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BANKNOTES and DISTINGUISHED WOMEN of HISTORY 1980-20083nternational ank 5ote Society 635S7 London 8ommittee

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3t is a /leasure to address you again0 giing anot)er decade;long /rogress re/ort since mytalks o. '$ :cto(er 199% 6<7 and '$ </ril 19%0 and nearly t)irty years since 3 launc)ed my Womenon anknotes /ro=ect0 -it) a letter o. #> May 19$ to t)e ank o. England0 t)e ten ot)er note;issuing (anks in t)e ritis) 3sles0 and a .urt)er '$$ central (ank goernors and ministers o. .inancet)roug)out t)e -orld,

T)ere )as (een some /rogress since 199%0 as may (e seen in t)e illustrated list o. some 14$ (anknotes 67, ut t)ere )ae also (een disa//ointments0 t)e greatest o. -)ic) )as (een t)edisa//earance o. distinguis)ed -omen o. )istory .rom t)e (anknotes o. t)e Euro?one0 .rom <ustria10 rance 10 @ermany 40 3reland 10 3taly 1 and Sloenia 1, :n 1A </ril 199A0 in a letter to )eads o.

goernment and central (ank goernors in t)e t)en 1> EB countries0 3 tried to antici/ate t)is loss0and o..ered a list o. some 1A distinguis)ed Euro/ean -omen o. )istory -)o mig)t a//ear on t)e ne-Euro (anknotes, 3 am still trying .or t)e second series0 /ro(a(ly to (e issued in t)e mid to late#$1$s0 /olitically so as to make Euro/e more -oman;.riendly0 and tec)nically (ecause a -omanCslong )air is still t)e )ardest .eature in a /ortrait to counter.eit,

< .urt)er disa//ointment -as t)at only one Euro?one country /ortrayed a -oman o. )istoryon t)e ne- current coins0 t)e 5o(el Peace laureate ert)a on Suttner on t)e <ustrian # euros,<gain 3 am conducting a rearguard action0 issuing illustrated lists eery year 6870 .or t)e Euro/eanank 6E2D7 annual meetings0 o. -omen -)o mig)t a//ear on t)e current coins o. .uture Euro?onecountries0 suc) as Marie Sklodo-ska 8urie on t)e Polis) coins and0 .or t)e si!;mont)ly meetingso. EB ministers o. .inance0 o. centenaries o. -omen -)o mig)t (e /ortrayed on commemoratiecoins o. t)e current Euro?one countries0 suc) as t)at o. Saint Elisa(et) o. T)uringia -)o a//earedon a 1$ euro coin in @ermany in #$$%0 t)e $$ t) year o. )er (irt)0 and t)e > euro coin o. 3taly .or t)eactress <nna Magnani0 issued .or )er (irt) centenary on % Marc) #$$,

Annexe do!n"oada#"e f$o% !!!&'e()a"*+,&o$ 

<, anknotes and Distinguis)ed Women o. HistoryF talk to 3S5 London o. '$ :cto(er 199% # //, Distinguis)ed -omen o. )istoryF 14$ (anknotes0 most illustrated in colour0 u/dated to June #$$> 1A //8, Distinguis)ed -omen o. )istoryF #$ Euro 8oin Portraits0 illustrated0 to Se/tem(er #$$% # //

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To return to t)e -omen still /ortrayed on non;Euro?one (anknotes0 t)ere )as0 since my talkin 199%0 (een /rogress0 or enlig)tenment0 in England0 Scotland0 Denmark0 5or-ay0 Ser(ia andBkraine, <nd outside Euro/e0 t)ere )as (een /rogress in <ustralia0 8anada and Ja/an, <ustralia0-it) Denmark0 and like @ermany earlier0 are no- t)e only t-o countries /ortraying on t)eir

 (anknotes an e*ual num(er o. -omen and men o. )istory,

T)e most di..icult country to conince )as (een t)e Bnited States0 -)ere t)e same men )ae (een on t)e (anknotes .or 9$ years0 since 191, Ho-eer0 i. arack :(ama is elected President and)is remarks translated into action0 at least t)e .aces in t)e .uture may not (e e!clusiely -)ite,Mean-)ile t)e BS )as (egun only t)e second commemoratie coin issue deoted to -omenF t)e.irst0 in 8)ina in 199#0 /ortrayed .ie distinguis)ed -omen o. )istory0 -)ile t)e second -ill /ortrayall o. <mericaCs irst Ladies, T)ey -ill include Eleanor 2ooseelt0 t)e /rinci/al originator o. t)eBniersal Declaration o. Human 2ig)ts0 -)ose A$t) anniersary -e cele(rate on 1$ Decem(er #$$,3 )ad earlier -ritten to President 8arter suggesting a note /ortraying Eleanor 2ooseelt (e issued .ort)e '$t) anniersary in 19%0 .ollo-ing my success.ul /ersuasion o. Jamaica to add a Human 2ig)tsinscri/tion to t)eir t-o dollar note .or t)e #>t) anniersary on 1$ Decem(er 19%',

