Financial Engineering: Engineers & Scientists on Banknotes/Coinage

[AlephZero]

Feel free to groan at the bad pun in the thread title.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15122770

Do any other countries feature engineers or scientists on their banknotes or coinage?

Not that most Brits ever get to see a £50 note in their lifetime - they are nearly as common as hen's teeth!

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

The Serbian 100 Dinar note depicts Nikola Tesla.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbian_dinar"

A few more can be found here:
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jbourj/money.htm"