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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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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse description | A stylized Tibetan dragon in profile occupies the central field, depicted amid swirling clouds rendered in relief. The dragon faces right with scaled body, clawed feet, and flowing tail, executed in the traditional Tibetan artistic style. A beaded inner circle separates the central device from the surrounding legend. Six Tibetan script characters are arranged around the periphery within a beaded border, reading the denomination and reign title. The overall design is characteristic of the Tibetan coinage struck in the name of the Qing Xuantong Emperor. |
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| Reverse lettering | 宣 藏 寶 統 (Translation: Xuan Tong Bao Cang Xuantong (Emperor) / Tibetan coin) |
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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.