IN teams of memorialization, being selected to represent some country as the face of a banknote "money" is one of the highest honous you can achieve, because People will see your face everyday and everyone in the country will know you story and your legacy carries on.
In some countries a few selected great architect are lucky to be featured on some banknote "money" in recent history
1: Le corbusier (switzerland)
He is on the 10 swiss france banknote (2000 still now)
2: Alexander Tamaniam ( Armeria)
He is on the 500 dram banknote (20th century)
3: Mimar Kemaleddin bej (Turkey)
He is on the 20 lira banknote (20th century)
4: Mimar Sinan (Turkey)
He is on the 10,000 lira from 1982 to 1995
5: Otto Wagner (Austria)
He is on the 500 shilling banknote from 1986 to 1997
6: Gustave Eiffel (france)
He is on the 200 france banknote from 1996 to 2002
7: Balthasar Neumann (Germany)
He is on the Gvenem 50 mark banknote from 1991 to 2002
8: Francesco Borronini (Switzerland)
He is on the 100 swiss france banknote from 1976 to 2000
9:Thomas Jerfferson (Usa)
He is on the $2 dollar bill
There are so many other great architect....!
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