This is a list of current motifs on the banknotes of different countries and territories. 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.
Afghanistan The official currency of Afghanistan is the Afghan Afghani (AFN). The motifs used are: +DenominationObverseReverseAFN 1Seal of Da Afghanistan BankShrine of Hazrat AliAFN 2Taq-e ZafarAFN 5Bala Hissar fortressAFN 10Ahmad Shah Durrani mausoleumTaq-e Zafar and Lion GatAFN 20Mahmud of Ghazni's TombArg King's PalaceAFN 50Shah-Do Shamshira MosqueSalang PassAFN 100Pul-e Khishti MosqueQala-e-BostAFN 500Great Mosque of HeratKandahar International AirporttowerAFN 1,000Shrine of AliTomb of Ahmad Shah Durrani
Albania The official currency of Albania is the Albanian lek (ALL). The motifs used are: Denomination Obverse ReverseALL 200 Naim Frashëri Birthplace of Naim FrashëriALL 500 Ismail Kemal Vlorë independence buildingALL 1,000 Pjetër Bogdani Church of VauALL 2,000 Gentius Amphitheatre at Butrinto (near Saranda), yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea)ALL 5,000 Skanderbeg Krujë CastleALL 10,000AsdreniNational flag
Algeria The official currency of Algeria is the Algerian dinar (DZD). The motifs used are: +DenominationObverseReverseDZD 100Charging Arab horse ridersTwo men on horses, battleshipDZD 200Decorative Koranic motifs and symbols, mosque, olive and fig branchesTraditional Koranic school and KalamDZD 500Battle on elephantsWaterfall, ancient ruins, men on elephantsDZD 500Globe, Alcomsat-1Satellite dishes, outline of AlgeriaDZD 1,000A buffalo, paintings at Tassili n'AjjerPrehistoric Algerian landscape, painting from Tassili n’AjjerDZD 1,000Arab League emblem, paintings from Tassili n’AjjerDZD 1,000Djamaa el DjazaïrLoom, teapotDZD 2,000University professor lecturing students in amphitheatre, researchers in scientific laboratoryHigh rise building, olive treeDZD 2,000The historical leaders of the Front de libération nationaleRoyal Mausoleum of BatnaDZD 2,000Martyrs' MemorialTassili N'Ajjer National Park
Angola The official currency of Angola is the Angolan kwanza (AOA). The motifs used are: +DenominationObverseReverseAOA 200Agostinho NetoPedras Negras de PungoAOA 500Tundavala gapAOA 1,000Planalto Central mountain rangeAOA 2,000Leba mountain rangeAOA 5,000Ruins of the Cathedral of São Salvador do Congo
Argentina
The official currency of Argentina is the Argentine peso (ARS). The motifs used are: Denomination Obverse ReverseARS 10 Manuel Belgrano National Flag MemorialARS 20 Juan Manuel de Rosas Battle of Vuelta de ObligadoARS 20GuanacoPatagonian DesertARS 50 Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Casa de GobiernoARS 50Outline of the Falkland IslandsGaucho Antonio Rivero riding a horse and holding a waving Argentine flagARS 50Andean condorAconcaguaARS 100 Julio Argentino Roca Campaña del DesiertoARS 100 María Eva Duarte de Perón Ara PacisARS 100TarucaSierra de FamatinaARS 200Southern right whaleValdes PeninsulaARS 500JaguarYungasARS 1,000HorneroPampasARS 1,000José de San MartínCrossing of the AndesARS 2,000Ramón Carrillo and Cecilia GriersonCarlos Malbrán National Institute of MicrobiologyARS 10,000Manuel Belgrano and María Remedios del ValleSoldiers pledging allegiance to the Argentine flagARS 20,000Juan Bautista AlberdiJuan Bautista Alberdi’s birthplace
