<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (February 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (February 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Large denominations of United States currency greater than $100 were circulated by the United States Treasury until 1969 . Since then, U.S. dollar banknotes have only been issued in seven denominations: $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 . </P> <P> Large - denomination currency (i.e., banknotes with a face value of $500 or higher) had been used in the United States since the late 18th century . The first $500 note was issued by the Province of North Carolina, authorized by legislation dated May 10, 1780 . Virginia quickly followed suit and authorized the printing of $500 and $1,000 notes on October 16, 1780 and $2,000 notes on May 7, 1781 . High - denomination treasury notes were issued, for example during the War of 1812 ($1,000 notes authorized by an act dated June 30, 1812). During the American Civil War Confederate currency included $500 and $1,000 notes . During the Federal banknote issuing period (1861 to present), the earliest high - denomination notes included three - year Interest - bearing notes of $500, $1,000, and $5,000, authorized by Congress on July 17, 1861 . In total, 11 different types of U.S. currency were issued in high - denomination notes across nearly 20 different series dates . The obverse of United States banknotes generally depict either historical figures, allegorical figures symbolizing significant concepts (e.g., liberty, justice), or a combination of both . The reverse designs range from abstract scroll - work with ornate denomination identifiers to reproductions of historical art works . </P>

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