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1/2 Skar - In the name of Xuantong, 1908-1912
| Issuer | Tibet |
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| Year | 1910 |
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| Currency | Srang (1792-1959) |
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| Reverse description | Four Chinese ideograms arranged in a cruciform reading pattern — top to bottom and right to left — occupy the central field, with a stylized floral rosette at the centre between the characters. The characters read 宣統寶藏, denoting the Xuantong reign title and Tibetan treasury. A beaded inner circle frames the central device, with a plain outer border completing the design. The reverse is unadorned apart from the inscriptions and central flower motif, reflecting the austere official character of Qing-era Tibetan coinage. |
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| Mintage | 1910: ND (1910) |
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Tibet's copper coinage of this period was struck under nominal Qing suzerainty, with "Xuantong" referencing the reign title of Puyi, the last Qing emperor — a child who ascended the throne in 1908 and abdicated in 1912. The coins were produced at the Dode mint in Lhasa, a facility that operated with considerable irregularity. Dies were hand-cut locally, which accounts for the extreme variation in planchet preparation and strike quality seen across survivors. The Qing collapse in 1912 ended this series abruptly, making the production window unusually compressed.