3 Sho

Issuer Tibet
Year 1946
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 3 Sho (0.3)
Currency Srang (1792-1959)
Composition Copper
Weight 8.30 g
Diameter 28 mm
Thickness 2.1 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Y#27
Obverse description Snow lion facing left in front of Mount Kailash with two suns in the background, all surrounded four Buddhist auspicious symbols (a treasure vase, a victory banner, a pair of golden fish, and a lotus flower) and Tibetan characters.
Obverse script Tibetan
Obverse lettering དགའ་ལྡན་ཕོ་བྲང་ ཕྱོ་ ལས་རྣམ་ རྣམ་རྒྱལ
(Translation: dga` ldan pho brang phyo(gs) las rnam rgyal The Ganden palace, victorious in all directions)
Reverse description Tibetan characters with cloud above and triratna (triple gem) below, all surrounded four Buddhist auspicious symbols (a white parasol, a conch shell, a dharma wheel, and an endless knot) and Tibetan characters.
Reverse script Tibetan
Reverse lettering རབ་བྱུང་ ༡༦་ ལོ་ ༢༠་ ཞོ་ གསུམ་
(Translation: rab byung 16 lo 20 / zho ksum Cycle 15, year 59 / Three Sho)
Edge Smooth.
Mint
Mintage 20 (1946) - Y#27.1: ༡༦ - ༢༠ (single cloud line) -
20 (1946) - Y#27.2: ༡༦ - ༢༠ (double cloud line) -
Numisquare ID 3481861230
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