© Stephen Album Rare Coins
© Stephen Album Rare Coins
½ Sho - In the name of Qianlong,
58 (1793) year| Silver | 1.94 g | 20 mm |
| Issuer | Tibet (China) |
|---|---|
| Period | Ganden Phodrang (1642-1959) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 58 (1793) |
| Value | ½ Sho (0.05) |
| Currency | Srang (1792-1959) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 1.94 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#297901 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Tibetan characters read top to bottom, right to left with clouds at the corners, all with more characters around (indicating the year).
Script: Tibetan
Lettering:
ལྔ་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)
Edge
Plain
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it was minted during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor, who was the longest-reigning emperor in Chinese history, ruling for 60 years from 1735 to 1796.
