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1/4 Rupee - Jayaji Rao [Akbar II]
| Issuer | Gwalior, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1843-1886 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Devanagari |
| Obverse lettering | जी |
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Gwalior's coinage during Jayaji Rao's reign occupied a peculiar constitutional position: struck under the nominal suzerainty of the Mughal emperor Akbar II and later Bahadur Shah II, yet issued by a Maratha Scindia ruler whose real overlord was the British Raj. The "Akbar II" attribution on these pieces outlasted the Mughal throne itself — Akbar II died in 1837, and the dynasty was extinguished in 1858, yet Gwalior continued issuing coins in this frozen regal formula for decades afterward.
Jayaji Rao navigated the 1857 Rebellion by supporting the British, a decision that preserved Gwalior's autonomy long after less cooperative states were absorbed.