AUSTRALIA: Typo on millions of bank notes

Australia’s latest A$50 note comes with a big blunder hidden in the small print – a somewhat embarrassing typo. The Reserve Bank of Australia spelled “responsibility” as “responsibilty” on millions of the new yellow notes. It confirmed the typo on Thursday and said the error would be fixed in future prints. But for now, around […]

Australia’s latest A$50 note comes with a big blunder hidden in the small print – a somewhat embarrassing typo.

The Reserve Bank of Australia spelled “responsibility” as “responsibilty” on millions of the new yellow notes.

It confirmed the typo on Thursday and said the error would be fixed in future prints.

But for now, around 46 million of the new notes are in use across the country.

The bills were released late last year and feature Edith Cowan, the first female member of an Australian parliament.