1 Sho - In the name of Jiaqing, 1796-1820

€297,699.00
IssuerTibet
Year1801
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sho (0.1)
CurrencySrang (1792-1959)
CompositionSilver
Weight3.70 g
Dimensions30 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) C#85
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left with clouds at the corners, all with flowers above and below and more ideograms at either side (indicating the year).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering  嘉 年藏 通六   慶
(Translation: Jia Qing Bao Cang / Nian Liu Jiaqing (Emperor) / Tibetan coin / Year 6)
Reverse descriptionTibetan characters above and below and Manchu characters (read vertically) to the left and right, all with more characters around (indicating the year).
Reverse scriptTibetan
Reverse letteringགུང་ ལོ་དྲུག་པ་ ᠮᡝᠩᡤᡠᠨ - ᠨᡳᠨᡤᡠᠨ ཅའ་ ཆིན་ འཁྲི་ བཞུགས་
(Translation: gung lo drug pa / menggun - ningun / ca` chin `khri bzhugs Honourable Sixth year / Silver money - Six (year) / Jiaqing, Honourable throne)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Mintage6 (1801)  - 年六 / དྲུག་པ་ -
Catalog ID9021462830
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