This is how much 1 million euros, francs and US dollars weigh

• One million euros have a total weight of 2.24 kilograms up to 230 tons • One million francs have a total weight of 1.14 kilograms up to 36 tons • One million US dollars have a total weight of ten kilograms up to 250 tons

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How much does a million euros , francs or US dollars actually weigh? Many people have probably asked themselves this question. On the website 1000000-euro.de you can examine the weight of different amounts of money depending on their denomination.

This is how much a million euros weigh

The smallest coin in the euro currency, both in terms of size and value, is the one-cent coin. With a diameter of 16.25 mm and a thickness of just 1.67 mm, a one-cent piece weighs 2.3 grams, according to MDM Münzhandelsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG Deutsche Münze. To get to the amount of one million euros with one-cent coins, you would need a total of 100 million one-cent coins. Together, they would weigh 230 tons. A single stack of these coins would also be 167 kilometers high and have a volume of 44,098.44 liters.

The largest coin, which also has the highest value, is the two-euro coin. With a diameter of 25.75 mm and a thickness of 2.2 mm, the two-euro coin weighs 8.5 grams. To get to the amount of one million euros with two-euro coins, only 500,000 coins would be needed. This reduction in number is also clearly reflected in the weight of the money. One million euros in two-euro coins corresponds to a weight of 4.25 tons. If stacked on top of each other, the coins would be 1.1 kilometers high and have a volume of 572.84 liters.

The smallest euro note is the five-euro note. This is 120 x 62 mm in size and has a height of 0.1 mm. One of these notes weighs 0.68 grams. To get to a value of one million euros with five-euro notes, you would need 200,000 notes, which corresponds to a total weight of 136 kilograms. If stacked on top of each other, the tower of 200,000 notes would be 20 meters high and would have a volume of around 148.80 liters.

Since 500-euro notes have not been issued for several years, the largest euro note is the 200-euro note. This is 153 x 82 mm in size and also has a height of 0.1 mm. A 200-euro note weighs 1.07 grams. With 200-euro notes, you would only need 5,000 notes to reach a total amount of one million euros. In total, 5,000 200-euro notes weigh 5.35 kilograms. If stacked on top of each other, the tower of these notes would only be 50 cm high and would have a volume of around 6.27 liters.

This is how much a million francs weigh

The smallest franc coin is the five-rappen coin. With a diameter of 17.15 mm, the coin weighs 1.8 grams. To get to a sum of one million francs with five-rappen coins, you need 20 million coins. A stack of these coins would be 25 kilometers high and have a volume of 7,353.06 liters. The weight of 20 million five-rappen coins is 36 tons.

The largest Swiss coin is the five-franc coin. It has a diameter of 31.45 mm and weighs 13.2 grams. To reach a total value of one million francs, 200,000 five-franc coins would be needed, which together weigh 2.64 tons. A stack of these coins would be 470 meters high and have a volume of 464.88 liters.

The smallest franc note is worth ten francs. It is 74 x 126 mm in size and weighs around 0.79 grams. The 100,000 notes needed to reach a total of one million francs would weigh a total of 79.25 kilograms. A stack of 100,000 notes would be ten meters high and have a volume of 93.24 liters.

The largest franc note is the 1,000 franc note. With a size of 74 x 181 mm, one note weighs around 1.14 grams. To arrive at the amount of one million francs, you would need exactly 1,000 copies of the largest franc note. These would have a total weight of 1.14 kilograms. A stack of these notes would be ten centimeters high and have a volume of 1.34 liters.

How much does a million US dollars weigh

The smallest US dollar coin is the one cent coin. With a diameter of 19.05 mm, the coin weighs 2.5 grams. For a total amount of one million US dollars, 100,000,000 coins are needed, which weigh a total of 250 tons. A stack of the coins would be 155 kilometers high and would have a volume of 56,249 liters.

The largest US dollar coin is the one-dollar coin. It has a diameter of 26.5 mm and weighs about 8.1 grams. The total weight of one million one-dollar coins is 8.1 tons. A single tower of the coins would be two kilometers high and would have a volume of 1,404 liters.

The smallest US dollar bill is also worth one US dollar. It is 155.81 x 66.42 mm in size and, like all other US dollar bills, weighs about one gram. This means that the one million US dollar bills would weigh a total of one ton. A stack of the banknotes would be 100 meters high and would have a volume of 1,034 liters.

The largest US dollar bill is worth 100 US dollars. With a size of 155.81 x 66.42 mm, this US dollar bill also weighs about one gram. For an amount of one million US dollars, you would need a total of 10,000 100 dollar bills. These have a total weight of ten kilograms. A stack of 100 dollar bills would be one meter high and would have a volume of around 10.35 liters.

E. Schmal / Editorial staff finanzen.net