United States one-hundred-thousand-dollar bill

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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. The $100,000 bill was created by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing under the order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in response to the hoarding of gold during the Great Depression, believed to be slowing economic regrowth. Executive Order 6102, signed by Roosevelt, was ratified by the United States Congress in 1934. Executive Order 6102 prohibited the hoarding of gold certificates, accompanied also by bullion and coins. Unlike the other denominations of US dollars, the $100,000 bill was never issued as a Federal Reserve Note (a.k.a. greenback). It was only issued in the form of a gold certificate. About 42,000 of the $100,000 bills were printed. Many were destroyed in the...

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