TIBET: AV 20 srang, Ser-Khang Mint, BE15-54 (1920), Y-22, L&M-1063B, snow lion looking left, variety with dot, a lovely lustrous mint state example! PCGS graded MS63. The Ser-Khang, literally "Gold House" Mint, was located in southwest Lhasa, at the Dalai Lama's summer residence at Norbulingka. The mint was run by Tsarong Shape, who reaped some of the profit. He was granted the unique privilege of a private mint by the Dalai Lama as a reward for his heroism during the flight to India in 1910. As its name implies, all the Tibetan gold coins were produced in this mint, but Bell confirms that when he visited the mint on October 5, 1921, silver and copper coins were being struck there as well. Most of the machinery was run from a water wheel, some having been imported from England.
Estimate: USD 10000 - 15000