01 NOVELTY SOUVENIR/COLLECTIBLE "Million Dollar Bill"

The image shows a novelty item, a souvenir or collectible "million dollar bill" featuring Thomas Jefferson. The U.S. government has never issued a one-million-dollar bill for public circulation. The largest denomination of U.S. currency ever printed was a $100,000 Gold Certificate, which was used for transactions between Federal Reserve Banks and was not circulated among the general public. The largest denomination ever in general circulation was the $10,000 bill. Novelty bills like the one pictured are often sold for promotional purposes, as gag gifts, or as collectibles. Some versions of these novelty bills are also used as religious tracts.