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[โ€“] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Because they could be mistaken as counterfeit?

[โ€“] graphito@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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€“] Valmond@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

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