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50 Kori - Victoria [Pragmalji II]
| Issuer | Kutch, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1866-1874 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Elegant calligraphic design in Naskh Arabic script, with the denomination and mint name arranged in multiple lines within an ornate cusped cartouche. Sinuous floral vine scrollwork with rosette and trefoil ornaments fills the surrounding field, framing the central legend panel. The inscription gives the denomination 50 Kori, the mint name Zarb Bhujnagar, and the regnal and Christian era dates. A beaded border runs along the outer rim, consistent with the obverse. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Kutch operated under a negotiated subsidiary alliance with the British Crown, but retained the right to strike gold coinage — a privilege most princely states lost or never held. Pragmalji II, who ruled from 1860 to 1875, maintained the Bhuj mint through the full span of this issue. The .906 fineness aligns closely with the sovereign standard, almost certainly a deliberate policy to keep Kutchi gold acceptable in cross-border trade with the Sindh merchants and Gulf ports that defined the state's commercial reach.