1 Tangka `Ga-den Tangka`

€15,217.00
IssuerTibet
Year1840-1930
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Tangka
CurrencyTangka (1640-1959)
CompositionSilver
Weight4.60 g
Dimensions27 mm
Thickness1.0 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#13, L&M#627
Obverse descriptionEight-spoked wheel surrounded by Tibetan characters within the petals of an eight-petalled lotus.
Obverse scriptTibetan
Obverse letteringདགའ་ལྡན་ཕོ་བྲང་ ཕྱོ་ ལས་རྣམ་ རྣམ་རྒྱལ།
(Translation: dga` ldan pho brang phyo(gs) las rnam rgyal The Ganden palace, victorious in all directions)
Reverse descriptionOrnate lotus design 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
Reverse lettering
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (1840)  - Y#A13.1: Type A; wheel spokes do not extend to octagon; central flower bud hollow -
ND (1840)  - Y#A13.1: Type A; wheel spokes do not extend to octagon; central flower bud solid -
ND (1840)  - Y#A13.2: Type A; wheel spokes extend to octagon; clockwise fish -
ND (1840)  - Y#A13.2: Type A; wheel spokes extend to octagon; counter-clockwise fish -
ND (1880)  - Y#B13.1: Type B; double wavy water line below stylized lotus -
ND (1882)  - Y#B13.2: Type B; four dots (SW) and boxy base (NW) -
ND (1885)  - Y#B13.3: Type B; outer angles and hook opposite dot -
ND (1888)  - Y#B13.4: Type B; single line base (NW) -
ND (1891)  - Y#B13.5: Type B; no dots (W) -
ND (1892)  - Y#B13.6: Type B; embles rotated 90 degrees clockwise -
ND (1895)  - Y#C13.1: Type C; wheel spokes extend to octagon -
ND (1895)  - Y#C13.2: Type C; wheel spokes do not extend to octagon -
ND (1896)  - Y#D13.1: Type D; dots rising (N) -
ND (1897)  - Y#D13.2: Type D; dots hanging (N) and five dots (NW) -
ND (1898)  - Y#D13.3: Type D; eight dots (NW) -
ND (1899)  - Y#D13.4: Type D; (W) resembles (N) -
ND (1899)  - Y#D13.5: Type D; seven dots around lotus centre -
ND (1899)  - Y#E13.1: Type E; dot to right and left of lotus; three dots in centre (NE) -
ND (1899)  - Y#E13.2: Type E; dot to right and left of lotus; one line in centre (NE) -
ND (1899-1907)  - Y#E13.3: Type E; dots (NE) and dot (E) -
ND (1904)  - Y#E13.4: Type E; no dot to right and left of lotus -
ND (1907-1909)  - Y#F13.1: Type F; nine dots within lotus circle -
ND (1909)  - Y#F13.6: Type F; dot to right and left of lotus; two fish with dots (NE); ornate side hooks and dot (S); circle with dots (NW); 27 mm -
ND (1910-1915)  - Y#F13.2: Type F; no dot to right and left of lotus; (NW) symbol with dots -
ND (1912)  - Y#F13.3: Type F; 11 mm lotus circle; machine struck -
ND (1912-1922)  - Y#F13.4: Type F; dot to right and left of lotus; two fish with dots (NE); three dots (S) -
ND (1912-1922)  - Y#F13.5: Type F; dot to right and left of lotus; circle with two hooks (NE); three dots (S) -
ND (1921)  - Y#G13: Type G -
ND (1924-1925)  - Y#F13.7: Type F; dot to right and left of lotus; two fish with dots (NE); ornate side hooks and dot (S); circle with dots (NW); 31 mm -
ND (1929)  - Y#H13.1: Type H; character (NE) regular -
ND (1929-1930)  - Y#H13.2: Type H; character (NE) retrograde -
Catalog ID7615577030
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