PART I. Die Subtypes:

Conceptual Design Flaw:

Misspelling:

Definition: A misspelled word or words were incorporated into a master hub or were engraved or punched into a master die.

Chile 50 Peso, Misspelled “CHIIE”

The 2008, 50 Peso coin was recalled by the Chilean mint due to the misspelling of the country’s name C-H-I-I-E. This mistake cost the general manager of the Chilean mint his job. The most remarkable aspect of this story is that the coins were released in 2008; however, the spelling mistake was not noticed until 2010.

Another misspelling occurred on 1000 Reis from Brazil (Brasil) minted in 1922 that had the country’s name misspelled BBASIL. This coin comes to us courtesy of Josh Mangham.

The next coin found with a misspelling is a 1 Kuna from Croatia. This error occurred only in 1994 where somehow the birds name had an extra “N” applied. The correct spelling is LUSCINIA (the right side image) and not LUSCINNIA (the left side image).  This coin also to us courtesy of Josh Mangham.