5 Sho Moon and sun, China

5 Sho Moon and sun, China, 1949-1953 obverse image5 Sho Moon and sun, China, 1949-1953 reverse image
5 Sho Moon and sun coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    China flagChina
  • Years of Minting:
    1949-1953
  • Period:
    Ganden Phodrang (1642-1959)
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Edge:
    Reeded.
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    n/a
5 Sho Moon and sun 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 Moon and sun Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:


Tibetan characters surrounded by more characters within the petals of an eight-petalled lotus.

Engraver:


n/a

Designer:


n/a

Obverse

Description:


Snow lion facing left in front of Mount Kailash (three mountain peaks) with moon and sun in the background.

Engraver:


n/a

Designer:


n/a

Edge

Description:


Reeded.

5 Sho Moon and sun Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:


Reverse:


དགའ་ལྡན་ཕོ་བྲང་ ཕྱོ་ ལས་རྣམ་ རྣམ་རྒྱལ། རབ་བྱུང་ ༡༦ ལོ་༢༦ ཉོ་ལྔ།

5 Sho Moon and sun Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Copper

Size

5 Sho Moon and sun sizes
  • Weight:8.70 g
  • Diameter:29 mm
  • Thickness:1.5 mm
  • Edge:Reeded.
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