1/2 Rupee - Jigme Dorji

€9,170.00
IssuerBhutan
Year1955-1968
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/2 Rupee / Deb
CurrencyRupee (1789-1957)
CompositionNickel
Weight5.0850 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness1.8 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#28.1, KM#28.2
Obverse descriptionCrowned Bust, Left, First Legend
Obverse scriptTibetan
Obverse lettering། ། འ བྲུ ག ་ རྒྱ ལ ་ ཁ ཉི ས ་ པ ། ། ། ། འ ཇི ག ས ་ མེ ད ་ ད བ ང ་ ཕྱུ ག །
Reverse descriptionCoin Divided Into 9 Sections. Symbols in 8 segments surround Bhutanese legend in the center Symbols (More elaborate designing compared to 1 Pice coins) (Symbols from top left going clockwise): 1) Wheel of Dharma 2) Umbrella of sovereignty 3) Golden fish of good fortune 4) Conch shell 5) Lotus 6) Treasure vase 7) Endless knot (Emblem of endless birth) 8) Victory banner
Reverse scriptTibetan
Reverse lettering༆ལྕཊ་སྟག ལོ རྒྱ་ཊམ་ཕྱེད
(Translation: Center Square Reads: IRON-TIGER-Year(1950))
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage27 (1955)  - KM# 28.1; Year Iron Tiger (1950); Struck in 1955; 5.85 g - 201 957
27 (1967-1968)  - KM# 28.2; Year Iron Tiger (1950); Struck in 1967-1968; 5.08 g - 1 000 000
Catalog ID3511930020
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