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1 Tangka 'Kong-par Tangka', type 2
| Issuer | Tibet |
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| Year | 1820-1829 |
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| Diameter | 26 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central square field featuring the Tibetan date inscription ༡༣ ༤༦ (13/46) set beneath an arched canopy, with a small dot ornament at the apex of the arch. The square is surrounded by four large scrolling cloud or wave motifs in the cardinal directions, interspersed with additional smaller scroll elements in the diagonal fields, all rendered in bold relief. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border of uniform raised dots running along the coin's rim, creating a crisp and decorative frame characteristic of the Kong-par mint style. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Kong-par tangka takes its name from Kongpo, the region of central Tibet where these were struck — one of the few instances in Tibetan monetary history where a geographically distinct mint produced coins distinguishable by die type rather than explicit mint mark. Production during the 1820s occurred under the Ganden Phodrang government, with Chinese Qing oversight nominal at best following the 1793 reforms that had briefly imposed stricter imperial control over Tibetan coinage. By this decade, that control had effectively eroded, and Tibetan authorities were once again operating with considerable autonomy over their silver issues.
The C#60.2 and C#60.5 varieties differ in their die alignments and pellet arrangements — distinctions that matter considerably to specialists but are invisible in catalog photography below a certain resolution.