As a rule, political economists of the present day do not take the trouble to study the history of money; it is much easier to imagine it and deduce the principles of this imaginary knowledge Alaxander del Mar, A History of monetary systems (1901)

500 euro banknote

"For security reasons 500 euro banknotes are not accepted" (pump at gas station in Kehl, Germany).
 

Με την σταδιακή κατάργηση, ή περιορισμό, των μετρητών ανοίγονται νέες ευκαιρίες για τις τράπεζες.