Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Srang - In the name of Xuantong, 1908-1912
| Issuer | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Year | 1909 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Y#9, L&M#657, Kann#1441 |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Central device consists of a stylised wheel-like motif encircled by a ring of dots, evoking a dharma wheel within a beaded border. Surrounding this central design, Tibetan characters are arranged within the petals of an eight-petalled lotus flower, forming a radiating, symmetrical composition. The legend reads dga' ldan pho brang phyogs las rnam rgyal, translating as 'The Ganden Palace, victorious in all directions,' a traditional honorific proclamation of the Tibetan government. The lotus petals provide a structured frame for the inscription, lending the reverse a harmonious, mandala-like aesthetic characteristic of Tibetan coinage of the period. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | 1 (1909) - ལོ་ ༡ - 1 (1909) - ལོ་ ༡ Essai - |
| Additional information |
Xuantong was the reign title of Puyi, the last Qing emperor, who ascended the throne in late 1908 at age two. Tibet struck coinage in his name during a period of acute political instability — the Qing had launched a military campaign under Zhao Erfeng to bring Tibet under firmer imperial control, a push that would temporarily expel the 13th Dalai Lama to British India in 1910. That this coinage exists at all reflects the Qing court's insistence on asserting suzerainty through symbolic instruments, including currency, even as their grip on the plateau was actively contested.
The dynasty collapsed in 1912, ending the Xuantong era after just three years.