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 d. Web link to a picture (link minus http://, otherwise it will be treated as spam).

World Heritage Sites connected to 'On Banknotes':

  • Ancient Kyoto Byodoin; 10000 Yen; issue Dec 1, 1958-Jan 4, 1986 and Nov 1, 2004 - present; link
  • Ancient Merv Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum; 100 manat; 1995; link
  • Angkor Angkor Wat; Several; 1996, 2001; link
  • Antigua Guatemala First University (San Carlos); 100 Quetzales; 1983; link
  • Anuradhapura Thuparama Dagoba; 500 Rupee issued 2001; link
  • Bagerhat Khan Jahan's shrine, 50 Taka issued 2003; link
  • Bahla Fort 1/2 Rial issued 1995; link
  • Borobudur 10000 INR issued 1992; link
  • Budapest Parliament; 5000 florint (Limited commemorative edition); 2006 ; link
  • Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks Moraine lake; $20; 1979; link
  • Canaima National Park Angel Falls; 20000 Bolivars; 1998 ; link
  • Cappadocia 50 new Lira (2005-2008); link
  • Central University City Campus of the UNAM UNAM; 2000 peso; 1987 ; link
  • Chichen-Itza Chitzen Itza; 1000 Peso; 1977; link
  • City of Luxembourg Luxembourg; 100 Francs; 1970 and others; link
  • Copan 1 Lempira; 1980 ; link
  • Cracow depicts the white eagle wrapped in the letter S, inscribed in a hexagon, from the Sigismund's Chapel at the Wawel Castle; 200 Zloty ; link
  • Dougga/Thugga Dougga; 10 dinar; 2005; link
  • Echmiatsin and Zvartnots Echmiadzin; 50000 Dram; 2001; link
  • Edinburgh Robert Burns and The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh £10 - 2009; previous on numerous £1; link
  • Fort and Shalamar Gardens Shalimar Garden, 10 Rupee issued 1972-1975 & 50 Rupees 1976 ; link
  • Frontiers of the Roman Empire Elsie Inglis and The Antonine Wall - £50 - 2009; link
  • Great Zimbabwe Ruins Rhodesian £5; 1966; link
  • Guanajuato Guanajuato; 10 peso; 1963; link
  • Gusuku Sites Shureimon; 2000 Yen; issue July 19,2000 - present ; link
  • Ha Long Bay Ha Long Bay; 200000 dong ; Date of issue: 30 August 2006; & 10000 dong ; Date of issue: 1993; link
  • Historic Cairo Islamic Cairo; £5; 1967 and others ; link
  • Hoi An Japanese bridge in Hoi An; 20000 dong ; Date of issue: 17 May 2006; link
  • Horyu-ji Area Yumedono; 100 Yen; issue Feb 25, 1946-July 5,1956 and 1000 Yen from 1950 ; link
  • Hué Hué; 50000 dong ; Date of issue: 17 December 2003; link
  • Independence Hall On the back of the U.S. $100 bill; link
  • Kandy Temple of Tooth; 1000 Rupee issued 2001; link
  • Kandy 10 Rupees; 1982; link
  • Kiev 2 Hryvni (also Pechersk Lavra on 10 Hryven); 1992; link
  • Kremlin and Red Square Red Square Moscow; 1000 roubles; 1992 (and various values during USSR) ; link
  • Kunya-Urgench Monument of Torebeg Hanum; 500 manat; 1995 ; link
  • Lübeck Holsten Tor; 50 DM; 1960 ; link
  • Macao A Ma Temple; 500 patacas issue 1999 and 2003; link
  • Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi Kazakhstan; 500 Tenge; 1999; link
  • Mir Castle Mir Castle; 50000 roubles; 2000; link
  • Moenjodaro 20 Rupee issued 2005; link
  • Monticello 2 US dollar (reverse side), 1928-1966; link
  • Mount Taishan Taishan; 5 Yuan; 1999 & 2005; link
  • National History Park Citadelle Laferrière (10 Gourdes, 2006); link
  • Neolithic Orkney Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Heart of Neolithic Orkney - £100 - 2009; link
  • Nesvizh Nesvizh; 100000; 2000; link
  • New Lanark Robert the Bruce and New Lanark - £20 - 2009; link
  • Novgorod Millenium of Russia Monument and Novgorod Kremlin; 5 Ruble issued 1997; link
  • Nubian Monuments Nubian Temples; £1; 1951 and many others; link
  • Oaxaca and Monte Alban Monte Alban; 20 peso; 2006; link
  • Ohrid Region A golden mask from Trebeništa 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
  • Old City of Jerusalem Dome of the Rock: 20 Dinar (Jordan), 1995 and others & Saudi Arabian 50 Riyals (1984); link
  • Old Town Lunenburg $100; 1975; ; link
  • Paris, Banks of the Seine Eiffel tower; 200 Francs; 1997 ; link
  • Petra Petra; 5 Dinar; 1995; link
  • Polonnaruva 50 Rupees; 1982; link
  • Potala Palace Potala; 50 Yuan; 1999 & 2005; link
  • Puebla Cathedral; 500 peso; 2000; link
  • Pyramids (Memphis) Sphynx; £100; 2005; link
  • Querétaro Queretaro; 5 Peso; 1969; link
  • Quseir Amra Quseir Amra; 1/2 Dinar; 1995 ; link
  • Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras Banaue Rice Terraces; 1000 peso; 2005; link
  • Rila Monastery Rila Monastery; 1 Lev; 1999; link
  • Samarkand Registan; 50 Sum; 1994; link
  • Samarra Samarra; 250 Dinars; 2003 ; link
  • Sana'a 100 Rials issued 1993; link
  • Santo Domingo Puerta del Conde (Colonial Zone); 20 Pesos; 1987; link
  • Shibam 50 Rials issued 1993 ; link
  • Solovetsky Islands Solovetsky; 500 Ruble issued 1997; link
  • Spissky Hrad & Levoca Levoèa church (on both sides) ; 100 Slovak crown; link
  • Split Palace of Diocletian; 500 Kuna; 1993; link
  • St. Kilda Sir Alexander Fleming and St Kilda - £5 - 2009; link
  • St. Petersburg Peter&Paul Fortress; 50 Ruble issued 1997; link
  • Stone Circles of Senegambia 50 Dalasis; 1991 and others ; link
  • Tassili n'Ajjer 1000 dinar; 1998, 2005; link
  • Te Wahipounamu Aoraki/Mount Cook; 5 NZD; link
  • Thingvellir 1000 Kronur; 1961; link
  • Tikal National Park 1/2 Quetzal; 1973 ; link
  • Tiwanaku 200 Bolivianos; 2005; link
  • Ujung Kulon National Park Krakatau Volcano, 100 INR issued 1992; link
  • Victoria Falls Numerous eg 1997 $20 ; link
  • Vienna Josephinum and others; 50 Sch (and others); 1984 (and others); link
  • Vilnius Various parts of Vilnius old town; 50 and 100 litai; Numerous releases ; link
  • Walled City of Baku Maiden Tower; 1 Manat (and others); 2006 (and others) ; link
  • Würzburg Residence partial view of Staircase; 50 DM; 1989; link
  • Yaroslavl Church of Precursor; 1000 Ruble issued 1997; link