DHINGLO: COIN OF NAWANAGAR (INDIA)
Dhinglo, 19th century: Princely State of Nawanagar
For several centuries, this coin was issued in the same design and with an unchanged date in the "78" format: a contraction of 978 according to the Hijri or 1570 according to the Gregorian calendar. During this time, the technology of minting was improved, so the quality of the production of a specific specimen can be more accurately approximated to determine the period of minting. The dhinglo shown in my photo was probably made around 1850.
Date on coin: AH 78 (۸۷) as contraction of 978 (AH: Latin "Anno Hegirae" — "the year of the Hijra"; Islamic calendar) = 1570 (Gregorian calendar).
The legend of the coin contains the name of the ruler Jam Rawal Lakh (श्री जाम; he ruled Kutch State from 1524 to 1548 and later was founder-ruler of Nawanagar State during 1540-1562).
- Copper: 19 mm - 9.46 g
- Reference price: 9$
COIN DHINGLO — WHERE & WHEN (coins catalog: by names & emitents)
- PRINCELY STATE OF NAWANAGAR, India (16th-19th centuries): dhinglo = 3 trambiyo = 1/16 kori
- PRINCELY STATE OF KUTCH, India (17th-20th centuries): dhinglo = 3 trambiyo = 1/16 kori
DHINGLO as coin name.
Dhinglo (or Dhingalo) — purely Indian historical coin. It was made of copper until the middle of the 20th century. Princely states of Kutch and Nawanagar, located on the shores of the Gulf of Kutch in western India, acted as issuers.
These coins had a substantial weight — about 10 grams in most cases.
Dhinglo of both the mentioned principalities (Kutch and Nawanagar) was 1/16 of the respective kori. In turn, the coin consisted of 3 trambiyo.
As a rule, dhinglo had a rather primitive design — only inscriptions: text without any graphic elements.
The coin is not found so often in numismatic collections, at least domestic — Ukrainian. For the most part, this is a Nawanagar dhinglo without a date (or rather, the date was indicated as "78" — a contraction of 978 according to the lunar Hijra or 1570 according to the Gregorian calendar we are used to). Similar specimens were produced for several centuries in the unchanged design of the 16th century coins. It is almost impossible to identify the exact date for such types. Therefore, the catalogs indicate the time period: 1570-1850.
The coin's name dhinglo probably comes from the local words "nhingo" ("fat") and "lo" ("male characteristic"). These terms indicate that the mentioned coin is large, weighty, substantial...
