View source for Kutch 1698-1715 / No Date 1 dhinglo

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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. The first Kutch coins were modelled after those of [[India, Nawanagar|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 copper one dhinglo from the rule of Pragmalji I (1698-1715 AD). It it not dated, which is also the case for the 1 dokda issue of this ruler.

''Recorded mintage'': unknown.

''Specifications'': copper, 11.80 g, this example 11.68 g.

''Catalog reference'': KM40. 

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]'' 
* Bright, Richard. ''The Coinage of Kutch''. Dallas, TX:  Numismatics International, 1975.
* Krause, Chester L. and Mishler, Clifford, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, Eighteenth Century 1701-1800, 3rd ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2002.

''Link to:''
* [[Kutch AH 978 kori KM-5|1586-1632/AH 978 (frozen date) kori]]
* [[Kutch AH 978 kori KM-20|1655-1666/AH 978 (frozen date) kori]]
* [[Kutch AH 978 kori KM-30|1778-1814/AH 978 (frozen date) kori]]
* return to coins of [[India, Kutch]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1698]]

[[Category:Coinage of the Indian states]]