Tibet BE15-48 5 sho
This specimen was lot 1236 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $8,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "TIBET: AR 5 sho, BE15-48 (1914), Autonomous Tibetan issue, snow lion looking upwards with sun and three ornaments within circle to which eight lotus petals are attached, each contains one syllable of the legend dga ' ldan pho brang phyo(gs) las rnam rgyal ("The Ganden Palace, victorious in all directions") // triratna (triple gem) at center, surrounded by circle with legend around: rab byung 15 lo 48 zho lnga ("cycle 15, year 48, five sho"), this surrounded by a circle to which eight lotus petals are attached, each containing one of the eight Buddhist auspicious emblems, very rare in mint state quality! PCGS graded MS61, RR, ex Don Erickson Collection." This type was struck BE15-47 thru BE-50 and BE15-59 and BE15-60. This example sold for 67 times the SCWC catalog value in Extremely Fine.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 8.4-11.4 g, silver.
Catalog reference: Y-18.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Lin Gwo Ming, Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Gold & Silver Coins: Ching and Republican Issues, Seventh Edition, Hong Kong: Ma Tak Wo Numismatic Co., Ltd., 2012.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
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