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1 Trambiyo - Victoria [Pragmalji II]
| Issuer | Kutch, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1865-1866 |
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| Currency | Kori (1586-1947) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a central trident symbol positioned to the left of a Devanagari legend reading 'Trambiyo Jarb Bhuj', indicating the denomination and the Bhuj mint. An eight-petalled rosette ornament appears to the right of the legend, serving as a decorative terminal device. The design is arranged in a compact horizontal format filling the field, consistent with the utilitarian style of Kutch copper coinage of the period. The engraving is bold and slightly irregular, typical of hand-cut dies used at provincial Indian mints in the mid-nineteenth century. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Kutch occupied a curious administrative position in British India — nominally sovereign under its Jadeja Rajput rulers, but subject to British paramountcy enforced through the Political Agency at Bhuj. The trambiyo was the smallest unit in Kutch's local currency system, and its continued minting under Pragmalji II in the 1860s reflects the limited monetary autonomy these treaty states retained. Pragmalji II ruled from 1860 to 1875 and maintained generally cooperative relations with the British Residency throughout.