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1/4 Anna - Madho Rao

Issuer Gwalior, Princely state of
Year 1887
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Reference(s) KM#165
Obverse description Central device featuring a stylized sun face with radiating pointed rays enclosed within a scalloped or lobed inner border. The sun motif displays a human visage in low relief at its centre. A circular Devanagari legend surrounds the central device within the outer rim, reading the ruler's name and titles. Small pellet ornaments appear at intervals in the legend field.
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Obverse lettering श्रीमंत माधोराव महाराज
Reverse description The reverse displays a rectangular central tablet enclosed within a dotted beaded border, containing three horizontal lines of Devanagari inscription denoting the denomination, the Samvat date, and the issuing state name 'Gwalior'. The tablet is surrounded by an ornate foliate and scrollwork border that fills the field to the rim, rendered in a decorative engraving style typical of Gwalior princely state coinage.
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