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TIBET: AR 5 sho (8.55g), Mekyi mint, year 15-56 (1922). PCGS EF40

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Ancient Start Price:240.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 350.00 USD
TIBET: AR 5 sho (8.55g), Mekyi mint, year 15-56 (1922). PCGS EF40
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This item SOLD at 2018 Jan 19 @ 22:11UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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TIBET: AR 5 sho (8.55g), Mekyi mint, year 15-56 (1922), Y-18.1, Autonomous Tibetan issue, large snow lion looking upwards with star and three ornaments within small circle to which eight lotus petals are attached, each contains one syllable of the legend dga' ldan pho brang phyo(gs) las rnam rgya l ("The Ganden Palace, victorious in all directions") // triratna (triple gem) at center, surrounded by circle with legend around: rab byung 15 lo 56 zho lnga ("cycle 15, year 56, five sho"), this surrounded by a circle to which eight lotus petals are attached, each containing one of the eight Buddhist auspicious emblems, PCGS graded EF40, R, ex George Anderson, Wesley Halpert Collections (Spink Auction New York 11 Dec 2000 Lot 157).