Nawanagar VS1946 5 kori
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This specimen was lot 38606 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $552. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Nawanagar. 5 Kori, VS 1946 (1889). Jam Shree Vibhaji (Under Victoria as Empress). PCGS MS-65. Tied for the finest certified example of the type." This type is listed for VS1945-1947. The rulers of Nawanager were a branch of the Jams of Kutch across the Rann of Kutch. Eight dokda made a kori.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.60-14.40 g, silver.
Catalog reference: KM-22.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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