Funny Pics

Here is one from my oldies collection- plus it is coin related !

Alrumon

Here is one from my oldies collection- plus it is coin related !

 

I think this says more about how the Indian Government and their Mint recognised 20 years ago that not everyone in their country had a level of literacy or numeracy that could decipher the various images and text often used on the vast majority of world coins.  It seems that very few other countries even acknowledge that they have basic education issues for large swathes of their population when they design their coinage.  

To me, this is an innovative way of messaging that everyone can understand used in a basic commodity (i.e. coins) that everyone uses.  A fantastic idea implemented in an item that has such low value it almost becomes pointless trying to forge them.  Providing there are enough universally recognisable national emblems (see Obverse: N#5312), why spend money on further gratification of important people who are already well known across the nation, or further promote a venue (i.e. a national monument) that may well already have too many visitors.

They may not be beautiful, but from both a social and utility design perspective… 👍👍👍

I say we should continue this thread, so I’m replying to put it at the top.

Having worked in Facilities Management for a number of years, I really can see how some of my former colleagues could have made this mistake…

Thanks ZacUK for that one 

Priceless !!!  🤣🤣🤣😒

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“We trained hard—but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we were reorganized. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing, and what a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while actually producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization.”

Some genius on r/coins made this one

 My four favourites of my own uploads … 

LDC63

Alrumon

Here is one from my oldies collection- plus it is coin related !

 

I think this says more about how the Indian Government and their Mint recognised 20 years ago that not everyone in their country had a level of literacy or numeracy that could decipher the various images and text often used on the vast majority of world coins.  It seems that very few other countries even acknowledge that they have basic education issues for large swathes of their population when they design their coinage.  

 

To me, this is an innovative way of messaging that everyone can understand used in a basic commodity (i.e. coins) that everyone uses.  A fantastic idea implemented in an item that has such low value it almost becomes pointless trying to forge them.  Providing there are enough universally recognisable national emblems (see Obverse: N#5312), why spend money on further gratification of important people who are already well known across the nation, or further promote a venue (i.e. a national monument) that may well already have too many visitors.

 

They may not be beautiful, but from both a social and utility design perspective… 👍👍👍

They also had a 50 paisa which showed a closed hand, and a 5 and 10 Rupees with 1 and 2 open hands.

In keeping with the theme of this thread.