3 Sho

€1.00
IssuerTibet
Year1946
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value3 Sho (0.3)
CurrencySrang (1792-1959)
CompositionCopper
Weight8.30 g
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness2.1 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#27
Obverse descriptionSnow lion facing left in front of Mount Kailash with two suns in the background, all surrounded four Buddhist auspicious symbols (a treasure vase, a victory banner, a pair of golden fish, and a lotus flower) and Tibetan characters.
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 descriptionTibetan characters with cloud above and triratna (triple gem) below, all surrounded four Buddhist auspicious symbols (a white parasol, a conch shell, a dharma wheel, and an endless knot) and Tibetan characters.
Reverse scriptTibetan
Reverse letteringརབ་བྱུང་ ༡༦་ ལོ་ ༢༠་ ཞོ་ གསུམ་
(Translation: rab byung 16 lo 20 / zho ksum Cycle 15, year 59 / Three Sho)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Mintage20 (1946)  - Y#27.1: ༡༦ - ༢༠ (single cloud line) -
20 (1946)  - Y#27.2: ༡༦ - ༢༠ (double cloud line) -
Catalog ID3481861230
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