50 Srang (Pattern) 925 (1951) front 50 Srang (Pattern) 925 (1951) back
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50 Srang Pattern

925 (1951) year
Silver 26.00 g -
Description
Issuer
Tibet (China)
Period
Ganden Phodrang (1642-1959)
Type
Pattern
Year
925 (1951)
Calendar
Tibetan (16th cycle)
Value
50 Srang
Currency
Srang (1792-1959)
Composition
Silver
Weight
26.00 g
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#297637
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Wheel of Law surrounded by flaming jewel, ribbons, and lotus flower below, all surrounded by Tibetan characters.

Script: Tibetan

Lettering:
གངས་ལྗོངས་ ཆོས་སྲིད་ གཉིས་ལྡན་ རབ་ལོ་ ༩༢༥་
སྤྱི་ལོ་ ༡༩༥༡་

Translation:
gangs ljongs chos srid gnyis ldan rab lo 925 / spyi lo 1951
Cyclic year 927 of the both the religious and worldly [government] of Snow Country / Christian Year 1951

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Pattern 50 Srang (Pattern) 925 (1951) from Tibet (China) made of Silver weighing 26.00g is that it features a unique blend of Tibetan and Chinese design elements. The coin's obverse features the Tibetan mantra "Om Mani Padme Hum" written in Tibetan script, while the reverse features the Chinese national emblem and the words "People's Bank of China" in Chinese characters. This blend of cultures reflects the complex history and political relationship between Tibet and China during the time the coin was minted.