1 Tangka Presentation Tangka

€47,607.00
IssuerTibet
Year1953
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Tangka
CurrencyTangka (1640-1959)
CompositionSilver
Weight4.10 g
Dimensions26.7 mm
Thickness1.0 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#31
Obverse descriptionSwirled wheel surrounded by various dots, all 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 descriptionLotus 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
EdgeReeded.
Mint
MintageND (1953)  - Central crescents with horizontal alignment -
ND (1953)  - Central crescents with vertical alignment -
Catalog ID8919717470
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