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1 Srang Pattern
| Issuer | Ganden Phodrang (Tibetan Government) |
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| Year | 1928-1929 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a snow lion passant facing left, rendered in relief against a plain ground, surrounded by a circular band containing the Buddhist Eight Auspicious Symbols (Ashtamangala): 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. The design is framed by a beaded border. The overall composition reflects the traditional Tibetan artistic style characteristic of Ganden Phodrang coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | ༄། དགའ་ལྡན་ཕོ་བྲང་ ཕྱོ་ ལས་རྣམ་ རྣམ་རྒྱལ། ཏམ་ སྲང་ ༡ (Translation: dga` ldan pho brang phyo(gs) las rnam rgyal tam srang 1 The Ganden palace, victorious in all directions, 1 Tam Srang) |
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The Ganden Phodrang's attempts to establish a modern Tibetan coinage in the late 1920s were complicated by the absence of any established mint infrastructure and reliance on hand-operated screw presses acquired through considerable difficulty. Pattern pieces from this period were produced in very small numbers as the government tested designs before committing to full production runs — most never advanced beyond the trial stage.
KM#Pn10 is among the least documented of the 1928–29 pattern series. Surviving examples are almost entirely traceable to European collections assembled during the mid-twentieth century.