Item number: A1309

Year: AD 1929

Material: Copper

Size: 22.8 x 22.8 x 1.4 mm

Weight: 5.05 g

Provenance: Teutoburger Münzauktion GmbH 2023

This is a copper coin with a face value of ¼ anna, issued in AD 1929 during the early reign of Jivajirao Scindia, the last ruler of the Princely State of Gwalior in central India.

The obverse side of the coin features a Western-style coat of arms adopted by the Gwalior Princely State, reflecting European cultural influences. The emblem is flanked on both sides by fierce animals resembling wolves, with a cobra depicted within both the top and central sections of the shield. The denomination “¼ Anna” is inscribed in Urdu (ايک پيسه) on either side of the emblem, while the same value is marked in Sanskrit (पाव आना) at the top. Below the coat of arms, the date is inscribed in Sanskrit as “समत १९८६” (Vikram Samvat 1986), corresponding to the year AD 1929 in the Gregorian calendar.

The reverse side of the coin depicts a left-facing bust of Jiwaji Rao, dressed in traditional attire. Surrounding the portrait is a Sanskrit inscription of the ruler’s name and title, “श्री जीवाजीराव शिंदे आलिजाबहादर” (His Highness Maharaja Shrimant Jiwaji Rao Scindia Alijah Bahadur). Below this, the name of the princely state, “गवालियार” (Gwalior), is inscribed.

The Gwalior princely state was established in AD 1761, during the decline of the Mughal Empire, and later, in AD 1877, it was accorded the highest honour of a 21-gun salute by the British government. Jiwaji Rao ascended the throne in AD 1925, and in AD 1947, he chose to join independent India. He served in the administrative role of Rajpramukh, a position created for former princely rulers within the Indian government, until this office was dissolved in AD 1956.

物件編號: A1309

年代: 公元 1929 年

材質: 銅

尺寸: 22.8 x 22.8 x 1.4 mm

重量: 5.05 g

來源: 條頓堡錢幣拍賣 2023

這是一枚公元1929年，印度中部的瓜廖爾土邦末代統治者吉瓦吉·拉奧在位初期發行的 ¼ 安納銅幣。

錢幣正面是受到歐洲文化影響，瓜廖爾土邦所採納的西式家徽，徽章的左右兩側由類似野狼的猛獸攙扶，頂端和中央的盾牌內部各有一條眼鏡蛇。家徽的左右兩側以烏爾都文標示面額「ايک پيسه」(¼ 安納)，頂端則是用梵文標示的同值面額「पाव आना」。家徽下方的梵文是印度教維克拉姆曆年「समत १९८६」(1986)，換算為公元1929年。

錢幣背面是穿戴傳統服飾的吉瓦吉·拉奧左側胸像，周圍的梵文為統治者姓名和頭銜「श्री जीवाजीराव शिंदे आलिजाबहादर」(阿利亞·巴哈杜爾·吉瓦吉·拉奧·辛迪亞殿下)，下方則是土邦的國名「गवालियार」(瓜廖爾)。

瓜廖爾土邦創建於蒙兀兒帝國日益衰弱的公元1761年之際，並且在後續公元1877年得到英國政府對於土邦最為尊貴的21響禮炮待遇。吉瓦吉·拉奧於公元1925年登基，並且在公元1947年選擇加入獨立的印度，於印度政府安置前土邦君王的「拉傑普拉穆克」行政部門任職，直到公元1956年組織遭到裁撤為止。