stackyFACTSWhen a banknote is so wildly valuable that no honest person ever uses it, it quickly gains a terrible reputation. The massive purple note earned its dark moniker because everyone knew what it looked like and knew it was funding massive illicit activities across borders, but average citizens had never actually seen one in person.
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