Who is on your money?

OzzyKP · November 2, 2003, 16:40

Ok, another money thread.

Looking through my cash I saw something interesting. A few Italian Lire bills here, and I was interested in who the Italians choose to put on the bills. Montessori, Marconi, and Bellini on the ones I have. An educator, an inventor, and an artist (right?). In the US we just have Presidents and other famous political leaders. Quite a different approach I see in Italy.

Who or what does everyone else's money choose to honor? For the Europeans, lemme know both what y'all have on your Euro coins, but also from your currency before the switch.

Here is a run down of American money:

1 cent
front: Abraham Lincoln
back: the Lincoln memorial in DC
5 cent
front: Thomas Jefferson
back: Monticello (the home Jefferson built and lived in)
10 cent
front: Franklin Roosevelt
back: a torch and some plants, i don't know what this means
25 cent
front: George Washington
back: an eagle, though now special designs for every state
50 cent (not used much)
front: John F. Kennedy
back: US seal
1 dollar coin (not used much)
front: Sacajawia & child (Indian guide that went with Louis & Clark on their expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase)
1 dollar bill
front: George Washington
back: US seal and a creepy pyramid with an eye
2 dollar bill (not used much)
front: Thomas Jefferson
back: signing of the Declaration of Independence
5 dollar bill
front: Abraham Lincoln
back: Lincoln memorial
10 dollar bill
front: Alexander Hamilton (1st US treasurer, famous Federalist and founding father, but not President)
back: US Treasury building
20 dollar bill
front: Andrew Jackson (populist President from 1820s, also General from War of 1812)
back: White House
50 dollar bill
front: U.S. Grant (General of Union army during Civil War, and President)
back: US Capitol building
100 dollar bill
front: Benjamin Franklin
back: Independence Hall (where Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia)
500 dollar bill (no longer in print)
front: William McKinley (25th U.S. President, during Spanish-American War, was assassinated)
back: Numeral 500 and the ornamental phrase "Five Hundred Dollars"
1000 dollar bill (no longer in print)
front: Grover Cleveland (22rd & 24th U.S. President, very forgetable President)
back: Numeral 1000 and the ornamental phrase "One Thousand Dollars"
5000 dollar bill (no longer in print)
front: James Madison (4th U.S. President, author of US Constitution, Founding Father)
back: Numeral 5000 and the ornamental phrase "Five Thousand Dollars"
10,000 dollar bill (no longer in print)
front: Salmon Chase (U.S. Treasury Secretary under Lincoln)
back: Numeral 10,000 and the ornamental phrase "Ten Thousand Dollars"
100,000 dollar bill (This note never appeared in general circulation, and was only used in transactions between Federal Reserve Banks. )
front: Woodrow Wilson (28th U.S. President, during WW1)
back: Numeral 100,000 and the ornamental phrase "One Hundred Thousand Dollars".

Ted Striker · November 2, 2003, 16:40

50 cent - 50 Cent

GhengisFarb™ · November 2, 2003, 16:49

I wish I had a 100,000 dollar bill in my wallet right now.

Ted Striker · November 2, 2003, 16:49

<----------------- 1,000,000 DOLLAR MAN

Az · November 2, 2003, 16:55

I won't mention all the older Currencies, like the Israeli Pound, and the Israeli Shekel. Now we have the New Israeli Shekel.

coins:

1 agora:

front: the digit 'one'.
back: an ancient galley.

5 agorot:

front: the digit 'five'
back: replica of a coin from the 4th year of the war of jews against Rome, the ancient coin has 'Israel' written on it.

10 agorot:
front: the denomination '10'
back: a replica of an ancient coin, with the seven-branched candelabrum.

1/2 a shekel:
front: the denomination '1/2 New Shekel'.
back: a Lyre, and the emblem of the state of Israel.

1 shekel:
front: the denomination '1 New Shekel'.
back: a Lily, and the emblem of the state of Israel.

( a special issue with the picture of Maimonides exists )

5 Shekels:
a twelve-edged coin.
front: the denomination '5 New Shekels'
back: a typical capital of a coloumn of the Israelite period 7-10 Century BC.

( a special issue with the picture of Levi Eshkol exists )

10 Shekels:
front: the denomination
Back: Palm tree with seven leaves and two baskets with dates; the emblem of the State of Israel; the words "for the redemption of Zion" in ancient and modern Hebrew; vertical lines.

