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1 Tangka 'Vartula Tangka', single circle / single circle
| Issuer | Tibet |
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| Year | 1763-1764 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Central dharma wheel (dharmachakra) enclosed within a single beaded or linear circle. Surrounding the circle, eight Vartula (Ranjana) characters are arranged within the petals of a stylized eight-petalled lotus, one character per petal. The overall design is rendered in the Nepali-influenced Ranjana script tradition, with the lotus motif framing the entire composition against a plain field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Vartula Tangka takes its name from the Sanskrit word for "round," distinguishing these mechanically struck pieces from the hand-hammered debased issues that had plagued Tibetan currency through much of the early 18th century. This specific type, catalogued under C#5.2 with its single-circle / single-circle format, dates to the brief window of Sino-Tibetan monetary reform following the Qing intervention of 1750–1751, when Beijing pressed Lhasa to regularize coinage after years of politically motivated debasement by the Dzungar-backed administration.
Production was centered at the Dode mint near Lhasa. The run was short.