Originally Posted by
meir13
Well it depends on countries and location where you like to spend the money. In Singapore, the highest banknote is SGD 10,000. These bills are excellent way how to bring over from overseas larger sums.
But the largest note from ATMs, and hence the largest in common use, is only SGD 50. Even SGD 100 is quite rare.
I'll second Japan: Y10,000 notes are the default from ATMs and it's not unusual for people to carry a stack of them. It's a cash society and even many hotels don't accept credit cards, so I often carry Y50-100k in cash when traveling.