Description

TIBET.

Tangka Coinage. (hammered).

Tangka  (Ga-den) ND (1901-1906).

Obverse: Eight-spoked wheel surrounded by Tibetan characters within the petals of an eight-petalled lotus.

Reverse: Ornate lotus design 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.

Reverse inscription translation: Ga-den Palace, victorious in all directions. The former residence of the Dala Lamas, located in Drepung Monastery near Lhasa. The name "Ga-den Palace" is used as epithet for "Tibetan Government".

Catalogue: Y# 13.4.

Silver, 4.10g, 28mm.

Note: There are eight major varieties.

Grade: gVF, reverse is slightly off center.

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