Pre-War money

United States dollars, commonly called Pre-War money, were the official currency of the United States of America. They appear as stacks of banknotes of various denominations in Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4, Fallout 76 and Fallout Shelter.

Background
United States dollars (USD) were the pre-War currency of the United States of America. The inflation presumably caused by the Resource Wars was severe, leaving banknotes as the primary medium of exchange. Although the Great War eliminated the United States and its economy, reducing stacks of green bills to little more than collector's items and scrap parchment, certain pre-War devices continue to recognize them as a valid currency. These are typically limited to areas like the Sierra Madre casino or the Nuka-World amusement park. Pre-War money often comes in the form of a bundle, containing an undisclosed amount of stacked bills, and is used to represent large sums of cash. in the associated random encounter

Pricing
Throughout the Fallout series, various inflation and prices have been assigned to many products, including foodstuffs, vehicles, literature, and entertainment. This list will compound and display the various prices assigned throughout the series:

Cents
Sub-$1 coins of various denominations, such as pennies, dimes, and quarters, are referenced various times throughout the games via dialogue and world object text, such as on the front of pay phones.

Dollar
$20 bills appear most prominently in the games, while $100 bills are also known to exist.

Banknotes (green strap)


A stack of pre-War bills, bound with a green band.

Bank notes (red strap)


A stack of pre-War bills, tied together by a red currency strap.

Behind the scenes

 * Pre-War money has a variable value in Fallout: New Vegas, modified by the player character's Barter skill.
 * High-resolution textures for Fallout 4 identify the banknotes as $20 bills. The strap is placed over the portrait, but the design of the bill is a combination of the 1928 $20 small-size Federal Reserve Note (general design) and 1914 $20 Federal Reserve Note (red seal).

Supplementary references

 * Fallout manual