1 Sho - In the name of Qianlong, 1735-1796

Issuer Tibet
Year 1792
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Sho (0.1)
Currency Srang (1792-1959)
Composition Silver
Weight 3.60 g
Diameter
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) C#67
Obverse description Tibetan characters read top to bottom with more characters at the centre.
Obverse script Tibetan
Obverse lettering ཆན པའུ - ༥༧ - ལུང ཐུང
(Translation: cha`n lung pa`u thung / 57 Qianlong (Emperor) / Brief coin / 57 (year))
Reverse description Tibetan characters 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) within the petals of an eight-petalled lotus.
Reverse script Tibetan
Reverse lettering པའུ གཙང
(Translation: pa`u gtsang Tibetan coin)
Edge Smooth.
Mint
Mintage 57 (1792) - ༥༧ -
Numisquare ID 8634300900
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