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[โ€“] zqwzzle 14 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Because they could be mistaken as counterfeit?

[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

It's part of the reason but the central issue is far more serious -- the value of TP sheet exceeded the price of original bill ๐Ÿ˜ณ. Clearly it's a measure to combat inflation and unauthorized money printing. After the policy, common folk have to resort to sawing bills together just to scrap by

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

That's not a problem as the toilet paper bill would be worth more than an actual ruble bill.