with only nine weeks left before we leave india, it’s a little late for me to be posting this, but it’s been a constant issue … at a cash register in any country, it’s not uncommon to see foreigners sorting through their change, trying to figure out which coin is which. india makes it particularly difficult.

counting across and then down, coins 4, 5 and 6 are exactly the same size, as are coins 7, 8 and 9. all were minted within the past 20 years.