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1½ Srang
| Issuer | Tibet |
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| Year | 1936-1946 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Tibetan |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a treasure vase (bhumba), a Buddhist auspicious symbol, filled with foliage and surrounded by elaborate scroll ornaments. Three additional Buddhist auspicious symbols—a victory banner, a dharma wheel, and a lotus flower—are disposed around the central motif. A Tibetan legend encircles the design, indicating Cycle Sixteen, Year Twenty, and the denomination of 1½ Srang. |
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Tibet's 1½ Srang was struck at the Dode mint outside Lhasa during a period when the Tibetan government was navigating unusually delicate relations with both British India and the Republic of China. Production was inconsistent — hand-operated equipment and locally trained workers meant dies wore unevenly, and the quality of the silver alloy varied between batches. Struck over a decade-long span rather than a single issue, individual pieces can differ noticeably in fabric and sharpness.
The denomination itself was an awkward intermediate unit, rarely encountered in contemporary accounts of market transactions.