The EU took 500โฌ notes out of circulation a few years ago because they prefer large transactions to be done by methods that are easier for the government to monitor. I imagine the US government feels the same way.
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China's biggest denomination is CNY 100 or about USD 15. India pulled its largest denomination bill from circulation maybe 5 years ago. The US stopped doing anything above USD 100 a while ago. Bigger denominations are a counterfeit and bribery risk.
Nobody cares about the Swiss Franc in cash outside of Switzerland. There are 10 million or thereabouts Swiss people. All the other currencies are used in much larger populations, three-figure millions at the lower end.
I think you're running a bit there, and the Norwegian Crowns Icelandic Krona would like a word with you.
Larger denominations also become much easier to smuggle. Concealing and slipping an envelope vs a whole bag.
I'm surprised there is a 1000 CHF note. Governments in general want to dissuade large cash transactions. You're supposed to file some treasury forms if you transfer more than 10000 USD in cash (say to buy a car) but I think under some circumstances the amount drops to 3000.
Before Holland switched to the Euro, one of my Dutch buddies told me that 100 NLG bills (Dutch Guilder, 100 NLG was about 60 USD) were very heavily used there, the way we use $20's in the US. 50's and 100's in the US were fairly uncommon at the time, but they're more common now. ATM's dispense them which is a fairly recent thing.
Iโd only buy drugs with bills that large. Everything else goes on the card.
the $100,000 bill depicting Woodrow Wilson is obscure and not possible to obtain
True, but there is a museum in Denver that has a lot of old, high face-value bills like that.



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