The Banknote Library

243 notes from 51 countries, collected in pockets and money belts between 1991 and 2026, photographed front and back. Filter by region, or browse alphabetically — every note opens its own page with the artwork story.
Australia uses the dollar — the world's first polymer banknotes, unrippable and washing-machine-proof.
Australia 5 — front 5Dollar Australia 10 — front 10Dollar Australia 20 — front 20Dollar
Belgium uses the franc.
Belgium 100 — front 100Franc
Botswana uses the pula.
Botswana 2 — front 2Pula
B — Brazil 5 notes
Brazil uses the real, introduced in 1994 to draw a line under decades of hyperinflation.
Brazil 1 — front 1 · a071Real Brazil 2 — front 2Real Brazil 5 — front 5Real Brazil 10 — front 10 · effigyReal Brazil 10 — front 10 · pedro-cabral-a057Real
B — Burma 9 notes
Burma uses the kyat — famous for denominations of 15, 45, and 90, chosen for numerological luck.
Burma 5 — front 5Kyat Burma 5 — front 5 · 0439Kyat Burma 5 — front 5 · bs61Kyat Burma 10 — front 10Kyat Burma 20 — front 20Kyat Burma 50 — front 50 · af76Kyat Burma 100 — front 100Kyat Burma 200 — front 200Kyat Burma 500 — front 500 · cj64Kyat
Burundi uses the franc.
Burundi 50 — front 50Franc
Cambodia uses the riel.
Cambodia 100 — front 100Riel Cambodia 500 — front 500Riel Cambodia 1000 — front 1000Riel Cambodia 2000 — front 2000Riel
C — Canada 3 notes
Canada uses the dollar.
Canada 1 — front 1Dollar Canada 5 — front 5 · 1979Dollar Canada 5 — front 5 · 1986Dollar
Cayman Islands uses the dollar.
Cayman Islands 1 — front 1Dollar
C — China 9 notes
China uses the renminbi, counted in yuan; every note since 1999 carries Mao's portrait.
China 1 — front 1Renminbi China 1 — front 1 · 1Renminbi China 1 — front 1 · ethnicRenminbi China 1 — front 1 · jiaoRenminbi China 1 — front 1 · maoRenminbi China 2 — front 2 · jiaoRenminbi China 5 — front 5Renminbi China 5 — front 5 · jiaoRenminbi China 10 — front 10Renminbi
Colombia uses the peso.
Colombia 2000 — front 2000Peso Colombia 5000 — front 5000Peso Colombia 10000 — front 10000Peso Colombia 20000 — front 20000Peso
Croatia uses the kuna.
Croatia 10 — front 10Kuna Croatia 20 — front 20Kuna Croatia 50 — front 50Kuna
C — Cuba 5 notes
Cuba uses the peso — these are the national pesos of daily life, not the tourist convertibles.
Cuba 1 — front 1Peso Cuba 1 — front 1 · convertPeso Cuba 1 — front 1 · hardPeso Cuba 10 — front 10Peso Cuba 20 — front 20Peso
Czech Republic uses the koruna.
Czech Republic 20 — front 20Koruna
E — Egypt 3 notes
Egypt uses the pound, split into 100 piastres — pharaohs on one side, mosques on the other.
Egypt 1 — front 1Pound Egypt 5 — front 5Pound Egypt 50 — front 50Pound
F — France 2 notes
France uses the franc.
France 20 — front 20Franc France 50 — front 50Franc
G — Greece 2 notes
Greece used the drachma until 2001 — one of the world's oldest currency names, retired by the euro.
Greece 100 — front 100Drachma Greece 200 — front 200Drachma
Guatemala uses the quetzal.
Guatemala 5 — front 5Quetzal Guatemala 10 — front 10Quetzal Guatemala 20 — front 20Quetzal
Hong Kong uses the dollar.
Hong Kong 10 — front 10 · 1986Dollar Hong Kong 10 — front 10 · 1991Dollar Hong Kong 10 — front 10 · 2009Dollar Hong Kong 10 — front 10 · newDollar Hong Kong 10 — front 10 · oldDollar Hong Kong 10 — front 10 · old2Dollar Hong Kong 10 — front 10 · scDollar Hong Kong 20 — front 20Dollar Hong Kong 20 — front 20 · 1985Dollar Hong Kong 20 — front 20 · 1991Dollar Hong Kong 20 — front 20 · newDollar Hong Kong 50 — front 50Dollar Hong Kong 100 — front 100Dollar
Hungary uses the forint.
