On Banknotes
WHS that are depicted on banknotes. Connections should state:
a. Exact site where only a part is shown
b. Denomination
c. Year/Current or not
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Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Al Ain | Al Jahli Fort, on 50 dirham note | |
| Ambohimanga | On the 500 Ariary note | |
| Ancient Kyoto | Byodoin; 10000 Yen; issue Dec 1, 1958-Jan 4, 1986 and Nov 1, 2004 - present | |
| Ancient Merv | Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum; 100 manat; 1995 | |
| Andrefana Dry Forests | On the 500 Ariary note | |
| Angkor | Angkor Wat; Several; 1996, 2001 | |
| Antigua Guatemala | First University (San Carlos); 100 Quetzales; 1983 | |
| Anuradhapura | Thuparama Dagoba; 500 Rupee issued 2001 | |
| Bagerhat | Khan Jahan's shrine, 50 Taka issued 2003 | |
| Bahla Fort | 1/2 Rial issued 1995 | |
| Beijing Central Axis | Great Hall of the People on ¥100 (October 1, 1999, 2005 & 2015) Zhengyangmen ¥500 First Series (September 10, 1949) Tiananmen Square ¥1 Second Series (March 1, 1955-January 1, 1999, March 25, 1961-January 1, 1999), ¥10 Third Series (1965-July 1, 2000) | |
| Belfries | Belfries (of Veurne) 1000 Francs 3.2.1945 | |
| Blenheim Palace | the maze at Blenheim Palace as a green foil hologram on 5 Pound note issued 2017 | |
| Borobudur | 10000 INR issued 1992 | |
| Budapest | Parliament; 500 florint (Limited commemorative edition); 2006 | |
| Calakmul | 1000 peso note of G-series (issued 2020) shows Tropical humid-forest ecosystems represented by the jaguar and Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | |
| Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks | Moraine lake; $20; 1979 | |
| Canaima National Park | Angel Falls; 20000 Bolivars; 1998 | |
| Carthage | Hannibal and Carthage on the 5 Tunisian dollar note | |
| Central University City Campus of the UNAM | UNAM; 2000 peso; 1987 | |
| Chichen-Itza | Chitzen Itza; 1000 Peso; 1977 | |
| Chola Temples | Brihadisvara Temple Complex on the reverse of the 1,000 rupees note from 1954-1978. | |
| City of Luxembourg | Luxembourg; 100 Francs; 1970 and others | |
| Copán | 1 Lempira; 1980 | |
| Corfu | The citadel was depicted on the reverse of the Greek 500 drachmas banknote of 1983-2001 | |
| Dougga/Thugga | Dougga; 10 dinar; 2005 | |
| Dubrovnik | The Old Town of Dubrovnik is depicted on the reverse of the Croatian 50 kuna banknote, issued in 1993 and 2002 | |
| Echmiatsin and Zvartnots | Echmiadzin; 50000 Dram; 2001 | |
| Edinburgh | Robert Burns and The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh 10 pound - 2009; previous on numerous 1 pound | |
| El Pinacate | 200 peso note in G-series (issued 2019) shows Desert and matorral ecosystems represented by the golden eagle and El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve | |
| Ellora Caves | On the Rs 20 banknote | |
| Ephesus | On backside of the 20 new lira banknote (2005–2008) | |
| Fasil Ghebbi | 50 birr note | |
| Fort and Shalamar Gardens | Shalimar Garden, 10 Rupee issued 1972-1975 & 50 Rupees 1976 | |
| Forth Bridge | On 20 Scottish pound note | |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | Elsie Inglis and The Antonine Wall - 50 Scottish pouns - 2009 | |
