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1 Tangka Presentation Tangka, gold
| Issuer | Tibet |
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| Year | 1910 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central field features an ornate stylised lotus blossom in relief, enclosed within a square border bearing Tibetan legends on all four sides. The square cartouche is itself set within an outer decorative framework composed of floral and geometric ornamental motifs characteristic of traditional Tibetan artistic convention. The overall design follows the aesthetic of the Ganden Phodrang treasury issues. |
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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) |
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The Tibetan government issued presentation-grade tangkas in gold on specific ceremonial occasions — diplomatic gifts, religious offerings to senior lamas, or marks of official favor. Standard tangkas of this type circulated in silver; gold strikes were never intended for commerce. The 1910 date places this piece in an exceptionally tense moment: Chinese imperial forces under Zhao Erfeng were advancing on Lhasa, the Dalai Lama fled to British India in February of that year, and whatever administrative machinery produced this coin was operating under direct military pressure.
The Y#14 variety attribution signals a die or format deviation from the catalogued norm — not unusual for Tibetan issues, where hand-struck production and decentralized minting created persistent inconsistency.