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1 Tangka Presentation Tangka, silver
| Issuer | Tibet |
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| Year | 1910 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central ornate lotus blossom motif enclosed within a square border bearing Tibetan script legend on all four sides. The entire central device is further surrounded by an outer ring of intricate decorative scrollwork and floral designs. The square cartouche frames the inscription in a traditional Tibetan manuscript style, with the lotus rendered in a stylized, symmetrical pattern characteristic of Tibetan ecclesiastical art. |
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| Obverse script | Tibetan |
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The Tibetan government struck presentation tangkas in 1910 as diplomatic gifts rather than circulating currency — a practice rooted in the tradition of offering auspicious coins during official exchanges. That same year, the Qing dynasty launched its final military incursion into Tibet, forcing the 13th Dalai Lama to flee to British India in February. Whether any of these pieces changed hands during the diplomatic scramble that followed his departure is unrecorded, but the timing gives surviving examples an unusually charged historical position.
The flan preparation on presentation strikes differs noticeably from regular tangkas — polished blanks, more deliberate striking pressure.