Chapter 27. THE INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY OF BAD SHIT pages 128 - 132
"Held physically together by the thick white Mondrian robe, her sunglasses, and a room-service breakfast of granola, yogurt, and a watermelon liquada, Hollis sat back in one wide white armchair, put her feel up on the shorter of the two marble-topped coffee tables, and regarded the vinyl Blue Ant figurine on the chair arm."
Chapter 27. THE INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY OF BAD SHIT
After making plans to see Inchmale (who can ensure the 50 $100 bills - the international currency of bad shit - aren’t counterfeit), she passes on Odile's offer to Beth Barker’s hyperspatially tagged apartment where even "one simple water glass has twenty tags." [262 characters]
500 Euro banknotes are becoming the currency of illegal deals - they are much harder to counterfeit than US currency and are worth (today's price) nearly $688 (or £339 British Pounds) each.
In Spain 500 Euro notes are known as "bin-Ladens", because "the Government knows that they are out there somewhere, but they never get their hands on them", as they are hidden from view by the black market economy.