At the moment the highest denomination is 1,000 roubles (£20).
Today, the highest denomination lira notes celebrate Bernini, Caravaggio and Raphael.
In the United States, the highest denomination printed is $100; in Japan, it is the 10,000-yen note, worth about $100; the 500 is the highest-denomination euro note, worth about $650.
Using notes worth 5,000 Afghanis -- the second highest denomination -- the equivalent of $200,000 would tip the scale at 24 tons.
The $100 Federal Reserve Note is highest denomination of currency printed since 1945, but a $5,000 or $10,000 bill can be ordered.
BUENOS AIRES — Eight years ago, it was almost impossible to get a taxi driver in this city to accept a 100-peso note, the highest denomination.
The highest denomination was a $100 trillion Zimbabwean dollar note, before the currency was completely abandoned for the US dollar and South African rand.
The series demonstrated the intensity of hyperinflation during the period as the highest denomination increased from $1 000 to $100 trillion $10144) by January 2009, the latter being the largest denomination issued by the Reserve Bank.
The result was the Mint Act of 1792, which prescribed the specifications of the new US coins, the highest denomination being the eagle, or ten-dollar piece.
If you must pay for something using US dollars, try to use the smallest denomination possible.