| Fujisan | on 1000 Yen Banknote - Series E (from November 1, 2004) on 5000 Yen Banknote - Series D (November 1, 1984-April 2, 2007) on 500 Yen Banknote - Series B (April 2, 1951-January 4, 1971) on 50 Sen Banknote - Fuji Sakura (June 1, 1938-August 31, 1948) | |
| Gardens and Castle at Kromeríz | 1993 - Current 1,000 Kč Czech note | |
| Gelati Monastery | 500 lari, 1995 | |
| Gobustan Rock Art | Petroglyphs from Gobustan are depicted on the reverse of the Azerbaijani 5 manat banknote issued since 2006. | |
| Great Wall | ¥1 RMB Banknote Fourth Edition (May 10, 1988-July 30, 2004), ¥200 First Series (August 1949) | |
| Great Zimbabwe | Rhodesian 5 pound note; 1966 + Zimbabwe $100 dollar note, 2019 | |
| Guanajuato | Guanajuato; 10 peso; 1963 & 1000 pesos F-series shows Guanajuato University (2008) | |
| Gusuku of Ryukyu | Shureimon; 2000 Yen; issue July 19,2000 - present | |
| Gyeongju | Cheomseongdae - astronomical observatory in Gyeongju; 10 Korean Won; Issued 1962-1969 South Korea 10 Won 1965 | |
| Göreme NP and Cappadocia | 50 new Lira (2005-2008) | |
| Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago | Ha Long Bay; 200000 dong ; Date of issue: 30 August 2006; & 10000 dong ; Date of issue: 1993 | |
| Hampi | 50 rupee 2016 | |
| Historic Cairo | Islamic Cairo; 5 pound; 1967 and others | |
| Hoi An | Japanese bridge in Hoi An; 20000 dong ; Date of issue: 17 May 2006 | |
| Horyu-ji Area | Yumedono; 100 Yen; issue Feb 25, 1946-July 5,1956 and 1000 Yen from 1950 | |
| Hué | 50000 dong ; Date of issue: 17 December 2003 | |
| Independence Hall | On the back of the U.S. $100 bill. The Assembly Room of Independence Hall also appears on the obverse of the US$2 bill in the form of the signing of the Declaration itself | |
| Kandy | Temple of Tooth: 1000 Rupee issued 2001; 10 Rupees; 1982 | |
| Kathmandu Valley | Changu Narayan on 10 rupee note, Swayambhunath stupa at 1000 rupee note | |
| Komodo National Park | Indonesia Rp50,000 2016 & 2022 series | |
| Kraków | depicts the white eagle wrapped in the letter S, inscribed in a hexagon, from the Sigismund's Chapel at the Wawel Castle; 200 Zloty | |
| Kremlin and Red Square | Red Square Moscow; 1000 roubles; 1992 (and various values during USSR) | |
| Kunya-Urgench | Monument of Torebeg Hanum; 500 manat; 1995 | |
| Kyiv Cathedral and Lavra | 2 Hryvni (also Pechersk Lavra on 10 Hryven); 1992 | |
| L'viv | Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet on 20 hryvnia 2016 series | |
| León Cathedral | Back of 100 cordobas note (introduced 2009) | |
| Lima | Palais Concert on 50 Nueva Soles note; Palace "Torre Tagle" on 20 Nueva Soles note; Convent of Santo Domingo on the back of 200 Nueva Soles note | |
| Lübeck | Holsten Tor; 50 DM; 1960 | |
| Macao | 2008 Bank of China Series: 10 patacas = A-Ma Temple 20 patacas = Façade of the ruins of Saint Paul's Cathedral 50 patacas = Dom Pedro V Theatre 100 patacas = Guia Lighthouse 500 patacas = Casa do Mandarim 1000 patacas = Legislative Senate | |
| Major Town Houses | Belgium 1994, 2000 francs | |
| Malbork Castle | 1 June 1995 - Current 100 zł Polish note, Malbork Castle is on the left of the reverse side | |
| Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi | Kazakhstan; 500 Tenge; 1999 | |
| Medieval Monuments in Kosovo | Silhouette of the Gračanica Monastery features on the back side of the 200 Serbian dinar note | |
| Meidan Emam, Esfahan | Naqsh-e Jahan Square on 50,000 rials note 1992 | |
| Meroe | Pyramids at one side of the 100 Sudanese Pounds note (2019, 2021) | |
