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The 1000 CHF bills are pretty ridiculous (1 CHF =~ 1.1 USD). But they're also in common enough use that you can pay for a relatively small purchase in a supermarket with one, and the cashier won't bat an eye. It'll just be a quick check under a UV light at most.

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Meanwhile, in the UK, most people rarely if ever handle the 50 pound notes that are in circulation - I've only seen perhaps a handful of them in the 12 years I've lived in London.

That's mostly because they're harder to get rid of than Scottish currency. Only the major supermarkets seem to accept them.

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