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Red faces after discovery $2.3bn worth of currency has a misprint of the word responsibility in banknote's 'micro-text'
46 million of Australia's new $50 notes have been printed with a typo, the Reserve Bank has confirmed.
The "new and improved" $50 banknote was rolled out in October last year, with a host of new technologies designed to improve accessibility and prevent counterfeiting.
But the yellow note also contains a typo that misspells the word "responsibility".
The note features the Indigenous writer and inventor David Unaipon on one side, and Edith Cowan, Australia's first female member of parliament, on the other – as it has since 1995.
The RBA has printed "micro-text" on the note with excerpts of Unaipon's book, Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines, and Cowan's first speech to parliament.
The small error occurred on Cowan's side, in the text of her speech.
"It is a great responsibilty [sic] to be the only woman here, and I want to emphasise the necessity which exists for other women being here," it says.
Also at Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the BBC and The New York Times.
(Score: 2) by Snow on Friday May 10 2019, @05:11PM (5 children)
It's not an obvious mistake. It took me a couple minutes to see what was wrong, and that was knowing there was an error...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 10 2019, @05:36PM (2 children)
I would think they have the text in some word processor application before printing it, so that you don't need to just check it of a printed bill.
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 10 2019, @06:04PM (1 child)
Blame it on autocorrect? That's a great idea!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 11 2019, @12:39PM
no no no
this is the new millenium
blame speeling mistaeks on the lack of autocorrect not the lack of professional ability
(Score: 3, Interesting) by DannyB on Friday May 10 2019, @05:57PM (1 child)
Could the misspelling be an anti counterfeiting measure?
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by danmars on Friday May 10 2019, @06:41PM
Yes. In fact, that would be my default assumption. But the article includes a quote from a spokesperson:
Of course, even that statement doesn't state it was an accident.