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New $50 banknote to aid the blind through updated features

Blind and low-vision people in Melbourne will be among the first in the nation to feel the new $50 banknote with an accessible tactile feature.

David Unaipon, an inventor and Australia's first published Aboriginal author, on the $50 bank note.

David Unaipon, an inventor and Australia's first published Aboriginal author, on the $50 bank note. Source: AAP

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New $50 bank note revealed on 15 February 2018
New $50 bank note revealed on 15 February 2018 Source: AAP Image/Reserve Bank of Australia

 


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