1 Tangka Presentation Tangka

Issuer Tibet
Year 1953
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Tangka
Currency Tangka (1640-1959)
Composition Silver
Weight 4.10 g
Diameter 26.7 mm
Thickness 1.0 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#31
Obverse description Swirled wheel surrounded by various dots, all surrounded by Tibetan characters within the petals of an eight-petalled lotus.
Obverse script Tibetan
Obverse lettering དགའ་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 description Lotus flower 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
Edge Reeded.
Mint
Mintage ND (1953) - Central crescents with horizontal alignment -
ND (1953) - Central crescents with vertical alignment -
Numisquare ID 8919717470
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