The United States five-hundred-dollar bill was printed from 1861 to 1945. The
Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) continued to issue the notes until 1969. The notes did not see much circulation among the public because they were printed to facilitate bank transactions. On July 14, 1969, the
United States Department of the Treasury announced that all notes in denominations greater than US$100 would be discontinued. Since 1969, banks have been required to send any $500 bill to the Department of the Treasury for destruction. There were several versions of the note.
Chief Justice of the United States John Marshall appears on the obverse of the 1918 five-hundred-dollar bill. The note was a large-size bill measuring x . A new small-size $500 bill was issued in 1928 and 1934. The new version featured former president
William McKinley's portrait.
Efforts to reissue In 2017, American economist Jay Zagorsky suggested that the United States should reissue the $500 bill. He suggested that a disaster could shut down commerce and the high denomination bill could ensure against an economic collapse. In June 2024, Representative
Paul Gosar introduced a bill into Congress which would, if passed, require the Treasury to issue $500 bills featuring President
Donald Trump. == See also ==