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in 1909 when Tibet began issuing a variety of denominations rather than only issuing the tangka. These 1 srang silver coins of 18.5 g were minted at Dode. The 1 srang coins were struck till 1919. Silver 1½ srang coins of 5 g were struck in Tapchi mint between 1936 and 1938 and again in 1946. Silver 3
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of 10 srang were issued from Dogu mint between 1948 and 1952. Gold coins of 20 srang were struck in Ser-Khang mint between 1918 and 1921. In 1939, the first Tibetan banknotes appeared denominated in srang (notes of 100 "tam srang"; later the denomination was changed from "tam srang" to "srang").
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In 1954, a silver coin was struck for distribution to monks. Although this coin was the last tangka issue, it was valued at 5 srang and was the last silver coin to be struck in Tibet.
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Originally the srang was a weight unit, particularly to weigh silver and gold. It was equivalent to the Chinese liang (tael), i.e. to about 37.5 grams.
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The last Tibetan copper coins (5 sho = 1/2 srang) were issued in 1953, while 100 srang notes were issued in large numbers until 1959.
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Tibetan 1 Srang silver coin, dated year 1 of Xuan Tong era ( = AD 1909), obverse. Inscription:
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srang coins of 11.3 g were struck in Tapchi mint between 1933 and 1938 and again in 1946.
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at a rate of 50 paper srang per yuan, in which the srang ceased to be legal tender.
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Subsequently, the Tibetan government issued banknotes of 5, 10 and 25 srang.
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Tibetan 1 Srang silver coin, dated 15–53 (= AD 1919), obverse. Inscription:
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Tibet
tangka
renminbi
silver coin
Billon coins
ISBN
0-87341-884-0
"Varieties of Tibet's Srang Issues"
Standard Catalog of World Coins
ISBN
0873411501
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money
ISBN
0-87341-207-9
Money portal
Numismatics portal
Historical money of Tibet
Tibetan tangka
Categories
Modern obsolete currencies
20th century in Tibet
Economy of Tibet

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