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Chilean coins bear the name Chiie not Chile as mint general manager sacked
The Daily Telegraph ^
| February 15, 2010
Posted on 02/14/2010 3:06:19 PM PST by myknowledge
THE general manager of the Chilean mint has been sacked after thousands of coins were issued with the name of the country spelt wrongly.
The 50-peso coins - worth about 6p - were issued in 2008, but no-one noticed the mistake until late last year, the BBC reported.
Instead of C-H-I-L-E, the coins had C-H-I-I-E stamped on them.
The coins have since become collectors' items and the mint says it has no plans to take them out of circulation.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailytelegraph.com.au ...
TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: chiie; chile; doh; mint; misspelledcoins; peso
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Can't believe a mint general manager got the sack for misspelling the country's name on coins.
What if you saw 'In God We Trust' misspelled on U.S. coins?
To: myknowledge; SunkenCiv
Nobody noticed???
Is any one in that country literate?
lol!!
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posted on
02/14/2010 3:07:28 PM PST
by
GeronL
(Dignity is earned from yourself. Respect is earned from others.)
To: myknowledge
I have a few of them tucked away!
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posted on
02/14/2010 3:08:30 PM PST
by
WellyP
To: myknowledge
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posted on
02/14/2010 3:08:56 PM PST
by
goseminoles
(In Dog We Trust)
To: myknowledge
Hugh, series, and stuning!
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posted on
02/14/2010 3:09:34 PM PST
by
rfp1234
To: GeronL
How often do you read your money?
To: myknowledge
I suppose it could be worse. It could say “Republica De Chuck”
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posted on
02/14/2010 3:12:17 PM PST
by
mylife
(Opinions: $1.00 Halfbaked: 50c)
To: myknowledge
What if you saw 'In God We Trust' misspelled on U.S. coins? "In Goc We Trust" would be a hoot.
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posted on
02/14/2010 3:13:57 PM PST
by
rfp1234
To: goseminoles
Sometimes I even talk to it.
When I have some.
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posted on
02/14/2010 3:14:21 PM PST
by
GeronL
(Dignity is earned from yourself. Respect is earned from others.)
To: myknowledge
and Pauline Hanson is leaving the country too?
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posted on
02/14/2010 3:14:44 PM PST
by
GeronL
(Dignity is earned from yourself. Respect is earned from others.)
To: GeronL
To: goseminoles
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posted on
02/14/2010 3:18:14 PM PST
by
GeronL
(Dignity is earned from yourself. Respect is earned from others.)
To: myknowledge
These coins may fetch a pretty penny, some day.
To: myknowledge
Dough D'oh!
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posted on
02/14/2010 3:38:05 PM PST
by
csvset
To: Tax-chick; martin_fierro
If this doesn't qualify for a Typso Ping, I don't know
what does.
To: rfp1234
Hugh, series, and stunning! How could this happen? Aren't goveco officials advertised as "the best and the brightest"?
To: rfp1234
If you can't put your trust in Goc, you could always turn to Satan...
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posted on
02/14/2010 3:45:18 PM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: myknowledge
Too bad the guy had to loose his job.
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posted on
02/14/2010 3:52:45 PM PST
by
dainbramaged
(If you want a friend, get a dog.)
To: Tax-chick; Constitution Day
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To: Constitution Day; Ryan Spock; TheMom; TChris; Xenalyte; Semper Vigilantis; georgiadevildog; ...
LOL!
Engraved Typso ping!
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posted on
02/14/2010 4:00:04 PM PST
by
Tax-chick
(Sarah Palin is a thing of beauty and a joy forever.)
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