WOW -1 - TIBET Ga-Den TANGKA SACRED SILVER Coin FROM THE ROOF OF WORLD Buddhist

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WOW -1 - TIBET Ga-Den TANGKA
SACRED
SILVER
Coin
FROM
THE ROOF OF WORLD
Beautiful Coin!
This coin is at least XF-AU
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TIBET TANGKA
“SACRED
SILVER
FROM THE
ROOF OF THE WORLD”
OBVERSE:
LOTUS FLOWER IN
CTR, WITH DOTS AND SYMBOLS
REVERSE
:
SYMBOLS, LETTERS AND DOTS
METAL
:
SILVER
The Tibet "Ga-Den" Tangka Was First Issued In The 1850's To Replace
The Increasingly Debased Nepalese Coins That Were In Circulation. The
Coins Feature A Lotus Blossom, Surrounded By Various Buddhist
Symbols. The Ga-Den Tangka Is The One You Are Mostly Likely To Find,
Especially From Its Later Years. Thirteen Major Varieties Have Been
Catalogued. In All, There Are At Least 37 Known Minor Varieties, But
Possibly 50 Or More That Could Be Noted.
The Obverse:
Shows Eight Lucky Symbols From The Lore Of Lhasa Buddhism:
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Umbrella Of Sovereignty,
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Two Golden Fish Of Good Fortune,
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Amphora Of Ambrosia,
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Lotus,
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Conch Shell,
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Emblem Of Endless Rebirth,
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Banner Of Victory,
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And A Wheel Of Empire.
These Are Usually Arrayed Around A Central Lotus.
Their Actual Order
And Specific Designs Vary Over Time.
Many Differences Are Recognized
As Varieties By Krause And Mischler.
The Reverse:
The Two Sides Of The Coin Have The Same Orientation.
To Read The
Reverse, Rotate The Coin About Its Vertical Axis.
Starting From The Top,
The Reverse Says:
RNAM RGYA-LA DGAH LDAN PHO BRANG
PHYOGS LAS. Literally, This Means: "In The Cycle, Rebirth Palace
Direction From." Or, "In The Year From The Palace Of Celestial
Beatitude."
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This undated silver co
in is a
Ga-den
tangka, widely considered the most beautiful of all Tibetan money. Originally struck circa 1850, these were issued with slight variations until 1948, a run encompassing the eign of the 12th through the 14th Dalai Lamas. The basic design was inspired by Nepalese coins that were themselves influenced by Indian silver rupees.
The tangka’s obverse features a stylized lotus flower (purity) within a circle surrounded by the eight auspicious symbols of Buddhism: vase (abundance), golden fish (salvation), amphora of ambrosia (love), conch shell (glory), infinite knot (rebirth), umbrella of sovereignty (protection), banner (victory), and wheel of law (the eight-fold path to enlightenment). On the reverse, an eight-pedaled wheel/ flower within a star is ringed by a Tibetan legend that fits neatly in eight oval frames:
dga'-ldan pho-bran-phyod-lasrnam- rgy al—“The Palace of Ga-den is victorious in all directions,” Ga-den being the former historical residence of the Dalai Lamas.
The eight divisions of the coin symbolize the eight compass directions and the eight pathways to enlightenment and good fortune. The lotus flower symbol is also rich with meaning. Rising beautifully out of muddy water, the lotus represents purity in an impure world. The design incorporates a pathway down the center of the flower to the realm of spiritual enlightenment.
Data:
Metal: silver
Diameter: 26-28.5mm;
Weight: 4.3-4.7 gr
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