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Minted Women: What Does a Girl Have to Do to Get on a Banknote

© AP Photo / Alberto Raggio, DyNFILE - In this July 25, 2012 photo, Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez unveils an archetype of the new 100 Argentine pesos bill bearing the profile of former late first lady Maria Eva Duarte de Peron, better known as "Evita," at the government palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina
FILE - In this July 25, 2012 photo, Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez unveils an archetype of the new 100 Argentine pesos bill bearing the profile of former late first lady Maria Eva Duarte de Peron, better known as Evita, at the government palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina - Sputnik International
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They feature portraits of the Founding Fathers and former presidents, monuments and places of interest, the banknotes of different countries, however rarely, feature women. And with the recent US announcement to put the image of a woman on the new $20 bill, Sputnik has compiled a series of banknotes with recognized female leaders.

Anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman will be the first woman to appear on a US banknote for more than a century.

© Photo : picturemob.comHarriet Tubman twenty dollars
Harriet Tubman twenty dollars - Sputnik International
Harriet Tubman twenty dollars

Earlier in April the US Treasury announced Tubman, who was born a slave around 1820 and helped hundreds of others escape, will replace the late president Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.

However at least 10 other nations, including Syria, Mexico, and Israel, have already recognized female leaders on their banknotes.

Sputnik has studied what a woman needs to be to grace a banknote.

Syria

Syria’s current image is that of a nation wracked by war and struggling against the violent militant group Daesh.

But it outpaced the United States in one sign of social progress: recognizing women on its official currency.

© WikipediaThe Syrian Warrior Queen of Palmyra , Zenobia, known for fighting back against Roman colonizers in the second century AD, appears on the 500 pound note.
The Syrian Warrior Queen of Palmyra , Zenobia, known for fighting back against Roman colonizers in the second century AD, appears on the 500 pound note. - Sputnik International
The Syrian Warrior Queen of Palmyra , Zenobia, known for fighting back against Roman colonizers in the second century AD, appears on the 500 pound note.

The Syrian Warrior Queen of Palmyra, Zenobia, known for fighting back against Roman colonizers in the second century AD, appears on the 500 pound note.

Mexico

Mexico’s 500 peso note shows muralist Diego Rivera on the front and his wife and fellow artist Frida Kahlo on the back.

© Photo : mcoin.ru/arvchivMexico’s 500 peso note shows muralist Diego Rivera on the front and his wife and fellow artist Frida Kahlo on the back.
Mexico’s 500 peso note shows muralist Diego Rivera on the front and his wife and fellow artist Frida Kahlo on the back.  - Sputnik International
Mexico’s 500 peso note shows muralist Diego Rivera on the front and his wife and fellow artist Frida Kahlo on the back.

Her image is a 1940 self-portrait, alongside a famous painting of hers from 1949, “Love’s Embrace of the Universe, the Earth (Mexico), Myself, Diego and Señor Xólotl.”

Argentina

Argentina’s beloved former First Lady Eva Perón – widely known by her nickname “Evita” – appears on the current 100-peso bill.

© AP Photo / Alberto Raggio,DyNArgentina’s beloved former First Lady Eva Perón – widely known by her nickname “Evita” – appears on the current 100-peso bill.
Argentina’s beloved former First Lady Eva Perón – widely known by her nickname “Evita” – appears on the current 100-peso bill.  - Sputnik International
Argentina’s beloved former First Lady Eva Perón – widely known by her nickname “Evita” – appears on the current 100-peso bill.

The 20-peso note depicts 19th-century Argentine political activist Manuela Rosas along with her father, politician Juan Manuel de Rosas.

New Zealand

Like many other former British colonies, New Zealand features Queen Elizabeth II on its currency – the 20 dollar note.

© Photo : feedburner.comNew Zealand's banknotes also honor suffragette Kate Sheppard.
New Zealand's banknotes also honor suffragette Kate Sheppard. - Sputnik International
New Zealand's banknotes also honor suffragette Kate Sheppard.

