Become a Member ![\\"snopes](\\"/design/images/logo-main.png\\"/) Search My Profile Logout Submit a Rumor Latest Trending News & Politics Entertainment Fact Checks Quiz Sections Latest Trending Fact Checks News Collections More Contact Us Submit a Rumor Archives Quiz FactBot Newsletters About Us Categories News & Politics Entertainment Science & Technology Lifestyle Free accounts support our journalism Become a Member Login My Profile Logout ![\\"republican_symbol\\"](\\"/design/images/republican_symbol.png\\"/) Snopes fact-checked the vice presidential debate live! Read more here ![\\"democrat_symbol\\"](\\"/design/images/democrat_symbol.png\\"/) Fact Check # Were the Words \'Hail Satan\' Hidden on the U.S. $10,000 Bill? ## According to longstanding rumors, subliminal messages appear in certain banknotes. ### Dan Evon ### Published March 27, 2017 Updated March 27, 2023 ![\\"\\"](\\" Claim: The phrase \"Hail Satan\" was embossed on the U.S. $10,000 bill. Rating: False About this rating The United States hasn\'t issued any currency any larger than $100 bills since 1945, but at one time the U.S. had in circulation $500, $1,000, $5,000, and even $10,000 bills. A claim that appears around certain conspiracy theory- oriented corners of the Internet is one about the now discontinued, but real, US $10,000 bill. According to this particular theory, the words \"Hail Satan\" are embossed into the bill as a subliminal message, presumably to subtly either encourage or remind rich people to worship the Devil. These stories appear from time to time along with variations of the following images: Advertisement: ![](\\" Advertisement: The $10,000 bill was first printed in 1928 and featured an image of Salmon P. Chase, the Secretary of the Treasury under President Lincoln who oversaw the first issuance of \"greenback\" notes in 1861. Although none of us had a $10,000 bill readily available, an image of this bill provided by the National Numismatic Collection clearly shows that the currency does not contain the phrase \"Hail Satan,\" or any other similar hidden words: ![](\\" Advertisement: Rumors abound about images or words supposedly hidden in currency, either to send a message or to subtly manipulate populations. For example, a U.S. flag cannot be seen on a Canadian $2 bill, President Obama did not remove the words \"In God We Trust\" from American currency and a stack of pancakes does not appear on the $5 bill, no matter how ingeniously it is folded. #### Sources Trex, Ethen. \"A $100,000 Bill? The Story Behind Large-Denomination Currency.\" Mental Floss. 12 January 2010. Terrell, Ellen. \"Salmon P. Chase: Lincoln\'s Treasury Secretary.\" Library of Congress. 14 January 2013. ### By Dan Evon Dan Evon is a former writer for Snopes. Recommendations Advertisement: ![\\"Snopes.com\\"](\\"/design/images/logo-main.png\\") Company About Us FAQs Contact Us Submit a Topic Navigate Home Search Archive Newsletters Random Sections Latest Top Fact Checks News Account Join Login Game FactBot Like Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter © 1995 - 2024 by Snopes Media Group Inc. This material may not be reproduced without permission. Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes.com Terms of Use Privacy Policy DMCA Policy
The phrase Hail Satan was embossed on the US 10000 bill