...which leads me to believe this coin traveled through the Tibet/Nepal/Burma area at one time. As we all know, none of us were there, and none...
It's actually fictional - the national emblem of Tibet :happy: [IMG]
I never heard of "snow lions" only snow leopards in Tibet;)
Snow lion. Tibet 1 Sho 1935 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Tibet 16-26 BE (1952 CE) 5 Sho "Dots A and B Variety"
Tibet 10 Srang, 16-22 (1948) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
...Similar to the above 1 Sho, this one features the vertical reverse legend in the inner circle. [ATTACH] Tibet BE 15-60 (1925 CE) 1 Sho Dode Mint
Tibet Sho, 1921 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
1880-1894 Tibet Gadan AR tangka[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Tibet BE 16-26 (1952 CE) 5 Sho Y#28a So-called "Dots a and b" variety [ATTACH]
Tibet 5 Skar, 1922 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
...stupas and cave temples of Buddhism.[4][5] In Buddhist sects of Tibet, Nepal and southeast Asia, goddess Vasudharamirrors the characteristics...
1925 (BE 15-59) Tibet 1 sho[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
To Nepal. A King Pratap Malla Mohar for use in Tibet, 1776 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Below is a rather rare coin from Tibet, Y#28.1. Lots of varieties exist for these coins, care must be taken to attribute, I think I have this one...
Moroccan 5 & 20 Francs & 1875-1920 Tibet Tangka
The coin is Tibet 5 Sho or Shokang KM Y#28a, the date is 16 cycles+26 or AD 1952. :)
Hello Sir. It is 5 sho.
1928 Tibet 1 sho[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
...reduced to just the Vatican[ATTACH] USSR, 5 Kopek, 1924 [ATTACH] Tibet x2 [ATTACH] Gran Colombia, Cundinamarca , 1821 (countermark "MDQ"...
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