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TIBET: Xuan Tong, 1909-1911, AR srang (18.93g), year 1 (1909). PCGS EF40

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TIBET: Xuan Tong, 1909-1911, AR srang (18.93g), year 1 (1909). PCGS EF40
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TIBET: Xuan Tong, 1909-1911, AR srang (18.93g), year 1 (1909), Y-9, YZM-382-386, L&M-657, shon thong (upper trapezium) / khri (trapezium at left) / lo 1 (trapezium at right) / srang gang (lower trapezium), "One Srang of the first year of Xuan Tong", the eight auspicious Buddhist emblems (Tibetan bkra shis rtag brgyad) placed around the central square // legend placed inside eight lotus petals: dga 'ldan pho br ang phyo(gs) las rnam rgyal ("the Ganden Palace victorious in all directions", PCGS graded EF40, R, ex George Anderson, Wesley Halpert Collections (Spink Auction New York 11 Dec 2000 Lot 126). Numerous obverse variants of the one srang coins dated to the first year of Xuan Tong exist. The features on the obverse which differ are the ornaments placed outside the larger square in the north-west and south-east position and the nor bu in the center. The reverse legend is an expression referring to the Tibetan government as it was created by the 5th Dalai Lama in 1642, while he was still residing in the Ganden Palace within the Drepung monastery.