Tibetan coin of the Panchen Lama.

Tibetan coin commemorating the visit of the
Panchen Lama Lobsang Palden Yeshe (1738 – 1780) to the Chinese Emperor Qianlong .
On the front there is a beautiful portrait of the Panchen Lama
and on the back a double dorje containing a Dharmachakra Dharma wheel.
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This is a recent reissue of this ancient coin ,
not a piece dating from 1780…
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Tibetans use this type of sacred currency
as a talisman of wealth and place them in their makeshift vase.
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Diameter: 24 mm.
Weight: approximately 5 grams.