Image copyright Reserve Bank of Australia Image caption A reminder always to check the small print

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 (RBA) spelled "responsibility" as "responsibilty" on millions of the new yellow notes.

The RBA confirmed the typo on Thursday and said the error would be fixed in future print runs.

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.

What looks like a lawn in the background of Mrs Cowan's portrait is in fact rows of text - a quotation from her first speech to parliament.

"It is a great responsibility to be the only woman here, and I want to emphasise the necessity which exists for other women being here," is repeated several times over in microscopic print.

Alas, it's printed each time as "responsibilty" - with a missing i.

It took more than six months for someone with a good magnifying glass to spot the typo.

Image copyright Reserve Bank of Australia Image caption The typo lurks just above Edith Cowan's shoulder

The A$50 note is the most widely circulated in Australia, and the most commonly given out by cash machines. The other side of the note features distinguished Indigenous author David Unaipon.

When the latest batch emerged in October, new security features were embedded in the design to improve accessibility and prevent counterfeiting.

And for anyone wondering - yes, the "typo note" is still totally valid as currency.

Phew. Now let's just hope we didn't make any typos in this artilce. </s> Australia's central bank has admitted "responsibilty" for a spelling error on its latest batch of $50 notes. Although maybe the responsibility for proofreading the notes and spotting the missing "i" should have fallen to the eagle-eyed member of the public who pointed out the error. Australia's central bank confirmed the typo has appeared on 46 million notes. The blooper came to light after a listener phoned in to Melbourne radio station Triple M on Thursday morning to point it out. A subsequent Twitter post by the radio station showed the new currency under a magnifying glass, revealing the typo in microscopic text on the note just above Edith Cowan's shoulder.

Edith Cowan was a social reformer who was the first Australian woman ever to serve as a member of an Australian parliament and features on the country's $50 notes. The text which features on the note and contains the spelling mistake is taken from Ms Cowan's maiden speech to the Parliament of Western Australia in 1921. The word "responsibility" appears three times in the excerpt, all of which are misspelled on the note in the same manner. The phrase with the error in it reads: "It is a great responsibilty to be the only woman here, and I want to emphasise the necessity which exists for other women being here. "If men and women can work for the state side by side and represent all different sections of the community, I cannot doubt that we should do very much better work in the community than was ever done before."

A spokesperson for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said it was aware of the mistake and said the spelling would be corrected in the next print run, which would occur in the next few months. The new notes would be released into circulation towards the end of 2019. "The process of designing and printing a banknote is complex and iterative," an RBA spokesperson said. "We have strict quality assurance processes, but like any manufacturing process, errors can occur. We have reviewed our processes to remove the likelihood of such an error occurring in the future." </s> The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) printed about 46 million new $50 bills last year, but only recently a radio station noticed a typo on the money, The Guardian reports. The word "responsibility" is incorrectly spelled on about $1.6 billion worth of currency. That doesn't sound very responsible.

The RBA announced the new $50 note design in February 2018. The new note honors Aboriginal writer and inventor David Unaipon and the first female member of an Australia's parliament, Edith Cowan. Printed on the back of the note is an excerpt from a speech by Cowan, and one from a book by Unaipon.

However, one powerful line from Cowan's speech falls flat on the notes; in extremely tiny print, "great responsibility" is spelled "great responsibilty" -- not just once but three times. Australia's Triple M radio magnified the relevant part of the note and highlighted the spelling mistake. Their Instagram post quickly went viral.

The 46 million bills with the typo will remain legal tender and continue to circulate around Australia. The RBA, Australia's central bank, is "aware of it and the spelling will be corrected at the next print run," a spokesperson told The Guardian. CBS News reached out to the RBA for comment but was still awaiting a response on Thursday.

In the meantime "responsibilty" is taking the internet by storm.

Cowan's speech, delivered in 1921, was a landmark moment in Australia. In it she discussed the significance of her role as the first woman elected to Parliament.

"It is a great responsibility to be the only woman here," she said, "and I want to emphasise the necessity which exists for other women being here." </s> Facepalm: Even the best of us make the occasional typo at work, but few people have their errors printed 46 million times. That’s the embarrassing situation facing the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) after a misspelled word was discovered on the country’s $50 note.

The new $50 banknote, which rolled out last October, features a picture of Edith Cowan, the first female member of an Australian parliament.

Behind Cowan's portrait is an excerpt from her maiden speech to the Western Australian Parliament.

“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,” is printed several times, each instance missing an ‘i’ from “responsibility.”

The micro-text is tiny, of course, which is why it took six months for it to be discovered, and only through the use of a magnifying glass. According to The New Daily, an anonymous caller to radio station Triple M revealed the mistake that the RBA later confirmed.

“The Reserve Bank of Australia is aware of it and the spelling will be corrected at the next print run,” a spokesman said.

Australia’s $50 note is the most circulated in the country, and the one most commonly given out by cash machines. Forty-six million have been printed since the new version entered circulation last year.

