The Bench-Bar Conference has kept our legal community a close-knit one in which both lawyers and judges have treated each other withrespect and professionalism. Over the years there has been a steady give and take between our lawyers and judges.
banknote, [[File:CHF Banknotes.jpg|thumb|The current banknotes of the Swiss franc series possess at least eighteen security features.]] A banknote (often known as a bill, paper money, or simply a note) is a type of negotiable instrument known as a promissory note, made by a bank, payable to the bearer on demand.
On July 14, 1969, the Federal Reserve and the Department of the Treasury announced that banknotes in denominations of $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 would be discontinued due to lack of use. Although they were issued until 1969, they were last printed in 1945.