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.
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.