2 Tangka 'Ga-den Tangka'

Issuer Tibet
Year 1912
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 2 Tangka
Currency Tangka (1640-1959)
Composition Silver
Weight 8.56 g
Diameter
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#15
Obverse description Eight-spoked wheel surrounded by Tibetan characters within the petals of an eight-petalled lotus.
Obverse script Tibetan
Obverse lettering དགའ་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 description Ornate lotus design surrounded by the Buddhist Eight Auspicious symbols (a white parasol, a conch shell, a treasure vase, a victory banner, a dharma wheel, a pair of golden fish, an endless knot, and a lotus flower) within the petals of an eight-petalled lotus.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge Smooth.
Mint
Mintage ND (1912) - -
Numisquare ID 1761971810
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