Kutch 1943 / VS 2000 1 dhabu
The Indian Princely State of Kutch is located in a flat expanse of salt marshlands on the western border of India along the Arabian Sea. Partly due to its geographic isolation, Kutch was able to maintain a unique coinage system from its beginnings through to independence from the British in 1947. The first Kutch coins were modelled after those of Nawanagar, from which Kutch officially gained its autonomy in 1617 AD. This was also the year that Kutch obtained the rights to produce coinage in the name of its own rulers.
Shown is a one dhabu from the rule of Vijayarajji (1942-1947 AD). One dhabu = 2 dhinglo = 6 trambiyo. The example shown is dated 1943 AD / VS 2000, and honors George VI.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: copper.
Catalog reference: KM Y76.
- Bright, Richard, The Coinage of Kutch, Dallas, TX: Numismatics International, 1975.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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