1 Tangka Presentation Tangka, gold

€297,613.00
IssuerTibet
Year1910
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Tangka
CurrencyTangka (1640-1959)
CompositionGold
Weight5.12 g
Dimensions26 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#14 var.
Obverse descriptionOrnate lotus design surrounded by square containing Tibetan characters, all surrounded by decorative designs.
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 descriptionEight-spoked wheel 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 (1910)  - -
Catalog ID1407401240
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