# Smallest largest banknote?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smallest-largest-banknote/984482>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 23, 2023, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smallest-largest-banknote/984482 "2023-05-23T22:13:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 11

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2023, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smallest-largest-banknote/984482/11 "2023-05-27T04:06:31Z")

</div>

Pretty much:

$100 in April 2023 has the same buying power as…

$55.64 in Jan 2000  
$42.00 in Jan 1990  
$25.65 in Jan 1980  
$12.46 in Jan 1970  
$9.66 in Jan 1960  
$7.75 in Jan 1950

> **[CPI Inflation Calculator](https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm)**

All that said, some want to eliminate high denomination notes to make life harder for those, “pursuing tax evasion, financial crime, terrorist finance and corruption.” [Making it Harder for the Bad Guys: The Case for Eliminating High Denomination Notes | Harvard Kennedy School](https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/mrcbg/publications/awp/awp52)

2010-2014 discussion: [Why are there no bills large than a $100 bill? - #3 by Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-bills-large-than-a-100-bill/565641/3)

---

_[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smallest-largest-banknote/984482)._