© PCGS
© PCGS
5 Sho Moon and sun
| Copper | 8.70 g | 29 mm |
| Issuer | Tibet (China) |
|---|---|
| Period | Ganden Phodrang (1642-1959) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 23-27 (1949-1953) |
| Calendar | Tibetan (16th cycle) |
| Value | 5 Sho (0.5) |
| Currency | Srang (1792-1959) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 8.70 g |
| Diameter | 29 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#19094 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 29% |
Reverse
Tibetan characters surrounded by more characters within the petals of an eight-petalled lotus.
Script: Tibetan
Lettering:
དགའ་ལྡན་ཕོ་བྲང་ ཕྱོ་ ལས་རྣམ་ རྣམ་རྒྱལ།
རབ་བྱུང་
༡༦ ལོ་༢༦
ཉོ་ལྔ།
Translation:
dga' ldan pho brang phyo(gs) las rnam rgyal / rab byung / 16 lo 26 / zho lnga
The Ganden palace, victorious in all directions / Cycle 16, year 26, 5 Sho
Edge
Reeded.
Comment
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