Pragmulji III became titular Maharao of Kutch in 1991, long after the princely state had been absorbed into the Indian Union following independence in 1947. By this point the role carried no administrative authority whatsoever — the Kori denomination itself had been defunct as circulating currency for decades. This piece was struck purely as a commemorative, part of a broader Indian tradition of issuing nominal-value coins for royal accession events in former princely families, with no monetary function intended or possible.
Pragmulji III became titular Maharao of Kutch in 1991, long after the princely state had been absorbed into the Indian Union following independence in 1947. By this point the role carried no administrative authority whatsoever — the Kori denomination itself had been defunct as circulating currency for decades. This piece was struck purely as a commemorative, part of a broader Indian tradition of issuing nominal-value coins for royal accession events in former princely families, with no monetary function intended or possible.