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Auction: CSS108C - Chinese Banknotes and Coins
Lot: 2564

China, Tibetan Government, [PCGS AU58] 1½-Srang, 5.64g, T.E.16-10 (1936), Trabshi mint, snow lion facing left in centre with Himalayan range behind with two suns above and ornament below, legend dga' ldan pho brang phyogs las rnam rgyal in eight syllables between inner circle and an outer circle of pearls arranged in groups of two syllables, separated by Buddhist emblems, pair of fish, conch, endless knot and parasol, rev. vase containing foliage with scroll ornaments either side and below, legend: rab byung bcu drug lo bcu srang 1/5 ("cycle sixteen, year ten, 1½ srang") reading clockwise from 12 o'clock, separated by four of the auspicious symbols: the banner of victory (north), lotus (east and west) and wheel (south) (YZM 509; KM. Y#24; LM-660), PCGS AU58, cert. #45306271, Wolfgang Bertsch Collection. The expression indicating the denomination srang 1/5 (1 over 5) has to be understood as meaning srang-gang zho lnga ("one Srang and five Sho"). Since 1½-Srang is equivalent to 10-Tam (Tangka), the Tibetans also refer to these coins as bcu sgor, which means "coin of ten."


1936年西藏桑康雪阿，PCGS AU58，Wolfgang Bertsch舊藏

Sold for
HK$800

Starting price
HK$600