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

Issuer Tibet
Year 1909
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 5 Sho (0.5)
Currency Srang (1792-1959)
Composition Silver
Weight 9.50 g
Diameter 24 mm
Thickness 1 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#8
Obverse description Triratna (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 script Tibetan
Obverse lettering ཤོན་ ཐོང་ ཀྲི་ ལོ་ ༡་ ཞོ་ ལྔ་
(Translation: shon thong / kri / lo 1 / zho lnga Xuantong, Year 1 / Five Sho)
Reverse description Wheel-like pattern with dots around, all surrounded by Tibetan characters within the petals of an eight-petalled lotus.
Reverse script Tibetan
Reverse 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)
Edge Reeded.
Mint
Mintage 1 (1909) - ལོ་ ༡ -
Numisquare ID 8588717800
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