The Banknote Library

266 notes from 51 countries and the euro, 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
E — Euro 4 notes
The euro is shared — 10 of the countries here use it.
Euro 10 — front 10Euro Euro 20 — front 20Euro Euro 50 — front 50Euro Euro 200 — front 200Euro
F — France 17 notes
France uses the franc.
France 5 — front 5 · pasteurFranc France 10 — front 10Franc France 10 — front 10 · berliozFranc France 10 — front 10 · richelieuFranc France 10 — front 10 · voltaireFranc France 20 — front 20Franc France 50 — front 50Franc France 50 — front 50 · racineFranc France 100 — front 100 · cezanneFranc France 100 — front 100 · corneilleFranc France 100 — front 100 · delacroixFranc France 100 — front 100 · sullyFranc France 200 — front 200 · eiffelFranc France 200 — front 200 · montesquieuFranc France 500 — front 500 · curieFranc France 500 — front 500 · pascalFranc France 500 — front 500 · victor-hugoFranc
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 · newDollar 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 2000 — front 2000Rupiah Indonesia 5000 — front 5000Rupiah Indonesia 10000 — front 10000Rupiah Indonesia 20000 — front 20000 · oto-iskandarRupiah
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 1 — front 1 · indochineDong Vietnam 1 — front 1 · institutDong Vietnam 500 — front 500Dong Vietnam 1000 — front 1000Dong Vietnam 2000 — front 2000Dong Vietnam 5000 — front 5000Dong Vietnam 10000 — front 10000Dong Vietnam 20000 — front 20000Dong Vietnam 100000 — front 100000Dong
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