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2 Paisa - Sayaji Rao III Baroda
| Issuer | Baroda, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1883-1893 |
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| Value | 2 Paisa (1⁄32) |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the word 'Sarkar' (Government) in Devanagari script within a beaded inner circle. Surrounding the inner circle, a two-line circular legend in Devanagari reads 'Shri Sayajirao M. Gaekwad' on the upper arc and 'Sena Khas Khel Shamsher Bahadur' on the lower arc, giving the full royal title and epithet of the ruler. The overall design is framed by a plain outer border, with the inscriptions rendered in a bold, upright Devanagari typeface characteristic of Baroda State coinage of this period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Sayaji Rao III came to the Baroda throne as a young boy in 1875, selected by the British after they deposed his predecessor Malhar Rao for gross misrule — including an alleged attempt to poison the British Resident. Under close imperial oversight, Sayaji Rao grew into one of the more administratively ambitious rulers in western India, overhauling Baroda's revenue and education systems during the very decade this copper was being struck.
Baroda maintained its own mint and coinage rights throughout the princely period, a privilege many smaller states had already surrendered by this point.