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Mint House

History.
The kingdom of Nepal, a neightbore country of Tibet, owned its prosperity to its historical position on one of the easiest trade routes between central Tibet and India. Nepal made full use of this, and a trading community was set up in Lhasa during the 16 Th century. During this time the Nepalese coins became the accepted currency medium in Tibet.

Shortly after 1720 the Nepalese government began stricking specific coins for use in Tibet. These coins had a lower silver content than those struck for use in Nepal. The Tibetan government paid for this coins an equal weight in high quality silver bullion.

The seeds of discord between Nepal and Tibet were sown during the first half of the 18 th century, when the  Nepalese again debased the amount of silver in the Tibetan coins.

Around 1763 the Tibetans struck their own coins for the first time in history. The number of coins struck in the beginning must have been very small. Larger quantities of coins were struck by the Tibetan mint in approx. 1791. The Tibetan mint continued to strike coins until 1953.


Mint House

The Ga-den Thangka must have been minted in different places, in some cases at least unofficially. Untill now  not all places of minting are exactly known.

  • KM Y 13           : ( ca. 1850)

  • KM Y 13.1        : Dodpal mint (ca.1875)

  • KM Y 13.2        : Tip Arsenal mint (ca. 1895-1901)

  • KM Y 13.3        : (ca. 1900)

  • KM Y 13.4        : (ca. 1901-1906)

  • KM Y 13.5        : (ca. 1905)

  • KM Y 13.6        : Dode mint  (ca. 1906-1912)

  • KM Y 13.7        : (ca. 1912-1923)

  • KM Y 13.8        : (ca. 1914-1923)

  • KM Y 13.9        : Ser-Khang mint (ca. 1921)

  • KM Y 13.10      : Dode mint (1929-1930)

  • KM Y 14            : (ca. 1909-1910)

  • KM Y 31           : Tapchi mint (1947)