1/2 Sho - In the name of Qianlong, 1735-1796

€297,901.00
IssuerTibet
Year1793
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/2 Sho (0.05)
CurrencySrang (1792-1959)
CompositionSilver
Weight1.94 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) C#71
Obverse descriptionFour Chinese ideograms read top to bottom, right to left with clouds at the corners, all with more ideograms around (indicating the year).
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering  五   乾 年藏 寶十   隆   八
(Translation: Qian Long Bao Cang / Nian Wu Shi Ba Qianlong (Emperor) / Tibetan coin / Year 58)
Reverse descriptionTibetan characters read top to bottom, right to left with clouds at the corners, all with more characters around (indicating the year).
Reverse scriptTibetan
Reverse letteringལྔ་བཅུ་ང་ བརྒྱད་ ཆན གཙང - པའུ ལུང
(Translation: cha`n lung pa`u gtsang / lnga bcu nga brgyad Qianlong (Emperor) / Tibetan coin / Fifty eight (year))
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
Mintage58 (1793)  - 年五十八 / ལྔ་བཅུ་ང་ བརྒྱད་ -
Catalog ID8197681250
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