When the $50 note first arrived, the RBA said it came with new security features designed to prevent counterfeiting and improve accessibility.

While misprints on individual Australian notes have happened in the past, this is the first time a typo has made it through to mass circulation. </s> Around $2.3 billion dollars worth of Australian cash has been printed with a spelling mistake by the country's Reserve Bank.

The new high tech polymer version of the $50 banknote misspells the word “responsibility” on 46 million notes.

The note features David Unaipon, indigenous writer and inventor as well as Edith Cowan, Australia’s first female member of parliament.

The spelling error can be found in “micro-text” of Cowan’s first speech to parliament which the RBA printed on one side of the note.

In the phrase “it is a great responsibility to be the only woman here, and I want to emphasise the necessity which exists for other women being here," the word “responsibility” is misspelt three times. The typo incorrectly spells "responsibilty" - without the third "i".

The Reserve Bank of Australia has confirmed the misspelling on the notes which entered circulation last year.

A spokesperson for the bank said the error would be corrected at the next print run.

"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. </s> A batch of 46 million new Australian 50-dollar notes currently circulating has the same word misspelled three times, local media reported on Thursday.

The word “responsibility’’ was spelled “responsibilty” three times on each note. The error first came into focus after a Melbourne radio station posted a photo on social media that was sent to them by a listener.

A spokesperson for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said that authorities were aware of the mistake and said it will be corrected at the next print run, which will take place later this year.

Some 46 million polymer notes with the typo valuing 2.3 billion dollars in total (1.6 billion dollars) entered circulation in October.

Since a 1995 redesign, Australia’s 50-dollar note features Indigenous writer and inventor David Unaipon on one side, and the country’s first female parliamentarian, Edith Cowan, on the other.

The “new and improved’’ notes, which have the spelling mistakes, are designed to prevent counterfeiting and have the tactile feature of four raised bumps for people with disabilities.

The spelling errors appeared in the small microscopic text printed on one side of the note, quoting from the text of a speech by Cowan.

The 50-dollar note is the most widely circulated banknote in Australia, according to the RBA. </s> Australia’s central bank has taken responsibility for typos on 46 million bank notes after a radio station posted an image of the microscopic error on social media.

Triple M radio posted on Instagram on Thursday a magnified photograph of a 50 Australian dollar ($35) note showing the misspelling of “responsibility”. The word appears three times on the note and the third “i” is omitted every time.

The Reserve Bank of Australia said the spelling error will be corrected at the next print run later this year. The latest version of the notes was released in October.

Australia’s high-tech polymer notes are among the most difficult in the world to counterfeit due to their extraordinary level of detail. The technology has been exported to other countries.

The AU$50 note is known colloquially as a pineapple because of its yellow hues and bares an image of the first woman elected to an Australian parliament, Edith Cowan.

The misspelling appears in an extract from her first speech to the Western Australia state Parliament in 1921. </s> CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia's central bank has taken responsibility for typos on 46 million bank notes after a radio station posted an image of the microscopic error on social media.

Triple M radio posted on Instagram on Thursday a magnified photograph of a 50 Australian dollar ($35) note showing the misspelling of "responsibility." The word appears three times on the note and the third "i'' is omitted every time.

The Reserve Bank of Australia said the spelling error will be corrected at the next print run later this year. The latest version of the notes was released in October.

Australia's high-tech polymer notes are among the most difficult in the world to counterfeit due to their extraordinary level of detail. The technology has been exported to other countries.

The AU$50 note is known colloquially as a pineapple because of its yellow hues and bares an image of the first woman elected to an Australian parliament, Edith Cowan.

The misspelling appears in an extract from her first speech to the Western Australia state Parliament in 1921.

The word "responsibility" is printed with a missing "i" in the Australian $50 note photographed in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, May 9, 2019. Australia's central bank has confirmed there is a misspelling on 46 million of its latest 50 Australian dollar ($35) notes after a radio station posted an image of the microscopic error on social media. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft) </s> Australia's central bank has taken responsibility for typos on 46 million bank notes after a radio station posted an image of the microscopic error on social media.

Triple M radio posted on Instagram on Thursday a magnified photograph of a 50 Australian dollar ($35) note showing the misspelling of "responsibility."

The word appears three times on the note and the third "i'' is omitted every time.

The Reserve Bank of Australia says the spelling error will be corrected at the next print run later this year.

Australia's high-tech polymer notes are among the most difficult in the world to counterfeit due to their extraordinary level of detail. The technology has been exported as state-of-the art to other countries.
The Reserve Bank of Australia confirms it issued approximately 46 million new Australian $50 notes in late 2018 with a typo in the background fine print: "responsibility" is misspelled as "responsibilty", the third "i" is missing. The mistake appears three times on the note and is extremely small requiring magnification to see. Part of the rollout of Australia's redesigned currency, the A$50 notes feature the first female member of an Australian parliament, social reformer Edith Cowan.