2 1/2 Kori - George VI [Khengarji III]

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.