Bank of Baroda (BOB) is a government of India owned Multinational Public Sector Bank headquartered in Vadodara, Gujarat. It is the second largest Public Sector Bank in India after State Bank of India, with 153 million customers(March 2023), a total business of US$291 billion(March 2024), and a global presence of 100 overseas offices. Based on 2023 data, it is ranked 586 on the Forbes Global 2000 list.
Sayajirao Gaekwad III, the founder of Bank of Baroda
Bank of Baroda International Banking Branch at MG Road, Bengaluru formerly Vijaya Bank Head Office
A Bank of Baroda branch at Dubai Creek.
Bank of Baroda, Manchester
Baroda State was kingdom within the Maratha Confederacy and later princely state in present-day Gujarat, ruled by the Gaekwad dynasty from its formation in 1721 until its accession to the newly formed Dominion of India in 1949. With the city of Baroda (Vadodara) as its capital, during the British Raj its relations with the British were managed by the Baroda Residency. The revenue of the state in 1901 was Rs. 13,661,000. Baroda formally acceded to the Dominion of India, on 1 May 1949, before which an interim government was formed in the state.
Baroda State in 1901.
Baroda State, 1896
Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad III (1863–1939), Maharaja of Baroda
Silver rupee of Sayaji Rao II of Baroda (ruled 1819–47), naming the Mughal emperor Muhammad Akbar II, dated AH 1238 (= 1822–23 CE). The prominent Nagari letter sa stands for Sayaji Rao and we also see a curved sword, one of the dynastic symbols of the Gaekwads and seen also on the Baroda state flag.