3n my letter o. May 19$ to t)e ank o. England0 3 dre- attention in t)e accom/anying (roc)ure to t)e (icentenary t)at year o. t)e (irt) o. Eli?a(et) ry, 3 did t)e same again /rior to t)e1>$t) anniersary in 199> o. t)e deat) o. t)is /rison re.ormer and0 -)en 3 learned t)at suc) a note-ould (e issued in #$$#0 3 suggested t)at it (e issued on #1 May0 t)e day s)e -as (orn in 1%$,Eli?a(et) ry came .rom t)e @urney (anking .amily o. Guakers0 one o. t)e East <nglian originatorso. arclays ank and a lue Pla*ue recalling a .ormer domicile may (e seen at one o. t)e entrancesto t)e ank station on t)e London Bnderground, :n t)e reerse o. t)e > (anknote0 s)e may (e seenteac)ing -omen /risoners to read,

< similar story may (e told -it) regard to t)e su(=ect on t)e 1$ note o. t)e @lasgo-;(ased8lydesdale ank0 -)ic) /ortrays Mary Slessor0 t)e Dundee mill -orker -)o (ecame a missionary in

 5igeria and -)o een today is remem(ered as t)e /erson -)o )alted t)e killing o. t-ins, 3 isitedt)e 8lydesdale ank in <ugust 19$0 to learn t)ey -ere not )a//y -it) t)e reerse o. t)eir note

 /ortraying Daid Liingstone, So t)ere and t)en0 and in a su(se*uent letter0 3 suggested it (ere/laced -it) a /ortrait o. Mary Slessor, 3n .act since 199%0 a 1$ note /ortraying Mary0 -it) a ma/o. 5igeria -)ere s)e -orked0 )as also (een issued in t-o commemoratie ersions0 -it) aMillennium oer/rint on t)e o(erse in #$$$0 and a ne- reerse .or t)e Mel(ourne 8ommon-ealt)@ames in #$$A0 t)e latter in antici/ation o. @lasgo- (eing a-arded t)e @ames in #$14,

<gain in Scotland0 3 isited and -rote to t)e Edin(urg);(ased 2oyal ank t)at t)ey issue anote .or t)e $t)0 t)en t)e 9$t)0 t)en t)e 1$$t) (irt)day o. Gueen Eli?a(et) T)e Gueen Mot)er0 a #$note announced only one day (e.ore t)e centenary o. )er (irt) on 4 <ugust #$$$, :n #$ Decem(er #$$$ 3 -rote to all 1A 8ommon-ealt) countries -)ic) still /ortrayed Gueen Eli?a(et) 33 on t)eir

 (anknotes0 and anot)er 1> note;issuing (anks in 8ommon-ealt) monarc)ies -it) Eli?a(et) as t)eir

*ueen0 t)at t)ey oer/rint e!isting /ortraits0 or time t)e launc) o. ne- notes0 .or t)e @olden Ju(ileein #$$#, <gain t)e 2oyal ank o. Scotland issued suc) a note0 no- in a denomination o. >0 -)ileermuda issued a >$ dollar note .or t)e >$t) anniersary o. t)e GueenCs coronation in 19>',

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or 3reland on 1$ 5oem(er 199$ 3 sent to President;Elect Mary 2o(inson and t)e 8entralank @oernor Maurice Doyle a list o. '4 a//roac)ing >$; and 1$$;year anniersaries o. 3ris)-omen0 )eaded (y t)e educator and .ounder o. t)e Sisters o. Mercy0 8at)erine Mc8auley 1%%;1410 -)o duly a//eared on t)e > /unt note issued in 1994, 3 )ae yet to make any /rogress -it)t)e 5ort)ern 3ris) (anks0 t-o o. -)ic) 3 last isited in el.ast on #A July #$$%0 nor -it) t)e 3sle o.Man0 @uernsey or Jersey0 t)e last o. -)ic) did not act on my /ro/osal .or t)e 1>$ t) anniersary in

#$$' o. Lillie Langtry0 /ainted (y 6.ello-;Jersey (orn7 Jo)n Eerett Millais0 Ed-ard Poynter0 andEd-ard urne;Jones0 and recently (ot) -it) 8ali.ornian -ines and an o/era named a.ter )er (y t)esinger Iaren Melander;Magoon,

