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1 Kori - George VI [Khengarji III]
| Issuer | Kutch, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1937-1940 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central design features a trident flanked by a crescent and dagger, with the Vikram Samvat date inscribed below, all contained within a beaded inner circle. The outer margin bears a Devanagari legend reading the name and title of Maharao Shri Khengarji of Kutch Bhuj. The overall design is characteristic of the later Kutch princely coinage, combining traditional Hindu and Islamic symbols within a circular frame. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic/Devanagari |
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Kutch retained the unusual right to strike silver coinage in the ruler's own name well into the twentieth century, a privilege most Indian princely states had lost or surrendered under British paramountcy. The 1 Kori issues of this period bear both the local ruler Khengarji III and the British sovereign — an arrangement that required renegotiation with the Crown following George V's death in 1936, accounting for the delayed start of this type.
The .601 fineness is specific to Kutch's long-established coinage standard, not a British imperial specification.