Baroda, Silver Gyana Mandal Reverse Plate Medal, Marathi legend “Shrimant Maharaja Sayaji

Baroda, Silver Gyana Mandal Reverse Plate Medal, Marathi legend “Shrimant Maharaja Sayaji Rao Gayakwad Tisre” anticlockwise, around Sanskrit legend “Vidwan Sarvatra Poojyati” (“the scholar is honoured everywhere”) and Samvat 1984 in the centre. Extremely fine. The Decoration for Knowledge (Gyana Mandal) medals were founded by Maharaja Sayajirao III to reward scholarship, poetry and literary endeavour. Awarded in three classes 1. Gyana Bhaskar Mandal in gold, 2. Gyana Jyoti Mandal in silver, and 3. Gyana Ratna Mandal in bronze. The Mandal was officially obsolete in 1956.

Sold for ₹8,000

Auction: Auction #107 · Oswal Antiques · 2025-04-27 · Estimate: ₹ 8000 - ₹ 10000

Category: Medals

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