Remember in 1999, RM500 and RM1000 denominations were demonetized.
At that very moment, Malaysia's Central estimated that there were over RM4.3 billion worth of RM1000 in circulation.
That was a huge amount 17 years ago
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The elimination of the big denominations is to make it harder for people to carry millions in their brief cases. I'm sure even Najib could have carried RM$1 billion in $10,000 notes out of Malaysia.
What surprised me is that the PAP discontinued the $5,000 & $10,000 notes? It made it easier for me to transfer $ from one bank account to another without paying for a draft. The only large note left in Spore is the $1,000 note & that's usually what I take to Thailand because I get a higher exchange rate in Thailand.