Tibet 2½ Skar, 47 – 52
Information
Country
Tibet
Tibet
Currency
Srang
(1792 – 1959)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
2½ Skar
Year
47 – 52
Ruler
Ganden Phodrang
(1642–1959)
Composition
Copper
Shape
Round
Alignment
Medal alignment ↑↑
Weight (g)
4.2
Diameter (mm)
24
Thickness (mm)
1.4
Demonetized
Yes
Description
2½ Skar from Tibet. Issued from 47 to 52. Struck in Copper. Measures 24 mm and weighs 4.2 g.
- Obverse
- Snow lion facing left with scroll ornaments around, all surrounded by Tibetan characters within the petals of an eight-petalled lotus. (dga' ldan pho brang phyo(gs) las rnam rgyal The Ganden palace, victorious in all directions)
- Reverse
- Wheel-like pattern with dots around, all surrounded by Tibetan characters. (rab byung 15 lo 47 skar phyed gsum Cycle 15, Year 47, half off three Skar)
- Edge
- Smooth.
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 (1918) | — | Y#16.1: ༡༥ - ༥༢ | 33% | |
| 51 (1917) | — | Y#16.1: ༡༥ - ༥༡ | 22% | |
| 50 (1916) | — | Y#16.1: ༡༥ - ༥༠ | 22% | |
| 49 (1915) | — | Y#16.1: ༡༥ - ༤༩ | 17% | |
| 48 (1914) | — | Y#16.1: ༡༥ - ༤༨ (lion crouching and looking upwards) | 33% | |
| 48 (1914) | — | Y#16.2: ༡༥ - ༤༨ (lion standing and looking backwards) | 39% | |
| 48 (1914) | — | Y#16.3: ༡༥ - ༤༨ (lion crouching lion looking backwards) | 22% | |
| 47 (1913) | — | Y#16.1: ༡༥ - ༤༧ | 39% |
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