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1/2 Sho - In the name of Qianlong, 1735-1796
| Issuer | Tibet |
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| Year | 1792 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ཆན པའུ - ༥༧ - ལུང ཐུང (Translation: cha`n lung pa`u thung / 57 Qianlong (Emperor) / Brief coin / 57 (year)) |
| Reverse description | A central rectangular cartouche bearing two lines of Tibetan script inscription is surrounded by an elaborate pattern of symmetrical swirling cloud or floral scrollwork in raised relief, filling the inner field on all four sides. A plain inner circle separates the decorative scroll motifs from a beaded border encircling the entire reverse. The overall composition is bold and deeply struck, with the scrollwork rendered in a characteristically Tibetan decorative style. |
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The 1792 Tibetan coinage reform was imposed directly by the Qing court following the Gurkha invasions of Tibet — two separate incursions in 1788 and 1791 that the Tibetan government had failed to repel without Chinese military intervention. The Qianlong Emperor used the crisis as leverage to restructure Tibetan administration, including its coinage. Prior Tibetan silver issues had been struck in Nepal, a dependency that the Gurkhas had exploited; after 1792, minting was brought under closer Qing supervision.
This half-sho belongs to the first standardized series struck under those new arrangements, bearing the Qianlong reign name even though the emperor would abdicate just four years later.