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KORI (2000)
September 11th, 2010 | 
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KORI
4.7000 g., 0.6010 Silver 0.0908 oz. ASW Obv. Leg. George VI
| Date | Mintage | F | VF | XF | Unc | BU |
| 1943/VS2000 | - | BV | 2.50 | 3.50 | 5.00 | 8.00 |
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KUTCH
State located in northwest India, consisting of a peninsula north of the Gulf of Kutch.
The rulers of Kutch were Jareja Rajputs who, coming from Tatta in Sind, conquered Kutch in the 14th or 15th centuries. The capital city of Bhuj is thought to date from the mid-16th century. In 1617, after Akbar's conquest of Gujerat and the fall of the Gujerat sultans, the Kutch ruler, Rao Bharmal I (1586-1632) visited Jahangir and established a relationship which was sufficiently warm as to leave Kutch virtually independent throughout the Mughal period. Read the rest of this entry »
INDIA-PRINCELY STATES
MONETARY SYSTEMS
In each state, local rates of exchange prevailed. There was no fixed rate between copper, silver or gold coin, but the rates varied in accordance with the values of the metal and by the edict of the local authority. Read the rest of this entry »