T)ere is a second category o. -omen -)ose /ortrayal 3 )ae /romoted0 t)at o. -omen in t)emodern economy0 .rom t)e education o. girls0 .our illustrations o. -)ic)0 on (anknote reerses0 3)ae illustrated 6/age 9 o. <nne! 70 to -omen -orking -it) mac)inery and com/uters, <lso t)ereis a t)ird category among my lists0 t)at o. (anknotes signed (y -omen /residents0 goernors andc)ie. cas)iers0 -)ic) no- include notes o. <ustria0 Denmark0 England0 inland0 Malaysia0P)ili//ines and Poland0 in addition to t)e (ills signed (y numerous -omen Treasurers o. t)e BnitedStates,

eginning in 19940 3 -ould send out to .riends0 instead o. 8)ristmas cards0 a -omanCs (anknote0 t)at is0 until #$$'0 (y -)ic) time snail;mail )ad (een oertaken (y email0 and it -as easyto re/roduce scul/tures or /aintings o. t)e 5atiity, 3n #$$> 3 donated a collection o. suc) notes toanknote Printers 8onention in Was)ington0 -)ile a .urt)er collection may )ae (een seen earlierin t)e ank o. England Museum .or t)e launc) o. t)e Eli?a(et) ry (anknote in #$$#, 5o- 3 am)a//y to donate a collection to t)e 3S5Cs London 8ommittee0 as .ollo-s

 

Brazil 100 new cruzados 1989 Cecilia Meireles 1901-64 poet

Italy 1000 lire 1991 Maria Montessori 1870-1952 psycolo!ist " educator

#$raine 1 $ar%o&ants 1991 Monu'ent to (rincess )y%ed co-*ounder o* +ie& , 482

  Cina 2 .iao 1980 /o'en *ro' te ian! and +orean 'inorities

  Bul!aria 20 le&a 1991 esisla&a e&asto$ratoritza 1C *ounded Boyana curc

  Brazil 200 cruzeiros 1981 (rincess Isa%el 1846-1921 a%olised sla&ery in 1888

  )ituania 1 litas 1994 3uliya e'aite 151845-1921 no&elist

  +yr!yzstan 5 so' 1997 Bi%isara Beisenalie&a 1926-7 %allerina

+yr!yzstan 50 so' 1994 +ur'an.an at$a 1811-19107 wo'ens leader in ,lay alley

<lso .or t)ose -)o )ae come .or my talk today 3 )ae t-o indiidual gi.ts0 circulating notescollected on recent isits to ei=ing and Iuala Lum/ur0 namely

 

Cina 5 .iao 1980 /o'en *ro' te Miao and uan! 'inorities

  Malaysia 1 rin!!it 2000 ote si!ned %y Central Ban$ o&ernor Mrs eti ,ziz

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BANKNOTES and DISTINGUISHED WOMEN of HISTORY 1980-199.3nternational ank 5ote Society 635S7 London 8ommittee

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T)e last time 3 s/oke )ere -as oer ten years ago0 on '$ </ril 19%, T)at talk -as an u/date o. akeynote address gien si! years earlier0 in Toronto0 to 3nterPam 10 t)e .irst and only meeting o. t)e -ould(e8ongress o. t)e 3nternational ank 5ote Society, Since 191 t)e num(er o. .amous -omen /ortrayed on

 (anknotes )as dou(led0 een tre(led0 to oer 1#$ suc) notes0 as detailed in t)e list 3 am no- leaing -it) t)e35S London 8ommittee 6<7, My interest stems not so muc) .rom a study o. (anknotes as .rom a commit;ment to democracy0 in /articular to /arity democracy0 -)ere -omen and men s)are e*ually in t)e res/on;

si(ilities o. goernment and administration0 /arliament and /olitical /arties0 t)e =udiciary0 and t)e media,

or oer t)irty years 3 )ae (een trying to in.luence t)e designs on coins and (anknotes, 3 (egan in19AA0 a.ter )aing organi?ed -)at still remains t)e largest international stam/ issue in /ostal )istory0 t)e 1>';country reedom .rom Hunger issue in 19A'A4, 3 reali?ed t)at0 .or suc) longterm c)allenges as t)at o. anade*uate -orld .ood su//ly0 -e needed to circulate suc) messages on more dura(le sym(ols0 ones -)ic)younger /eo/le -ould see eery day .or a decade or a generation0 and sym(ols -)ic) mig)t commitministries o. .inance0 -)o usually decide on t)eir issue0 to (udgetary measures to tackle t)e c)allenge,