Hungary 50 — front 50Forint Hungary 100 — front 100Forint
I — India 23 notes
India uses the rupee — Gandhi on every modern note, the Lion Capital of Ashoka on the older series.
India 1 — front 1Rupee India 1 — front 1 · oldRupee India 1 — front 1 · oldv2Rupee India 2 — front 2 · blueRupee India 2 — front 2 · redRupee India 2 — front 2 · satelliteRupee India 2 — front 2 · tigerRupee India 5 — front 5Rupee India 10 — front 10 · ashoka-peacockRupee India 10 — front 10 · boat-73lRupee India 10 — front 10 · boat-v14Rupee India 10 — front 10 · brownRupee India 10 — front 10 · gandhi-wildlifeRupee India 10 — front 10 · ghandiRupee India 10 — front 10 · newRupee India 10 — front 10 · old2Rupee India 10 — front 10 · orangeRupee India 20 — front 20 · ghandiRupee India 50 — front 50Rupee India 100 — front 100Rupee India 100 — front 100 · ghandiRupee India 100 — front 100 · newRupee India 100 — front 100 · oldRupee
Indonesia uses the rupiah — same Sanskrit root as the rupee, across thirteen thousand islands.
Indonesia 100 — front 100Rupiah Indonesia 100 — front 100 · gjp0Rupiah Indonesia 100 — front 100 · jey3Rupiah Indonesia 500 — front 500 · 1982Rupiah Indonesia 500 — front 500 · 1988Rupiah Indonesia 500 — front 500 · 1992-rfaRupiah Indonesia 500 — front 500 · 2Rupiah Indonesia 500 — front 500 · 3Rupiah Indonesia 1000 — front 1000Rupiah Indonesia 1000 — front 1000 · lake-tobaRupiah Indonesia 1000 — front 1000 · oldRupiah Indonesia 1000 — front 1000 · sultanRupiah Indonesia 5000 — front 5000Rupiah
Italy uses the lira.
Italy 1000 — front 1000Lira
K — Kenya 2 notes
Kenya uses the shilling.
Kenya 10 — front 10Shilling Kenya 20 — front 20Shilling
M — Malawi 3 notes
Malawi uses the kwacha.
Malawi 1 — front 1Kwacha Malawi 5 — front 5Kwacha Malawi 100 — front 100Kwacha
Malaysia uses the ringgit.
Malaysia 1 — front 1Ringgit Malaysia 5 — front 5Ringgit Malaysia 10 — front 10Ringgit
M — Mexico 4 notes
Mexico uses the peso.
Mexico 20 — front 20 · independencePeso Mexico 20 — front 20 · juarezPeso Mexico 20 — front 20 · oldPeso Mexico 50 — front 50Peso
Morocco uses the dirham.
Morocco 20 — front 20Dirham Morocco 50 — front 50Dirham
N — Nepal 15 notes
Nepal uses the rupee.
Nepal 1 — front 1Rupee Nepal 2 — front 2 · king-leopard-bRupee Nepal 5 — front 5Rupee Nepal 5 — front 5 · birendraRupee Nepal 5 — front 5 · everestRupee Nepal 10 — front 10 · 2012Rupee Nepal 10 — front 10 · kingRupee Nepal 20 — front 20Rupee Nepal 50 — front 50Rupee Nepal 100 — front 100Rupee Nepal 100 — front 100 · everestRupee Nepal 100 — front 100 · kingRupee Nepal 500 — front 500Rupee Nepal 500 — front 500 · everestRupee Nepal 500 — front 500 · kingRupee
Netherlands uses the guilder.
Netherlands 10 — front 10 · 1968Guilder Netherlands 10 — front 10 · 1997Guilder Netherlands 25 — front 25Guilder
New Zealand uses the dollar.
New Zealand 5 — front 5Dollar
Philippines uses the piso.
Philippines 20 — front 20Piso Philippines 50 — front 50Piso Philippines 100 — front 100Piso Philippines 500 — front 500Piso Philippines 1000 — front 1000Piso
Portugal used the escudo until 2002 — navigators and caravels on nearly every note.
Portugal 500 — front 500Escudo Portugal 1000 — front 1000Escudo Portugal 1000 — front 1000 · 1994Escudo Portugal 1000 — front 1000 · 1996Escudo Portugal 1000 — front 1000 · newEscudo
R — Russia 5 notes
Russia uses the ruble.
