You can't Unsee It

Since I'm about to write a post about money, currenty conversion,. using your credit card and such, I had to stop and do this blog first.  Big thanks to Katy Franco for pointing this out.  Ever since she said it, I will never "un-see" it.  And it's everywhere lately.

This is the old Rupee sign:

That red guy in the middle.  For instance, one might say "The minimum fare for a rickshaw is Rs10", or "20 dollars is about Rs1000."

Here are some of the contenders for the new Rupee Symbol, which they recently decided to develop:

I actually like that "Malayadri" one, it's like our $ dollar symbol except it's got two vertical lines in the R.

Here's what they chose:

It's fine, until you notice, as Katy pointed out, that It looks like a headless, pot-bellied zombie.


Have fun with that on your upcoming trip to India!