T)us in 19AA 3 launc)ed t)e .irst eer international coin issue0 /romoting t)e ood .or <ll aims o. t)eB5Ks ood and <griculture :rgani?ation 6<:7, 3n t)e t-ele years .rom :cto(er 19A till 3 resigned .rom<: in Marc) 19$0 nearly 1$$ goernments took /art0 issuing some #$ di..erent denominations0 in a totalo. ten (illion /ieces0 and -it) a .ace alue o. some #>$ million, 3n 19A9 <: /resented t)e initial al(um o.t)ose coins to t)e ritis) Museum0 and in 199# 3 donated to t)e Museum my o-n /ersonal collection0 o. 1%coin /anels .or -)ic) 30 like eeryone else0 )ad /aid some BS 1$$$0 .or s)o-ing to /resent and .uturecollectors,

3 )ad (egun -orking -it) <: in 19A10 and one insig)t 3 soon gained -as t)at muc) agriculturalmoderni?ation made -omen -orse o..0 .or e!am/le0 in t)e mac)inery and .inancial credit -)ic) -ent

 /rimarily to men0 leaing t)e drudgery and su(sistence to -omen, T)us0 during t)e second )al. o. t)e <: /rogramme0 3 made an e..ort to (ring out coins .eaturing rural -omenKs adancement0 suc) as education .orgirls0 -omen in modern /ro.essions0 and -omen o/erating .arm mac)inery,

3n 19%1 3 also (egan t)e .irst international medal issue o. modern times0 under -)ic) nearly 4$distinguis)ed liing -omen0 -)o s)ared our ood .or <ll ideals0 donated t)eir /ortraits as 8eres0 t)e 2omangoddess o. agriculture, <t least t)ree o. t)ose -omen )ae su(se*uently a//eared on coins0 3ndira @and)i0@race o. Monaco0 and Gueen Sirikit o. T)ailand0 -)ile t)ree )ae a//eared on stam/s0 :lae aden;Po-ell0Mot)er Teresa and Margot onteyn0 t-o o. t)e si! /ortraits (ased on our medal designs, 3 s)all leae -it) t)e35S London 8ommittee0 .or its li(rary0 t-o o. t)e (roc)ures descri(ing t)e 8eres medals0 t)e second andred one listing t)e .irst ten o. some t-enty /ro=ects .or rural -omenKs adancement .inanced .rom coin andmedal sales,

T)e last coin issued under my administration o. t)e <: /rogramme -as also t)e .irst to /ortray a.amous -oman0 t)e 3talian educator Maria Montessori0 -)o a//eared on t)e #$$ lire coin issued in >$ million

 /ieces on Marc) 19$0 3nternational WomenKs Day, Maria Montessori is also t)e .irst -oman to a//ear in

Annexe

<, 1#$ (anknotes /ortraying distinguis)ed -omen o. )istory ' //, <nniersaries o. 11 Distinguis)ed Women o. History .rom 4# countriesF 199;#$$# # //

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)er o-n rig)t on an 3talian (anknote0 t)e 1$$$ lire issued in 1991, rom 19$ on0 (ut no- -it)out /ay0 3maintained my contacts -it) ministries o. .inance0 central (anks and mints to /ress .or t)e issue o. coins and

 (anknotes /ortraying .amous -omen o. )istory0 and -omen in t)e modern economy,

My main met)od o. -ork is t)at o. researc)ing and circulating illustrations o. /ast coins and notes0along -it) lists o. u/coming >$; and 1$$;year anniersaries o. distinguis)ed )istorical -omen0 no- /assing1>$ /ersons eery year, T)us 3 am leaing -it) t)e Society a list o. some 11 -omen .rom 4# smaller

countries0 outside ritain0 t)e BS and t)e Euro/ean Bnion0 -)ose anniersaries come u/ (et-een 199 and#$$#0 and -)ose names 3 circulated at t)e World ank Meetings in Hong Iong in Se/tem(er 199% 67,

<mong t)e 1#$ notes /ortraying -omen o. )istory0 3 )ae (een a(le to distinguis) 1# categories,<llo-ing .or oerla/s0 .or categories not al-ays u/dated0 and .or some notes s)o-ing unnamed -omenengaged in t)e /articular actiity0 3 )ae .ound some 4$ notes s)o-ing /ast *ueens or ot)er states-omen0some '$ s)o-ing /oets0 noelists and ot)er -riters0 some #$ .eaturing )eroines0 1$ s)o-ing /ainters andot)er artists0 1$ s)o-ing so/ranos0 dancers and ot)er musicians0 #$ s)o-ing educators0 1> su..ragists andsimilar -omenKs leaders0 and seeral eac) engaged in actiities related to )ealt)0 /eace0 religion or science,

