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  2. United States one-hundred-thousand-dollar bill - Wikipedia

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    The United States one-hundred-thousand-dollar bill (US$100,000) is a former denomination of United States currency issued from 1934 to 1935. The bill, which features President Woodrow Wilson, was created as a large denomination note for gold transactions between Federal Reserve Banks; it never circulated publicly and its private possession is illegal.

  3. Money order - Wikipedia

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    A money order is purchased for the amount desired. In this way it is similar to a cashier's check.The main difference is that money orders are usually limited in maximum face value to some specified figure (for example, the United States Postal Service limits domestic postal money orders to US$1,000.00 as of November 2023) while cashier's check are not.

  4. Large denominations of United States currency - Wikipedia

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    Large-denomination currency (i.e., banknotes with a face value of $500 or higher) [1] had been used in the United States since the late 18th century. [2] The first $500 note was issued by North Carolina, authorized by legislation dated May 10, 1780. [3]

  5. United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    In the latter case, the Federal Reserve places an order for printed money from the U.S. Treasury Department. [72] The Treasury Department, in turn, sends these requests to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (to print new dollar bills) and the Bureau of the Mint (to stamp the coins).

  6. New Generation Currency Series - Wikipedia

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    Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) began the 12-year demonetization process of the New Design Series when the New Generation Currency (NGC) project was started in 2007 through formal conceptualization process which was a result of the meeting of the minds of people with diverse backgrounds and ideas: central bankers, artists, technocrats, historians, communication experts, and currency printers ...

  7. Banknotes of the Philippine peso - Wikipedia

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    The font used for lettering in the banknotes is Myriad, while the numerals are set in the Twentieth Century font. The New Generation Currency series is the only circulating set of notes since August 2, 2019. [12] In 2017, the BSP updated the design of the NGC series banknotes with the following changes: [18]

  8. Slang terms for money - Wikipedia

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    Slang terms for money often derive from the appearance and features of banknotes or coins, their values, historical associations or the units of currency concerned. Within a language community, some of the slang terms vary in social, ethnic, economic, and geographic strata but others have become the dominant way of referring to the currency and are regarded as mainstream, acceptable language ...

  9. Elgin, Illinois, Centennial half dollar - Wikipedia

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    Rovelstad was unable to raise the money to construct and erect the statue, but having learned of recent commemorative coin issues, decided this would be a good means of funding the statue. The sculptor had a bill introduced in Congress in May 1935 to authorize a half dollar to celebrate Elgin's centennial and to honor the pioneer.