A printing error has left blank spots on US$100 banknotes in a batch of US$110 billion ($146 billion), causing a logistical headache for officials who must now weed out the unusable notes.
The problem occurred during the first print run of a newly designed note, which features extra security devices including a holographic ribbon and a metallic inkwell beside the image of Benjamin Franklin.
A "sporadic creasing of the paper during printing" left blank spots on some notes, which were due to be in circulation by February 10, according to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
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