Some A$ o. t)e 1#$ notes )ae (een issued (y countries in Euro/e0 #$ eac) in Latin <merica and<sia0 1$ in <.rica0 and t)e remainder in eit)er 5ort) <merica and t)e 8ari((ean0 or in t)e Sout) Paci.ic area,T)ree countries )ae made a /olicy o. /ortraying an e*ual num(er o. -omen and men on t)eir notesF@ermany0 <ustralia0 and no- Denmark, T-o more )ae a//roac)ed /arity in t)e /ast0 <ustria and Portugal0more (y accident t)an design, Some A$ notes issued (y '$ countries )ae -omen in t)eir -atermarks0 mosto. t)e -atermarks a re/eat o. t)e /ortraits0 (ut in seeral countries0 in /articular in t)e >$$$ ru/ia) note o.3ndonesia0 only in t)e -atermark, 3n addition to t)e notes signed (y one o. t)e many -omen Treasurers o.t)e Bnited States0 t)ere are no- at least .our countries -)ose notes are signed (y -omen goernors o. central

 (anks0 t)ose o. <ustria0 Denmark0 inland and Poland,

<t /resent only one note circulating in t)e Bnited Iingdom (ears t)e /ortrait o. a distinguis)ed-oman o. )istory0 as distinct .rom a reigning monarc)0 t)e 1$ /ound note issued in mid 199% (y t)e8lydesdale ank in @lasgo-0 and /ortraying Mary Slessor0 t)e Scottis) missionary to 5igeria0 and t)e 1>$t)

anniersary o. -)ose (irt) in 14 -e cele(rate ne!t year, 3t -as as long ago as ## august 19$ t)at 3 -roteto t)e 8lydesdale suggesting t)e /ortrayal o. Mary Slessor0 and indeed it seems to take an aerage o. tenyears .or my suggestions to come to .ruition0 (y -)ic) time t)e (ank goernor )as retired and my in/ut is.orgotten,

T)ere is )o-eer one /oint 3 )ae insisted on0 not so muc) to /ortray a /articular -oman as to c)oosecategories o. /ortraits -)ic) do not e!clude -omen, T)us in 3celand 3 -as success.ul0 -)en t)e 8entral ank )ad c)osen 1%t) century sc)olars as its t)eme0 in /ointing out t)at t)is -as a /eriod -)en -omen could notgo to uniersities0 so t)ey c)ose anot)er kind o. .emale educator .or t)eir >$$$ kronur note issued in 19A,ut in 8anada0 -)ose notes s)o- .our Prime Ministers0 3 )ae s)outed into t)e -ind .or many years t)att)ree o. t)e .our men s)o-n (ecame Prime Minister (e.ore -omen een got t)e ote0 .rom 191% on-ard,

:. t)e 1#$ -omenKs notes a(out >$ are in current circulation, 3. -e consider t)at t)ere are some #$$countries and territories issuing notes0 -it) a(out .ie notes /er series0 or a total o. 1$$$ notes in currentcirculation0 t)ose >$ -omenKs notes account .or only > o. t)e current notes0 a long -ay o.. /arity, T)us o.t)e ten series o. notes issued in t)e Bnited Iingdom and associated islands0 only one in .i.ty0 t)e 1$ /ounds o. t)e 8lydesdale ank0 s)o-s a .amous -oman o. )istory, ortunately -e )ae a *ueen0 t)oug) een )ere -eare lucky0 (ecause i. Eli?a(et) 33 )ad )ad a younger (rot)er0 )er /ortrait -ould not grace so many notes inEngland and else-)ere as is no- t)e case,

3n s)ort t)ere is a long -ay to go (e.ore -omen o(tain /arity on t)e sym(ols o. t)e nation, 3t -illsimilarly (e many years (e.ore ritain attains t)e state o. /arity democracy as0 to cite an actual country rat)ert)an Bto/ia0 S-eden may (e said to )ae done0 .ollo-ing a series o. measures culminating in 4 .emalere/resentation in Stock)olm 8ity 8ouncil in Se/tem(er 1994 and /arity ca(inets o. 11 omen ministers and 11

men .ormed on ' :cto(er 1994 and again on 1> Marc) 199A, <nd S-eden o. course0 -)ile only t-o o. its.ie (anknotes .eature .amous -omen0 t)ese are at least t)e t-o most used notes0 t)e #$ kronor /ortraying t)enoelist Selma Lagerlo.0 and t)e >$ kronor /ortraying t)e so/rano Jenny Lind,

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