King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck & Buddhist Symbols 1/2 Rupee Bhutan Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making
King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck & Buddha Symbols 1/2 Rupee Bhutan Authentic Coin Charm for Jewelry and Craft Making Obverse: Left, Crowned Bust of Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (3rd Ruler) Life: 1929-1972. Reign: 30 March 1952 – 21 July 1972 Lettering: ། ། འ བྲུ ག ་ རྒྱ ལ ་ ཁ ཉི ས ་ པ ། ། ། ། འ ཇི ག ས ་ མེ ད ་ ད བ ང ་ ཕྱུ ག ། Reverse: Coin Divided Into 9 Sections. Symbols in 8 segments surround Bhutanese legend in the center Symbols (More elaborate designing compared to 1 Pice coins) (Symbols from top left going clockwise): 1) Wheel of Dharma 2) Umbrella of sovereignty 3) Golden fish of good fortune 4) Conch shell 5) Lotus 6) Treasure vase 7) Endless knot (Emblem of endless birth) 8) Victory banner Lettering: ༆ལྕཊ་སྟག ལོ རྒྱ་ཊམ་ཕྱེད Translation: Center Square Reads: IRON-TIGER-Year(1950) (Coin was actually struck in 1967-68 however) Features Issuer Bhutan King Jigme Dorji (1952-1972) Type Standard circulation coin Years 1955-1968 Value 1/2 Rupee (0.50) Currency Milled coinage - Rupee (1927-195