Which Countries Feature Women on Banknotes

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Veracruz

 

1990 Brazil 200 Cruzeiros
Ladies working at home, - from the painting Pátria, by the painter Pedro Bruno (1888-1949)

 

Lovely notes @Muzyck ! Nice to see the radar @techwriter Really nice adds everybody! And I've got one of those 200 Cruzeiros (P-229) @BasSWarwick, & here's the front (which also looks like a statue of a woman):

& 5 Guaranies (P-195b) from Paraguay:

('guarany' sounds like something you'd call your grandmother but I like the lady on it)

& P-45d 2 Liri from Malta:

 

@Notaphylic_C

Yes I was a bit unsure whether that front was a lady or gent. On checking Numista I was none the wiser - Symbolic effigy of the Republic, interpreted in the form of sculpture

My note seems to be part of the same series of A-A
A1005035216A

 

@Notaphylic_C

A little more digging provided the answer

The effigy is a representation of a young woman wearing a crown of bay leaves in Roman style and a phrygian cap. It is present in allegoric paintings and sculptures displayed in government buildings throughout Brazil, and engraved on Brazilian real coins and banknotes.

I have a 1997-2003 Brazil 1 REAL banknote which displays the same image

 

Sorry haven't and won't be on much recently because of Europe.

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Lesya Ukrainka was a Ukrainian poet who wrote and published in the Ukrainian language that was then banned in the Russian Empire. She is featured on the 200 Hryven note that I saved from a bank withdrawal in 2009.

 

@scottishmoney
That's a very beautiful note. Thanks for the scan. Hope the situation will soon improve for you in Europe

 

https://www.pmgnotes.com/news/article/9987/Collection-Inspiration-Women-Warriors/

PMG article - interesting historical examples of women on banknotes

 

1953 Spain 100 Pesetas - Maria Teresa López González

La Fuensanta is a portrait painting by Spanish artist Julio Romero de Torres depicting Maria Teresa López González, one of Torres' models.

 

Try this: https://money.cnn.com/2017/08/31/pf/women-on-currency/index.html

 

Here's a few more:

 

China (PRC) 1980 - 5 Jiao
Two girls in ethnic dress representing the Miao and Zhuang nationalities

I have 2 of these banknotes.
Top one is UNC

Bottom in lightly circulated AUNC/XF Serial DR12069879

Obverse

Reverse

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This came up in another thread and I thought it should also go here.

Liang Jun

 

Just about any note from ABNC has women on it in some capacity

 

China 1996 - 1 Yuan
Obverse - 2 ladies in traditional dress


Reverse - Great Wall of China

 

More ladies from PRC
China 1980 - 2 Yuan

Obverse. Two women (from the Yi- and Uyghur-minority)


Reverse. Pillar of Heaven Rock (south coast of Hainan Island)

 

A 1000 Dinara (replacement) from Yugoslavia (P-92r):


And a 100 Pesetas (P-150) from Spain:

 

Thanks for sharing those notes.

I have 2 UNC of the Yugoslavia 1000 Dinara notes. Woman with fruit.
One is dated 1978 (AN1576608) and the other 1981 (DA5613415)

The 1931 and 1935 1000 Dinara also have ladies on the obverse. (No copies in my collection as yet)

The 1965 Espana 100 Peseta is a very nice note. I only have 100 Peseta notes from 1953 (Maria Teresa López González already shown here), and 1970 (Manuel da Falla)

 

Actual [valid] Mexican banknotes

100 MXN Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz [Inés de Asbaje y Ramírez de Santillana] new banknote


200 MXN Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz [Inés de Asbaje y Ramírez de Santillana]


500 MXN Frida Kahlo [Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón]