birgit Nilsson (500 kronor banknote), Oscar-winning Greta Garbo (100 kronor banknote) and Carlson and Pippi Longstocking's "mother" - the writer Astrid Lindgren (20 kronor banknote).
Czech
After replacing the 50-kroon banknote with the image of the nun Agnes of Czech with a coin, two banknotes with the image of women remained in the republic. The obverse of 500 kroons depicts the writer and founder of modern Czech prose Bozhena Nemcova, and the 2,000 kronor banknote depicts opera singer Emma Destinova.
Ukraine
In Ukraine, the only banknote with the image of a woman is a 200-hryvnia banknote. Earlier we told in an article about the hryvnia that the design concept of this bill has remained unchanged for over 20 years: on the front side there is a portrait of the poetess Lesya Ukrainka, and on the back side - the entrance tower of Lutsk castle. In 2020, the National Bank put into circulation a new model of UAH 200 with more advanced protection.
South Korea
South Korea's largest banknote - 50,000 won - features the artist, poet and calligraphy artist Shin Saimdan. On the obverse there are also her works - paintings "Grapes" and "Grass and Insects". In 2020, there was an embarrassment with this bill and other money - the South Korean burned dozens of banknotes in an attempt to "cleanse" them of the coronavirus.
Japan
The Japanese 5,000-yen banknote in 2004 depicts the writer Ichiyo Higuchi. On the reverse of the bill there is a painting by the artist Ogata Korin "Kakitsubata-tsu", depicting irises. The Higuchi banknote is the second largest denomination in the country, in the first place is the 10 thousand yen note.
