Triratna (triple gem) surrounded by square containing Tibetan characters, all surrounded by ornate design and with smaller characters above and below, near the rim.
Obverse script
Tibetan
Obverse lettering
ཞོ
དགའ་ལྡན་ཕོ་བྲང་ ཕྱོ་ ལས་རྣམ་ རྣམ་རྒྱལ།
ཀང (Translation: dga` ldan pho brang phyo(gs) las rnam rgyal / zho kang The Ganden palace, victorious in all directions / Five Sho)
Reverse description
Wheel of Law surrounded by flaming jewel, ribbons, and lotus flower below, 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) within the petals of an eight-petalled lotus.