Az · November 2, 2003, 16:57

Ahh, I am too tired. just follow the link:

http://www.bankisrael.gov.il/catal/cataloge.htm

OzzyKP · November 2, 2003, 17:01

Azazel, I've got a Shekel that doesn't fit the above list. Its got a numerial 1 on the front, and the back has what looks like wheat. Arabic writing on the side and Hebrew on the bottom. Its of a light material, like tin or something. Its edge is all bumpy.

Az · November 2, 2003, 17:03

Israelis are a bunch of commies!

old notes:

Pekka · November 2, 2003, 17:05

Azazel,

I was about to say they all look commies, but then I saw you already said that

Immortal Wombat · November 2, 2003, 17:10

1p The Queen
2p The Queen
5p The Queen
10p The Queen
20p The Queen
50p The Queen
£1 The Queen
£2 The Queen

We have other people on the notes, but I don't have them.

Az · November 2, 2003, 17:10

Ozzy, that's the coin.

OzzyKP · November 2, 2003, 17:31

Yup thats it. Thanks.

OzzyKP · November 2, 2003, 17:38

Quote:

Originally posted by Immortal Wombat
1p The Queen
2p The Queen
5p The Queen
10p The Queen
20p The Queen
50p The Queen
£1 The Queen
£2 The Queen

We have other people on the notes, but I don't have them.

Good to know the Brits have some creativity. Problem is your colonies have the same problem. My Canadian coins and Bermuda coin all have the Queen on them too.

Ben Kenobi · November 2, 2003, 17:59

Canada: http://www.mint.ca/en/collectors_cor...index_circ.htm

COINS:

1 cent - penny - Maple leaf front, Queen back.
5 cent - nickel - Beaver Front, Queen back
10 cent - dime - Bluenose Front, Queen on back
25 cent - quarter - Moose Front, Queen on back
50 cent - (hardly used) Coat of Arms front, Queen back
1 dollar- loonie Loon on Front, Queen on back
2 dollar- toonie Polar Bear Front, Queen on back

*insert obligatory joke about Canadian loony toons.

The Bluenose is a famous Canadian ship build in the Maritimes.

BILLS:

http://www.bankofcanada.ca/

We've just changed to all new bills to a more European design. I liked the old ones better.

5 dollar - Wilfred Laurier, PM on front, kids playing hockey on back.
10 dollar - Sir John A Mcdonald, first PM of canada on front, Remembrance Day theme on back.
20 dollar - Queen on Front, Loon on back.
50 dollar - William Lyon Mackenzie King, PM during the Second world War on the Front, Snowy owl on back.
100 dollar - Sir Robert Borden, First World War PM on front, Snow goose on back.
1000 dollar - recently withdrawn from circulation.

Peter Triggs · November 2, 2003, 18:17

Although The Queen is on the front of all UK currency, the reverse side is a bit more interesting. But they keep changing the cast:

£5 note: Currently, Elizabeth Fry, an early 19th century prison reformer. Formerly, George Stephenson, engineer/inventor(locomotives and railways).

£10 note: Currently, Charles Darwin. Formerly, Charles Dickens with a scene from the cricket match at Dingley Dell which is based on an illustration from the first edition of the "Pickwick Papers".

£20 note: Currently, Sir Edward Elgar, Edwardian composer. Formerly, Michael Faraday, Physicist.

£50 note: Sir John Houblon, the first Governor of the Bank of England.

I'm pretty sure Shakespeare was on the back of a note at some point but can't remember which one.

Notice the similarity to the case of the US $10,000 bill. These bankers must be a bit egotistical.

Also, it seems we have you Yanks to blame for the very existence of most of these denominations:

Quote:

During the 18th century there was a gradual move toward fixed denomination notes which by 1745 were being part printed in denominations ranging from £20 to £1,000. In the latter half of the century gold shortages caused by war and revolution led to the production of £10, £5, £2 and £1 notes

http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/history.htm

General Ludd · November 2, 2003, 18:20

Uncle Pennybags is on all of my money.

