Kutch was ruled by Jadeja rajputs from 1147 AD to 1948 (when the state was merged into India). Coins of Kutch are popular among collectors for their neatly milled design. The currency of Kutch used to be Kori - which seems to be derived from the word Cowrie - name for sea-shells, which have been used as money in the past.
The most common large denomination coin of Kutch is the 5 Kori silver coin - which weighs 13.87 grams. This is heavier than the British India silver rupee, which was 11.66 grams. The Kutch coin also has higher silver content. The other silver coins were 2.5 kori, 1 kori and half kori (See picture above). Half Kori coins were minted only once in the 20th century - in 1928.
There are some common features in the design of all the four coins. The front of the coin has the year in Vikram Samvat and the name of Kutch ruler in Devnagari script (Khengarji in the picture above). On the reverse, the coin bears the name of the British Emperor (George V in the coins above) and the year according to Christian calendar. The reverse of the coin has Urdu script.
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