KORI: COIN OF KUTCH STATE (INDIA)
1 kori (कोरी), 1932: Princely State of Kutch
Kutch (also Cutch, Kachchh) — kingdom in the Kutch region of India (1147-1819) and a princely state under British rule (1819-1947).
Ruler: Maharajadhiraj Mirza Maharao Sir Khengarji III Sawai Bahadur — King of the Princely State of Kutch // George V — King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India.
Date on coin: VS 1989 (VS: "Vikram Samvat" — Hindu calendar used in the Indian subcontinent; in India it is used in several states) = 1932 (Gregorian calendar).
महाराउ श्री खेंगारजी कच्छ भुज: Maharao Shri Khengarji - Kutch - Bhuj (Devanagari legend).
National symbols — crescent, trident, katar (type of push dagger); VS date — १૯८૯ (Devanagari legend).
कोरी अेक: "Ek kori" — One kori (Devanagari legend).
George V Emperor of India - struck in Bhuj - 1932 (this legend is in Persian).
Bhuj mint.
- Silver (0.610): 17 mm - 4.7 g
- Reference price: 15$
COIN KORI — WHERE & WHEN (coins catalog: by names & emitents)
- PRINCELY STATE OF KUTCH, INDIA (17th-20th centuries): kori = 16 dhinglo = 24 dokdo = 48 trambiyo
- PRINCELY STATE OF JUNAGADH, INDIA (19th century): kori = 24 dokdo = 48 trambiyo
- PRINCELY STATE OF NAWANAGAR, INDIA (17th-20th centuries): kori = 16 dhinglo = 24 dokdo = 48 trambiyo
- PRINCELY STATE OF PORBANDAR, INDIA (16th-19th centuries): kori = 16 dhinglo = 24 dokdo = 48 trambiyo
It is not known why, but the name of the kori coin comes from the word "kumari", which translated from Sanskrit means "daughter"...
