5 Kori - Victoria [Khengarji III] Kutch

Khengarji III ruled Kutch from 1876 until his death in 1942 — an unusually long reign that saw the state navigate the full arc of British paramountcy. The 5 Kori was the principal silver denomination of Kutch, and issues struck under the dual authority of a princely ruler and the British Crown reflect the carefully negotiated autonomy that states like Kutch retained over their own coinage, even as the Raj tightened administrative control across the subcontinent through the late nineteenth century.

Y#37.1 distinguishes this variety within the broader Khengarji III series by die specifics documented in Yeoman's classification.