| Mexico City and Xochimilco | US $1000 bill from 1862-1882. The bill depicts US General Winfield Scott entering Mexico City during the Mexican American War, and the Metropolitan Cathedral is in the background. Plus: 50 peso note in the Mexican G-series will show Xochimilco (issued in 2022) | |
| Mir Castle | Mir Castle: 50 roubles (2016) (as well as the 2000 50,000 roubles note it replaced) | |
| Moenjodaro | 20 Rupee issued 2005 | |
| Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve | 100 peso note in the G-series (issued 2021) shows Temperate forest ecosystems represented by the monarch butterfly and the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve | |
| Monticello | 2 US dollar (reverse side), 1928-1966 | |
| Morelia | Morelia aqueduct on 50 peso note of the F-series (2006) | |
| Mount Taishan | ¥5 (1999, 2005 & 2020) | |
| Neolithic Orkney | Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Heart of Neolithic Orkney - ?100 - 2009 | |
| Nesvizh | Nesvizh; 100000; 2000 | |
| New Lanark | Robert the Bruce and New Lanark - 20 pound - 2009 | |
| Novgorod | Millenium of Russia Monument and Novgorod Kremlin; 5 Ruble issued 1997 | |
| Nubian Monuments | Nubian Temples; 1 Egyptian pound; 1951 and many others | |
| Oaxaca and Monte Alban | Monte Alban; 20 peso; 2006 | |
| Ohrid Region | A golden mask from Trebenista is depicted on the obverse of the Macedonian 500 denars banknote, issued in 1996 and 2003; On the 10 denars banknote is printed "the torso of the goddess Isis" placed in the Robevi house, Ohrid | |
| Okavango Delta | 23 August 2009-Current 50 Botswana pula note | |
| Old City of Jerusalem | Dome of the Rock: 20 Dinar (Jordan), 1995 and others & Saudi Arabian 50 Riyals (1984) & 1000 Iranian Riyals & Jerusalem and the Temple Mount on 50 New Israeli Shekel | |
| Old Town Lunenburg | $100; 1975; | |
| Panamá | The Cathedral of Panama Viejo, shown on the former 10 Balboas banknote (Panama uses the US dollar now) | |
| Paris, Banks of the Seine | Eiffel tower; 200 Francs; 1997 | |
| Pasargadae | 50 rials note 1960 | |
| Peninsula Valdes | On the 200 Argentinian peso banknote (2016) | |
| Petra | Petra; 5 Dinar; 1995 | |
| Plečnik's Ljubljana | The National and University Library featured on the reverse of the 500 tolar banknote (1992-2005). | |
| Polonnaruva | 50 Rupees; 1982 | |
| Potala Palace | ¥50 Banknote (1999, 2005 & 2019) | |
| Prague | 1961 - 31 August 1993 100 Kč Czechoslovak note 1993 - Current 5,000 Kč Czech note | |
| Puebla | Cathedral; 500 peso; 2000 | |
| Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River | 500 PHP; 2010 current | |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | Sphynx; 100 Egyptian pound; 2005 | |
| Querétaro | Queretaro; 5 Peso; 1969 | |
| Quseir Amra | Quseir Amra; 1/2 Dinar; 1995 | |
| Rainforests of the Atsinanana | The waterfall at the entrance of Ranomafana NP is on the 5000 Ariary note | |
| Rani-ki-Vav | On new Rs 100 note (2018) | |
| Red Fort | 500 rupees 2016 | |
| Rila Monastery | Rila Monastery; 1 Lev; 1999 | |
| Roskilde Cathedral | 500 danish krone 1952 series | |
| Sagarmatha National Park | Mt Everest is shown on ALL current Nepali banknotes + Mt Everest was on the Chinese Renminbi Fourth Edition ¥10 note from 1988-1999 which is thus also in the Sagarmatha National Park. | |
