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| Iran 'to ban' defaced banknotes | |
| 2009-12-26 | |
| Iran's central bank has said defaced banknotes are to be made invalid, after the appearance of opposition slogans on money, local media report. They quote bank official Ebrahim Darvishi as saying that people possessing defaced banknotes should exchange them by 8 January. It was difficult to distinguish genuine defaced notes from fakes, he added.
"Banknotes on which there are writings or are stamped or have any additional signs will be invalid," Iran's Jam-e Jam newspaper quoted Mr Darvishi as saying on Thursday. The bank official also called on the public and shop owners not accept such notes from 8 January. Since June's election, slogans such as "Death to the dictator" have appeared on many Iranian banknotes. Opposition supporters have also sprayed anti-government graffiti on walls in the capital Tehran and other cities. Many transactions are carried out in cash in Iran, which is under international banking sanctions and where major credit cards cannot be used. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #9 Thanks T-Dubya, but the eggnog may have been the genesis of the malady. m'lady....? |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2009-12-26 21:24 |
| #8 My apologies, I seem to be stuttering this afternoon..... Fixed, Uncle Phester. You probably want to put some eggnog on that. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-12-26 20:48 |
| #7 I just noticed that several bills in my wallet were signed by Hu Jintao |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-12-26 16:20 |
| #6 My apologies, I seem to be stuttering this afternoon..... |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2009-12-26 15:42 |
| #5 "If we had a CIA worth anything at all they'd be pumping out mass quantities of these defaced banknotes, and then denying it all ..." Nah, Dems think inflation is a "Good Thing." |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2009-12-26 15:41 |
| #4 If we had a CIA worth anything at all they'd be pumping out mass quantities of these defaced banknotes, and then denying it all ... |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2009-12-26 15:38 |
| #3 Hey Nimble, I have one too, but it, like yours, remains unused. Maybe TUS knows whats gonna happen once his signature begins appearing in general circulation....? |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2009-12-26 15:37 |
| #2 Speaking of Bank notes that have been defaced, has anyone seen a bank note with Geitner's signature? I want to start defacing them with my TAX CHEAT stamp, but I haven't seen one. Wonder why? |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2009-12-26 08:25 |
| #1 pumping out mass quantities of these defaced banknotes And replace every ayatollah's stash with them. Looks like Iran may follow North Korea as the world's second cashless economy. Plan to write 1 Billion slogans on bank notes |
| Posted by: ed 2009-12-26 06:47 |