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1 Sho Pattern
| Issuer | Government of Tibet |
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| Year | 1927 |
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| Currency | Srang (1792-1959) |
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| Obverse script | Tibetan |
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| Reverse description | Central circular medallion bears the Tibetan numeral and legend '1 Zho' (One Sho) in bold Uchen script. Surrounding this central cartouche, Tibetan characters indicating 'Rabjung cycle 16, Year 1' are arranged around the field, interspersed with six stylised six-petalled floral rosettes evenly distributed around the annular border. The periphery is defined by a continuous beaded rim. |
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Tibet experimented with brass as a coinage metal in the late 1920s as part of a broader — and ultimately unsuccessful — effort to modernize and formalize its mint operations at Trabshi. The 1927 brass sho patterns were never approved for circulation; the Tibetan monetary system continued to rely on silver and copper issues, and brass remained alien to local commercial expectations. KM#Pn9 is one of several pattern strikes from this period that document the government's metallurgical hesitations rather than any actual monetary policy change.