½ Rupee - Rao Lakhpatji In the name of Ahmad Shah Durrani
Features
| Issuer |
Kingdom of Kutch
(Kutch, Indian Local and Princely states)
 |
|---|---|
| Chieftain |
Lakhpatji (1752-1761)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 1169 (1756) |
| Calendar | Islamic (Hijri) |
| Value | ½ Rupee (⅘ INK) |
| Currency | Kori (1586-1948) |
| Composition | Srebro |
| Weight | 5.66 g |
| Shape | Okrągły |
| Technique | Frezowana |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 460704 |
Obverse
(en) Couplet of Ruler names, Ahmad Shah Durrani and Rao Lakhpatji
Script: perski
Lettering:
Sikka zad bar Seem wa Zar az Awj Mahi ta ba-Mah
1169
Reverse
(en) Name of King and Regnal Year, separated by trident like mark - a characteristic of several coinage series of this issuer.
Scripts: Devanagari, perski
Lettering:
Zarb Bhujnagar sanah 9
Miraja Raja Maharau Shri Lakhpati
Comments
(en)
Catalogue: DR-K 101.1
Issued inAH 1169/RY 9
This coin is a highly unusual piece of the Numismatic history of Kutch. The reign of Lakhpatji I was marked by peace and prosperity. However, the political picture across India was very different at this time - the ambitions of Ahmad Shah Durrani the Afghan ruler were threatening North India. His expedition to upper Sindh in 1752 had already sounded alarm bells in Kutch. Probably as a measure to pacify the highly fearful Shah, Lakhpatji resorted to strike coins in his name, thereby nominally acknowledging his sovereignty. It is interesting to note that the dates on these ceremonial coins is AH1169 which is a year in advance of Ahmad Shah's 4th invasion of India in which he occupied Delhi. Perhaps, Lakhpatji was being very cautious about the Shah's intentions, which is a rare instance of political wisdom shown by a weak but prosperous ruler in view of an impending crisis.
- CNG
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1169 (1756) | (en) RY 9 | ||||||||||||||
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