So everyone heard about Zimbabwe’s 100 billion dollar bank note released (and later discontinued) last month in response to the staggering 10+ million percent inflation rate. Inflationary currency, like that of Weimar Germany, occupied Greece, and post-WWII Hungary is fine, but in the realm of international bank notes some attention needs to be given to the women who grace paper money.

Bewitching, captivating, engaging, graceful, magnetic, mesmeric.

It takes more than just zeroes to make a note attractive. Try superb facial expressions, gazes, head positions, and body angles that dare the bearer to spend the note. I bet these women could take Washington, Lincoln, Hamilton, Jackson, Grant, and Franklin in a staredown.

From my collection:

Czechoslovakia 1000 Korun 1945

Bohemia & Moravia 1 Koruna 1940

Hungary 5 Pengö 1939

Hungary 20 Pengö 1941

Hungary 1000 Pengö 1945

Hungary 100,000 Milpengö 1946

Yugoslavia 50,000 Dinara 1988

Yugoslavia 500,000,000 Dinara 1993

Algeria 5 Francs 1942

Ireland 10 Shillings 1968

Mexico 5 Pesos 1961

Austria 20 Kronen 1913

Austria 100 Kronen 1912

Germany 50 Mark 1920

And fan favorites:

Ukraine 200 hyrvnia feat. writer Lesya Ukrainka

…And the greatest bank note of all – Gotta love the bird hanging out in the vase!

Czechoslovakia 20 Korun 1949

One thing’s for sure: Lady Liberty has nothing on these foreign beauties.