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Here you can find scans of banknotes from my collection of currency featuring scientists and mathematicians.

The online collection is divided into four pages (for no particular reason). It is organized as follows:

(Click on the page to see all the notes there, or click on a name to jump to a 600-dpi scan of the banknote)

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My collection continues to grow, and there are many items still missing. In particular, I'm looking for the following (uncirculated) notes:

  • Albania 1000 Leke (1996): Bogdani
  • Australia 100 Dollars (?): Tebbutt
  • Austria 100 Schillings (1984): von Bawerk
  • Austria 500 Schilling (1965): Ressel
  • Austria 1000 Schilling (1961): Kaplan
  • Bulgaria 10 Leva (1999-present): Beron
  • Bulgaria 10000 Leva (1997-1999): Beron
  • Canada 100 Dollar (2004): Radarstat (satellite)
  • Colombia 20 Pesos (three issues): Caldas
  • Colombia 200 Peso (1983-1992, another): Mutis y Bosio
  • Colombia 20000 Pesos (2004): Garavito Armero 
  • Estonia 2 Krooni (1992): von Baer
  • Germany 10 Deutschmark (1980): Dürer 
  • Germany 20 Reich Marks (1929): Siemens
  • Germany 100 Marks (1935): Von Liebig
  • Germany 1000 Deutschmark (1977): Schöner 
  • Germany 100 Reich Marks (?): Kepler
  • Greece 20 Drachma (old): Democritus
  • Greece 500 Drachma (1955): Socrates
  • Greece 10000 Drachma (1947): Aristotle
  • Italy 50000 Lire (1987, two other issues): da Vinci
  • Kamberra 5 (2005): Enstein
  • Lithuania 5 Litas (1993): Jablonskis 
  • Lithuania 50 Litas (1928,93,98,2003): Basanavicius
  • Malaysia 2 Ringgit (1996): Pioneer (probe)
  • Norway 5 Kroner (1955-63): Nansen
  • Norway 10 Kroner (1972-84): Nansen
  • Norway 500 Kroner (1948-76, 78-85): Abel
  • Portugal 20 Escudo (1971): Orta
  • Portugal 100 Escudos (1961): Nunes
  • Portugal 10000 Escudos (1989-91) Monis
  • Serbia 500 Dinar (2004): Svijic 
  • Spain 1000 Pesetas (1971, and older): Echegaray
  • Spain 50 Pasetas (1935): Ramon y Cajal
  • Spain 2000 Pasetas (1992): Mutis
  • Spain 10000 Pasetas (1992): Santacilia
  • Sweden 50 Kroner (1965-90) Linne
  • Tajikistan 20 Somoni (1999-2000, and older): Sina
  • Turkey 10 Lira (2009): Arf
  • UK Clydesdale 5 Pounds: Burns
  • UK Clydesdale 20 Pounds (older): Kelvin 
  • UK England 10 Pounds (old): Nightingale 
  • UK RBS(?) 1 Pound (?): Bell
  • Yugoslavia 50000000 Dinar (?): Pupin  

If you know of where I may find these or know of any other notes that would fit the collection please let me know. You can send comments or suggestions to jbourj(at)umich(dot)edu.

Special thanks to Jihye Seo, who contributed to this collection while we were at CERN in Genevé during the summer of 2008.

As you can tell, I am still working on the descriptions and links. Thanks to Myron Campbell (U. Michigan Physics) who kindly offered his scanner, most (if not all) of the images here are the best available online. Clicking on a banknote will bring you to a 600dpi version which includes the reverse side.

This collection was greatly helped by Edward Redish's wonderful webpage, Physicists on the Money, which started my brother and me off in the right direction. We are also very grateful for CSM's extensive list of banknotes new and old.

Cheers!

Mathematical delight