Armenia The official currency of Armenia is the Armenian dram (AMD). The motifs used are: +1998-2017 seriesDenominationObverseReverseAMD 50Aram KhachaturianScene from the ballet Gayane by KhachaturianAMD 100Viktor HambardzumyanByurakan ObservatoryAMD 500Alexander TamanianGovernment House in YerevanAMD 1,000Yeghishe CharentsAn image of old YerevanAMD 5,000Hovhannes TumanyanNature scene from LoriAMD 10,000Avetik IsahakyanAn image of old GyumriAMD 20,000Martiros SaryanDetail from an Armenian landscapeAMD 50,000Etchmiadzin CathedralSt. Gregory the Illuminator and king Tiridates the Great holding a symbol representing the Armenian ChurchAMD 100,000Abgar V of EdessaAbgar V of Edessa receiving the mandylion from St. Thaddeus (not pictured) +2018 (2017) - presentDenominationObverseReverseAMD 500Reliquary containing a fragment of Noah's ArkNoah, his family members and animalsAMD 1,000Paruyr SevakParyur Sevak house (museum), Zangakatun; statue of SevakAMD 2,000Tigran PetrosianTigran Petrosian Chess House, statue of PetrosyanAMD 5,000William SaroyanStatue of Saroyan, early 20th century view of BagheshAMD 10,000KomitasStatue of Komitas, Gevorgian SeminaryAMD 20,000Ivan AivazovskyStatue of Aivazovsky, Aivazovsky National Art GalleryAMD 50,000Saint Gregory the IlluminatorStatue of Saint Gregory the Illuminator, Khor Virap monastery
Aruba The official currency of Aruba is Aruban florin (AWG). The motifs used are:
+DenominationObverseReverseAWG 10Green sea turtleBushiribana gold mill ruinsAWG 25Venezuelan troupialArawak pottery and cave paintingsAWG 50Red land crabWillem III Tower, Fort ZoutmanAWG 100Green iguanaBaile di Cinta dancersAWG 200Crested caracaraCaha di orgel
Australia
The official currency of Australia is the Australian dollar (AUD). The motifs used are:
Denomination Obverse ReverseAUD 5 Queen Elizabeth II Parliament HouseAUD 10 A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson Dame Mary GilmoreAUD 20 Mary Reibey John FlynnAUD 50 David Unaipon Edith CowanAUD 100 Dame Nellie Melba Sir John Monash
Azerbaijan The official currency of Azerbaijan is the Azerbaijani manat (AZN). The motifs used are: +DenominationObverseReverseAZN 1Daf, kamancheh, tarMap of AzerbaijanAZN 5Books and a quillAZN 10Palace of the Shirvanshahs and the Maiden TowerAZN 20Sword, helmet, shieldAZN 50Youth, stairsAZN 100Gosha Gala GapiAZN 200Heydar Aliyev CenterAZN 500Khodaafarin stone bridgesMausoleum of Molla Panah Vagif
Bahamas The official currency of The Bahamas is the Bahamian dollar (BSD). The motifs used are: +DenominationObverseReverseBSD 1/2Queen Elizabeth IISister SarahBSD 1Sir Lynden O. PindlingRoyal Bahamas Police Force BandBSD 3Queen Elizabeth IISailing boatsBSD 5Cecil Wallace-WhitfieldJunkanoo danceBSD 10Queen Elizabeth IIHope TownBSD 10Sir Stafford Lofthouse SandsBSD 20Sir Milo B. ButlerNassau HarbourBSD 50Sir Roland T. SymonetteCentral Bank of The Bahamas buildingBSD 100Queen Elizabeth IIBlue MarlinBSD 100Arthur Dion Hanna
Bahrain The official currency of Bahrain is the Bahraini dinar (BHD). The motifs used are: +DenominationObverseReverseBHD 1/2Old Bahrain CourtBahrain International CircuitBHD 1Al Hedya Al Khalifiya SchoolGalloping Arabian HorsesBHD 5Shaikh Isa HouseFirst oil well in BahrainBHD 10King Hamad ibn Isa Al KhalifahShaikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa CausewayBHD 20Al Fateh Islamic Center
Brazil
The official currency of Brazil is the Brazilian real (BRL). The motifs used are:
Denomination Obverse ReverseBRL 1 (no longer in circulation) The Republic's Effigy Sapphire-spangled emerald hummingbirdBRL 2 The Republic's Effigy Hawksbill turtleBRL 5 The Republic's Effigy Great egretBRL 10 The Republic's Effigy Greenwing macawBRL 20 The Republic's Effigy Golden lion tamarinBRL 50 The Republic's Effigy JaguarBRL 100 The Republic's Effigy Dusky grouperBRL 200 The Republic's Effigy Maned wolf
Canada
The official currency of Canada is the Canadian dollar (CAD). The motifs used on the Frontier Series, the most recent banknotes of the Canadian dollar released by the Bank of Canada, are:
Denomination Obverse ReverseCAD 5 Wilfrid Laurier Canadarm 2 (multifunction robotic arm) and Dextre (Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator - SPDM), astronaut in spaceCAD 10 John A. Macdonald The Canadian (transcontinental passenger train from Montreal to Vancouver), mountainsCAD 20 Queen Elizabeth II Canadian National Vimy MemorialCAD 50 William Lyon Mackenzie King CCGS AmundsenCAD 100 Robert Borden Medical 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 (CNY). The motifs used are:
