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.
Messages in support of the opposition have been appearing on banknotes since June’s disputed presidential election.
