INTERESTING FACTS
What is the largest denomination ever printed by the United States of America?
What the is the largest denomination ever printed in the world?
I have several European Union Euro notes, how can I tell which country they are from?
What is the smallest denomination note ever printed?
What is the largest sized note ever printed?
What is the most money a note has sold for?
How can I tell which Federal Reserve bank my USA note was printed for?
How much inflation is considered "hyperinflation"?
Which countries have suffered from the worst cases of hyperinflation?
I have an Eastern Caribbean banknote, how can I tell which country the note was printed for?
What is the largest denomination ever printed by the United States of America?
The largest note ever printed in the USA for circulation is the 10,000 dollar bill. The US government printed 100,000 dollar bills strictly for banks to transfer money, and they were never released into circulation.
What is the largest denomination ever printed in the world?
In 1945 and 1946, hyperinflation caused the issuance of notes up to 100 million b.-pengő (100 quintillion pengő). During the hyperinflation, note designs were reused, changing the colour and replacing the word pengő with first milpengő, then b.-pengő, to generate higher denominations. The largest denomination produced was 100 million b.-pengő (100 quintillion or 1020 pengő). The note was initially worth about US$ 0.20. Notes of one milliard b.-pengő (one sextillion or 1021 pengő) were printed but never issued.
I have several European Union Euro notes, how can I tell which country they are from?
When you look at the notes' serial number, it will begin with a letter. The letter corresponds to the country.
What is the smallest denomination note ever printed?
The lowest fractional note is Fiji 1 penny, issued in 1942. The old penny, being 1/240 of a pound, is a lower denomination than other fractional notes based on 1/100th of a basic monetary unit.
What is the largest sized note ever printed?
The 100,000 Piso note, measuring 356mm x 216mm (about the size of a legal paper), is accredited by the Guinness World Records as the world's largest legal tender note in terms of size. Only 1,000 of these notes were issued.
What is the most money a note has sold for?
A world record of $2,255,000 was paid in a private transaction for a $1,000 1890 "Grand Watermelon" note in December 2006.
How can I tell which Federal Reserve bank my USA note was printed for?
Each serial number begins with a letter. This letter signifies which bank ordered that note.
- A = Boston
- B = New York City
- C = Philadelphia
- D = Cleveland
- E = Richmond
- F = Atlanta
- G = Chicago
- H = St. Louis
- I = Minneapolis
- J = Kansas City
- K = Dallas
- L = San Francisco
How much inflation is considered "hyperinflation"?
To be considered as hyperinflation, the inflation rate must reach 50% per month.
Which countries have suffered from the worst cases of hyperinflation?
The top 5 worst episodes of hyperinflation are:
- Hungary (July 1946) - Monthly inflation rates were 41,900,000,000,000,000% and prices doubled every 15 hours.
- Zimbabwe (November 2008) - Monthly inflation rates were 79,600,000,000% and prices doubled every 24.7 hours.
- Yugoslavia (January 1994) - Monthly inflation rates were 313,000,000% and prices doubled every 1.4 days.
- Germany (October 1923) - Monthly inflation rates were 29,500% and prices doubled every 3.7 days.
- Greece (October 1944) - Monthly inflation rates were 13,800% and prices doubled every 4.3 days.
I have a banknote from Central Africa (Banque des Etats de L'Afrique Centrale), how do I know which country it was printed for?
Each banknote has a letter printed on it, and this letter is the indicator. The following is a list for each county based on what year the note was printed.
Control letters for Central African States countries banknotes (1993-2002)
A = Gabon
C = Chad
F = Equatorial Guinea
M = Central African Republic
T = Congo
U = Cameroun
Control letters for Central African States countries banknotes (1993-2002)
- C = Congo
- E = Cameroun
- F = Central African Republic
- L = Gabon
- N = Equatorial Guinea
- P = Chad
A = Gabon
C = Chad
F = Equatorial Guinea
M = Central African Republic
T = Congo
U = Cameroun
I have an Eastern Caribbean banknote, how can I tell which country the note was printed for?
Control letters for Eastern Caribbean States (1965-)
A = Antigua & Barbuda
D = Dominica
G = Grenada
K = Saint Kitts & Nevis
L = Saint Lucia
M = Montserrat
U = Anguilla
V = Saint Vincent & The Grenadines
A = Antigua & Barbuda
D = Dominica
G = Grenada
K = Saint Kitts & Nevis
L = Saint Lucia
M = Montserrat
U = Anguilla
V = Saint Vincent & The Grenadines