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1/2 Kori - Bahadur Shah II [Deshalji II]
| Issuer | Kutch, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1852-1857 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central Devanagari legend reading 'Rau Shri Deshalji' (राउ श्रीं देशलजी), acknowledging the local ruler Deshalji II, accompanied by a Vikram Samvat date below. A small dagger device appears to the right of the inscription, serving as a mint or issuer symbol. The legend is arranged in multiple lines within the coin field, with no surrounding border ornament. The date 1914 (VS), corresponding to 1857 CE, appears as the latest recorded year on this type. |
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| Obverse lettering | राउ श्रीं देशलजी १९१४ |
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Deshalji II ruled Kutch under increasingly suffocating British oversight — the Residency at Bhuj held effective veto power over most administrative decisions by mid-century. These small silver fractions were struck acknowledging Mughal suzerainty through Bahadur Shah II's regal years, a fiction both parties maintained long after the Mughal court had any real authority. The Rebellion of 1857 ended that convention permanently; Bahadur Shah's deportation to Rangoon that year makes coins citing his reign among the last issued under that centuries-old tributary formula.