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3 Sho
| Issuer | Tibet |
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| Year | 1946 |
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| Thickness | 2.1 mm |
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| Reverse description | The central field bears a block of Tibetan inscription surmounted by a stylised cloud motif and beneath which appears the triratna (triple gem) symbol. The entire central design is framed by four additional Buddhist auspicious symbols: a white parasol, a conch shell, a dharma wheel, and an endless knot. Tibetan legends denoting the sexagenary cycle, year, and denomination are distributed around the border. |
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| Reverse lettering | རབ་བྱུང་ ༡༦་ ལོ་ ༢༠་ ཞོ་ གསུམ་ (Translation: rab byung 16 lo 20 / zho ksum Cycle 16, year 20 / Three Sho) |
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Tibet's copper coinage of the 1940s was produced under increasingly strained conditions as the Lhasa government navigated the competing pressures of Chinese Nationalist claims and British Indian influence. The 3 Sho denomination was struck at the Dode mint, which operated with inconsistent equipment and variable alloy quality — accounting for the wide variation in planchet color and surface texture seen across survivors. Strike registration is frequently off-center, a known characteristic of this type rather than an exceptional flaw.