5 Kori - George VI [Khengarji III]

Kutch maintained its own coinage authority well into the twentieth century, a privilege preserved through the princely state system that allowed rulers like Khengarji III to issue currency bearing both his name and that of the British sovereign. The dual-authority format on this series — acknowledging George VI while retaining the Khengarji III attribution — reflects the careful political choreography of late-period indirect rule, where London's suzerainty was acknowledged without fully displacing local dynastic identity.

Khengarji III ruled Kutch from 1875 to 1942, an exceptionally long tenure. Production of this type ceased shortly before his death, with Indian independence and the subsequent integration of princely states making such issues impossible within a decade.