Word: decimalist
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...same time. Mothers fretted that the new coins were too easy for kids to swallow. Even the beggars complained formally that the changeover would cost them profits since passers-by now tossed them a mere naya paisa (.01 rupee) instead of a pice (.015 rupee). But through it all, Decimalist Nehru seemed pleased and proud of his changeover, as well he might. He had decided to get it over while India was still largely unencumbered by adding machines and cash registers. "The later we made it," he said, "the more difficult it would have been...
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