5 Sho, China

5 Sho, China, 1913-1927 obverse image5 Sho, China, 1913-1927 reverse image
5 Sho coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    China flagChina
  • Years of Minting:
    1913-1927
  • Period:
    Ganden Phodrang (1642-1959)
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Edge:
    Reeded.
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    n/a
5 Sho Reference Price

Reference Price

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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.

5 Sho Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:


Triratna (triple gem) surrounded by Tibetan characters, all surrounded by the Buddhist Eight Auspicious symbols (a white parasol, a conch shell, a treasure vase, a victory banner, a dharma wheel, a pair of golden fish, an endless knot, and a lotus flower) within the petals of an eight-petalled lotus.

Engraver:


n/a

Designer:


n/a

Obverse

Description:


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

Engraver:


n/a

Designer:


n/a

Edge

Description:


Reeded.

5 Sho Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:


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

Reverse:


རབ་བྱུང་ ༡༥་ ལོ་ ༥༩་ ཞོ་ ལྔ་

5 Sho Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Silver

Size

5 Sho sizes
  • Weight:8.60 g
  • Diameter:29 mm
  • Thickness:1.2 mm
  • Edge:Reeded.
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