New $50 note specially made for vision-impaired

Vision-impaired people inspect the tactile feature of the new fifty dollar banknote at Vision Australia in Melbourne, Monday, October 8, 2018. (AAP Image/Daniel Pockett) NO ARCHIVING

Vision-impaired people inspect the tactile feature of new fifty dollar banknote at Vision Australia. Source: AAP

Australia's new and tactile $50 banknote has been unveiled. A group of vision-impaired Melburnians was among the first in the country to feel the notes, before they get rolled out on October the 18th.



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