Kutch VS1919 25 kori
This specimen was lot 12156 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $764. The catalog description[2] noted, "INDIA. Kutch. 25 Kori, VS 1919 (1862). NGC MS-62. Struck in the names of Queen Victoria and Pragmalji II. From the Demarete Collection." 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. To the west is the Pakistani province of Sind. Though Kutch never could support a large population nor was endowed with natural resources, it remained a power due to its navy and notoriety as a transport hub for pilgrimage to Mecca. 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. Silver and copper coinage was varied and extensive; gold was rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.67 g, 0.999 fine gold, .150 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-1279; Y-17.1.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [2]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.
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