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Fantasy Coin - Crown of Liberty

Fantasy Coin - Crown of Liberty - obverseFantasy Coin - Crown of Liberty - reverse

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Features

Pretended issuer Tibet (China)
Type Fantasy coins
Year 1966
Value 10 Srang
Currency Srang (1792-1959)
Composition Copper-nickel (Franklinium II)
Weight 24.77 g
Diameter 38.5 mm
Thickness 2.8 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
549331
References Bruce# X #7
Colin R. Bruce, John Scott Deyell, Nicholas G. Rhodes; 1982. The Standard Guide to South Asian Coins and Paper Money Since 1556 AD. Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
, KM# X-7
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

Commemorative issue

14th Dalai Lama

Obverse

Bust of Tenzin Gyatso (14th Dalai Lama), engravers initials on lower left shoulder, surrounded by legend and date (Tibetan).

Script: Tibetan

Reverse

Central design showing two snow leopards holding the Dharma Wheel, with three mountains and sun/moon in background, surrounded by more Tibetan characters in an eight petaled lotus.

Scripts: Latin, Tibetan

Lettering: essai

Edge

Reeded, with blank segment stamped at 12 o'clock

Script: Latin

Lettering: xxxx

Fantasy Coin - Crown of Liberty -  obverse

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Mint

Mintmark of Franklin Mint Franklin Mint (The Franklin Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-2003)

Comments

Minted in 2093 (1966) of the Bö Gyello (bod rgyal lo) Tibetan epoch calendar. Produced in gold, fine silver, silver clad and Franklinium II. Some mounted in cardboard, others in cases (as shown below).

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1966)  600 Proof
ND (1966)  600 Prooflike

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