Kutch VS1920 25 kori Fr-1279

Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 3956

This specimen was lot 3956 in Stack's-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $423. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. Kutch. 25 Kori, 1863//VS 1920. NGC MS-64. Sharply struck." 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: 4.675 g, 0.999 fine gold, .150 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-1279; cf.Y-17.2.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

Links to:

• VS1920/1862 kori
• Kutch VS1919 25 kori
• VS1923/1870 25 kori
• return to coinage of India, Kutch
• Coins and currency dated 1863