1 Sho Horizontal legend; large size, China

Main information

Country:
China
Years of Minting:
1918
Period:
Ganden Phodrang (1642-1959)
Coin Type:
Standard circulation coin
Edge:
Smooth.
Shape:
Round
Technique:
Milled
Mint:
n/a

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

Reverse

Description:

Tibetan characters surrounded by arabesques and more characters.

Engraver:

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Obverse

Description:

Snow lion facing left with scroll ornaments around, all surrounded by Tibetan characters within the petals of an eight-petalled lotus.

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n/a

Designer:

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Edge

Description:

Smooth.

Obverse:

དགའ་ལྡན་ཕོ་བྲང་ ཕྱོ་ ལས་རྣམ་ རྣམ་རྒྱལ།

Reverse:

རབ་བྱུང་ ༡༥་ ལོ་ ༥༢་ ཞོ་ གར

Composition

Copper

Size

Weight:6.20 g
Diameter:25.6 mm
Thickness:n/a
Edge:Smooth.

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1 Sho Horizontal legend; large size, China

Main information

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Coin Design

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