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2 1/2 Kori - George VI [Khengarji III]
| Issuer | Princely State of Kutch |
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| Year | 1937 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Central field enclosed within a raised inner circle bears the Devanagari denomination legend 'Kori Adhi' (2.5 Kori) above the mint name 'Kutch Bhuj' and the Vikram Samvat date 1993, all in two lines. Above the central inscription, two dynastic symbols of the Kutch rulers are prominently displayed: a trident (trishul) on the left and a katar (dagger) on the right, flanking a crescent moon. A circular Devanagari legend surrounds the inner circle reading the full royal title of Maharao Shri Khengarji Sawai Bahadur, Maharaja Dhiraj Mirza. The entire design is bordered by a continuous outer beaded rim. |
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| Reverse script | Urdu |
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Kutch operated under a treaty arrangement that gave the ruling Jam unusual latitude over local coinage, and the state continued striking its own silver well into the twentieth century while most other princely mints had long since capitulated to British imperial standardization. This 1937 issue was produced under Khengarji III, who had ruled since 1876 and died the same year this coin was struck — making it among the final issues of an extraordinarily long reign.
The dual attribution to both George VI and Khengarji III reflects the political balancing act required of princely states: acknowledging British suzerainty while preserving local dynastic identity on the coinage itself.