Country* Denomination(s) Woman Years alive Description
Albania 100 lekë Queen Teuta 231 — 227 BC Queen of Illyria
Antigua and Barbuda $5, $10, $20, $50, $100 Queen Elizabeth II 1926 — present Queen of U.K., CAN, AUS, NZ+
Argentina 100 pesos Eva Perón 1919 — 1952 First Lady of Argentina
Australia $50 Edith Cowan 1861 — 1932 Suffragette
Australia $10 Mary Gilmore 1865 - 1962 Poet, journalist
Australia $100 Nellie Melba 1861 — 1931 Opera singer
Australia $5 Queen Elizabeth II 1926 — present Queen of U.K., CAN, AUS, NZ+
Bahamas $10, $100 Queen Elizabeth II 1926 — present Queen of U.K., CAN, AUS, NZ+
Belize $2, $10, $20, $50 Queen Elizabeth II 1926 — present Queen of U.K., CAN, AUS, NZ+
Canada $20 Queen Elizabeth II 1926 — present Queen of U.K., CAN, AUS, NZ+
Cape Verde 2000 escudos Cesária Évora 1941 — 2011 Singer
Cayman Islands $1, $5, $10, $25, $50, $100 Queen Elizabeth II 1926 — present Queen of U.K., CAN, AUS, NZ+
Chile 5000 pesos Gabriela Mistral 1889 — 1957 Nobel Prize winner
Colombia 10000 pesos Policarpa Salavarrieta 1795 — 1817 Seamstress, spy
Costa Rica 20000 colones Carmen Lyra 1888 — 1949 Writer
Czech Republic 50 koruna Agnes of Bohemia 1211 — 1282 Bohemian princess
Czech Republic 500 koruna Božena Němcová 1820 — 1862 Writer
Czech Republic 2000 koruna Emmy Destinn 1878 — 1930 Opera singer
Dominica $5, $10, $20, $50, $100 Queen Elizabeth II 1926 — present Queen of U.K., CAN, AUS, NZ+
Dominican Republic 200 pesos Mirabal sisters 1924 — 2014 Sisters who opposed dictatorship
Dominican Republic 500 pesos Salomé Ureña 1850 — 1897 Poet and pedagogist
Falkland Islands 5, 10, 20, 50 pounds Queen Elizabeth II 1926 — present Queen of U.K., CAN, AUS, NZ+
Georgia 50 lari Queen Tamar 1160 — 1213 The Queen Regnant of Georgia
Gibraltar 5, 10, 20, 50 pounds Queen Elizabeth II 1926 — present Queen of U.K., CAN, AUS, NZ+
Grenada $5, $10, $20, $50, $100 Queen Elizabeth II 1926 — present Queen of U.K., CAN, AUS, NZ+
Guernsey 5, 10, 20, 50 pounds Queen Elizabeth II 1926 — present Queen of U.K., CAN, AUS, NZ+
Haiti 10 gourdes Catherine Flon Arcahaie 1803 — 1860 (est) Created Haitian flag
Iceland 5000 kronur Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir 1646–1715 Seamstress
Isle of Man 1, 5, ,10, 20, 50 pounds Queen Elizabeth II 1926 — present Queen of U.K., CAN, AUS, NZ+
Jamaica $500 Nanny of the Maroons 1685 — 1755 National heroine of Jamaica
Japan 5000 yen Higuchi Ichiyō 1872 — 1896 Writer
Jersey 1 ,5, 10, 20, 50 pounds Queen Elizabeth II 1926 — present Queen of U.K., CAN, AUS, NZ+
Kyrgyzstan 50 som Kurmanjan Datka 1811 — 1907 Stateswoman
Malawi 200 kwacha Rose Lomathinda Chibambo 1928 — 2016 Leader of African Congress
Mexico 500 pesos Frida Kahlo (and Diego Rivera) 1907 — 1954 Artist, Communist Party militant
Mexico 200 pesos Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 1651 — 1695 Nun, scholar, poet
New Zealand $10 Kate Sheppard 1847 — 1934 Suffragette
New Zealand $20 Queen Elizabeth II 1926 — present Queen of U.K., CAN, AUS, NZ+
Nigeria 20 naira Ladi Kwali 1925 — 1984 Potter
Norway 100 kroner Kirsten Falgstad 1895 — 1862 Opera singer
Norway 500 kroner Sigrid Undset 1882 — 1945 Nobel Prize winner
Peru 200 soles Rose of Lima 1586 — 1617 First catholic saint of the Americas
Philippines 500 pesos Corazon C. Aquino 1933 — 2009 First female president in Phillipines
Philippines 1000 pesos Josefa Llanes Escoda 1898 — 1945 Founder, Philippines Girl Scouts
Saint Kitts and Nevis $5, $10, $20, $50, $100 Queen Elizabeth II 1926 — present Queen of U.K., CAN, AUS, NZ+
Saint Lucia $5, $10, $20, $50, $100 Queen Elizabeth II 1926 — present Queen of U.K., CAN, AUS, NZ+
Scotland 50 pounds Mary Slessor 1848 — 1915 Missionary, activist
Serbia 200 dinar Nadežda Petrović 1873 - 1915 Painter
South Korea 50000 won Shin Saimdang 1504 — 1551 Artist, poet
St Vincent/Grenadines $5, $10, $20, $50, $100 Queen Elizabeth II 1926 — present Queen of U.K., CAN, AUS, NZ+
St. Helena 5, 10, 20 pounds Queen Elizabeth II 1926 — present Queen of U.K., CAN, AUS, NZ+
Sweden 20 kronor Astrid Lindgren 1907 — 2002 Author of "Pippi Lockstocking"
Sweden 50 kronor Jenny Lind 1820 — 1887 Opera singer
Sweden 500 kronor Birgit Nilsson 1918 — 2005 Opera singer
Sweden 100 kronor Greta Garbo 1905 —1990 Actress
Switzerland 50 francs Sophie Taeuber-Arp 1889 — 1943 Painter, sculptor
Syria 500 pounds Zenobia 240 — 274 AD Queen of the Palmyrene Empire
Tunisia 10 dinars Dido 356 — 260 BC (est) Queen & founder of Carthage
Turkey 50 lira Fatma Aliye Topuz 1862 — 1936 First female Muslim novelist
Ukraine 200 hryven Lesya Ukrainka 1879 — 1913 Poet, writer
United Kingdom 5, 10, 20, 50 pounds Queen Elizabeth II 1926 — present Queen of U.K., CAN, AUS, NZ+
United Kingdom 5 pounds Elizabeth Fry 1780 — 1845 Prison reformer
Uruguay 1000 pesos Juana de Ibarbourou 1892 — 1979 Poet
Venezuela 20 bolívares Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi 1799 — 1866 Heroine of War of Independence
Data from the Standard Catalogue of World Paper Money, Colnect, and various international banks. *Note: This includes several territories and dependencies.

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