2 1/2 Skar

€297,390.00
IssuerTibet
Year1909
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value21/2 Skar (1⁄40)
CurrencySrang (1792-1959)
CompositionCopper
Weight4.20 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness1.4 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#10
Obverse descriptionSnow lion facing left with scroll ornaments around, all surrounded by Tibetan characters within the petals of an eight-petalled lotus.
Obverse scriptTibetan
Obverse letteringདགའ་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)
Reverse descriptionTriratna (triple gem) surrounded by Tibetan characters
Reverse scriptTibetan
Reverse letteringརབ་བྱུང་ ༡༥་ ལོ་ ༤༣་ སྐར་ཕྱེད་གསུམ་
(Translation: rab byung 15 lo 43 skar phyed gsum Cycle 15, Year 43, half off three Skar)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Mintage43 (1909)  - ༡༥ - ༤༣ -
Catalog ID7590744170
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