5 Sho Pattern

€297,686.00
IssuerTibet
Year1910
TypePattern
Value5 Sho (0.5)
CurrencySrang (1792-1959)
CompositionSilver
Weight
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#Pn4
Obverse descriptionTriratna (triple gem) surrounded by square containing Tibetan characters, all surrounded by ornate design and with smaller characters above and below, near the rim.
Obverse scriptTibetan
Obverse letteringཞོ 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 descriptionWheel 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.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
EdgeReeded.
Mint
MintageND (1910)  - -
Catalog ID1453958170
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