Coin Details
Country:
India
Dynasty:
Kutch Kingdom
Ruler:
Bhojraj ji (1632 - 1645)
Composition:
Silver
Description
Obv: Legend in persian \"As-sultan Muzaffar Shah\" with frozen date AH 978 (right); Trishul (Trident) to left; name of ruler in Devanagari script at the bottom \"Rao Sri Bhoj(raj ji)\"
Rev: Legend in persian \"Ar-rehman betaid al-muwid shams al-duniya wal din abu al-nasir\" (Son of the World and Defender of the Religion by the help and strength of the Merciful); horizontal Katar (dagger) to right
Exquisite
Kutch, Maharao Sri Bhojrajji, 1631-45 AD, Silver Kori, 4.56g, Rao Bhojrajji was the 3rd ruler of Kutch after Khengarji-I (founder) and Bharmalji-I. There was no ruler with same name as Bhojraj after him. The kori was the standard currency of Kutch till 1948 AD. It was the only silver currency with all other denominations viz dhabu, adhio, payalo, trambio, dokdo, dhingalo etc in copper.