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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.<br />
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Shown is a one kori from the rule of Desalji II (1818-1860 AD). It is dated VS 1901 (1844 AD). The obverse inscription honors the Mugal emperor Muhammad Akbar II.<br />
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''Recorded mintage'': unknown.<br />
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''Specifications'': silver, 4.4-4.5 g. <br />
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''Catalog reference'': Craig 59b. <br />
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''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]'' <br />
* Bright, Richard, ''The Coinage of Kutch'', Dallas, TX: Numismatics International, 1975.<br />
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.<br />
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''Link to:''<br />
* [[Kutch AH 1250 / VS 1892 1 kori|VS 1892 kori]]<br />
* [[Kutch VS 1913 1 kori|VS 1913 kori]]<br />
* [[Kutch 1862 / VS 1920 1 kori|VS 1920 kori]]<br />
* [[Coins and currency dated 1844]]<br />
* return to coins of [[India, Kutch]]<br />
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