Millions of A$50 banknotes in Australia have an embarrassing typographical error that was overlooked by the country’s central bank before they were printed and circulated.
The goof first became known on Thursday when a listener on radio outlet Triple M sent the station a magnified photo of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) new A$50 note highlighting the word “responsibility” misspelt as “responsibilty” three times.
The A$50 currency is the most widely circulated in Australia and accounts for nearly half the total value of other banknotes in use, according to the RBA.
50澳元面值的纸币是澳大利亚流通最广的纸币,约占流通纸币数量的一半。
But for now, around 46 million of the new notes are in use across the country.
但如今,澳洲境内流通中的新版50澳元纸币约有4600万张。
The note came into circulation on Oct. 18, 2018 with new security features designed to deter counterfeiting and with tactile elements for the visually impaired.
"This does not affect the legal tender status of the banknotes. We have reviewed our processes to remove the likelihood of such an error occurring in the future," an RBA spokeswoman said.
“这不会影响这些纸币的法定货币地位。我们已经重审了制造过程,以防将来发生类似错误。”
It sports a head-shot of Edith Cowan, who served as the first woman elected to an Australian legislature from 1921 to 1924.
纸币一面印有澳大利亚历史上首位女议员伊迪斯·考恩的肖像,她在1921至1924年间担任议员。
纸币上还印有考恩作为议员首次发表演说时说的一段话。“责任”一词就出现在这段话中。
“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.
文中写道:“成为这里唯一的女性是一种巨大的责任(英文拼写错误),我想强调女性在这里的必要性。”
The Bank said in its latest annual report its note printing subsidiary delivered 227 million Australian banknotes in 2017/18, including around 184 million new series A$50 banknotes.