5 Sho - In the name of Xuantong, 1908-1912

€69,103.00
IssuerTibet
Year1909
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value5 Sho (0.5)
CurrencySrang (1792-1959)
CompositionSilver
Weight9.50 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness1 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#8
Obverse descriptionTriratna (triple gem) surrounded by square containing Tibetan characters, all 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).
Obverse scriptTibetan
Obverse letteringཤོན་ ཐོང་ ཀྲི་ ལོ་ ༡་ ཞོ་ ལྔ་
(Translation: shon thong / kri / lo 1 / zho lnga Xuantong, Year 1 / Five Sho)
Reverse descriptionWheel-like pattern with dots around, all surrounded by Tibetan characters within the petals of an eight-petalled lotus.
Reverse scriptTibetan
Reverse 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)
EdgeReeded.
Mint
Mintage1 (1909)  - ལོ་ ༡ -
Catalog ID8588717800
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