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1 Kori - Rao Shri Bharmalji I
| Issuer | Princely state of Kutch (Indian princely states) |
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| Year | 1580-1632 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Hammered silver field bearing a bilingual inscription in Persian (Naskh script) and Devanagari. The upper portion of the field displays the Arabic legend referencing Sultan Muzaffar Shah with the Hijri date 987, arranged in two lines. Below, a Devanagari legend reads 'Rao Shri Bharmalji', identifying the Kutchi ruler. A stylized trident symbol (trishul), emblematic of the Kutch state, appears to the left in the field. The overall design follows the Mughal-influenced epigraphic style typical of early Kutch coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Hammered silver field dominated by a stylized katar (a form of push dagger), the heraldic emblem of Kutch, rendered in a characteristic angular, schematic manner. The weapon motif is centrally positioned within the field and is flanked by additional epigraphic elements in Arabic script disposed around the design. The irregular flan and rough surfaces are consistent with the hand-struck hammered technique of the period. The composition reflects the fusion of local Kutchi iconographic tradition with Mughal numismatic conventions prevailing in late sixteenth-century western India. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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