Denomination Obverse ReverseCNY 1 Mao Zedong Three Pools Mirroring the Moon at West LakeCNY 5 Mao Zedong Mount TaiCNY 10 Mao Zedong Three Gorges of the Yangtze RiverCNY 20 Mao Zedong Scenery of GuilinCNY 50 Mao Zedong Potala PalaceCNY 100 Mao Zedong Great Hall of the People
Colombia
The official currency of Colombia is the Colombian peso (COP). The motifs used are:
Denomination Obverse ReverseCOP 1000 Jorge Eliécer Gaitán (face) Jorge Eliécer Gaitán (body until the chest) and a crowdCOP 2000 Francisco de Paula Santander The door of the Casa de la monedaCOP 5000 José Asunción Silva Hacienda El Paraiso, from the novel MariaCOP 10,000 Policarpa Salavarrieta Guaduas main plazaCOP 20,000 Julio Garavito Armero The Moon, a reference to the Garavito CraterCOP 50,000 Jorge Isaacs A paragraph from the novel María
Croatia
The official currency of Croatia is the Croatian kuna (HRK). The motifs used are:
Denomination Obverse ReverseHRK 5 Fran Krsto Frankopan and ban Petar Zrinski Castle in Varaždin (mirrored)HRK 10 Juraj Dobrila Arena in PulaHRK 20 Ban Josip Jelačić Castle of the Eltz family in Vukovar and Vučedol DoveHRK 50 Ivan Gundulić DubrovnikHRK 100 Viceroy (ban) Ivan Mažuranić Church of Saint Vitus in RijekaHRK 200 Stjepan Radić Building of the High military command in the Austrian fortress Tvrđa in OsijekHRK 500 Marko Marulić Diocletian's Palace in SplitHRK 1000 Ante Starčević Statue of the medieval king Tomislav and Zagreb cathedral in Zagreb
Czech Republic The official currency of Czech Republic is the Czech koruna (CZK). The motifs used are:
Denomination Obverse ReverseCZK 20 Ottokar I. of Bohemia Crown and Seal of Ottokar I. of Bohemia (withdrawn to 31.8.2008)CZK 50 Saint Agnes of Bohemia St. Salvator's Church ceiling (part of Convent of St. Agnes of Bohemia in Prague) and ornamental letter A (withdrawn to 31.3.2011)CZK 100 Charles IV Seal of Charles University in PragueCZK 200 John Amos Comenius Orbis Pictus, an adult's hand passing to a child's handCZK 500 Božena Němcová Laureate woman symbolizing all woman characters in Němcová's booksCZK 1000 František Palacký Eagle spread its wings over the Archbishop's Castle in Kroměříž, where a constitution preparing parliament of Austrian Empire was held in 1848CZK 2000 Emmy Destinn Euterpe and musical motifs like violinCZK 5000 Gothic and Baroque buildings in Prague, in centre dominating St. Vitus Cathedral
Denmark
The official currency of Denmark is the Danish krone (DKK). The motifs used are:
Denomination Obverse ReverseDKK 50 Sallingsund Bridge Skarpsalling vesselDKK 100 Little Belt Bridge Hindsgavl daggerDKK 200 Knippelsbro Langstrup belt plateDKK 500 Queen Alexandrine Bridge Keldby bronze pailDKK 1000 Great Belt Bridge Trundholm Sun Chariot
Egypt
The official currency of Egypt is the Egyptian pound (EGP). The motifs used are:
Denomination Obverse ReverseLE 1 the Mosque of Sultan Qaitbay a part of the facade of Abu Simbel TempleLE 5 Mosque of Ibn Tulun جامع أحمد بن طولون, in Cairo the River Nile bestowing its blessing on the ValleyLE 10 Al Rifa'i Mosque جامع الرفاعى, in Cairo A statue of Khafre الملك خفرعLE 20 Mosque of Muhammad Ali جامع محمد على at the Citadel, Cairo relief pharaonic drawings on one of the pillars of Sesostris I TempleLE 50 Abu Hariba Mosque an inside view of Edfu TempleLE 100 Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan جامع السلطان حسن, in Cairo head of the Sphinx statueLE 200 Mosque of Qanybay El-Rammah The Seated Scribe
Estonia
The former currency of Estonia was the Estonian kroon (EEK). The motifs used are: