The state of Dhar was in the Malwa region of what is now western Madhya Pradesh. From the 9th through the 13th centuries, the area had been under the rule of
Paramara Rajputs, after which time it was incorporated into the Delhi Sultanate and then the Mughal empire. In the 18th century, it came under Maratha control, and the Peshwa
created a fiefdom for the descendants of the original Paramara family. Only copper coins were struck in the state, in a very limited coinage. In 1819, the state came under British
protection and the 1880's, the state issued coins in the name of Queen Victoria. No coins were struck after that time, with British India coinage circulating freely in the state.
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Anand Rao III (1860-1898) in the name of Queen Victoria |
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Anand Rao III (1860-98) in name of Victoria Empress: Copper 1/4 Anna
Weight: 6.33 gm. Diameter: 25 mm Die axis: 2 o'clock
Bust of Victoria left, legend around: Victoria Empress
Legend, 1/4 Anna Dhar State India, dated 1887
Reference: KM 13
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Anand Rao III (1860-98) in name of Victoria Empress: Copper 1/2 Pice
Weight: 2.99 gm. Diameter: 21 mm Die axis: 2 o'clock
Bust of Victoria left, legend around: Victoria Empress
Legend, 1/2 Pice Dhar State India, dated 1887
Reference: KM 12
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