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1/2 Kori - Victoria [Khengarji III]
| Issuer | Kutch, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1898-1900 |
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| Value | 1/2 Kori (1/2 INK) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is entirely epigraphic in character, bearing a bold Devanagari legend filling the field across multiple lines. The inscription reads 'Maharau Shri Khengarji' followed by the Vikram Samvat regnal year, rendered in large, well-struck characters typical of the Bhuj Mint style. A decorative device or symbol appears at the upper rim above the primary legend. The design is aniconic, with no portrait or figurative motif, reflecting the local Kutchi coinage tradition. The lettering is prominent and occupies nearly the entire coin face, with a plain border at the rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | महारउ श्रीं खेंगरजी १९५६ |
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Kutch maintained its own coinage rights well into the British period, one of the few princely states permitted to do so under subsidiary alliance arrangements. Khengarji III, who ruled from 1875 to 1942, issued coins bearing Victoria's name as a concession to British suzerainty while retaining the Kutchi monetary system — the kori and its fractions remained the local unit of account rather than the rupee.
The .601 fineness is characteristic of Kutch silver throughout this period, slightly below the .917 British standard, reflecting long-established local minting conventions that the Political Agent saw no pressing reason to reform.