1/8 Sho - In the name of Xuantong, 1908-1912

€270,810.00
IssuerTibet
Year1909
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/8 Sho (1⁄80)
CurrencySrang (1792-1959)
CompositionCopper
Weight4.20 g
Dimensions22 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#A7
Obverse descriptionTriratna (triple gem) surrounded by square containing Tibetan characters, all surrounded by the Buddhist Eight Auspicious symbols (a white parasol, a conch shell, a treasure vase, a victory banner, a dharma wheel, a pair of golden fish, an endless knot, and a lotus flower).
Obverse scriptTibetan
Obverse letteringཤོན་ ཐོང་ ཀྲི་ ལོ་ ༡་ ཞོ་ འི་ ༨༡་
(Translation: shon thong / kri / lo 1 / zho `i 8/1 Xuantong, Year 1 / 1/8 of Sho)
Reverse descriptionWheel-like pattern with dots around, all surrounded by Tibetan characters within the petals of an eight-petalled lotus.
Reverse scriptTibetan
Reverse letteringདགའ་ལྡན་ཕོ་བྲང་ ཕྱོ་ ལས་རྣམ་ རྣམ་རྒྱལ།
(Translation: dga` ldan pho brang phyo(gs) las rnam rgyal The Ganden palace, victorious in all directions)
Edge
Mint
Mintage1 (1909)  - ལོ་ ༡ -
Catalog ID6909391270
Comments