...stupas and cave temples of Buddhism.[4][5] In Buddhist sects of Tibet, Nepal and southeast Asia, goddess Vasudharamirrors the characteristics...
...rupee with Emperor Guangxu instead of Victoria (not mine) for circulation in Tibet. [ATTACH] Here's a real Victoria rupee for comparison. [ATTACH]
...[ATTACH] Curiously, this stylized thunderbolt shows up in a very similar form in India and Tibet as the vajra, or dorje, respectively. [ATTACH]
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....
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
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