The counters may be arranged in this order:--
R1, B2, Y3, O4, GS. Y4, O5, G1, R2, B3. G2, R3, B4, Y5, O1. B5, Y1, O2, G3, R4. O3, G4, R5, B1, Y2.
From Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney.
The counters may be arranged in this order:--
R1, B2, Y3, O4, GS. Y4, O5, G1, R2, B3. G2, R3, B4, Y5, O1. B5, Y1, O2, G3, R4. O3, G4, R5, B1, Y2.