Le hidden face of the 500 euro bills | France 2 | Envoyé Spécial

Have you ever seen a 500 euro bill, touch the cotton fiber which it is made from and admired its pretty purple colour ? Never found in ATMs, rarely accepted by traders who are entitled to refuse it, you have to order this big money cut to your bank to have it in person. Why ? Because, on average, French people have 42.50 euros in their pockets, in bills and coins. Yet , since its inception, the European Central Bank has published 303 billion euros in 500 euro notes. So who uses this big cut ? And for what? Investigation on this bill at the heart of all traffics, tax evasion and money laundering.