Kutch 1873/VS 1930 50 kori Fr-1278
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This specimen was lot 30999 in Heritage sale 3035 (Long Beach, September 2014), where it sold for $3,525. The catalog description[1] noted, "Kutch. Pragmalji II gold 50 Kori VS1930 (1873) MS65 NGC, KM-Y18. Well struck and lustrous. A prime quality example of this rapidly disappearing type." By this point in history, the coin designs had begun to deviate from the imitation of Nawanagar coins. Pragmalji II was the first ruler to acknowledge the British Queen Victoria in his coinage. The coin is dated 1873 AD / VS 1930. Gold twenty-five and hundred kori (Fr-1277) also exist.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 9.35 g, 0.906 fine gold, .272 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM Y18, Fr-1278.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, and Warren Tucker, Heritage Signature Auction 3035, World and Ancient Coins, featuring the FoxLair Collection and the Law Collection, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.
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- Kutch 1866/VS 1922 100 kori Fr-1277
- Coins and currency dated 1873
- return to coins of India, Kutch