China Tibet 1 Tangka 1953 Presentation Tangka. VF

Grade: VF 
Catalog: Y# 31
Material: Silver
Weight: 4.00 g
Diameter: 26.00 mm
These coins were struck for presentations to the monks, which later saw general circulation. The dies are dated "rab lo" 927, which would be equivalent to 1953.

Obverse
Swirled wheel surrounded by various dots, all surrounded by Tibetan characters within the petals of an eight-petalled lotus.
དགའ་ལྡན་ཕོ་བྲང་ ཕྱོ་ ལས་རྣམ་ རྣམ་རྒྱལ།
dga' ldan pho brang phyo(gs) las rnam rgyal
The Ganden palace, victorious in all directions

Reverse
Lotus flower surrounded by the Buddhist Eight Auspicious symbols (a white parasol, a conch shell, a treasure vase, a victory banner, a dharma wheel, a pair of golden fish, an endless knot, and a lotus flower) within the petals of an eight-petalled lotus.