1 Sho, China

1 Sho, China, 1932-1942 obverse image1 Sho, China, 1932-1942 reverse image
1 Sho coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    China flagChina
  • Years of Minting:
    1932-1942
  • Period:
    Ganden Phodrang (1642-1959)
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Edge:
    Reeded.
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    Tapchi Electric Machine Factory (ཏྲབཤི་ལོཏར་ལེཁུང), Lhasa, Tibet, China (1932-1953)
1 Sho Reference Price

Reference Price

n/a

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

1 Sho Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

Tibetan characters with cloud above and triratna (triple gem) below, all surrounded by flowers and Tibetan characters.

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

Snow lion facing left with sun above and scroll ornaments around, all surrounded four identical Buddhist auspicious symbols (an endless knot) and Tibetan characters.

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

Reeded.

1 Sho Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

དགའ་ལྡན་ཕོ་བྲང་ཕྱོ་ལས་རྣམ་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་

Reverse:

རབ་བྱུང་༡༦་ལོ་༡༡་ ཞོ་གང་

1 Sho Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Copper

Size

1 Sho sizes
  • Weight:4.79 g
  • Diameter:24 mm
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:Reeded.

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