But the country’s banknotes also honor suffragette Kate Sheppard, who in 1893 helped New Zealand become the first country in the world with universal voting rights for both men and women.

Her image appears on the 10-dollar bill.

Sweden

Imagery on the krona celebrates several women in Sweden’s history.

It used to have Selma Lagerlöf – the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature – on the 20 krona note and 19th-century opera singer Jenny Lind on the 50 krona bill.

© Flickr / The Come Up Show19th-century opera singer Jenny Lind on Swedish 50 krona bill.
19th-century opera singer Jenny Lind on Swedish 50 krona bill. - Sputnik International
19th-century opera singer Jenny Lind on Swedish 50 krona bill.

Last year the country updated several notes featuring Pippi Longstocking author Astrid Lindgren on the 20 krona, 20th-century century soprano Birgit Nilsson on the 500 krona, and classic film actress Greta Garbo on the 100 krona note.

Chile

The country’s 5,000 pesos note features Gabriela Mistral, 1945 Literature Nobel Prize winner.

© Photo : World Banknotes & CoinsChilean 5,000 pesos note features Gabriela Mistral, 1945 Literature Nobel Prize winner.
Chilean 5,000 pesos note features Gabriela Mistral, 1945 Literature Nobel Prize winner. - Sputnik International
Chilean 5,000 pesos note features Gabriela Mistral, 1945 Literature Nobel Prize winner.

The EU countries also had female portraits on their banknotes before introducing the euro.

© Photo : Stanislaw Kowalczuk / East NewsPoland’s 20 zloty note which featured Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist Marie Skłodowska Curie.
Poland’s 20 zloty note which featured Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist Marie Skłodowska Curie. - Sputnik International
Poland’s 20 zloty note which featured Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist Marie Skłodowska Curie.

Among them was Poland’s 20 zloty note which featured Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist Marie Skłodowska Curie, who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity.

© Photo : Diorit / WikipediaThe face of Maria Montessori, the great Italian physician and educator, graced the 1,000 lire banknote.
The face of Maria Montessori, the great Italian physician and educator, graced the 1,000 lire banknote.  - Sputnik International
The face of Maria Montessori, the great Italian physician and educator, graced the 1,000 lire banknote.

The face of Maria Montessori, the great Italian physician and educator, graced the 1,000 lire banknote. Montessori was best known for the philosophy of education that bears her name, and her writing on scientific pedagogy.

Before splashing in new sea-themed banknotes, Norway’s bills also have featured women.

© Photo : World Banknotes & CoinsThe 500 kroner note (1999) portrayed Sigrid Undset (1882–1949), author and winner of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1927.
The 500 kroner note (1999) portrayed Sigrid Undset (1882–1949), author and winner of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1927. - Sputnik International
The 500 kroner note (1999) portrayed Sigrid Undset (1882–1949), author and winner of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1927.

The 500 kroner note (1999) portrayed Sigrid Undset (1882–1949), author and winner of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1927.

Russian ruble banknotes feature monuments and places of interest from different Russian cities, however back in the times of the Empire it featured the portraits of the Russian emperors.

© Wikipedia / Bank of Russian Empire / Scanned and processed by VizuThe Russian 100 ruble issue of 1910 featured Catherine II.
The Russian 100 ruble issue of 1910 featured Catherine II. - Sputnik International
The Russian 100 ruble issue of 1910 featured Catherine II.

For example, the Russian 100 ruble issue of 1910 featured the Imperial Russian coat of arms in addition to a watermark of Catherine II on the front, while the back featured a portrait of the Tzarista along with an allegorical male figure.

The last time a woman appeared on any US paper money was in the 1800s, when Martha Washington – the wife of President George Washington- graced the $1 bill from 1891 to 1896.

© Photo : WikipediaSeries of 1886 $1 Silver Certificate protraying Martha Washington, the only woman in United States history to be featured on its currency
Series of 1886 $1 Silver Certificate protraying Martha Washington, the only woman in United States history to be featured on its currency - Sputnik International
Series of 1886 $1 Silver Certificate protraying Martha Washington, the only woman in United States history to be featured on its currency
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