Unknown Coin - Nepal? | Tibet 5 Sho

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OneDollarMule Valued Member Australia 338 Posts	Posted 02/09/2014 05:33 am Hi Guys, Found another unusual coin. Looks to be Nepalese or perhaps Bhutan? The language looks to be greater Hindi region to me but I'm struggling to identify it using the references I have at my disposal. Help would be fantastic! Staff edit: Identified, moved to the World Coin Section Report this Post to the Staff

Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2135 Posts	Posted 02/09/2014 07:27 am I think it's a 5 Sho of Tibet of the type Y#28 (issued between 1947 and 1953 but I can't decipher the date. Report this Post to the Staff
OneDollarMule Valued Member Australia 338 Posts	Posted 02/09/2014 09:09 am Perfect! the coin is from 1947, they seem to be quite scarce in this grade. The coin itself is aUNC. Report this Post to the Staff
Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2135 Posts	Posted 02/09/2014 09:33 am Where is/how did you decipher the date, please ? Report this Post to the Staff
OneDollarMule Valued Member Australia 338 Posts	Posted 02/09/2014 09:42 am Its a bit unusual the dating system (and quite complicated). It looks to be based on cycles of 60 years. This is the link I used to decode the year: http://creounity.com/apps/time_mach....php&lang=en And a close-up of the coin: It shows 16-21 or 1947 in the Gregorian calendar. Report this Post to the Staff
Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2135 Posts	Posted 02/09/2014 10:14 am Thanks, I had forgotten about that very useful site and I was looking at the wrong characters for the year. Report this Post to the Staff
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