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Australia is redesigning its currency, in part to make it harder to counterfeit, which includes “microprinting” on the notes. The Reserve Bank of Australia printed 400 million of its most popular bill, the A$50 (US$35), and over six months about 46 million of them have gone into circulation — with a typo. The microprinting features a few lines from the first floor speech Member of Parliament Edith Cowan, the country’s first female MP. Over and over, it says “It is a great responsibilty to be the only woman here....” The next print run will fix the gaffe. Meanwhile, “These banknotes are legal tender and can continue to be used as normal,” an RBA spokeswoman said. “It does not affect their validity and functionality in any way.” (RC/BBC, CNN) ...Though once they figure out who is responsble, heads will roll.