Tibet 5 Skar, 52 – 56
Information
Country
Tibet
Tibet
Currency
Srang
(1792 – 1959)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
5 Skar
Year
52 – 56
Ruler
Ganden Phodrang
(1642–1959)
Composition
Copper
Shape
Round
Alignment
Variable alignment ↺
Weight (g)
2.8
Diameter (mm)
21
Thickness (mm)
1.14
Demonetized
Yes
Description
5 Skar from Tibet. Issued from 52 to 56. Struck in Copper. Measures 21 mm and weighs 2.8 g.
- Obverse
- Snow lion facing left surrounded by Tibetan characters. (dga' ldan pho brang phyo(gs) las rnam rgyal The Ganden palace, victorious in all directions)
- Reverse
- Tibetan characters surrounded by arabesques and more characters. (rab byung 15 lo 43 / skar lnga Cylce 15, Year 46 / Five Skar)
- Edge
- Reeded.
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | f | vf | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 (1922) | — | — | — | Y#19: ༡༥ - ༥༦ (without dot on reverse; reverse legend read counter-clockwise) | 1.4% | |
| 56 (1922) | — | € 1,70 | € 13,00 | Y#19: ༡༥ - ༥༦ (without dot on reverse) | 22% | |
| 56 (1922) | — | — | — | Y#19.1: ༡༥ - ༥༦ (with dot on reverse) | 4% | |
| 55 (1921) | — | — | € 20,00 | Y#19: ༡༥ - ༥༥ (without dot on reverse) | 25% | |
| 55 (1921) | — | — | — | Y#19.1: ༡༥ - ༥༥ (with dot on reverse) | 2% | |
| 54 (1920) | — | — | € 7,10 | Y#19: ༡༥ - ༥༤ | 26% | |
| 53 (1919) | — | — | — | Y#19: ༡༥ - ༥༣ | 11% | |
| 52 (1918) | — | — | € 9,00 | Y#19: ༡༥ - ༥༢ | 32% |
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