Russia 100 — front 100Ruble Russia 500 — front 500Ruble Russia 1000 — front 1000Ruble Russia 5000 — front 5000Ruble Russia 10000 — front 10000Ruble
Singapore uses the dollar.
Singapore 1 — front 1Dollar Singapore 2 — front 2Dollar Singapore 2 — front 2 · 05Dollar Singapore 2 — front 2 · oldDollar Singapore 10 — front 10Dollar Singapore 100 — front 100Dollar
South Africa uses the rand.
South Africa 10 — front 10Rand South Africa 20 — front 20Rand
South Korea uses the won.
South Korea 1000 — front 1000Won
Spain uses the peseta.
Spain 1000 — front 1000Peseta
Sri Lanka uses the rupee.
Sri Lanka 10 — front 10Rupee Sri Lanka 20 — front 20Rupee Sri Lanka 50 — front 50 · k206Rupee Sri Lanka 100 — front 100Rupee Sri Lanka 200 — front 200Rupee Sri Lanka 500 — front 500Rupee
Tanzania uses the shilling.
Tanzania 50 — front 50Shilling Tanzania 100 — front 100Shilling Tanzania 200 — front 200Shilling
Thailand uses the baht.
Thailand 10 — front 10Baht Thailand 20 — front 20Baht Thailand 20 — front 20 · 9b59Baht Thailand 20 — front 20 · 9d41Baht Thailand 50 — front 50Baht Thailand 50 — front 50 · newBaht Thailand 50 — front 50 · oldBaht Thailand 100 — front 100Baht
Türkiye uses the lira.
Türkiye 5 — front 5 · c119Lira Türkiye 10 — front 10Lira Türkiye 20 — front 20 · e229Lira Türkiye 50 — front 50Lira Türkiye 100 — front 100Lira Türkiye 10000 — front 10000Lira Türkiye 20000 — front 20000Lira
U — Uganda 3 notes
Uganda uses the shilling.
Uganda 100 — front 100Shilling Uganda 200 — front 200Shilling Uganda 1000 — front 1000Shilling
United Kingdom uses the pound.
United Kingdom 1 — front 1Pound United Kingdom 1 — front 1 · scotlandPound United Kingdom 5 — front 5 · charles-churchillPound United Kingdom 5 — front 5 · lhPound United Kingdom 5 — front 5 · mbPound United Kingdom 5 — front 5 · queen-churchillPound United Kingdom 10 — front 10 · charlesPound United Kingdom 10 — front 10 · queen-austenPound United Kingdom 20 — front 20 · charles-turnerPound United Kingdom 20 — front 20 · queen-turnerPound
United States uses the dollar.
United States 2 — front 2Dollar United States 2 — front 2 · modernDollar United States 2 — front 2 · red-sealDollar
Uruguay uses the peso.
Uruguay 10 — front 10Peso Uruguay 20 — front 20Peso Uruguay 2000 — front 2000Peso Uruguay 5000 — front 5000Peso
Venezuela uses the bolívar.
Venezuela 2 — front 2Bolívar Venezuela 5 — front 5Bolívar Venezuela 10 — front 10Bolívar Venezuela 50 — front 50Bolívar Venezuela 100 — front 100Bolívar Venezuela 500 — front 500Bolívar Venezuela 1000 — front 1000Bolívar Venezuela 2000 — front 2000Bolívar Venezuela 5000 — front 5000Bolívar Venezuela 10000 — front 10000Bolívar Venezuela 20000 — front 20000Bolívar Venezuela 100000 — front 100000Bolívar
Vietnam uses the dong; Ho Chi Minh has appeared on every note since 1976.
Vietnam 500 — front 500Dong Vietnam 1000 — front 1000Dong Vietnam 2000 — front 2000Dong Vietnam 5000 — front 5000Dong Vietnam 10000 — front 10000Dong Vietnam 20000 — front 20000Dong
Z — Zaire 6 notes
Zaire uses the zaïre.
Zaire 50 — front 50Zaïre Zaire 500 — front 500Zaïre Zaire 20000 — front 20000Zaïre Zaire 50000 — front 50000 · j063Zaïre Zaire 500000 — front 500000 · a747Zaïre Zaire 1m — front 1mZaïre
Z — Zambia 3 notes
Zambia uses the kwacha.
Zambia 20 — front 20Kwacha Zambia 100 — front 100Kwacha Zambia 10000 — front 10000Kwacha
Zimbabwe uses the dollar — these notes predate the hyperinflation era's hundred-trillion bills.
Zimbabwe 5 — front 5Dollar Zimbabwe 20 — front 20Dollar