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

[Behind the Aegis]

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.

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.

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