Princely state of Kutch 2½ Kori - George V [Khengarji III], 1916 – 1926

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Princely state of Kutch Princely state of Kutch
Currency Kori (1586 – 1947)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 2½ Kori
Year 1916 – 1926
Composition Silver (.937)
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 6.935
Diameter (mm) 26
Demonetized Yes

Description

2½ Kori from Princely state of Kutch. Issued from 1916 to 1926. Struck in Silver (.937). Measures 26 mm and weighs 6.94 g.

Obverse
Trident, crescent & dagger Within circle, legend in Devanagari:"Kori Addi/Zarb Kutch Bhuj/VS date" Outside circle Rao's name in Devnagari 'Maharaja Dhiraj Mirza Maharau Shree Khengarji Sawai Bahadur' (2.5 koris/struck at Kutch Bhuj/date (VS 1974)
Maharaja Shree Khengarji the brave)
Reverse
Legend in Urdu:"George V, Kaisar Hind, Zarb Bhuj, AD date" (George V, Emperor of India, struck at Bhuj, 1917)
Edge
Plain with edge lettering Kutch, Bhuj in English and Nagari separated by asterisks

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1926  VS 1983 6%
1924  VS 1981 22%
1922  VS 1978 22%
1922  VS 1979 11%
1919  VS 1975 33%
1918  VS 1974 11%
1917  VS 1973 28%
1917  VS 1974 11%
1916  VS 1973 6%

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