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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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To: CalvaryJohn
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posted on
02/14/2010 7:38:54 PM PST
by
CalvaryJohn
(What is keeping that damned asteroid?)
To: CalvaryJohn
42
posted on
02/14/2010 7:40:11 PM PST
by
CalvaryJohn
(What is keeping that damned asteroid?)
To: CalvaryJohn
43
posted on
02/14/2010 7:41:12 PM PST
by
CalvaryJohn
(What is keeping that damned asteroid?)
To: CalvaryJohn
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posted on
02/14/2010 7:42:35 PM PST
by
CalvaryJohn
(What is keeping that damned asteroid?)
To: GeronL
Chile is at 97% in terms of literacy. By comparison, we in Los Estados are at 99%.
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posted on
02/14/2010 7:42:44 PM PST
by
Clemenza
(Remember our Korean War Veterans)
To: CalvaryJohn
46
posted on
02/14/2010 7:44:41 PM PST
by
CalvaryJohn
(What is keeping that damned asteroid?)
To: CalvaryJohn
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posted on
02/14/2010 7:46:04 PM PST
by
aruanan
To: myknowledge
Was Joe Biden anywhere near Chile recently? Just trying to imagine how this could have happened.
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posted on
02/14/2010 7:48:59 PM PST
by
Rocky
(Obama's policy: A thousand points of lies.)
To: Clemenza
Well, why do the 3% work for the government?
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posted on
02/14/2010 7:49:17 PM PST
by
GeronL
(Dignity is earned from yourself. Respect is earned from others.)
To: Tax-chick
My God, I think you’re as nerdy as me! ;-)
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posted on
02/14/2010 8:08:39 PM PST
by
Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
To: rabidralph; GeronL
Shhh! Those illiterate people are our voting citizens.But since he insulted them in writing...
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posted on
02/14/2010 8:10:20 PM PST
by
Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
To: SunkenCiv
Or John Wall is telling Kentucky “See You” after he’s “one and done” there.
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posted on
02/14/2010 8:21:20 PM PST
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dfwgator
To: myknowledge
He can always get a job as a Web proofreader.
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posted on
02/14/2010 8:26:52 PM PST
by
firebrand
(Unite the clans . . . please!)
To: Tax-chick
I think I used to be on that ping list. Can you please reinstate me?
For the next decade, “Chieans” are likely to be the butt of jokes, such as... How many Chieans does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
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posted on
02/14/2010 10:14:52 PM PST
by
Kevmo
(So America gets what America deserves - the destruction of its Constitution. ~Leo Donofrio, 6/1/09)
To: Kevmo
Just two. The trick is getting them in there...
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posted on
02/14/2010 10:21:08 PM PST
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
To: firebrand
Nah. What if he misses a few typos?
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posted on
02/14/2010 10:39:43 PM PST
by
myknowledge
(F-22 Raptor: World's Largest Distributor of Sukhoi parts!)
To: myknowledge
Can't believe a mint general manager got the sack for misspelling the country's name on coins.I agree, it's a HUGE thing and reflects badly at such a high level it's terrible.
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posted on
02/15/2010 4:12:50 AM PST
by
Caipirabob
(Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: Kevmo
You’ve been added or restored. Maybe “Chiieano” will become South American slang for “klutz.”
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02/15/2010 4:39:25 AM PST
by
Tax-chick
(Sarah Palin is a thing of beauty and a joy forever.)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
02/15/2010 4:48:56 AM PST
by
Doohickey
(I try to take my days one at a time, but occasionally several days attack me at once.)
To: Still Thinking
I get it. Numismatically, speaking.
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posted on
02/15/2010 5:18:37 AM PST
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762X51
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