1/2 Sho - In the name of Xianfeng, 1850-1861 Pattern

€297,703.00
IssuerTibet
Year1851
TypePattern
Value1/2 Sho (0.05)
CurrencySrang (1792-1959)
CompositionSilver
Weight
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#Pn1
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left, all with more ideograms around (indicating the year).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering  咸 年藏 寶元   豐
(Translation: Xian Feng Bao Cang / Nian Yuan Xianfeng (Emperor) / Tibetan coin / Year 1)
Reverse descriptionTibetan characters read top to bottom, right to left with clouds at the corners, all with more characters on either side (indicating the year).
Reverse scriptTibetan
Reverse letteringདང་པོ་ རིན གཙང - པའུ ཙེང
(Translation: rin tsing pa`u gtsang / dang po Xianfeng (Emperor) / Tibetan coin / First (year))
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Mintage1 (1851)  - 年元 / དང་པོ་ -
Catalog ID3383367210
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