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© PCGS
3 Sho
20 (1946) year| Copper | 8.30 g | 28 mm |
| Issuer | Tibet (China) |
|---|---|
| Period | Ganden Phodrang (1642-1959) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 20 (1946) |
| Calendar | Tibetan (16th cycle) |
| Value | 3 Sho (0.3) |
| Currency | Srang (1792-1959) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 8.30 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Thickness | 2.1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#31840 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 82% |
Reverse
Tibetan characters with cloud above and triratna (triple gem) below, all surrounded four Buddhist auspicious symbols (a white parasol, a conch shell, a dharma wheel, and an endless knot) and Tibetan characters.
Script: Tibetan
Lettering:
རབ་བྱུང་ ༡༦་ ལོ་ ༢༠་
ཞོ་ གསུམ་
Translation:
rab byung 16 lo 20 / zho ksum
Cycle 15, year 59 / Three Sho
Edge
Plain
Interesting fact
The 3 Sho 20 coin from Tibet (China) made of Copper weighing 8.30g has an interesting fact that it was minted during the brief period of Tibetan independence between 1946 and 1950, before the Chinese government took control of the region.
