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Banknotes controversy
In the early 1990s, the White Tower became the focus of a major controversy between Greece and the newly independent former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The nationalist VMRO–DPMNE, the leading opposition party in the Republic of Macedonia, proposed the printing of banknotes (bills) depicting the Tower. It supported the irredentist «United Macedonia» concept at the time, with Slav Macedonian nationalists arguing that «Solun [Thessaloniki] is ours». However, the government in Skopje rejected the VMRO-DPMNE proposal and adopted a different design for the new Macedonian denar, which it issued in 1992.[3]
Extreme nationalist organizations in the Republic of Macedonia nonetheless went ahead with the printing of unofficial banknotes depicting the White Tower,[4] which were sold as souvenirs on the streets of Skopje.[5][6] The printing of the notes became the subject of a rumor in Greece that the currency of the new neighbouring state did in fact depict Greek symbols — a highly controversial point, given the dispute with the Republic of Macedonia over its name and flag.[7] The notes were never placed in circulation, as they were not legal tender, but the episode nonetheless exacerbated the ill will felt between the two countries and helped to aggravate tensions in the Balkans.[8]