Buck Birdseed · November 2, 2003, 18:29

50 öre (latest design, this one just changed recently):
copper, three crowns (trad symbol of sweden) front, denomination back

50 öre (old design, still in valid circulation):
silver, name cypher of the current king front, denomination back

1 krona (new design, just changed):
silver, king on front, crown on back

1 krona (old design, an even older one with the old king is also still in circulation):
silver, king on front, small royal arms (three crowns on a crowned shield) on back

5 kronor:
silver, king's name cypher on front, butt-ugly 70s-designed denomination on back

10 kronor:
gold, king on front, denomination/three crows on back

20 kronor (notes from here on):
purplish, writer Selma Lagerlöf on front, Goose (from Lagerlöf's most famous book, Nils Holgersson) on back

50 kronor:
yellowish, 19th-century soprano Jenny Lind on front, Key Harp (trad swedish musical instrument) on back

100 kronor:
multi-hued greenish-blue, naturalist Carolus Linnaeus on front, bee and flower on back (relates to Linnaeus's innovations in nomenclature, look him up for more info)

500 kronor:
multi-hued reddish-brown, King Karl XI and the Bank of Sweden on front, Cristopher Polhem (father of swedish mechanics, apparently) on back

1000 kronor (uncommon, older design than the rest):
greyish, king Gustavus Vasa on front, some kind of harvest picture on back

Bugs ****ing Bunny · November 2, 2003, 18:34

Quote:

Originally posted by Peter Triggs

I'm pretty sure Shakespeare was on the back of a note at some point but can't remember which one.

Shakespeare was on the first "famous personages" range- he was on the £20.

Others in the same range were Sir Isaac Newton (£1), The Duke of Wellington (£5), Florence Nightingale (£10) and Sir Christopher Wren (£50).

OzzyKP · November 2, 2003, 18:43

Peter, with such a huge amount of famous Brits through the ages I'm surprized how many obscure (at least to this American) folks you've got on bills. I only recognized Dickens and Darwin.

Giovanni Wine · November 2, 2003, 18:56

Those are the Italian versions of the Euro-Coins (because every nation have different things on their coins)

While on the over side they all look the same:

As for the old Italian Lira... very often the same coin could have different images and sametimes even different sizes... (the only thing that didn't change was the number written in it) So it is difficult to find a picture with ALL of them in it.

Saluti

EDIt: And by the way.. the building you can see in the 2 cent coin is the Mole Antonelliana of Torino

Peter Triggs · November 2, 2003, 19:11

Ozzy,

I'm sure not a lot of people around here know who Elizabeth Fry was (I didn't). But that's PC for you: you've got to have a token woman in there someplace.

OzzyKP · November 2, 2003, 19:15

I've got a £5 note with George Stephenson on it.

Immortal Wombat · November 2, 2003, 19:29

It's legal tender 'til November.

Method · November 2, 2003, 19:35

Quote:

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
1000 dollar - recently withdrawn from circulation.

it's the queen though.

and the old $2:

And a sample of the back of one:

i like the new bills a lot better

Gangerolf · November 2, 2003, 19:43

Norwegian coins
Norwegian notes

On the coins we have: some strange animal (on the 50-øre, wtf is that?), a bird, the king's monogram, order of St. Olav, the king's face, a church and a viking ship.

the notes:
50 kroner: Peter Christen Asbjørnsen. Together with a guy called Moe, he gathered all the folk tales in one book.
100 kr: Kirsten Flagstad, an opera singer
200 kr: Kristian Birkeland, a scientist and inventor of artificial fertiliser IIRC
500 kr: Sigrid Undset, an author (she won the Nobel prize!)
1000 kr: Edvard Munch, greatest painter ever

OzzyKP · November 2, 2003, 23:41

Wow the inventor of artificial fertalizer. Thats just who I would put on a 200 kr note.

Berzerker · November 2, 2003, 23:59

Quote:

An educator, an inventor, and an artist (right?). In the US we just have Presidents and other famous political leaders.

Franklin was an inventor/scientist and Jefferson was a scientist of sorts.

OzzyKP · November 3, 2003, 00:04

Franklin was still a famous political leader, and that is why he made it on our money. If they were looking for inventors/scientists then Edison would be on there instead.

Ramo · November 3, 2003, 00:04

Or better yet, someone like Feynman or Fermi.

OzzyKP · November 3, 2003, 00:06

Who?