| Issuer | Tibet |
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| 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 ↑↑ |
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| 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.
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| Obverse script |
Tibetan
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| 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.
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| Reverse script |
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| Reverse lettering |
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| Edge |
Reeded.
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| Mint |
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| Mintage |
ND (1953) - Central crescents with horizontal alignment -
ND (1953) - Central crescents with vertical alignment - |
| Numisquare ID |
8919717470
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| Comments |
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