5 Skar, China

5 Skar, China, 1909 obverse image5 Skar, China, 1909 reverse image
5 Skar coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    China flagChina
  • Years of Minting:
    1909
  • Period:
    Ganden Phodrang (1642-1959)
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Edge:
    Smooth.
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    n/a
5 Skar 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.

5 Skar Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

Triratna (triple gem) surrounded by Tibetan characters

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:

Smooth.

5 Skar Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

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

Reverse:

རབ་བྱུང་ ༡༥་ ལོ་ ༤༣་ སྐར་ལྔ་

5 Skar Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Copper

Size

5 Skar sizes
  • Weight:6.08 g
  • Diameter:25 mm
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:Smooth.

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