In 1992 Hillary appeared on the updated New Zealand $5 note, thus making him the only New Zealander to appear on a banknote during his or her lifetime.
He is on the five dollar note.
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he appears on the five dollar note
No. Sir Edmund Hillary is featured on the New Zealand Five Dollar note.
The vehicle on the front of the current New Zealand Five Dollar note is a modified Massey Ferguson tractor, as was used by Sir Edmund Hillary, on his journey to the South Pole.
Sir Edmund Hillary with Mount Everest is depicted on the New Zealand $5 note issued from 1992.
if you mean New Zealand then Sir Edmand Hillary was on the five dollar note
Sir Edmund Hillary appeared on the New Zealand five-dollar note starting in 1990. His image was featured to honor his achievements, particularly his historic ascent of Mount Everest in 1953 alongside Tenzing Norgay. The note showcases his contributions to exploration and his legacy in New Zealand history.
He was the first one to climb Mt Everest
In 1992 Hillary appeared on the updated New Zealand $5 note, thus making him the only New Zealander to appear on a banknote during his or her lifetime, in defiance of the established convention for banknotes of using only depictions of deceased individuals, and current heads of state.
Sir Edmund Hillary was a famous New Zealand mountaineer and explorer and something of a philanthropist, who was the first, with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, to reach the summit of Mount Everest. He also travelled to both the South and North Poles, and helped to set up a trust fund for the Sherpa people of Nepal. Sir Edmund Hillary appears on New Zealand Five Dollar notes issued from 1992 to present.
The current New Zealand Five Dollar note features Sir Edmund Hillary. The current New Zealand Ten Dollar note features Kate Sheppard. The current New Zealand Fifty Dollar note features Sir Apirana Ngata. The current New Zealand One Hundred Dollar note features Lord Ernest Rutherford.