Egyptians got mad because they thought the government was making “gay” money

A mockup of the new 20 pound banknote includes a watermark feature to discourage counterfeiters
Photo: Central Bank of Egypt

The Egyptian government has been forced to clarify that they do not intend to include an LGBTQ-positive message in the country’s 20-pound note.

Some citizens got upset when the Central Bank of Egypt debuted the country’s new polymer banknotes online, claiming a watermark is secretly a gay pride flag superimposed over a mosque.

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The wild rumor started after the government unveiled the new notes. The new design includes an image of the newly-built Al-Fattah Al-Aleem mosque and the watermark is over top of the drawing.

The bank stressed that the designs were “preliminary” and that the “rainbow” is a security feature that only shows up when held a certain way in the light. It is a common feature on currency and credit cards to deter counterfeiting and theft.

“God, I was suspicious of [President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi]. My suspicion was right,” one upset resident posted on Twitter. “The next edition will have…

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