1928 Tibet AE sho, legend horizontal [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Doesn’t look like a coin, but either Mongolia or Tibet
Yeah I did a little searching and I'm also leaning restrike. FWIW, I image searched "hindi monkey coin" lol.
...styles are fairly consistent (don't recall too many figures, mostly geometric shapes.) Also checked into Tibet, same thing as Nepal but more so.
I learned that there's been sightings of two suns in the skies over China. It's a phenomenon caused by reflections caused by ice crystals in the...
For comparison, here's a 1949 (Cycle 16, Year 23) Tibet 5 sho of the two suns type (left) which I got a few years ago.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Got another Tibetan copper recently. Nothing rare or expensive, but I enjoy these coins regardless. If I can read the reverse correctly, I believe...
1922 Tibet 1 sho[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
...and with porters to carry the supplies. Ladakh which was close to Tibet which Douglas could not visit as the country was closed to foreigners....
...stupas and cave temples of Buddhism.[4][5] In Buddhist sects of Tibet, Nepal and southeast Asia, goddess Vasudharamirrors the characteristics...
Tibet - 100 Srang [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Tibet - 10 Srang [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I carry this as a Pocket Piece. [IMG] TIBET. Anonymous. AR Ga-den tangka; 3.9g, 30mm, 12h. Obv.: Lotus flower in center circle surrounded by the...
...the world's highest peak above sea level, lies between China (Tibet Autonomous Region) and Nepal. Until a few days ago, it peaked at 8,848...
...Communists re-struck this coin. It was later re-struck for use in Tibet. The output was massive. It seems, again sighting Krause, that...
1928 Tibet AE 1 sho - legend horizontal[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
ENTRY POST [ATTACH] TIBET Lotus CE 1850 AR Ga-den tangka 3.9g 30mm eight auspicious symbols of Tibetan Buddhism
I dunno, when I SQUINTED REAAAAAALY hard, I saw this... [ATTACH] TIBET. Anonymous. AR Ga-den tangka; 3.9g, 30mm, 12h. Obv.: Lotus flower in...
Tibet, 1912-1918 Gadan AR tangka[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
@Alegandron, thanks, first for the geographical reality check, and then for the historical context.
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