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5 Sho
| Issuer | Tibet |
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| Year | 1913-1927 |
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| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a snow lion in left profile, rendered in traditional Tibetan artistic style with characteristic scroll and cloud ornaments surrounding the figure. The lion motif is enclosed within an eight-petalled lotus border, with each petal framing a portion of the surrounding Tibetan legend. The overall composition is symmetrical and decorative, reflecting the distinctive iconographic conventions of Tibetan coinage from the Ganden Phodrang administration. |
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| Reverse description | Central device consists of the Triratna (Triple Gem), a sacred Buddhist symbol, surrounded by a circular Tibetan legend. The entire composition is enclosed within an eight-petalled lotus border, with the interspersed petals and surrounding field depicting the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Tibetan Buddhism: 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. The denomination and regnal cycle date are inscribed in Tibetan script within the legend band, identifying this issue as belonging to Cycle 15, Year 59, of five Sho denomination. |
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Tibet's coinage during this period was produced at the Dode mint near Lhasa, operating under the authority of the Ganden Phodrang government with decidedly inconsistent results. Dies were hand-cut and frequently replaced mid-run, meaning virtually no two coins from this series share identical die characteristics. Collectors working this type seriously track die marriages rather than dates, since the broad 1913–1927 window obscures more than it reveals.
The silver content itself varied — Tibetan mint practice was not governed by the strict assay controls familiar to European mints.