TIBET: 10 srang (13.18g), Valcambi mint, year 16-24 (1950), KM-X4, Central Tibetan Administration issue, snow lion facing left with Mt. Kailash behind with two suns above, ornaments and two tufts of grass below, surrounded by a circle to which eight lotus-petal panels are attached, each containing one syllable of the legend dga' ldan pho brang phyo(gs) las rnam rgyal ("the Ganden Palace, victorious in all directions") // a pair of Mongooses facing a banner of victory over disharmony, the year and denomination above in two lines: lo 24 / srang 10 ("year 24, 10 srang"), this surrounded by a circle to which eight lotus petals panels are attached, each containing one syllable of the legend: chos srid gnyis ldan rab byung bcu drug ("the religious and political government, cycle sixteen"), mintage 5,000, PCGS graded Proof 67, S, ex George Anderson Collection. Copper-nickel proof struck by the Valcambi mint in 1978 and authorized by the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India and marketed by Tibetan Coin Distributors in Adelaide, South Australia.
Price realized | 80 USD |
Starting price | 75 USD |
Estimate | 120 USD |