Singapore’s central bank says sorry after misspelling name of city-state's first president
The name of the late president Yusof Ishak was spelt “Yusok Ishak” on packaging of a special currency issue marking the country’s 50th year of independence
Singapore’s central bank has apologised for misspelling the name of the city-state’s first president on the packaging of a special currency issue marking the country’s 50th year of independence.
The name of the late president Yusof Ishak was spelt “Yusok Ishak” on the cover folder containing the S$50 and S$10 commemorative notes, launched on Thursday, much to the embarrassment of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
“This should never have happened, is not acceptable, and I take full responsibility,” MAS managing director Ravi Menon said.
“I apologise on behalf of my colleagues who worked hard to prepare the notes and folders, but are deeply disappointed that we made this most unfortunate mistake. We will put this right.”
Apart from the cover folder, the error also appeared in an enclosed booklet, although there were no mistakes on the dollar notes celebrating the anniversary.