Tibetan coins
Tibet minted it's own coins from 1792 to 1953. Except a few small issues of bilingual Sino-tibetan coins, that were issued parallel to the Tibetan ones under Chinese authority, Tibet issued it's own coins with no reference to China. Early Tibetan coins differed from Chinese coins in:
- material: they were silver (China bronze)
- production technique: they were struck (Chinese casted in a mould)
- weight: they had the weight of a Nepali Mohar (not like any Chinese coin)
- denomination: 1 Tamka is according to the Nepali weight and denomination system
- size: they had the size of a Nepali Mohar (not like any Chinese coin)
- design: they were designed after Nepali coins and had no hole like Chinese cash coins
- they were dated (Chinese coins never)
- Later coins were copper and silver and carried a lion (China had mostly portraits of persons or dragons),
- denominations still were related to Nepali coins and it's fractions by cutting.
Here my coin sales lists, I will try to publish one every month.
tibetcoins coins update 6.2012 these coins are with prices and for sale! Please click one picture on the right for the whole list. |
 |
 |
Below coins for general reference: Please request availability and prices, also your desired years etc., I may have it or I may get it for you.
There are too many Tibetan coins and varieties to show them on one page. I separated the coins according to time/ type:
| Kar Sho and Sang coinage (from 1909 to 1953) click the link for more pictures |  |
 |
| Tamkas, including the early Kongpar Tamkas from 1791 to 1953 (work in progress) | coming soon | |
| Bilingual Sino Tibetan issues (1792 to 1909) (work in progress) | coming soon | back to tibetcoins main page |
| Sichuan Rupees (work in progress) | ||
| Nepali coins for Tibet (including cut coins) (work in progress) | coming soon | |
| Special coins (errorcoins, brockage, varieties not listed in KM etc.) (work in progress) | coming soon | |
| back to tibetcoins main page |