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1/2 Kori - Victoria [Pragmalji II]
| Issuer | Kutch, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1862-1863 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the royal symbols of the Kutch state: a trident (trishul) at the top flanked by a crescent moon to its right and a dagger (khanjar) to the left, all serving as dynastic emblems of Pragmalji II. Below the symbols, the legend 'Raushree Pragmalji' is inscribed in two lines in Devanagari script, identifying the ruling Rao. The regnal year in Kutchi Vikram Samvat numerals appears at the base of the field. |
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| Reverse description | The entire reverse field is occupied by a multi-line Persian calligraphic inscription in a flowing Naskh style, reading 'Malika Mu'azama Queen Victoria Bhuj Nagar', identifying Queen Victoria as the suzerain sovereign and Bhuj as the seat of the princely state. The legend is arranged across three lines filling the field, with the Christian Era date inscribed at the base of the coin in Eastern Arabic numerals. |
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Pragmalji II ruled Kutch from 1860 under a close-supervision arrangement with the British Raj following the administrative tightening after 1857. This coin is one of the earliest issues from his reign to carry Victoria's name alongside his own — a bilingual acknowledgment of suzerainty that the British Residency at Bhuj actively encouraged across all treaty states. Kutch maintained its own mint at Bhuj, one of the few princely mints permitted to continue striking silver under the post-Mutiny settlement.