Million Dollar Bill?

Updated July 24, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

The Question:

Is there a million dollar bill? If so, whose picture is on it?

The Answer:

Sorry to disappoint you, but the largest bill ever printed by the U.S. mint is the $100,000 bill, which carries Woodrow Wilson's portrait. Even if you're in the habit of purchasing small Caribbean republics with cash, you're unlikely ever to see one-it is used only in transactions between Federal Reserve System and U.S. Treasury Department.

Here's a complete listing of the portraits and designs on U.S. currency.

-The Editors

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