For some perspective, the bills that were revoked were the 500 and 1000 Indian Rupee notes. 500 INR was worth around 7 to 8 US Dollars at the time, so the compa

For some perspective, the bills that were revoked were the 500 and 1000 Indian Rupee notes. 500 INR was worth around 7 to 8 US Dollars at the time, so the comparison to 100 USD bills is around an order of magnitude too great, despite things being cheaper in India.