India, Gwalior, 1897 AD., Madho Rao, 1/4 Anna, KM 169.

India, Indian princely states, Gwalior, Madho Rao Scindia (1876-1925), VS 1954 / 1897 AD.,
1/4 Anna (22,5 mm / 7,79 g),
Obv.: “Srhi Madho Rao Ma(haraja) Sind(hia) * Alijah Bahadur*” , Nagari legend around cobra above crossed spear and trident, within dotted circles.
Rev.: “Gwalior / Pau Anna / Samat // 1954” , Nagari legend, within border of vines and dotted circles.
KM 169 .

Madho Rao Scindia (20 October 1876-5 June 1925), was the 5th Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior. He acceded to the throne in 1886 and ruled to his death in 1925. He was noted by the British Government as a progressive ruler of a princely state.