| Samarkand | Registan; 50 Sum; 1994 | |
| Samarra | Samarra; 250 Dinars; 2003 | |
| Sana'a | 100 Rials issued 1993 | |
| Sanchi | 200 rupees 2016 | |
| Santo Domingo | Puerta del Conde (Colonial Zone); 20 Pesos; 1987 | |
| Schönbrunn | 100 schilling 1960 | |
| Selimiye Mosque | The mosque was depicted on the reverse of the Turkish 10,000 lira banknotes of 1982-1995 | |
| Semmering Railway | Austria 20 Schilling 1967 | |
| Shibam | 50 Rials issued 1993 | |
| Sian Ka'an | 20 pesos in G-series (2021) | |
| Singapore Botanic Gardens | Tembusu Tree in SBG is on the back of 5$ SGD banknote | |
| Solovetsky Islands | Solovetsky; 500 Ruble issued 1997 | |
| Spissky Hrad and Levoca | Levo?a church (on both sides) ; 100 Slovak crown | |
| Split | Palace of Diocletian; 500 Kuna; 1993 | |
| St. George, Bermuda | The 50 Bermuda dollar bill shows St. Peters church in St. George | |
| St. Kilda | Sir Alexander Fleming and St Kilda - 5 Scottish pounds - 2009 | |
| St. Petersburg | Peter&Paul Fortress; 50 Ruble issued 1997 | |
| Stone Circles of Senegambia | 50 Gambian Dalasis; 1991 and others | |
| Sub-Antarctic Islands | Campbell Island on 5 New Zealand dollar reverse | |
| Sulaiman-Too | At the 1,000 Som note | |
| Summer Palace | Longevity Hill on ¥20 First Series (July 1949, October 1949), ¥100 First Series (February 5, 1949, March 20, 1949), ¥200 First Series (March 20, 1949) | |
| Sun Temple, Konarak | On the Rs 10 banknote (2018) | |
| Tassili n'Ajjer | 1000 dinar; 1998, 2005 | |
| Tauric Chersonese | the new 200 rubles note (2017 series) has Tauric Chersonese pictured on reverse side | |
| Te Wahipounamu | Aoraki/Mount Cook; 5 NZD | |
| Teide National Park | Roque Cinchado was on the 1000 pesetas banknote | |
| Temple of Heaven | ¥1,000 Banknote First Edition (September 11, 1949) | |
| Tequila | 2000 peso note of G-series shows Dry forest ecosystems represented by the Mexican long-nosed bat and Tequila agave landscape | |
| The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier | Chandigarh on the 10 Swiss Franc note (2000) | |
| Tikal National Park | 1/2 Quetzal; 1973 | |
| Tiwanaku | 200 Bolivianos; 2005 | |
| Tubbataha Reefs | 1000 PHP; 2010 current | |
| Ujung Kulon National Park | Krakatau Volcano, 100 INR issued 1992 | |
| Victoria Falls | 10 Zambian kwacha; Numerous Zimbabwe dollars, f.e. 1997 $20 | |
| Vienna | Josephinum and others; 50 Sch (and others); 1984 (and others) | |
| Vilnius | Various parts of Vilnius old town; 50 and 100 litai; Numerous releases | |
| Wachau Cultural Landscape | 100 schilling 1955 | |
| Walled City of Baku | Maiden Tower; 1 Manat (and others); 2006 (and others) | |
| West Lake | "Three Ponds Mirroring the Moon" ¥1 bill issued by the government in 1979 and the fifth version of the RMB ¥1 bill issued in 2004, 2019. | |
| Westminster | on 5 Pound note issued 2017 | |
| Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino | 500 peso note of G-series (issued 2018) shows Coastal, marine and insular ecosystems represented by the gray whale and El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | |
| Würzburg Residence | partial view of Staircase; 50 DM; 1989 | |
| Yaroslavl | Church of Precursor; 1000 Ruble issued 1997 | |
| Yazd | The Jame mosque of Yazd is depicted on the obverse of the Iranian 200 rials banknote (wiki) |
Suggestions?
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