Australia's new 50 dollar note found to have embarrassing spelling mistakes

SYDNEY - The Reserve Bank of Australia is reeling on Thursday after a local radio station posted a photograph to social media highlighting an embarrassing spelling blunder on the country's new 50 dollar note.

Uploaded to Twitter, Triple M shared the image which was sent in by a listener, showing the word "responsibility" misspelt three times as "responsibilty."

Although the note has been in circulation since October last year, it hasn't previously been detected because the writing appears in 'reverse text' which is only detectable via microscope.

Intricately created with tactile features, Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said at the time "this latest and important upgrade not only marks a hugely significant step towards equal access to society for people who are blind or have low vision, but also incorporates new, innovative security features that further protect against counterfeiting."

"The application of the tactile features to the 50 dollar note is particularly important given that it's the most widely circulated banknote, with 46 percent of all banknotes in circulation being the 50 dollar note."