February 15, 2010

Speiilng Skliis Requlred

Spelling is important in most jobs; no boss wants to read a report that says, "We r teh BEST EVAR bruh and u shud b sooper kool dat I wurk 4 u," after all.  You'd think if you were in charge of making the currency for your country, somewhere along the line, you and your entire staff would be aware of how to spell the name of your country. 

Of course, if you thought that, you'd be so, so wrong:

Chile's mint has sacked its managing director after he sent into circulation thousands of coins bearing an incorrect spelling of the country's name.

The 50-peso coins, worth around 10 U.S. cents each, were issued in 2008 with Chile spelled "Chiie" -- an error that was only noticed late last year.

"Director Gregorio Iniguez has been fired over a series of issues, including the misspelled coins, which have brought the institution into disrepute," a mint official told Reuters on Friday, speaking on condition of anonymity.

"Some of the coins are still in circulation. They still carry their value. Some collectors are buying them up because they feel they are rare," the official said.

I'm not sure what's the worst part about this story.  Is it that not a single person involved in the creation of this coin realized that they'd spelled Chile wrong?  Or is it that it took them about a year to realize the mistake and recall the coins?

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